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What’s On My Face – Volume 10

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More makeup looks I’ve done over the past few weeks ranging from stuff I wore to work, out to a bar or was just headed over to a friend’s place! I was really happy with this set of looks and I hope you enjoy them.

As a note, I’ve switched to NARS‘ Pro Prime eyeshadow primer, so that’s what I use in all of my looks now unless otherwise stated.

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I loooove this one! It took me a lot more time to put this one together because I don’t normally get this creative and use so many shadows. (Seriously, if you haven’t noticed, I tend to stick to about two lid colours!) I don’t typically wear this much shadow/liner under my eyes on a regular basis because holy hell is that area ever sensitive on me and I usually end up with very watery eyes. This frustrates me because I realize just how much a makeup look comes together when you shade under your eyes!

Anyway, moving on.

With this, I had one goal: I wanted to use the MUFE rainbow glitter that I had picked up last month. I also hadn’t done purple look in quite a while so I figured this was as good a time as any.

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Eyes: I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eye Shadow Pencil in Milk all over the lid as a base.

  1. The first colour from a ginormous Sephora eyeshadow palette I have that unfortunately does not have shade names, however, the colour is very similar to MAC‘s Crystal. Essentially, the colour is a very pale lilac shade with a bit of a sheen to it. This shade was placed on the inner half of the lid.
  2. I then used MAC Dame’s Desire right beside the previous shadow, but not all the way out to the corner.
  3. Sleek Sugarlite was blended heavily into the upper crease.
  4. Sleek Highness filled in the outer corner, with;
  5. Sleek Noir at the very edge of the outer lashline to darken up that area.
  6. I then used MAC Vellum to highlight the inner corner of the eye and blended it into the pale purple.

MAC Blanc Type  to highlight the browbone with MAC Omega on my brows. On the lower lashline, I used Sugarlite to line the outer half of the lid, then applied some Too Faced Glitter Glue to the inner half of the lid and tapped on Make Up For Ever‘s Glitters 13 (silver rainbow glitter) on top of the glue. I lined the upper lashline with MUFE‘s Aqua Liner in 13 Blackand used MAC‘s Feline Kohl Power pencil on the lower waterline. And finally, I finished up the eyes with some Ardell‘s 102 Demis and applied  L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla
  • Bronzer: Revlon Photoready Bronzer in Bronzed & Chic
  • Blush: Tarte Exposed with Illamasqua Hussy layered on top
  • Highlighter: MAC Silver Dusk
  • Lips: I’m not wearing it in the picture, but I wore Rimmel Apocalips in Celestial out that night.
  • Extra: I used MAC‘s Select Coverup in NW20 under my eyes and set it with Laura Mercier

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It was just one of those mornings when I had no idea what to wear and just happened to look into the tub that contains all of my mineralize eyeshadows. Although it’s beautiful, I rarely use this shadow. A word to the wise though, this can apply really patchy and can flake off at a moment’s notice. Beautiful end result, however.

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Eyes:

  1. With a dampened, flat, stiff makeup brush, I packed (and I do mean packed) on MAC Blue Flame all over my entire lid. You may will likely need to layer this.
  2. I then blended Makeup Geek Creme Brulee into the crease.

I also lined the outer third of my bottom lashline with the Blue Flame as well. Too Faced‘s Cream Colored Ponies on my browbone and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • No foundation, bronzer or highlighter.
  • Blush: Illamasqua – Hussy
  • Lips: MAC – Shy Girl

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Obligatory neutral eye look, using the Too Faced A Few of my Favorite Things palette.

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Eyes: (Urban Decay Primer Potion as a primer for this one!)

  1. Too Faced Snowflakes all over the lid.
  2. Too Faced Buche de Noel slightly into the outer corner.
  3. Too Faced Woolen Mittens on the outer corner and blended into the crease.

I did the winged liner with MAC‘s Dipdown fluidline. Too Faced Cream Colored Ponies to highlight the brow with  L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on the lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: MUA Matte foundation in Shade 1 Soft Sand
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
  • Blush: Errr no idea. Maybe nothing?
  • Lips: MAC Boldly Bare lipliner with MAC Viva Glam Cyndi on top

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This look features Jealousy Wakes, the eyeshadow created by Christine (Temptalia) for MAC. Unfortunately it was limited edition (boy, was it EVER) and it sold out almost instantly back when it was released. It’s a beautiful shade and this is my default look when I want to wear that shadow.

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Eyes: (Again with UDPP)

  1. MAC Vex, inner two thirds.
  2. MAC Jealousy Wakes, outer corner and into the crease.
  3. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee throughout the crease.

MAC Brule to highlight the brow and  L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: MUA Matte foundation in Shade 1 Soft Sand
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
  • Blush: Physicians Formula – Natural
  • Highlighter: Dior Amber Diamond
  • Lips: MAC Petting Pink Lip Conditioner

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A shame the sparkles don’t show up more – I was going for a wintry snowfall at night look.

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Eyes:

  1. MAC Crystal Avalanche on the inner two-thirds of the lid.
  2. MAC Print on the outer third.

Although it is incredibly difficult to see in the photograph (which is very frustrating to me), I did layer Illamasqua‘s Beguile pigment on top of Crystal Avalanche. Rest assured that it showed up much better in person.

I used KIKO‘s Twinkle Eye Pencil in 06 (I really need to use this more, it’s fantastic) on the lower lashline. The upper winged lined was created with MAC Blacktrack fluidline. I appliedToo Faced Better Than Sex mascara to both sets of lashes and ran some MAC Omega through my brows. (The brows really never change, I’ll probably stop repeating this…)

Rest of the Face

  • Foundation: MUA BB Cream in Light mixed with some moisturizer
  • Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
  • Blush: MAC Warm Soul
  • Highlighter: MAC Silver Dusk
  • Lips: Nothing – was heading out to eat so I didn’t see the point!

I’m pretty pleased in the makeup department lately… most of my looks have been suitable enough to post on here and I had about 15 or so looks to choose from for this post! Pretty happy with that because sometimes I can get a nasty streak where I don’t like anything I applied at all for several days. (That’ll make for an interesting post some day.

The Perfect Palette Tag

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The Perfect Palette Tag is one of my favourite tags going around YouTube and various blogs. So what makes my perfect palette? Let me tell you!

Best Packaging

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Hands down, the best packaged palette goes to Sleek and their 12 pan eyeshadow palettes. While I do have one of their brightest palettes pictured below (Mattes V1), there are also a myriad of other palettes to own that have different colour combinations in the exact same packaging.

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So what makes this palette packaged so perfectly? For starters, there’s not a lot of wasted space (aside from the slot for the eyeshadow sponge that comes with the palette). The packaging as a whole is rather slim and compact. It clicks shut, so you know it’s definitely closed and won’t pop open if you happen to be carrying it around. There’s also an overall feeling of sturdiness to the case, which, given that it’s a drugstore palette is pretty outstanding. Not to mention the mirror is absolutely huge! To give you an idea of size, it’s about 60% the length of Urban Decay‘s Naked palette and half the height! It’s super thin and if you have multiples of these, they stack really nicely.

Best Colour Payoff

 

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While this palette is new to me, it’s shown me just how good the quality of Laura Mercier‘s products can be. The Artist 2 palette has six matte and 6 shimmery shades, making it one of the easiest palettes to throw a look together quickly. The mattes are soft to the touch and blend smoothly (they remind of MAC’s Matte2 finish). The shimmery colours are intense – the dimension in the shade African Violet is especially impressive.

Most Versatile

 

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This one was kind of an obvious choice for my most versatile palette. Sephora‘s Smoky Studio 2 has the biggest colour range out of all the palettes I own. It even has a set of lip colours underneath the shadows. However, because the palette is so large, it doesn’t make it particularly easy to travel, despite how versatile it is.

(As a note, it does come with a pop-out packaging for travel where you can pick out sets of three sets of 3-eyeshadow columns and insert them into the package for travelling.)

Best for Travelling

 

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The original Urban Decay Naked palette has come with me on every vacation and every long weekend I have gone on since I got my hands on it. It’s been to France, Ireland, England and the US, to name a few. And not once has it failed me!

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I’m finally starting to hit pan on some of the shadows and I will definitely repurchase this if I were ever to run out. I do usually need to bring a few colourful shades to balance out the complete neutrality of this palette but this is definitely my pick when it comes to travelling with a single palette.

Biggest Regret

 

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Maybelline‘s quad eyeshadow (does this count as a palette?) is probably my biggest regret. Although that really isn’t saying much since this palette was only about $10. While the colours in the quad have lovely pigmentation, I was honestly suckered in by the name (Irresistible Ivy) and by the lovely green shade. Unfortunately, the reality is that I have a dupe for each of the shades in the palette.  It’s not the end of the world really, but it’s kind of a bummer.

Best Colour Names

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Tarte‘s Off The Cuff palette is a very recent purchase for me but I still adore the names. And truthfully, it goes for all of Tarte‘s blushes – I just love the simplicity.

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The palette above has the shades Crave, Dazzled, Darling, Dollface and Park Avenue Princess. While you could say the shades are not all that ingenious, I just think they’re really sweet! In particular, the name of the bronzer, Park Avenue Princess, has held my fancy for quite a few years now. Plus the actual palette is called “Off The Cuff“, and it came with a cuff bracelet (not pictured). Come on now – that’s way too cute! (Or obvious, take your pick! 😉 )

(An honourable mention has to go to Too Faced‘s A Few Of My Favorite Things palette which I don’t actually own (yet), but with names like Whiskers on Kittens, how could you NOT love it?!)

Least Used

 

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Right back to Maybelline‘s Irresistible Ivy quad for least used. Too easily dupable, and not something I reach for very often.

Most Used, Most Loved, “Desert Island” Palette

 

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This almost feels too easy. Like Urban Decay‘s Naked palette should’ve had to work harder for this namesake.

Honestly, I feel like it’s a bit of a weird choice for me. In general, I prefer brightly coloured eyeshadow, but if I’m going by the namesake of the question, which is “most used, most loved”, then it has to be this one. This is the only palette I’ve actually hit pan on a few of the shades (Virgin, and Hustle has the faintest whisperings of pan) and the one I always bring on vacation. So just for that alone, this is definitely the one I reach for the most.

The Perfect Palette Tag was created by iluvfaces1042 on YouTube. Be sure to check out their video to see where this tag all started!

I’d love to hear about your favourite palettes! If you have a blog and did this tag, link it below so I can check it out. Or if you don’t have one, just let me know which palettes you own you feel best suit each category in your comment. Thanks for reading!