2 Different FOTD's Inspired by 2 Lovely Bloggers

Here's a look I did on Christmas eve. My family and I don't celebrate Christmas, but we took the opportunity to go out for dinner. I did this look after seeing a FOTD that Janella from Bold & Beautiful posted using MAC's Expensive Pink eyeshadow. I've recently discovered her blog and she posts a lot of beautiful looks. I have a few colour combinations that she's posted FOTD's on that I can't wait to try out. Expensive Pink eyeshadow is one of my favourite eyeshadows, and I loved the look she created so I decided to recreate it. Here's my take on it:

USED:
UDPP
MAC Perky paintpot
MAC Expensive Pink e/s (on the lid)
MAC Satin Taupe e/s (outer corner and crease)
MAC Sketch e/s (outer V)

MAC Studio Fix powder foundation in NC40
MAC Studio Finish concealer in NW30 (as undereye concealer)
MAC On A Mission blush
MAC Harmony (to contour)
Urban Decay All Nighter setting spray

MAC Hug Me l/s


Sorry I didn't get any close ups of this look. But it's pretty simple and the placement is the exact same as most of my other looks.


Andddd, here's a look I did today. I've seen this photo on someones tumblr:


This photo is from a FOTD that Ronnie at Bows & Curtseys posted here (she also has a video tutorial here!). If you aren't fimilar with Ronnie's blog, I HIGHLY suggest you check it out. Her looks are stunning and I get a tonne of inspiration by just flipping through her blog.

I loved the rainbow liner. Bethany/iwanted2c1video on YouTube did a tutorial based on this here aswell. I decided to do my own take on it. I was actually heading to work today, so I didn't decided to narrow it down and use one of my favourite colour combinations - green, blue and purple. Here is my take:












USED:
UDPP
MAC Untitled paint
Wet n' Wild Color Icon e/s in Brulee (all over)
MAC Cork e/s (in crease)
MAC Soft Brown e/s (in crease)
MAC Femme Fi e/s (right under brow arch)
MAC Vanilla pigment (on tearduct and lower lashline)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
Urban Decay Graffiti, Peace and Ransom e/s (as the coloured liner)

I didn't get any good close-ups once again, sorry! I was in a rush to get to work, and I think I need to play around more with my camera to see what settings/lightings work best for clear photos.

I got a few compliments on this look, and I really liked it!

I've been trying lately to get out of my comfort zone and try out new eyeshadow combinations and techniques, but it's a lot harder than it seems. If you guys have any favourite bloggers or gurus that you get a lot of inspiration from, please share! I'm always looking for photos or looks that other people to do try to recreate and get my out of my rut!

2 FOTD's

I know, I know, I knowwwwwwww. I was trying not to sit here and come up with excuses, but the biggest thing is that I haven't been wearing much make-up lately! The most I've been doing on a daily basis is mascara and concealer. That's it. *shrug*

I haven't really played around with make-up since June, the last time I distinctly remember is when I did my make-up for my friend's birthday - and I did this look:

Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Teal Pigment (on the lid and lower lashline)
Star Makeup Haven In A Bind e/s (on outer corner/crease)
Wet n' Wild Vanity Palette (matte black in outer corner)
Wet n' Wild e/s in Brulee (as highlight)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
MAC Night Maneuvers e/s (to fill in brows)
Maybelline Falsies mascara

MAC Prolongwear Foundation in NC35
MAC Pinch o' Peach blush
And a little bit of NARS Laguna bronzer

Probably Annabelle's Lip Shine in Breathless on my lips

Today is finally the first time in a long while that I put some actual eyeshadow and make-up on, this is the look I'm currently rocking:

Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Naked pigment (all over the lid)
MAC Cork e/s (outer corner/crease)
MAC Espresso e/s (outer V)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
Rimmel Lash Accelerator mascara
NYC Kohl Eyeliner in White (on waterline)
MAC Night Maneuvers e/s (to fill in brows)

MAC Prolongwear Foundation in NC35
MAC On A Mission blush
NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny (to contour)
NARS Albatross (to highlight)

Annabelle l/l in Cherry
MAC Russian Red

I trying hard to get posts up, and I apologize to those who have been checking back for updates.

FOTD: Matte Blue Sugarpill Inspired

I was on YouTube the other day and I came across this tutorial using the Sugarpill Burning Heart Palette which intrigued me to check out the Sugarpill website where I came across the Cold Heart palette. I was seriously tempted to purchase it, but I already have MUFE # 92, which is suppose to be a dupe for Sugarpill's Poison Plum - and I already have a matte white and matte black, and probably have a matte blue so I decided against it. I ended up playing around with what I had and came up with this look:

*None of the links to the Sugarpill website are affiliate links.

USED:
EYES:
UDPP (primer)
MAC Soft Ochre paintpot (base)
Wet n' Wild Pride palette matte white e/s (inner corner)
Blues from 88 Original palette (lid and outer third)
MAC Deep Truth e/s (crease)
Matte black e/s from 88 palette (in outer V)
Wet n' Wild Brulee e/s (as highlight)
MAC Femme Fi e/s (right under brow arch)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
CoverGirl Lashblast Fusion mascara
Bonne Bell Eye Definer e/l in Glow (on waterline)
MAC Night Maneuvers e/s (to fill in brows)

FACE:
MAC Studio Finish concealer in NW30 (on undereyes)
MAC Prolong Wear Foundation in NC35
MAC MSFN in Medium Plus (to set foundation)
NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny (to contour)
NYX blush in Angel
MAC Pinch o' Peach blush

LIPS:
Rimmel Moisture Renew l/s in Nude Delight
Revlon Super Lustrous l/g in Life's A Peach

I've never done an all matte look before, and I really liked how it turned out! There are a few things I would of changed, like maybe using a different highlight because it came off too white - but that's because I really packed it on to bring down the blue a bit because I had blended it to far up. I also would of added false eyelashes, but I was in a rush and didn't want to mess the look up and was wearing glasses anyways.

I also created an angle by using my concealer to clean it up. But looking back at photos I should of blended it just a bit because it looks odd with the highlight colour not blending into my skin.

Overall, I'm happy with the look and liked how it turned out. Definitely got my creative juices flowing (:

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.

FOTD: Monochromatic Blues

Here's a look I did the other day for class. I received MAC's Shimmermoss eyeshadow in the charity bags from the December Estee Lauder Warehouse sale (my friend had went and picked one up for me) and I haven't really used it so I decided to try it out in a look.

USED:
NARS Smudgeproof e/s primer
MAC Soft Ochre paintpot (as base)
MAC Shimmermoss e/s (on lid)
MAC Deep Truth e/s (in outer third of lid)
Annabelle Lagoon e/s (in outer V/crease)
Wet n' Wild Brulee e/s (as highlight and in tearduct)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
L'Oreal Million Lashes mascara
MAC Night Maneuvers e/s (to fill in brows)

MAC Studio Finish concealer in NW40 (on under eyes)
MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Natural in Medium Plus
NARS Deep Throat blush
MAC Harmony blush (to contour)

MAC Hug Me l/s
Revlon Super Lustrous l/g in Pink Whisper

I feel like I'm doing a lot of the same looks and same techniques, just with different colours, know what I mean? I feel like I really need to branch out in my techniques and colour range. I feel like I do the same thing all the time: colour on the lid + colour in the outer third/crease + highlight.

I think doing monochromatic looks it's just easy because I don't have to worry about, does this look too out there? Do these colours go well together?

What do you think?

Two in One w/ MAC's Teal Pigment

I recently purchased MAC's Teal Pigment a while back and it was love at first swatch. I'm drawn to blues and teals and navy's and this pigment does not disappoint. I definitely think this will be one of my top favourite colours.

Here's a look that I did using this pigment:

USED:

NARS Smudgeproof primer
MAC Teal pigment (all over the lid and on lower lashline)
MAC Deep Truth (in the outer third/crease)
88 Palette (matte black in the outer V)
Wet n' Wild e/s in Brulee (as highlight)
Annabelle Metallic Kohl e/l in Curacao (on waterline)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
Rimmel Max Volume Flash mascara
MAC Night Maneuvers e/s (to fill brows)
Bare Elements false eyelashes (a post on these lashes is coming soon!)

MAC Cheeky Bronze MSF
MAC Studio Finish concealer in NW30 (on under eyes)

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

Looking back, it reminds me a lot of a look that I posted earlier using the Wet n' Wild Pride Palette. So it just goes to show you why you need to pick up some of these new Wet n' Wild products!

Here's another look I did with Teal pigment on the lower lashline:

Hello, unflattering photo.


USED:
NARS Smudgeproof primer
MAC Vanilla pigment (on the tearduct and inner 2/3 of the lid)
MAC e/s in Satin Taupe (on the outer third of the lid and into the crease)
MAC e/s in Espresso & Night Maneuvers (in the outer V)
Wet n' Wild e/s in Brulee (as highlight)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
Rimmel Max Volume Flash mascara
MAC Teal pigment (on lower lashline)
Bonne Bell Eye Definer e/l in Glow (on waterline)
MAC Night Maneuvers e/s (in brows)

NARS Deep Throat blush
MAC Studio Finish concealer in NW30 (on under eyes)

NARS Chihuahua l/g

Thanks for looking! (:

The Good, Bad, Ugly - Wet n' Wild Pride Palette + FOTD

The start of the week shows that this week definitely won't be in my favour. Saturday I was in the hospital (a mishap related with my diabetes - I'm better now though), and my boyfriend of one year broke up with me yesterday. :(

Hopefully things will look up. *fingers crossed*

A while back I caved in and purchased one of the new Wet n' Wild palettes everyone has been raving about. Of course, the Pride palette was the one that spoke out to me with it's beautiful teal blues and navy's.

Of course this palette wasn't something I spent a silver dollar on. I believe I payed $4.00 CDN before tax for it from Wal-Mart. And I must say, I'm pretty happy with my purchase! I think I'm definitely going to go back and pick up the other palettes. Even though I probably have dupes of most of the colours, its nice to have it in convenient palette form.


The Good:
- The price! I got this on sale for $4.00CDN, but I believe regular price can be around $5.99-$6.99CDN so they're definitely an affordable option.
- I love that this palette has 3 matte shades, and 3 shimmery shades. I feel like this definitely adds to the overall versatility of the palette. You can definitely mix and match to create a variety of looks.
- I feel like this palette is fool proof, especially for beginners. If you want to venture out into colour you have a bunch of looks right in this palette. For example, if you want to do a navy look, apply the darkest shimmery colour all over your lid, and the darkest matte colour into the outer corner and crease.
- These colours do not lack pigmentation at all!

The Bad:
- Some sort of base or primer is recommended with this palette. It makes the colours more pigmented and brighter.
- The colours do have a bit of fall out, as they crumble a bit when you pick up colour with your brush - so be sure to tap off any excess before applying.

The Ugly:
- The top right colour is my least favourite because it's not as smooth as the other colours and it has chunky glitter.

Overall, I wouldn't hesitate to pick up more of these Wet n' Wild Color Icon palettes. Plus, there are tons of MAC dupes in these palettes aswell!

Here are some swatches:

Without a primer.

With UDPP as a primer.

*All colours are swatched with a flat shader brush*

Here's a quick look I did today with using just this palette:

USED:
NARS Smudgeproof eye primer
Wet n' Wild Color Icon Pride Palette:
a) middle right colour - inner two thirds of lid and on lower lashline.
b) last right colour - outer third/crease of lid.
c) middle left colour - tear duct.
d) top left colour - as highlight.
d) top right colour - right under brow arch.
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
Rimmel Max Volume Flash mascara
Bonne Bell Eye Definer e/l in Glow (on waterline)
MAC Night Maneuvers e/s (to fill brows)

MAC Mineralized Skin Finish Natural in Medium Plus
MAC Studio Finish concealer in NW30 on under-eye circles
NARS Deep Throat blush
NARS Albatross blush

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

Have any of you picked up any of these palettes? Any recommendations for the next one I should purchase?