Soft Gold with Aromaleigh

Hello!

Today I tried out some of the manual settings on my new camera and after sorting through the pics, I am actually starting to grasp some of the differences between the shots. It is cloudy and gloomy here today, so I used the flash but adjusted the shutter speed and ISO settings to try and prevent any wash out of color.  I think a bit of trial and error and I'll have the camera down pat.  Here is a FOTD using mostly Aromaleigh with a bit of TKB.


I used:
Bare Necessity indelible cream shadow as base
Aromaleigh Awe on lid ( A sparkling lush golden khaki shade. Divinely unique)
Aromaleigh Slate in crease (matte light taupe)
Aromaleigh Smokin' in outer V (smoked mauve with earthy tones, set your stare on fire.)
Ben Nye Toast on brow bone (matte off white)
TKB Grape Pops on lower lashline  (shimmery true purple)
Bn Nye Black cake liner on upper lash line

Lips are NYX Gloss- LaLa
Cheeks are NYX Pinky

In these last couple of pics, you can't see the shimmer of the lid color... perhaps set the ISO too low?

POPS!!

I finally broke into my recent TKB pops haulage and created this bright shimmery look, a tribute to Silhouette Screams whose lovely looks inspired me to finally order from TKB trading.  This completely office  inappropriate look was my office LOTD, and I loved every minute of it.  :)

Face:
L'oreal studio secrets primer
MAC Studio Fix Powder in C2
Cheeks are Aromaleigh Nectar
Lips are rimmel liner in Eastend Snob and NYX black label lipstick in Heiress
(I love this lippie, it is the only black label lipstick I currently own but plan on buying many more.  I so wish there was a store nearby where I could buy NYX because I hate buying NYX online.  Their swatches suck and it is always a gamble when you order... this lippie happened to be a winner.  I own many of the round lippies and they just don't compare to the quality and texture of the black label ones!)

Eyes:
UDPP
NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk dotted onto lid and spread out with fingertip
TKB Lemon drop pop on inner lid with Sonia Kashuk small eyeshadow brush
TKB Green Apple Pop on center lid with same brush
TKB Blueberry Pop on outer lid and into crease with same brush
Mad Minerals Navy (matte deep blue) to deepen V
All colors repeated on lower lashline
Some mineral foundation to buff out harsh lines and highlight brow
NYX Barely There to highlight inner corners
Ben Nye Cake liner on upper lashline
Cover Girl Lashblast

No Flash:

2 days of neutrals

I was on a neutral kick I guess.  I have a feeling it will be ending because I received my HiFi order today!! I took advantage of their sale and ordered a bunch of F/S shadows.  Yippeee!!

For this first look, I used only my 88 warm palette from coastal scents.  After seeing Lillian's red lip look, I was inspired to do a neutral eye with some brighter lips.  I opted for hot pink, though I loved her look with red lips.  The lipstick is from prestige, I don't have it with me now but will post the color later :) (Edit to say:  The lippie is Prestige Madrid... I love it because I have a strong attraction to shimmer free lippies.  This is a creamy matte finish, non drying and highly pigmented.)

Excuse my fooked up wing on my liner :(

This second look features neutral lips (MAC shy girl lipstick), TKB trading's glimmer beige on lid with a soft brown and a deeper reddish brown in crease from the 88 palette.  My cheeks are Aromaleigh verve.

Thanks for looking!!