HiFi and some Fyrinnae

Hello!!!!!

After taking advantage of HiFi's sale this weekend, I realized how long neglected my HiFi shadows had gone.  I put this together for a day at work and instantly fell in love with HiFi's shadow, Eclipsed the Sun.  It is a gorgeous duochrome color shifter that would compliment any eye color.

Face:
Maybelline Superstay Foundation
MAC Studio Fix Powder- C2
NYX Taupe blush- Contour
NYX Peach Blush


Eyes:
Fyrinnae- Half Elf Hottie (Soft, gently shimmering gold with light purple highlights) - inner corners of lids
HiFi- Eclipsed the Sun- (an amazing red-gold color shifter! Beautiful.) - outer 2/3 of lids
HiFi- Sacrelicious (deep black with bright purple glitter- on me this buffs out to a deep smokey purple) outer V/Crease/lower lashline
A matte Ivory color as highlight on brow
NYX Vanilla Sky- Palest golden off white- tear ducts

Lips are Carmex

I'm back with a green LOTD

Hello all!!

I've been away for way too long!!  I have so much catching up to do with all of your posts.  For all of those who have been wondering, I am alive and well but have just had soooooo very much going on... one of these days I will catch you all up on what has been going on.  Here is a look of the day from this past week, using some HiFi and some MAC.  It's actually one of the few colorful looks I have done in a while... with this heat and as busy as I have been, I've been sticking to my new favorite simple eye.  I will share the look with you soon as it is quick, easy and perfect for an everyday work look :)
On another note, I've been going back and forth with my revlon photo ready foundation since I purchased it months ago.  Lately I have been really loving it.  It is quite thin and watery, yet provides a nice level of coverage.  It is quite comfortable on the skin and imparts a glow- which I tone down with a bit of matte powder.  

For this look I used:

Face:
Revlon Photo Ready Foundation
MAC Studio Fix Powder, dusted very lightly to set foundation
NYX Peach blush

Eyes:
ELF eye primer
MAC Sharp to inner 1/3 of lid, just up to crease (shimmery golden lime green)
HiFi BoomShakaLaka to rest of lid (sparkly green with some gold)
NYX Taupe in crease, and to blend out edges of green shadows (matte-ish tan)
MAC Dark Edge to deepen outer V and along lower lashes (deep matte brown)
Revlon Antique Lace on brow and to blend out crease (matte off white)
MAC Next to Nothing on tear duct area (frosty pinky nude)
Black liquid liner

Lips are Rimmel liner- eastend snob and NYX Beige gloss

Thanks for looking!!!

HiFi Pixies

Hello!


I have the day off today and it is beautiful out!  I'm heading over to my parents to relax by the water and eat some good food. :)

Eyes
UDPP
NYX Jumbo Pencil- Milk applied lightly all over lid
HiFi Pixies patted on outer 2/3 of lid (PIXIES is a bright, iridescent purple! Lots of glitz...just like a vision of pixie dust!)
HiFi Let it Snow on inner 1/3 of lid (LET IT SNOW reminds me of stepping outside first thing in the morning, after it has snowed all night, and seeing the crystalline blanket of snow glittering in the sun. This color is super sparkly and absolutely amazing!)
MUFE #92 outer edge of lid and into crease (matte vibrant purple)
NYX Black to deepen outer V and along lower lashline (matte black)
Revlon Matte Antique Lace on brown bone (matte off white)
Ben Nye Cake Liner- black

Blush is Revlon Matte- Peach
Lips are NYX Beige

Thanks for looking!

HiFi Rockstar Shadows

I have been kinda MIA lately, just so much going on with work and life.  I will try and catch up on all of your posts and comments soon!!

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!  I love my newest HiFi purchases!  I took advantage of their sale on the new rockstar shadows and I am so glad I did.  These shadows are amazing, packed with tons of glitter and are really nicely pigmented.  Used atop their new shadow fix, the shadows really look like glimmering liquid metal.  Yum!

The Hi Impact Shadow fix really rocks and I would imagine that it compares to Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy though I have never tried it.  HiFi describes it as- Specifically formulated to be used with all my super-shimmery, mega-glittery Rockstar and Hi Fi shadows, this product can actually be used with any loose or pressed shadow! (Not recommended for mattes.) It's glycerin-based, contains soothing aloe vera, and it ROCKS at holding those sparklies on! 

I applied it to the lid just up to the crease, and spread it out to a very thin layer.  I allowed it to get slightly dry and tacky and patted the rockstar shadow on top.  I used no other primer (as my UDPP is all dried out) and I had no problem with creasing or fading- even after a nap!


I used:
HiFi On Tour patted on top of shadow fix, just up to crease (ON TOUR is the goldest gold we have! This shadow looks like liquid metal on the lids, flecked with intense golden glimmers! Photos cannot do this shade justice!!!)
Ben Nye Terracotta blended into crease with MAC 224 (matte midtone warm brown)
NYX Black blended into outer corners and along lower lashline (matte black)
Ben Nye Toast on brow bone (matte off white)


Cheeks are MAC The Perfect Cheek and a bit of MSF soft and gentle as highlight.  NYX Taupe to contour.

No Flash:

Thanks for looking!

HiFi Purples

Each time I use my HiFi shadows, I'm reminded how gorgeous and super pigmented they are.  Love them!!  Here is today's LOTD.

Face:
MAC Moisture Tint Tinted Moisturizer- Light
MAC Studio Fix Powder- C2 dusted on lightly
NYX Taupe blush as contour
Aromaleigh blush in Dolly
Lips are Rimmel Airy Fairy

Eyes:
UDPP
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil- Oyster on lid, just up to crease
HiFi Lush patted all over lid and along lower lashline (this is no longer on their site, but I'd describe it as a midtone purple with gorgeous glitter and some aqua iridescence)
HiFi Sacrelicious in outer V and along outer lower lashline ( a deep black with bright purple glitter)
Ben Nye Toast on brow bone, to blend out edges of color (matte off white)
Aromaleigh Glow to highlight under brow and blended onto inner corners
Ben Nye Cake Liner- black
Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion- Very Black

A bit of this and some of that

Here is the look I applied yesterday, before my fyrinnae order arrived, that I promptly washed off to play in my new colors.  Greens and blues using a variety of different textures and brands :)

I used:
UDPP

NYX Irises in crease, applied with mac 217 (vibrant satiny matte tealy blue)
Random deep matte navy blackish Blue to deepen crease, blended into Irises
NYX Jumbo Pencil- Horseradish applied to lid, just up to crease
HiFi Cosmetics 100 proof patted over top of horseradish, to center lid leaving inner and outer corners bare (low shimmer minty color)
HiFi Cosmetics BoomShakaLaka applied to inner and outer corners of lid (midtone green with gold and lots o'shimmer)
HiFi Cosmetics Lover's Revenge along lower lashline (deep nav with lots of shimmer)
NYX Halaiwa on inner corners, blended into crease color
Ben Nye Toast - brow bone
Ben Nye black cake liner 
Black Kohl liner on waterline
Cover Girl Lash Blast- very black

NYX Blush- Pinky
NYX Black Label Lipstick- Diva   not Diva but Bling

This pic btter shows the vibrancy of Irisies in the crease:

 Thanks for looking!!

You're A Criminal- Smokey Silver w/HiFi

Hello

Today I used one of my new HiFi shadows called You're a Criminal... it is such a pretty and unique silvery grayish taupe.  I bought a bunch of shadows when HiFi first announced their sale- buy 2 shadows get 1 free.  This sale runs through the end of April, check out their etsy shop HERE.

Somehow, I ended up at the makeup counters in Macy's again and was sucked into buying Clinique stuff because today was the last day of their bonus day.  I got myself All About Eyes-Rich to moisturize my under eye area because I've been wanting to try it forever.  I just put some on after washing and exfoliating and it feels quite nice- I will update as I use it more.  The makeup bag that came with it is really really cute and I just love getting travel sized lotions to keep in my overnight bag to make packing for trips easier.  It also came with an eyeshadow duo,a mini mascara, a tone correcting face cream as well as the 2 makeup bags and the travel size dramatically different moisturizing cream.  I like free stuff!  I am proud to say that I stopped at MAC and was able to control myself, although I swatched Shale and it was really really pretty.  That might go on my wishlist :)  Anyway, on to the LOTD.

A few days ago, I ordered a bunch of NYX Black Label lipsticks from Cherry Culture and I am just loving them.  In this look, I used a color called India.  It is a super light salmon/melon nude in a creamy matte texture.  The color is not the easiest to wear because it is so very light, but I like the effect when contrasted with a darker smokey eye.  It has full opaque coverage and is not drying at all.  I really love Black Label lipsticks so much more than their round ones.

Hmmmmm, maybe one of these days I'll do something besides a smokey eye ;)


Eyes
UDPP
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean smudged lightly to crease as base
NYX Taupe to contour lid, and blend out edges of black base (matte golden soft brown)
NYX Cream Cheese on Brow Bone and inner corners
HiFi Cosmetics You're A Criminal all over lid up to crease, patted on top of black bean
NYX Black in outer V and along lower lashline (matte black)
Ben Nye Cake Liner on upper lashline
Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero on waterline
(The MAC MUA thought I was wearing Electra shadow over top of Smolder Eye Kohl)

Lips are NYX India

Cheeks are Benefit Coralista

The pics without flash better portray the smokey nature of the look, while the flash ones show the shimmery gorgeousness of the HiFi shadow.

No Flash:

The rest are with flash:

Hot Pink and Purple

Here is today's LOTD.  I wanted to use some more of my Hi Fi shadows, I'm still realllllyyy liking them!!

I used:
HiFi Kiss on inner corners
HiFi Punk Rocker on rest of lid
HiFi Sacrelicious on Outer V, and along lower lashline
Aromaleigh Fiona on brow bone

Ben Nye Cake liner on upper lashline with aromaleigh sealant
Prestige waterproof liners to tightline
CG lashblast

Cheeks are NYX Pinky
Lips are my new Prestige Lippie in Madrid over Jesse's Girl Lipliner in Bubble Gum

No Flash:

My new lipstick, as I;m trying to branch out into some more adventurous lip colors.

Thanks for looking all!!