My first The Balm palette! This was a surprise gift this past Christmas from my aunt. I was so surprised that she picked out a brand I’d been wanting to try(without me even mentioning it! As the title would suggest, all the shades in this palette are matte.
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What’s On My Face – Volume 34
Another makeup looks roundup!
I was playing around with some matte shades… then decided I needed some glitter.
Well WHOOPS. I totally messed up the colour map…
Eyes
- The Balm Matt Abdul all over the lid.
- The Balm Matt Johnson in the crease.
- The Balm Matt Malloy on the brow bone.
- Illamasqua Static pigment was applied all over the lid directly on top of the lid shade.
I used Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper to create the wing, then applied Too FacedBetter Than Sex mascara to my lashes.
Rest of the Face
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: Cargo Mendocino
This was a straight rip from a recent Jaclyn Hill YouTube tutorial that I just loved. I had almost all the same products (always a blessing when you watch a tutorial) and loved how it looked on her so I decided to replicate it as best I could. This ended up being near identical to the look I wore on Valentine’s Day.
Eyes
- Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie and Creme Brulee mixed together at the top of the crease.
- Makeup Geek Cocoa Bear heavily through the crease.
- Too Faced Dark Chocolate (from the A few of my Favorite Things palette) in the inner and outer third of the eye.
- Makeup Geek Houdini on the center of the lid.
- Makeup Geek Vanilla Bean on the brow bone.
- (not marked) MAC Nylon on the inner tearduct and lightly on the brow.
I used Make Up For Ever‘s Ink Liner to create the wing, then tightlined my upper and lower lash line with Urban Decay‘s Black Velvet liner. Blended along my lower lash line is Cocoa Bear and Dark Chocolate. On my lashes is Make Up For Ever Smoky Stretch mascara.
Rest of the Face
- Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shades 51 Light Vanilla and 52 Vanilla mixed together
- Bronzer & Highlighter: Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo #1
- Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
I hadn’t touched my Naked Cosmetics pigments much since I picked them up in November, so I decided to just pick a colour at random (the pink) and work with it.
Eyes
- Naked Cosmetics Tropical Indulgence pigment stack, peachy pink colour applied wet all over the lid.
- Sleek Ink on the outer corner and through the crease.
Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara is on my lashes.
Rest of the Face
- Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shades 51 Light Vanilla and 52 Vanillamixed together
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: Can’t remember! 🙁
- Lips: Too Faced Coral Fire
This one disappointed me. I applied some black glitter to the lower lash line, but you can’t even really tell – it just looks like I HEAVILY outlined my lower lash line with black eyeliner. Boo. 🙁
Eyes
- Sleek Chill all over the lid.
- Sleek Bolt on the outer half of the lid and through the crease.
- Wet n Wild Brulee on the brow bone.
I used Tarte‘s black gel liner to create the wing. I then lined my lower lash line with MAC‘sPhone Number eye kohl, applied some Too Faced Glitter Glue on top and then patted onLit Cosmetics‘ Back in Black glitter on top. I lined my lower rim with CoverGirl‘s Liquidline Blast in Black Fire and applied Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara to my lashes
Rest of the Face
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: MAC Ripe Peach
- Lips: Too Faced Melted Nude with NYX Butter Gloss in Peaches and Cream on top
This look was created as a guest post on Jodi’s blog; Up The Rollercoaster. The theme was red, white and pink. So I opted for a more neon shade of pink to suit my fancy. Most of the colours used are from my Morphe palette, but since they have no true names, I just used colour names to describe them.
Eyes
First off, I applied an eyeshadow primer, then layered NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk all over the lid. Pat that in, then proceed:
- Makeup Geek Creme Brulee through the crease.
- White on the inner third of the eye, brought heavily around the inner tearduct.
- Neon Pink on the middle of the lid.
- Black on the outer half of the eye and lightly through the crease to tie it all together.
- Pale beige on the brow bone.
I used Kat Von D‘s Tattoo Liner in Trooper to create the wing on the upper lash line, then used MAC‘s Phone Number pencil lightly on the outer corner of the lower lash line. On my lashes is Too Faced‘s Better Than Sex mascara.
Rest of the Face
- Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shades 51 Light Vanilla and 52 Vanillamixed together
- Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
- Blush: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Diffused Heat
- Highlighter: Hard Candy Tiki
- Lips: Too Faced Melted Ruby (this was applied lightly, rubbed onto the lips with my finger and then blotted off with a tissue – I wanted it to be more of a stain than a flat out lipstick)
What I Bought This Month – January 2015 Haul
I’m one of the fortunate ones that has their birthday in mid-January. So just when I’m getting over (aka sad) the fact that I was showered in presents over Christmas, I get to do it allll over again for my birthday! Woohoo!
Sephora BI Birthday Gift (free)
I also get to get my hands on the Sephora Beauty Insider gift early. This year they were handing out a duo of NARS in Cruella and Rikugien. I’ve never picked up any NARS lip products before so this was a nice surprise.
Some Makeup Geek shadows….
I also went haywire this month with Makeup Geek. An order I placed mid-December finally showed up (problems at the border due to a shipping method they tried out) annnnnd then I placed another order. I won’t list them all, but I ordered 32 shadows, including the full line of foiled shadows which are just as incredible as everyone else has been saying. I think it’s now my life goal to own all her eyeshadows… (As a note, Marlena has said that she expects to be raising the price of the eyeshadows by a dollar in the coming year because she needs to be able to pay her staff before… hence why I’m going bonkers.)