FOTD: Day Three (Dramatic Dinosaurs)

This is by far my most dramatic look to date... I have no idea where this came from, just popped into my head last night.

I wish I could find a more opaque matte white... it's not quite as white as I wanted it, and the liner is a bit wonky. I ended up doing this look two ways -- double liner for photos and then I wiped the double bit off for work (it was a bit much as I had to wear glasses today... again)
I'll post photos of it both ways -- which do you like more?

Oh and it reminds me of dinosaurs. Don't ask.


FACE:
- No foundation today, woo hoo!
- Milani blush in Luminous
- Mac Select Moisturecover in NW20
- Sephora Eye Brightening Pencil

EYES:
- Mac e/s in Brown Down (brows)
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- NYX jumbo pencil in Milk
- NYX e/s in White
- Sleek Acid palette white
- Sleek Acid palette lime green
- Sleek Bohemian palette mixture of sparkly olive green and matte grass green
- Mac e/s Humid (outer edge)
- Mac e/s in Lucky Green mixed with Swimming and a bit of the neon yellow from Acid (lower lashline)
- Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack
- Estee Lauder Lash Primer
- Fresh Supernova mascara (testing this combo atm, hence why you'll see it a lot this week)

LIPS:
- Mac lipstick in Creme de Nude
- Mac lustreglass in Springbean (of course I did green...)

WITH DOUBLE LINER: (Click to get larger photos)

















































WITHOUT DOUBLE LINER: (again, larger photos if you click)

FOTD: Day One

I will be doing a daily post of my FOTD for the 7 days... I will do this... I will do this... just gotta keep telling myself that! Next up will be a week of Morgana Minerals.

For this week, expect a lot of Bohemian and Acid palette looks.

For today's (technically yesterday's look), I was inspired by Eden Bue's use of Petrol Black from Barry M. I tried to use it a few days ago and looked like I got punched in the eye... this time, it came out beautiful!

FACE:
- Clinique Redness Solutions daily base
- Rimmel Pink Rose blush
- Mac Select Moisturecover in NW20

EYES:
- Mac e/s in Brown Down (brows)
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Barry M dazzledust in #59 Lilac
- Barry M dazzledust in #20 Baby Blue
- Mac e/s in Tilt
- Barry M dazzledust in #98 Petrol Black
- MUFE #92
- Revlon matte e/s in Vintage Lace
- Mac eyeliner in Petrol Blue (from the newer Art Supplies coll)
- Fresh Firebird mascara layered over Estee Lauder Lash Primer, and topped with 2 coats of Fresh Supernova mascara

LIPS:
- Rimmel Airy Fairy lipstick
- Mac dazzleglass in Extra Amps over top

Quick NOTD

I've been trying to do interesting nail designs lately. Been into nakey nails with something eye catching on them.

Here's my NOTD... more like Nail of the Week (NOTW).

- Nail Magic
- Gelous Base Coat x2
- Art Deco Gold Glitter
- Rimmel w/ minerals black polish
- Seche Vite Top Coat x2

Mascara review: Maybelline Lash Stiletto

Pretty simple. I don't think it needs more words than the pictures. This is the best mascara I've ever found and I know SO many people that dislike it... but here's what it does for MY lashes...




























Naked lashes.
















Excuse the mascara dribble on the side of my eye. Geez... macro makes everything look terrible. The results are pretty fantastic on me. I have no problems with this mascara, it does flake a little after 10-12 hours and/or sleeping, which is not really a surprise.

It retails anywhere from $6-$9 at local drugstores and Ulta, and Maybelline regularly goes on Buy One, Get One Free and Buy 1, Get One 50% off.

On second look, I should have done some side and closed eye shots. My lashes are very thin and dark without mascara, so...

Best $2 Nail Polish EVER

Items used:
- Gelous base coat
- 2 coats of Rimmel Black Satin
- 2 coats of Sinful Green Ocean
- 1 (thick) coat of Seche Vite

This is on my mom... she has such lovely, long fingernails that I thought it would be good on her. Her poor hands are dry from slaving away at the sink :(

This polish is sick. Seriously. I may sell all of my other polishes and keep a black, purple, and this to put over top of them. ALL THE TIME.










































































Last two were taken indoors, and the last one was blurred to show the glitteryness.

This polish is amazing... and only $1.99! Available at Walgreens. It was a bit hard to find as my local Walgreens' staff is lazy and it was on a tiny stand labeled "St. Patrick's Day" with a hideous solid green polish. This thing needs to be in a huge gold display saying "BUY ME NOW"

I also think Sinfuls are available at Rite Aid, but whether they have this color, I honestly don't know. Good luck finding it! It's worth the hunt. This is over black but I have it over Sinful's Let's Talk and it's pretty too.

FOTD: I think it's about the lips

I wore this to work and literally got asked 3 times if I work at Mac normally. For reference, I work at Clinique/Lancome/Lauder... I was working in fragrances that night. I really want to know why people think that. I know it's bright, but really?

FACE:
- Mac Studio Fix powder in NC25
- Mac Select MoistureCover concealer in NW20
- Mac Studio Finish concealer in NW20 (yaaaay I'm using less now!)
- Rimmel blush in Pink Rose

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Mac e/s in Brown Down (brows)
- Lancome e/s in Style Section (silver)
- Make Up For Ever e/s in #92 (matte purple)
- L'Oreal Hip duo in Sculpted (using the dark sparkly purple in crease)
- Rimmel quad in Smokey Noir (matte black)
- Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero
- NYX jumbo pencil in Milk (inner corner)
- Revlon matte e/s in Vintage Lace
- Maybelline Lash Stiletto Voluptuous in black
LIPS:
- Wet 'n Wild lipstick in 547B
- Sephora gloss in #18

Mac Face Chart: Love Lace

I am in looove with this look. Not as an everyday look but I am really loving the colors and the way it photographed. I think my camera finally got off of it's period.

Please note that I wasn't trying to copy the Love Lace look exactly... at all. I have nothing from the collection and just wanted to try it out for fun and photography purposes. Enjoy!

FACE:
- Mac StudioFix Powder in NC25
- Mac Select Moisturecover Concealer in NW20 (around nose area)
- Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 (under eyes)
- NYC translucent powder w/ puff
- Mac blush in Prism (contour)
- Rimmel blush in Pink Rose (over Prism... contour)

EYES:
- Mac e/s in Folie (brows)
- Mac e/s in White Frost (under brow)
- Mac e/s in Tilt (all over lid)
- Mac e/s in Deep Truth (over Fluidline, and in crease)
- NYX jumbo pencil in Milk (used brush and applied to inner eyelids)
- Mac Fluidline liner in Blacktrack
- Rimmel SexyCurves mascara in Black

LIPS:
- Wet 'n Wild lipstick in 547B (after blotting lips with translucent powder)
- Little bit of Wet 'n Wild lipstick in 511B (just to pinken up the lips a little)