Spring Delight FOTD

Recently, Jerry from Silhouette Screams showed me a new video from Michelle Phan called Spring Delight.We both liked the colors she used, but agreed that she blended it all into a muddy mess. Neither of us are fans of hers, no offense intended to those who do enjoy her videos! I wanted to do a look similar to what she did, but without blending all of the vibrant colors into oblivion. I also wanted a very pink & shimmery effect for my cheeks, to look fresh and springy.

What I used:

Hard Candy face primer

Covergirl Natureluxe foundation

Benefit Erase Paste

Maybelline Dream Mousse concealer

theBalm Sexy Mama face powder

MAC blush Dollymix

Maybelline blush/highlighter Champagne Bloom

MAC lipstick Gem of Roses

MAC lipglass Cultureclash

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Fusion of Color shadow Blaze (lid)

Fusion of Color shadow Hottie (crease)

Darling Girl shadow Rainbow Brite (inner lid)

Urban Decay shadow Peace (lower lid)

Urban Decay liner Underground (lid)

MAC liner I Get No Kick (waterline)

Maybelline The Falsies mascara

I'm really proud of this look, it's one of my favorites of anything I've ever done :)

Starfruit Mantis EOTD

Here's a simple spring look I did using Meow Cosmetic's "Starfruit" (inner lid) from the Caribbean collection, and "Mantis" (outer lid) from the Lost Rainforest collection. I also used Make Up Forever's Aqua Liner #4. I'm not sure what lip product I was wearing, but I can see I missed a spot... :p Oops!

Sparkly purple EOTD

Last night I was bored and decided I wanted to do a really sparkly look. I could have upped the amp and used Pixie Epoxy or another sticky base to make this REALLY sparkly, but I didn't feel like doing the extra work since I wasn't going out anywhere. I used Fyrinnae's "Lemming" on my lid, Kiss My Sass' "Tattoo Shop" in the crease, and Tokidoki liner in "Donutella".

Another Darling Girl EOTD

The other day I wanted to try out some Darling Girl samples I bought quite a while ago but I hadn't yet used (except Electric Lady). I'm really on a Darling Girl kick lately! Mojito is on the inner lid, Exhale on the outer lid, and Electric Lady in the crease. Exhale has a neat blue sheen to it that IMO perfects the look, but of course I couldn't capture it. No full face pictures, as usual lately it seems, because I really dislike taking pictures of myself where my hair is up. Sometimes I get one that's not too bad, but not this time. :P And I have to keep doing my hair up because my blowdryer is broken and right now with everything else going on it doesn't seem worth it me to go buy a new one to have to pack it up in a few days.

FOTD w/ Darling Girl & Shiro

I seriously can't WAIT for Susan to re-open Darling Girl next month... maybe by then I'll have some money and be able to buy "a few" things. A few things about this EOTD... the lid color/highlight is "Whisper", which I am OBSESSED with. It is a perfect neutral eye color, very light, but it shows up more brown in these pictures than I think it looks IRL. I use it sometimes all the way from my eyelids to my browbone. I need a full size! The crease color is Scarecrow, but it turned out basically just black as I did the makeup, which is odd as it's actually really beautiful and complex and not black at all... It either got too muddy from being put on top of Whisper, or my brush was too dirty. Weird. I foiled Witch's Brew and used it as a liner (the pretty sparklies only show up ok in one picture). My liner on my waterline had already worn off by the time I took the pictures ^_^; So, the eyes didn't go quite as planned, but I still liked it. It was a different look for me. On my lips is Leeroy Jenkins from Shiro, and as you can see it's basically the best thing ever. I've started curling my lashes with a little cheap-o curler from an eyebrow kit my mom sent me. It makes a BIG difference in how my lashes look after I apply mascara. They stay really separated and don't get clumpy. I really liked this FOTD, I never do neutral eyes or colorful lips so it was a step outside of my comfort zone, which seems to be happening quite a bit lately. I am hoping to get caught up on blogs tomorrow!

Yellow & Teal EOTD with Fyrinnae

Hey guys! Sorry it's been a week, if you follow me on Twitter you know things have just been incredibly hectic for me lately (especially midterms, boo). I really haven't had much time to catch up on blogs, hopefully I will be able to do so soon. I wanted to use some Fyrinnae last week to do a nice and bright EOTD. I actually brought the colors below my waterline, which is something I barely ever do. It really goes out of my comfort zone for some reason, which is weird since I have no problem wearing super-bright shadows. The inner lid color is Banana Mochi, outer lid is Bali Mynah, and I think the crease is +20 Beautification. The green liner is MAC's Greenplay. I am so glad I bought this at the CCO, I use it so much more than I thought I would. Hope you had a good weekend!

EOTD using Meow Cosmetics

Overall I really like the look I did today, although it was disappointing how my outer lid color ended up looking so similar to my crease color. What I used: Mornings of Gold, by Hi Fi (highlight) Kiwi, from Meow's Caribbean collection (inner lid) Mantis, from Meow's Lost Rainforest collection (outer lid) Ocean Spray, from Meow's Caribbean collection (crease) MAC Liquidlast Liner in Greenplay I also bought the new Maybelline One By One mascara yesterday, since my tube of Falsies is getting kind of gross. I accidentally grabbed the waterproof (I really don't like waterproof mascaras), so my judgment is on that, but I like it. It's not something to write home about, but it's pretty good. I like most mascaras that have the rubber bristles. I also was lucky enough to find, amongst a big pile of makeup that had fallen off the shelves at Ulta, one of the Physician's Formula blushes with the hearts on it! I was so happy ^_^ The reason I had gone in the first place was to get some foundation for my job interview at Macy's this Saturday. I've never worn foundation, just tinted moisturizer, which lately hasn't seemed like enough. I got the new Covergirl Natureluxe foundation in the shade 310, which is a perfect match for my skintone. I've only used it today so far, but I absolutely love it. It smells really good too. Here's a review of it from one of my favorite blogs, Noveau Cheap. And here's a picture of me and my kitty :) She's not shy anymore, she's already become the world's cuddliest cat. Sadly, she has a kitty cold, and keeps sneezing and getting snot all over me and the keyboard T_T I get to try and give her antibiotics later, can't wait...

EOTD with Aromaleigh Hi-Fi Retro Mattes

Whenever I use AL samples I just get bummed out knowing that when I run out, that is IT sir! The other day Mindy did an awesome look using her Aromaleigh matte shadows, and it inspired me to play around with some of mine today. I just got my MAC Wonder Woman stuff delivered today, and it inspired my look a little bit. The black liner against the yellow shadow reminded me a little bit of comic books, and I used a sheer red gloss to go with it, although it shows up looking pink in the pictures. I'm going to do a full list of products I used, for once! What I used: Eyes- Concrete Minerals Electric Eye Primer Aromaleigh's "Real Gone" on lid Aromaleigh's "Smokin'" in crease High Voltage's "Feel The Heat" to highlight Maybelline "The Falsies" mascara InColor (aka Jordana) FabuLiner in black Urban Decay's 24/7 liner in "Zero" Face- Hard Candy's Sheer Envy Primer Jane Be Pure Mineral Skin Perfecting Sheer Foundation Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer Benefit's Erase Paste (under eyes) Revlon PhotoReady Powder (don't really like this much) Physician's Formula Mineral Glow Pearls (not a fan of this either) Cheeks and Lips- MAC blush in "Mighty Aphrodite" elf blush in "Gotta Glow" Urban Decay Ultraglide lipgloss in "Heat" You can ignore the fact that I got gloss on my teeth... It's been about 10 hours and my eyeshadow still looks awesome. I credit this partially to Concrete Mineral's awesome eye primer, and partly to the staying power of these shadows. I really love how the Mighty Aphrodite blush looks on me- I think it looks really natural, which is funny because I naturally flush a really bright pink. To wrap it up I want to say hi to my new followers! Thanks for stopping by ^_^ I would LOVE to do a giveaway to celebrate +350, but until I find a job I really can't afford to do so. Hopefully I can get one soon so I can do a fun giveaway (and go off my own no-buy, bleh).

Brown & Red EOTD

Very frustrated right now :/ As I've mentioned every two seconds for the last few months, I'm moving to Texas. We were supposed to start the drive down tomorrow, but the weather is supposed to be so terrible that driving would be really dangerous. We're going to leave on Friday instead now, and get there Saturday. It's not that big a deal, except that Friday is my 2 year anniversary with my boyfriend, and I was really excited to see him. At least we will get to have Valentine's Day together! It will be the third Valentine's Day since we started dating, but the first one we'll get to spend together. Long distance relationships are fucking difficult- we've been long distance for the last year. But if anyone ever tells you that long distance never works out, they're a big fat liar :) Anyway, here is a look I did last week that I really loved. I used Hi-Fi's High Impact Shadow Fix over Concrete Minerals Electric Eye Primer. On my lid is Darling Girl's "Oracle", the crease is Hi-Fi's "Lords of Salem", and the highlight is Hi-Fi's "Hail Ceasar" (always showing up so dark in the pictures, gah). I also used a Collection 2000 gold glitter liner. I don't remember what lip products I used. My eyebrows do not actually look that awkward... And here is a picture of what my shadows looked like approximately 12 hours later, after a 4 hour shift at work where the A/C is broken and the building is always at least 80- The High Impact Shadow Fix is so amazing. Someday I will do a comparison post with Pixie Epoxy, but for me it's like this: I use PE when I'm using more sparkly shadows with a more complex look. I find the HISF makes it harder for me to blend, but the fact that it lasts so long makes it as worthy as PE for me. I just use it for simpler looks, or when I need my shadows to last for a long time. Before I go, I thought I'd add that I'm going to rejoin Twitter. I miss chatting with everyone, and I know it will be really nice to have your company since I will be away from my friends, family, kitties and puppy :3 So if you have a Twitter, leave your username in the comments so I can find you after I make a new ones.

Tropical EOTD

The other night I was bored and decided to play around with my makeup a little bit. I really like this look but feel like I have done many very similar to it. Hopefully reorganizing my stash after I move will give me new color combination ideas! SHADOWS I USED: LID: Aromaleigh's "Coney Island" CREASE: Meow's "Torch" INNER V: Fyrinnae's "Banana Mochi" BELOW OUTSIDE OF WATERLINE: High Voltage's "Frostbite" HIGHLIGHT: Hi-Fi's "Hail Ceasar" (this always shows up so brown in photos but it isn't!)