Alooooooooooha!

Oh. My goodness. It has been ridiculously too long since my last update. I have been utterly swamped with working, saving money & plans on moving. I've also been quite sick for a while as well which has absolutely sucked. My motivation for makeup seems to have gone out the window these last few weeks, too :( But I wanted to do a quick post to say Hello! and show you what I've been up to!

Just last night, I sat down to practice my Halloween makeup. I have to work that night (booooo!) but I'm hoping I can head out afterwards. If all else fails, I'll just be a cat, hahah :P But I've been wanting to do another Dia De Los Muertos look for a while now (since my last one in 2009!) I decided this time I wanted to do one of the half-looks & tried to stick with a classic pin-up look for one side. I was acutally quite happy with how this turned out, so prepare for way too many pics :P

 Sorry for the boobage! I didn't realize how obvious it was in some photos :P But for this look, I used;

White cream makeup

Ben Nye White eyshadow

MAC Blacktrack fluidline

MAC Smoulder eye kohl

Random red Jordana lip liner

Sugarpill Bulletproof eyeshadow

Sugarpill Tako eyeshadow

Sugarpill Love+ eyeshadow

Other side of my face was;

MAC NC15 ProLongwear foundation

Physicians Formula Matte eyeshadow palette

MAC Brun eyeshadow (in crease & on brows)

MAC Pet Me blush

Ben Nye Marilyn Red lipstick

EyeLure 145 Lashes

A couple other looks, though not much :(

 Tarina Tarantino Starchild Odyssey palette :3

Also, I've been outright OBSESSED with OCC Liptars lately. I only have 8 of them, but definitely want to get a ton more!

I don't remember what the eyes were, but the lips were Anime & Feathered

This was Fyrinnae Sannyo pigment with Anime & Feathered, again :P

 Anime, Ben Nye Sun Yellow pigment & Feathered. Can't you just tell how much I love Anime & Feathered? :P

I'm hoping with the release of holiday makeup goodies that I will have a lot more inspiration. I've been so low-key with makeup, even though I still buy a lot of it. I just got a few Sleek palette the other day & definitely want to show off how awesome those are. Any inspiration photos or requests will gladly be accepted :P

I hope you are all very well! I didn't mean to take this long of a break and am hoping to hop back into more looks, swatches & contests soon <3.

Vacation was awesome FOTD ;D

Helloooooo! I've been on vacation since last Thursday (it was AWESOME!) and I figured I would post the whole one look I did the entire time ;P

I really don't remember exactly what I used because I just kept grabbing stuff and plopping it on ;P But I really liked it and definitely want to re-create it for a future tutorial :3

Smokey Eyes & Dramatic Neutral Eyes!

2looks1post! I have been trying to post these looks for a week now, hahah. Something is up with my internet at home, so I am sitting in a comfy chair at the library instead ;D

I did some super smokey eyes for no particular reason last week & really liked the outcome. I used to be big on using a lot of black eyeshadow, but lately, I toned it down so it wasn't so dramatic. Well, last week, I upped the drama & using a black base AND black eyeshadow, put this look together. I really like it!

I don't remember everything, but I for sure used;

MAC Blackground paint pot

3 Inglot shadows (a matte black, a matte smokey grey & a medium-toned beige to highlight)
Ben Nye White eyeshadow under brows

MAC Utter Pervette lipstick

This next look is my general everyday look, if I even feel like putting makeup on, hahah. I used the Urban Decay Naked palette for everything :D

I checked out MAC's Semi-Precious collection today & will admit, I like it. The lipstcks & cremesheen glasses weren't really my type (except for one) but the skinfinishes & mineralized eyeshadows were pretty nice. I picked up Pearl & Rose Quartz MSF's, Clarity & Dark Indulgence MES's & Pure Magnificence cremesheen glass. $124 total...which seems so pathetic. Anyone else remember when skinfinishes were $22?! YIKES! But I will have pics & swatches of my haul once I get my internet situation sorted out :D

I've always got 2 giveaways coming up, so stay tuuuuuned!

MAC Bloggers' Obsessions

On the 21st, MAC launched an online only collection created by some of the top beauty bloggers. This collection consisted of 9 products; 4 eyeshadows & 5 lipglass' all of which were concocted by the bloggers themselves.

I survived the total clusterf*ck MAC caused by launching the collection, then pulling it down in random spurts. I only ordered two items, Jealousy Wakes eyeshadow & Evolution Revolution lipglass. While I think the idea behind this collection was pretty awesome, the other items didn't really appeal to me (especially dark-coloured lipglass)

The awesome UPS man brought me my goodies today & I put them to work instantly!

Evolution Revolution lipglass is a pretty, sheer peachy-pink with loads of sparkle. For my personal preferences, it seemed a bit to orange for me, even though it is quite sheer.

 

I really, personally, LOVE Jealousy Wakes. I think she hit the nail right on the head with this shadow. I can honestly say that in my entire collection I own NOTHING like it. Most of you probably know how much I love to rock the greens & teals and this shadow was perfect. I'm normally not a huge fan of Veluxe Pearl finishes, but this applied very nicely, super vibrant. My only compliant, was that I received my shadow with small bits missing (though I could find no residue within the container -?!) I emailed MAC, but haven't heard a response. This shadow sold out incredibly fast and so far, is the only product to sell out. It is incredibly beautiful & has the right touch of shimmer without being a glitterbomb. I hope MAC re-promotes this one!

I also did a quick FOTD using these items. 

Excuse the dumb/tired look on my face...been taking care of bb kittehz non-stop for a month ;D

NYX White eyeshadow base

MAC Jealousy Wakes eyeshadow on lid

MAC Aquavert eyeshadow on crease

MAC Waternymph eyeshadow on crease

MAC Brill eyeshadow to highlight

Ben Nye White eyeshadow

Demi-Pixies lashes

MAC Innocence, Beware lipstick

MAC Evolution Revolution lipglass

MAC Sakura blush

Teal makeup to match my new teal 'do ;D

I finally did it. I've been wanting teal hair for SO long. & A few nights ago, I gathered up the courage & the bleach and went ahead and just did it. I really wanted the top half of my head to be teal, but, bleaching that red out was such a pain in the bum, so I did just a few middle layers.

Tonight, after working on a makeup project, I went ahead and did some makeup to match ;D I was pretty happy with the outcome of the look & the hair, so I thought I would post it here!

Also, this is my first ever FOTD without foundation. I've been using one of those fancy BB creams & it SAVED my skin! I just applied that & MAC Skinfinish Natural :D Yay, confidence!

For this look I used;

NYX White eyeshadow base

MAC Chartru paint

Beauty From The Earth Walking on Water pigment & Green Apple pigment, mixed & used wet

Sugarpill Junebug chroma lust

MAC Mont Black eyeshadow on crease

MAC All That Glitters eyeshadow to highlight

Ben Nye White eyeshadow under brows

Demi-Wispies & London lashes

NYX Rose lipliner

MAC Fun Fun lipstick

MAC Naked pigment