Friday, December 30, 2011

Peach Parfait-fotd





It has been a wonderful few weeks thanks to winter break. Sadly it's about to end in a week which means back to the daily grind. I still have to reschedule my classes and get my license which will be stressful. I'm hoping to get a job soon too, but that doesn't mean I won't be blogging. I love make-up, so I hope I get a job doing it but it's more likely it will be in retail. Hey, this means I'll have money to actually buy giveaway prizes.
I hope you guys don't mind me talking about my boring life haha.

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s in Archangel (Shimmery ivory with purple duo chrome used on the inner corner of the lid from the crease to the brow bone.)
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s in Ignite (A medium orange/peach placed on the lid and blended gently upwards.)
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s in Shooting Star (Light purple blended onto the crease and on the lower lid.)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Randsom (Purple used on the lower lash line.)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Perversion
Almay liquid eyeliner in black
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-
Milani lipstick in Mango Mamba (Orange red rubbed lightly onto the lips.)
Nyx Round Lipstick in Echoe (Creamy beige used on the center of the lip and blended by rubbing my lips together to create a creamy-peach color.)

I haven't worn peach in a while, nor have I done a blended out crease in a while. I love well blended creases especially on other people but or some reason I never do them on myself. The swatches I've been promising will be up tomorrow, horray! I have to do a Darling Girl swatch set next since I love Darling Girl so much. I can't wait till DG opens I'd really like to get Glitter Glue. Mai of Portrait of Mai sent me some of her Glitter Glue after I talked about needing a different base for my Diamond Dust eyeshadows. I wore it the other day with DG's Woodsprite, there was no creasing and it worked with matte shadow I used in the crease. Yay! I'll write a more in-depth review soon. Thanks for the read!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Berry Port and Wassel-fotd





Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas and Happy Yule! I hope everyone had a good Holiday! I spent half of my Christmas Eve with my fiance's family and the other with mine. This meant I had to eat twice as much food, goodness gracious. I hope you all got to eat as much as I did. Now my fiance and I are having Trek-mas, we're watching as much of Voyager as we can until we go out for the evening.

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Fyrinnae P.E.
Fyrinnae e/s in Book of the Dead (Perfect neutral gold used on the lid.)
Too Faced e/s in Cocoa Puff (Chocolate brown used on the very outer corner of the lid.)
Fyrinnae Arcane Magic e/s in Velvet Vampire (Blackened wine rubbed gently into the crease.)
Fyrinnae e/s in Candy Coated (Medium red applied to the crease over V.V. to add depth.)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in 1999 (Wine red used along the lower lash line.)
Darling Girl cosmetics Diamond Dust e/s Flare (Rusty red used along the lower lash line.)
Wet n Wild Vanity palette (Shimmery ivory used to highlight the brow bone.)
Nyx jumbo e/s pencil in Milk (Used along the waterline.)
Almay liquid eyeliner in black
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-
Unknown Brand lipstick in Fire Shine

Would you guys be interested in seeing the make-up I did on my sister-in-law? She actually drove me the block home so I could grab my make-up kit and do her eye make-up. She wears a lot of black eyeshadow so I changed it up by using something different. She loved it and showed everyone in the family.I may even be doing my Mother-In-Law's make-up soon which is going to be a bit nerve wracking. (You can probably guess why...)
Well anyway Happy Holidays again!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

How Many Looks Can You Call Sugar Plum Fairy?-fotd






Yay another purple look! I can't help it, I've been in a very purple type of mood these past few days. I was hoping to use a lighter, softer pink but I apparently don't own a that color! I expressed this concern to my fiance and he gave me a withering look then said "No. No more make-up." B-but I wasn't even going to buy any I swear!

What I Used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Sugarpill e/s in Poison Plum (Red based purple blended into the inner crease.)
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Aromaleigh e/s in Olinda (A warm pink used on the lid and used to blend the purple in on the lower lash line.)
120 Palette (Medium sparkly purple used in the crease and along the lower lash line.)
Femme Fatale e/s in Shooting Star (Lilac purple with duo-chromey goodness used in the upper crease.)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Ransom
Darling Girl cosmetics e/s in Buddy Blue (Sheer blue sparkles used to highlight the brow.)
Darling Girl cosmetics e/s in Rainbow Brite (Sheer pink with sparkles used to highlight the inner corner of the lid.)
Nyx jumbo pencil in Milk (Applied to the waterline.)
NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-
Morgana Cryptoria Lipstick in Roses and Violets

I wore this yesterday out to the mall and I was given several compliments. Today I'm wearing a quick gold look that's kind of unimpressive. I wish I could wear purple eyeshadow every day. I have enough purples to do it haha. What's your favorite eyeshadow color to wear?

Friday, December 16, 2011

Tainted Violet Carols-fotd




I have a bit of a perfectionist streak in me. When I do something like my make-up, draw or write a story I expect everything to be perfect the first time I do it. I don't write outlines nor do I draw face charts unless they are for someone else's make-up. My perfectionist streak is preventing me from showing the close ups of the eye. I don't like using photoshop to edit pictures so whatever you see is all my work. I am a person who has flaws but sometimes I am thankfully for this perfectionist flaw. I don't think I would have pushed myself to improve my make-up skills. Oh goodness sorry about the ramble. I'm usually light hearted but the Holidays always put things into perspective for me.

Eyes-
TFSI
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Darling Girl Diamond Dust e/s in Sushi Flower (Blurple with intense sparkles used on the lid. I tried to blend it out but it patched the color out so I used P.E. twice.)
Darling Girl e/s in Shy Violet (Sheer white based violet used all over the lid and lower lash line over a purple liner.)
Sugarpill e/s in Poison Plum (Red based purple used in the crease, applied heavier on the outside of the crease.)
Almay liquid eyeliner in black
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Perversion
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Ransom (Blue based purple applied along the lower lash line.)
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-
Morgana Cryptoria lipstick in Totally Tubular

Thank you for reading my inane ramblings. I know sometimes my blog posts can be like "Wtf?What is she even talking about now? Shut up and get to the look." I just feel that's important to share things with ya'll so you don't think I'm some untouchable mystery. I don't like it when other bloggers talk down to their readers or don't share stuff with them. We're all sharing one small space called planet Earth why not get to know one another. Oh jeez, I'm doing it again, rambling. Thank you for reading!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Holly Daze-fotd





I am not in the Holiday spirit at all. There is no snow on the ground, though there is Christmas music in the air. I really hope it snows soon even though my fiance keeps cursing me for even suggesting it. Yule is on the 22th and Christmas is on the 24th so lets hope I get in the Holiday mood soon. Are you guys feeling excited for the Holidays? What should I do to get myself in the mood? I could really use the advice!

What I Used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Nyx eyeshadow pencil in Milk
Too Faced Natural Eye palette e/s Silk Teddy (Shimmery cashmere pink used all over lid.)
Too Faced Natural Eye palette e/s in Honey Pot (Honey toned gold pink used in the crease.)
Too Faced Natural Eye palette e/s in Coco Puff (Warm chocolate brown used in the outer crease.)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in 1999 (Burgandy with gold tones used on the lower lash line.)
Darling Girl Diamond Dust in Flare (Medium brown based red used on the lower lash line.)
Darling Girl e/s in Rainbow Bright (Sheer pink with rainbow sparkles used to highlight the middle of the lid and inner corner of the lid.)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Perversion
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-
Unknown Brand lipstick in Fire Shine (Freaking love this shade.)

Despite how simple this look this is I really love the way it turned out. I wish you could see the sparkles better in the pictures. I really need to swatch my Darling Girl order but I am so very lazy. I swear, SWEAR I will swatch them for you.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Blue Monday, Grey Tuesday-fotd






My Darling Girl Cosmetics order arrived yesterday! I wasn't even able to touch it till today which sucked. This semester is nearly over which means I will be able to do more looks and write more reviews. I only have two more exams to do and then I am home free. This break is going to be awesome.

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Radium (Applied on the upper lash line thickly and waterline.)
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Darling Girl Diamond Dust e/s in Lucy in the Sky (Icy "retro" blue used on the lid and lower lid.)
Darling Girl e/s in Blue Monday (Silvery-aqua blue rubbed into the crease.)
Darling Girl e/s in Shy Violet (Sheer based white with violet sparkles used to highlight EVERYTHING!)
NYC liquid eyeliner in black
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Perversion
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

Lips-
Tarte Cheek Stain in Flush (Used to make a red flush on the lips.)
Darling Girl Liquid Kisses in Cupcake

When Darling Girl opens back up again I'm def going to be buying a few full sized shadows and lippies. I usually hate lip glosses but this Darling Girl liquid kiss is fantastic, I don't even like the click tubes but I love love love this gloss.

Friday, December 9, 2011

And the Winner Is...

And finally, after weeks of allowing the prizes to sit on my desk I have chosen a winner!!!! And the winner is:
Untypically Jia! Congrats girl!
Thank you all for entering and I thank you for your continuing support. Another giveaway is on it's way!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Hidden Presents and Bronys-fotd





Wednesday was my birthday, I turned twenty four which is surprising to me. In many ways I feel a lot younger then I actually am. I used to be told I very mature for my age when I was a child because I had a lot of responsibilities. Now adults raise their eyebrows and shake their head at me since I keep hopping majors. I still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up, sadly magical fairy princess is out of the running since that job was taken off the market years ago. I hope this year will give me some clarity into who I am and what I'm doing with my life. Now that the some what "deep" portion of the blog is over lets talk about vanity! Whoo!

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
I.+T.A. e/s in Hidden Present (An army green with pink sparkles used all over the lid.)
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s Misdirection (Black based emerald green that rubs down copper used in the crease.)
Darling Girl cosmetics e/s in Pretty Plasma (A clear teal used on the lower lash line.)
Standard highlighter
Almay liquid eyeliner in black
Tarte gel eyeliner in black (Along the waterline.)
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes

lips-
Morgana Cryptoria lipstick in Roses and Violets
Too Faced Glamour 2 Go Dream edition lip gloss (Bright sheer pink with blue duo-chrome.)

My parents bought me a My Little Pony castle for my birthday...I told you I'm immature. I was pretty pleased since my friends and I are collecting My Little Pony's. We all had kinda tough childhoods so we're reliving it through toys. It's therapy without having to pay someone, we bitch and moan whilst making Flutter Shy and Rainbow Dash gallop around. Yes we're all college students and in our twenties but you know what, go play with your old toys and see how much fun it is. Especially now that your play stories can be really complex. My brother who is twenty one wants there to be boy ponies so he can play. I'm turned him into a brony!
Do you still play with toys or do something that you know is a bit immature for you to do? And if you haven't what's stopping you? Age is just a number!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

The Vixen Next Door-fotd





The new challenge in the facebook group Never Too Much Sparkle this week was Old Hollywood. Instead of going for the sexy pin-up style look with red lips I wanted to do something different. I watched Gone With the Wind recently and Scarlett O'Hara's pink glossy lips were so inviting I knew I had to copy the look. Though my eyeshadow is more intense then Scarlett's haha.

What I used:

Eyes-
TSFI
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Darling Girl cosmetics e/s in Witch and Famous (Sandy sweet taupe patted on the lid.)
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s in Smokebomb (Black based copper used on the crease.)
Wet n Wild e/s palette in Vanity (Shimmery brown used to blend out the smokebomb also used along the lower lash line.)
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s in Archangel (Yellow toned ivory with duo-chrome purple used to highlight the brow bone and inner corner of the lid.)
NYC liquid eyeliner in black
Wet n Wild liquid eyeliner pen in black
Wet n Wild cream eyeliner in black
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-
Tarte lipsurge in Enchanted

I'm still writing those papers, oof, I hate writing essays. I'm a terrible ex- English student. One is two pages long while the other one is six. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go and put on my writing boots. Bye!

Friday, December 2, 2011

Janeway's Fire-fotd





If you read my twitter you'd know that my fiance and I are currently watching Star Trek Voyager. Voyager has to be one of my favorite Star Trek's, it was actually the first Star Trek I had ever watched. I caught many a episode on Spike when they were showing reruns. Though I had never watched the series completely I did enjoy the smattering of episodes I watched.
I am completely in love with Captain Kathryn Janeway. Not only is she as smart as a whip but she is compassionate. Even though she and her crew are stuck in the far off Delta quadrant she still shows immense grace and poise under pressure. I just...I just freaking love her character okay? This look is based off of Janeway's drive and firey passion for her crew. I even used a similar color to her trade mark neutral red lipstick. (It goes with her Starfleet uniform!) I mean come on, how many other Starfleet Captains can say they turned a Borg into a member of their crew? Not even Picard could do that.

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Darling Girl cosmetics e/s in Scream Queen (Scarlett Starfleet uniform red used on the eye.)
Fyrinnae e/s Pyromantic Erotica (Orange with green shift used along the inner crease.)
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s Ignite (Burnt orange applied to the crease and lower lashline.)
Black Rose Minerals e/s in Skink (Shimmery ivory applied to the browbone.)
Innocent + Twisted Alchemy e/s in Tragic Chord (GORGEOUS gold applied on the inner corner of the eye. It's super sparkly and lovely.)
Liquid eyeliner
Wet n Wild gel eyeliner in black
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-
Estee Lauder lipstick in Fig (Perfect neutral red.)

Voyager is on Netflixs right now. You can watch the whole series from start to finish without breaking any laws. Did you guys hear they are remastering Next Gen? It's coming out on blue ray soonish! That means you get to watch Wil Wheaton and his many colored sweaters in HD! Whooo!
Incase you didn't notice by the pictures my camera is back! I'm so happy, I missed it so much. Now I can do close up shots of my make-up again which with my Mother's camera looked pretty crappy. Now if you'll excuse me I have two papers I need to write, off to study-study land I go!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Lyra's Compass-fotd



For my Fantasy Fiction class we had to read The Golden Compass which surprisingly I've never read. As a child I read constantly, I would even read in class, hiding my books between text book pages. The Golden Compass is about a young girl Lyra and her daemon Pan who live in Jordan college who is not your average childhood book character. She's described as being half wild and a great liar. A daemon is a person's soul outside of their body that takes the form of an animals.Her adventure starts when she saves her Uncle from a poisoned bottle of wine while the children of the town begin to disappear including her best friend Roger. The book is well written as well as intensely engaging. When I have children my girl's are going to read this book instead of Twilight. Strong female character who travel all the way to the arctic while battling child nappers and learning about Dust? Way better then simpering, sullen teens who can't figure out which supernatural boyfriend to pick. (Uhm...I don't like Twilight very much sorry.) This look is based on her golden compass or alethiometer, it's a symbol reader that can tell you the future. Being able to read it is one of Lyra's many talents. I chose the blue in the crease to represent her journey North to rescue her Uncle and friend's from the Gobblers. Go read this book, I'm serious. You'll love it.

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Estee Lauder Eyeshadow stick in Gold (Used just on the lid.)
Sugarpill e/s in Afterparty (A bright blue with a turquoise undertone used in a c shape in the crease and then blended upwards. The unblended lower crease being the strongest in color.)
Randow matte ivory e/s (Highlight applied to brow bone and blended downward into Afterparty.)
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s Riptide (A true blue with shimmery sky blue sparkles blended into Afterparty to add shimmer and a bluer pigment.)
Fyrinnae pixie epoxy (Just on the lid, over the shadow stick.)
Fyrinnae e/s in Book of the Dead (A neutral gold patted on the lid.)
Wet n Wild shimmery ivory e/s (Used on the brow bone and inner corner of the lid.)
Random liner
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

Nyx Lip gloss in French Kiss (A cool, almost nude toned pink.)

I really like this look, I'm sort proud of the blending too. Oh! I almost forgot! You guys always ask how I get my crease wing so crisp and clean well cheat. I use a damp q-tip to straighten out the wing as well as correct any errors. I should probably put up a video to show how I do my eye make-up but I'm a little nervous about tutorials. Now I'm off to go write some papers for this class and study for German. Whooo!

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Where the Sugarplum's Haunt-fotd




Femme Fatale cosmetics and Innocent + Twisted Alchemy are two rather new indie make-up companies that you should be aware of. Both companies were put together lovingly, with delicate care and posses amazing eyeshadows. Both of course will have reviews written up soon but if you're looking for some new companies to buy from you should check them out! I'm super happy I did. Though I must admit I won the Innocent + Twisted Alchemy eyeshadows in a giveaway haha. (I freaked out, I rarely win things so yay!)

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Fyrinnae P.E.
Innocent + Twisted Alchemy e/s in Pink Liquor (Confectionary pink patted on the lid.)
Innocent + Twisted Alchemy e/s in Peppermint Kisses (A crystalline white patted on the inner corner of the lid.)
Femme Fatale Cosmetics e/s in Obliterate (A muted hot pink blended onto the outer lid and up into the crease.)
Femme Fatale Cosmetics e/s in Haunt (Used on the outer edge of the crease line to create depth. Also used on the lower lash line over Nyx jumbo e/s pencil in Milk.)
Nyx Jumbo e/s pencil in Milk (Used on the waterline and on the lower lid.)
Wet n Wild liquid eyeliner in purple
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes! Mascara

lips-
Morgana Cryptoria lipstick in Roses and Violets

Innocent + Twisted Alchemy is having a sale on Tuesday that you can read about here. And Femme Fatale cosmetics has recently added ten new eyeshadows. Did you guys grab anything cool in the Black Friday sales? I was able to buy some Darling Girl stuff including a lippie! I wanted to buy more but I have so much Christmas/Yule shopping to do this year. Can't be selfish and keep all the goodies to my self. Oh in giveaway news I shall be announcing the winner soon so please toss in your entries!

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Feast For the Eyes- 3 fotds










You may have noticed that second look is not of me. That's of my best friend Heather! I've been begging her for YEARS to let me put make-up on her gorgeous face but she never lets me. Heather is not one of those girls who wears make-up, nor does she really need to. We've been best friends for sixteen years though we seem like opposites. Heather is really low key where I at least need a tad bit of mascara before leaving the house.
We met in first grade, I introduced myself while wearing a puffy pink dress thinking she needed to be fed. She thought I needed to be defended because the other girls made fun of me for wearing such a poofy dress. I shared my cosmic brownie with her as well as my sandwich. She's been fighting off the bullies ever since.Once we hit high school she started to wear closer fitting tops, our roles slightly reversed. Now I have to defend her form the hoards of dudes who like her.
I have no idea what I'd do without her.

First Look: Golden Wish Bone

Eyes-
TFSI
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s in Smokebomb (Black based bronze used in the crease.)
Wet n Wild e/s palette in Vanity (Shimmery brown blended into the crease to help blend out the intensely pigmented Smokebomb. The matte ivory was also used under the brows as well as the shimmery gold ivory to highlight the brow bone and inner corner.)
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Sugarpill e/s in Goldilux (An intense yellow gold applied all over the lid.)
Wet n wild gel eyeliner in black
Nyx e/s in black (Applied to the upper water line.)
I actually forgot mascara

lips-
Nyx round lipstick in Peach (Rubbed away to create a stain on the lips.)

Second Look: Copper Gravy Boat

Eyes-
TFSI
Nyx jumbo e/s pencil in Milk
Wet n Wild Vanity palette
-Tan color used all over lid
-Dark matte brown used just along the lash line and faded upwards for smokey look
-Shimmery golden brown applied on the ball of the lid and blended slightly into crease to add depth
-Shimmery ivory used to highlight inner corner
-Shimmery gold used in the crease as a dramatic line
-Matte ivory used to highlight
Nyx e/s in black (Used to line the upper lash line lightly)
Wet n Wild gel eyeliner in black
No mascara since Heather HATES mascara

lips-
Nyx round lipstick in Indian Pink (Rubbed down to create stain.)

Third Look:Poisoned Green Beans

Eyes-
TFSI
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Shiro cosmetics Kokiri forest (Shimmery olive green used all over the lid.)
Darling Ghouls e/s in Bats in the Belfry (Swampy brown green used in the crease.)
Femme Fatale cosmetics e/s in Poison (Poisonous green used on the inner corner of the lid.)
Wet n Wild Vanity palette (Shimmery ivory used to highlight.)
Almay liquid eyeliner in black
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-
Nyx round lipstick in Thalia

I've been favoring the blended in crease as of late. It's very different from my usual hard lined crease colors. I actually like the blended out look a lot. I do it on other people so why not do it on myself for a change. I hope your Thanksgiving was lovely! I also hoped you did not get trampled by the crazy people out on Black Friday. I went to Wal-mart at ten at night, that was a terrible idea. I was groped, rammed and pushed by several different people. Please be safe when you shop!