Aromaleigh Rabid.Feral.Mad. Plum Smokey Eye

Today's look of the day features a hodgepodge of different shadows from various palettes and companies, but the true star of the show is Aromaleigh's Rabid.Feral.Mad from the limited edition Ever in your Favor collection inspired by the Hunger Games.  This shadow is so gorgeous and is described on Aromaleigh's website as (District Color) A strong eggplant purple with fuchsia undertones and brilliant color-shifting rose/copper sparks.  I describe it as gorgeous, and I think it is the perfect shade to make green eyes pop.

Face
MAC Matchmaster Foundation 1.5
MAC Prolongwear Concealer NW20, under eyes
Benefit Hoola Bronzer to contour
MAC Warm Soul Blush on cheeks
Urban Decay Naked lipgloss

Eyes
MAC Painterly PP to prime lids
Makeup Geek Purely Naked buffed out in crease 
Makeup Geek Frappe to deepen and warm up crease a bit
The Balm Sexy (from nude 'tude palette) in outer V and lower lashline
LA Splash Glitter adhesive patted onto lid lightly (this keeps the sparklies sparkly!)
Aromaleigh Rabid.Feral.Mad patted on lid on top of adhesive up to crease
Urban Decay Strange (from Naked 3 Palette) on inner corners and on browbone
Red Cherry Lashes #523- these are a bit dramatic, but I like them
Rimmel Waterproof Kohl black, on waterline and upper lashline

Urban Decay Vice Palette LOTD

Hello winged liner, I've missed you!  If I were to be accused of having a signature look, it would definitely entail winged liner.  I have not worn winged liner for about a week as I wanted a change- every single one of my makeup applications basically ends with a bold, black winged liner.  I figured if I went without for a week I would get more used to seeing myself without it.  Well, I've certainly figured out that smudging a kohl pencil on my waterline is quicker, and can look quite sultry as well.  I think it opens the eyes a bit more and makes my lashes appear fuller.  The winged liner elongates and lifts the eye and gives more of an edgy boost to any look.

This week has definitely been a week of using things I've neglected as well.  Yesterday's LOTD reintroduced me to Time Balm foundation by The Balm as well as Benefit They're Real Mascara.  Today I wanted to use my often neglected, but loved Urban Decay Vice Palette.  I don't know why I don't use it more- it has beautiful colors and the usual UD high quality shadows.

Face
The Balm Time Balm foundation
MAC ProLongwear concealer in NW15 under eyes
MAC MSF Natural in Light plus to set foundation
NYX Taupe blush to contour
MAC Warm Soul blush
NYX Beige lip gloss

Eyes
Urban Decay Eden Primer Potion  on lids to prime
Urban Decay Vice Palette:
Anonymous on inner corners and brow bone
Blitz patted on lid up to crease
Laced in crease/transition color
Muse on outer corners blended into crease, also outer corners of lower lashline
Unhinged on lower lashline
Chaos tightly on lower lashline- right by lashes
Prestige Soft Kohl Pencil-Lagoon smudged on lower lashline as base for shadows
Rimmel Waterproof Kohl-Black on waterline
Makeup Geek Gel liner- Black on upper lashline
Benefit They're Real Mascara

Naked 3 LOTD

YAYYYY!!!  What an amazing surprise to come home from work yesterday and find my Naked 3 palette sitting in the mailbox.  Needless to say, I busted into that package as soon as humanly possible.  First impressions tell me this is going to be a well used palette, the 2 matte shades are fantastic.  The satin highlight color is beyond amazing.  None of the shades in the palette were disappointing!

Of course, today's look uses the Naked 3 palette on the eyes.  I also used a few products today that have been in my stash for a while but have gone virtually unused.  The first being Time Balm foundation by The Balm-  I purchased this months ago when The Balm was having a sale.  I tried it once and thought, Meh this isn't going to work for me.  Little did I realize it was an application failure and no fault of the product itself.  I did some reading last night and came up with some application tips, what a difference!  I originally was trying to buff it on with a flat top synthetic kabuki- swirling the brush in the product and then buffing it on.  This yielded a streaky, patchy mess on my skin.  This morning, I swirled my fingers around the product to warm it up a bit and dotted it onto the areas that needed it and then buffed it out to blend with that aforementioned brush- WOW!  Think I'm gonna like this stuff after all- a few more wears before the verdict is out.  The second ignored item is Benefit They're Real mascara.  I have a sample size that I never even opened as I was having a love affair with Voluminous Smoky Lash mascara by L'oreal.  The smoky lash has begun to let me down, the honeymoon was over and it was just not living up to my expectations.   So I gave Benefit a whirl, I will not say anymore because the picture of my lashes below will tell you why there is a full size of this in my near future.

Face
The Balm Time Balm foundation in light medium
Tarte Amazonian Clay setting powder
NYX Taupe blush to contour
Aromaleigh Pomegranate blush
Bare Minerals Buxom Lipstick Pencil  London
MAC Brow Pencil dirty blonde
NYX Brow Kit  in blonde

Eyes
MAC Painterly PP to prime lids
Naked 3-
Burnout patted all over lid, up to crease
Liar patted on outer half of lid
Limit buffed into crease, quite blown out with fluffy crease brush
Nooner to deepen crease
Darkside tapped into outer corner and blended out into crease a tiny bit, also to smoke out lower lashline
Dust on inner corners for some sparkle
Strange as highlight on brow bone and tear duct area
Prestige Waterproof pencil liner in Charcoal Brown- smudged out on upper lashline, in water line and on outer half of lower lashline
Benefit They're Real mascara (holy shit my lashes look great!)

Deer in headlights pose.

Do you see those lashes??  I was all ready to apply falsies until I realized how awesome this mascara is.

I love you Benefit!!

Matte Subtle Eye/Bold Lip with Aromaleigh

Hello

Lately I've been loving the look of a bold burgundy lip.  I tend to stick with safe, nude-ish pale shades (Self proclaimed lipstick wimp right here) for my lips so this is a nice change.  I've actually gone with bold lips 2 days in a row and am loving it!  I blotted off the bulk of the lipstick for a lip stain like effect, ya' know... baby steps. This look keeps the eyes and cheeks very simple, getting most of my color from the dark lipstick.  My go to blush for when I sport a bold lip is The Perfect Cheek by MAC.  It is the perfect neutral matte, sort of a buff pink which provides a bit of life to the face without shouting "I AM WEARING BLUSH!!!!"  Even though it is a very light shade, the pigmentation is great- I dust just the tiniest bit on my light skin.  It is matte, but does not look dry on the skin.  I like it quite a bit.

My original intention this morning was to braid the front of my hair to disguise the second day messiness a bit, but my braiding skills failed me.  Instead I twisted the front and pinned it back into my hair.  I teased the back of my hair a bit to kinda just go with the messy hair flow.  My pictures are not the greatest today :(  Someday you have it, some days you don't.

FACE
Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation
Tarte Amazonian Clay Setting Powder
NYX Taupe blush to contour cheeks
MAC The Perfect Cheek blush on cheeks
Rimmel Lipstick- Bordeaux

EYES
MAC Painterly PP to prime lids
Aromaleigh Oyster (now called Echo in V 2) dusted all over lids fro lash to brow (matte light cream)
Aromaleigh Bark on outer corners and blended into crease, and along lower lashline (matte brownish soft black)
Aromaleigh Slate (now called Limestone) to blend out edges of Bark
Rimmel Waterproof Kohl Pencil in black lightly on upper lashline and smudged
Cover Girl Lashblast 

 Love my new Infinity Scarf from Target! (It has been dreadfully cold here in NY!)  

Some Palettes I'm Lusting After

The holiday season is upon us, which means that every company out there is releasing gorgeous and lustworthy palettes.  Here are a few that I have my eye on, some holiday releases others are not...


1. Urban Decay Naked 3, $52.00 at Urbandecay.com

This puppy is chock full of nudey neutral shades in a rosey pink hue.  This one really sets itself apart from the other two Naked palettes due to this pink undertone you will find running through all of the shades.  I already own Naked 1 and 2 and love them both, though I definitely love my original Naked palette more- the matte browns in the palette are super useful.  I have a feeling Naked 3 will be giving the original Naked palette a run for its money when it comes to my adoration.  I feel like pinky nudes are so flattering and wear so easily on most complexions.  This is already sold out, but I  have one on its way to me- shipping notification is in my inbox :)

2. Lorac Unzipped Palette, $40 at Sephora.com

Do I really need another nude/neutral palette?  I've just admitted to owning all of the Naked palettes, will this one really be necessary?  Probably not.  There's just something about the mauvey shimmery pinks with their slight golden glow that make me think I need this.  How lovely they would look on the lid with those gorgeous and somewhat unusual mattes deepening up the outer corner.  Sigh.

3.  Too Faced, A Few of my Favorite Things $56.00 at Sephora.com

This one just screams out perfection to me.  The value is incredible.  I love that it has a gorgeous collection of both neutral and more colorful shades in both matte and shimmer finishes.  The lip balm looks like a gorgeous shade as well, and I would love to try out the cheek color.  I actually don't own anything by Too Faced other than one single shadow.  Isn't that reason enough to pick this one up?

4.  Kat Von D , Spellbinding, $55.00 at Sephora.com

This one might be out of stock because I am no longer seeing it on Sephora's website.  I played around with this one at Sephora the other day and the quality of the shadows just blew me away.  Creamy and highly pigmented, and in a gorgeous array of colors.  I really love the way this palette is set up, paired in suggested wear together sets.  

What palettes do you have your eyes on??  

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

Milani and Sleek Gold and Green

Today's look uses my Sleek Ultra Matte V 2 palette that I have barely used in the long while I've owned it.  I don't know why because it contains a bunch of really nice, decently pigmented matte shades.  I love matte shadows and feel that no look is complete without them!  This palette is quite nice as it contains darker matte shadows which make great definer colors for other shimmery shades.  I wish Sleek was easier to come by in the states.

Face:
L'oreal Magic Lumi Foundation in W1-2
MAC ProLongwear Concealer in NW 15 under eyes
Benefit Coralista Blush on cheeks
NYX Taupe blush to contour
NYX Gloss in Beige atop a pinky lipliner pencil on lips

Eyes:
MAC Painterly PP to prime lids
Sleek Ultra Matt V 2 Palette dark green on inner corners and outer corners and blended into crease, also on outer lower lashline
NYX Taupe eyeshadow, applied lightly to blend out edges of green shadow
NYX Highlight on brow bone
Milani Runaway Shadow #11 Beach Sand patted on center of lid with damp brush (to try to capture the glitter), also on inner lower lashline
NYX Mermaid Green to outer corners to slightly darken
Rimmel wtaerproof Kohl liner in Black on waterline and upper lashline
Lashes are some cheapie ebay lashes that came in a 10 pack