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 With Wet n' Wild Envy Eyeshadow

The other day at Wal-Mart, I purchased one of Wet n' Wild's Color Icon single eyeshadow in Envy. I own one other of their Color Icon single eyeshadows, which I talked about here and so I decided to branch out and test this colour.

It's nicely pigmented, but it's similar to two other eyeshadows I have in my collection:

With flash: Maybelline e/s in Antiqued Jade, Wet n' Wild e/s in Envy, Annabelle e/s in Vert-To-Go.

Without flash: same order as above.

With flash: Maybelline e/s in Antiqued Jade, Wet n' Wild e/s in Envy, Annabelle e/s in Vert-To-Go

Without flash: Same order as above.

*All eyeshadows were packed on with a flat shader brush on top of UDPP.

All three eyeshadows have the same same frosty finish, with Vert-To-Go being the less pigmented eyeshadow of the bunch. To me, they're to similar to own all three of them, which is exactly what I thought when I was originally contemplating whether or not to purchase this eyeshadow - that tells me I should be more weary when making eyeshadow purchases in the future. :/

Here's the look I did with it, at first I wasn't originally planning to use the green, but it just somehow all came together:

USED:
NARS Smudgeproof primer
MAC Naked pigment (applied to inner third of the lid)
Wet n' Wild e/s in Envy (applied to the outer two thirds of the lid)
Wet n' Wild Color Icon Palette in Greed (matte black used to deepen & smoke out the look)
Wet n' Wild e/s in Brulee (as highlight)
MAC Blacktrack fluidline
MAC Night Maneuvers e/s (to fill in brows)
L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

MAC Studio Finish concealer in NW30 (under eyes)
NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny (to contour)
NARS Laguna bronzer

MAC Brave New Bronze l/s
*can't remember exactly what l/g I used, but it was probably Revlon Super Lustrous l/g in Life's A Peach*

And I apologize about the towel turban photos, I always do my makeup right after I shower and then I do my hair and change and whatever, so I'm sorry about that, but focus on the makeup ;)

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?