Aromaleigh Vivid Green Eye- Khepir

I was feeling like I needed something brighter than I've been wearing lately so I opted for this vivid green, yet smokey eye look today.  I purchased a few samples from Aromaleigh recently, and while I am quite pleased with all of them- Khepir form the Ancient Magick collection was the one that stole my heart from the beginning.  It is a bright, mid tone green which leans quite warm with its strong golden sheen.  It also has a quite perceptible green glitter to it, which is lovely.  When I first swatched it, I thought of MAC's Gorgeous Gold and couldn't help but think that Khepir is its opposite.  Gorgeous Gold is a gold with a strong green interference and Khepir is green with a strong golden shift.  It is a vivid, warm and lush shade and I think I might need to order a full size of this one soon.

Face
Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation
Tarte Amazonian Clay Setting Powder
NYX Tauple Blush to contour
Aromaleigh Verve Blush on cheeks
NYX Smokey Look  gloss on lips

Eyes
MAC Painterly PP as base on lids
NYX Black Bean Jumbo Eye Pencil  smudged lightly onto upper ashline, and blended to just below crease
Aromaleigh Yarrow blended into crease
Makeup Geek Envy on outer v, lower lashline
Aromaleigh Khepir patted on lid, on top of black base
Ben Nye Toast on browbone
NYX Barely There on inner corners
Makeup Geek Gel Liner  black on upper lashline
Benefit They're Real mascara

I've Got A Crush On You

I purchased the Guilty Passions crushed metallic pigment set as a gift for a friend during christmas- I loved one of the colors so much that I ended up getting another for myself.  The shade I fell for is called- I've Got A Crush On You and it is one of those ruddy brown with blue green interference that is really quite dupe-able.  In fact, I have a few in my collection that made this purchase really quite unnecessary- I'm just a sucker for cute packaging ;)

First dupe:  L'oreal HIP loose pigment in Intrepid
Second dupe: Wet n' Wild Comfort Zone Palette it is the darkest shade on the right side of the palette.

Either of these two would work perfectly in this look!

Face
Revlon Colorstay Whipped in Buff and Nude mixed
NYX Taupe blush to contour
MAC Warm Soul blush on cheeks
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Illuminating gelee powder on cheekbones to highlight
MAC Pro-longwear concealer under eyes
Rimmel East End Snob lip liner all over lips
NYX Beige gloss on top of liner


Eyes
Coastal Scents Shadow Worx primer
Coastal Scents Hot pot in Oatmeal Tan as blender/transition color (warm light matte tan)
Coastal Scents Hot Pot in Coconut Husk to deepen crease (warm mid tone matte brown)
L'oreal Le Grand Kohl in black smudged from lashline to crease
MAC Crushed Metal Pigment I've Got a Crush On You, patted on top of black liner and blended up to crease (metallic ruddy brown with teal duochrome)
MAC Vanilla pigment to brighten up tear duct, inner corners of eyes
Ben Nye Toast  on brow bone (matte ivory)
Maybelline gel liner on waterline, and blended out to lower lashline with a bit of the mid tone brown from CS to buff that out
MUG Corrupt to line upper lash line (matte black shadow)
Cover Girl LashBlast Volume Mascara

Wanted to show off my new top from H&M... and this pic really shows off the pretty sheen of the Estee Lauder highlight

No Flash, macro:

Softer Gradient Purples

Hello!!

Ive been getting a lot of use out of my 88 matte palette lately... it had gone long ignored until recently.  I love having all the shadows spread out before me in one easy to access place.  Here is a simple look using a matte white and some purples from the palette.... as well as a pop of yellow on the inner corners.  I think this would have looked really nice with some demi falsies, but I was too lazy to put them on :)

Eyes
UDPP
NYX Jumbo Pencil in milk (applied lightly all over lid)
88 Matte palette- white, yellow,  medium purple and deep purple
Ben Nye Cake liner
Cover Girl Lash Blast Volume

Cheeks are Milani Luminous (a close dupe for Coralista!)
Lips are OCC lip tar in memento ( i think- name has been rubbed off)

ACK!  Photos look a bit washed out :(  Thanks for looking all!

MAC's Blackberry

Hello!!

One of these days I will get around to blogging more regularly :)

MAC Blackberry is a color I don't hear or read too much about, but I love it.  It is a matte plum, burgundy brown that is quite deep- this makes it a great crease/defining color for many different looks.  It makes a wonderful pair with neutrals to add some color without being over the top.

EYES:
UDPP
Aromaleigh Fiona on inner 1/3 of lid (shimmery off white with silver)
MAC Smoke and Diamonds to outer 2/3 of lid (shimmery taupe-y dirty silver)
MAC Blackberry to outer V, into crease, along lower lashline (matte plummy brown)
Ben Nye Toast to brow bone (matte off white)
Ben Nye Cake Liner- Black upper lash line
Urban Decay 24/7 liner- Zero waterline
Cover Girl Lash Blast- Very Black

Cheeks are NYX Peach, Lips are Rimmel Airy Fairy

Thanks for looking!!!!!!!!!!

Nude-y naturals

Hello all!!  Long time, no post!  This morning as I read through some blogs, I was inspired by Phyrra's Post about her new Too Faced Naked palette.  I decided to bust out some neutrals and create this smokey nudey look.  I used my favorite method- shimmery lid with matte contour colors. 


I used:
Eyes
ELF eye primer
Urban Decay Sin patted all over lid up to crease with small shader brush (shimmery champagne-y nude)
NYX Chocolate applied to outer V with MAC 219, and dragged into crease (matte chocolate brown)
NYX Black to deepen V with 219 (matte black)
Ben Nye Toast on brow and to blend out edges of crease color (matte off white)
Ben Nye Cake Liner-black on upper lash line
Urban Decay 24/7 liner- Zero on waterline


Cheeks are NYX Peach blush, NYX Taupe to contour, MAC Soft and Gentle MSF to highlight
 
Lips are NYX Natural gloss

 

Thanks for looking :)