Dubstep Remix

Face:
Armani Fluid Master Primer
Koh Gen Doh Aqua PK-0 mixed with Ardency Inn Americana Fair Pink
BareMinerals Stroke of Light Luminous 1 (under eye)
Nars Light Reflecting Powder Loose
Guerlain Meteorites Perles du Paradis <3

Cheeks:
Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder Highlight 01
Dior Rosy Glow

Eyes:
Wet 'N Wild Fergie eye primer
UD Shellshock
UD Dope
UD Voodoo
UD Coax
UD Lovesick
Tokidoki e/l pencil Mozzarella
Stila Stay All Day black pen liner
UD e/l pencil Psychedelic Sister
MUFE Smoky Extravagant
Blinc Kiss Me Amplified
MUFE Aqua Cream #7 (brows)

Lips:
Ardency Inn Modster Lip Vinyl Dubstep Remix
Tarte Lip Luster Adored


This was fun.  Seriously.  I'm sorry if I look hot and overly pink.  I was definitely warm when I took the pictures this morning.  Also, my hair is looking shabby!  I've been using my Urban Decay Vice 2 palette quite a bit lately.  I like it!  There are a few colors I still haven't touched yet, but overall I am having a good time with that palette.

This particular base mix did well until about hour nine, then it turned into total chaos on and around my nose.  It probably didn't help that I was on fire super duper hot right about then!  I still love the coverage of the Americana concentrate but I'm not sure I like how finicky it is.  Or maybe I'm expecting too much from my flawless full coverage base to last past eight or nine hours.  I've always had trouble with full coverage foundations.

I have some older looks from last week that I still need to post!  Hopefully I can do that soon.  :)  Thanks for stopping by!

The Tornado

Face:
Kat Von D face primer
Wet 'n Wild Coverall 815
Maybelline Fit Me concealer Fair
Nars Light Reflecting Powder Loose

Cheeks:
Lorac Flaunt blush
Tokidoki Luminosa highlighter

Eyes:
Wet 'n Wild Fergie eye primer
Belmacz Midnight (base color used on lid and lowers)
UD Tornado (lid into crease)
UD Magic (to blend out edges mainly above outer crease and on lowers)
UD Aura (blue looking side on very inner corner area and peach side to blend out inner crease area)
UD Oz (gold side patted over inner half or so of lid and a tiny bit on lowers to mirror)
Stila black pen liner to tightline
Stila Smudge Stick Purple Tang (uppers)
UD Rockstar pencil liner (waterline - topped with Tornado e/s)
YSL Babydoll mascara
Dior Iconic Overcurl (lowers only)
Tokidoki Luminosa (brow bone)
Hourglass Arch Soft Brunette brow pencil

Lips:
Bite Cuvée Blanc

Now for some random thoughts about new things used here!  The WnW Coverall foundation is pretty darn good, yeah.  Four dollar foundation?!  Are you kidding me?  It's better than decent.  I did get a little shiny through the day, but I can thank hot working conditions for that and just my skin's normal behavior this time of the year.  I've only worn it the one time so far, but my initial thought is YAY and go get you some.

The YSL Babydoll mascara is good, but not blowing me out of the water.  The brush provides excellent separation, definition, and a really pretty look.  Not much extra length or volume to be had, though, I fear.

Also, the next time I use Oz eyeshadow I really need to use a sticky base!  The glitter all fell down onto my face, making quite a mess.  None is visible on the eyes even.

I'm trying to work on my blush placement.  It's more in a contour position that what I normally do.  I think I like it!  

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by!

My Week in Review

Alright then.  This is going to be a rather long post featuring pictures from the past week.  This first look is from Sunday.  I'm wearing Maybelline Color Tattoo in Seashore Frosts supplemented with colors from the Tarte Aqualillies palette.

For liner, I used a blue-gray Buxom smoky stick and Jordana's brown pen liner.  I'm slightly disappointed in how subtle Seashore Frosts is, however, I hear it is great layered, so I will be game to try that next.

My lip color is Belmacz Glow in Ruby and my blush is Nars Boys Don't Cry.

Not sure why these two photos turned out so "cool" compared to the previous ones, but I rather like them!

I believe I was wearing the Tarte BB primer with BECCA pressed mineral over top here.

Monday's look was a bit odd, I must confess.  I guess I was going for something kind of techno-futuristic.  I debated between this lip color (YSL Glossy Stain 18) and something really neon pink.  Perhaps neon pink would have been nicer as I look pretty washed out in these photos.  Nars Gaeity is my blush.

On my eyes I am wearing Belmacz Silver Swan, which I'm really sad to say is already showing signs of shrinkage and drying up.  I've not had it that long and have only used it once before!  :(  My package seems a bit loose, so maybe that's the reason why.  In any case, for something as expensive, I do expect more.  I lined the upper lashlines with Urban Decay Dime pencil and smudged Nars Barrow Street liner into the lowers.  The pink mascara is from L.A. Splash.

On Tuesday I went for dramatic smoky eyes!  I used Chanel Illusion d'Ombre in Mirifique as my base color and Fantasme as the inner corner highlight.  UD Creep eyeshadow went over the lids and around the lowers.  Catrice Vanessa's Paradise was the teal color used.  On the waterline I had Sephora Flashy liner in Flashy Brown.

My blush was Addiction powder in Amazing and my lipstick was Bite Cuvee in Blush.

I really loved the sparklies from Mirifique and Fantasme - they were much better in person!

For Wednesday's look, I used Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in Cocoa as my base and on the lowers.  I blended L'Oreal Infallible in Liquid Diamond over top on the lids and into the creases.  This combo was not my idea, but taken from Missy, a.k.a. "dreamonnnnnn," of MUA.  Stellar combo!  I thank you!!  I used the brown Jordana liquid pen liner to line, as well as a dark brown Bare Escentuals liner for my waterlines.

On my cheeks is Guerlain Terracotta Light Blondes 01 Halees.  I'm still not sure if I can pull off bronzer as blush - but heck, some days I just want to and I don't really care.  The glow from it was really nice.

Cocoa is kind of magical with my eyes, I'm starting to think.  LOVE IT.

On my lips I am wearing Shisiedo Lacquer Rouge in Sunstone 312.  The formula on these is just plain awesome.  They are long wearing, light feeling, and do not dry my lips.  I highly recommend them.

Last, but not least, is Friday's look.  This one features Illamasqua's Paranormal palette (green and purple shades).  The palette is really creamy.  I'd say more cream texture than it is powder.  The shadows I used are decently pigmented yet somewhat hard to work with.  I also experienced minor creasing.  Not too happy about that!  The colors are really gorgeous, though, so I'm sure I will try to make them work again in the future.  :)

I used UD Kush lightly over top of the green Illa color, hoping to minimize any creasing.  RBR Gracious Arasari was in the crease with Too Faced Cocoa Star in the outer corner.  On the lowers, I smudged the purple Illa color into a blue-purple Sephora Flashy liner pencil.  UD Uzi was on the very inner corner and Virgin was my brow highlight.  Also, I lined the uppers with UD Mildew pencil.

I actually really like all the colors on my face here and find them to be nicely harmonious.  My blush was Tarte Tipsy powder and my lipstick was a combination of Tarte Buff and Achiote pencils.

I look extra glowy here because I was HOT!  Also, I learned that I do not love Clinique's CC Cream with BECCA Mineral over top.  It was okay, it just didn't wear as flawlessly through the day as I had hoped.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Let me know if you have questions about anything that I used that is not mentioned, or anything at all, really.

Evermore Lilac

Face:
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer SPF 15
Koh Gen Do Aqua PK-0
Illamasqua concealer 115
BareMinerals Stroke of Light Luminous 1
Nars Light Reflecting Powder Loose

Cheeks:
Dior Aurora 01
Givenchy It-Girl Purple
Hourglass Ambient Light Ethereal Light

Eyes:
Nars eye primer
Lancome Color Design Infinite Evermore Lilac (lid into crease)
Tokidoki Ninja Dog e/s (crease)
Tokidoki Meteo e/s (outer corner)
Tokidoki Candy Cane e/s (inner corner)
Hourglass Ambient Light Ethereal Light (brow bone)
YSL black cream liner (tight line)
UD Vice e/l pencil (upper lash line)
UD Ether e/l pencil (lower lash line)
UD Yeyo e/l pencil (water line and inner lower lash line)
Hourglass Arch Soft Brunette
Shiseido Nourishing Mascara Base
Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes!

Lips:
Stila Jewel Lip Glaze Pink Diamond


My hair looks really goofy here and my brows need to be trimmed.  But let's talk about MAKEUP.  The Tokidoki eyeshadows I used were from the Robbery palette and they were all contained in the same mini palette (alongside a gorgeous lime color and peachy glitter blush).  I was and am a huge fan of Tokidoki makeup!  Sure, some of the items in the line were misses, but overall I really enjoyed it.

I am loving Lancome Evermore Lilac.  It's got gorgeous gold glitter and is all sorts of iridescent shimmery cool.  I applied it with my fingers here.  Easy!

The new Urban Decay eyeliners are hawt.  It's true.  I'm going to have a ton of fun playing with and wearing them!

As soon as I put on this lip color I got freaked out about it.  It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I knew the shimmer was going to end up kind of all over my face.  I took it right off.  I ended up wearing Dior Lip Glow part of the day and then Chanel Glossimer in Crushed Cherry later on.  I'll have pictures of that one, soon, I hope!  It's really nice.

Bryn, if you are reading, one day I do hope to have a step-by-step sort of tutorial for you!  I haven't forgotten!  I'm just lazy, I fear.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Glamorous Nudes

Face:
Clinique CC Cream Very Light
Illamasqua concealer 115
BareMinerals Stroke of Light Luminous 1
Nars Light Reflecting Powder Loose

Cheeks:
Illamasqua Cream Pigment Hollow
Benefit Coralista
Benefit High Beam

Eyes:
Nars eye primer
Benefit World Famous Neutrals - Most Glamorous Nudes Ever...
Two Cents (all over lid, a bit on lowers)
Call My Buff (inner corner and brow bone)
Kiss Me, I'm Tipsy (inner and outer corners, also mirrored on lowers)
It's Complicated (crease and above)
Birthday Suit (on top of Two Cents, just above the iris on the center of the lid, close to lash lines
and also mirrored on lowers)
Coralista blush (crease and above, over It's Complicated)
YSL black cream liner
Jordana brown pen liner
Sephora Flashy e/l Ultra Brown (water line)
Shiseido Nourishing Mascara Base
Benefit They're Real
Hourglass Arch Soft Brunette
Anastasia Brow Powder Duo Ash Blonde (light side only)

Lips:
YSL Rouge Volupte Shine #5


This was my first time trying the Clinique CC Cream.  I have to say, so far I really like it!  It didn't break down funny through the day and covered smoothly with a nice glow.  The color seems very good on me as well.

I can't say that I'm at all impressed with the powder shadows in the Benefit kit.  I am a fan of the creams, though.  I really like how adding that bit of Birthday Suit over top of Two Cents gave a neat highlight with more impact.  The pigment on It's Complicated was just plain sad, thus why I added some Coralista blush over top of it to add more oomph.

High Beam turned out kind of pretty!  I might have to try that one more often.

Feel free to ask questions about anything.  Thanks for stopping by!

Rose Tempura

Face:
Benefit The Porefessional
MUFE Lift Foundation #11
Illamasqua Concealer 115
BareMinerals Stroke of Light Luminous 1 (under eye)
Nars Light Reflecting Powder Loose

Cheeks:
Tarte AC Stellar
Tarte AC Angelic

Eyes:
Nars eye primer
RBR Gracious Arasari (crease)
Addiction Rigoletto (lid)
Addiction North Star (inner corner)
Hourglass Ambient Light Ethereal Light (brow bone)
Vincent Longo Pearl X Etherea (smudged into liner on lowers and outer corners of lids)
YSL black cream liner (tight line)
UD Baked e/l pencil (waterline and lowers)
Guerlain Maxi Lash
Cover Girl Clump Crusher water-resistant (lowers)
Hourglass Arch Soft Brunette

Lips:
YSL Glossy Stain #13 Rose Tempura


The lip looks a little more red here than it did in person.  It's a really bold raspberry sort of red-pink.  I'm wearing two layers of it in these pictures.

I think the silver on the inner corner of my eyes is a little kooky - aaand I think I like that.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Diamond Dusk

This was a face from last week.  I was wearing Make Up For Ever Lift Foundation in #11, Nars Light Reflecting Loose Setting Powder, Guerlain Meteorites Perles du Paradis, Tarte AC Adored Blush, YSL Glossy Stain #15, and Tarina Tarantino's Diamond Dusk Aurora Jewel palette (LE from a while back).  How's about that for a quick product breakdown?!  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Slackin'

Okay.  I've been seriously slacking on the posts.  Sorry for that!  Here are a whole mess of looks from the last week +.  This first one features Shu Uemura's Prestigious Bordeaux palette.  I used the blush in the palette, as well!  That was a total pain in the bumsky to get on my brush because the pan is so tiny.

I'm wearing Beaute weightless lip creme in Trace.  It's a really good nude for me.  I was also testing out Nars Light Reflecting Powder (loose) - stay tuned for a freaky flash pic!

Prestigious Bordeaux is great for me, as long as I use a good base under the dark purple (I used Stila Smudge Stick in Tetra here).

Next is a face featuring really simple eyes with Laura Mercier Gilded Platinum eyeshadow.  I also used a Tarte SmolderEyes pencil in Rainforest Black.

The lipstick is By Terry Grenadine Diablotine.  I got it on super sale through Space NK recently!

Here is a look using the Ulta Lorac Mint palette.  I look so tired here!  It was kind of early in the morning.  I used all the shimmery shades of eyeshadow as well as the lightest matte ivory shade.

This one below features Guerlain Terracotta Sun in the City, which I've used as eyeshadow and also a highlight.  The liner is UD Lucky pencil and I used a darker brown in my crease (it's from Sephora's Moonshadow palette - the black and gold one).

I'm wearing BECCA Bronzing Skin Perfector, along with BECCA mineral powder, Dior Aurora 01 bronzer, and Hello Kitty blush (from the black and white Head of the Class palette).  BECCA beach tint in Dragonfruit is on my lips.

The next look features the lovely Nars Cordura eyeshadow duo, a la smoky.  I'm loving how my eyes look more blue here.  I wore Dior Aurora as blush here and Lipstick Queen gloss in Saunter.

Also worth noting is that I'm wearing the Too Faced BB Cream in Snow Glow, along with the Nars Light Reflecting Loose.  I think my skin looks really great!

Last, but not least, is a smoky look with shadows from Urban Decay's NYC book of shadows.  I used Loaded, Bordello, Rockstar, and Perversion.  I've done this look before and I imagine I may do it again!  I just love it.

I'm wearing Illamasqua Naked Rose blush, Nars New Order (super shimmery in person), and Nars Albatross lip gloss.

I really wish I had bronzed my neck.  It only takes about 10 seconds, but makes a big difference (at least, in pictures, where my neck often looks blindingly white compared to my face).  Live and learn!

Thanks for stopping by and do let me know if you have questions about anything.  I'm happy to ramble on more about these looks, as much as I can remember what I did/used.  :)  Aaaaand I'm going to try to get back to more regular posts (unless of course you like these monster posts).