Quick & Easy - Funky Cat Eye

Since I'm all on the Inglot bandwagon this week (and probably will be for a good long time after I get my pallette) I decided to use my shadow in this super quick, super easy funky cat eye. This type of "winged in the front" liner has been all over the place lately...most noteably in the Viva Glam Gaga 2 promotional pictures.

If you have an angled liner brush...or really, even if you don't...this look is simple. The main technique is based on putting a bright, light color in your inner corner, and then drawing the liner just under where the duct dips. You can do it with anything...I used turquoise, because..I mean, really...have we met?

Here's the full face and what I used:

Eyes

Lid - A mix of oranges and peaches from the e.l.f. 100 palette. I was just going for a peachy wash...though it's not showing up here.

Inner corner - M.A.C.'s Fascinating Eye Kohl and Sugarpill's Tako

Liner - Jordana's black liquid shaped into a little wing.

Underneath - Inglot's 372M all funktified.

Cheeks

Blush - e.l.f.'s Peachy Keen

Lips

Well I WAS wearing my Makeup Forever Lab Shine in 9S, but it's all worn off.

Don't mind my pissed off look...I was tired. Also...please ignore the spot on the bridge of my nose where my glasses rubbed. I just noticed how silly that looks!

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FOTD - Xsparkage's Taurus and a Haircut!

Hello loves,


Here is a recent look I did trying to recreate Xsparkage's Taurus look. I had most of everything that she did, or some reasonable facsimile. Her's still looks better...but I loved the way it made my eyes look crazy. Anyhow, picture to follow, as well as a list of what I used. Go watch her videos! They are awesome.

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Wolfe Bro's Metallic Water Activated Color in green
Lid - Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette - The M.A.C. Club dupe. (She used the real thing...this looks exactly the same.)
Inner Corner - Fyrinnae Cosmetics - Embrace
Crease - M.A.C.'s Burnt Burgundy pigment. If you never buy anything M.A.C....buy this. It's the best thing ever. I really need to get a full sized jar. I don't know of any Pro stores around me though, so I might just bite the bullet and call their number.
Highlight - I think it was the lightest color from the Comfort Zone palette. If you don't have these...get all of them. It's worth the $15.

Face:
Peachy Keen blush by e.l.f.
Lips - M.A.C.'s Viva Glam in Gaga 2 (love it).
e.l.f.'s Minty Lip Gloss in Nashville

As for the new haircut...my hair was down to my butt again. It needed to get chopped. It was so stringey and gross from after the surgery that I couldn't even donate it. I know it looks a bit crazy in that top picture...my curls tend to do that when they aren't weighed down...but it's so much healthier.

As always, if there is anything you guys want to see...let me know! I love a challenge!
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Random FOTD's

First off...Hello to the new subscribers!!! There have been a few in the last couple of weeks and I wanted to say welcome...enjoy the makup, crochet, and randomosity that my blog contains...and pardon my French.

Second...I know. I've been a bit lazy. I was doing SO WELL posting fairly regularly, but life is so in my way right now. My one dream is to not to have to work so I can create things all the time and fotz around on the internet. I promise I would be really good and use some of that spare time to go to the gym every day. Maybe twice! I really think Marilyn Monroe had it right when she decided that she was only attracted to rich men. = / If only I looked like her! (Dear Women's Libbers that are probably not reading this, Yes, I firmly believe in setting us as women back 50 years. Hate me. Love, Me.)

Anyhow, onto the FOTD's. These are just a couple I collected. I really do take pictures every day...often times they are sitting on my camera for ages so I have no idea when they are from.

Purple Haze:

This is one of those "forever ago" pictures...so I'm guessing what I used. It's more than likely correct.

Lids: Wet n Wild Brule

Crease: Sugarpill Poisoned Plum

             Sugarpill Bulletproof

This was a really simple look...super easy to do. I put the Brule all over the eye; that makes the purple super easy to blend. Then I used a small crease brush (probably the e.l.f. Studio one) to put in the purple, and the black just to darken up the crease. Here's the rest of the face, although I don't think I did anything special there.

This looks like some e.l.f. Peachy Keen blush and probably Carmex. I have been wearing a fair bit more lipstick lately, so I promise my lips will get more interesting.

This next look was inspired by a new Youtube subscription...SharonMakeupArtist. She did a video using neon and acid colors as a trend for spring, and as I was feeling particularly spring-ey yesterday (either that or I'm just so sick of this winter), I went out like this:

On the face I have NYX Pinky blush and on the lips it's a mix of Sephora's nasty tasting lipgloss in something Princess and Mary Kay's shimmery lip thingey in some flower name. I'm only being vague because I was sad I didn't have a nice bright pink...if only I had bought that Lady Gaga Viva Glam...(it's ok, I have the new VG on the way). You can ALMOST see my new rose plugs from the lovely Glamasaurus! Check out her shop...I will try to get better pictures of them in the future.

On the eyes:
TFSI
Acid Green from the 88 matte palette - This color is most decidedly a dupe for MAC's Bitter. If I ever order the larget Hot Pots from Coastal Scents...I'm definitely getting one of this color. It's awesome.
I have Zombify's Wasabi in the center of the lid...it's hard to see because my eye was all hooded but it's a great bright green and I wanted a touch of shimmer. On second reflection, I should have gone with Zombify's Pikachu...it would have looked much better.
Highlight is Wet n Wild's Brulee. As usual.

So there it is. I would love to hear comments and suggestions as always! Let me know what you want to see! If you have a picture or a video you'd like me to recreate...feel free to pass it along!

Acronyms-a-Go-Go and a Love Letter

I'm amused by all the beauty acronyms that are used...so I have prepared three for you today. Today's looks come in the form of one of my Love Letters...this time to the Youtube makeup guru Sokolum79. As always, the link is in her name. Go check her out and subscribe to her Youtube channel. She creates some of the most colorful looks and I always learn something from her videos.

Learn something...steal something...whatever. I prefer to call it homage. Anyhow, my eyeshadow and nails were inspired by here newest tutorial, Pearlized Turquoise.

First up: NOTD

This isn't exactly like what she's wearing in her video...just similar. I used Sinful Colors, as you can plainly see. The base is #322, Let Me Go and the topcoat is #115, Pearl Harbor (a favorite). You can't see the turquoise glitter from the Pearl Harbor but the picture picks up the subtler effect; it looks like I sprinkled sugar on my nails. I love it...I want to lick them. It's frowned on in public FYI.

And the FOTD:

I had a tired. But here's what I used.

Wolfe Bro's metallic water activated color for a base.
Sugarpill's Poisoned Plum in the crease.
Makeup Forever Diamond Shadow #302 on the lid.
Wet n Wild Color Icon Palette: Blue Had Me At Hello...the dark blues mixed a bit also for the crease.
Cheeks: e.l.f. Studio Line blush in Peachy Keen (I looooove this blush! But more about that later.)
Lips: e.l.f. Minty Lip Gloss in Nashville
Plus my normal foundation/powder/eyeliner/mascara concoctions. You can find those listed in older posts.

Here's a close up of the EOTD (like how I worked that in there??):

So thus ends my Love Letter to Sokolum79! Please...go watch her videos and let me know what you think! I would love to hear what some of your favorite looks are.

Quickie: FOTD

Hello my lovelies! I did a bit of FOTD picturing this morning so I thought I'd share it with you!

This is a bit more than I usually wear every day...the eyes are around the same, but I felt like wearing lipstick today. As you all know well, I usually just rock the Carmex. I do OWN an inordinate amount of lip colors...I just never wear them.

Here's what I used:

Face:
Revlon Photo Finish Foundation in Shell
Mehron's professional concealer wheel
A mix of COTY powder and Mehron setting powder

Cheeks:
A pink from my Coastal Scents blush palette

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Wet n Wild Color Icon shadow in Brulee
Jordanna pen eyeliner...black of course
Rimmel's Sexy Curves mascara topped with Maybelline's Falsies mascara

Lips:
Carmex...duh.
M.A.C.'s lip pencil in Whirl
Rimmel's Moisture Renew lipstick in Vintage Pink

What do you think??

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Hellooooooo! or Random Looks

Hello kids! I've been collecting pictures for a bit and I thought I'd post some while I had a few minutes. Today is my niece's birthday (yes we call her Yankee Doodle) and I'm waiting for my sister to come and pick me up for the festivities.

This first look is something I wore out a few weeks ago before my surgery, hence the rocker hair. I wish I had gotten a better picture of the style because, while it wasn't my best attempt, I was proud of it nonetheless.

The gold is Goldilux, silver is Tiara and the black is Bulletproof...all Sugarpill. This is sort of a copy of Xsparkage's Fierce Friday look Black & Gold Glamor. If you have never checked her out, please do. She is one of the first gurus I watched on Youtube and she has taught me an amazing amount.

More gratuitous vanity:

This second look is what I am wearing today. While I was at my brother's house recovering, I did a fair bit of hauling. I also took advantage of the Cherry Culture 30% off sale and grabbed me a bunch of new NYX single eyeshadows.

Look at how happy I am. Notice the lovely mottle my skin has...aren't you envious?
Anyhow...this is Azur Sky and Blue Marine along with some Sugarpill Bulletproof and Tako. It is a bit dramatic for a 9 year old's birthday party...but what the hell. My family thinks I'm nuts...might as well perpetuate it.

So I promise to have some more posts dealing with the nifty stuff I got whilst I was away. The mall near my brother's house had a HUGE Sephora...and as I don't have one near me...I splurged. I also got my sister-in-law to get a bunch of stuff and we had a little lesson on how to apply it all. It was quite a bit of fun. But for now...

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My Everyday

I was sitting around, feeling like doing SOMETHING but not knowing what. Then I realized that I have a whole ton of pictures I have yet to post into blogs...and since I'm being a bit lazy with my blog posts...that idea won.

Here are some pictures of my everyday. This is what I wear when I don't feel like doing my eye makeup.

It's always the same products:

Wolfe Bro's Essentials water activated color in brown.
Bitch Slap Cosmetics - some brown out of a five pan palette.
Face powder for a highlight.
Black liquid eyeliner - no wing.
Black pencil liner in the waterline.
Mascara - Sexy Curves of course.

I am looking for a more steady supply of that color brown. I don't think Bitch Slap sells it singly, and honestly, I'm not really crazy about ordering from there. There is totally nothing wrong with their service or their product...some of the reps are amazing people...I just don't like navigating the site. If you don't mind it...by all means, buy their stuff. It's great. And I can't find this exact brown anywhere else.

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A Love Letter to Glittersniffer Cosmetics

I am quite sure I have written one before. I have probably entitled it the same thing...but Lela over at Glittersniffer rocks my world so hard that here is another. And there will probably be more...and more and, well you get the idea.
A couple of entries back I swatched my latest order for you. I did two looks using (almost) only Glittersniffer, one cool, and one warm. I have since adopted Silk Sheets into my everyday brown look...that's how amazing it is.

First, the cool look.

I took Unicorn into the inner half of my lid and just under my lower lash line. I also slapped it around the inner corner. Then, I took Button and did the outer half of my lid and brought it all the way up, almost to my brow bone. Now, the star of the show, Ruthless...I used in the outer corner and crease area as well as a bit under my lower lash line. For a brow highlight and general blending purposes I used Blow (best white ever). My normal black eyeliner and mascara finished it off.

 

This look had just the right amount of sea-green mermaidyness to it. I can't even begin to tell you how great all of the shadows blend together. 

Next up, the warm look.

Yeah, I know I'm kind of a one trick pony when it comes to this type of look. I just love that combination of purple and red because it brings out the green in my eyes. Here I used Silk Sheets on the lid and blended it up a tiny bit into the crease and under the lower lash line. Then I took Jennifer Nazi and swished it above the crease and down around the outer corner. I used a tiny bit of Poisoned Plum by Sugarpill just to darken it up a bit and Blow as a highlight. Same old liner and mascara.

So there is some Glittersniffer love for you all. If you haven't tried any of her pigments out yet, you should. They are, quite simply, some of the most well made loose eye shadow pigments there are. She has the best and the brightest colors and superior customer service. I shall, most likely, have more looks from the last order, but I plan on doing some more makeup shopping soon (I just don't think my Glittersniffer drawer is full enough yet).

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Sugarpill Looks #3 and #4

OK...so this is the last of my Sugarpill looks, for now. This blog will resume is regularly scheduled randomness directly following this post.

I'm posting these two together because I was sitting on babies from 10am to nearly 2am! It's alright though, I love spending time with my pseudo nieces and nephews.

First off, Sunday's look. I took my Sugarpill to meet the rest of the family. I wanted to use Midori, but couldn't think of what to pair it with so I broke out a little bit of the 88 shimmer palette and a Heavenly Naturals pigment.

 

Notice my lazy-ass attempt at blush (Pinky by NYX) and lipgloss. (That's the same pink that I've been wearing BTW...sadly I used the last of it yesterday. *sigh*)

 

The light green is from the 88 Shimmer palette and the dark green in the outer corners is Sea Dragon from Heavenly Naturals.

Here is today's look. Lots of pink and purple. In my first post using the Sugarpill shadows, I paired the Poisoned Plum  with the Afterparty. You can see how different it looks depending on what it's next to. It's such a fabulous purple, it really is.

 

I should note that both of these looks used Tako (the white shadow) as a highlight.

I think this makes my eyes look very blue. You can kinda see how the olive color shrinks towards the pupil. 

Janky lookin' eyebrows...

Well kids, this concludes my Sugarpill worship for now. I still haven't used the red...which was the color I was most excited about. Most matte reds I've gotten have a sort of brick-ish cast to them. As you can see in my swatch pictures, this one doesn't suffer the same fate. It almost pulls like a berry color on my skin. If I get up early enough tomorrow I might have another look for you guys. I also want to try out the yellow and blue together like the girl on the package. Ok...so I'm going to have two more...eventually.

Coming up, I have my Nfu-oh polish order to gush about. I also have a brand new package of Glittersniffer Cosmetics coming in the mail...plus some other random nifties to share. But for now...

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Sugarpill Look #2 - Completely ripped off of VitangeorTacky - but with all adoration and love.

Ok...so I can't take credit for this look. I saw this on Cora's Twitter and I knew that when I got my Sugarpill in I was going to try it. I hope that if she sees this, she knows that I only copy out of complete love for everything she does. We may have been makeup twins separated at birth.

Here's where you can find the video for her Starburst tutorial.
Here is her Blog.

Now...on with the pictures. Oh man...I didn't realize what a sorry state my eyebrows were in. I really need to get a better mirror or something...my little compact one just isn't cutting it. I also realize how dark my under-eye circles are...nothing like Sicilian blood.

 

These are all done just over Two Faced Shadow Insurance. I haven't wanted to break out the bases (Wolfe, Mehron or Kryolan) yet because, as you can plainly see, they are NOT needed. I dunno what I was thinking with that bit of pink under the eye...I just liked it.

Here is a more full on view.

 

And a lovely bit of hair stuck to my eye...

The rest of the face was pretty much the same as yesterday with the exception of a TINY bit of NYX's Pinky blush on the apples of my cheeks and a different shade of the Jane Mineral Lip Balm...some pink color.

I look pissed. I assure I am not; it was early. I have such oddly placed freckles.

Ok...now I'm off to play some Dante's Inferno before I have to bring it back to the store.

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Sugarpill Look #1

I said there would be pictures wouldn't I?

 

I don't have anything to say about this stuff other than...WOW.

 

It was great to work with...blended so smoothly together. Tako...the white color...was just amazing as a highlight. 

I'm only sorry I didn't get the black. I am going to order it along with some pigments when my taxes roll in. Most people spend their tax money on televisions and expensive electronics...not me. Makeup and nail polish. (I have a $100 Head2Toe order all set up and ready to go.)

 

Last picture. Everything I used for the eyes was from Sugarpill...the black was from Kryolan. I just noticed I have the weirdest down-turned nose. It's OK...I got off light compared to the rest of my family. 

In case you are interested in what else I used: 

Foundation - Revlon Color Stay

Cheeks - NYC Sun 2 Sun bronzer

Lips - Jane Mineral Lip Balm in Deep Amber

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Quick FOTD Double Feature

OK...here are some quick FOTD's for you. It's late...I'm lazy...and I got a DVD all loaded up and ready to go...the only thing missing is me in my bed.

Whilst I was helping my friend grocery shop the other day (she has two little boys...so it's tough to shop alone), I forced her to go down the makeup isle. I rarely ever buy turquoise eye shadow because it's my favorite. I know that sounds counterintuitive but because I love it so, I have ended up with a hojillion of them. I couldn't pass this up though...I really tried! I put it back like four times!

Maybelline's Sea Glass duo:

I look pissed in this picture for some reason. I think I was really tired...
Lipstick is Crush by Rimmel.
And here in the close up you can see that this was also my attempt at cutting my crease...


This next one here is today's machination. I'm labeling it "Black Sunset" because I like to come up with pretentious names for my looks...no, I'm not being sarcastic...it's the truth!


The black is called Toothache by Glittersniffer over a Wolfe Brothers base. The reds, oranges and yellows are from the Crazy 88 palette.


I'm really liking this profile picture...but I still looked pissed.


Edit: I forget which YouTuber I picked this trick up from...but the easiest way I found to make that cat eye line on the edge there is using a baby wipe. Put your shadow on normal...then just put a baby wipe over your pointer finger and wipe it up to your eyebrow. Super simple... since I can't put tape on my face (I break out REALLY easily...notice my little spots right now...). Now I can have that nice crisp line without going through all the mess.

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