FOTD/OOTD: Dreaming of Metallics

Since my hair is red now, I've really been loving metal shades on my eyes. Today I felt like a bit of copper, so here's what I came up with. I am wearing violet contact lenses so that is why the close up photos of my iris look a bit off. This was a little less red toned in person but color correcting wasn't fixing the issue!

  

FACE:

- Avon Smooth Minerals Foundation in Nude

- Mac MSF Natural in Light

 - Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Cream
- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Ivory

- Mac MSF in Semi Precious Crystal Pink

EYES:

- Geo Medical 2 Tone Lenses in Violet

-Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- NYX Jumbo Pencil in Bronze

- Stila Lovely in London palette: Duchess on the lid and lower lashline, a mix of Tower Bridge and High Street in the crease and outer lower lashline

- Matte skintone shade from Sleek Monaco palette (Sand Walker on brows)

- e.l.f. Liquid Eyeliner pen in Coffee

- NYX eyeliner in Silky Cashmere

- Laura Mercier Full Blown Volume mascara (Black)

LIPS:

- NYX gloss in Chandelier

Lastly, I have two outfits for you. The first is from yesterday:

Dress: Old Navy

Belt: Charlotte Russe

Bracelet: Charlotte Russe

Boots: Target (Tallulah Blu brand)

And today's:

Top: Macy's (?)

Skirt: Target

Flats: Burlington Coat Factory

Necklace: Charming Charlie

FOTD/OOTD: Striving to Be Different

With my recent makeup rut, I had some time this morning to play with makeup and wanted to try a different eye shape than what I normally do. I hadn't used MUFE #92 in FOREVER, so I incorporated that as well. I really like how this turned out!

FACE:

- L'Oreal Magic Lumi Primer

- Avon Smooth Minerals Foundation in Nude

- Mac MSF Natural in Light

 - Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Light

- Boots No 7 Vital Enlightening Powder (on eyes as highlight, too)

- Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Peach Satin

EYES:

-Too Faced Shadow Insurance

- Revlon Matte Eyeshadow in Peach Sorbet (lid)

- Mac eyeshadow in Expensive Pink (crease and lower lashline)

- MUFE Eyeshadow in #92 (to darken crease and lower lashline)

- Physician's Formula black gel liner from Blue Eyes set

- MUA eyeliner in Lovely Lilac (waterline)

- Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara

LIPS:

- NYX Lipstick in Indian Pink

- NYX Mega Shine gloss in LaLa

It's supposed to be pretty sunny and nice here today so I wanted to wear a dress... figuring out a cardigan to wear with it was tough, I'm not 100% sold on this combo.

 Cardigan - Forever21

Dress - Target

Shoes - Burlington Coat Factory

Necklace - No idea

Nails - Color Club Blue-Ming

FOTD/OOTD: Shocking

I've been experimenting with different ways to make my eyeshadow last with all of the issues I've been having with creasing and fading. I've found that a really good method is the MUA Primer that Robyn sent me with a Maybelline Color Tattoo over the top, and then a powder eyeshadow heavily buffed into the Color Tattoo. That seems to be working for me right now. This eye look is one that I've done a lot recently.

I also used the Real Techniques foundation buffer today with my foundation and it is AMAZING. End of. Totally impressed.

FACE:

- L'Oreal Magic Lumi Primer

- MUFE HD Foundation in #21

- Mac MSF Natural in Light

 - Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Light

- Boots No 7 Vital Enlightening Powder (on eyes as highlight, too)

-NYC Sun 'n Bronze Bronzing powder (blush)

EYES:

- MUA Professional Eye Primer

-Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe

- L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Amber Rush

- Rimmel Spark It Up eyeliner in Peridot (upper lashline)

- NYX eyeliner in Teal (lower lashline/waterline)

- Mac eyeshadow in Aquadisiac (lower lashline)

- Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara

LIPS:

- MUA Plumping Lip Gloss in Shocking Pink

It's so dreary outside today so I wanted to wear something bright and fun. I had a picture of my nails as well but my cuticles are looking too ragged for macro at the minute.

Top - Forever21

Belt - Primark

Skirt - The Limited

Shoes - Burlington Coat Factory

Nails - Color Club Blue-Ming

FOTD/OOTD/NOTD: Sweet Dreams

I did full makeup today which hasn't happened in a long time! I'm testing out a new eye primer to see if it helps with the issues I've been having. Anyway, I got out my Too Faced Sweet Dreams palette and went to town. Would you guys want to see a review and swatches or is it too old at this point?

FACE:

- L'Oreal Magic Lumi Primer

- Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream in #21

- Mac MSF Natural in Light (just to set concealer)

 - Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Light

- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer in Light 

- Boots No 7 Vital Enlightening Powder (on eyes as highlight, too)

- Mac blush in Full of Joy

EYES:

- MUA Professional Eye Primer

- Too Faced Sweet Dreams Palette: Nice Stems! (lid and lower lashline), Party Girl (crease), Label Whore (to darken crease and lower lashline) and Smolder (to lightly darken upper lash line)

- NYC Waterproof Eyeliner in Teal (lower waterline)

- Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara

LIPS:

- Wet n Wild Megalast Lipstick in 906D (Wine Room)

- Essence XXXL Shine Lipgloss in Wanted (Silver)

For my outfit, I got this top at H&M last weekend for some stupidly cheap price. I think it might be a dress? I'm not sure as it's so short. But it's got kitties on it!

Top: H&M

Cardigan: Target

Necklace: Forever21 (?)

Leggings: Forever21

Shoes: Burlington Coat Factory, City Classified brand

Last, my nails. Nothing spectacularly complicated, just a pretty color. This is Wet n Wild's It's All in the Cut. This came out over Christmas time with a bunch of different colors. I love these polishes so much.

Anyway, that's all for today! Sorry I've been so MIA. We're in the process of buying a condo right now and it's been a little crazy.

FOTD/OOTD: Indian Buffet

Long time, no post! Nearly 2 weeks, to be exact. I just got back from an indian lunch buffet with some friends and figured I would show you my makeup and outfit. I got Modern Mandarin blush from the new Mac Tres Cheek collection and I am totally loving it.

 

FACE:

- Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation in BR10

- Mac MSF Natural in Light Medium
- Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Cream

- Boots No 7 Vital Enlightening Powder (on eyes as highlight, too)

- Mac blush in Modern Mandarin

EYES:

- Too Faced Shadow Insurance

- Inglot eyeshadows in #352, #399 and #73 (I can't be 100% sure, I didn't buy them)

- Physician's Formula gel liner for brown eyes - black with bronze sparkle

- Collection 2000 Glam Crystals glitter liner in Rock Chick

- Maybelline Illegal Length mascara

LIPS:

- Mac lipstick in Reel Sexy

- Jordana gloss in ASAP

I don't know what compelled me to wear this outfit today. The idea just popped into my head. It ended up being a little sexier than I expected, but that's okay. I'm not a fashion blogger nor am I skinny but I tried to take the best photos I could.

Bag: J Crew 'Edie'

Sunglasses: Forever21

Vest: Forever21

Blazer: Target

Shorts: New Look

Tights: Primark

Necklace: Not sure, Forever21?

Shoes: Burlington Coat Factory

Current Hair (Ombre) and OOTD!

Just a quick post to talk a bit about my hair and my OOTD :)

Nearly no makeup and looking ragged (SO tired today) but I thought you guys would be interested. I plan on doing the blonde sections in a pale pink. Because my hair is so dark and I don't like damaging it (who does?), me and the girl who does my hair decide to do 2 bleach sessions using 10 volume developer each time, instead of say, 20 or 30. It got pretty light with the first round of 10 under a hair dryer, so we figure the next bleaching should get it pale enough to put the pink on. We'll see... we're bleaching again tomorrow so that I had time to deep condition it twice. It's looking a little worse for the wear right now as I badly need a trim; she's going to do that after the bleaching is done so my ends are frazzled, sorry!

Onto my outfit and a closeup of my tights for today:

Top: Old Navy

Necklace: New York and Company

Skirt: The Limited (a gift from my lovely husband!)

Tights: Unknown, gift

Shoes: Burlington Coat Factory, Mootsies Tootsies brand

That's all I have for now!

FOTD/OOTD/NOTD: Deja Vu

I haven't been doing much in the way of interesting makeup lately. Well, it's interesting to me, but not worth blogging about. Does anyone else have that weird tendency? As in, it comes out pretty but is it worth putting on the blog? Hmmm...

I pulled out my Sleek Circus palette thanks to looks from Azure and Phlox at Eye Graffiti and Robyn as well. They were using bits from the palette and coming up with fantastic looks. I opened the palette and was immediately drawn to green and purple for today. I went to edit the pics and realized that this FOTD is grotesquely similar to one I did in September (here). I actually prefer today's version, but hopefully you don't hate me too much for doing the same thing!

FACE:

- Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream in #21
- Mac MSF Natural in Light Medium
- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer in Light

- Mac MSF in Semi Precious Crystal Pink

EYES:

- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

- Sleek Circus Palette: Matte white (inner corner), shimmery green (crease), matte lilac (lid), shimmering plum (outer crease)

- Wet n Wild Vanity Palette: pale gold (inner corner)

- Prestige Total Intensity eyeliner in Fierce Blue (lower waterline)

- Physician's Formula cream eyeliner set for blue eyes (black with blue sparks on the upper lashline)

- Rimmel Sexy Curves mascara (Black)

LIPS:

- Clinique Lipstick in Silvery Moon 

For my OOTD, it's the day before Thanksgiving here and I will likely be let out early, so I wore something casual to work (yes, it's Pikachu):

Blazer: Candie's brand, from Kohl's

T-Shirt: Kohl's

Dress Pants: New York & Company

Shoes: Rack Room? Not sure

Lastly, my nails, which I painted yesterday. Macro makes everything look terrible, but what can you do? The base polish is 'Jade' from Forever21 (I put that in quotes because there's a ton of their polishes named Jade) with China Glaze Snow Globe over top. I really love this combo but the F21 polish was taking FOREVER to dry, so much so that 4 hours after I painted it, I managed to smudge an entire nail off! (You can see where some of the tips smudged in the picture, boo.)

Sleek PPQ Me Myself and Eye Palette Review + FOTD (+ OOTD!)

Lillian was lovely enough to send me the limited edition PPQ palette recently and I've had a chance to swatch and play with it... so here's a quick review!

This won't be too in depth as honestly, a lot of the Sleek palettes are similar in quality. This one is no exception. It was only available online, for £6.49 (about $11). You get 12 shades of varying finishes and textures.

Upon first glance, I sort of went "Wha?!" at this palette... there's a really interesting mix of cool and warm tones, shimmery and matte, and neutrals and brights. Nothing is insanely bright, but that shimmery lilac does stand out in the bottom there. I will say, before we even get to swatches that there are some similar colors from prior palettes:

Barry White: Standard shimmery white as seen in Circus (this version is more pigmented) and Bad Girl, to name a few.
Black Box: Their standard matte black that is in virtually every palette.
Salt 'n Peppermint: Unique, as far as I'm aware.
Simply Red: Similar to Bloody Mary from Curacao, this may be SLIGHTLY lighter.
Pink Beret: Like Pamper from Oh So Special without the shimmer.
Primal Green: Unique as far as I can tell. They've done olives, but not in this same tone.
Fade to Grey: Pretty unique, though they've done other greys in Bad Girl.
Blue Monday: Unique.
Supernova: Like Wrapped Up from Oh So Special, but this may be lighter. Maybe more like Sand Walker from Monaco.
Chris De Burgundy: Unique.
Lilac Allen: Identical to Lotus Flower from Monaco.
Golden Silvers: I can't find a match but I swear I've had a pale yellow from them before!

Left to right: Barry White, Black Box, Salt 'n Peppermint and Simply Red.

Salt 'n Peppermint is nice, no? I like the red of course, as well.

Left to right: Pink Beret, Primal Green, Fade to Grey and Blue Monday.

Blue Monday is a really lovely blackened green. Primal Green has a really pretty gold undertone.

Left to right: Supernova, Chris de Burgundy, Lilac Allen and Golden Silvers.

CHRIS DE BURGUNDY OMG. Love it.

Top is natural light and the bottom is flash.

All of the colors were insanely pigmented and smooth. Even the mattes were superior quality to what you find in a higher end brand. Supernova and Pink Beret were the least pigmented, if I had to pick one. The burgundy is just amazing and was worth the $11 price tag just on it's own! I thought the color array was odd at first but now that I've used it a few times, I really like it. I like the odd combinations and the fun you can have by doing a bit of experimentation.

For my look, I tried a cut crease and sort of liked how it came out. I like it in photos but I'm not sure if it works on my eye! I think in person, it makes my face look strange. Anyway, here you go:

FACE:

- Cover Girl Aqua Smoothers Tinted Moisturizer in Fair to Light
- Mac MSF Natural in Light Medium
- Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Cream

EYES:

- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

- Sleek PPQ Palette: Barry White (lid and inner corner), Pink Beret (inner crease and lower lashline), Chris de Burgundy (cut crease and lower lashline), Simply Red (to blend out crease)

- Revlon Matte eyeshadow in Vintage Lace (brow)

- Smashbox Limitless eyeliner in Onyx

- Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara (Black)

LIPS:
- Boots Natural Collection in Rose Bud

- Essence gloss, unknown name (it's a purpley green duochrome)

I decided to go really casual for work today. I didn't feel like wearing tights so I wore my new knee high socks instead with my favorite boots. I think they're really cute, even though they make me look like I'm 10.

Outfit:

Necklace - Accessorize

Top - Old Navy

Skirt - Levi's brand

Socks - Forever21

Boots - Olsenboye