Eye Look: Tropical Mattes

 *Some products purchased by me, others sent for consideration; all opinions are my own. Links are for convenience purposes only, I am not being paid for this post.

 I'm back with that less-practical eye look I mentioned last time, yay!  It started as a vision in my head and this is what I ended up with. In my head, the look was much more pastel; I'd pictured the colors being paler, and the orange was more peachy. I still like how it turned out though, not too bad for this slightly rusty blogger. :)

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Products:

-Lime Crime Primer

-Milani Shadow Eyez pencil in Almond Cream all over as base

-BH Cosmetics 120 palette, first edition (hot melon-orange on lid, pale shimmery champagne-gold on tearduct, pearl-white as highlight)
-Lime Crime d'Antoinette pressed palette "Ribbonesque" (lilac purple on outer lid)
-Sleek Acid Palette (orchid shade on outer corner, magenta w/ blue sheen on lower lashline and winged out)
-generic eyeshadow palette, super black shade to line eye
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Walk of Shame to blend out edges, Faint on brow
-Sugarpill "Tako" matte white pressed shadow on browbone
-theBalm Rockstar palette, Presto on brow (dark brown)
-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline (upper tightline between lashes)
-Prestige My Blackest Lashes mascara

I'm unused to working with matte eyeshadows these days, since I tend to use mostly shimmery loose minerals and such. I wanted to get some use out of the many palettes I have and do something different for a change. I'm glad I got to use the Lime Crime palette; I haven't used it much since I received it. I never did an official review but maybe I should. I really do like it; I don't own many pastel-y shadows and the colors are nice to work with. You can see in the photos that the lilac purple is quite pigmented.

I wish I'd done the placement a bit differently, I didn't really plan it out much before I did it. I would have included a little more purple, but I still like it. The orange looked slightly more peachy, not so fiery in person; in the pics it looks like Flamepoint, the pressed orange from Sugarpill which I adore. It's still pretty :) I love how the bottom turned out, you can see the gold blending with the pink under the lashline, and also the blue flash in the magenta color. I got a little better at picture-taking for this look, I was so out-of-practice before. :P

Thanks for reading!♥

 *Some products purchased by me, others sent for consideration; all opinions are my own. Links are for convenience purposes only, I am not being paid for this post.

 **Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

EotD: Ziggy Stardust

 Hello :)

This is an EotD I did a few nights ago for fun. For some reason it's hard to see in the first pic but I used orange and red on the lid; it looks like the red kind of took over but the orange was there, I assure you! I wanted to do a sunset type look using orange, red, and purple/deep blue. Then it sort of morphed into this "80's futuristic" look a'la Ziggy Stardust.. that's what the colors reminded me of, lol.

Products:

-BFTE Cosmetics primer

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

-BH 120 palette, peachy shade on inner corner of lid

-Sugarpill Flame point on middle of lid

-Sugarpill Love+ on outer third of lid

-Sugarpill Poison Plum on outer corner and crease

-CS 88 Palette, deepest matte blue to deepen crease, blended out over purple, and outer corner of lower lashline

-Sugarpill Royal Sugar under lower lashline

-BFTE Blue Bird on waterline and tearduct
-Sugarpill Tako on browbone

Sugarpill Tiara as highlight, applied on browbone and around/partially over the purple

BFTE Whisper applied over crease to blend purple and silver together

-MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

-Maybelline Mega Plush mascara in Blackest Black

-Duo Dark lash glue

-Andrea Modlash falsies in 53 Black

-CS 88 Palette, various shades on brow

I tried to use Royal Sugar on my lower lashline but it wasn't really sticking so I reverted to an old favorite, BFTE's Blue Bird. It stayed amazingly well on my waterline, better than pencil or anything else I've tried. I think I might have stumbled onto something great :D

Unfortunately, the flash in these pics cut through the silver on my browbone; in person it was more solid and very shiny and looked really cool. I think for certain looks, using a reflective silver instead of a neutral light shadow as a highlight can give a look a really cool effect :)

Thanks for reading!

 *Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

Singinferyoo: Pinkie Pie look!

Hey guys, check out this sweet look by my sister Abby (singinferyoo) inspired by Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic!

Please click the link to see more details on her Makeupbee! (And Follow/Luv while you're there!)

My sisters and I decided to do a little series of looks based on characters from the show. Abby wanted Pinkie Pie because Pinkie is her favorite pony; their personalities are identical, lol. I think this look embodies both Pinkie and Abby perfectly! I adore the bright colors, the pink brows, the little balloon details, and I love the way she did the eyeliner!
 Remember to check out her Makeupbee to see the full look and all the details :)

Coming soon... Applejack! ;)

Makeupbee Contest Look: Scarlet Macaw

Hey guys! I've been pretty busy lately so I guess Summer is in full-swing now ;)

I have a look to share which I'm excited about! It's for the Makeupbee/Inglot Tropical themed contest.
 (VOTE FOR MY ENTRY HERE!)

My inspiration was the Scarlet Macaw in this lovely photo taken by RainaDayze:

Stock image credit to RainaDayze.deviantart.com
Always remember to credit back to the original owner!

I love the colors in the feathers so I tried to capture them in my look. I used mainly red, green, and blue, with a little yellow thrown in; I also added black and white accents and finished it off with bold blue/black feathery lashes to mimic the darker feathers at the tips of the bird's wings.

PLEASE CLICK THE PICS TO VIEW IN DETAIL!

Overcast daylight, no flash.

With flash.

Lips with flash.

Products:

Eyes:

-UDPP

-Lime Crime Cosmetics Candy Eyed Shadow Base

-Sugarpill Love+ pressed shadow (crease and outer corner, blended out)

-Sugarpill Afterparty pressed shadow (inner corner of lid, blended out)

-BH 120 palette, 1st edition (yellow and green shades blended out on lid)

BFTE Cosmetics loose shadows, from outer corner:

-Isis (metallic rust, crease/outer corner)

-Addicted (bright metallic red, outer lid)

-Okul (bright low-shimmer yellow)

-Orionis (shimmery yellow-green)

-Sour (cool green)

-Peacock (bright blue-teal)

-Cornflower (baby blue, tearducts)

-Glitz (icy blue shimmer over Cornflower)

-Way Up High (matte white with subtle gold shimmer, browbone)

-Butt Naked (highlight)

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Cherry, Yellow, Lime, Baby Blue used on lower lashline with Addicted, Orionis, Peacock and Cornflower over top

-Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black felt-tip liquid liner pen and Wet N' Wild Mega Liner in Black (upper lashline)

-Lime Crime Makeup Uniliner in Lunar Sea (white along outer wing)

-Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On pencil in Perversion (outer corner of lower lashline)

-Sephora white pencil on waterline

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara (lower lashes only)

-NYX "Blue Jay" false lashes

Coastal Scents 88 palette (taupe on brows)

Face/Cheeks:

-mark. primer

-Revlon Colorstay foundation in Ivory

-mark. Powder Buff in Nude

-CS 88 palette (taupe shade to contour)

-Pretty Addictions blush in Watermelon Prowl

-Darling Girl Cosmetics blushes in Boy Crazy (contour/bronzer) and Cherry Bomb (cheeks)

-BFTE's Butt Naked (highlighter)

Lips:

NYX Slim Lip Pencils in:

-Hot Red (upper lip)

-Nude Pink (lower lip)

-Tangerine (middle of lower lip)

My favorite part of this look is actually the lips; I wasn't trying to do Ombre lips but it sort of ended up having a slight Ombre effect which I think looks really cool. I just did a two-toned lip, leaving the bottom one nearly nude but the shape is still visible. (I call it the Kim Possible lip, lol.)

 I went through a lot to secure this look; I'd been planning to do something for the contest since before it started but life kept me from it until last Monday. Unfortunately my efforts were not blessed with fruit.. I ended up trying and failing multiple times, lol. Needless to say I was bummed. :(

Later in the week I rallied myself to try again and this is what happened. Thankfully this time I had the inspiration and motivation to achieve it. (The parrot idea really paid off! ;D)

I also somehow managed to take good photos; it was a very overcast day so there was hardly any sunlight but I think that actually made my pictures better. I just used my tripod, a reflector, and natural light from my window. Oh, and a fan to keep me cool and blow my hair around a little for effect ;)

I hope you enjoyed it and again, please vote for my entry on Makeupbee! There's only a few days left in the contest.

Thanks for reading!<33

*Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

EOTD: Candy Dragon

 Hey there! After a very busy but thoroughly enjoyable weekend, I'm back with a new look; it's sort of unofficially called "Candy Dragon" because of the colors, obviously, and because the shape reminds me a bit of a dragon. Or something.

My inspiration came from my model's outfit on se.gosupermodel.com

I loved the color combination of the pretty pastels with the indigo hair and gold accents, and you may be able to see the shape of her fin-like ears and gold wings in the shape of the eyeshadow. ;3 I used some new products, as well as some I haven't used in a while. I don't know if the colors look quite pastel but anyway..

Click the pics to view full size/color/detail:

Sorry this one is so dark but I didn't want to obliterate the detail by messing too much with the exposure etc.

This is the one I edited most heavily because the white balance was weird, but I think it's my favorite picture; it looks cool :)

Products:

-TFSI Candlelight

-Tick:Tock Cosmetics Infinity Shadow Base in Milky Way (white)

-Lime Crime Makeup D'Antoinette Fantasy Palette

-BH 120 Palette, 1st edition (pale butter yellow shade)

-CS 88 Palette (purple and pink shades)

-BFTE "Midnight Kisses" (deep blurple on outer edge)

-BFTE "Aphrodite" (sheer shimmery purple patted over purple shade)

-BFTE "Soleil" (pale metallic yellow on tearduct)

-BFTE "Autumn" (metallic gold) with BFTE Mix & Fix

-BFTE "Way Up High" and "Satin Sheets" (whites on browbone, outer edge, under tearduct)

-Lime Crime Makeup Uniliner liquid liners in Quill and Orchid-acious (black and purple)

-Sephora white pencil on waterline

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara

-Ardell lashes

-Blue and purple shades from 88 palette and Midnight Kisses on brow, used with Mix & Fix

-Mehron Celebre Pro HD creme foundation and mark. Powder Buff in Nude on skin

I'm so used to taking makeup pics in daylight now but last night I was struck with inspiration so I had to make do with my old system of regular lights and using flash; that's why each photo looks a bit different, because I'm constantly altering the lighting/angle etc. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this look! It was challenging to do because it's a bit out of my norm, but I think it turned out okay.

Thanks for reading!

 *Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

Day 22: Spring Brights challenge

Day 22: Spring Brights! This was a makeup challenge I decided to do spur of the moment last night. I love how it turned out<3

Please click the pics to enlarge and view in all their brightness!

Products:

-UDPP

-NYX Milk

-BH 120 palette, 1st edition (hot melon-orange, light melon orange, and hot pink shades)

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Electric Blue and Lime (lower lashline)

-BFTE "Blue Bird" (bright blue, outer lower lashline)

-BFTE "Peacock" (teal, middle lower lashline)

-BFTE "Lavish" (bright lime green, inner lower lashline)

-BFTE "Glistening" (sparkly white w/pink sheen, highlight)

-BFTE "Sweet N' Spicy" (frosty light peachy pink, patted over orange on middle lid)

-BFTE "7 Seas" (matte teal, brow)

-Wet N' Wild "Turquoise"coloricon pencil (brow)

-Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black felt tip liquid liner pen

-NYX "Purple" Candy Glitter liner (over black liner)

-Mon Ennui "Purple People Pleaser" glitter (patted over Candy Glitter)

-Mac Fuchsia glitter (patted over Candy Glitter, mostly on outer wing)

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara in Very Black

-NYX "Funky Diva" false lashes

-BFTE "Light Beige" mineral foundation

-No7 Radiant Glow concealer in shade II

This pinky-orange color in the 120 palette is practically neon, it's amazing! I think I'll be using it again soon...<3

 The only thing I'm not crazy about is the liner, I think it looks a little weird. I started out patting the Mon Ennui glitter over the Candy Glitter liner but it was too dark so I switched to the Mac glitter which is brighter and more sparkly. The crazy lashes were an afterthought, lol. I'd like to recreate this sometime as a full face with different lashes. :)

Becky took this while I was applying the makeup, lol.

Thanks for reading and please check out the other beauty challengers! --->

*Disclaimer: Some or all images were LIGHTLY edited using Aperture; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

Day 10 - Becky's Colorful Eye

Based on my drawing in progress ^^ I am coming up with something to wear to IMATS! 

I used:
-UDPP
-Maybelline Color Tattoo 24 Hr shadow in Too Cool (white shimmer)
-NYX Milk JEP
-BH 120 palette, 1st edition
-UD pencils in "Ransom" and "Woodstock" (purple and pink)
-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara in Very Black

Day 7: EOTDs by Singinferyoo

 Day 7 and I'm bringing you two lovely eye looks by my youngest sister Abby, who has graciously consented to let me share them with you!

Bright yellow, orange, and turquoise: for this I believe she used my BH 120 Palette (1st edition) for the yellow, the orange is Sugarpill's Flamepoint, and the turquoise is Urban Decay Shadow Stick in Clash topped with a turquoise shadow from the 120 palette. The eyeliner is Physician's Formula lash-boosting liquid liner pen and mascara is Cover Girl Lash Perfection in Very Black. I love this look so bright and gorgeous and just check out that blending!!

This one is pink, purple, yellow, and white, modeled after a bright spring flower. I believe all shades used were from the 120 palette, with NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Yellow as the base for the lower lashline. Physician's Formula liner and Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara again. Both looks used NYX JEP in Milk as a base.

I think she did a great job and I would wear either of these looks anywhere! So bright and fun and perfect for Spring/Summer. ;)

Thanks for reading and remember to check out the other Beauty Challengers' daily post! -->

Makeup Challenge: Disney! (Magic Carpet)

 Hi there :) This is my look for this week's NTMS challenge: Disney! I was inspired by the Magic Carpet from Aladdin; I've always wanted to do a magic carpet look using deep purple, magenta, gold, and a hint of blue. I love rich jewel tones<3
BEFORE YOU KEEP READING for some reason it looks like my photos have been somewhat desaturated after uploading so to view in full color and detail PLEASE CLICK THE PICS! :)

I got a little artsy with some of these pics, they all sort of looked the same so I ended up messing with them lol.

 Products:

-UDPP

-NYX Milk

-BH 120 Palette, 1st edition (various shades..)

-CS 88 Palette (various shades...)

-BFTE "Autumn" (gold on browbone)

-BFTE "Mutiny" (gold sparkles under browbone)

-Urban Decay "Delinquent" Shadow Stick (deep sparkly purple under lower lashline)

-Urban Decay 24/7 "Ransom" pencil (purple w/ blue sheen along lower lashline)

-MAC "Fuchsia" glitter (patted onto lower lashline)

-Urban Decay 24/7 "Perversion" pencil (waterline/tightline)

-Wet N' Wild Megaliner liquid liner in Black

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection in Very Black

-Ardell #136 Black falsies (in some pics)

-Duo Dark lash glue (hate it)

-Shu Uemura curler

-Warm medium brown from 88 palette (on brow)

-Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Light

-mark. Powder Buff in Nude

pokerface

These were from the first round of pics I took when I was still wearing false lashes. I thought I was done and took them off, only to end up taking more pics, lol. I almost feel like it looks better without, hmm.. what do you think?

Stupid lash glue always gets all over the place :(

Hope you liked it, thanks for reading.. happy weekend! ;D

*Disclaimer: Some or all images were LIGHTLY edited using Aperture; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

Makeup Challenge: Mellow Yellow

This week's NTMS challenge is Mellow Yellow so here's my look. It's not that mellow really but I don't think that matters, lol. I thought it was bright and cheerful, it reminded me of Spring! Also I don't know if it's noticeable but.. my Dad has been watching Hawaii Five-0 on Netflix and mentioned the fashion of the time, so I may have had Mod 60s makeup in the back of my mind when I did this. x3

Please click the pics to view in better detail!

Products:

Eyes:

-UDPP

-NYX Milk JEP

-BH 120 Palette, 1st edition (matte yellow on outer corner, matte white on lid)

-Sugarpill Buttercupcake (middle lid)

-BFTE "Sweet Nibblets" (inner lid)

-BFTE "Satin Sheets" (browbone)

-BFTE "Very Vanilla" (blend edges)

 -Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black felt tip liquid liner pen

-Sephora mini white pencil (waterline)

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara in Very Black

-Red Cherry lashes #747S

-Ardell Latex-Free clear lash adhesive (this stuff sucks)

-BH 120 Palette, 1st edition (matte medium brown on brows)

Face/Cheeks:

-mark. face primer

-Revlon Colorstay foundation (Ivory/Buff mixed)

Darling Girl Cosmetics:

-Boy Crazy blush (used as bronzer/contour)

-Cheeky blush

-Cherry Bomb blush

-Evil Shades blush in Atomic

-BFTE "Pyxis" highlighter
-Hard Candy Glamoflauge concealer in Light

-mark. setting powder

Lips:

-OCC Lip Tar in Queen

-CS 66 lipcolor palette, various shades

-NYX gloss in Smokey Look

-some other random stuff I can't remember lol

This look is a lot more... monochromatic than I usually do. I kept wanting to add other colors but since it was for a challenge I wanted to keep the focus on the yellow.

I had a lot of problems with this one, like I don't know what I did wrong but my eyelids immediately began creasing badly and you can kind of see it in some of the pics. >.<

The Ardell clear lash glue is terrible and I don't think I'll be using it anymore. I thought it might be better/easier/less messy than my Duo Dark but alas, it's not. It gets sticky after a second and it's hard to get enough on the lash to make it stick to your eyes. I've used it in my last few looks and you might be able to see the lash strip actually coming off in some of the pics. Not impressed :/

No-flash pic. My lips didn't look that mottled in real life :(

I got a little bored while editing these pics and it finally dawned on me that the makeup looks the same from every angle... it's not very complex so it makes it hard to get a variety of pics that are  interesting, lol. Oh well ;P

Different camera, no flash.

Anyway,  still enjoyed doing this since it's not something I'd ordinarily have done. I hope you enjoyed it :)

 Thanks for reading!<3

*Disclaimer: Some or all images were LIGHTLY edited using Aperture; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.