FOTD Weekly Roundup!

Honestly you guys, I was really hoping to wrap up my indies since I only have two more brands that I am wanting to blog about, but it has been overcast every single day this week. The forecast calls for rain tomorrow as well and then it might be sunny on Sunday, but I have plans that day (obviously, the one suitable day). I will be getting to those two final write ups, but it's just going to take a while or a sunny day to be able to do them! T

Now that that's out of the way, let's proceed to the FOTDs from this week!

September 15th

Face

• Chanel Vitalumière Aqua in B10
• Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser in Light
• Laura Mercier Baked Matte Powder in Highlight
• Pumpkin & Poppy Oak Bark
• Illamasqua Blush in Lover

Eyes

• Lorac BTS Primer
• Lorac Pro Palette 2 - Buff, Lt. Brown, Cool Gray, Nectar, Snow, Beige
• Physician's Formula Eye Booster Pen Liner
• L'oréal Voluminous Butterfly Effect Mascara
• Anastasia Dip Brow in Taupe
• Elf Clear Brow Gel

Lips

• Model Co. Party Proof Lipstick in Dusk till Dawn

September 16th

Face

• Chanel Vitalumière Aqua in B10
• Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser in Light
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused
• Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow
• Pumpkin & Poppy Oak Bark
• Illamasqua Blush in Lover

Eyes

• Lorac BTS Primer
• Lorac Pro Palette 2 - Buff and Lt. Brown
• MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
• L'oréal Voluminous Butterfly Effect Mascara
• Maybelline Brow Drama in Dark Brown
• Lit Cosmetics Glitter in Barbie Shops  and Seeing Stars (mixed together)

Lips

• Revlon Balm Stain in Devotion w/ Nivea Lip Butter over the top

September 17th (aka the day I went overboard on Dip Brow)

Face

• Chanel Vitalumière Aqua in B10
• NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused
• Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow
• Pumpkin & Poppy Oak Bark
• Illamasqua Blush in Lover

Eyes

• Lorac BTS Primer
• Maybelline The Nudes Palette
• L'oréal Voluminous Butterfly Effect Mascara
• Anastasia Dip Brow in Ebony
• Maybelline Brow Drama in Dark Brown

Lips

• Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker in Nudist

September 18th

Face

• Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B10
• NARS Radiant Creamy Conealer in Chantilly
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused
• Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow
• Pumpkin & Poppy Oak Bark
• Illamasqua Blush in Lover

Eyes

• Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
• Shiro Chimera, Day of Reckoning, Rebellion, and The Fourth Be With You
• Lorac Pro to Go Palette - Pearl for highlight, Café for blending
• L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Effect Mascara
• Physician's Formula Eye Booster Liquid Liner
• Anstasia Dip Brow in Ebony
• Maybelline Brow Drama in Dark Brown

Lips

• L'Oreal Le Matte in Matte-r of Fact

September 19th

Face

• Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua in B10
• NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly
• Illamasqua Hollow
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused
• Pumpkin and Poppy Oak Bark Contouring Powder
• Illamasqua Blush in Lover

Eyes

• Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
• Lorac Pro to Go Palette - Shell all over the lid as a base color, Cafe in the crease, Chai on the lid, Mink & Black on the outer corner/crease, Pearl on the brow bone and inner corner
• Lit Cosmetics glitter in Rich & Famous
• L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly Effect Mascara
• Anastasia Dip Brow in Taupe and Ebony
• Maybelline Brow Drama gel in Dark Brown

Lips

• Sephora Cream Lip Stain in 07

Shiro Cosmetics : Eye Tutorial

If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you would know that I purchased some Shiro Cosmetics eye shadow samples about two weeks ago. After thinking about it for a few days, I decided that I wanted to press the shadows to make them easier to use and I decided to test out my finished product this morning.

I pressed 4 shadows last night and use three of them for this look; those being Sweet Honey (top), Unforgettable (right), and Chimera (bottom). The fourth shade is Steve and I haven't used it yet, but it swatches beautifully. Now, on to the look!

Blank canvas. My skin and I are still not getting along very well... 

Much better! I used my Jouer Matte Moisture Tint, Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser, and L'Oréal True Match Super Blendable powder.

Prime those lids! I pressed my shadows, but they came to me loose. If I had chosen to use them loose, I would be using a primer and a base, such as NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk. The pressing makes them much more manageable, but you do have to work a little bit harder to get the color as dense as when you use them loose. In the end, it all comes down to preference.

Using a small shadow brush, I applied Unforgettable over most of my lid. I avoided the tear duct and the outermost corner.

Using a Sephora Crease Brush, I applied Chimera to the outer corner and completely along the socket bone. I blended as I worked since I wasn't sure how well the Shiro eye shadow would blend. Honestly, this is maybe one of the easiest shadows I have ever blended with. It is so soft and so easy to work with... Sigh, it's the eye shadow that dreams are made of.

Using the small shadow brush again, I brought Chimera down under the eye on the outer half and brought Unforgettable down on the inside half.

I applied some winged liner (Stila Stay All Day Liquid Liner) and dusted Sweet Honey on the brow bone and the tear duct. I had to be careful with that shade since I messed it up a bit in my pressing extravaganza last night... 

I filled in my brows just a touch with Espresso from Stila and then used my Chella brow gel over the top of that. I applied mascara on top and bottom lashes using Lancôme Hypnôse Star mascara.

I finished off the look with very subtle blush and highlight and did a quick ombré lip using Bite Beauty lipstick in Pomegranate and a discontinued Smashbox Be Legendary lipstick (anything that is a dark wine will work). If you guys want, I can do a very quick video tutorial on how to do the ombré lip!

That's the look. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them down below. More video tutorials to come as well... :D

Green and Gold : Tutorial

Everyone, it has been a hot minute since I've posted a tutorial and I only realized it when I started to edit the pictures from this one. I apologize that I haven't really done one in about two weeks! My original plan was to do at least one tutorial a week and obviously I haven't done that. Regardless, I have a tutorial for you now and though I'm just showing you the eyes as a teaser, this is a full face tutorial using some products I've reviewed and some products you guys have never seen from me. Keep reading to see how to get this green and gold look!

Wet n Wild Megalast Liquid Lipstick : Regrets

 

I had read some bad reviews of this product, but I needed to try it out for myself and... now I wish I hadn't. I did get this for $1.99, so it's not a big loss of money that I'm mourning, it's the texture of my lips that I mourn. There are many reasons why this lipstick is being dubbed as an "epic" fail, so keep reading to find out why.