Mattenificent!

Face:
Tarte BB Primer Fair
Wet 'N Wild Coverall Cream Fair
By Terry Touche Volutee Porcelain
Nars Light Reflecting Powder Loose
Guerlain Perles du Paradis

Cheeks:
Illamasqua Hollow cream pigment
Tarte Elevated blush
Laura Mercier Baked Highlight 01

Eyes:
Wet 'N Wild Fergie eye primer
Tarte Pink Outside the Box e/s (inner corner)
Tarte View From the Taupe e/s (lid)
Tarte Rose to the Occasion e/s (crease)
Tarte Two Plums Up e/s (outer "v")
Tarte Dream in Chocolate powder e/l
UD Yeyo e/l pencil (waterline)
Stila Stay All Day black pen liner (tight line)
L'Oreal Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara Black Brown
Anastasia Brow Powder Duo Ash Blonde/Taupe
Perfekt clear brow gel

Lips:
YSL Rouge Volupte Shine 19 Fuchia in Rage


So here's me with a matte eye!  You don't see that every day.  I was impressed with this Tarte Mattenificent palette, so I basically had to have it.  I really like the colors in it as well as the quality of pigmentation and ease in blending.  I've also been using powder liner a lot lately, so I dig the rich powder liners in the palette.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lady at Play

Face:
UD Naked Skin Beauty Balm
MUFE Lift 11
BareMinerals Stroke of Light Luminous 1
Nars Light Reflecting Loose Powder

Cheeks:
Dior Aurora 01
GA Fluid Sheer #6 (blush)
GA Fluid Sheer #2 (highlight)

Eyes:
WnW Fergie eye primer
L'Oreal Infallible e/s "Gold Imperial"
RBR Abyssinian Catbird (crease/outer corner)
Lorac e/s Posh (brow bone, blend out edges)
Illamasqua Liquid Metal Solstice (inner lowers)
UD Smog e/l pencil (lowers)
Tokidoki e/l pencil "Marrone" 
Jordana black pen liner (tightline)
Anastasia brow powder duo Ash Blonde
Hourglass Arch Soft Brunette
Guerlain Maxi Lash
CG Clump Crusher water resistant (lowers)

Lips:
UD Ozone l/l
MAC Lady at Play
I also put a little Fluid Sheer #2 on my cupid's bow

Okay!  I'm starting to fall behind.  This is me making a concerted effort to catch up.  :)  Wish me luck!  And I hope you like this look.  Of other importance - I tried the UD BB, as primer, here.  It was not as orange or scary as I had initially thought it would be.  Yay!  It also did a nice job of keeping my makeup in tact through the day.  

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.

Big Ballz

This is a face I'm really proud of!  Everything turned out very nice, I think.  :)

I also used a bunch of untrieds, so that was a bonus!   By the name of this post, you might have guessed that I tried my new Guerlain Meteorites.  They are the extra large ones called Perles du Paradis.  I was worried that the glittery silver balls would translate into tinsel on my face, but you can see here that they look really pretty!  I used a generous amount all over my face.  They gave a lovely, soft, pinky glow.

I also tried Fyrinnae Greenman's Forest, on my lid, in my crease, and on my lower lash line.  It's so beautiful and complex!  I adore it.

And!  And!  I contoured my cheeks using Make Up For Ever's Sculpting Kit #2 (just the dark shade).  I'm usually too lazy to do a proper contour.  I layered two blushes, as well, so I'm really rocking a gradient sort of cheek.  :)

You probably can't quite tell that I used purple in the crease, but that's okay.  It worked out nicely enough.  I used several colors from the Too Faced Romantic palette to compliment and support Greenman's Forest.

Face:
Kat Von D Rehab Priming Elixir
Urban Decay Naked Skin 0.5
Illamasqua Concealer 115 (spots)
BareMinerals Stroke of Light Luminous 1 (under eye)
Korres Wild Rose Mineral Setting Powder (under eye)
Make Up For Ever Super Matte Loose 12
Guerlain Meteorites Perles du Paradis (used generously all over!)

Cheeks:
Make Up For Ever Sculpting Kit #2 (dark color for contour)
Laura Mercier Vintage Pink
Illamasqua Tremble (just below cheekbones - is that the "apple," by the way?!)
Wet 'N Wild Fergie Rose Champagne Glow (cheekbones)

Eyes:
Nars eye primer
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Fyrinnae Greenman's Forest (all over lid/crease and smudged into Stray Dog on lowers)
UD Stray Dog pencil liner (lowers)
Too Faced Romantic Palette (First Dance in crease and a tiny bit on outer lowers, Soulmates on inner corner, Un-Veil to deepen crease and to set liner on waterline, Bouquet Toss on brow bone)
UD Perversion pencil liner (smudged into outer lash lines)
GA ETK black waterproof e/l pencil (waterline)
Stila Stay All Day black liner (tight line)
Tarte taupe brow pencil
Laura Mercier Faux Lash mascara
Givenchy Phenomeneyes Waterproof (lowers)

Lips:
L'Oreal Colour Caresse (YSL Glossy Stain dupe, sort of, but not exactly) Berry Persistent


I know what you are thinking and it's absolutely excessive and silly that I used three different black eyeliners!  You don't even want to know how many different kinds I have.  Also, you are probably dying to hear what I think of the YSL Glossy Stain dupe, right?  So far, I am not in love.  They feel very light on the lips, which is nice, but the wear is not the same.  Immediately after I took these pictures, I looked in the mirror, noticed some slight unevenness, then smooshed my lips together and it got way worse.  It was instantly patchy and awful looking, so, naturally, I blotted it down to a stain.  I'm glad I only got two of them, and on sale.  I think I'll be mainly sticking to my trusty Glossy Stains.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Let me know if you have questions about anything.