I love discovering new indie companies and sharing them with you! I was running through Instagram the other day, and stumbled across Bitter Lace Beauty, an adorable Etsy Shop that has a variety of highlighters to choose from. I picked up UnBirthday, which is a gorgeous swirl of turquoise, gold, pink, coral and violet. When brushed on the skin, it is the most beautiful and bright way of turning the lights on your skin. I couldn't be happier with the purchase, and I know I will be going back for more!
I purchased two UnBirthday, one for me, and one for my sister. Look at how different each one is!
Above, the UnBirthday I kept for myself. I absolutely love all of the colors, and look at how illuminating it is! The colors all swirl together beautifully, and make just a gorgeous color on the skin. With precise application, you could grab any of the colors individually to use as an eye-shadow or highlight as well.
Below, UnBirthday on me. Everything I am wearing is broken down below:
Face:
Laura Geller Primer Potion
Laura Geller Balance 'n Brighten in Fair
Younique Beachfront Bronzer to contour
Nars Orgasm Blush
Bitter Lace Beauty UnBirthday - highlight
Eyes
Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Pallet: Zone, Serious, Blackout and 1987
Laura Geller Fortifying Lash Primer Mascara - top and bottom lashes
Kiss True Volume Lashes in Ritzy
Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick Weirdo as eyeliner
Lips
LipKit by Kylie in Mary Jo
Anastasia Beverly Hills
EOTD: Anatastasia Beverly Hills "Self Made" Pallet and Violet Voss "Chocolate Swirl" Glitter
9:00 AM
The neutral shades in this Self Made pallet are just gorgeous. Below I used the following, including some new glitter I picked up from Violet Voss, called "Chocolate Swirl".
For the look I used the following:
Urban Decay Primer Potion - original
ABH Self Made - Hot and Cold - upper crease
ABH Self Made - Spirit Rock - deep crease/outer corner / lower lashline
ABH Self Made - Witchy - lid / lower lashline
ABH Self Made - Treasure - highlight
Violet Voss "Chocolate Swirl" - applied with their Secret Weapon Glitter Adhesive to lid
ELF Precision Liquid Eyeliner - black
Younique 3D Fiber Lash mascara
Can I just say, that Secret Weapon Glitter Adhesive holds ALL DAY LONG?! Love this, and have reinvigorated my love for glitter because I won't have fall out!
Colour Prevails
Swatches: Nonie Creme Colour Prevails Eye Shimmer Powder in Gold and Eye Calligrapher Eyeliner
11:14 AM
Nonie Creme Colour Prevails, a new line I have stumbled upon at Walgreens, is full of color and some of the most unique packaging I've seen recently. I'm a sucker for butterflies, so when I saw the gorgeous colors and butterfly wings across the display piece, I immediately walked over to see what it was for.
A full line of cosmetics, from foundation to nail polish, Colour Prevails is full of shimmer and color that isn't typically seen in the drug store scene. Not only are the colors bold, but the packaging is beautiful too.
I picked up an eyeliner and eyeshadow to try out. Black Eyeliner is a staple in my makeup bag, so I'm always willing to try a new one. The eyeshadow was about as close to true crushed gold as I've seen in a while,
Here is a closeup of the packaging. The "handles" are essentially butterfly wings. At first, I thought this might be cumbersome to work with, but it actually works out quite well!
The eyshadows have a sponge applicator. This makes for easy application, although I did dip my eyeliner brush in there to smudge along my lower lashline. The shadow was quite pigmented, blended very easily, and lasted all day. This color, appropriately named Gold, along with the other eyeshadows are $10 in the Walgreens store and on their website.
The Eye Calligraphy Eyeliner has the same handle, with a super fine tipped applicator. I used this applicator, but actually switched over to dipping my eyeliner brush in the bottle because I prefer to use brushes, not felt/rubber tipped applicators for my eyeliner. There are several colors available (see below) and these run for $9 at Walgreens.
Swatches below - as you can see, the eyeliner applicator truly gets a thin, smooth line with one dip. I am just weird in that I prefer a brush!
Below is an EOTD using the Gold eyeshadow and the Black eyeliner. Full face as well. The eyeshadow wore all day without any issue. I did use it over my UDPP. The eyeliner applied smoothly, but I did start to experience some "chipping" in the corner by the end of the day. I always have this happen with liquid liners, so I do tend to use gel liners more often than not. I will say, though, the smooth and pigmented liquid liner was a breeze to apply!
Have you seen or tried these products yet? I would love to hear your feedback about the rest of the line!
Over Christmas I picked up some ColourPop cosmetics to give as gifts, and of course, had to try them out for myself to see what all of the hype was about. :) If you haven't heard of ColourPop, please do a quick Google Search, YouTube Search, or Instagram #colourpop and filter down on the beauty bloggers. You will immediately see that these are a becoming quite the sensation, and at $5 a pop (no pun intended), I can see why!
The first color I have to show you is called I "Heart" This, which is a pale, almost silvery taupe with iridescent glitter. The texture of this is so creamy, smooth and gel-like. I have been using my finger to apply, and let me just say, this is the easiest and most effortless application for a foil-like finish I have ever come across on any eyeshadow. When you touch it, it's kind of *squishy*, and literally glides onto the lid. Once set, it's set. This sucker won't budge.
Here is a video of it swatched - this was the only way I could think to show how complex and shiny this is!
Below is a FOTD using I "Heart" This - like I said...it's gorgeous!
EOTD
FOTD w/ Urban Decay Naked Pallet, Wet 'n Wild LE Pallet in Daring Downtown, Loreal Infallible in Gold Imperial, and Jordana Color Effects Eyeshadow in Green
2:17 PMPlaying around with green and gold today. One of my favorite drugstore greens is Jordana Color Effects Eyeshadow in Green, which is truly one of the "greenest" eyeshadows I own. It wears like iron when over a primer, and has a nice brightening shimmer. I love finding little gems like these in the drug store!
For the look, here is what I used:
Face:
Laura Geller Spackle
It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Concealer - Light
Laura Geller Balance 'n Brighten - Fair
Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Urban Decay Naked Pallet - Buck - blended into crease
Wet 'n Wild LE Pallet in Daring Downtown (Black shade) - cut crease blended into Buck
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - lid (not above crease)
Jordana Green - lid / lower lashline
Loreal Infallible "Gold Imperial" - inner corner
Urban Decay Naked Pallet - Sin - lightly blended into highlight
Physicians Formula Gel Eyeliner - black
Younique 3D Moodstruck Fiber lashes - mascara
I almost forgot I found this lovely Wet 'n Wild on sale for 50% off during the CVS Beauty sale, which is what I am wearing in the pic above.
Every year my company has two Holiday sales meetings back to back - the first one is themed for Halloween and the second is themed for Christmas. Last week was meeting #1, so I decided to go as a flapper. After watching tutorials on YouTube of pin waves, I spent the morning getting my hair ready so I could do my makeup while it set.
Most flapper or Roaring 20's type makeup I could find online looked to be smokey eyes and red lips, so I decided to take it up a notch with some glitter. I used the same eyeshadow as earlier last week (here), but topped it off with Fyrinae's Pixie Epoxy and some glitter I had by Mary Kate and Ashley (remember when Walmart used to carry that?!). The picture below doesn't do it justice! This was a lot of fun to wear!
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I have been very negligent with the blog recently, simply due to life in general, and my new obsession with Instagram (find me over there at @shakeupyourmakeup and @shakeupyourmakeupscloset). With that said, I missed working on my daily posts, so I am going to work very hard to get back up and running over the weekend, so I can get back to more of what I love - makeup!
Quickly, here is a snapshot of my eyeshadow from earlier this week - lots of gold for Thanksgiving. I went very smokey here, just to make it a little more elegant.
For the look, I started with Urban Decay Primer Potion. Above the crease, I am using Buck, from the UD Naked 2 pallet, which is lightly applied. Just below, in the crease, is Creep from the same pallet. On the lid, I first applied Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy, and then used Younique's pigment in Gorgeous (a very rich 24K gold shade). I applied Creep to the outer corner, blending it into the lower lashline. The light gold shade in the lower lashline is Younique's pigment in Innocent. Top this off with a highlight in MAC's Vanilla pigment, and a random black gel eyeliner and I was finished.
My lashes are Younique's 3D Moodstruck Fiber Lash mascara, which is unbelievable.
I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving, and are enjoying some great Black Friday sales, as well as some respite from all of the food and family :) More posts to come!
3d fiber lashes
FOTD: Wet 'n Wild Limited Edition 8-Pan Palette in "Walk the Red Carpet" & Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes Mascara
9:00 AM
Today's look is using a Wet 'n Wild pallet that I forgot I had - untouched and sparkling up at me in my makeup drawer this morning....the Limited Edition 8-Pan in "Walk the Red Carpet". This gorgeous pan is packed full of golden neutrals, some full of sparkle and some completely matte. A beautiful set of colors, I can't believe I haven't opened it up until now! Topped off the gold with my Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lash Mascara and my Revlon Color Burst Matte Balm in Standout, and I was ready to go!
Closeup of the eyes below - I just love the gold sparkle in the set!
3d fiber lashes
FOTD:Younique Pigments in Beautiful, Irresistable, Daring, and Angelic & Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes Mascara
9:00 AM
As I have been recently obsessed with the Younique line, I wanted to play around with their matte pigments, as well as the metallics that I tend to lean towards. I used all pigments on top of Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin, so there is a slight shimmer even to the mattes as a result.
To create the look I used the following:
UDPP in Sin all over lid
Younique Pigment in Beautiful - upper crease
Younique Pigment in Irresistable - deep in crease
Younique Pigment in Daring - outer corner, deep in crease / lower lashline
Younique Pigment in Confident - inner corner to middle of lid
Younique Pigment in Angelic - ontop of Confident on inner corner / highlight / lower lashline
Younique Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes Mascara
I was pleasantly surprised as to how well the pigments worked on top of a "standard" primer. I tend to lean towards those that are more sticky in consistency (i.e. Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy) when I am working with loose pigments, but this worked really well.
What is your favorite pigment from the line?
Aromaleigh
Happy St. Patrick's Day EOTD using Aromaleigh Spectacularly Ignorant, Regifted, Fyrinnae Dark Fantasy, and Make Up Forever Aqua Liner in
8:39 AM
A day late on posting my St. Patrick's Day EOTD, featuring Aromaleigh and Fyrinnae, but better late than never! I have absolutely fallen in love with Spectacularly Ignorant from Aromaleigh. This gorgeous evergreen with gold sparks really blends well with a lot of other colors I have in my collection, so I tend to reach for it a lot. I blended it into Dark Fantasy from the Fyrinnae Archane Magic collection to create a deep smokey eye for St. Patty's.
Hopefully everyone had a great day yesterday! Anyone find that pot of gold we've all been looking for? :)
Here's how I put this look together:
Laura Geller Eye Spackle - all over lid and up to browbone
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - on lid and lower lashline
Fyrinnae Dark Fantasy - outer corner blended up into crease
Aromaleigh Spectacularly Ignorant - middle of lid, lower lashline, blended into crease
Aromaleigh Regifted - inner corner and slightly in the lower lasline.
Milani Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Make Up Forever Aqua Liner in 1 - the gold one
Mally Beauty Mascara - Black
EOTD
Bright Green Smokey EOTD / FOTD with Rimmel "Green Sapphire", Wet 'n Wild "Blue Had Me at Hello" and Maybelline "Mythical Mermaid"
10:13 AM
Playing off of yesterday's post of bright pink, today features Maybelline's "Mythical Mermaid" Eyestudio Pallet in a bright neon green smokey eye. The bright yellow/green in this pallet has some iridescent shimmer, but isn't a chrome, so works well with the matte black on the Wet 'n Wild "Blue had Me at Hello" pallet to create the smokey eye. Where the black and yellow/green meet, I blended the olive shade from the Rimmel Green Sapphire pallet, as well as placed this along the lower lashline on top of black, blended into the yellow/green from the Maybelline set. I used a matte ivory from an old Hard Candy pallet on the brow bone.
I actually had some patience this morning, so I really like how this turned out. I need to take my time more often! Full details on the FOTD below.
Face:
Laura Geller Spackle Primer
IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye Concealer in Fair
Laura Geller Balance 'n Brighten - Light
Mally Bronzer in Light as a contour
Eyes:
Laura Geller Eye Spackle
Wet 'n Wild "Blue Had Me at Hello" - matte black - outer corner, crease
Rimmel "Green Sapphire" - olive green - blended on lid and ontop of black in the crease, lower lashline
Maybelline EyeStudio Mythical Mermaid - yellow/green - inner corner, lower lashline
Milani Infinite Liquid Eyeliner - Black
L'oreal Voluminous Butterfly Mascara - Black
Lips:
Mally Liquid Lipstick "Mally's Look"
Here's a quick look at all three pallets used, too. Thanks for stopping by!
I bought the Color Tattoo's about a month back when CVS had BOGO50% on Maybelline, and it has been sitting on my makeup table to use since then. I heard the hype and wasn't quite sure if I was going to like using a cream shadow. I'll be honest, I've used the MAC Paintpots and liked them, but I'm much more prone to use my Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy and/or LA Splash Eyeshadow Sealer than I am to pick up the Paint Pot to use as a base for my eyeshadow. Well, that was until I found this...Bad to the Bronze. I'm sure you know I wear a lot of neutrals. Yes, they may be frosty and sparkly, but I like to wear my browns and taupes. Well, I was digging around for a taupe eyeshadow the other day and couldn't find it, and this Color Tattoo was sitting there staring at me, so I figured "why not?" and gave it a try.
First of all, the swatches and pot-shots...
Bad to the Bronze is a bronzed taupe. It is very shimmery, so this isn't for the faint of frost.
Next up, a quick look I did using Bad to the Bronze and the dark brown from Wet 'n Wild's "We're Blasting Off" as a darker brown to create some definition.
I put Bad to the Bronze all over the lid, but not up into the highlight. While it was still somewhat tacky, I applied the We're Blasting Off to the outer corner and blended it up into the crease. I can't remember what was used on top as a highlight (sorry).
So what are my thoughts? These Color Tattoo's are the real deal. Over the past couple of weeks since I first tried them, I find myself using it more and more. Using a base like this is taking some getting used to, but I am anxious to get my hands on another color or two to play with. The consistency is rich, but they aren't so thick that the color flakes off, smears, smudges or fades. They stay wet just long enough to apply another shadow over the top and work extremely well as a base for such. I love how much color, frost and pop my eyeshadows that are applied on top show off. I would say I actually really like these more than I do the MAC Paint Pots. If you are a taupe lover, this one is for you too. This Bad to the Bronze is absolutely gorgeous. I can't say enough about it.
While I have the urge to buy another one of these, what color(s) are your favorite?
