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 All my technology is one step away from totally outdated...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: Aries Angel

A blue smoky winged-out look using Aries shades from the BH Cosmetics Zodiac palette.

I'm back with another Zodiac look, hooray! I decided to use the baked metallic blue and pair it with it's fellow Aries shade, a matte purple-black. (I call it purple-black because when blended out it seemed to have almost a purple tinge to it. I'm not sure it really is a purple-black; obviously in concentration, it just looks black.)

Please click the pics!!! and then scroll down for product info :)

Products:

Face/Cheeks:

-The Ordinary High Adherence 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

-Maybelline Fit Me powder in Translucent

-Darling Girl Koalification blush powder as contour (cheekbones)

- Milani Bronzer XL in 04 Dolci (cheekbones)

-BFTE Cosmetics blush in Winter Mauve

-Hourglass Iridescent Strobe Light highlighter

Eyes:

-Urban Decay Primer Potion original

-BH Cosmetics Zodiac palette, baked metallic blue and matte black Aries shades

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

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

-Ardell Demi Wispies

-Urban Decay Venus eyeshadow (tearduct and browbone highlight)
- Brows: 

-Urban Decay Blackjack eyeshadow
Lips:

-Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche lipstick in Sugarcane

-NYX Slim Lip Pencil in Pale Pink (applied after lipstick to define edges)

Once again I applied the metallic shadow with my finger and wasn't too meticulous about it. I also didn't use a spec of eyeliner; that's all the matte Aries eyeshadow, even on my waterline!

I unintentionally did my brows bigger than usual, lol. I don't think it's too much, though... what do you think? 

I used a new lipstick, the Bite Amuse Bouche in Sugarcane, a light milky pink. I got it in a mini set for my birthday. Initially I was worried it would be too light on me and I'd never wear it, but after trying it for this look I really like it! I think it's a nice alternative for fair people to use as a nude lip with smokey or dramatic eyes; it has just enough warmth to not look dead on fair skin, but just enough coolness that it works well on my cooler skintone, as opposed to traditional "nude" lipcolors which tend to look too peachy or tan on me. I really loved how it worked with this look; the pink lip picks up the subtle pink cheeks and plays off the blue eyeshadow, making it pop. The smokiness of the eyes keeps the whole look from being too "Barbie". 

I know that some astrology buffs are unhappy with the color choices for each sign; I can't speak to that, I'm just the "messenger", using the palette to create fun looks, hehe. What do you think of this look? Would you wear it? Do you have the Zodiac palette? Let me know!

Thanks for reading!♥