Look: Zodiac Obsessions

 A colorfully ethereal look I did purely for fun using the BH Cosmetics Zodiac palette and the Huda Beauty Electric Obsessions palette. Keep reading for details!

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-CoverGirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 foundation in 805 Ivory

-Maybelline Fit Me concealer in Fair under eyes

-Tony Moly Cat's Wink Clear Pact powder in No.1 Clear Skin

-NYX Taupe blush (contour)

-Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Paaarty

-wet n wild eyeshadow quad in Hasta La Costa, highlight shade as highlight

Eyes:

-BH Cosmetics Zodiac Palette: baked silver shade on lids

-Huda Beauty Electric Obsessions palette: matte cool pink, shimmery deep blue, shimmery turquoise

-BH Cosmetics Weekend Festival palette: shimmery bright blue shade(to blend out the dark blue)

-wet n wild gel eyeliner

-Kat Von D liquid eyeliner in Trooper (free sample)

-Wet n Wild (new) Nude Awakening eyeshadow palette, matte ivory (to blend out edges)

-Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect mascara

-Ardell Natural Falsies

  Brows: 

 -Wet n Wild (new) Nude Awakening eyeshadow palette, medium matte brown

Lips:

 -NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Dolly Pink

-wet n wild Silk Finish lipstick in A Short Affair

 As you can see, these are phone pictures because using my camera is a bit of a hassle these days. I took these in my bathroom because I like how it makes my skin look versus my ring light or other types of lighting. It makes my skin look smooth and you can see the highlight. You can also see the metallic shimmer of my eyeshadow a lot better here. These photos are unedited, I just uploaded them from my phone. I haven't played with makeup for fun in a long time, and I've barely used these palettes since I got them months ago, so it was really nice to do this look and I'm really happy with how it turned out. 

These eyeshadow palettes are all awesome. I was particularly amazed by the Electric Obsessions; to be honest I didn't even care about the shimmery shades in the palette; I got it mainly for the matte bright colors like the pinks and orange. After using them though, I'm blown away by how gorgeous, pigmented, and nice to work with these shimmer shadows are. I want to do more looks based around these eyeshadows. I will just issue a disclaimer though that the pink did stain my eyelids; not terribly but enough to be noticeable. I didn't use any kind of base or primer underneath so maybe that would help. I'll try using a base next time.

I was upset to see though that this palette doesn't seem to be available online anywhere, so I don't know if it was discontinued or what. Why do they always discontinue the good stuff? :(

What do you think of this look? Do you own any of these palettes? Do you want to? Let me know!

Thanks for reading!♥

Look: Electric Faerie

 A sizzling summery look featuring warm purple eyes and electric orange lips.

I've had these photos trapped on my camera for over a month now, and only just got them off because a friend gave me a card reader to use. Thank goodness it worked! My computer software updated and somehow my computer now refuses to "speak" with my Canon camera. All my technology is one step away from totally outdated... but that's another story.

Anyway, here's a look I had in mind for a while, though of course it turned out nothing like what I imagined. I wanted smoky, warm purple eyes with a bright orangey lip. Keep scrolling if you want details!

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-The Ordinary High Adherance Silicone Primer

-Wet n Wild PhotoFocus foundation in Shell Ivory, applied heavily with Real Techniques sponge

-Maybelline Fit Me concealer in Fair, mostly under eyes

-Some powder, can't remember

-NYX Taupe blush (contour)

-Darling Girl blush in Neon Trees

-BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadow in Moonlight as highlight

Eyes:

-Urban Decay Primer Potion 

-Darling Girl Glitter Glue

-Darling Girl eyeshadow in Fire Faerie

-Matte purple and tan from BH Cosmetics Zodiac palette

-Darling Girl eyeshadow in Chimera on tearduct

-Wet n Wild (new) Nude Awakening eyeshadow palette, matte ivory

-Maybelline black gel liner

-Essence #Lashes of the Day Super Volume mascara

-BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadow in Moonlight as highlight

  Brows: 

 -Wet n Wild (new) Nude Awakening eyeshadow palette, medium matte brown

Lips:

 -Maybelline Vivid Lipstick in Electric Orange

 This look turned out ok I guess. I wish I'd used a darker purple on my outer corner; the purple I used wasn't quite dark enough. I'd originally pictured a more neon orange-red lipstick, but I wanted to use this new one I'd ordered. I still love the Maybelline Vivids line, I wear them all the time, often in combination with my beloved Wet n Wild Balm Stains. I do think it's warm and bright and summery, which I guess was the goal.

I think it turned out a bit 80s rock star, which is kind of awesome too :)

Thanks for reading!♥

Look: Zodiac+Stila

 A sultry look featuring berry eyes and three different lipcolors!

I did this look back around Valentine's day but wasn't sure I wanted to post it or not. It didn't turn out as well as I wanted, but as often happens, weeks later it doesn't seem as bad as I thought, lol. 

I used assorted shadows from my BH Cosmetics Zodiac palette, and a sample of Stila Color Balm lipsticks with three different shades. 

 Keep scrolling for lots of pics and product details!

The first lipcolor I tried was a nude shade called Jessie:

Next shade was a medium warmish pink called Aubrey:

The last color I used was a plum burgundy called Elyssa:

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-The Ordinary High Adherance Silicone Primer

-Wet n Wild PhotoFocus foundation in Shell Ivory, applied heavily with Real Techniques sponge

-Maybelline Fit Me concealer in Fair, mostly under eyes

-Some powder, can't remember

-Some contour, can't remember

-Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Paaarty

-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Virgin as highlight

Eyes:

-Urban Decay Primer Potion Original

-Matte shades from BH Cosmetics Zodiac palette

-Wet n Wild (new) Nude Awakening eyeshadow palette, matte ivory

-Kat von D Trooper liquid liner

-Maybelline Push-Up Drama mascara (not a fan)

-Ardell Demi Wispies

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette "Venus" browbone highlight (I think)

 - Brows: 

-Urban Decay Naked Ultimate Basics "Blackjack" eyeshadow
Lips:

 -Stila Color Balm lipsticks in Jessie(nude), Aubrey(pink), and Elyssa(plum)

 Sorry I can't quite remember every product I used but I'm sure it was all the usuals. I used an assortment of matte berries and purples on my eyes, as well as the peachy tan shade to blend it out. I used the matte cool purple on my lids but it's hard to see except in the close-up shots. I used the baked Virgo pink shimmer on the centers of my eyelids to create a little spotlight effect, and the baked Gemini silver shimmer shade on my tearducts as a highlight. I frigging love this palette!

As for the lipcolors, these are nice pigmented balms. I liked all the colors but my faves were the pink and the plum. Hard to say which I liked more; I think they both went really well with this look. Of course the plum shade was just a tad harder to work with since it's a dark shade. Like all dark shades, especially glossy ones, it took extra work to get it to look even, but not terrible. 

Have you tried the Zodiac palette yet? What about these Color Balms? Which shade do you like the most? Let me know :)

 Thanks so much for reading!♥

Look: Acid Valentine

 A sizzling electric look featuring neon lemon and lime eyes and contrasting purple lips.

For a few days I've felt like doing another neon look, and since I've already done blue/red/orange lately, I decided to do yellow and green with some purple lips. Everyone loves purple and green together, right?

Since it was Valentine's Day yesterday, I made this a cool Anti-Valentine's Day type look since I'm single and maybe slightly bitter ;)

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-The Ordinary High-Spreadability Fluid Primer

-Wet n Wild PhotoFocus foundation in Shell Ivory, applied heavily with Real Techniques sponge

-Maybelline Fit Me concealer in Fair, mostly under eyes

-Some old Prestige mineral pressed powder

-NYX powder contour kit (cheekbones)

-Darling Girl Cosmetics blush in Racy Raspberry

-Urban Decay Naked Basics "Venus" to highlight

Eyes:

-Urban Decay Primer Potion Original

-Sleek Acid palette yellow, green, and black shades

-Wet n Wild (new) Nude Awakening eyeshadow palette, matte ivory

-Naked Ultimate Basics palette "Nudie" on inner part of crease

-Maybelline Push-Up Drama mascara (not a fan)

-Ardell Demi Wispies

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette "Venus" (tearduct and browbone highlight)
- Brows: 

-Urban Decay Naked Ultimate Basics "Blackjack" eyeshadow
Lips:

-NYX Macaron Lipstick in Violet

I originally wanted to do a purple on my waterline so I tried with the purple shadow from the acid palette, but it just wasn't really showing up well, and then it got all muddied by the black eyeshadow anyway, so I ended up just going over it with black.

This was probably the most haphazard look I've done in a long time; I was actually kinda proud, lol. Normally I can spend 4-5 hours on these makeup-for-fun looks, but I think I did this one in under 2 hours. There were things I normally would have changed or fixed, but decided not to.

I like it overall, though the lipstick is a little uneven because it was sooooo creamy; it was difficult to get it to apply evenly and look good around my lipline. I really wanted a cooler purple for the lips though and this one was the perfect shade! I think it really pops off the neon green and yellow.

I also want to say that I didn't edit the colors of these photos at all. My Canon Rebel shooting in RAW does an amazing job of capturing colors as they truly appear. These shadows would have looked even more searingly neon had I used a white base, but I don't really have one. I should repurchase NYX Milk Pencil since I threw mine away a long time ago. I stopped using bases like that because I didn't like how they emphasized the texture on my lids, and could also make shadows look dusty or cakey.

Anyway, I hope everyone had a nice holiday with loved one(s).

Thanks for reading!♥

Look: Lioness

 A fierce, lion-like look featuring both Aquarius shades from the BH Cosmetics Zodiac palette.

When planning future Zodiac looks in my mind, I somehow knew I wanted to use the Aquarius shades with burgundy liner and lips; for some reason the shades reminded me of a lion.

Keep scrolling for pics and products, and please CLICK THE PICS for full-sized detail!

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-The Ordinary High-Spreadability Fluid Primer

-Wet n Wild PhotoFocus foundation in Shell Ivory, applied heavily with Real Techniques sponge

-Maybelline Fit Me concealer in Fair, mostly under eyes

-Tonymoly Cat's Wink pressed powder

-Darling Girl Koalification blush powder as contour (cheekbones)

- Milani Bronzer XL in 04 Dolci (cheekbones)

-Darling Girl Cosmetics blush in Boy Crazy

-Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako (highlight)

-Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light (highlight)

Eyes:

-Urban Decay Primer Potion Anti-Aging

-BH Cosmetics Zodiac palette, baked golden yellow and matte peachy tan Aquarius shades

-Wet n Wild (new) Nude Awakening eyeshadow palette, matte ivory

-Maybelline gel liner and matte black Aries shade (tightline/waterline)

-Wet n Wild Liquid Catsuit in Don't Be A Plum-Plum (eyeliner)

-Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako (white liner)

-Maybelline Push-Up Drama mascara (not a fan)

-Ardell Demi Wispies

-BFTE Cosmetics eyeshadow in Satin Sheets (tearduct and browbone highlight)
- Brows: 

-Urban Decay Blackjack eyeshadow
Lips:

-ColourPop Ultra Satin lip in Prim

Since I knew I wanted burgundy liner but don't own any, I decided to try using liquid lipstick.

I absolutely adore these Aquarius eyeshadows... the crease shade is so pigmented and easy to blend; it also ended up looking very peachy, almost pinky-peach in my crease, which I love! The yellow-gold shade has a green flash which didn't show up in the pics but is visible in person. This shadow is so freaking gorgeous. I'm not a yellow or gold wearer, but I would wear this color on my lids every day, it's that gorgeous. I love how the two shadows looked together, so pretty!

I also love this Ultra Satin lipstick, it's the perfect deep burgundy without looking black, and I love the satin finish. It's also very comfortable and long-wearing. It will stay on your lips, however the color will transfer to anything else that touches them, and is particularly hard to get off skin, so just beware. 

For the most part I like how this look came out, including my "mane" in the first two photos; I'm not a hair person so it's always nice when my hair turns out good haha. As you can see, I did then change my hair a few times as I was taking pictures.
I could have taken this look over the top, but wanted to keep it semi-wearable (even though I wasn't leaving the house, lol). I find for me personally, it's easy to get carried away and then wish I'd kept it simpler. For instance, since my eyes are small and hooded and I don't have much lid space, keeping the main color pretty much restricted to my mobile lids works best; anything more and it can get out of hand... :P

Have you tried these Aquarius shades? What do you think of them?

Thanks for reading!♥