Happy New Year Look.....

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

I did a look today for New Years even though We're just staying home as a family.  It was fun; a glittery look and I found some more of my MAC that I thought was long gone that I used too!

ALL MAC unless otherwise noted
Eyes:
UDPP in Eden
Painterly on browbone
Blackground on lid
Retrospeck on inner 1/2 of lid and dry over lower liner
Vex on outer 1/2 of lid blended
Too Faced Glitter Glue on lid
Morgana Dragon Glitter on lid
Vapour on browbone
Black Tied in crease
Mary Kay Black eyeliner at lower lashline
Blacktrack at upper lashline
Mary Kay ultimate mascara in black

Face:

Fix + as moisturizer
Clinique Tzone Shine Control as primer
Studio Fix Fluid NC20
Painterly under eye area
Select Moisturecover NW20 to conceal everywhere needed
Studio Fix Powder Foundation NC25
Mineralized Skin Finish Natural in Light/Medium
Dame Blush

Lips:

Painterly
Oak Liner
High Tea Lipstick
Runway Fave Lipglass

And just so you can see the length my hair has gotten recently better....even though the lighting SUCKED....

It's getting there!

I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year!

Christmas in July....Silver Bells.....

I'm so disappointed.

My Spectrum stuff didn't come today.  Meh.  I HATE the USPS.  If I had another option, I'd use something else.  I still have it to look forward to tomorrow, but UGH.  They're slower than....well....CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

My look on the other hand, I liked.  :D

Eyes:

TFSI
ELF Cream liner in Ivory all over eye area
Sugarpill Tiara on lid
Hi-Fi Phantom Stranger on browbone
Morgana SILVER BELLS in crease
ELF Cream liner in black to line
TSFI Glitter Glue on lid and under eye area
Morgana Glitter in Silver Hologram on lid and under lower lashline
ELF Waterproof Volumizing/Lengthening mascara in Black

Face:

Meow Primer Powder in Combination
Meow Pampered Puss foundation in Frisky Abyssinian
Meow Top Cat Finishing Powder
Silk Naturals Blush in Lady

Lips:

ELF Matte Lipstick Pencil in Natural
ELF Studio Line Glitter Gloss in Dazzle Diamond

Well, I was planning on using some of my new colors for a look this week.  I guess I'll have to come up with something else.  Who knows what tomorrow brings?

Christmas in July....Candy Canes and Gumdrops....

This was yesterdays look.  I think it turned out well!

Eyes:

TFSI
ELF cream liner in ivory all over eye area
AL Gothic on lid
AL Mistletoe in crease and over lower outer 1/2 of liner
ELF Black cream liner
TFSI Glitter glue on lid and under eye
AL Carmilla glitter on lid
Sugarpill Decora in crease and over lower inner 1/2 of liner
Maybelline Great Lash Big in Blackest Black

Face:

Elf HD Powder
Meow Pampered Puss foundation in Sleek Abyssinian
Elf HD Powder
NARS Orgasm Blush

Lips:

Morgana Valentine lipstick
Silk Naturals Icing Lipgloss

I *should* get my Spectrum  order today, but I'm thinking my Meow won't get here till tomorrow or Saturday.  I also placed a small order at Silk Naturals last night, since I am in dire need of a few of their skincare items I use daily.  :D

TGIAF...Thank God It's Almost Friday!!!!

Christmas in July look....Blackened Christmas Gold

I absolutely loved how this look turned out!

Eyes:

TFSI all over
ELF Cream liner in ivory on browbone
Shiseido hydra cream shadow in glistening sand on lid
Urban Decay Half Baked on inner 1/3 of lid
Sugarpill Goldilux all over lid
Urban Decay Black Palette: Cobra in crease
ELF Black cream liner
TFSI Glitter glue on lid and under eye area
Morgana Glitter in Christmas Gold on lid and under eyes
Maybelline Great Lash Big Blackest Black

Face:

SN Blur
SN Medium Ivory Custom Foundation in my mix
SN Blur
ELF Warm Bronzer:  Darkest shade to contour, Medium shade as blush, and a little bit of a mix all over

Lips:

Morgana Vegan Lipstick in Raspberry
ELF Mineral lipgloss in Daring

HAHAHA I just realized where the placement of my blog title on the one pic is....I could've sworn I moved it.
Oh well.

I thought for a minute I had deleted these pics and was furious with myself but I found them.  YAY!

On a good note:  Both my hauls are now on their way as is a number of goodies from Blix:  I won the Morgana and jewelry giveaway!!!! YAY!!!!!!

Have a great Hump Day!

Makeup Looks Theme of the Week.....Christmas in July!!! Sugar Plum Fairy

So all the Christmas in July sales have inspired me....I'm going to start setting a weekly theme for my looks each week, and the first one is Christmas in July!

I  managed to get in on two Christmas in July events.  First off I got six of the Limited Edition Christmas shadows from Meow Cosmetics that I wanted to get this past Holiday Season but was unable to.  Then I placed my first order at Spectrum Cosmetics!  I just happened on the site when searching Etsy, and she was having a Christmas in July sale that I took advantage of.  I got a set of 10 3 g eyeshadow jars (your choice!) as well as 4 seperate jars for other shadows in the same size.  She also carries 5 g jars.  She has some GREAT irridescent shadows that I can't wait to try and to review....the pictures of them over a deep black base are GORGEOUS!

On to my first look this week.....in honor of these shadows that I purchased from Meow, the first look is a sugar plum fairy look.  :D

Eyes:

TFSI all over eye area
ELF cream eyeliner in ivory on browbone
Indelible gel liner in marcasite on lid
Shiseido hydra cream shadow in Violet Visions over Marcasite
SN Blue Butterfly on inner 1/3 of lid and inner corner
AL Almost Midnight on middle 1/3 of lid
AL Phaedra on outer 1/3 of lid
SN Mystic on lower 1/2 of crease
AL Dulcinea on upper 1/2 of crease
AL Butterfly kiss on browbone
ELF Cream liner in Punk Purple to line
AL Frankincense in crease and dry over lower liner
Maybelline Great Lash Big in Blackest Black

Inside

Outside

Face:

SN Blur powder
SN Medium Ivory Custom Foundation in my mix
SN Blur
SN Lady blush

Lips:

Morgana Cryptoria Sugar Plum Rum
Morgana Cryptoria Lillian

Here's another pic of the whole thing, with a different lip.

Lips:

SN Mirage
SN Icing Gloss

I like that lip, but there's something about the deep purple lip that goes with the Sugar Plum Fairy theme.

I also colored my hair today...here's the top.  It's more ashy blonde now, though pics still bring out the warmth.

I was considering changing it again, but I am still LOVING the Blonde.....so it's staying for now!  :D

Second full Urban Decay/Too Faced Look.....

I will very soon be posting a haul that I got at Sephora today.  It's more Too Faced and Urban Decay products. Here's a look I put together with the stuff I've gotten recently.

Eyes:

TFSI all over
Indelible Cream Shadow in Bare Necessity on browbone
Indelible Cream Shadow in Carbon on lid
Too Faced Shadow Insurance Glitter Glue (TFSIGG) on lid
Urban Decay Black Palette in Libertine on lid
Too Faced Eye Love Palette in Heaven on browbone
Urban Decay Sustainable Palette in Flipside tightly in crease

Wet N Wild Cream Liner in black on lower lashline and waterline

Too Faced Metal Eyed liner in Blackout on upper lashline

Urban Decay Shattered in crease and dry over lower liner
TFSIGG on lid and lower lashline
Morgana glitter in Mysterious on lid and over lower liner
Maybelline Great Lash Big Mascara in Blackest Black

Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless Primer
Too Faced Amazing Face Oil Free Foundation in Warm Vanilla
Too Faced Amazing Face Powder Foundation in Warm Vanilla
NARS Orgasm

Lips:

Too Faced Borderliner in Clear
Too Faced Lip of Luxury Lipstick in Centerfold

I'm loving everything I have from both Too Faced and Urban Decay!  It gives me more options.

I'll try to post that haul post very soon.  DH is on his way home with dinner for me...PF Chang.  YUMMY Gluten free Mongolian beef!!  The kids come home tonight too.  Still feeling a little under the weather but much better.

And alas....my other look pics (not todays but last weeks) didn't turn out.  So it's onward from here.  Oh well....

The Grinch's Mutiny.....Inspired by Phyrra.....

So recently I've felt the itch to really step outside of the box with my use of color in looks.  I mean really do things that I've never done before, combining colors in different ways than I normally do or doing new techniques.  I think I just get in my normal groove, doing my normal thing, and get stuck in the day to day and forget that there are new and exciting things out there.  I guess it's like life in general can be sometimes LOL.

So I started to peruse some of your blogs.  A LOT.  Just surfing around, looking at looks, playing with my collection, that sort of thing.  So today's look is inspired by Phyrra and all the ways she uses color.  This is but one of the looks on her blog that have inspired me.  Her color combinations are done in ways that I wouldn't usually think of combining them, and I find that fascinating.  With her permission, I've linked to her blog and look so that you can see them.  My thanks, Phyrra!!! :D

Eyes:

Monistat powder gel as primer
Indelible cream shadow in Bare Necessity on browbone
Shiseido hyrdo-powder shadow in Aqua Shimmer on lid
Hi Fi The Grinch patted onto lower 1/2 of lid
Aromaleigh Just Like Heaven on upper 1/2 of lid, blended into The Grinch
NARS Abyssinia on browbone
Maybelline Define a Line in Ebony on upper and lower lashlines and waterline
Morgana Mutiny in crease blended into Just Like Heaven, then patted on outer 1/2 of lower liner
Aromaleigh Just like Heaven patted on inner 1/3 of lower liner and blended
Hi Fi The Grinch on inner V and inner 1/3 of lid and blended
Maybelline Great Lash Big mascara in Blackest Black

Face:

Monistat Powder Gel as primer
SN Oil Control Blur
SN Medium coverage Ivory Foundation in my mix
SN Oil Control Blur
SN Matte blush in Maybe Baby

Lips:

Morgana Lipstick in Coraline's Kiss
SN Liquid Gloss in Icing

Combining Warmer and Cooler tones is something that has pretty much made me shake in my proverbial boots from the time I've done my makeup.  Usually if I'm going with one I'll stick with either or, or one or the other with neutrals, or just neutrals.  Complementary colors?  Not in a million years did I ever think I'd have gotten away with a coraly orange lip and blue shadow.  The one thing I would have changed?  I forgot to use Stick 'Em for more of a foiled look.  Thanks again, Phyrra!

Have you been inspired to something new recently?

Sea Breeze Glitter Look...

I decided I wanted to do more of a glittery look to try out my silk natural's Stick 'Em with a glittery lid.  Overall it was a good experiment!  The only problem was my pictures didn't turn out as glittery as IRL.  Also, the stick 'em worked well....I had minimal fall out even at the end of the day!

Eyes:

Monistat powder gel as primer
Indelible cream shadow in Bare Necessity on browbone
Indelible gel liner in Tidal Wave on lid
SN Stick 'Em all over lid and crease and below lower lashline
NARS Abyssinia on browbone
Meow handcuffed shadow all over lid and into crease
SN Stick 'Em over lid again
Morgana glitter in Sea Breeze patted onto lid
A little more Handcuffed in crease
Indelible gel liner in Tidal Wave on upper lashline
Smashbox black liner on lower lashline and waterline
Morgana glitter in Sea Breeze over lower liner
Maybelline Great Lash Big in Blackest Black

Face:

Monistat powder gel as primer
SN Oil Control Blur
SN Medium coverage ivory foundation in my mix
SN Oil Control Blur
SN Maybe Baby blush

Lips:

SN XXX Vegan Lipstick
NARS Gloss in Striptease

So I'm definitely calling the Monistat a HG primer...and it's cheap too.  So I won't be purchasing a full size of either the Bare Minerals Prime Time, Hourglass Mineral Primer, or Smashbox Photo Finish Light anytime soon!  And the Monistat is cheap too!  It works as both an eye and facial primer....so it's two in one!

I'm also planning on investing in full sizes of the SN Skincare I've been using ASAP.  My next SN order will likely include those products, as well as lippies and eyeshadows, possibly a few other odds and ends as well.

I think XXX and Striptease together are my new favorite nude lippie!!!

I have NO IDEA what I'm going to come up with for the morning.  ;)

Glittery Mermaid Look and a new Browser.....

I had to change my browser from Explorer....but hey, I can post comments again!!!! SWEET!!!  I'll catch up soon.

First, I wanted to show you my glittery purple and teal mermaid look.  It was also my first attempt at a cut crease, though it didn't turn out as defined as I'd planned originally, but I still loved how the finished look came out!

Here we go!

Eyes:

Monistat powder gel primer
NYX Cottage Cheese Jumbo eye pencil on inner 1/2 of lid, inner corner, and smudged under eye
Silk Naturals clear liner on browbone
Silk Naturals Amethyst liner on outer 1/2 of lid
Silk Naturals Stick 'Em patted all over eye area including underneath
Aromaleigh Night Shade placed tightly in crease with a small brush
Silk Naturals Poly patted on lid
Meow Shipwrecked in crease
AL Calypso in crease
AL Air and Light on upper browbone
NYX Cottage cheese on lower lashline
Maybelline black liner upper and lower lashline
Silk Naturals Stick 'Em again
Morgana Berryful Glitter over lower lashline and smudged downward
Morgana Changling Glitter over upper lashline
Morgana Tropic Glitter over inner 1/2 of lid
AL Masquerade glitter over middle 1/3 of lid
Morgana Changling over outer 1/3 of lid and brows
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara
Morgana Tropic Glitter patted onto lashes with fingers

FACE:

Monistat powder gel as primer
Silk Naturals oil control blur
My mix of silk naturals medium coverage foundation
Silk naturals oil control blur
Silk Naturals Lady blush

LIPS:

Silk Naturals Azalea cream
Silk Naturals Shrieking Violet Liquid Gloss

OK here's a few observations...

1.  Monistat is the BOMB for primer, both for my face and eyes!  HG status for sure!
2.  LOVE the way my lips turned out
3.  Though my eyes didn't turn out exactly like I expected them to, I loved them too!
4.  I'm going to have to buy more manic panic colors.  Though I missed some areas with the Atomic Turquoise so some places were more green, I have a second coat on now that should take care of it.  :D

Have you tried any fantasy type looks recently??

LOTD: Lots of Silver Tinsel....

Here was today's look.  I did gold yesterday, today it was silver.  :D

Eyes:

Smashbox Photo Finish Eyeshadow Primer
Indelible cream shadow in marcasite on lid
Indelible cream shadow in bare necessity on browbone
AL Air and Light on browbone
Morgana Tinsel me on lid and dry over lower liner
AL Tangled Tinsel in crease
Smashbox black pencil liner
Maybelline great lash big mascara in blackest black

Face:

Monistat Chafing Gel as a primer
Larenim Mineral Silk powder
Mix of equal parts Meow Pamperred Puss foundation in Naughty/Frisky Abyssinian
Larenim Mineral Silk Powder
Meow Hissy Fit Blush

Lips:

Shiseido Shimmering Rouge in BE 702 Alabaster
NARS Gloss in Striptease

Alright, I have a few observations from today.

1.  I think the Larenim Mineral Silk bothered my skin
2.  Monistat makes an AWESOME primer!  So far so good.  It blurred my pores better than any of the others and kept me pretty matte all day!  I'm still going to continue to test it though.  :D
3.  I can tell a difference in the color from yesterday's too light AL 2YL and today's just right Meow Pamperred puss mix of Naughty/frisky abyssinian.  It's faint, but it's there.

Wednesday....Bewitched by the Mysterious Trixter look....

This was my look on Wednesday.....I used Morgana and Fyrinnae.

Eyes:

TFSI
Indelible Cream Shadow in Manhunt on lid
Indelible Cream Shadow in Immortal on Browbone
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy on lid
Morgana Glitter in Mysterious on lid over Pixie Epoxy
MAC Fluidline in Black to line
Morgana Bewitched in crease and dry over liner
Morgana Silver Bells in inner V
Bedhead Mascara

Face:

Meow Equilibrium Powder
Meow Pampered Puss Foundation in Frisky Abyssinian
Aromaleigh ROCKS! Blush in Breathless

Lips:

Too Faced Borderliner in Clear
Fyrinnae Lip Lustre in Trixter


Trixter is a favorite lippie for sure!! :D

Tuesday's look...purple Morgana....

This was my Tuesday look using Morgana.  Morgana Cryptoria is a favorite company of mine! 

Eyes:

TFSI
Indelible cream shadow in plumkin on lid
Indelible cream shadow in nude frost on browbone
Morgana Warped on lid
Fyrinnae Nijiro on browbone
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack to line
Morgana Mutiny in crease and patted dry over liners

Face:

Meow Equilibrium Powder
Meow Pampered Puss Foundation in Frisky Abyssinian
Meow Firefly blush in Glisten

Lips:

Too Faced Borderliner in Clear
Morgana Vegan Lipstick in Raspberry

Raspberry has quickly become a favorite.  I'm planning another order soon for some of the new lippies.  Can't wait!  :D