D'Lilac and Kat Von D

soooooooo this is beautiful lady gaga wearing the purple lips that inspired me to purchase lilac lipstick... too bad i can't wear all purple and no pants :( instead, i wore (100% CR outfit.. eek!) a black blazer, silver singlet, shiny black jeans and black ballet slippers... gaga's outfit owns.

i was tossing up between just going a glossy, nude eye with liquid liner or with a purple look...

i decided to do a 'cut-crease' look with purples from the Kat Von D True Romance Palette (check back to the previous post to see the colours) - that way i get to show you two of my new things

Urban Decay Primer Potion

an alternative is Too Faced Shadow Insurance from Kit

MAC Brow Set in Beguile

gives a guide for the shape of the shadow

MAC Paintpot in Painterly

all over lid up to eyebrow

MAC Eye Shadow in Gesso (matte white)

fluffy brush (MAC #217)

eyelid and above brow bone

gives a pale, even base

Urban Decay White Rabbit (shimmery white) 

fluffy brush

over Gesso

creates more depth and counteracts the dry, flat look that matte shadow can give

Kat Von D Sinner (matte purple)

thin angle brush

draw a line through your crease, pulling it out a little further than the ends of your eyes (inner corner and outer corner)

fade it up toward the eyebrow using a pencil/bullet brush

Kat Von D Sinner

fluffy brush

move the colour slowly and carefully into an S-shape

beginning at the inner end of the line, take it up under the start of the eyebrow, flatten it out and bring it down toward outer corner of the eye, then back up toward the end of the eyebrow

Kat Von D Rad Purple (sparkly, deep purple)

fluffy brush

repeat S-shape blending, alternating between Sinner and Rad Purple until the desired depth of colour is reached

MAC Eye Shadow in Electra (light shimmery grey)

include in the S-shape blending if the purple colour is too purple

Kat Von D Galeano (light shimmery purple)

flat brush

over eyelid to maintain purple-theme and paleness

MAC Eye Shadow in Carbon (matte black)

angle brush

line the upper lashline and along the lower lashline

Kat Von D Rad Purple

pencil/bullet brush

lightly over the black shadow line to blend and fade a little

MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder

waterline and tightline (lower and upper inner rims)

my new favourite mascara!! so cheap. so amazing. CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume.

took me ages to find the black one, because all the supermarkets i looked in only had the brown black in stock. finally i found it and it was on special for $12.95.. hell yeah :)

this is a wacky angle, but i hope you can kind of see the 'drama' of the 'cut-crease'

i'm hoping that you can see the contouring that i did for this look in this light and at this angle...

products used to create the deep cheek look:

MAC Bronzer in Golden

in the hollow under the cheekbone - suck your cheeks in to find it

NARS Blush in Orgasm

in a straight line along the cheek bone from the iris//outer corner of the eye, up to the hairline

MAC Mineralise Skinfinish in By Candlelight

just above blush, along the top of the cheekbone to highlight and brighten

and, of course, lips are Lime Crime Lipstick in D'Lilac

underneath, i used Napoleon Auto Pilor Lip Primer

later, i added MAC Viva Glam Gaga lipsick (pale matte pink) into the very top centre of my bottom lip

thank you for reading guys!

let me know what you think :)