Tuesday 29 January 2013

Plum Punk

I craved a dark look and wanted to use M.A.C Mineralize Young punk again. So I also decided to incorporate my favourite dark purple Sugarpill's Poison plum and some purple glitter brows using Inglot matte eyeliner #73 and Eye Kandy Sour grape sprinkles!

Enjoy!






Products Used


Eyelid primer
Two Faced shadow insurance eye primer

Lid
Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in Blackest Black as base
Sugarpill Chromalust loose eyeshadow in Stella wet over whole lid
M.A.C Mineralize eye shadow in Young Punk wet inner 2/3 of lid

Crease
Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Poison Plum
Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof to deepen crease

Brow highlight
NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk
M.A.C eye shadow in Vellum

Lower lid
Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion along lashline, on waterline and tightline
Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Poison Plum along outer 2/3 of lashline
Eye Kandy sprinkles in Tiny tart outer 1/3 of lashline into wing

Glitter adhesive
Eye Kandy Liquid Sugar

Tear duct
NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk
Revlon Diamond lust in Starry pink

Lashes
M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black

Brows
Inglot matte gel eyeliner #73
Eye Kandy sprinkles in Sour Grape

Glitter adhesive
Eye Kandy Liquid Sugar


Lips
M.A.C Prep+Prime Lip
NYX Lipliner pencil in Purple rain centre of lips
Revlon Luxurious Color eyeliner in Black truffle outer corners of lips
OCC Lip tar in Belladonna centre of lips
OCC Lip tar in Tarred outer edges of lips
Inglot AMC lip gloss #541

Face
Maybelline Fit me concealer in Light
Benefit POREfessional balm on t-zone
Revlon PhotoReady airbrush mousse makeup in 020 shell
Youngblood Loose mineral foundation in Pearl 
M.A.C Prep+Prime transparent finishing powder

Cheeks 
Inglot AMC Pressed powder #59 for cheek highlight
Benefit thrrrob


Brushes
Sigma brushes: MrB=Mr Bunny kit PE=Performance Eyes

Eyes
Sigma F70 concealer for lid
Sigma E70 MrB Medium angled shading to blend out lid
Sigma E36 PE Blending for purple in crease
Sigma E30 MrB Pencil for deep crease
Sigma E55 MrB Shading for brow highlight and inner crease
Crown IB40 Deluxe Oval brush for brow highlight
Sigma E46 PE Shader Inner corner for tear duct highlight
Sigma E17 PE Waterline liner for smudging lower lid and wing
M.A.C 266 for glitter eyebrows
Japonesque Lip brush for lips!

Face
M.A.C 224 setting powder for concealer under eyes
Sigma F82 MrB Round kabuki
Sigma F30 Large powder
M.A.C 116 for cheek highlight
Napoleon Perdis 20b Reflective contour brush for blush


Friday 25 January 2013

Cowboy OOTD for Django Unchained

Occasionally I like to dress up as a cowboy and seeing Django Unchained at the cinema seemed as good an excuse as any. So I whipped out my cowboy accessories, boots and hat for my costume and you better believe I thoroughly enjoyed the stares as I walked out of the cinema past all the people lined up for the next session. All I need to really complete the look is a set of spurs, which are on my long term wish list. 

For the makeup, I chose earthy tones from Inglot and kept the look mostly in matte browns with a touch of shimmer as comes with using the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I couldn't resist using Darkhorse especially for a cowboy look but kept everything relatively neutral, natural and blended.


Enjoy!





Outfit

The Flare F fit jeans from Just Jeans
Barkins Basic black tank top
Rock Steady Cowboy style shirt from Faster Pussycat
Jenny Reb Rogue cowboy boots in brown from Thomas Cook
Calf length Leather jacket from Politix





Accessories 

Bullet belt guitar strap
Scorpion Gun belt buckles
Brown belt by Guess
Akubra The Boss cowboy hat from Thomas Cook


Makeup








Products Used



Eyelid primer
Urban Decay primer potion

Lid
Inglot eyeshadow #464 on inner and outer 1/3 of lid
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Smog on centre of lid

Crease
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Darkhorse to deepen crease

Brow highlight
M.A.C eye shadow in Bruleé
M.A.C Extra dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt at high point

Lower lid
Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Demolition along lash line 
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Darkhorse
Inglot eyeshadow #464 to blend out
Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion on waterline and outer 1/3 of tightline

Tear duct
NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk
M.A.C Extra dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt

Eyeliner
Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Demolition
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Darkhorse outer1/2 of lashline

Lashes
M.A.C Opulash in Optimum black

Brows
Benefit Speed Brow

Lips
Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait
Inglot AMC lip gloss #544


Face
Maybelline New Instant Age Rewind Eraser dark circles in 20 Light
Garnier BB cream Miracle Skin Perfecter for Combination to Oily skin in Light
M.A.C Prep+Prime Transparent finishing powder

Cheeks 
M.A.C Extra dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt for highlight
Benefit Hoola


Brushes
Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit.  MrB= Mr Bunny kit. 

Eyes
Sigma E36 PE Shader lid for lid
Sigma E70 Medium angled shading for crease and brow highlight
Sigma E30 Pencil for lower lid
Japonesque Small detail for tear duct highlight
M.A.C 244 for eyeliner

Face
M.A.C 224 setting powder for concealer under eyes
Sigma F82 Round Kabuki
Sigma F30 Large powder
Hakuhodo S113 highlight brush for cheek highlight
Napoleon Perdis 20b Reflective contour brush for blush

Monday 21 January 2013

Twist on Jackie

I wanted to create a glitter gradient to go with Color Club's Jackie OH! So I chose Eye Kandy's Tangerine Twist sugar and mixed it into a clear lacquer and make a custom manicure. Jackie OH! comes out a lot more orange on the nail and under Seche Vite than it does in the bottle but I really love the neon, bright effect of this manicure.

Enjoy!






Products Used



Base coat
Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator
Zoya Anchor base coat

First layer 
Color Club Jackie OH! (2 coats)

Glitter gradient
Revlon 771 Clear mixed with 
Eye Kandy Sprinkles in Tangerine twist (sugar)

Top coat
Seche Vite dry fast top coat


Tuesday 15 January 2013

OOTD Wreck it Ralph

I went to Wreck it Ralph today (it took forever to come out in AU) and wanted to use some bright colours, but it turned into this dramatic red and white look. I still really liked it and brought out my Jeffrey Campbell Litas to add to the red and black OOTD.


Enjoy!


Outfit

Black pleated skirt from tobi.com
Senrera Red sleeveless shirt/tank top
Revival Red polka dot cardigan from Dangerfield
Jeffrey Campbell The Spike Lita's in black with silver spikes from karmaloop.com







Jewellery & Accessories

Silver ring from Costume jewellery shop
Solid Silver cuff from Zamel's
Custom Leather wrist cuff with from Collar Factory
Dagger and heart necklace from William Lewellyn Griffiths metalcouture.com 
Custom Leather leg cuff with from Collar Factory




Makeup









Products Used

Eyelid primer
Two faced shadow insurance

Lid
Inglot matte gel eyeliner #76
Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako inner 1/3 lid
Evil shades loose eyeshadow in Heartless Queen outer 2/3 of lid
Evil shades loose eyeshadow in Zombie outer corner

Crease
Evil shades loose eyeshadow in Heartless Queen
Evil shades loose eyeshadow in Zombie to deepen crease

Brow highlight
Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako

Lower lid
Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Demolition along lashline
Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako inner 1/3 lower lid
Evil shades loose eyeshadow in Evil Queen middle 1/3 lower lid
Evil shades loose eyeshadow in Zombie outer 1/3 lower lid
Inglot matte gel eyeliner #76 on waterline

Tear duct
NYX Jumbo eyeshadow pencil in Milk
Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako 

Eyeliner
Urban Decay 24/7 liquid eye liner in Perversion

Lashes
M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black

Brows
Revlon Colorstay Eyebrow liner in Blonde
Benefit Speed Brow

Lips
M.A.C Prep+Prime Lip
M.A.C Lip liner pencil in Cherry
M.A.C Extra dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt for cupid's bow highlight
OCC Lip Tar in NSFW

Face
Maybelline New Instant Age Rewind Eraser dark circles in 20 Light
Garnier BB cream Miracle Skin Perfecter for Combination to Oily skin in Light
M.A.C Prep+Prime Transparent finishing powder

Cheeks 
M.A.C Extra dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt for highlight
Benefit Hoola along cheeks


Brushes
Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit.  MrB= Mr Bunny kit. 

Eyes
Japonesque Concealer for inner lid and tear duct highlight
The Body Shop Eye shading brush for lid 
Japonesque fluffy Eye Shadow brush for crease
She OM Small fluffy Eye shadow brush for brow highlight
Sigma E65 MrB Small Angled for lower lid
Sigma L05 Lip brush for lips


Face
M.A.C 224 setting powder for concealer under eyes
Sigma F82 MrB Round kabuki for foundation
Sigma F40 MrB Large powder brush
Crown IB120 Jumbo fan brush
Sigma F60 MrB Large Angled brush for cheek highlight
Napoleon Perdis 20b Reflective contour brush for blush


Sunday 13 January 2013

Textured Lavender Bling

I've been craving a pastel lavender colour for a while and thought I'd try a plastic wrap manicure texture with a silver polish. The lavender colour looks less blue in real life and more of a lovely soft purple tone as seen in the close up shot. I also had fun with my ōllo clip again and love taking macro photos with my iPhone, so here are some more.

Enjoy!



Close-up macro shot of thumb texture

Close-up macro shot of ring finger rhinestones

Close-up macro shot of little finger straight polish



Products Used



Base coat
Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator
Zoya Anchor base coat

First layer
Nails Inc. Gloss lacquer Chloe (2 coats)

Thumb Accent Pattern Nail
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Celeb city (2 coats)

Ring Accent nail
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Celeb city (2 coats)
Clear 1mm Rhinestones from eBay 

Top coat
Poshé fast drying top coat
Qtica Half time polish accelerator

Friday 11 January 2013

Haul, Review and Swatch: Maybelline from Target

I got some stuff from Target and it ended up being mainly Maybelline products, so I thought I'd share my mini haul. They are products I have wanted to try for a while and are quite popular around the internet too.


Enjoy!






And the products are Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light, Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White, Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple, and Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in 959 Blackest Black.



The Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light is a liquid concealer which cost me $10.95 (AUD) for 6.8mL/0.23oz. and I'll use for under the eye area. The packaging is good, a simple square tube with a screw off top. It comes with a wand applicator that's great for dotting under the eyes and it's easy to blend in with fingers. Application was simple and the product blended really well into the skin. It's not drying on the skin and it doesn't make the under eye area look cakey. I didn't use a primer and it only creased a bit. I would definitely use my M.A.C Prep+Prime Vibrancy eye for every day use. I like this concealer but I think this one is a close second to Maybelline New Instant Age Rewind Eraser dark circles in 20 Light, but the sponge dome of the Age rewind is supremely annoying.



The Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White will hopefully be a good replacement for NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk and a less intense version of Inglot matte gel eyeliner #76 for the waterline. It cost $8.50 (AUD) for 1.2g/0.04oz. It is a really soft matte pencil and goes on smoothly, which is great for the sensitive waterline. That's very different from the last Soft Kohl pencil in Jet black that I tried earlier in the year, which I stopped using cause it hurt to apply. This pencil isn't really long wearing, it rubs off on my eyes in the outer 1/3 of the waterline, however it strays on the rest of the water line pretty well. I will use this for when I want a less extreme white on the waterline or don't feel like using a gel eyeliner on it. 





The Eyestudio Color tattoo in Painted Purple is damn nice and only cost $10.95 (AUD). I really like the glass pot it comes in and the lid is a pretty study plastic. It has a decent amount of weight to it and the glass makes it not seem cheap as a plastic one would. You get 4g/0.14oz, which seems like a nice amount of product that should last quite a while. I love the colour, which you can see through the clear bottom and the consistency is great. It is really soft and creamy with decent colour payoff and you can layer it for more intensity. It blends well when you first apply it but sets dry and really doesn't budge and wears really well over the day with out much fading. I mean I rubbed at my eye and none came off on my finger and it didn't disturb the line. It comes off with oil based makeup remover easily though. I really wanted this for a good purple eyeshadow base and it grabs onto shadow really well, even loose shadow, so it will be my new go to purple base.





This eyeliner is really smooth and creamy too and goes on so easily. It was $12.95 (AUD) for the little pot which is rather cute. It is similar to the Color tattoo with a glass pot and solid plastic lid. It looks like a lot less product that the Color tattoo, however it's 3g/0.106oz. so not much less than the shadow and it should last a long time since you don't use that much eyeliner at a time. The product is really opaque and drys matte, which is lovely but it isn't as smudge proof when it's dry as the package says. You can blend it out while it's still wet and smudge it for a smoky effect or use it for a cat-eye liner style. I was able to rub it off with my finger, so that's disappointing for a long wearing formula. I didn't use a primer but I don't have terribly oily lids. It wore fine as long as I didn't rub my eyes, which I tend to avoid when I am wearing makeup, so that's ok. The brush is actually quite fantastic. It doesn't look like it would be easy to make a thin line, but the brush head reduces in size when you have the product on it and further more using the side of it allows you to get right into the inner corner of you lash line or make a fairly sharp pointed wing, providing you are neater than me.



Here's some swatches straight on bare skin.





Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light, Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in 959 Blackest Black, Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple, and Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White.


Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light

Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in 959 Blackest Black

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple

Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White



And a quick application on the eye without primer and no mascara. 





Maybelline Fit me concealer in 10 Light under the eye, Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in 959 Blackest Black on the upper lashline, Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple smudge on the lower lashline, and Rimmel Soft kohl Kajal eye pencil in Pure White on the waterline.