subtle colourful

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

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

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'

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 :)

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)

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