Monday, January 16, 2012

Super wearable, flawless makeup for everyday!


Products used

Eyes:
♥ Tick:Tock Cosmetics Infinity Eye Shadow Base in Milky Way
Cocovana Cosmetics eyeshadow in Camel
♥ e.l.f. eyeshadow quad in Day 2 Night
♥ The All Natural Face Fix-It
♥ White eyeliner pencil by L'Oréal 
♥ Maybelline Define-A-Lash Volume mascara in Brown

Brows:
♥ MAC eyeshadow in Omega

Lips:
♥ NYX lip pencil in Pale Pink
♥ Lancôme lipstick in Beige Everyday
Cocovana Cosmetics lipgloss in Havana

Face:
♥ Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream No13
♥ MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light
♥ Milani powder bronzer in 00 Radiant
Cocovana Cosmetics blush in Solstice
♥ MAC Iridescent Powder in Silver Dusk

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Green With Envy



Products used

Eyes:
♥ Urban Decay Primer Potion
Geek Chic eyeshadow in Green 'Stache (all over the lid)
♥ A few eye shadows from e.l.f.'s 100pc Eye Shadow Collection (a very light yellowish green in the inner corner, a dark green in the crease, an even darker green under the eye, and a black used as an eyeliner)
♥ No7 Extreme Length Mascara

Brows:
♥ MAC eyeshadow in Omega

Lips: 
♥ NYX lip pencil in Pale Pink
♥ Lancôme lipstick in Beige Everyday
... and tiny bit of a light pink lipgloss by H&M that I don't know the name of.

Face:
♥ Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream No13
Sweet Treat Cosmetics Confectionary Powder
♥ Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light
Cocovana Cosmetics blush in Solstice

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Dawn Eyes Cosmetics' Christmas Collection 2011

I bought samples of these shadows during Dawn Eyes Cosmetics' Black Friday sale, so I've had them for a while, but they kinda got lost among all my other samples and I forgot about swatching them. Last night I found them again, when I was reorganizing my makeup, and I thought I'd better swatch them while the collection is still available. It might be a Christmas collection, but I'd wear these shadows all year round, so I  definitely don't think it's too late to get them ;) 

I have a ton of eye shadows by Dawn Eyes Cosmetics. In my opinion, DEC is one of those companies that  really deserve more attention than they get. Their eye shadows are gorgeous, and they have so many colors to choose from (seriously, it's almost impossible to choose which ones to get when you're placing an order). I will post an in-depth review of the company another time, but for now I'm just gonna show you some swatches. 

From left - right: Candy Cane, Kissable, Sugarplum Dreams & Perfect Gift

Candy Cane, Kissable, Sugarplum Dreams & Perfect Gift in different lighting

From left - right: Spiced Cider, Rum Eggnog, Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire & Sleigh Ride

Spiced Cider, Rum Eggnog, Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire & Sleigh Ride in different lighting

There are 16 eye shadows in this collection and as you can see, I have 8 of them. As usual, I've swatched the shadows over e.l.f's Mineral Eyeshadow Primer. I just wanna point out that I don't think that's an amazing primer; I actually think it's pretty mediocre, but I consider that a good thing when it comes to comparing different eye shadows. The way I see it, the best eye shadows will look amazing even over a mediocre primer. So, if anyone was wondering why I always use that e.l.f. primer, that's the reason. Most of the eye shadows I swatch would look a lot better over, say, Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy, just so you know.

Out of these eight shadows, there's only one that I'm a little disappointed with and that's Candy Cane. It definitely went on more sheer than I expected it to, especially considering that it's heavily swatched. I did my best to pack it on and make it look opaque, but it just wouldn't stick to the skin. That one will definitely need a tacky primer or base. Sugarplum Dreams went on a little bit sheer as well, but the color is really beautiful!

Kissable, Spiced Cider, Rum Eggnog, Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire and Sleigh Ride are all gorgeous, and they're very easy to work with as well. They went on even and opaque straight away. I really like the texture of them.

Perfect Gift is without a doubt my favorite - it's just so intense! Even over that e.l.f. primer... it's simply amazing ♥

The Christmas Collection 2011 will be retired 01/04/12, so if you're interested in any of these shadows, you can still get them at their website, www.dawneyescosmetics.com. The full size set is marked down 30%, so you can get them cheap as well hehe ;)

Monday, January 9, 2012

FOTD using Tick:Tock Cosmetics

This is the makeup I wore in my I'm back! (With a GIVEAWAY!) video.


I love this eye makeup. I rarely wear gray eye shadows, and I really don't know why, cause gray happens to be one of my favorite colors. I'm definitely going to start wearing gray more often! 

The eye shadows I used to create this look are from a company that I discovered quite recently and that I've really fallen in love with over these past few months - Tick:Tock Cosmetics. One of the owners is in a facebook group that I'm in, and she's really sweet and very talented. I have the majority of their eye shadows, and I love them all. I love the colors, the formula, and also the fact that they are very reasonably priced ;)

I used three shadows from their Winter Wonderland collection to create this look: Winter Wonderland, Sleigh Bells and O, Christmas Tree. You can still buy that collection here, but I'm guessing it won't be available for long since it's a limited edition... Do you have any favorite gray eye shadows?

From left - right: Winter Wonderland, Sleigh Bells and O, Christmas Tree

Swatched over e.l.f.'s Mineral Eyeshadow Primer