Tropical Liner FOTD

Haiiiiiiiiiiiii guys! Sorry to sound like a broken record, but sorry for the lack of updates. I've just been busy with school, and it doesn't help that I've started a new semester with 4 courses + night school - and this is suppose to be the semester that counts, because my final marks, my midterms especially are being submitted to the universities/colleges I applied to.

I don't wear much make-up either, but I'm trying to make the most out of my collection and utilize what I have.

Here's a look I did today, it's basically the same look I did in my previous FOTD, but I used the same colours as liner on my lower lashline.

Used:

UDPP (as a primer)
MAC Femme Fi e/s (brow highlight)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
Urban Decay Graffiti e/s (inner part of lower lashline)
Urban Decay Peace e/s (middle of lashline)
Coastal Scents 88 Palette (dark blue on outer part of lashline)
Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara

MAC Peachykeen blush (which I'm pretty sure faded by this point)

I'm trying to gather prizes for a contest I want to hold for my 1 year blog anniversary - but I don't know what kind of contest to hold, and I don't want to do a giveaway, lol. Any ideas?!

Hope everything is good with you guys (:

Sea Blue FOTD

Here's a look that I did yesterday. I've been in a rut lately and haven't done anything beside really neutral looks. So I came home yesterday and looked at my Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box and decided to incorporate two bright colours, Peace and Graffiti, into a look.

This look is based off a tutorial that Fafinettex3 posted on youtube that you can view here. I liked how it turned out, but I don't think I could wear this too school. It seems too dramatic to me. I would wear these colours to school, but I think the reason why it looks too dramatic for me is because I feel like the colours are brought too high on my lid. I need to work on keeping them lower in my crease, oh well.

Anyways, here's the look:

Used:

UDPP (as a primer)
MAC Painterly p/p (as a base)
Urban Decay Graffiti e/s (in the inner corner of the lid)
Urban Decay Peace e/s (on the middle of the lid)
Coastal Scents 88 Matte Palette - Blue e/s colours (on the outer corner/crease)
Annabelle Ebony e/s (a little in the outer V)
MAC Blacktrack f/l
L'Oreal Carbon Black Voluminous mascara

I didn't have anything on my brows, face, cheeks or lips cause.. to be quite honest I was lazy, haha.

If you're looking for a beauty related post, don't click here..

$191.00 just to APPLY to universities? Damn!

Plus, I have to apply to a couple of colleges for collabortive programs that I was interested in getting into which I have to pay for also.

AND I just upgraded my phone (to a Blackberry, which sucks butt by the way)

I'm offically cutting up my debit card.

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Welcoming 2010 With A Recreated Look!

Happy New Years everyone! I hope everyone had fun and stayed safe. I actually spent 3+ hours of my New Years Eve in the hospital. :/ I was out with my dad and sister and my blood sugar went really low and I went unconscious. So they called an ambulance and the paramedics had to bring my blood sugars up. After I was better I had to wait in the hospital to get checked out by the doctor. But I'm good now so I'm thankful for that. (: I didn't do anything after that, we got out at 6:00-ish, so we just went to eat and then went home.

Anyways, a while ago Jacqueline at A Brilliant Brunette posted a look that I had to recreate. You can view the original look HERE.

Used:
UDPP (as primer)
L'Oreal HiP Duo in Wicked (gold side used all over the lid)
MAC Espresso e/s (in outer corner)
MAC Blacktrack f/l
L'Oreal Voluminous mascara
Urban Decay Ransom e/s (on lower lashline)
Annabelle Glitterama liquid liner in Kryptonite

MAC Mineralized Skinfinish in Medium Plus
NYX Powder Blush in Mocha

Annabelle Lip Shine in Breathless

Pictures kind of suck cause I did this look at night, but I really liked it. It's simple and but fun. (:

Till later!

Last Post Of The Year? & Blog Anniversary?!

Hey guys! I know it's been a while since I've posted, but I've just been so busy lately with work and holiday hours and all that good stuff. But the holidays are almost over so hopefully everything will go back to normal soon. I hope everyone had a good Christmas though!

Anyways, here's a quick FOTD that I've done that was kind of "Bollywood inspired." It didn't really turn out that way but oh well. I had this Sally Girl eyeshadow in "Brick" that I bought a while ago and never got around to using, so I pulled it out for this look.

Used:
UDPP (as a primer)
MAC Painterly p/p (as a base)
MAC Woodwinked e/s (all over the lid)
Sally Girl Brick e/s (outer third of lid)
MUFE # 92 e/s (outer crease)
MAC Blacktrack f/l
L'Oreal Voluminous mascara

MAC MSFN in Medium Plus
MAC On A Mission blush
MAC MSF in Cheeky Bronze

MAC Brave New Bronze l/s
Annabelle Lipshine in Breathless

Also, I noticed I hit 100+ subscribers! I know everyone says this, but I never thought 100 people would be interested in my blog, haha! But, all jokes aside, I really want to say thank you to all you guys who read my posts and give me tips, tricks and comments and all that good stuff! And, my blog's anniversary is coming up in January!

I'm thinking of hosting a giveaway or a contest or something, but I'll definitely let you guys know. Till later!

MAC Warehouse Sale Haul

At the beginning of December, I had the opportunity to get tickets to go to the Estee Lauder warehouse sale that was being held in Markham. This was my first time attending this, but I've heard loads of good stuff on Zerin's blog and Specktra.

Anyways, I had tickets for Saturday, and unfortunately I was working that day at 2:00pm. So, my time was crunched. If I ever get the chance to go again (which I definitely do want to) I'll make sure I'm not working so I can actually take my time and look, haha.

My sister and I spent about an hour and a half waiting in line, and then only an hour inside. I didn't get much, but I got enough to suffice. Anyways, here's what I got:

Everything is MAC unless otherwise listed.
- Charged Water (this was the free gift)
- Fix+ Rose
- Painterly p/p
- Perky p/p
- Untitled paint
- 2 Eyes By Design blending brushes
- Cakeshop shadestick
- Silverstroke fluidline
- Femme Fi e/s
- Warming Trend e/s
- Brave New Bronze l/s

These were the $5 charity gift bags where the proceeds went to Breast Cancer research. It included:
- Cheeky Bronze MSF
- On A Mission blush
- Night Maneuvers e/s
- Nice Mix Up l/g

That's everything that I got, not including my sisters haul. It was a little hectic inside, but nothing crazy. I definitely want to go again!

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - NYX Champagne & Caviar Palette

I bought this palette a long time ago thinking that I'd get a lot of use out of it because of the nice array of neutral colours, but that's not the case. Here's my opinion on this palette.

The Good:
- First off, there's a nice selection of neutral colours, from white, to pinks, golds and browns and black. All the colours compliment each other, so it would be easy to do a whole look based off of this palette.
- The colours have either a satin or matte finish.
- The colours are all pretty pigmented.

The Bad/Ugly:
- I don't like the texture of these shadows. They remind me of the Sally Girl Connecting Compact Eyeshadows. They crumble a bit when you use a brush, and they're pretty soft - which depending on your preferences can be a pro or con.

Overall, I'm not a big fan of this palette, cause the colours are kind of boring for me. And I feel I have to layer some of the lighter coloured shadows on for them to show up on me. On the other hand, I did try using them wet the other day and it helped a lot.

If you're a big fan of neutrals, this may be a nice addition to your collection.

Here are some swatches.

Natural Light

With Flash

Here's a look that I did using this palette. I used the last colour in the top row and the third colour in bottom row.

Used:
UDPP (as a primer)
MAC Soft Ochre p/p (as a base)
NYX Runway Palette - Champagne & Caviar
MAC Blacktrack f/l (as liner)
Coastal Scents 88 Ultra Shimmer palette (blue for bottom lashline)
L'Oreal Carbon Black Voluminous Mascara

NYX Powder Blush in Muave

MAC Baby Sparks d/g

I added a "Upcoming Posts" box on the sidebar, so you guys will have an idea of what's coming up, and hopefully it'll motivate me to stop being so lazy and post!