FOTD: Concert Series - "Blackend Red"

I'm back! Hi, everyone :) Okay so this is gonna be the first of a concert series that I'm gonna do. The Kylie Minogue concert is just around the corner (Oct. 4th) and I really want to look my best! So I'm gonna try out a few looks, post the ones that I like on here, so that when the day comes I'll already have a "face" plan.

And, boy, do I need a plan when it comes to some things.

Okay heres the backstory: The last concert i went to, John Legend, I was soooo scatterbrained that day, that i really ended up looking like crap! With the fact that I was soo excited to see him perform, add that the time I got out of work i had only a small time frame from when the concert was gonna start to when we had to leave the house. Also with the fact that I was gonna be close to the stage, so YES i had a crap makeup of the day, and that made me a little self-conscious. (like he was paying any attention to ME anyway... rofl)

So here's the first look:

Products used for the look.
(Sorry, no foundation, concealer, blush, ect. was used)

FOTD: "Purple Pirate"

Long time no see.
I know I've been away for a while but im back now. its just life, it gets in the way sometimes. Here's a look that I wore today. Today i wore my urban outfitters "Pirates Arrr Cool" tee. The pirtate and the writings are purple, hence the purple look i went for today.
In the midst of all the makeup i stumbled upon a great combo: My lavendar anna sui lipstick with a benefits lipgloss called "kiss you". The colors looked soo similar in the tube that i decided to see how it looked on, and BAM.... magic! Oh and false lashes ARE optional.... Hope u like
:)
The ingredients.....

FOTD: "Honeyed grapes...."

Products used:
(eyes)
TFSI
Mac "Brule" e/s (all over ash & highlight)
Mac "Shroom" e/s (inner tear duct)
Mac "Buckwheat" e/s (all over lid & lower lashline)
Mac "Smoke Signals" pigment (crease color)
Un-named "Deep grape" e/s (outer v & smudged into outer, 1/3 of lower lashline)
White kohl liner in waterline
Covergirl "Very Black" lashblast mascara

(face & lips)
Bare Minerals "Summer Bisque" foundation
Bare Minerals "Mineral Veil"
Benefit Brow Zings
Mac "Honey Light" h/l powder (cheek bone, forehead, & bridge of nose)
Mac "Eversun" blusher
Nars "Striptease" l/gI love how the overall face turned out. I really wanted to love the highlight powder, i just wish that outer spray was throughout the whole product. Suffice it to say i won't be buying another h/l powder from Mac again! :/

New favs.. plus a fotd

I love how this turned out. I used my new favorite eyeshadow: Nars "Ondine". Sorry about the color getting kinda washed out!

Product(s) used:
(eyes)
TFSI
Nars "Ondine" e/s (all over lid color)
Mac "Sable" e/s (outer v color, blended into crease)
Mac "Shroom" e/s (highlight & inner tear duct color)
Mac "Circa Plum" pigment (lower lashline color)
Mac "ZoomBlack" mascara
(face & lips)
MUFE Mat Velvet + foundation
Benefit Brow Zings
Mac "Belightful"
Nars "Mata Hari" blusher
BE "Champagne Diamond Radiance"
Nars "Harlow" l/g
Mac "Fashion Scoop" l/g
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A new favorite! I mixed Nars "Harlow" and ontop of that i put Mac "Fashion Scoop" cremesheen. the result was just Too cute!______
NOTD: a concoction of 2 polishes. I think i will call it "green-ito".... hehe. I think it came out pretty good.

Marilyn Monroe Contest Entry

Here's my entry for Robyn's (fashionista 514) Marilyn Monroe contest.
I tried my best. But, as you can see I look NOTHING like Marilyn Monroe. So my take will, of course, fail in comparison. I didn't do her famous mole, cause I have my own... :) Also my lips pictured a different shade than in person. THAT is soo annoying. But oh well. I think it still came out like I wanted. But, you can file my hair in the "epic fail" section..... :}

Wish me luck :)

trying to get pose... lame!

the silly faces...

...The Inspiration...

...The Tools...

FOTD: "Smoking those Grapes..."

I was going out and I wanted a dramatic look, yet again. I been totally into smokey looks as of late. So i decided to make it a purple one.
My inspiration for this look is from THIS pic of Drew Barrymore I saw on Glamour Land's blog.Thanks girl ;)
Drew is sporting some fierce smokey purple shadow, as you can see. But, honestly, it looks a lot like "Grape" pigment from Mac. Since I don't have that pigment I had to make do with what I had. Which was basically "Smoke Signal" pigment. But, by putting a purple-y-blue shadow on top, it transformed into a more vibrant "purple", instead of the maroon color of the pigment. So high five!

Product(s) used:
(eyes)
benefit "r.s.v.p." c/s
mac "smoke signal" pigment
mary kay "copper beach" e/s
l.a. colors "chic" e/s palette - purple/blue color
mac "shroom" e/s
mac "black funk" e/l
mac "plushblack" mascara

(face & lips)
philosphy "supernatural" foundation
BE "mineral veil"
benefit brow zings
mac "just dessert" tricolor l/g

HERE'S ME RIGHT AFTER I FINISHED MY FACE. the hairs not even done yet... yikes....
I need to get me some different bulbs.... i always come out sooo yellow! :{

FOTD: 'Rustic, Steamy Night"

I know the name isn't the inventive or.... pretty for that matter. But, that all I could think of at the time. lol ;)
Anyways, this was tonight's look. I used "Steamy" e/s by Mac, another of my unloved, unused e/s. And let me tell you this "ten pan" thing is super difficult. Lollipop26 is genius to have come up with it. But, I started about a week after she posted, and have had a difficult time ever since. This whole look, aside from a few, consists of products that rarely see the light of day. I hope you like it... ;)


Products used:
(eyes)
Benefit "Skinny Jeans" cream shadow (used as base)
Mac "Steamy" e/s (used on middle of lid)
Bare Minerals "Smokey Diamond" e/s (outer v)
Mac "Satin Taupe" e/s (inner lid, crease & lower lashline)
Mac "Light Ray" e/s (used as highligher & inner tear duct)
Mary Kay "Coper Beach" e/s (used to blend out crease)
Mac "ZoomBlack" mascara
(face & lips)
Philosophy "The Supernatural" foundation
Mac "Buff" blusher
Bare Minerals "Bare Radiance" f/c (used as blusher on apples of cheeks)
Benefit Brow Zings
Mac "Naked Space" lipglass

FOTD: "Smokey Brown"

Here's a quick look i threw together. I wanted another try at a live video. So, i decided to something fairly simple. I hope ya'll like it. I used one my favorite e/s of all time: Magnetic Fields by MAC.

Products used:
(eyes)
Benefit "Birthday Suit"
Mac "Sharkskin" shadestick
Stila "Vieux Carre" e/s duo
Mac "Magnetic Fields" e/s
Nars "Blondie" e/s
Bare Minerals "Flawless Diamond" e/s
Covergirl "Black Brown" eyeliner
Covergirl LashBlast Mascara
(face & lips)
Mac foundation stick
Benefit brow zings
Nars "deep throat" blusher
Mac "fresh brew" lipstick
Lancome "Spring Fling" lipgloss

FOTD: "Meet the Browns"

Okay scariness!! I just uploaded my FIRST video ever. It's kinda scary. It was an entry for Angelamarie292 1st contest. I did mine based off her "Meet the Browns" tutorial. My fav tut of her. I did mine kinda on the light side. Which i think will bite me in butt when it comes to her choosing the winner. But, oh well.

Also I had to record it with my lame webcam, cause my bf forgot to change the batteries in my camera. So, all in all, my first try at a live tutorial SUCKED!!! :o(

FOTD: "Taupypurp .. no way"

Hi everyone! So I decided to try out the Anna Sui lipstick gloss that I got. And honestly I am the biggest wuss when it comes to color on my lips. I only either do chapstick, gloss, or once in a blue moon red lips. But then Ever so Rich cremesheen glass came out & everyone pairing it w/Lavender whip. It looked so pretty. So of course by the time I decided to buy the 2, they were SOLD OUT. Of course. Grrrrr. I'm kicking myself cause ESR & Petite Indulgence are the only cremesheen that I DON'T have. But, the latter is whatever to me. I 'd never wear it.
This is a very simple look I know. And be warned: Silly faces below

Products used:
(eyes)
Benefit "Birthday Suit" cream shadow
Mac "Apres-Ski" e/s
Mac "Satin Taupe" e/s
Mary Kay "Coper Beach" e/s
Mac "Shroom" e/s
Smashbox "Fan Club" shadow liner
Mac "ZoomBlack" mascara
(face & lips)
MUFE Mat Velvet+ foundation
Bare Minerals "champagne diamond radiance" f/c (used as blusher)
Anna Sui "303" gloss lipstick
Benefit Brow Zings

FOTD: "Martini with 2 olives, please!"

It's gonna be 2am. I can't sleep. So, i decided to play around with some makeup. I was looking around and saw Mac's"Night Light" pigment hiding wayyy in the back in my e/s drawer. Its one of those colors that i bought on total impulse and used like three times (at MOST). So i decided to create a look around it. I also used "Buff" blush another thing i NEVER use. Here's what i came up with.

And p.s. sorry that i look soo pissed in these pictures, its just that i can't sleep and i've been up since WICKED early in the a.m.
Product(s) used:
(Eyes)
Ofra green & yellow concealer (as bases)
Mac "Sharkskin" shadestick (outer lid base)
Stila "Fandango" duo - lime green side
Mac "You're Fresh" e/s
Mac "Night Light" pigment
Mac "White Gold" pigment
Mary Kay "Copper Beach" e/s <<-- one of my fav e/s of ALL time :)
Mac "Danger Zone" e/s - black side
Mac "Mystery" kohl pencil
Mac "ZoomBlack" mascara
(face)
Bare Minerals foundation
Mac "Belightful" p/powder
Mac "Buff" blusher
Benefit brow zings
(lips)
Burt's Bees chapstick
Mac "Fresh Brew" lipstick
Mac "Wet, Wild, Wonderful" plushglass

FOTD: "Purple Violets"

Nothing special going on as of late. Just buying a few things here and there. The most notable thing i got was 2 more cremesheens!!! YAY! I don't know if anyone has caught on, but I LOVE THEM. They're my fav. I'm only missing 2 now. I'll find & get them somehow.

But anyways i was watching the movie "Purple Violets". I thought it was really good, except for Selma Blair. I don't really like her as an actress. She sooo "blah". And thought i'll base a look off the title name, and make it an inexpensive look. I tried. Thats about as much as i'm gonna say :)
Product(s) used:
(Eyes)
Ofra purple concealer (as base)
L.A. Colors "periwinkle" Chic e/s palette (lid & inner tear duct)
Stila "Vieux Carre (purple side)" e/s duo (crease)
Mac "Prankster" e/s (outer v)
Splash Cosmetics "Dolphin's Kisses" eye sparkle (browbone only)
NYX "Cream Cheese" e/s (highlight)
Mac "Circa Plum" pigment (lower lid)
Sephora "Lagoon" eye crayon (as eyeliner & waterline)
Mac "Smoke Signal" pigment (on top of lagoon pencil in waterline... is that safe?)
Mac "ZoomBlack" mascara
(lips & face)
face: nothing.
lips: Mac "Creme Anglaise" cremesheen glass :) :) :)

FOTD: "Bronzed Surabaya"

This is my favorite look as of lately. I have worn it 3 times already, including the 2 times last week. It reminds me of summer :)

and p.s. please excuse the dryness of my skin. Its this damn changing weather....

Product(s) used:
(eyes)
TFSI
Nars "Surabaya II" e/s (lid & middle, lower of lashline)
Mac "Melon" pigment (crease & inner, lower lashline)
Mac "Patina" e/s (outer v, blended into outer, lower lashline)
NYX "Cream Cheese" e/s (highlight & inner tear duct)
Cover Girl "Black Brown" perfect blend pencil crayon (waterline)
Mac "PlushBlack" mascara
(face)
Mac Studio Stick foundation
Ofra Concealer
BE mineral veil
Benefit Brow zings (eyebrows)
Nars "Deep throat" blusher (used w/a very light hand)
(lips)
Burt's Bees chapstick
Mac "Marquise D" lipstick
Mac "Soft Wave" lipglass

FOTD: "Smokey Nautical Blue"

Went shopping for an Easter outfit today and this is what i wore. I didn't have enough time to finish cause the bf was calling me. So i snapped a few pics, then i just added sunscreen in the car. And i just pulled out the first pink lipgloss i saw. Then ran upstairs :)

Product(s) used:
(Eyes)
Mac "Sharkskin" Shadestick (lid base only)
Nars "Night Flight" e/s (lid & lower, outer 1/3 eye)
Mac "Bell Bottom Blue" pigment (crease & lower, middle 1/3)
Mac "Wisteria" e/s (brow bone & blend w/lower existing e/s)
Stila "kajiki" e/s duo ... the navy color (outer v of lid)
No name pale white blue shimmer e/s (highlight & tear duct)
Sephora brand "Lagoon" eyeliner (waterline)
Mac "ZoomBlack" mascara

(Lips & Face)
face: just sunscreen, nothing else... can you see that discoloration.. yikes
lips: Mac "Just Dessert" tricolor lipglass
eyebrows: Benefit Brow Zings

FOTD: Teal w/ a hint of Easter

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FOTD: "80's Blues"

I was watching this instructional video (The Eyes Have It) yesterday on how to be fabulous in the 80's. Not only was it entertaining, but it was helpful. There were some great tips that still stand up in today beauty industry. So, I decided to do my take on it, but modern it up to today and my likings.

Products used:
(eyes)
Ofra purple concealer (eyelids as base)
Kat Von D "Techno" e/s (lid only)
Mac "Naval Blue" pigment (inner third of crease only)
Mac "Smoke Signal" pigment (outer third of crease only)
Nyx "Star" e/s (top of crease & under eye only)
Kat Von D "Slayer" cream e/s (browbone & inner tear duct only)
Loreal Carbon Black Lineur Intense Felt tip eyeliner
Mac "Black Funk" e/l (waterline)
Victoria's Secret HD Black Mascara
(face)
Nothing. This is my bare skin :(
Benefit Brow Zings Wax only (eyebrows)
(lips)
Mac "Nice Kitty" Lipglass