ruby slippers

high level of excitement.

2010-11-30T02:24:00.001-08:00

my beanie is coming home!!!

for those of you who don't know, bean is my little sister.

the most incredible sister in the whole world.

my best friend :)

she is the most beautiful girl that i know.

we are two halves of a whole.

our parents' daughters.

this is us when i visited her in london in september:

just before we went on the london eye - in the london eye '4D experience'

SNOG. best frozen yoghurt bar ever.. well.. equal best with pinkberry..

this is bean at snog in covent garden after ballet at pineapple dance studio

she had natural frozen yoghurt with dates and pistachios

me at snog after ballet

i had natural frozen yoghurt with mini oreos and white chocolate stars

healthy choices...

i was pretty excited about my lady gaga t-shirt matching the interior.

recent make up looks...

2010-11-30T02:05:00.001-08:00

QUICK RUNDOWN OF SOME RECENT LOOKS

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christmas inspired look for the Country Road 'Mega' Sale day

copper eyelid

red shadow used as eyeliner

black gel liner

white waterline

green lower lashline

gold blush

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bright blue highlight

silvery, grey lid

purple crease

blue inner corner

black gel liner

white waterline

blue lower lashline

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warm colours and silver liquid liner

yellow inner corner

orange lid

MAC Kid crease

MAC silver liquid liner

white waterline

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i will be able to be more consistent with posting now that placement and uni are over for the year!! yay!

hope everyone is well :) x

mac venomous villains

2010-10-09T02:42:00.001-07:00

the most gorgeous collection i've seen in a while.

i love it.

check out the full range at the MAC website, or head to your nearest counter/store. fast.

packaging is amazing... i think i'll keep it for as long as i can (before johnjohn tells me to grow up and throw it out...)

the four featured villains are:

Cruella DeVil - 101 Dalmations

Evil Queen - Snow White

Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty

Dr. Facilier - The Princess and the Frog

over two visits to Myer Melbourne, i purchased seven items :)

from left:

Evil Queen Lipglass - Hot House

Maleficent Lipglass - Wrong Spell

Cruella Lipglass - Wicked Ways

Dr. Facilier Lip Gelee - Resort Life

from left:

Maleficent Nail Lacquer - Mean & Green

Evil Queen Powder Blush - Bite of an Apple

Dr. Facilier Magically Cool Liquid Powder - Truth & Light

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first make up i've shown for ages!!

face:

L'Oreal Studio Secrets Professional Anti-Redness Primer

MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW15

Revlon ColourStay Foundation in Ivory

MAC Dr. Facilier Magically Cool Liquid Powder in Truth & Light

quick review on the powder: incredible. a very unusual product - feels wet to apply with a brush, but leaves a lovely, not-shiny, sheen. a nice alternative to matte pressed powder without going into something as dewy as a mineralise skinfinish natural.

cheeks:

MAC Bronzer in Golden

MAC Powder Blush in Coygirl

MAC Powder Blush in Well Dressed

eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Virgin (Naked Palette)

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Naked (Naked Palette)

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

MAC Eye Shadow in Smolder

MAC Brow Set in Beguile

CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Mascara in Very Black

lips:

MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW15

Napoleon Auto Pilot Lip Primer

MAC Lip Liner in Nightmoth

MAC Lip Liner in Magenta

MAC Maleficent Lipglass in Wrong Spell

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thank you for reading! hope you like this look :)

next post, i will include some photos from my little adventure to London to visit my sister in september!

keepcup, magic dusts, mac palette

2010-08-25T21:24:00.000-07:00

my new favourite thing:

pretty pink keep cup

amazing loose shadows (pigments) by Lime Crime (purchased at Crush Cosmetics)

i love this website... incredibly quick postage and everything in australian dollars!

Empress (purple)

Pompadour (blue)

Mermaid (teal)

Elf (green)

Circus Girl (yellow)

Cleopatra (gold)

Primadonna (pink)

Mirror Mirror (silver grey)

last night, i depotted seven of my MAC shadows, because i fiiiiiiiiiiiinally got my hands on one of these palettes with room for fifteen :) the photo doesn't really show the colours well, but i'll list them below, in case you're interested

4 Palette

Gesso (vivid white - matte)

Kid (beige cashmere - veluxe)

Satin Taupe (taupe brown with silvery bronze shimmer - frost)

Carbon (intense black - matte)

15 Palette

Woodwinked (warm antique gold - veluxe pearl)

Humid (intense vivid green with shimmer - frost)

Naked Lunch (minimal pink with shimmer - frost)

Expensive Pink (pink with gold duochrome - veluxe pearl)

Club (muted reddish brown duochrome with green opalescent shimmer - satin)

Smut (muted black flecked with red shimmer - velvet)

Coppering (hi-reflective orange copper - veluxe pearl)

Beauty Marked (a deep blackened red with a sparkle/twilight effect - velvet)

Electra (muted silver with icy metallic shimmer - frost)

Nylon (pale gold with icy metallic shimmer - frost)

Beautiful Iris (fresh lavender with sheen - veluxe pearl)

Phloof! (frosted off-white - frost)

i have just realised that there's one i haven't put in there... i will have to go on a hunt to find it - Aquadisiac (deep sea turquoise - lustre)

as you can see... my collection of MAC Eye Shadows is hella random! lol

now i have these left:

take any six empty MAC containers to a counter and you can have a free lipstick!!

any suggestions......?

i'm thinking... Diva or Blankety or Myth or Girl About Town...

sugarpill 'burning heart' palette

2010-08-16T19:01:00.000-07:00

just received this in the mail... i ordered it from Sugarpill.

this is the box that the palette comes in...

the top of the actual palette...

these are the colours... my phone camera doesn't really show how vibrant and amazing the colours are though... boo!

Flamepoint (top left) - vivid orange

Buttercupcake (top right) - vivid yellow

Love + (bottom left) - true, vivid red

Poison Plum (bottom right) - bright, darkish purple

can't wait to do something with this!!

donatello mask

2010-08-09T16:15:00.000-07:00

this look did not come out at all how i planned it... i think because the pink shadow i used through my crease wasn't pigmented enough. but it ended up looking pretty cool - i thought it was like a superhero mask - hence, the teenage ninja turtles reference :)

MAC Eye Shadow in Phloof!

(inner corner and eyebrow highlight)

NYX Eye Shadow in Purple

(outer two thirds of the eyelid)

NYX Eye Shadow in Cherry and Hot Pink

(crease)

NYX Eye Shadow in Deep Purple

(V-shape at outer corner, over browbone, all the way into the nose - see photos for the shape, along lower lashline)

MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder

(waterline and tightline)

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

(upper lashline)

MAC Eye Shadow in Carbon

(over fluidline and smudged into the outer third of the eyelid)

MAC Brow Set in Beguile

CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara

MAC Bronzer in Golden

(under cheekbone for contour)

MAC Blush in Coygirl

(along cheekbone, focus on apples of the cheeks)

MAC Cremestick Liner in Summerfruit

(cover entire lip)

MAC Lipstick in Angel

now back to my overdue Science assignment... boo!

JohnJohn's choice: 'Red and Gold'

2010-08-04T21:13:00.000-07:00

so, i asked john last night what i should do with my eyes tomorrow (today) and he said, "red... and gold" to which i replied "like Gryffindor!!" lol nerrrrrrd...

this is what i came up with:

EYES

highlight inner corners and under eyebrow using a pale gold shadow (MAC Eye Shadow in Nylon)

bright red matte shadow (Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette) in a semi-circle along the upper lashline in the centre of the eyelid with a flat brush

same brush, deep red matte shadow (Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette) around the bright red to fill in the rest of the eyelid (blend together at the join)

switch to a pencil/bullet brush, using a deep, shimmery gold (Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Oraculum from Alice in Wonderland Palette), maintain the round shape of the shadow and place around the outer edge of the dark red

grab some more gold on a fluffy brush and blend out what you've just put down and soften the join between the dark red and gold. here i pulled the colour quite a long way in toward my nose, but kept it high so that the inner corner highlight was still visible

with the pencil brush, line the lower lashline with the dark gold

blend out the top of the dark gold with your pale gold shadow, all the way around the eye, and up to the eyebrow

with a flat brush go over inner corner and eyebrow highlight with a sheer matte white shadow (MAC Eye Shadow in Gesso)

line your lower waterline with black kohl pencil (MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder) and blink really hard to transfer the colour to your upper waterline - this is easier than tightlining, where you have to pull your eyelid up and make them water trying to get the pencil on that upper waterline. keep doing this (line and blink) until you're happy with the colour payoff.

lots of black mascara

do your eyebrows however you do them - i use MAC Brow Set in Beguile

FACE

MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW15

Revlon ColourStay Foundation in Ivory

MAC Select Sheer Pressed Powder in NW15

CHEEKS

MAC Bronzer in Golden (contour)

MAC Powder Blush in Trace Gold (along cheekbones)

Sigma Highlight in Moonlight Mile (highlight in C-shape around the temple)

LIPS

Napoleon Auto Pilot Lip Primer

MAC Lipstick in Angel

NARS Lip Gloss in Turkish Delight

hope you like this one!

Urban Decay Naked Palette

2010-08-04T14:11:00.001-07:00

i received this in the mail on Tuesday and it's one of those things where i'm still too excited to even use it! sorry the pictures aren't great - i used my phone to take them.

this angle shows you the dark end of the palette, and this gorgeous milk chocolatey end of the eyeliner pencil called, Whiskey.

this angle shows you the light end of the palette and the black end of the eyeliner pencil called, Zero. the palette also comes with the Primer Potion - phew! i was running out.

from lightest to darkest the colours are:

Virgin

Sin

Naked

Sidecar

Buck

Half Baked

Smog

Darkhorse

Toasted

Hustle

Creep

Gunmetal

i'll give you guys descriptions as i use them :) if you want a closer/proper look at the colours you can find it on the Urban Decay website. they also have a new Vegan Palette which looks great!

final post of the day: MAC Haul

2010-08-02T02:13:00.001-07:00

this wasn't all in one go, but here is what has magically hopped into my collection during July

all from MAC

brand whore much ?

LIP LINER

Nightmoth (blackened plum)

Magenta (vivid pinkish-purple)

Cherry (vivid bright bluish-red)

Redd (clearly red)

LIPSTICK

Cyber (intense blackish-purple)

Angel (soft pink)

SUPERGLASS

Tunnel of Love (deep blue brown)

Fab Frenzy (deep blue purple)

EYE SHADOW

Phloof! (frosted off-white)

PIGMENT

Vanilla (soft ivory white)

POWDER BLUSH

Trace Gold (fairy light gold with shimmer)

Pink Swoon (clearly pink)

Coygirl (powdered rose)

BRUSHES

#239 (eye shading brush)

#227 (large fluff brush)

Brush Cleaner

Carry-All

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i am loving lip liner at the moment!

what i do is, use a dark one around the outside of the lips, then colour in the rest and blend with a lighter one

combinations i have used so far are:

nightmoth with magenta

cherry with redd

cherry with a hot pink (non-MAC)

the superglasses are gorgeous but very sticky and the glitter in them is huge so it can feel a bit 'bitty' when you rub your lips together and reeeeeeeeally not good if you're planning on kissing anyone!

trace gold is a beautiful light blush for when you don't want anything pinky.

i'm obsessed with coygirl because it's purple-y - winner.

haven't used pink swoon yet, but it's so lovely and bright and pink!

i can't recommend Phloof! Eye Shadow highly enough - i use it as a highlight on the inner corner of my eyes and under my eyebrow, as a lid colour, as a highlight across the tops of my cheekbones, and on the very centre of my lips when wearing coloured lipstick to make them 3D and pouty = awesome-value product!

Vanilla Pigment (loose shadow) - pretty much as awesome as Phloof! but more of a yellow-y undertone , compared to Phloof!'s pink-y undertone.

wowzer... i spend a lot at MAC... ouch...

hope you are all well :) speak to you soon!

soft cut-crease with neutral colours AND hot-off-the-press CR jumper

2010-08-02T01:44:00.000-07:00

in the photos, this make-up looks relatively natural, but in real life it's quite noticeable even though the colours are soft.

still, very wearable :)

gold eyelid (MAC Eye Shadow in Nylon)

brown-grey crease (Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Mushroom)

highlight under the eyebrow (MAC Pigment in Vanilla)

thin black liner with a long wing that follows the shape of the brown-grey shadow (MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack)

nude/peach eyeliner in waterline (Stila Kajal Liner in Topaz)

soft grey shadow under lower lashes (Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Vorpal)

Revlon ColourStay Foundation in Ivory

MAC Select Cover-Up in NW15

MAC Brow Set in Beguile

MAC Bronzer in Golden

MAC Powder Blush in Trace Gold

MAC Mineralise Skinfinish in By Candlelight

MAC Lipstick in Angel

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brand new grey marle zippy asymmetrical jumper

(my most favourite ruby slippers singlet and brand new nudie jeans)

it's cut high at the back, which i think is cute

(and me checking to see if you can see the short back lol)

this is pretty much my only outfit from now on. love.

warning: photo heavy post...

2010-08-02T00:03:00.001-07:00

SO i switched from my trusty Revlon foundation to one by my beloved MAC... and i was swiftly transported to skin HELL = the lack of posts. very upsetting and irritating.

needless to say, i have swapped back to Revlon and have been waiting, waiting, waiting for my skin to heal.

i have consoled myself by purchasing make-up "for when my skin gets better" lol i will make a list for you guys in another post :)

in the mean time, i have still been wearing more make-up that what is appropriate during the day lol here are some of the looks that i was game to photograph:

NATURAL BRONZEY

(using the Stila It Girl Palette)

INSPIRED BY JANE (DAKOTA FANNING) IN ECLIPSE

mum makes a guest appearance in the background lol

ANOTHER NATURAL

(darker than the previous one and with smudged liner)

DRAMATIC CUT-CREASE

(black and pale blue/white)

INSPIRED BY ONE OF THE GIRLS IN THE MAC PRO STORE ON CHAPEL STREET

(red, purple, pink, navy)

hope you guys enjoy these and i will try to be more frequent with my posting!

p.s. i am hating my eyebrows at the moment, so if anyone knows a good place to get them done, please share!!

fire eyes

2010-06-29T23:00:00.000-07:00

this look was inspired by one of the girls working in MAC in Myer Melbourne :) the liner on her upper lashline was thicker and more precise though... i'm still trying to get comfortable using Fluidline - MAC's gel/cream liner.

beautiful johnjohn asked me the other day how there can be SO many make-up things that i still want, when i already have a big collection. he draws, so i explained it to him by comparing it to his derwents - so so many different colours, materials, finishes, applications and uses.

an example of how i decide i need something is that while i was doing this look, i wished that i had a vibrant yellow to use as a highlight on the inner corner and above the black liner and a bright orange to place between the hot pink shadow and the red shadow to make the difference in colour more obvious.

hence, i think i will invest in (spend the bank's money on) either:

Lime Crime Magic Dust in 'Circus Girl' (yellow) and 'Cleopatra' (orange)

Medusa's Make Up Eye Dust in 'Big Bird' (yellow.. duh?) and 'Tiger' (orange)

products that i use with just about every look:

Revlon ColourStay Foundation in Ivory

MAC Brow Set in Beguile

CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara in Black

MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder

EYES

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

everywhere where product needs to stay on!

from upper lashline to eyebrow and along lower lashline

NYX Single Shadow in Barely There

all over where you put the primer

NYX Eye Shadow Trio in Cherry

flat, stiff brush (Sigma SS239)

outer third of eyelid, into crease, two thirds of the way to tearduct

Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette in a pale orange

fluffy brush (MAC #217)

blend out hot pink edge

pull up onto the brow bone

start moving the colour into a point to act as a guide for the red shadow

pencil brush(MAC #219)

under lower lashline

Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette in a bright deep red

fluffy brush

blend along the top of the orange, making the point out past the end of the eyebrow more visible

NYX Eye Shadow Trio in Ultra Chic (off white)

fluffier brush (Sigma SS224)

highlight between eyebrow and red shadow and down toward tearduct

Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette in pale yellow

stiff, flat brush

inner two thirds of eyelid, blend into hot pink

MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder

waterline and tightline

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

angle brush (MAC #263)

along upper lashline with a big flick at the end

below the outer third of the lower lashline

NYX Eye Shadow Trio in Deep Purple

pencil brush

from black liner, two thirds into crease

Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette in a dark red

pencil brush

over Deep Purple in the crease to deepen

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Jabberwocky (sparkly black)

angle brush

over liner to hold it in place

CHEEKS

Sigma Blush in 'Some Girls' (soft peachy orange)

apple of the cheeks

Sigma Highlight in 'Moonlight Mile' (sparkly gold)

'C'-shape from beneath the outer third of the eye, around to above the outer third of the eyebrow

LIPS

Lipstick Queen Butterfly Ball Shimmer Treatment Lipstick in Trance

stila - the it girl palette

2010-06-29T04:17:00.001-07:00

the colours are Lamè (gold), Chloe (brown), Kitten (pink)

all with the same colour shimmer (i.e. gold shimmer in the gold, etc. as opposed to colours with different colour shimmer, for example, MAC's Club is brown with green and red shimmer)

i also really want the Silk Eye Shadow Wash in Kitten - liquid to powder formula :)

still waiting on an order from Cherry Culture (NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils & NYX Lip Spas), another from Evolution of Smooth (lip balm spheres), and another from Stila (Kajal Eye Liner in Topaz)...

i think i'm all set for lipbalms now lol

20% off at Cherry Culture til June 30th (tomorrow) with the code, "GRS20", so get there if you need anything!!

too faced shadow insurance

2010-06-28T05:58:00.001-07:00

this arrived in the mail today

my Urban Decay Primer Potion is running out, so i thought i'd grab one of these before it ran out completely and i had to run around with un-primed eyelids!

i will let you know what i think of it in general, and in comparison to the UD primer.

love love loving my NARS Gloss in Turkish Delight... definitely recommended... relatively expensive in store (depending on your opinion of what 'expensive' is - $60ish for a lip gloss is somewhat expensive to me - i got it for $45 online.. winner!)

still more things to come in the mail (where did i get the impression that i had any money to spend ? i think paypal makes shopping for too easy!)...

i'll keep you updated..

Glitterdollz7's Flower Inspired Look

2010-06-21T02:47:00.000-07:00

this eye make-up has really made me wish that i had a camera (rather than Photobooth) that could show the colours properly, so you could see how cool it looks... hopefully you'll get an idea of it :)

the eyelid colour moves from white to yellow to pink, and the crease is cut and blended with purples. eyeliner is very thick and meets the cut crease line at the outer end.

Revlon ColourStay Foundation in Ivory

- all over face

Urban Decay Primer Potion

- all over lid and beneath lashline

MAC Eye Shadow in Gesso

- inner corner

Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette in Yellow

- middle of eyelid

NYX Trio Eye Shadow in Red Bronze (isn't bronze at all - it's pink)

- outer corner

- along browbone

- blended beneath Beautiful Iris on lower lashline

Kat Von D True Romance Eye Shadow Palette in Sinner

- cut crease line

- over black liner

MAC Eye Shadow in Beauty Marked

- blend cut crease line

MAC Eye Shadow in Beautiful Iris

- outer third above and below cut crease line

- blended beneath black liner on lower lashline

MAC Penultimate Liner in Black

- upper and lower lashline

MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder

- waterline and tightline

MAC Brow Set in Beguile

- eyebrows

Cover Girl Lash Blast Volume Mascara in Black

- two coats on upper and lower lashes

MAC Bronzer in Golden

- contour under cheekbone

NARS Blush in Orgasm

- along cheekbones

MAC Mineralise SkinFinish in By Candlelight

- 'C' shape on temples (from just under the eye's lower corner, around to just above outer third of the eyebrow)

Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Liner in WIld Clover

- lightly outline lips

Lipstick Queen Butterfly Ball Shimmer Treatment Lipstick in Trance

- one coat on lips

NARS Lip Gloss in Turkish Delight

- one coat over Butterfly Ball

turkish delight

2010-06-18T05:49:00.000-07:00

received today: NARS Lip Gloss in Turkish Delight

my apologies for the lack of authentic photos - my camera has no batteries, photobooth is sucky at night and my phone flashes too much - boo!

this colour is gorgeous :) can't wait to use it... it will have to be on a day/night out without johnjohn though because he is bothered by the stickiness lol

subtle colourful

2010-06-18T03:34:00.001-07:00

i like this look because it's quite low - it is relatively subtle when your eyes are open, but then is a flash of gorgeous colour and shading when you blink.

Urban Decay Primer Potion

all over eyelid, up to eyebrow

NYX Trio - Hot Pink

around outer edge of eyelid, into crease, and onto outer browbone

fluffy brush

NYX Trio - Purple and Deep Purple

over hot pink, leaving some of the hot pink showing above

fluffy brush

MAC Eye Shadow - Carbon (matte black)

outer 'V' and through crease

pencil brush, then blend with fluffy brush

Coastal Scents (88 Matte Palette) - Navy Blue

over black

pencil brush, then fluffy brush

NYX Trio - Cool Blue

eyelid (left bare until now)

flat brush

Coastal Scents (88 Matte Palette) - bright, mid blue with shimmer

over cool blue

flat brush

Crush Cosmetics Bonus Pale Blue Shimmer Loose Shadow

over blue

flat brush, or your finger

NYX Eye Shadow - Barely There

highlight inner corner (around tearduct) and under eyebrow

fluffy brush

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Black Bean

line upper lashline, flicking past outer corner into the black shadow

angle brush

MAC Eye Kohl - Carbon

line waterline and tightline

NYX Slim Eye Pencil - Charcoal

line under lower lashes

CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara - Black

upper and lower lashes

MAC Brow Set - Beguile

eyebrows

little nyx haul from cherryculture

2010-06-17T15:40:00.001-07:00

received this lot yesterday from Cherry Culture - all NYX

i'm very excited about these Trios :) gorgeous colours

in this photo (from top left, clockwise):

Beanie, Red Bronze, Red Bean

(had to get this one because i call my sister 'Bean' or 'Beanie')

Ultra Chic

(no individual colour names - great highlight colours)

Purple, Deep Purple, Prune

(love love love these purples, great for layering and creating depth)

Cherry, Cool Blue, Hot Pink

(possibly my favourite.. blue on the centre of the lid, then pink through the crease = fun!)

Single Shadow - 'Barely There'

(really good base to cover whole lid to make blending easier)

Exam Day Arrivals

2010-06-15T02:59:00.001-07:00

delete my paypal account. do it.

Sigma Make Up

Beauty On The Go Kit - Blush and Highlight

the four colours fit into the palette

Sigma Make Up

Travel Kit - 'Nice In Pink'

the other option was 'Naughty In Black'

Sigma Make Up

Hollywood Glamour Retractable Kabuki Princess Grace

the other options were Breakfast With Audrey (black) and Something About Marilyn (red)

MAC care of alwaysyouthful on ebay

Eye Shadow in Smut

muted black flecked with red shimmer

MAC care of alwaysyouthful on ebay

Eye Shadow in Club

muted reddish brown duochrome with green opalescent shimmer

still waiting on two more orders... yikes!

fun :)

john called these 'dusk eyes'

2010-06-14T19:51:00.000-07:00

because they reminded him of the sun.

i did this make up to go out on queens birthday eve - full emo, because that's the way i roll :P lol

however, the boys decided they wanted to watch all of UFC, so we didn't get into the city until around eleven, and both venues had lines that went around the block... the boys were soft and didn't want to line up, so we turned around and went home.

cool red make up wasted on UFC. boo.

enough complaining, onto the explanation:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC Paint Pot in Painterly

SHADOWS:

Red Eye Shadow with subtle shimmer (Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette)

flat brush

eyelid

Dark Brown Eye Shadow with subtle shimmer (Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette)

fluffy brush

blend at the top of the red (around the crease) into a wing that extends past the end of the eyebrow

bring it under the outer corner of the lower lashline too

Pale Nude Eye Shadow (Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette)

fluffy brush

brow bone to eyebrow - highlight

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Curiouser (also called Grifter - light pinky purple shimmer)

pencil/bullet brush

along lower lashline, from inner corner to meet dark brown

OTHER EYE PRODUCTS:

MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder

waterline, tightline and below outer corner of lower lashline (smudge using pencil brush)

MAC Penultimate Liner in Black

line along upper lashline, starting very thin, getting thicker toward outer corner, flick up toward the eyebrow at the end

Pale Blue Shimmer Loose Powder (no brand - arrived free with Crush Cosmetics order)

pencil/bullet brush

around inner corner

CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara

two coats, upper and lower lashes

MAC Brow Set in Beguile

to create the vampire-y sunken cheeks look, i contoured quite heavily under the cheekbones using a blush brush with MAC Bronzer in Golden, then MAC Mineralise SkinFinish in By Candlelight on top of the cheekbones/under the eye to highlight

i only got to take these photos when we arrived home around midnight after abandoning the night out, and i had a brainwave to put lipstick on - which i shouldn't have. i had only meant to have nude glossy lips, but i put on Lime Crime Lipstick in D'Lilac and MAC Viva Glam Lipstick in Gaga - silly! so it looks a bit spaz in this pictures - sorry!!

hope you guys like this one :)

i've been dying to use red eye shadow for ages!

blue and purple fun :)

2010-06-09T03:22:00.000-07:00

this look is really pretty, and relatively subtle because the colours are not too bright.

it will suit any eye colour or skin tone :)

some of the colours i used were from the Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette, so they don't have names

i will include the names of the products that are named - these are just the products that i have, anything similar will work the same

first, prime your eyelids - either a primer, or concealer and powder

line your upper lashline with black liner (MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder), then smudge up the lid with a pencil ('bullet') brush

using a flat brush, apply a bright dark blue shadow to your eyelid, from the upper lashline to the crease (round shape, you don't need to pull it out yet)

with a fluffy brush, blend a bright purple shadow (Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Underland) around the edge or the blue and pull it out into a pointed shape, past the end of your eyebrow and up into your hairline (if you're brave!)

go back to the bright dark blue shadow with the fluffy brush and extend it out, to be a smaller version of the purple shadow's shape

take a light brown/nude/neutral shadow with a fluffy brush and blend around the purple on the brow-bone

highlight under the eyebrow with a shimmery or matte white (MAC Eye Shadow in Gesso)

using white eyeliner (NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk), cover the very inner corner of the eyelid and the inner third of the lower lashline

blend white eyeliner, using a pencil brush, with a shimmery aqua shadow (MAC Eye Shadow in Aquadisiac)

with a shimmery pink or purple colour (Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Curiouser), using a pencil brush, smudge around the outside of the purple shape - top and bottom, including under the lashline, into the aqua

using whatever liner you like the most (i used NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean and an angled brush), line the upper lashline, pulling it out past the outer corner, in line with the purple shadow

line your waterline with black liner (MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder) and close your eyes hard for a few seconds to transfer the colour to the tightline - upper waterline

define your eyebrows (i use MAC Brow Set in Beguile)

black mascara (CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume), shifting the lashes out, in the direction of the eyeliner flick - away from the inner corner of the eye

just out of interest - the products i used for the rest of the face:

MAC Bronzer in Golden along the cheekbones

Napoleon Auto Pilot Lip Service (glossy lip primer)

Lime Crime Lipstick in D'Lilac, applied using either a lip brush or your finger - not directly

red queen (or mimi from the drew carey show)

2010-06-07T23:47:00.000-07:00

alright alright.

everyone knows the craziness that is country road sale day.

somehow twenty-five-percent-off makes people crazy.

this year, as an homage to the lack of sanity on these days, i decided to be alice in wonderland characters.

last time i was the mad hatter, this time the red queen (queen of hearts).

including black and white striped over-the-knee socks with red hearts on the knees.

Urban Decay Primer Potion

from upper lashline to eyebrow

pale blue shimmery loose shadow

flat brush

straight line from outer corner to end of eyebrow

straight line from inner corner to start of eyebrow

fill in all the space between these lines - no fading it out along these lines

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Alice (bright mid blue)

flat brush

over pale blue

bright blue shimmery loose shadow

flat brush (wet)

over Alice

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Wonderland (shimmer bronze)

fluffy brush

only a tiny bit through crease

(contouring - can't help myself)

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in White Rabbit (shimmer white)

fluffy brush

under eyebrow to highlight

MAC Brow Set in Beguile

MAC Penultimate Liner

thicken toward the centre of the eye

bring the line down

flick at the end along the line of the blue shadow

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

waterline

CoverGirl Lashblast Volume Mascara

two coats on upper and lower lashes

MAC Bronzer in Golden

under cheekbone to contour

NARS Blush in Orgasm

apples of cheeks

Napoleon Auto Pilot Lip Service (Lip Primer)

Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Liner Pencil in Wild Clover

Maybelline Forever Metallics Lipstick in Pink Zinc

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different lighting - to show how dark it was when i had to leave!

no one should have to leave their house before seven.. ever..

unless they're flying somewhere fabulous

i challenge ANY customer to yell at me about discounts and returns, without laughing, while i'm wearing THIS eyeshadow

cool looks without a bagillion steps

2010-05-30T22:31:00.001-07:00

two quick looks - i'll just list the products, because you can see where they're placed :)

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GREY AND AQUA

- Urban Decay Primer Potion

- MAC Eye Shadow in Electra (lid)

- MAC Eye Shadow in Aquadisiac (crease and browbone)

- Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Wonderland (crease)

- NYX Eyeliner in Charcoal (upper lashline)

- MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder (waterline)

- Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Drink Me, Eat Me (inner corner)

- CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara

- MAC Brow Set in Beguile

- MAC Bronzer in Golden

- NARS Blush in Orgasm

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BIRD OF PARADISE

- Urban Decay Primer Potion

- pale nude eye shadow (lid and under brow)

- bright red eye shadow (crease and browbone)

- navy eye shadow (lid - outer 'V' and upper lashline)

- pale orange eye shadow (blend top of red shadow)

- sparkly bright blue eye shadow (under lower lashline)

- navy eyeliner (waterline)

- CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara

- MAC Brow Set in Beguile

- pale nude eye shadow again (inner corner and lid)

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quick, dark, bright and easy peasy

2010-05-27T22:34:00.000-07:00

a pink version of Miley's make-up in the "Can't Be Tamed" video

(not quite as dark and intense)

primer and paintpot

mid-brown shadow with a fluffy brush through crease and flick up toward the end of the eyebrow

shimmery nude/white shadow with a fluffy brush above brown to highlight under the eyebrow

black shadow (i used matte, but shimmer will work) with a flat brush on eyelid and pull the colour out, using the brown as a guide for the shape

fade black outline with a fluffy brush or pencil/bullet brush

hot pink with a fluffy brush around the outline of the black shadow

pale pink shadow with a pencil/bullet brush along lower lashline and underside of the black 'flick'

black eye kohl pencil on waterline and tightline

black liquid liner along upper lashline and flick out a little

silver shadow with a pencil/bullet brush (or your finger) around tearduct/inner corner

eyebrows

mascara

bronzer and highlighter on cheeks with powder brush

nude pink lipstick

and my little sideways dutch braid...

current shopping list

2010-05-27T18:21:00.001-07:00

SHOPPING LIST

EOS Lip Balm Smooth Sphere in Lemon Drop
temporarily sold out... :(

MAC Eye Shadow in Club

MAC Eye Shadow in Smut

MAC Eye Shadow Quad in Well Plumed Eyes

NARS Blush in Desire

NARS Lip Gloss in Turkish Delight

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in every colour available!

SEARCHING LIST
suggestions/recommendations please :)

navy blue mascara

chanel vendetta-coloured (purple-black) lipstick

chanel rouge noir-coloured (red-black) lipstick

D'Lilac and Kat Von D

2010-05-26T05:31:00.001-07:00

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 :)

"laura... it looks like you have texta on your eyes..."

2010-05-19T02:10:00.000-07:00

another astute observation offered by one of my grade twos today - explanation is that i did my liquid eyeliner in the car... fail! never do it.

the look i was trying was the lady gaga telephone video prison scene - i will do it properly (not in a moving vehicle during peak hour) and post photos and instructions another day for you :)

THREE PACKAGES IN ONE DAY! YES!

package number one: the brush guard - variety pack

very cheap, so get on it

it's a net-type case that slides over your brush - so your brushes don't end up with bed-hair in your make-up case!

this is my blush brush (really old Mary Kay one that i love because of its pink bristles)

this is also great because when you wash your brushes, you can stand them bristles-down in a glass so that the water drains off the end of the bristles - you don't want to dry the brush standing up because the water settles and disrupts the glue that holds the bristles together at their base.

package number two: NARS Blush in Orgasm

i'm sure you all know this product very well, but here is a photo of it :)

gorgeous peachy-pink glowy blush colour (lol so i have an alternative to bronzer!)

package number three: Kat Von D (Sephora) True Romance Eye Shadow Palette in Beethoven

total ebay impulse purchase

BUT

now that it has arrived, i do love the colours and am looking forward to showing you how i've used it!

colours from left:

- lucifer

- speed blue

- razor gray

- tequila

- sinner

- rad purple

- leather

- galeano

so far i can see:

- a purple smokey eye using rad purple, sinner, galeano and lucifer

AND

- something using speed blue, razor gray and tequila

wowzers long post... hope you made it all the way through!

thank you for reading!

if you have any suggestions, requests or questions, please comment :)

new arrivals...

2010-05-14T00:45:00.000-07:00

package number one: Lime Crime Lipstick in D'Lilac

oh so wacky, oh so gaga :)

package number two: Coastal Scents 88 Colour Eye Shadow Palette

soooooooooo many colours!!

rainbow eyes, here i come!

"umm miss laura, you look a bit different today..."

2010-05-13T01:19:00.000-07:00

halfway through reading a picture book to my Grade 2s this morning, Charlie decided to share this observation with the class... i'm not sure if they appreciated the alien-looking white eyes, but the girls definitely liked the braid - by the end of the day they all had little plaited sections at the front of their hair.

so, this look is from a MakeUpByTiffanyD tutorial on youtube - Kim Kardashian's 2009 Emmy appearance

prime prime prime... this look will crease heaps if you don't!

using a flat brush, i put the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk (white) all over the lid, up to the eyebrow and under the lower lashline

with a flat brush again, cover the liner with a white shadow (MAC Eye Shadow in Gesso) to dry it up because the liner will be sticky

apply a shimmery pale blue (random loose shadow that came free with my crushcosmetics.com.au order) on the outer 'V' area on the lid, two-thirds along the upper lashline and lightly along the lower lashline

apply a pale brown or gold along the brow just to deepen the colour, so it doesn't look quite so flat (i used MAC Eye Shadow in Nylon because i don't have any light browns yet)

re-do the white shadow around your tear duct

using the NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk, line your waterline

black mascara and eyebrows and done!

i used a pinky-gold lipstick, anything nude-y will work

BING! eyes open :)

it's a pretty wacky look, but it's very fresh and bright and awake-looking, and quick to do!

i'm expecting FIVE different make-up orders in the mail... someone delete my PayPal account... please...

i'll show-and-tell when they arrive! yay :D