A Different Type of FOTD Post

In my last FOTD, I talked about how I was getting tired of doing the same type of look over and over again, so I decided to try and spark my imagination and try a different type of application with my eyeshadows. I ended up doing a cut crease look (I know, I know, not very imaginative). This is what I came up with:

USED:

NARS Smudgeproof e/s primer
MAC Soft Ochre paint pot (as a base)
Revlon Matte e/s in Vintage Lace (in tear duct)
Wet n' Wild Pride Palette - shimmery green e/s (on inner part of lid)
MAC Shimmermoss e/s (applied on middle/center of the lid)
Stars Makeup Haven Ultra Violet e/s (shimmery violet on outer third of lid)
MUFE # 92 e/s (outer v and used to cut crease)
MAC Vanilla pigment (on lower lashline)
MAC Era e/s (to highlight)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara
Bonne Belle Eye Definer e/l in Glow (on waterline)

MAC Studio Finish concealer in NW30 (on undereye circles)
MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Natural in Medium Plus
NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny (to contour)
NARS Deep Throat blush

Rimmel Moisture Renew l/s in Nude Delight
Annabelle Lip Shine in Breathless

I really liked the colour combination, but I wasn't too happy with the application as far as the eyeshadows go. I felt like my cut crease wasn't crisp enough, and it kind of made the distinction between the eyeshadows on my lid vs. the cut crease sloppy.

Also, I'm not sure if it's the base I used, but I noticed that the Stars Makeup Haven eyeshadow I used faded pretty quickly, and also contributed to the whole application to look like I'd been wearing it for hours.

You can see what I'm talking about more clearly in the photos below:




I wanted to share those photos with you, because I know when I'm taking pictures to do FOTD's for my blog, I try to choose a flattering photo of me and my make-up. Photos that make my makeup look top notch and flawless (which it *always* is - haha, I wish) -- but there are times where a look doesn't turn out how I'd like it to. Either my eyeshadows don't apply how I'd like them to, or my application is completely out of wack. Get what I mean?

It's kind of like, in photos my make-up might look flawless and beautifullllll, but in real life, it looks completely different - and I'm not talking about the colours and shades and hues, but more of my eyeshadows aren't blended seamlessly or my eyeshadows are creasing like crazy.

I'm really rambling, and probably not making sense, but I hope you get the jist of what I'm trying to say?

I don't wear contacts anymore, and most of the time my makeup gets lost behind my glasses, so it wasn't so bad.