Lip Combo: Brick Red Lips

I'm going to get back to swatching here in a few minutes but I wanted to do a quick post for you showcasing a new favorite lip combo! It was actually requested by Mandy of PrettyMaking. She wanted to see Raining Blood from Darling Girl on the lips... and who am I to turn down a request from a friend?

The combo is: e.l.f. Lipstick in Posh (yes, the $1 one) with Darling Girl Cosmetics Holo Gloss in Raining Blood over top.

First, here is the lipstick alone:

And now with the gloss, first under flash:

You like my gap toothed smile, no?

Now, no flash (look at the copper sparkle!!)

You'll want to blow all of those pics up (even though you can see my shoddy application and a stain where I had to wipe away a mark ><).

Anyway, love this lip combo! The e.l.f. lipstick is VERY soft though. It's hard to get even lines around your mouth; would definitely recommend a lip brush for application.

Hope you enjoyed! Stay tuned as I've got Linnaeus, Sugarpill, WetnWild Dreammakers and Darling Girl to show you!

FOTD: Duochromey Goodness with Darling Girl

I was complaining on Twitter that my camera can't capture duochromes properly and while I was right, the photos didn't turn out as bad as they looked on the screen. Obviously the duochromes are more pronounced in person but it doesn't look awful, at least! Unicorn is just gawjussss.

I've had this color combo set aside for a few weeks and didn't have the time to try and use it. It takes me ages to do a look with Pixie Epoxy... lame, I know. I didn't have a lot of time this morning but decided to try it anyway! Tonight I will be filming a video for The Makeup Heroes for my favorite items from indie companies and favorite scents, so I figured it was appropriate to wear some indie stuff, ya?

ANYWAY, onto the look!

Quick Disclosure: I did edit some mascara smudges on my eyelid in 2 of the photos. Just a simple slight blur and tiny pixel copy and paste to mask it a little. 

FACE:

- Cover Girl Aqua Smoothers Tinted Moisturizer in Fair to Light

- Mac MSF Natural in Light Medium

- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer in Light

- Hard Candy Glamoflauge concealer in Light

- Mac MSF in Semi Precious Crystal Pink (I swear I took my makeup off last night, I just used the same things today ><)

EYES:

- Too Faced Shadow Insurance

- Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

Darling Girl Cosmetics eyeshadows in:

- Unicorn (inner lid)

- My Little Pony (middle lid and lower lashline)

- Plum Blossoms (outer lid and up into crease)

- Sugar Minuet (outer lid to darken crease and outer lower lashline)

- Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil (it's not a pencil, hurr) in Touch of Glam (purple)

- Urban Decay glitter liner in Distortion (inner tear ducts)

- Maybelline One by One mascara (black)

LIPS:

- Mac lipstick in Up the Amp

- Darling Girl Cosmetics Holo-Gloss in Blue Suede Shoes

First Look: New Darling Girl Cosmetics! (FOTD)

I got my Darling Girl goodies in the mail on Friday and hadn't had much chance to play with them until today! Even though I got a ton of pretty stuff, I was immediately drawn to 2 of the free samples that Susan gave me... which were both pink. It was quite unusual for me to immediately pick pinks to use first, but whatever, I went with it!

There will be a more in depth review when I've had a chance to properly swatch and test everything... I may have to get a full size of Plum Blossom, it's seriously beautiful!

FACE:
- CoverGirl Aqua Smoothers Tinted Moisturizer in Fair to Light
- Mac MSF Natural in Light Medium
- Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Cream
- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer in Light
- Mac blush in Breezy (review coming)

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
- DG Plum Blossoms eyeshadow
- DG Shower of Flowers eyeshadow
- DG Beginnings eyeshadow
- WetnWild random purple eyeliner
- Ulta random light pink eyeshadow (think it's just called Pink)
- Maybelline One by One mascara

LIPS:
- Mac Violetta lipstick
- DG Blue Suede Shoes Holo Gloss








































































































How awesome is the holo gloss? So pretty! It REALLY sparkles in the sun!