Aqua and Purple LOTD- Aromaleigh Recreational Scolding

I am having so much fun with my new Aromaleigh samples!  After seeing the gorgeous swatches of the Sherlock inspired shadows on Facebook, I had to snatch up a few.  I have not done such a colorful look in a long while, and find myself reaching for more neutral hues more often than not.  Recreational Scolding inspired me to break the cycle of neutrals and go brighter for the day- and yes, I wore this to work!

As decribed by Aromaleigh, Recreational Scolding:A vibrant medium grape purple with subtle aqua iridescence.


So pretty!

Face:
Cover Girl Stay Fabulous in 810
MAC The Perfect Cheek Blush on cheeks
NYX Taupe Blush to contour
Urband Decay Naked Gloss  on lips

Eyes:
Coastal Scents Shadow Worx Primer on lids to prime
Wet n' Wild Pride Palette matte midtone green, applied to crease with fluffy crease brush
Aromaleigh Recreational Scolding foiled on lid up to crease
Sleek Ultra Matte V 2 Palette matte teal on inner crease and outer crease
Inglot Matte Blackened Teal Color (dont know the number) patted on very outer corners to deepen slightly and along lower outer lashline
Physician's Formula Eye Booster Liquid Liner  black on upper lashline

Purple and Taupe- Wet n' Wild Silent Treatment and Sleek

This look uses the same method of application as my previous green and gold look (darken both the inner and outer corners of lid), just with different colors.  I recently purchased the WnW Silent Treatment trio and have been using the taupe from it quite a bit- smudging it on my lid and popping some darker neutrals in the crease for a quick but pretty everyday work look.  This taupe shade is a great dupe for Chanel Fauve- almost spot on copy cat!  It can be used in looks in place of Mac's Satin Taupe- though it is a bit lighter.  The purple that I used from the Sleek Ultra Matte Palette is a great dupe for the famous  MakeUp Forever #92.  This Sleek shadow is a highly pigmented matte purple, and like its MUFE counterpart, it is a bit difficult to blend.  When using either of these colors for crease work, I suggest applying a matte highlighting shade on your brow bone first to help these matte purples blend.

Face
Rimmel Match Perfection foundation
MAC Pro Longwear concealer NW 15 under eyes
Tarte Amazonian Clay Finishing Powder dusted on lightly to set foundation
NYX Taupe Blush  to contour cheeks
Be a Bombshell Blush in Sweet Cheeks
Rimmel Eastend Snob lipliner applied all over lips
NYX Beige Gloss on top of lip liner

Eyes
CoastalScents eye shadow primer
NYX Milk Jumbo eye pencil Milk all over eyelids as base
Sleek Ultra Matte V. 2 - Purple on inner corner and outer corner and blended into crease, also along lower lashline
Makeup Geek Unexpected applied to crease, to help the Sleek purple blend
MAC Vanilla eyeshadow on browbone, and on inner corners of eyes
WnW Silent Treatment trio- taupe shade- patted in center of lid, blended into the sleek purple shade
NYX Barely There to brighten up tear duct area
Rimmel Waterproof Kohl liner Black, on waterline, lower lashline and upper lashline
Cover Girl Clump Crusher Mascara, Black

Fyrinnae Meerkat

Meerkat is a lovely pinky purple with GORGEOUS gold shimmer and glitter.  It transfers just as lovely to the lid as it appears in the pot.  Meerkat is all that I had hoped MAC's Trax would be from how lovely it appears in the pan- though Trax disappoints while Meerkat delivers all the purply gold glittery goodness your heart could desire.  LOVE!!!!

I promise to deliver a non purple look next time ;)

Face
Maybelline Fit Me foundation, applied with a flat top synthetic buffer brush
MAC ProLongwear Concealer NW 15, under eyes
NYX Taupe blush to contour, NYX Terracotta blush on cheeks
MAC Empahsize Powder on cheek bines and to set under eye concealer
Maybelline Color Whisper lipstick in Lust for Blush

Eyes
MAC Paintery PP to prime lids
Scotch Tape for sharp edges
WnW Lust Palette Darkest Matte purple to outer edges of eyes and along lower lashline, midtone purple to blend out edges- lightest cream shade on inner corners  and browbone
LA Splash glitter adhesive patted on lid
Fyrinnae Meerkat patted atop the glitter adhesive
Physician's formula Lash Boosting Serum Liquid liner on upper lashline

Wet n' Wild Lust Palette Smoky Plum Eyes

The WnW Lust palette has long been a favorite of mine.  It has some amazingly pigmented mattes that have become staples for me in my makeup routine.  See post here for pics.  The midtone matte purple, is a perfect dupe for MAC's fig.1 shadow.  The deeper matte purple works in place of MAC's Shadowy Lady.  The light cream with sparkles is an AMAZING highlight shade, which I won't even compare to MAC Vanilla as it blows it away.  I've done numerous looks with the matte purples in the crease, but have never used them as all over lid colors because i tend to go for shimmer on the lid, matte in the crease.  Today's look uses the matte shades only, and I tossed a shimmery Aromaleigh shadow to brighten up the tear ducts.  This look made my green eyes super green.

Eyes
MAC Painterly PP all over eye space as primer
(Scotch tape for crisp edges)
WnW Lust Palette - Midtone matte purple patted all over center of lid, blended just into the ouetr edge of eye leaving inner 1/3 of lid clear
Dark matte purple on outer corners of eyes blended into mid tone purple
Matte cream with sparkles on inner 1/3 blended into mid tone purple, and on brow bone
ELF Palette matte-ish raspberry shade, with fluffy brush to blend out edges of other colors in crease
Aromaleigh Lavande on top of other shadow n inner 1/3 of lid (palest shimmery lavender)
All colors repeated on lower lashline
Physician's Formula Lash Boosting Serum liquid liner on upper lashline

Cheeks NYX Terracotta blush 
Lips Maybelline Pink Please

How crazy green do my eyes look here?

MUG Cosmopolitan

Hello!

I recently purchased Makeup Geek Cosmopolitan eyeshadow, along with a few other of the newer shades.  It is a lovely peachy golden pink, comparable to MAC's expensive pink.  Like many of MUG's shadows, it is richly pigmented and lovely to work with.  I feel that Cosmopolitan is a bit brighter and more pink than it's MAC counterpart, so I do not regret having both in my collection.  I am using a brand new camera, the first DSLR I have ever owned and am still in the learning process.  This look uses Makeup Geek and Wet n' Wild shadows.

Face
Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation in Buff and Sand Beige mixed (mostly Buff with a tiny dab of sand beige to warm it up)
NYX Taupe Powder Blush to contour cheekbones
Benefit Coralista Blush on cheekbones
Lips sadly nothing in these pics, but ended up adding some Maybelline Color Whisper in Pin Up Peach

Eyes
MAC Painterly PP to prime lids
MUG Nearly Naked in crease as transition color
WnW Lust Palette Vanilla shade on inner corners of lids and brow bone
MUG Cosmoplitan patted all over lid to crease
Rimmel Waterproof Kohl liner- black , on waterline and smudged onto lower lashline
WnW Lust Palette midtone matte purple on outer V and blended into crease a bit, also smudged atop kohl liner on lower lashline
WnW Lust Palette darker matte pruple to deepen outer V
Physician's Formula Lash Boosting Serum Liquid Liner on upper lashline
Cover Girl LashBlast Volume- black

I Need something on those lipssss!!!

Wet N Wild LOTD- Comfort Zone

Hello!

Today's look uses pretty much all drugstore products and is a quick, easy everyday type of look.  All of the shadows pretty much come from one shadow palette- The Comfort Zone palette from Wet N Wild.  All products but the cheek highlight are drugstore. I've long been a fan of WnW shadows, though I find myself reaching for the older Color Icon range more frequently as they include both frosty and matte shadows.  These newer ones have lovely shades, with excellent color payoff, but are lacking the matte shadows that I have become habituated to incorporating into my looks.  Ideally, an eyeshadow palette should include all shadows needed to complete an eye look.  My usual eyeshadow ritual generally includes matte shades in the crease and on the brow bone, with the shimmer shadows on the lid only.  I like the contrast of textures this method provides, as well as the way mattes provide depth that shimmer can't quite.  That being said, I only reached for one shadow outside of this palette today, and that was the brow bone highlight and I survived without the matte crease colors.  I like this for an everyday, work day type of eye.  How do you all feel about matte vs. frosty shades?

Face
Revlon Colorstay Whipped- Buff and Nude mixed
NYX Taupe powder blush to contour
WnW Pearlescent Pink Blush on cheeks
Lorac Perfectly Lit Luminizer in Radiant on cheek bones
Rimmel Kate Lipstick #14
NYX Brow Powder Duo- blonde on brows

Eyes
Coastal Scents Shadow Worx to prime lids
WnW Comfort Zone all shades from the left side of palette (or the bottom row the way it is pictured below)
NYX Highlight on brow bone
Physician's Formula liquid liner pen in black on upper lash line
Maybelline Gel liner- Black on waterline
Cover Girl LashBlast Volume mascara

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MAC Let's Skate Paint Pot

I bought Let's Skate PP last year on ebay as it was released during a holiday LE promo, and I wasn't smart enough to grab it then.  It happens to be available again right now and it is absolutely gorgeous!  It is described on MAC's site as a pale pink with pearl.  It is pearly, but I'd say the word glittery is a much better representation.  It is so gorgeously glittery!  I used it in today's look as the star of the show, and paired it with some purples for this pretty cat eye look.

Face
Revlon Colorstay Buff/Nude mix applied with synthetic flat top kabuki
NYX Taupe Blush to contour
MAC Warm Soul Blush on cheeks
Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess illuminating powder gelee on cheek bones
MAC Prolongwear concealer under eyes

Lips are NYX Beige gloss

Eyes
Scotch Tape for sharp edges
Coastal Scents Shadow Worx to prime
MAC Let's Skate PP on lid from lashes to crease
MAC Soft Brown in crease
Wet N Wild Lust Palette- Mid tone purple (Fig 1 Dupe) on outer corners blended in towards lid Darker purple to deepen a bit and along lower lash line.  Vanilla color on brow bone and inner corners of eyes
NYX Luxor blended lightly to ease the transition between darker purple on outer corners to lid
Physician's Formula liquid liner (calligraphy style pen- love love this stuff) on upper lashline
Maybelline Black Gel liner on waterlines
Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara

Thanks for looking!

Simple LOTD using drugstore products + Hair Extensions!!

Hello all!!

I've been doing a terrible job of keeping up with my blog and all of your posts...  soon I will catch up!!!
Today's LOTD is the type of look I always need more of.... quick, matches with any clothing type or color and uses easily accessible and inexpensive products.  The eyes can be thrown on in just a few minutes, even with the falsies because I find the demi lashes to be so quick to apply!

The extensions were purchased at a beauty supply store and are the clip in variety.  I really love them and think they are so much fun.. I just need to improve my application of them as I'm certain some of the wefts are visible from the back of my head :)  They are natural human hair and I just lightly curled them with my natural hair with a very large (1.5 ") curling iron to help them blend into my hair a little better.

Products used:
 Eyes:
Wet N' Wild Nutty all over lid to just above crease
Maybelline Natural Smokes Quad - matte dark brown  to line lower lashline and smudge into outer upper lashline  Matte Ivory color- highlight on brow and inner corners.
NYX Cream Cheese to add some shimmer and light to browbone
Prestige Waterproof liner- black waterlines
Jordana Liquid liner- Black upper lashline
NYX Demi false lashes 

Cheeks are Milani Luminous Blush
Lips are Maybelline Color Sensational Lippie- Peachy Scene