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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Match your eyeshadow to your eye colour: Hazel eyes

Never Too Much Sparkle! is having another Makeup Showcase and the theme this time is Match your eyeshadow to your eye colour. Having hazel eyes, at first I wasn't sure what to do for this. Mainly was wondering what colours to use as my eye colour may change due to surroundings, makeup colours I am wearing as well as if I'm in false lighting or natural light. In general they tend to look golden olive green to me, but often they can appear gold or a dark green. Taking a closer look there are a variety of colours and I have these pale green rings in both of my eyes that I never even noticed until a follower of mine commented about it. Wha? Green rings? How come I never noticed before?! Weird.
At any rate I've always loved my eyes as I can wear pretty much any eyeshadow and get away with it. Here's my interpretation of my eye colour.

taken in natural direct sunlight (the rest are taken in natural indirect sunlight with a light fill-in flash)

Chart I made for the Cool Shimmer palette

Eyes:

Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger)

Detrivore Eye Primer - original (applied all around the eye, blending in gently with ring finger)

elf - innocent (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting, sweeping and blending downward)

Cool Shimmer Palette - 6 (applied to inner V with MAC 228 by patting/sweeping)

Cool Shimmer Palette - 73 (applied to inner 1/3 of lid/crease with MAC 239 by patting sweeping)

Cool Shimmer Palette - 72 (applied to middle of lid/crease with MAC 217 by patting)

Cool Shimmer Palette - 60 (applied to outer V/lid/crease with MAC 217 by patting/sweeping)

Cool Shimmer Palette - 67 (applied to inner half of lower lash line with MAC 228 by patting)

Cool Shimmer Palette - 60 (applied to outer half of lower lash line with MAC 228 by patting)

Urban Decay 24/7 liner - Stash (applied to upper lash line and winged out)

Urban Decay 24/7 liner - Eldorado (water line)

Cover Girl Volume exact mascara in Very Black (lower lashes)

Ardell lashes #113

Eyebrows: Ardell eyebrow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Avon lipstick - Beige Shimmer

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion

Sobe Powder foundation in Neutral Light (applied with a synthetic flat top buffer brush)

Sobe Tinted Illusionist Powder (applied all over face with a large powder brush)

Sobe Bronzer - Summer Fling (applied to cheek bones with an angled blush brush and blended back to the hair line)

You can get the palette from here: http://www.bhcosmetics.com/products/88-Color-Cool-Shimmer-Eyeshadow-Palette/

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Festive Fall Makeup look with Aromaleigh

This look was done with a fall party in mind. Fall is my fav time of year!

Eyes (all applied in this order):
Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger)

Detrivore WHITE eye primer (applied all around the eyes patting then rubbing in gently with ring finger)

elf - innocent (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting, sweeping and blending downward)

AL - Glow (applied to inner V with MAC 228 by patting)

AL - Calendula (applied to outer V and crease with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping)

AL - Love Note (applied to middle of lid/crease with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping)

AL - Air & Light (applied to inner lower lash with MAC 266 by patting/sweeping)

AL - Green brier (applied to outer lower lash line with MAC 266 by patting/sweeping)

Kryolan Aqua Color liner - black (applied wet with water, using MAC 210 on upper lash line winging outward)

NYX Jumbo Pencil - Milk (water line)

Cover Girl Volume exact mascara in Very Black (lower lashes)

Ardell lashes #118

Eyebrows: Ardell brow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Morgana Cryptoria Lipgloss - Fallen Leaves

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion

Sobe Powder Foundation in neutral light (applied with a taklon flat top buffer brush)
AL Gothic Lolita rouge - Rococo (applied to cheeks and blended back into the hair line with a small blush brush)

Check out Aromaleigh! http://www.aromaleigh.com/

Friday, November 4, 2011

Teal and Purple/Blue Smokey makeup look with Morgana Cryptoria

Once in a while we all try to step outside of our comfort zones. For this look, I did that in 3 ways. 3! Winged liner is pretty much my trade mark. 99% of the time I wear makeup, I have black winged liner. But this time I didn't wear liner except on my water line! Also wore mascara just on the upper lashes and no fake lashes. Instead of wearing lipgloss or lipstick, I'm just wearing plain ol' chapstick. Weird huh?
I love my natural lip colour and shape. The only weird thing about them is they are very pink except on the very outside (where you would apply liner) so my lips often look unevenly shaped and a little patchy. This is probably normal with most people but I wanted to mention it anyway.

Eyes (all applied in this order):

Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger)

Morgana Socket To Me eye primer (applied all around the eyes, blending in gently with ring finger)

Morgana - Snowsheen (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting/sweeping and blending downward)

Morgana - Tavern Wench (applied to outer V, crease and inner 1/3 of lid with MAC 239 by patting/sweeping)

Morgana - LE #7 (applied to center of lid/crease with MAC 239 by patting)

Morgana - Ethereal Veil (applied to inner V with MAC 228 by patting)

BH Cosmetics Gel Eyeliner - Onyx (waterline)

Cover Girl Volume exact mascara in Very Black (upper lashes)

Eyebrows: Ardell Eyebrow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: chapstick

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion

Sobe Powder Foundation in Light Neutral (applied with a taklon flat top buffer brush)

Sobe Duochrome Blush - Enchanted (applied to cheek bones and blending back towards the hair line with an angled blush brush)

Check out Morgana Cryptoria!

NOTD: NYX Girls - Woman Nail Polish

I LOVE this red so much. Must be my new fav red polish. :-)

natural indirect light

with flash

I achieved this look with:
1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS Smooth Beginnings Base Coat

2 coats of NYX Girls - Woman

1 coat of Avon's NAIL EXPERTS UV Gloss Guard Top Coat

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Teal and Gray/Purple Makeup look with Sobe botanicals

Does anyone have any good moisturizing liquid/cream foundation to recommend? I've tried a couple but they are weird on me. I just want a simple non-powder foundation to use in the winter when my skin likes to freak out on me and get really dry. Sometimes my powder foundation (doesn't matter what brand) irritates my dry skin but I'd like to find a light/medium coverage foundation that isn't too drying. Lemme know!

I got the Coastal Scents Camouflage Concealer palette and used one of the concealers as a foundation for this look. It worked really well but since it mostly has colours I can't wear, it's not really economical to use as a regular every day foundation.

Eyes (all applied in this order):
Chafing Relief Powder-Gel (applied to upper lid, blending in gently with ring finger)

Detrivore original eye primer (applied all around the eyes patting then rubbing in gently with ring finger)

elf - innocent (applied under brow with MAC 217 by patting/sweeping)

Sobe - Twinkle (applied to inner V with MAC 228 by patting/sweeping)

Sobe - Phantom (applied to lid with MAD 239 by patting and lower lash line with MAC 266 by patting)

Sober - Bewitched (applied to outer V and crease with MAC 217 by patting)

NYX Jumbo Pencil - Milk (waterline)

Kryolan Aqua Color liner - black (applied wet with water, using MAC 210 on upper and lower lash line winging outward)

Cover Girl Volume exact mascara in Very Black

Ardell lashes - #113

Eyebrows: Ardell brow powder in soft black (applied with MAC 266)

Lips: Sobe Botanicals - Velour

Face: Skin MD Shielding lotion

Coastal Scents Camouflage Concealer Palette (applied with a synthetic foundation brush in short quick strokes)

Sobe Tinted Illusionist Powder (applied with a large powder brush)

Sobe Duochrome Blush - After All (applied to cheek bones and blending back toward the hair line)

Check out Sobe Botanicals!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SobeBotanicals?ref=pr_shop_more

Naughty Jester Costume/Makeup + Halloween Party Pictures

Last Saturday I had a Halloween party at my house. I was a Naughty Jester...and I have no idea what my husband was exactly. He wore his crazy clown wig, added some big eyeball LED lights to it and wore a creepy doctor coat. *shrugs*

I used some random cheap white face paint (this stuff was itchy!) and finished it with Sobe Botanicals Geisha White face powder.

For the eyes I used my fav product for winged liner, Kryolan Aqua Color liner - black and painted it on with MAC 210. Not sure where I got the lashes with the red beads at the tips but I'm thinking eBay.

For the lips I used my ring finger to dab Morgana Cryptoria's Very Cherry Lipstick just to the center of my lips.

I made most of my outfit. :-)

Click below for the rest of the pictures!

Blue, Olive and purple Makeup look with BH cosmetics 88 Cool Shimmer Palette

Lately I've been in a blog funk. I have not felt like posting, not just due to being busy with work, but I just don't always feel like posting looks, even if I have the time. I'm still doing makeup looks regularly and photographing them. It's just been difficult getting the motivation to post them. Maybe I need to pray to the makeup gods to give me some strength! :-P

Anyway, I don't remember what exact shadows I used for this look. Sorry!