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MUA Glitter Eyeliner ~ an everyday eye with a pop of color!

I got a bunch of stuff from MUA in the post today, which I'm super excited about! I can't wait to try it all. Unfortunately, my face doesn't really want to work with me right now... it's kinda covered in eczema. But, I couldn't resist doing my eye makeup anyway ;)

The glitter liners cost £0.50 each, so I didn't exactly have the highest of expectations for them. However, I think they're decent. Well, considering how cheap they were. This pink one isn't really liquid-y at all... it's more like a semi-thick gel that I had to pat on, dot by dot, using the tip of an eyeliner brush. And that's hard work compared to just using the brush to draw a line. I do like the color payoff though! Being glitter, of course it's gonna look better in real life than in photos, but it really is pretty. And for 50p I really can't complain!

Products used:

♥ IsaDora Eye Shadow Fix (primer)

♥ NYX Eyeshadow Base White

♥ Lid: MUA Eye Shadow in Shade 16 - Matt (a very pale pink)

♥ Brow bone: Wet N Wild Eye Shadow in Brulee

♥ Crease: MAC Eye Shadow in Sketch

♥ MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

♥ MUA Glitter Eyeliner in Shade 6

♥ Max Factor 2000 Calorie Waterproof Mascara

Light blue eyes...

I found this picture on my memory card today. It was taken a long time ago (I can tell just by looking at my eyebrows - they were a lot thinner back then!) and unfortunately, I can't remember which eyeshadows I used, but they make the color of my eyes look so light! It's cool how makeup can make your eyes appear lighter or darker, bigger or smaller... you name it, makeup can do it ;)

I love it.

St. Patrick's Day & Instagram

This is the eye makeup I wore on St. Patrick's Day. I love green eyeshadows, and wear them quite often, so I thought I'd post this even though it's a bit late. The bright green on the inner half of my lid is Acidberry by Sugarpill, the darker green is O, Christmas Tree by Tick:Tock, and the glitter under my eye is Autumn Hologram by Morgana's Crypt. I used Sugarpill's Tako to blend and highlight, and MAC's Fluidline in Blacktrack to line my upper lash line. I'm really happy with the way this look turned out :) 

I also wanted to let you guys know that I recently created an account on Instagram. Surprisingly, my username there is acidwash06 ;) So if you wanna follow me, please do! I'll be posting a lot of makeup pictures there, and I'd love to check out your pics as well!

Witching Hour

I can't believe how busy I've been lately! I finally started my new job, and it's taken up a lot of my time. I really like it though!

Here's a makeup look I did a while ago. I'm not too fond of the picture (I think my facial expression looks a bit strange...?), but I love those eyeshadows. They're all Tick:Tock. 

The green shadow on my lids is called Witching Hour and is quite glittery in real life. I find it so hard to capture glitter in photos! Perhaps I should start filming some short videos of my glittery looks, so that you can really see the sparkle? 

Other than Witching Hour, I used Salvador Dali, Midsummer Night and Four Horsemen. ♥

P.S. Witching Hour is on sale right now ;) Click here to go there!

Midlife Crisis

Tick:Tock Cosmetics has this gorgeous hot pink eyeshadow called Midlife Crisis. I decided to use it as a liner the other day, and... wow. I loved it!

In my opinion, colorful liners are great for spicing up neutral looks. I think I'm gonna wear a lot of bright eyeshadows as liners this spring... Who needs a bunch of liners when you've got plently of eyeshadows and mixing mediums? ;)

For this look, I started by applying some of my LASplash eyeshadow sealer/base (in the same way I would apply a gel liner) and then patted the pink eyeshadow on over top of that base. 

Kett Fixx Crème Foundation - first impression

A little background info for those who might be interested:

My skin has pink undertones and some redness, but I always go for a neutral and/or more yellow toned foundation because I want my foundation to counteract that redness and give me more neutral toned skin. It's just what I prefer. I also find that my body is a tiny bit darker than my face and neck are naturally, which is why my face might look a little darker once I've applied my makeup. I want all of my skin to be the same color, and I find it easier to darken up my face and neck ever so slightly than to make my body lighter. 

I've been wanting to try the Kett Fixx Crème Foundation for ages (ever since I first heard gossmakeupartist rave about it). I finally ordered it in the shade N1 from love-makeup.co.uk. However, N1 was a tiny bit too light on its own, so I bought N3 as well. (N3 is the next shade; they don't do an N2). I chose to buy the refill pans because they're cheaper and I keep them in this cute leopard Z Palette ♥

The lovely gossmakeupartist has also taught me that most foundations we hear about (both drugstore and high end) only contain 12 - 20% pigment, whereas foundations by brands that are geared towards professional makeup artists often contain 50+ % pigment. Kett Fixx Crème is one example of a 50+% pigment foundation, and that's the main reason why I was so excited to try it. I mean, 50% is a lot more than 12 - 20%. And more pigment means you'll need less product to get good coverage. 

I can tell you right now that you only need a tiny amount of this foundation to get great coverage! I applied it all over my face using my sigma F82 round top kabuki brush, and then used my fingers to apply a little bit more over my blemishes and scars. I didn't use any other products. I also didn't do anything to these pictures, except crop them. (I used the same lighting as well... pehaps I'm sitting a little closer to the light in the first picture though? The second one looks a bit darker to me. Oh well, it's as close as I could get it.)

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I can honestly say that my first impression of this foundation is amazing! It was so easy to apply and to blend, and the coverage is amazing. Especially considering that I only used a little. I could easily have built up the coverage by adding more, but I didn't feel the need to do that. I absolutely love the finish of it! It looks nice and dewy on my skin. I will need to powder my t-zone though, but I always use powder so that's not a big deal. I can tell that these little pans will last a long time.

I will do a full review once I've worn it enough to really form an opinion about it. I have a feeling that I'm really gonna like this foundation... ;)

FOTD - Blue and green

Here are some pictures of the makeup I wore yesterday. I was trying one of Tick:Tock Cosmetics' new  colored eyeshadow bases - a beautiful blue one called Nebula. I do love a good colored base. Most of the colored bases I own aren't very good, unfortunately, but this one really is! 

This is just a sample, but it'll last forever. You need the tiniest amount!

The eyeshadows I used are all by Tick:Tock:

♥ Seven Days - crease

♥ Clepsydra - lid

♥ Fronzen in Time - inner corner, and  used to blend out the crease color

♥ Withching Hour - under eye

My perfect red? Chanel Rouge Allure no.105 Inimitable

For someone who's addicted to buying makeup, I have surprisingly few red lipsticks. Actually, up until a few days ago, I just had one (Stila Long Wear Lip Color in Paramour). It was a gift from someone, and it's not a color I would have chosen for myself. So, I didn't have any red lipstick that I enjoyed wearing, and I really thought I needed one. 

Last weekend and found the perfect red lipstick - Chanel Rouge Allure no.105 Inimitable. It's just what I've been looking for all this time! An intense red with very subtle pink shimmer... absolutely gorgeous ♥

Angel kisses

Here are some pictures of the eye makeup I wore when I went shopping with my mom last Saturday. I absolutely love this eyeshadow combo! 

This time I used MOI Cosmetics' Angel Kisses over Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy on my lids. I have no idea why, but I find the sparkle in Angel Kisses really hard to capture in photos. It really is very, very sparkly. You can kind of see it in the third picture, the blurry one, but it's so much more intense in real life. I wish you all had it and could look at it right now... I'm loving this shadow ♥

The crease color is Sugarpill's Mochi, blended out using Sugarpill's Tako. I also used a tiny bit of a black eyeshadow from one of my Sleek palettes to darken the crease. The liner I used is MAC's Fluidline in Blacktrack, and the mascara is Max Factor's 2000 Calorie (the waterproof version).

Sugarpill Heart Breaker Palette

Look what finally arrived! I ordered this when Sugarpill had their Black Friday sale. They shipped it really quickly, but, you know, it takes time when something is sent from the US to Sweden. I purchased the Heart Breaker palette, which I've been wanting since the second it was released. I only had one Sugarpill shadow before - a white one called Tako - and the quality of it is AMAZING! Fingers crossed these will be just as good ;)

The gorgeous shadows... ♥

Acidberry - Described as a "vibrant lime green [...] matte with slightly pearl sheen" 

Velocity - Described as a "vibrant matte royal blue"

2AM - Described as a "matte purple with a slightly pearl sheen"

Mochi - Described as a "matte mint seafoam with a slightly pearl sheen"

They included a sample of one of their loose eyeshadows (Birthday Girl) and a huge sticker!

I also ordered a couple of their loose eyeshadows, but that's a separate order and it hasn't arrived yet. (I need the value of each package I order from outside the EU to stay under a certain limit, otherwise I have to pay loads in customs charges... So, yeah, that's why I chose to place two small orders instead of one big one.) I hope the other things will arrive tomorrow!

I can't wait to play with these shadows! Actually, I think I'm gonna try them right now...

Step-by-step: Chrome

I posted this picture the other day:

Today I thought I'd show you how I did the eye makeup, step by step :)

Clean eyelid

I applied a silver colored primer to the lid area...

...and a blue primer above the crease.

To cut my crease, I drew a sharp line with a deep blue shadow slightly above my natural crease. 

I applied some more of the blue eyeshadow towards the outer corner of my eye.

Using a small eyeshadow brush with a little bit of that same blue eyeshadow, 

I started blending out the upper part of the crease color.

I applied a silver eyeshadow to my lid. 

(And made sure to keep the line between the lid and crease looking sharp.)

I applied a mint eyeshadow to the inner corner of my eye and to the lower lash line. 

 I wanted a more cat eye like shape. So, I applied some moisturizer to a cotton round, folded it, and used it to remove some of the eyeshadow at the outer corner of my eye.

I used a white eyeshadow to further blend out the upper part of the crease color and, at the same time, highligt my brow bone. 

I applied some black liner to the outer half of my lash line.

I applied some white eyeliner to my waterline. And, last but not least, I curled my lashes and applied two coats of black mascara to my upper lash line (only one coat on the lower lash line).

False lashes would look great, but I didn't feel like applying them this time ;)

Products used:

♥ Sleek iDivine Primer Palette (picture below)

♥ MAC eyeshadow in Deep Truth

♥ Fyrinnae eyeshadow in Chrome

♥ Fyrinnae eyeshadow in Otherworld

♥ Sugarpill eyeshadow in Tako

♥ MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

♥ L'Oréal white eyeliner pencil

♥ Max Factor 2000 Calorie waterproof mascara

♥ MAC eyebrow pencil in Fling

♥ Kicks Sheer Finish Foundation

♥ Topshop Glow highlighter in Polish

♥ Sula Natural Lip & Cheek Tint in Whatever Comes Next (used as a blush)

♥ MAC lipstick in Hue

I used the circled ones (the picture belongs to Sleek)

MOI Mineral Cosmetics/Face of the Night

Last night I was playing with some gorgeous makeup by MOI Mineral Cosmetics ♥

Taking good pictures of makeup in Sweden during the winter is a challenge to say the least, there's almost no daylight... I really wish you could see how intense these colors are in real life!

I used a lovely orange eyeshadow called Jack'O that I bought a long time ago... sometime last year I think. I believe it was part of a Halloween Collection (I'm sure Holly will let me know when she sees this). I also used a shadow called Wake the Dead that is described as "Dust Grey in the jar but when you foil (wet) the true copper beauty unfolds". As you can see, it looks really coppery on me even though I used it dry. 

The golden shadow in my inner corner is not released yet, but I'll let you know when it is... it's  absolutely gorgeous. It could really use a tacky base though, which I didn't use this time. I'm gonna have to use it over Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy soon, and show you how amazing it looks when it has something to really stick to. Thank you so much Holly for letting me try it - I can't wait for it to be released! 

Edit: The golden shadow is called Angel Kisses and will be released in 2013. ♥