In the Flesh

I had to use my paint pots some more ... because I lurve them and picked up Delft just so I could do this look. I am so glad that I did, because even by itself Delft is amazing. I also really like the Fleshpot lipstick even though it is a little extreme on the pale side.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Lumiere Ditto O blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC paint pot in Bare Study on browbone and around entire eye area; used MAC 252 shadow brush
MAC paint pot in Delft in crease, along lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used MAC 217 shadow brush and small shadow brush from brush set
MAC paint pot in Otherworldly on inner third of lid, wrapped around inner corners and swept up into crease; used small shadow brush from brush set
MAC paint pot in Rollickin' on center third of lid; used small shadow brush from brush set
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack along upper lashline only; used MAC 209 liner brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
Krystal Buxom lip polish; blot
MAC satin lipstick in Fleshpot

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Black Cherries

Several months back I got the MAD minerals Black Cherry eye colour from Leenie, along with Iseered from Aromaleigh and haven't gotten a chance to use them until now. I also picked up the MAD minerals gel liner in Black Cherries from Laura, and love it too.

Word to the wise though ... the Larenim glitter shadow that I used has been irritating the hades out of my eyes all day, so go easy with it if you have it. I came home sick today with some stomach thing that is going around so I should have just washed it off, but haven't gotten around to it.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Crushed Velvet blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC ShadeStick in Beige-ing over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
Larenim Incantation glitter shadow dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Face Secrets Shadow Blender brush to pack on
MAD minerals Black Cherries shadow dry in crease, along lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used MAC 217 shadow brush and Wet/Dry brush
Aromaleigh Rocks! Iseered shadow dry on middle third of lid; used Wet/Dry brush
Larenim Incantation glitter shadow dry on inner third of lid, wrapped around inner corners and swept up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
MAD minerals gel liner in Black Cherries along upper lashline and outer half of lower lashline; used MAC 209 liner brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
PUR Minerals lip liner in Cranberry Quartz
Vanessa Full Colour Buxom lip polish

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Frozen in Silence

This one was requested by my dear friend Sisboo ... whom I love dearly and will do anything for. I also really love it myself so I am glad I obeyed her request. These pigment colours are really pretty and it gave me an oppurtunity to double-line, which I don't do often. I hope you adore it sista'!

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Pinked Mauve pigment as blush; used MAC 129 face brush

Eyes:
MAC ShadeStick in Beige-ing over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
MAC pigment in Frost dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Face Secrets Shadow Blender brush
MAC pigment in Quietly dry in crease, along lower lashline and on outer half of lid; used MAC 217 and 239 shadow brushes
MAC pigment in Frost dry on inner half of lid, wrapped around inner corner and swept up into crease; used MAC 239 shadow brush
MAC fluidline in Iris Eyes lined widely along upper lashline and winged outwards; used MAC 209 liner brush
MAC fluidline in Blacktract lined thinly along upper lashline and winged to match other liner; used MAC 209 liner brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
Sephora #135 pale pink lip pencil
MAC frost liptick in Creme de la Femme
MAC Lip Gelee in Cellopink

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Plain and Simple

This is what REALLY REALLY late for work looks like ... so late in fact that I only had time to take a full faced picture. Lucky for all of you this was so plain that eye shots would have said no more than the full face shot does.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Stark Naked beauty powder blush; used MAC 129 face brush

Eyes:
MAC ShadeStick in Beige-ing over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
MAC Vanilla velvet shadow over entire eye area; used Face Secrets Shadow Blender brush
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack along upper lashline only; used MAC 209 liner brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
So Natural lip liner
Sugar Buxom lip polish

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Bare Pearl

Well ... I finally got around to doing the last of the Bare Luxury a/d kits. This is definitely not my favorite as I think that it is really orange looking on me. I really like Luster and Honey Amber, just not sure I like them together. As for Carnival ... it has to be my least favorite dark brown. Just looks icky to me ... but I am really pleased with Amaretto! I thought I would hate this lip colour, but I actually really like it. And the blush is great!

Oh oh oh oh oh! And I am really excited because I actually straightened and rolled my hair for the first time in six months and it is FINALLY back down to my waist in the back. I have been growing it back out since May of 2004! I was so excited that it is finally where I want it that I had to take a mirror shot ... sorry that it is blurry but I wanted to share my joy :D

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Blush Pearl blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC Shadestick in Beige-ing over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
Luster dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Flathead Shadow brush
Carnival dry in crease, lining lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used double ended Shaping Eye brush and Wet/Dry brush
Honey Amber dry on middle third of lid and blended into outer third; used Wet/Dry brush
Luster on inner third of lid, wrapped around inner corners and swept up into crease; used Wet/Dry brush
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack on upper lashline only; used MAC 209 liner brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
Earth lip liner
Krystal Buxom lip polish
Amaretto natural lipstick

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

MAC for Fafi Quad #1

I got this quad at the CCO the other day ... mainly because I needed a dark MAC grey and wanted Vanilla because it is a staple that I didn't have. All in all though I am really pleased with the quad. Pink Venus was a pain in the arse to blend, but I really like the sheen that it has to it. All in all the look is definitely a keeper.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
MAC Glimmershimmer in Etiquette on apples of cheeks; blend upwards with fingers
MAC Petticoat MSF over blush and on high points of face; used MAC 129 face brush

Eyes:
MAC Shadestick in Beige-ing over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
MAC Vanilla velvet shadow on browbone and around entire eye area; used Face Secrets Shadow Blender brush
MAC Howzat satin shadow dry in crease, swept along lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used MAC 217 and 239 shadow brushes
MAC Pink Venus lustre shadow dry on middle third of lid; used MAC 239 shadow brush
MAC Hey veluxe pearl shadow dry on inner third of lid, wrapped around inner corners and swept up into crease; used MAC 239 shadow brush
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack along upper lashline only; used MAC 209 liner brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
Krystal Buxom lip polish
Sephora #135 pale pink lip pencil
MAC for Fafi lipglass in Cult Fave

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

My MAC paint pots!

I decided to swatch them all because I am getting quite a few and just wanted to play with them. I am in LURVE with them ... tehehehe! Happy dance ... happy dance ...

Blue Peep

My brain is fried ... I had no time to come up with something creative ... so I just did something with stuff that I hadn't used yet. Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
MAC Joyous beauty powder blush; used Tapered Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC paint pot in Bare Study over entire eye area; used MAC 252 shadow brush
MAC paint pot in Perky in crease and along lower lashline; used MAC 217 shadow brush
MAC fluidline in Blue Peep along upper lashline only; used MAC 209 liner brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
Neutral lip liner
Dolly Buxom lip polish

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Carol of the Bells

This is what the "Colour of Money" look morphed into. I am calling it Carol of the Bells because I was wearing it for my choir concert that I conducted last night, and Carol of the Bells was our theme. This isn't what I was going for, but I liked it all the same. I wanted more of a cut crease, but I didn't have time to get it just how I wanted it. Oh well ... still worked.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Stark Naked beauty powder blush; used MAC 129 face brush

Eyes:
MAC paint pot in Cash Flow over entire eye area; used MAC 252 shadow brush
MAC Humid veluxe pearl shadow dry in crease and blended outwards into flare and upwards towards the browbone; used Tapered Shadow brush
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack along both lashlines; used MAC 209 liner brush
Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Zero on lower waterline
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
MAC lip lacquer in Varneesh

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

The Colour of Money

It is official ... I love the MAC paint pots ... which is good considering that I now have 13 of them! I did this one knowing that I would have to dramatize it for my concert later on in the day, and I like how it turned out both ways. Cash Flow is fabulous ... and the whole look just seems very Arabic to me. Love it!

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
MAC Stark Naked beauty powder blush; used MAC 129 face brush

Eyes:
MAC paint pot in Cash Flow over entire eye area; used MAC 252 shadow brush
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack along both upper and lower lashlines; used MAC 209 liner brush
Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Zero on lower waterline
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
Mary Kay Red lip liner
MAC Red Romp lipglass

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Purple Haze

I decided to finally try out the Royal Assets palette that I got at the CCO recently and I LOVE the dark purple that is in it called Queen's Jewel. It has to be one of the best purples I have ever seen ... dark and with a great bluish opalescence that is just awesome!

The title is based on my recent addition to Guitar Hero ... I had to play Jimmie Hendrix the other day and it totally put me in my place ... that track is HARD!

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
Laura Geller Ethereal Rose baked powder as blush; used Heavenly Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC Shadestick in Beige-ing over entire eye area; used fingers to blend
MAC Silverwear shadow dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Face Secrets Shadow Blender brush
MAC Queen's Jewel shadow dry in crease, lining lower lashline and on outer third of lid; used MAC 217 and 239 shadow brushes and MAC 266 liner brush
MAC Modern Heir shadow dry on inner two thirds of lid, wrapped around inner corner and swept up into crease; used MAC 239 shadow brush
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack along upper lashline only; used MAC 209 liner brush
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
Duwop Prime Venom
Sephora #135 pale pink lip pencil
MAC glaze lipstick in Pink Freeze

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!

Otherworldly

OMG OMG OMG OMG! I FINALLY got the Otherworldly paint pot that I have been lusting after forever but had sadly evaded me. A wonderful friend from Specktra (airplane_girl ... I adore you!) found it at her local CCO and sent it to me. She also got me Rollickin' but I am significantly less fond of that one.

So first off .. I KNOW that this is out there and really really really striking (not in a good way to some people) but I friggin' love it love it love it! This is my FAVE blue I have ever had. I had fun wearing this one ... yes ... I wore it to work ... so shoot me!

Oh ... and forgive the messiness of the liner ... I sneezed in the midst of doing it and was in too much of a hurry to try and fix it.

Enjoy!

Face:
basic face routine
MAC Light Flush MSF as blush; used Heavenly Blush brush

Eyes:
MAC paint pot in Bare Study on browbone and around entire eye area; used MAC 252 shadow brush
MAC pigment in Provence (love!) dry on browbone and around entire eye area; used Face Secrets Shadow Blender brush
MAC paint pot in Rollickin' in crease and on outer half of lower lashline; used MAC 217 shadow brush
MAC paint pot in Otherworldly on entire lid, wrapped around inner corner and along lower lashline and blended into crease; used small shadow brush from brush set
MAC Boot Black liquid liner
Lancome Oscillation mascara in Black Noir

Lips:
Duwop Prime Venom
Wearable Bronze lip liner
MAC glaze lipstick in 1N

Questions? Comments? Please feel free to post ... and thanks for looking!