Today’s swatchfest is for Revlon‘s Photoready eyeshadow palette in Metropolitan. Enjoy!
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What’s On My Face – Volume 45
As I was putting together this roundup of looks, I started to realize just how much I’ve been using my Makeup Geek shadows lately. I mean, I use them a lot on a regular basis, but three out of the five looks are solely Makeup Geek in here!
I did this for a YouTube video tutorial but had to repost it here because I know not everyone has the time for videos (I’ll continue to repost my video tutorial looks on the blog as time goes on).
Eyes
(using the Viseart 08 Editorial Brights palette) I first covered my lid with NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk and then:
- MAC‘s Cork in the crease.
- The yellow shade from the palette on the inner third of the lid.
- The orange on the middle of the lid.
- The red on the outer half of the lid.
- The lime green on the inner corner of the lid.
- (also listed as 5) MAC‘s Blanc Type to highlighter the brow bone.
I applied the light blue to the middle of my lower lash line and the purple to the outer section of the lower lash line. I created the wing with Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and tightlined my water lines with Marc Jacobs‘ Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer. I coated my lashes with Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara and applied House of Lashes Bombshell falsies.
Face
- Primer: Make Up For Ever Step 1 Smoothing Primer
- Foundation: Make Up For Ever UltraHD in Y225
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
- Highlighter: Becca Champagne Pop
- Lips: Too Faced Melted Chocolate Milkshake with Sephora‘s lipgloss in Good Fairy
Although I love the Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Remix palette, I’ve not been using it because I was trying to work through a bunch of other palettes. I said enough was enough, and went back to it for it this look!
Eyes
(Using the Kat Von D Mi Vida Loca Remix palette) I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk to my lid, then:
- Misfit on the inner third of the lid.
- Synth on the middle of the lid.
- Dark Wave on the outer corner.
- (numbers are screwed up, sorry) Vinyl on the inner corner (to the right of 1).
- Ignore this one… I haven’t a clue if I put anything on my brow bone.
Echo is lining the outer half of my lower lash line. I coated my lashes with Make Up For Ever‘s Smoky Stretch mascara.
Face
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: MAC Warm Soul
- Lips: MAC Sweet Tooth
Playing around with my new Makeup Geek duochromes!
Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)
- Cupcake through the crease.
- Kaleidoscope on the lid.
- Pop Culture on the outer third of the lid.
- Duchess on the outer corner.
- Prism on the inner corner
- Vanilla Bean on my brow bone.
I used Blacklight on the lower lash line and created the wing with MAC‘s Blacktrack fluidline. I covered my lashes with Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara.
Face
- Foundation: Revlon Colorstay in 200 Nude
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: MAC Life’s A Picnic
- Lips: Sephora Good Fairy
Before anyone says anything – I know the lips look weird. I was playing around with different shades and I *thought* this went together. It wasn’t till I saw the photos that I was like “ohhh….”. haha
Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)
- Prism all over the lid.
- Typhoon through the crease.
- Dirty Martini on the outer third of the lid.
- Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.
I created the wing with Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and coated my lashes with Clarins’ Aquatic Green mascara.
Face
- Foundation: Revlon Colorstay in 200 Nude
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: Tarte Blissful
- Lips: Colour Pop Donut
More Makeup Geek goodness!
Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)
- Peach Smoothie through the top of the crease.
- Poppy through the crease.
- Fortune Teller on the lid.
- Morocco on the outer third of the lid.
- Voltage on the inner corner.
- Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.
I created the wing with MAC’s Blacktrack fluidline and coated my lashes with Make Up For Ever‘s Smoky Stretch.
Face
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: Hourglass Incandescent Electra
- Lips: Benefit Coralista gloss
What’s On My Face – Volume 44
Alright, it’s been a while since I’ve done a roundup of looks. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a lot of pizzazz in my looks throughout December as I felt like I was eternally rushing around, so this roundup is going to include my actual New Year’s look, some guest posts and a suuuuper old look from June I still hadn’t posted yet. Enjoy!
So here’s what I actually wore on New Year’s Eve. We didn’t have extravagant plans (we ended up going to an arcade), but I wanted to at least have a splash of glitter on! I ended up applying false lashes later on, but didn’t get around to reshooting the pictures, so what you’re looking at is sans falsies. This look does use the Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons palette, but I promise there’s a full Challenge Week coming up focusing on that palette soon!
Eyes
(Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons palette)
- Pecan Praline through the crease.
- Cafe Au Lait on the lid.
- Bordeaux on the outer half of the lid.
- Divinity on the brow bone.
I applied Make Up For Ever Glitters in 13 to my lower lash line using some Too Faced Glitter Glue. I created the wing with Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and applied Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara to my lashes.
Face
- Bronzer: Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow
- Blush: Clinique Cola Pop
- Highlighter: Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow
- Lips: Sephora lipgloss in Queen Bee
This look was completely focused on featuring Too Faced’s Melted Villain lipstick. Although it’s a dark purple, I have to admit that it mostly comes out looking black on me. that’s okay though! I love the colour and it’s NOT patchy! (And yes, I did wear this exact look to work that day!)
Eyes
(all Makeup Geek)
- Peach Smoothie through the top of the crease.
- Grandstand on the lid.
- Hipster through my crease.
- Burlesque on the outer half ofthe lid.
- Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.
I applied Make Up For Ever‘s Smoky Stretch mascara to my lashes.
Face
- Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum 51 Vanilla
- Concealer: Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in 2
- Bronzer: The Body Shop Honey Bronzing Powder in 01 Light Matte
- Blush: Hourglass Luminous Flush
- Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle
- Lips: Too Faced Melted Villain
I looooved this look! I did this as a guest post for Up The Rollercoaster last month and just adored how the shots came out. I wasn’t sure how the cranberry tones in the shadows would work with a red lip and if I’m honest, I think it’s a LITTLE bit off, but the overall effect is WA-BAM!
^^ That right there’s a money shot. I’m so pleased with it! 😀
Eyes
- Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie through the top of the crease.
- Makeup Geek Glamorous all over the lid.
- Makeup Geek Bitten on the outer half of the lid and through the crease. I also used Bitten to liner my lower lash line.
- Makeup Geek Corrupt to deepen up the outer corner.
- Makeup Geek Vanilla Bean to highlight the brow bone.
- I used some old MAC gold glitter flecks to add some sparkle to the inner corner. Any gold glitter will do!
I created the wing with Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper and tightlined my upper water line with Marc Jacobs‘ Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer. I coated my lashes with essence‘s get BIG! lashes volume boost waterproof mascara and applied a pair of Noir Fairy false lashes by House of Lashes. My brows are filled in with Anastasia’s Dipbrow Pomade in Blonde.
Face
- Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla
- Bronzer: Make Up For Ever Pro Bronze Fusion in 30M
- Blush: Clinique Cola Pop
- Highlighter: Becca Champagne Pop
- Lips: MAC Russian Red with Brick lipliner to even out the lip lines
Another guest post! (This time for Writing Whimsy.) I really love doing guest posts because it gives me an opportunity to be totally creative. Usually I’ll take a Saturday afternoon and spend a couple hours working on one. This is very different from my usual makeup roundups which are done almost exclusively as my daily work makeup (which doesn’t always afford me the luxury of playing around with glitter since I’m usually in a rush!).
Eyes
After priming my eyelids, I applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Black Bean all over the lid and blended out the edges. Then:
- I deepened my almost non-existent crease (thanks hooded lids) with MAC‘s Cork.
- I covered the entire lid with Urban Decay‘s Blackout, making sure to blend it into Cork.
- I then patted on Lit Cosmetics’ glitter in Disco Diva using their glitter adhesive.
- MAC‘s Blanc Type is on the brow bone to even everything out.
- On the inner corner, I blended together Naked Cosmetics IV-05 and IV-03 and patted it on.
I created the inner corner point with Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper, thinly lining my upper lash line with it as well. I tightlined my water lines with Marc Jacobs Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer and applied essence get big! lashes waterproof mascara to my lashes. I lined my lower lash line Lit Cosmetics Peacock glitter.
Face
- Foundation: Revlon Colorstay in 200 Nude
- Bronzer: Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil
- Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
- Highlighter: Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo #1 (highlighting shade)
- Lips: Sephora Good Fairy lipgloss
Alright this one’s just super old. I had toyed with doing a Challenge Week for Laura Mercier‘s Artist palette, but I never got around to finishing it (likely something new and exciting caught my eye!). I did this look sometime in June of 2015.
Eyes
(all Laura Mercier Artist palette)
- Plum Smoke through the crease.
- Guava on the lid.
- Kir Royale on the outer half of the lid.
- Sparkling Dew on the brow bone.
I coated my lashes with essence‘s Lash Princess mascara.
Face
- Foundation: Boots No7 Instant Radiance in Cool Vanilla
- Bronzer: NYC Fire Island Tan
- Blush: MAC Sea Me, Hear Me
- Highlighter: Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo #1 – Highlighter
- Lips: MAC Mystical
Use Up 2015 – Conclusion
This past year, I chose ten products I wanted to finish up and get them circulated out of my collection. They weren’t necessarily products I disliked, just that they were old enough that I needed to finish them and move on.
Here’s how I did:
I started out with a relatively brand new Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Ethereal Light. I had used it a bit, but not with any kind of regularity. (And no, I didn’t notice myself look ethereal at all!)
And here’s the usage after a year of dipping into this product.
Things I’ve learned:
- I don’t need or want powder on my face.
- It makes my foundation look too cakey when applied overtop.
- It also takes me forever to get through a powder!
Although I didn’t use this daily, I did apply it frequently enough throughout the year. I expected to be done with this product since I know people finish up powders relatively quickly, but nope! I’ll keep plugging along with this product, but since I noticed no difference in my skin with this ambient lighting powder, I’m unlikely to buy another one. I also don’t think I’ll be picking up ANY face powders at all since I just don’t need it on my face.
The Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige was a bit of an unfortunate choice for this project. I’ve grown to really dislike the Color Tattoos because they make my eyelids look kind of crepey. I had expected I could at least get through this tub though since it’s such a neutral colour that it could be used as a base.
Alas, no. Although the Color Tattoos have EXCELLENT staying power (seriously, I went swimming in the ocean with them on before and they stayed put) I just don’t enjoy using them. This one got so stiff over the course of the year that I just gave up on it. It’s now gone straight into the garbage. 🙁
I have a few MAC shadows that are quite old, so I figured it was time to move them out of my collection.
I managed to completely finish Club! Woohooo! Fade actually crumbled and fell apart on me, so I just pitched out the remains. Cork and Print however… while I used them a bit, it wasn’t enough to finish then. I’ve recently recommitted to wearing Cork more often through my crease now I’m hoping to kill that one over the next few months! Using Print again reminded me a lot of my early twenties since I wore it a lot back then.
This Revlon Papaya lipgloss is such a beautiful colour – but I’ve had it for a few years now, so it was time to move on. They also don’t make this line of glosses anymore (which is a damn shame!) so it’s not like I can even encourage you to go buy it!
Unfortunately, despite using this guy consistently, he’s still kicking out product! It’s getting a bit sparse through the tube (you can see the cracks of the product separating from itself) so I at least know I got through a bit more of it. But the smell has gone a tiny bit off so I’m just straight out pitching it now.
This was an ambitious move for me. I decided I wanted to get through three foundations this year (I only chose one last year!)
And finish all three I did! The Boots No7 Instant Radiance in Cool Vanilla was the first to go since it’s more of a summer shade for me. Once that was done, I started in on Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 52 Vanilla and once that was done I cleaned out the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla.
I was so surprised I got through all of these foundations because I’m not a daily foundation user. I loved these so much and I have actually repurchased them (sooooo what was the point of the Use Up? lol). You can see all three foundations mentioned in my recent Empties video.
So that was it for 2015! All in all, it wasn’t hugely successful. I got through about half of the products I wanted to get through, so that’s not amazing. Although I love watching “Use Up” projects, I don’t think it’s a viable thing for me anymore as a blogger. I try out so many products now (both a blessing and a curse) that it makes it near impossible to stick with even just ten products throughout a year. I hope you enjoyed my Use Up 2015 roundup, and since I do love reading about them, please tell me what products you’re trying to use up!
2015 Gift Guide: Makeup Stocking Stuffers
I don’t know about you, but I often struggle to think of reasonably priced, small items for stocking stuffers. Here are some items that stick to $25 CAD and under that I think most beauty lovers can appreciate on some level.
Since they’re small and compact, rollerball perfumes are one of the easier things to pick up. Almost every brand out there has a rollerball sized perfume, but it’ll be up to you to figure out the scent the person you’re gifting will most like to receive.
My suggestions:
- Elizabeth & James Nirvana Black ($14 CAD for the ornament sized rollerball): Nirvana Black was a new discovery for me this year and it’s unlike anything I’ve ever worn. It has notes of alluring violet, sensual sandalwood, and rich vanilla.
- Elizabeth & James Nirvana White ($14 CAD for the ornament sized rollerball): Nirvana White is the softer side of the Nirvana line and while it’s not precisely to my tastes, it’s been a huge hit for a lot of people this year as well. It has notes of delicate peony, chic muguet (lily of the valley), and tender musk.
- Pacifica French Lilac (~$11 CAD): I picked up this Pacifica rollerball back in May from a health food store and it was love at first roll. This smells exactly like lilacs and reminds me of the lilac bush my parents have in their backyard when I was growing up. Pacifica has an ENORMOUS selection of roll on perfumes, so there’s plenty to choose from for really reasonable prices.
Another small item that’s perfect for stockings is nail polish! And the cheap stuff is almost always as good as the expensive ones. I’ve included some of my favourites and recent collection additions:
- Julie G: Created by beauty YouTuber JulieG, this line is not only enormous, but she also has regular seasonal collections. What I’ve tried from the line not only wears well, but also doesn’t seem to thicken up even after years of owning it! And you’re looking at less than $5 USD each! Colour pictured is Mermaid’s Tale.
- H&M Beauty: Priced at $7.95 CAD each, H&M’s nail polish line is no joke. (Seriously, it’s enormous and the colours are varied!) Colour pictured is December Dawn*.
- China Glaze: China Glaze first stole my heart with their yearly Halloween collections. And then I fell for their Christmas collections. China Glaze always puts out fantastic glitters (the one pictured is old and was limited edition) and they’re around the <$8 CAD price mark.
- Formula X: A more expensive brand (~$15 CAD each), the Formula X by Sephora polishes are fantastic. They have an enormous selection and I consider them one of the better brands out there simply because their variety of polishes is so unique. The shade pictured is Alchemy II*.
Another small item great for stockings are lipstick and lipglosses. The NYX butter glosses are great for any age, but are especially good for pre-teens since they’re not as strongly pigmented as a lipstick and the glossiness of the product keeps it quite fresh looking. If you’re giving a lip product to someone who loves lipsticks, you really can’t go wrong with a lipstick by MAC (more pricey) or one by Revlon (less pricey). Or, give them a sparkly lipgloss like the Sephora* ones and they can be used alone or as a topper to any lipstick.
Look at the fine glitters in the Sephora glosses!
Lip balm is a reoccurring option for stockings in my family. My grandmother always gives me some Burt’s Bees lip balm and it usually ends up in one of my winter coats pockets for easy access when it’s blustery outside. Lately I’ve been ploughing through my Nivea lip butter in Vanilla & Macadamia (the smell is divine) and the EOS Sweet Mint has been in my bag for travelling. Sephora also has the Super Kisses* lipbalm trio that can be given as one gift, or broken apart for three separate people. These Sephora balms do pack some colour punch – just something to be aware of when you’re gifting them!
Don’t be fooled by the ridiculously low price tag (less than five bucks each!), essence makes some of the absolute best blushes on the market. They’re pigmented, easy to blend and the colours are gorgeous.
The Sephora Diamond eyeliners* are not just plain old eyeliners… instead, they’re shot through with small glitter particles! The black base brings out the colour and you’re left with a subtle shimmery red (Swagga – my personal favourite) or purple (Phat Rock). These liners will set you back $18 CAD, but they’re awfully unique and I think if this was received as a gift, the person would be awestruck by the colour (I know I sure was when I first swatched these).
Last two items!
The Body Shop has released limited edition Sparklers ($22 CAD each – comes in gold or silver) for the holidays and these guys are pure magic in a bottle. They poof out clouds of shimmer and smell like vanilla! While this is far more elegant than those old 90s bottle of roll on jelly glitter I used to love in my teens, this still makes me squeal whenever I spray it. Perfect for the holidays. (I plan to douse myself in it on Christmas and New Year’s!)
Lastly, are these amazing holiday crackers* by Quo. They come in a set of four (perfect for breaking up and putting into stockings!) and contain one lip gloss and one eyeshadow. All the colours are fairly neutral so you won’t struggle with the decision on what colour to give each person in your life. I love how the packaging adds a bit of extra flare too.
That’s it for this gift guide – good luck with your shopping!
Items marked with an asterisk(*) were provided by PR for consideration.