Showing posts with label Benefit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benefit. Show all posts

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Alice Series: Nymph Alice

Hi everyone! I'm starting up a new series! I'm doing looks based on my new Alice: Madness Returns game. Every time Alice travels to a new "realm" in the game, her dress changes based on the scenery. This look was based on the underwater / bottom of the ocean realm (i'll get the name later). I went for a really smudgy/smokey feel with this.

Products Used:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Joe Fresh Eyeshadow in Silver
- Benefit Eyeshadow in Strut
- MAC Cosmetic's Surf the Ocean Pigment Stack (Navy blue colour)
- Sugarpill's Midori Eyeshadow
- Maybeline Falsies Lashes Mascara





Sunday, May 1, 2011

Afterparty Prom Look

Another prom look! I really wanted to create prom looks that can be worn by all sorts of different people with different styles. I went for a more smokey green/teals look with this one, enjoy!


Products Used:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Sugarpill's Midori
- Sugarpill's Afterparty
- NYX Cosmetic's Black
- NYX Cosmetic's White
- Benefit's Smudgeliner in Black
- No7's 360 Lashes Mascara






Thursday, April 14, 2011

Benefit's Lady's Choice Lipstick Review, Pictures & Swatches


Every gals go-to lipstick for full, rich color. From subtle pops of pink to dramatically dark burgundy, our full-finish lipstick will give you the luscious lips you've been longing for. With 20 glamorous shades to choose from, you'll want them all!
  • Packaging:  These lipsticks come in thin black tubes, which are very durable. Mine basically got thrown down the stairs and there's only a small dent in the lower part. They're easy to store. 
  • Product:  These formulas are so creamy, and glide on your lips so smoothly.
    • Lady's Choice: is a permanent shade, a light peachy-pink nude colour. This colour is particularly opaque, and you really only need one coat for good coverage.
  • Final Thoughts: These lipsticks are a little pricy compared to, for example NYX Cosmetics. I think you definitely get good quality though, I would buy this again for sure, I'm excited to try these out in a different shade. 
  • Availability: $18.00, Benefit
Lady's Choice swatches: Swatched twice & swatched once





Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Ke$ha Inspired Look


I'M SORRY I ONLY GOT ONE GOOD PICTURE :(  Oh well! Yes, here is my Ke$ha inspired look. I pulled a lot of inspirations from candid shots, but mostly from her "Who We R" video, and her very obvious glitter fetish. I wish I could use glitter excessively, everyday. This picture is probably the best picture I've ever taken with natural lighting! I frigging love glitter, that is all.


Products Used:
- Benefit's Smudgeliner in Black
- NYX Cosmetics Black
- NYX Cosmetics White
- NYX Cosmetics Matte Turquoise
- MAC Cosmetics Black Tied
- Clinique's High Lengths Mascara
- NYX Cosmetics Lashes in Rumor
- NYX Cosmetics Glitter in Purple
- NYX Cosmetics Glitter in Blue

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Fresh Spring Green Look 2

Springs almost here! I did another fresh Spring green look! :D

Products Used:
- Urban Decay's Primer Potion
- MAC's Sweet and Punchy
- MAC's Sassy Grass
- MAC's Humid
- NYX Cosmetic's White
- GOSH Green Grass Eyeliner
- Benefit's Smudgeliner in Black
- Maybeline's Falsie's Lashes Mascara







Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Tutorial: Dramatic Club Makeup

My friend came down from Alberta on friday, and I haven't seen her in 2 years, so we got to have fun and go out! I wanted to re-create the look I wore out on Saturday to a club, and post a tutorial for it because I loved it! Club makeup needs to be dramatic and flashy, it needs to stand out! It's a little hard to see in the thumbnail but the look is basically a dramatic black and grey smokey eye with a ton of silver glitter! :D A lot of these pictures are pretty bad, I was having a "bad camera day". Let's get started with the tutorial...

Step 1: Prime your eyelids with Urban Decay's Primer Potion.



Step 2: Apply NYX Cosmetic's Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk to your eyelid and blend it out with your finger.



Step 3: Apply Sephora's eyeshadow in Aspen Summit to your lid with a fluffy eyeshadow brush.



Step 4: Apply Maybeline's gel liner in Blackest Black to your outter third of your eyelid. try to create a small wing shape with a small eyeliner brush.



Step 5: Start blending it out with your finger, try to be careful though. You don't want to lose that wing shape.



Step 6: Apply NYX Cosmetic's eyeshadow in Black over the Blackest Black eyeliner. Blend it out really well. (Sorry for the TERRIBLE picture here)


Step 7: Apply No7's mousse eyeshadow in Pewter to your inner corner and blend it out using a small flat eyeshadow brush.



Step 8: Apply a bit of hair spray to a small flat eyeshadow brush, and then dip it in NYX Cosmetic's glitter in Silver. Apply it to your inner corner.


Step 8: Apply Benefit's Smudgeliner in Black to your bottom lashline.


Step 8: Apply a couple coats of Sephora's black mascara.




With flash.



Without flash, catches the glitter a bit better.





Saturday, February 5, 2011

Army of Love Entries

I entered Amy's (From Sugarpill) contest the other day with this first look. I did two looks because I thought I could enter more than once, but I read the rules wrong, lol. The second look is using mostly the 88 palette. Voting begins on the 9th so make sure to vote for me! :D

Products Used (1rst Look):
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Sugarpill's Dollipop
- Make Up Forever's Neon Pink
- MAC's Louder, Please
- NYX Cosmetic's Red Head
- NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
- NYX Round Lipstick in Chloe
- GOSH's Liquid Liner in Black
- GOSH's Liquid Liner in Silver
- NYX Cosmetic's Special Effects Lashes in Super Power
- Maybeline's Falsies Lashes Mascara


My original entry for the Army of Love contest.



Products Used (2nd Look):
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- NYX Cosmetic's Jumbo Pencil in Milk
- White on the 88 Palette
- Black on the 88 Palette
- Red on the 88 Palette
- Dark Red on the 88 Palette
- Benefit's Smudgeliner in Black
- NYX Cosmetic's Special Effects Lashes in Kittie


Second entry


Saturday, January 29, 2011

Dirty Harry / Iron Fist Inspired Look

I did this makeup look today inspired by a shirt I ordered from Iron Fist Clothing. I received it yesterday in the mail so I wanted to try it out!

Products Used:
- Two Faced Shadow Insurance
- Benefit's Smudgeliner in Black
- NYX Cosmetics Matte Turquoise
- NYX Cosmetics White
- Make Up Forever's #75 Neon Pink
- Black on the 88 Palette
- Maybeline's Falsies Lashes Mascara
- NYX Cosmetics Ballerina Pink Lipgloss





Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Bitch Slap! Cosmetic's Inspired Look

I was SO inspired by the artwork from Bitch Slap! Cosmetics. Scroll down to see the original picture.

Products Used:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Sugarpill's Buttercupcake
- Sugarpill's Dollipop
- Sugarpill's Poison Plum
- Sugarpill's Afterparty
- Make Up Forever's Purple
- 88 Palette: Red
- NYX Cosmetic's Red Head
- GOSH's Liquid Liner in Aqua
- MAC Cosmetic's Pink Nouveau
- MAC Cosmetic's Pink Friday
- MAC Cosmetic's Cockney
- Benefit's Smudgeliner in Black
- Maybeline's Falsies Lashes Mascara