October 2014 Empties

Hi guys!

I have once again accumulated some garbage, aka empties, to show you. This time no post about it though, just a video (as has become the standard here lately). I hope you don’t mind that. If you do, please feel free to mention it. However, I did hear from quite a few people already that they really enjoy the video format more…obviously because it’s easier to digest.

Anyhow, I won’t waste much more of your precious time and will just share the link to the video now:

Romantic warm bronzed-salmon look :)

Bronzed salmon sounds fantastic, doesn’t it?!

More so because I love salmon and immediately start salivating at the mere thought of it 😛 The best way to eat it in my opinion: raw either in a fresh salad, or stuffed in a delicious sushi roll… yuuuum. Salmon is so awesome, that its colour has even gained a status of its own. I mean, noone ever says that this or that has a trout colour…but they do refer to the colour of that shirt as salmon.

Salmon has an orange-peach sort of colour with a pink undertone and it pairs beautifully with bronze and brown hues for a more warm look. It seems like lately I have been posting mainly “cool-toned” makeup looks, so some variation was necessary 🙂 I came up with this look:

I used a real mash of brands for it, and managed to add my new p2 lipstick to the picture (the dark purple one, Madison Square, which I talked about here).

On the inner half of the lid, I used Essence Wow it’s orange pigment and MUG e/s Mango Tango. Then I added MUG pigment Blitz to the rest of the lid and intensified the crease with MUG e/s Bada Bing. 

On the lower lash line, I used Bourjois color edition Prune Nocturne, which I set with Art Deco e/s #95.

To add a bit of glamour, I sprinkled the lid with Inglot body sparkle #65.

Dark lips are starting to really grow on me. I am even willing to try darker shades now!

All in all, a bit toned down this warm bronzed-salmon look is perfect for everyday wear and allows the use of a nice dark lipstick (which a lot of my other mega colourful looks would not). What do you think?

Full list of products used:

Face:

• Missha Signature Real Complete bb cream
• Bourjois Healthy Balance powder
• Bourjois cream blush 01 Nude Velvet

Lips:

• p2 Madison Square

Eyes:

• Art Deco e/s base
• NYX JEP Cottage Cheese
• Essence colour art pigment Wow it’s orange
• MUG e/s Mango Tango
• MUG e/s Frappe
• MUG e/s Bada Bing
• MUG e/s Beaches and Cream
• MUG e/s Shimma Shimma
• MUG pigment Blitz
• Bourjois color edition Prune Nocturne
• Art Deco e/s base #95
• Inglot body sparkle #65
• Essence eyeliner pen
• Max Factor False Lash Effect mascara

Pastel makeup

Hi guys,

So today I felt like some really light colourful makeup, and I came up with the idea to use sort of pastel colours for that. I used mostly Makeup Geek eyeshadows. I believe the only deviation from those is the Essence WOW it’s Orange! pigment. I am a little surprised at how much I am enjoying this product. When I bought, I thought it was a fun colour but not a very versatile one, given how really bright it is. I was wrong though :).  I ended up reaching for it way more often than expected.

Since I have used only matte colous for this makeup, perhaps this post is an excellent opportunity to share some thoughts and advice, just small tricks I have found out in the course of time that work well (for me).

As you know, a general “problem”, or better said complication, of using matte eyeshadows is that they tend to be quite powdery. Packing them on the lid, or blending them well, can therefore cause some frustration. Matte eyeshadows “like” to stick to something. I find that most eyeshadow bases are not sticky enough for that, once they soak up in the skin. In my experience, the best and cheapest solution are creamy pencils or gel liners used as a base. Some people use those immediately as an e/s base, but for me that doesn’t work. I have oily lids and the result of applying this technique would be creasing after 2 hours. So, if you are like me, just apply your e/s base before the base for the matte colours you’d like to use. I know, it’s an extra step in the routine, but believe me, it “seals the deal”!

Naturally, for dark matte colours go for a dark base (black pencil or gel liner for instance). Light matte e/s, on the other hand, like a white base. It not only helps the e/s stick better to the lid but it also makes the colours pop and look much brighter. The champion in white bases, for me personally, is the NYX JEP in Milk. Light matte e/s simply LOVE this baby!

I have gone through enough frustration to tell you that I will never use a light matte e/s without the NYX Milk pencil, or something comparable, ever again!

Apropos, I recently obtained the Essence eye base which is meant specifically as a base for pigments. It feels quite sticky upon application, so it seems promising, but I will test it more extensively, and let you know what I think about it later on.

And now to the makeup:

I used:

• Essence I love stage e/s base
• NYX JEP Milk
• Essence pigment WOW it’s Orange!
• MUG e/s Simply Marlena
• MUG e/s Poolside
• MUG e/s Peacock
• MUG e/s Appletini
• MUG e/s Beaches and Cream
• Essence eyeliner pen
• Essence crystal eyeliner Sparkling Purple
• Max Factor Wild Mega Volume volumising mascara (for some sparkle :))

I hope you like the look, and found the info in this post at least a tiny bit useful… would make my day! 🙂

P.S. Btw, it will probably be quiet around here the next week, as I will be away (going to visit my family, yaaay :D). I will probably be more active on facebook, so check that out for the latest news…which will hopefully feature a long-awaited Inglot visit and haul!!!!