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FOTD: Kingfisher Blue

23 Tuesday Oct 2012

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You guys, I’m moving! Finally, we’ve been fortunate to get a mortgage on a little house just outside of Birmingham. I’m so excited!! Where we are moving to is filled with streets named after birds. When I did this look, G said, “you look like a Kingfisher!” because of the beautiful blue on their breasts. The brightness of this blue has been brought out by a black creamy base on the eyelid (gel eyeliner in this case). In general, a black base makes colours brighter.

Check after the break for a picture collage of this look and a full list of products :) .

Products Used:

Face:

Illamasqua Matt Primer
Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet+ foundation (70)
Illamasqua Under Eye Concealer (UC 320) 
CRC Setting powder
MAC  MSFN (dark)
Sleek Contour Powder (medium)
Black Up Cosmetics Blush (BL11) + NYX Blush (cinnamon) on apples of cheeks
Mac Fix +

 Eyes:

 
Primer: Urban Decay Priming Potion
Base: Sleek Ink Pot gel eyeliner (dominatrix)
Eye shadows: 2000 Dazzle Me! shadow on lid (bewitch 4); Sleek Chaos palette shadows: outer v (black); crease (medium brown); above crease (pumpkin colour)
 
Eyeliner: MAC Eye Kohl (blooz) in waterline
Eyebrows: MAC mechanical pencil liner (stud)
Lashes: Lancome Cils Booster, Illamasqua Masquara, Revlon lashes
 
Lips:
l/l NYX lip liner (nutmeg)
l/s Illamasqua (brink)
l/g Sleek Pout Polish (sugar may)
 
 
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FOTD: Sunday Afternoon Tea

16 Tuesday Oct 2012

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The best thing about moving to England is Afternoon Tea. It’s an empirical fact that this special treat-filled meal between lunch and dinner is the best thing this country ever invented. Ever. I take full advantage whenever I can. Thighs be damned! A friend of ours is basically celebrating her birthday for the entire month of October. First up in her celebration was a very civilized Afternoon Tea, for which I baked individual, gluten-free chocolate cakes with white chocolate ganache on top. I’m told they tasted nice. I didn’t have one because I was too busy eating all the stuff everyone else made!

Anyway, to prepare for the Afternoon Tea, I knew I wanted to look very feminine and feel pretty, but fall appropriate. I went for warm aubergine, deep dusty pink, and pumpkin colours to evoke the mood of fall without being too sultry. I like the result. I hope you do too.

Check after the break for a picture collage of this look and a full list of products :) .

Products Used:

Face:

Illamasqua Matt Primer
Revlon Colorstay Foundation (400 caramel)
Illamasqua Under Eye Concealer (UC 320) + Mac Studio Finish Concealer (NC45)
CRC Setting powder
MAC  MSFN (dark)
Sleek Avoir la Peche shadow palette (cameo) & Mac MSF (porcelain pin)
Mac Fix +

 Eyes:

 
Primer: Urban Decay Priming Potion
Eye shadows: Illamasqua matte shadow on lid and crease (forgiveness); Sleek Avoir la Peche palette shadows: outer v (stone); above crease (cameo & redstone); brow bone (sandstone)
 
Eyeliner: Illamasqua Medium Pencil (vow) in waterline
Eyebrows: MAC mechanical pencil liner (stud)
Lashes: Lancome Cils Booster, Illamasqua Masquara
 
Lips:
l/l Mac (currant) + Illamasqua Medium Pencil (ascend) in centre
l/s Illamasqua lipstick (climax) + Mac lipstick (pink nouveau) in centre
l/g Illamasqua Sheer Lipgloss (soul)
 
 

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FOTD: Black & Red-dy

10 Wednesday Oct 2012

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As promised in my latest YouTube video, here are photos and details of the red and black look I was sporting. I really like the black lips, especially with the iridescent fushia gloss on top.  Who says black lips are just for Goths, Halloween or Emo queens?

Check after the break for a picture collage of this look and a full list of products :) .

Products Used:

Face:

Illamasqua Matt Primer
Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation (15)
Illamasqua Under Eye Concealer (UC 320) + Mac Studio Finish Concealer (NC45)
CRC Setting powder
MAC  MSFN (dark)
Illamasqua Powder Blusher (create)
NYX Ultra Pearl Pigment (mink pearl) as cheek highlight
Mac Fix +

 Eyes:

 
Primer: Urban Decay Priming Potion
Eye shadows: Illamasqua Pure Pigment on lid (berber); Illamasqua Pure Pigment on inner lid (ore);Sephora Flashy Liner (flashy black) in crease; Sleek Avoir la Peche palette shadows: crease (stone); above crease (tangelo); brow bone (bellini)
 
Eyeliner: Sleek Ink Pot (dominatrix); waterline: Illamasqua Medium Pencil (vow)
Eyebrows: MAC mechanical pencil liner (stud)
Lashes: Lancome Cils Booster, Illamasqua Masquara, Revlon lashes
 
Lips:
l/l Sleek Ink Pot (dominatrix)
l/s Sleek lipstick (black)
l/g NYX Megashine Lipgloss (african queen)
 
 

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Why You Need Black Lipstick this Fall…and Always!

08 Monday Oct 2012

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It’s Fall, and like clockwork, deep, dark vampy lips are all the rage. Although predictable, the beauty world does keep improving the subtleties and sexiness of the dark colours it brings out with each round of Autumn. Goths must be so happy.

Bottega Veneta F/W 2012

Gucci F/W 2012

And while makeup trends come and go, you don’t have to go out and buy expensive lipsticks. You can use lipsticks you already own and add a bit of black (gel eyeliner, lipstick or lipgloss) to deepen and saturate any shade you own.

Colour saturation has to due with the potency of a colour, how strongly it appears to our eyes. Colours that appear kind of washed-out or pastel-like have more white in them; while colours that are a bit stronger or more broody have more black in them. Bottom ine: black makes colours deeper and stronger. Here are some examples of my own lipsticks transformed by adding a touch of black:

MAC So Chaud + black

MAC Ruby Woo + black

Illamasqua Honour lip liner + Mac Chromaline in Rich Purple + black

Illamasqua Intense Gloss in Fierce + black

Illamasqua Intense Gloss in Belladonna + black

Illamasqua Belladonna + OCC Lip Tar in Harlot + black

Look through your stash and see what you can experiment with. You might come up with something hot. I’m certainly gong to be rocking the Mac Chromaline and black lipstick option quite a lot

 

 

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FOTD: The Dark Fall Rises, Pt. 2

07 Sunday Oct 2012

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As promised, here is the full look for yesterday’s 2nd Fall 2012 Smokey Eye pictorial. Of course you can pair a nude lip with this eye look, but since it’s fall, it’s ok to go full vamp and use a darker lip. I’m kind of in love with the combination I came up with (one second while I go pat myself on the back). Also, also, also…holy crap! The Ever Pearl Cream Foundation is amazing! No joke.

Check after the break for a picture collage of this look and a full list of products :) .

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