FOTD: Blue Had Me at Hello (and new hair!)

I FINALLY used a proper dark base today to make a smokey eye... and even more so, it wasn't a grey or black one... it's a teal one! I really like how this came out, especially with my hair being freshly dyed.

I was going to hold off on getting it done but with my friend's wedding coming up, I didn't want to have roots in her photos, haha (I'm a bridesmaid). It came out amazingly pretty! Video of it is at the bottom of the post (you gotta see it in motion!)

FACE:
- Clinique Redness Solutions Daily Base
- Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light Medium
- Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Cream
- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer in Light
- Mac Prim & Proper Blush

EYES:
- Benefit Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in Strut (dark grey)
- WetnWild Blue Had Me at Hello palette (Left side: "Crease" and "Browbone", "Eyelid" and "Crease" from right side)
- Revlon matte e/s in Vintage Lace
- Merle Norman eyeliner in Navy
- Maybelline Define A Lash Volume

LIPS:
- Mac Viva Glam Gaga
- Revlon Super Lustrous lipgloss in Lilac




































































































Lipsticks mentioned in the video:
- Mac Impassioned (B2M)
- CoverGirl Lip Perfection Eternal
- CoverGirl Lip Perfection Embrace
- Maybelline Color Sensation Coral Crush

Blue Eyeshadow: 2 Ways + Outfits + Wedding Stuff...

I know, I know. I haven't been around. I honestly haven't had much to post as I've been super lazy this week and not really rocking any makeup. I'm making up for it now as I have a ton of stuff to post.

First up, I did two blue eyeshadow looks this weekend. The first is a stronger cut crease look, mostly inspired by Jonna from Nukleopatra (clicky! That's her blog). I love her makeup style so when I looked at the dress I was going to wear, I knew what I wanted to do.

I wore this out to Rob's birthday dinner (outfit to be shown after the FOTD). We were in a bit of a hurry as we had reservations, and so I didn't get many good shots of this. It was hard to photograph anyway. I think I should have used more of a matte navy blue in the crease.
















































Blehhh. The pics are terrible :(

FACE:
- CoverGirl Tinted Moisturizer - fair to light
- Mac Prism (contour)
- Mac Stereo Rose
- Mac Select Moisturecover NW20
- Mac Studio Finish concealer, NW20

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Urban Decay Virgin eyeshadow
- Urban Decay Naked eyeshadow
- Urban Decay Buck eyeshadow
- Darker matte skin tone from Sleek Bohemian palette
- NYX Iced Mocha eyeshadow
- Matte navy blue from Bohemian
- Sparkly dark blue from Sleek Circus
- Maybelline The Falsies mascara
- Matte black from Sleek Circus (as liner)

LIPS:
- Viva Glam Gaga lipstick
- NYX Chestnut lipgloss

I did like my outfit though! You may recall the pic I posted of this dress a while ago... I wore that, with a cardigan you may recognize, and black flats. I'm skipping on showing the flats as they are literally just black, lol. I would normally wear heels out but I knew we'd be traipsing around downtown after dinner.















































The cardi is from Wet Seal, the dress is Forever 21 and the necklace I got from The Icing (even though it's crooked in the photos lmao!). I found it last minute as I had nothing to go with the dress... and I love it! It's doubled up and normally lays long (to my ribs)

Next up is a look from today. I did another blue look as I was wearing a new top and a denim skirt... I thought it would look good. I was going out with my parents for Rob's birthday, but it was still daylight so I added some glitter to help convert it to a night time look as well.


































































FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix powder
- Mac Prism blush (contour)
- Hard Candy Living Doll blush
- Mac Select Moisturecover NW20
- Mac Studio Finish concealer, NW20

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Urban Decay Aquarius eyeshadow
- Mac Steamy eyeshadow
- Barry M Aqua Gold dazzledust
- Metallic blue mixed with metallic purple from Sleek Circus (crease)
- Ulta Olive eyeliner
- Urban Decay Distortion glitter liner
- Maybelline The Falsies mascara

LIPS:
- NYX Indian Pink lipstick
- Milani gloss in Movie Star (the blue sparkly one)

I am definitely having coverage issues with both Aquarius and Steamy. These photos were taken after dinner but only 2 hours after application and I already have some creasing :(

Oh and the new top I got from Charlotte Russe... I love the neckline!
















































That's pretty much it for the FOTDs. I do have two quick outfit photos, apparently the theme of this week was belts:
























I'm wearing pants... they're cute in person, I promise. The top on this is really cute, wish I could have gotten better pictures... it's got little zippers down the sleeves!

























I cut out my face because I was doing a ridiculous grin in an attempt to be cool. It wasn't :D. I wore this to work with dress pants instead and changed to run a few errands when I got home.

To change the subject again, more wedding stuff! The rings:

























My engagement ring is the one towards the tip of my finger. It was so hard to find a band to go with it but we finally did! I love it.

And for those of you who wanted to see our vows... I'm posting pics, you'll have to blow them up to read them:








































































The only part cut off is the "Now celebrate your life with a kiss" bit. It was on a 4th page and I was literally about to murder my scanner... so I decided it best to just type it in, lol! We admittedly did not write every word of our vows... our celebrant was fantastic and interviewed us, and gave us a basic skeleton that she felt was appropriate (the whole "in this great sea of life" thing is all her). We however did write the declaration of intent ("do you willingly embrace...") and the actual vows ("... this is my solemn vow") and we of course chose the song lyrics.

We are proud of them... hey, they made my parents and two best friends cry :D

Finally, and last but not least, I hit 200 followers! Yaaaaay! Thank you so much to all who have followed me, and welcome to my newer followers :)

Forgotten Treasures Series: Look #1 and #2

First of all, just a reminder to enter my giveaway here.

I'm giving away a ton of prizes and bonus entries for those who submit looks! It ends at the end of the week... go go go!

So this is the beginning of a new series. It admittedly won't be a daily post or anything, it will be literally when I discover the items used. I am onto a thing at the moment where I'm pulling items I haven't used in a while or new items I haven't had a chance to use yet. They are used in conjunction with much loved items.

First up is a look I wore to a "bad fighting game tournament" on Saturday... I was supposed to be doing makeup on a friend's girlfriend so I rocked something bright and crazy:



































































* indicates the "forgotten treasure" / new item
FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix powder
- Mac Prism blush *
- Rimmel Pink Rose blush *
- Mac Select Moisturecover NW20

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Ulta "Pink" eyeshadow *
- Sleek eye dust "So Sleek" *
- MUA eyeshadows #9, #13 *
- Maybelline The Falsies mascara, Very Black *

LIPS:
- Viva Glam Gaga *
- Essence gloss in "Rising Star"

Second look is a bit uninspiring... but for the sake of the series, I needed to show it. I do love the eyeshadows.

I wore this to work today and used my Urban Decay Deluxe Box of Shadows... which I had forgotten about XD









































































* indicates the "forgotten treasure"
FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix powder
- Mac Prim and Proper blush *
- Mac Select Moisturecover NW20

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Urban Decay eyeshadow "Honey" *
- Urban Decay eyeshadow "Shag" *
- Urban Decay eyeshadow "Underground" *
- Urban Decay eyeshadow "Zero" *
- Urban Decay eyeshadow "Peace" *
- Urban Decay liner in "Bourbon"
- Maybelline The Falsies mascara, Very Black *

LIPS:
- Milani lipstick in "Orangina" *
- Mac lipgloss "Flurry of Fun"

That's all for today! I have an upcoming Ulta haul from the NYX sale (when it gets here...), Venomous Villains when it releases... I also have some NOTD and a review of the Maybelline Dream Smooth mousse on me versus my mum. So stay tuned!

2 For 1 Late Night Special

Okay... so it's 9:45AM here. It's late at night SOMEWHERE, right?

I have 2 looks for you today, they were my yesterday and today's looks, respectively. (See, I'm keeping up here...)

This 1st one used mostly Mac... Woodwinked, Steamy, Amber Lights and Cranberry. Lips were Milani Orangina (blotted) with Flurry of Fun (lipglass) over top. Cheeks were Mac Gold Deposit.

I have a bit of creasing going on under one eye, and a fellow blogger asked me if Steamy creased on me; Yes, apparently it does! :( I also can't figure out why my lids look like one solid color as the 3 I used are quite varying.
















































Next up is today's look - I wanted to use my little vial of Rose pigment that I got ages ago. It's chunky! I slid a toothpick around in it and broke some of it up, but I think the seller neglected to tell me that it got wet at some point. The pigment itself is quite thick and piecey, so I used Pixie Epoxy to hold it on.

So, products were Mac Rose pigment, Mac Amber Lights, Ben Nye Aztec Gold, Mac Hepcat and Mac GlamourCheck. On cheeks was the MeMeMe Moon Beam highlighter. Lips were Viva Glam Gaga with Essence Rising Star gloss over top.






































































Oooh... shiny. Rose is very pretty even though it's a PITA to work with. I've seen a ton of pink/gold combos for eyes, lips, etc... but nothing quite like this. It's a darkened pink with bronzey shimmer, gorgeous.

That's all for today! :)