Illusions of Goodness-Experiment (June 22, 2013)

I had always thought false eyelashes were the hardest thing to apply to ones face, give me liquid latex in the shape of a wound or a burn any day. So when I cracked open this months voxbox I yelped in terror to see two boxes of fluttery beautiful false lashes from the company kiss. They came with their own lash glue and a tiny pink pair of tweezers you are suppose to use to apply the lashes.  Hey I thought to myself maybe things will be easier this time! So I broke 'em out one dark and stormy night to see if I could follow through with my assumption. I'm happy to report I didn't stab my eye out! I really like how natural these lashes look, though very long they aren't heavy on my lash line.

What I used:

Eyes-
Maybelliene Color Tattoo in Barely Beige
Milani color eyez stick in royal purple
Sugarpill eyeshadow in Dollipop (Blended lightly into the inner crease.)
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Magic (Blended into the crease.)
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Tornado (Patted onto the lid.)
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Illusion (To highlight.)
Urban Decay eyeliner (Vintage 24/7 glide on pencil) in Gunmetal (Top and bottom lash line.)
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Oz (The silver part of the duo used over Gunmetal)
Urban Decay eyeshadow in Aura (The pink side used to further blend out the crease and highlight the inner corner of the lid.)
Urban Decay eyeshadow in South (Used to lightly darken the lower lash line.)
Eyeliner
Kiss False lashes in 05 ( I think I am to lazy to check right now.)

lips-
A dupe of Mac's Candy Yum Yum

I mostly used Urban Decay's Glinda palette for this look since I had gotten it that day. I love the palette!  I've been using it every day since I got it last week. My only complaint is that the gold side of Oz isn't as pigmented as the silver. I justified this purchase by telling myself I don't have any of the colors. Yeah right. But lets be honest with ourselves it's fun to treat yourself once and a while. I ordered myself a three pan Inglot palette as well. I hope it arrives soon. I'm really itching to use the bright purples and intense green I picked out. Do you guys want swatches of the Glinda palette? I didn't swatch the shadows yet because all the other gurus got theirs in like March or something. Anyway I hope to see ya'll soon! Have a good day!

I just "Blue" Myself- Experiment (May 22, 2013)

 

I haven't seen many episodes of Arrested Development sadly, just enough to know it's hilarious. Since a new season has come out thanks to Netflixs I may consider watching it. I'm a Netflix junkie, I watch so much stuff on there I barely touch my tv any more. How can I resist a site that has Parks and Recs, Supernatural, Law and Order: SVU and Hemlock Grove? (P.s. if you haven't watch Hemlock Grove you need to. It's fantastic and the special effects make-up is baller.) Any hoodles I was bored whilst watching an episode of Supernatural so this is what I can up with. 

What I used:

Eyes-

Wet n Wild primer

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Cool Crush

Sugarpill eyeshadow in Mochi (Applied to just the lid in a rounded shape.)

Sugarpill eyeshadow in Velocity (Applied on the outer part of the lid in a triangle shape and down along the lower lash line.)

Sugarpill eyeshadow in Tako (Brushed lightly onto the brow bone and inner corner of the lid.)

Sugarpill eyeshadow in Afterparty (Used in the crease and lower lash line to blend out Velocity.)

Wet n Wild matte black eyeshadow (Swept along the lower lash line and blended up to meet the liner wing.)

Estee Lauder random metallic light pink eyeshadow (Used to highlight all the things.)

Physicians Formula Liquid Eyeliner Pen

Mascara 

lips-

Etude House lipstick in Idk but it's awesome 

And that's it, that's the look. Have a good day ya'll. 

Bouncy Ball of Celestial Intent-fotd (4/3/12)

Oh God how did a month already pass without me updating? Bad Helen! To be fair this is the fanciest my make-up has gotten in a while.
I haven't been buying much make-up lately since I've been focusing more on clothes. I was getting tired of only wearing tee-shirts so I revamped my wardrobe. Now it's full of dresses, cute blouses and skirts! Last year around this time I would have laughed in your face if you had suggested I wear any color other then black. Why am I rambling about this? Well, more clothes equal outfits of the day! I don't know about you but I freaking love reading fashion blogs. There's just something about those fashionistas that has me obsessed. (P.s. I'm loving this grunge revival. 90's clothes are da bomb.)

What I used:

Eyes-
Wet n wild primer
Maybelline color tattoo in Barely Branded and the white one which I am to lazy to check right now
Urban Decay e/s in Deep End (Sparkly medium teal swept lightly through the crease.)
Tarte e/s in Hampton's Waves (A matte dark mermaid teal blended onto the crease line.)
Sugarpill e/s in Mochi (Brilliant matte mint patted on the lid.)
Tarte e/s in Iceland Air (Sparkly frost white patted on the inner corner of the lid.)
Tarte e/s in Seychelles Sand (Matte grey-biege used as a transition color between the brow and crease.)
Tarte e/s Georgia Peach (Matte light peach used to highlight.)
Urban Decay Glide on shadow pencils in Clash (Bright aqua blue with silver reflects used as a base.)
Sugarpill e/s in Velocity (Matte yet intense royal blue patted on the outer corner of the lower lid.)
Tarte Mystic Seaport (Silvery-blue patted over the Clash to set.)
Nyx glide on pencil in white (My new favorite thing. I use this every day for every look.)
Mascara (Tons and tons.)
Physicians formula liquid eye liner pen (This liner pen is magic. Like it was made by angels, cute angels in trench coats...)

lips-
Clinique lipstick in Black Honey (Flattering natural plum used on inner pout.Given to me by the effervescent Kathy.)
Darling Girl lipstick in Demure (Fawn pink used to neutralize and add pink.)

What do you think? Any recent fashion trends you've been digging lately?

The Moose Winchester-fotd

Supernatural, my new addiction, is about Dean and Sam Winchester who hunt monsters for a living. The brothers travel in a Chevy Imapala named Baby with a sound track of classic rock.  They kick the crap out of ghosts, wendigos, shapeshifters and they even save the world about four different times. The first season starts out with them looking for their father after he goes missing on a hunt. Sam is away at college trying to lead an apple-pie life until his brother crashes in asking for help to look for their dad. Their Dad's obsession with killing the demon that murdered their Mother drives their whole life which is why they were raised in the "family business" of hunting creatures. By the seventh season they've saved the world from deranged angels and Leviathans alike.
This look is based off of Sam Winchester the youngest brother. He's the "heart" of the duo, good to the bone. Sam is smart and extremely witty even if his hair is a bit floppy in some of the seasons. Despite the fact that Castiel is my favorite I feel the most connected with Sam. Even though Sam has gone through hell most of his life he's still a good person. He still tries to do good and help others. Before he started hunting again he wanted to be Lawyer. Sam is just lovely! I chose mostly greens for this look because he wears a lot of it, plus his eyes are green. The purple on the lid was actually an accident. I was trying to do a smokey look but the eyeshadow changed on me! Dang duo-chromes.

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Wet n Wild eyeliner in black (Used as a base all over the lid.)
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy (Just a tiny bit.)
Darling Girl e/s in Sultry Siren (Appears to be a pretty olive green turns purple on black bases apparently.)
Mac e/s in Jealousy Wakes (A medium emerald green widely blended into the crease and run along the lower lashline.)
Sugarpill e/s in Acidberry (Acidic chartruse blended into the emerald green.)
Fyrinnae e/s in Nijiro (Shimmery ivory used to highlight the inner corners of the lid.)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Perversion
Almay Liquid eyeliner in black
Mascara

lips-
Wet n Wild lipstick in Black Orchid (Used along the outer corner of the lower lip to add smokey depth to the added pink.)
Wet n Wild lipstick in Fuschia with Blue Pearl (Used on the inner pout of the lip and along the top lip.)

Dean's is going to be hard. My friend suggested I do a neutral but dark smokey eye because the show it's self is pretty dark. I mean every other character dies in this show. Don't get overly attached or you'll find yourself covered in tissues with to many feels. What other characters should I do from the show? I was thinking Crowely, maybe Lucifer as well as Castiel and Bobby. Any suggestions?

Dark Side of the Rainbow-fotd

I found an editorial on Tumblr of a model showing off her cute purple nails next to her extremely done up eyes. I tried to copy the look as best as I could considering the young lady has a very different eye shape then me. The model was wearing more yellow on the inner corner of her eye but on me it would have looked like a bruise. I haven't been able to find a link to the look but it's on my Tumblr some where in their. (Among the Supernatural gifs.) 

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Nyx Jumbo pencil in Milk
Sugarpill e/s in Afterparty (A turquoise leaning blue patted on the lid.)
Sugarpill e/s in Dollipop (Bright hot pink swept along the lower lid and crease.)
Sugarpill e/s in 2AM (Red based purpled used in the crease to deepen the color a bit.)
Sugarpill e/s in Mochi (Aqua mint patted in the middle of the lid on top of Afterparty.)
120 palette (Primary yellow patted on the inner corner of the eye.)
Nyx e/s in Black (Matte black used lightly to deepen the crease slightly.)
Sugarpill e/s in Poison Plum (Perfect purple lightly used in the crease.)
Too Faced e/s in Silk Teddy (Shimmery sheer pink used to highlight the inner corner and the brow bone.)
Almay liquid eyeliner in black
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Perversion
Mascara

Lips-
Wet n Wild lipstick in Taj-mauve-hall

Supernatural looks are coming soon. Sam's look is done but I'm having a hard time with Dean. How the hell do you do make-up based off of male characters? Oh gosh!

My Little Fandom-fotd

My Little Pony the eyeshadow by Darling Girl cosmetics is beautiful. It's a strange pale baby pink with a lavender hint and gold shimmer, gorgeous. I paired it with my new favorite purple 2Am for a pretty pop of color. The blue waterline was a bonus I felt like the look needed something.

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Darling Girl e/s in My Little Pony (Baby doll pinky with a hint of purple patted on the lid. I love this shadow.)
Darling Girl e/s in Stargazer (Lovely red pink used on the outer corner of the crease. 2AM is blended into the color.)
Sugarpill e/s in 2AM (Beautiful red based purple blended all through the crease.)
Wet n Wild eyeshadow palette in Vanity (Matte ivory used to highlight.)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Flipside
Sugarpill e/s in Mochi (A watery aqua minty oh god I can barely describe this color patted on the waterline.)
Almay liquid eyeliner in black

Lips-
Rimmel lipsick in In Vouge

About the Supernatural looks I'm having a hard time representing the plaid, leather and blood the show has to offer. I was considering doing the femme versions of the characters but my Castiel cosplay isn't put together yet. I'm pretty obsessed actually, I'm so obsessed I was able to get my fiance to watch it. He loves it by the way. Maybe I should do some special effects for this series...hmmm.

Mochi Princess-fotd

I've really been enjoying my Heartbreaker palette.  The colors blend so easily together the smokey eye I love to do with velocity and 2 Am don't need a between shade. I've been using my jumbo pencil more because it's the best base to use with Sugarpill eyeshadows. I tried a neutral Urban Decay pencil but it didn't work as well as the nyx. The shadows do pretty well without a base too. You could just use a primer and they'd be just as vibrant.

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Nyx jumbo pencil in Milk
Sugarpill Heartbreaker palette  Mochi (Soft sea foam green patted on the lid.)Acidberry (Acid green blended into the crease and the lower lid.) Velocity (A bright royal blue lightly applied to the outer lower lash line.) 2 Am (A red based purple ran along the lower waterline.)
Wet n Wild palette in Vanity (Matte ivory used on the inner corners of the lid and the brow bone.)
Almay liquid eyeliner in black

lips-
Darling Girl lipstick in Demure (Seriously this is my favorite lip color of all time.)

Sorry of the infrequency in posts. Sometimes I save looks up so I can post more at a time. I have a Darling Girl review I've been meaning to post plus loads of swatches. Yay swatches for once! I was also thinking...of maybe a Supernatural mini series? Or is that to geeky? Oh wait, nope I don't care. I'm gonna do it! The first one should appear on Sunday! Love you guys!

Life in Technicolor-fotd

When my Heartbreaker palette arrived I felt like it was Christmas in July. There it sat in a cardboard box looking unassuming covered in other bits of mail. I don't want to start writing prose about make-up but I was excited enough to do so. I wiped off all my "normal" make-up do put this look on my face. I then went on a date with my fiance, luckily he's not one of those dudes whines about a lot of make-up. All in all it was a good day.

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Nyx jumbo pencil in Milk
Sugarpill e/s palette in Heartbreaker (Velocity a rich royal blue patted on the lid and rimmed along the lower lid. 2 A.M. a lovely red based purple blended widely into the crease. Mochi a seafoam aqua blue brushed lightly on the inner corner of the lid and lower lid to meet Velocity. Acidberry a beautiful acidic green is then patted on the lower waterline to make the eyes extremely bright.)
Sugarpill e/s in Poison Plum (Blue based purple with a red hint blended between Velocity and 2.A.M. for a gradient effect.)
Sugarpill e/s in Tako (Pure sugary white used to lightly highlight the brow bone.)
Almay liquid eyeliner in black
Maybelliene Mascara

Lips-
Morgana Cryptoria lipstick in Totally Tubular

I have a few looks saved up right now. A summery yellow/orange/red look, a subtle Darling Girl look and a few more looks using the Heartbreaker palette. Which one should I post first? I'm thinking the Darling Girl one since I wore it two weeks ago. Uh, I need to post more often. Love you guys!

Trenchcoat Angel-fotd

I've become rather obsessed with Supernatural as of recently. I'm a late comer to the show, but my friend Natalie forced me into watching a few episodes with her late one night. I'm kind of in love with Dean. Mostly because of his "male model type" hottness and because of his loyalty to his family. Castiel is my other favorite, he's hilarious in a dry way and I love his use of swear words. "Hey Assbut!" Whilst I'm being nerdy I'd like to add the good news, SAILOR MOON IS GOING TO BE BACK NEXT SUMMER. I AM SO HAPPY! Sailor Moon the anime and the manga were my favorite growing up. I don't think I would have made it out of grade school. Some people are inspired by historical figures or celebrities, I was inspired by a group of middle school girls who fought evil. 

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeshadow pencil in Rehab
Darling Girl e/s in Survival Instincts (Sparkly copper/purple/red patted on the lid.)
Sleek Bohemian palette (Matte cranberry red blended into the crease, while the sparkly copper is used along the lower lash line.)
Wet n Wild Vanity palette (Golden Brown blended into the crease over the cranberry color. Matte brown blended softly on the outer corner of the crease. Shimmery ivory swept on the brow bone.)
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner pencil 1999
Almay Liquid eyeliner in black
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-
NYX round lipstick in Rae
Wet n Wild lipstick in These Abode Walls

Okay back to make-up for a sec I ordered the new Sugarpill Heartbreaker palette on Friday. I finally had enough money to buy it but they were out on the site. I threw a hissy fit on Twitter and Mai came to my rescue. She told me Shanalogic which has the whole Sugarpill line on the site. I quickly purchased it, letting out a warrior like yell with victory. Soon it will be in my grasp! Muahahaha! 

Noxious Placebo-fotd

Sounds like a name for a heavy metal band right?
I'm half sick of shadows, neutral ones, that is. I've been needing to do an insanely bright eye and lip combo for a while. I kind of slapped eyeshadow on willy-nilly hoping it'd turn into something beautiful. I rarely use black eyeshadow but with this look the eye felt to stark without a bit of depth. Sadly using my Sugarpill eyeshadows did not squelch my want for more. Curse you're perfect-ness Heartbreaker palette curse you!

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Nyx jumbo pencil in Milk (Used on the lid as a base and on the waterline.)
Sugarpill e/s in Midori (A bright blue based green somewhere between seafoam and clover patted on the lid.)
Darling Girl cosmetics e/s in Grasshopper (A matteish grasshopper green patted on the inner corner of the lid to create depth.)
Sugarpill e/s in Dollipop (A true bright a$$ pink used to create a cut crease.)
Too Faced Glamour-2-Go Dream Addition (Multi-colored sparkle laden matte black used on the outer crease.)
Sugarpill e/s in Tako (The whitest white around used to highlight the inner corner of the lid and the brow bone.)
Sugarpill e/s in Afterparty (A bright turquoise-ish blue swept along the lower lash line.)
Almay liquid eyeliner in black
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lahshes!
*Please note that I did use a Q-tip to clean up the look around the edges.

lips-
Rimmel lipstick In Vouge

Oh man I have some reviews to write soon! Would you guys want to see a mascara review? Cause I really like the Tarte mascara I've been using for ages and feel like I have enough to say about it now. I hope you guys have a really great day and spend it with your Father's or your Father figures. I'm helping my Dad move a whole bunch of stuff around and then making something tasty on the grill.
See ya later!

Sparrow's Song-fotd

Only one more day till I drive with my friend Cassie to Connecticut. I'm literally so excited I can barely sleep. I wanted to put up this look and another before I leave just incase I can't post. I did this look on Monday when I was playing around with my make-up. I like the navy blue crease before I added the extra blue. The navy in the Bohemian palette is gorgeous with a purple-ish cast that makes it really nice.  I thought it paired well with the deep blue shadow on the lid but I put over another blue anyway. Argh!

What I used:

Eyes-
TFSI
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeshadow stick in Sin (Used all over the eye.)
Sleek Bohemian palette Navy blue (Blended into the crease and along the lower lash line.)
Darling Girl Glitter Glue (Patted on the lid.)
Darling Girl e/s in Songbird Weaponry (A metallic navy blue with intense shimmer patted on the lid.)
Fyrinnae e/s in Otherworldly (Sheer shimmery aqua used all over the brow bone and inner corner of the lid.)
Sugarpill e/s in Afterparty (Bright blue applied over the navy blue in the crease.)
NYC liquid eyeliner in black
Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Perversion
Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes

lips-
Darling Girl Queen of Hearts

Hee-heh I'm wearing my Voyager tee-shirt! School is officially done for me for the semester tomorrow. I applied to CSU but I've yet to hear back. Hopefully I was accepted and then I can start looking at theater courses or something. I swear I have direction now, it's just hard to get back on track. This semester was a brutal one, I'm glad it's over. My personal life was completely out of whack I could barely keep up with school. Next fall will be better. I have lots to look forward too.

Hold Me Close-fotd

Whoo hoo! Another purple and pink cut crease kind of look. I looked back into my archive and realized I have done a lot of looks that are very similar to this one. What can I say I love purple and pink together, especially when they are nearly pastel. For the photos I used my Canon Rebel instead of my Nikon Coolpix. The Rebel is pretty big so I struggle to take self portraits because my hands are pretty small. Surprisingly the pictures turned out great today!

What I used:

Eyes-

TFSI

Detrivore cosmetics Original eyeshadow base

Detrivore e/s in Nameless (Tangerine pale pink patted on the first part of the lid.)

Darling Girl Glitter Glue (Just applied on the crease and brow bone.)

Nyx jumbo pencil in Milk (Used on the inner corner of the lid.)

Sugarpill e/s in Tako (Pure white patted on the inner corner of the lid.)

Sugarpill e/s in Dollipop (Bright matte pink patted on the outer corner of the lid and blended in wards towards Nameless. Blended lightly under the purple as well.)

Sleek Bohemian palette (Violet purple blended onto the crease to add depth before the second highlight color.)

Detrivore e/s in Muse (A shimmery lilac used in the crease.)

Concrete Minerals e/s in White Rabbit (Sheer white with violet sparkles used on the inner corner and the brow bone.)

NYC eyeliner in black

Urban Decay 24/7 eyeshadow pencil in Delinquent (Faded from use on the waterline for school so naturally it was under my eye.)

Tarte Lights! Camera! Lashes!

lips-

Random Max Factor Lipstick I stole from my BFF

Sorry for the boring post today. I have some homework I need to do so no witty ramblings right now. Love you guys!