Glossy Eye Make-up

I fancied doing some creative make-up this week, so I thought I'd try a glossy colourful eye. I'd done a greasy, black look before for a photoshoot, but this is quite a different look.

I'm quite pleased with how it looks, and would love to try this out with a decent photographer!

I used my own special blend of 'eye gloss', which basically consists of Vaseline and clear lip gloss. I applied that over Sugarpill Dollipop and Hi-Fi Cosmetics Live Large. Under the eye is Sugarpill Poison Plum, and Barry M Dazzle Dust in 66 (matt black).

The key to the glossy coloured eye, if you're wanting it to look neat, and not really grungy, is to apply very carefully, taking care not to drag the eyeshadow. I used a cotton bud to pat and roll the gloss over the eye lid.

Let me know what you think!

Eyes of the Day - Curacao Palette

Hey everyone! Sorry for being MIA for a while, between having a stye, a cold and loads of work to do, the blogging got kinda pushed down my list of priorities. But I'm back now. I recently received the Sleek Curaçao palette which I really love and have enjoyed playing with very much. I especially love the bright turquoise and blue colours as they are shades which have been missing from my collection. The pigmentation of them is amazing. I previously only had the Acid Palette from Sleek which I love, but this one is more pigmented and easier to apply. So here is the look I did today using colours from the palette.

What I used:


Urban Decay Primer Potion
Sleek Curacao Palette Blue Hawaiian (bright matte turquoise) - lid
Sleek Curacao Palette Purple Haze (matte purple) - outer corner & crease, outer lower lashline
Sleek Curacao Palette Green Iguana (shimmery emerald green) - lower lashline
Sleek Curacao Palette Blue Lagoon (matte bright blue) - lower lashline
Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk - inner corner
Sleek Curacao Palette Martini (shimmery cream) - inner corner
Sleek Curacao Palette Espresso Martini (matte black) - upper lashline
mascara

Hope you like it!

FOTD: Fyrinnae Sennyo

This is the look I did on Friday night when I went out for a friend's birthday meal. It was really lovely and we had a great time. We went to a Chinese restaurant which I love, ordered a ton of yummy food and drank wine :) I did a look which was quick but I love the combo and my bf always complements it. Sennyo is one of my all-time favourite colours; it's bright but pretty, not to dark, not too blue, and goes with so many other eyeshadows.

I realise there is liner on my lashes, you couldn't tell from a normal distance :p

What I used:

Urban Decay Primer Potion
NYC Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk (inner corner)
Fyrinnae Sennyo - bright pinky purple (lid)
Hi Fi Cosmetics Rockstar Loose Eyeshadow in Top 40 - raspberry pink (crease)
Hi Fi Cosmetics Shadow in In Bloom - bubblegum pink (above crease & inner corner)
Beauty From The Earth Big Ego - deep purple (lower lashline)
Collection 2000 Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner in Le Freak

Hi Fi's In Bloom reminds me of Sugarpill's Dollipop, except loose. I sometimes use it instead because it's easier to get off for me. Dollipop can sometimes stain my eyelids a bit. I love Hi Fi's shadows so much, they're so soft and blendable and the shades are mostly unique :) Hope you like this look!

P.S. I'm thinking of doing some more tutorials soon, maybe how to use glitter eyeliner, and how to wear bright coloured eyeshadow. Let me know if any of you are interested!

Eyes of the Day - Orange & Purple

Here's a look using some of my favourite shadows. I think it goes really well with green eyes.

What I used:

UDPP
Hi Fi Cosmetics shadow in Mind Manipulator (orange) - lid
Fyrinnae Sennyo (pink-purple) - crease
Fyrinnae Parental Advisory (darker more blue purple) - outer corner & lower lashline
Hi Fi Cosmetics So What (shimmery pink with blue duochrome) - to blend crease upwards.
BeautyUK Pearl Eyeliner in Purple Haze
Accessorize Glitter Eyeliner in Electric Pink


On a side note, the Accessorize eyeliner is running out so fast on me! The tube seems half empty and I've only used it 3-4 times. It's like the Dazzleglass of eyeliners. :( Pretty but disappears too soon.

Purple Haze

Today I wanted to do a look that would bring out the green in my eyes, so of course I went for purples :) I really love these colours, and I think using different toned purples actually works really well. When I first started experimenting with makeup, I kind of thought you just had to use a light colour on the lid, and a darker version of the same colour in the crease. Now I think blue- and red based purples work well to make a more interesting effect.

I used some shades from Urban Decay's Ammo Palette, plus BTFE Big Ego, which I saw swatched on my tiger lily's blog and instantly had to pull it out and use it. Such a pretty shade.

Products used

UDPP

UD Last Call (metallic red-purple) - lid and lower lashline

BFTE Big Ego (dark blue purple) - crease/outer corner

UD Grifter (lavender with silver glitter) - inner corner/ inner crease area

black mascara

Purple & Glitter

Here's a look I did yesterday with purples and pinks. It looked a lot brighter in person than it does in the photos. I think natural light washes the colours out.

I used:

Hifi Cosmetics Live Large

Fyrinnae Seduce Glow Blush (worn in crease)

Fyrinnae Rapunzel Wore Extensions 

NYX Candy Glitter Liner in Crystal

Accessorize Pretty Pink Blusher

I really like the Nyx glitter, I like with this one that it's clear except for when the light catches it, when it's all multicoloured. Very pretty.

HiFi Cosmetics Swatches

Since I have a gammy eye I thought it was probably best if I did swatches instead of an eye makeup look today. So I've swatched my collection of HiFi Shadows for you. All are shown over Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy. They are loose eyeshadows which come in a jar or as sample baggies. I'm not sure on prices as they are currently closed temporarily.

Greens blues, and a yellow.

Sunlight. Other Side isn't as blue as it looks here, and Lithium is lighter in real life.

Indoor lighting.

Morbid Faith isn't showing up as beautiful as it really is in these photos, but the aqua coloured shimmer in it is really beautiful. A good blue for people who shy away from blues (me!)

Reds, browns, pink & orange.

Sunlight.

Indoor lighting. Colours are all truer in this swatch, particularly Live Large. Hell Frozen refused to show itself properly. In reality it's a cool brown with bluish silvery shimmer. Extremely beautiful. My Pain is also really gorgeous, an almost metallic red/plummy brown.


My favourites: Live Large, Morbid Faith, Mind Manipulator, My Pain and Hell Frozen.

I think these are my favourite loose eyeshadows alongside Fyrinnae's. They have some gorgeous bright colours and they're all really complex and unique. Some shades look a little uninspiring dry but come to life when foiled (used wet) or over Pixie Epoxy, particularly Live Large. Definitely check them out once the store reopens! You can sign up for an email update.

Hi Fi Cosmetics

Fyrinnae Swatches Part 2: Pinks & Purples

 So here's the second instalment of swatches of my Fyrinnae eyeshadows. Just to note, these are loose eyeshadows. They come in jars, either full size or 'mini' sample sizes. All of mine are the minis, which are actually very generous and contain more than I will ever use. Definitely a great way to try out a lot of shades anyway! All these are swatched over Pixie Epoxy.

Sunlight. Darling Misfit is probably more purple than it looks here. I'd call it a raspberry shade with a lot of blue/green shimmer. Very pretty, especially when used wet or over the Pixie Epoxy. Sennyo is one of my favourite colours every, goes really well with green/hazel eyes. The swatch is more accurate in the photo below.

Indoor lighting. Shows most of them more accurately I think. Rapunzel Had Extensions is a really pretty shade, light peachy pink with golden shimmer. I like using it as a cheek highlight.

Sunlight. Parental Advisory isn't as blue as this to me in real life.

Indoor lighting. Faerie Glamour is another duochrome colour with contrasting shimmer similar to Darling Misfit. Daemon's Tail is perhaps more red to my eye than it looks here, although it does go on quite coppery on the skin, a nice metallic texture too.


My picks: Parental Advisory, Sennyo and Rapunzel Had Extensions.

Eyes of the Day - Peach & Purple

Jazziebabycakes did a tutorial with these type of colours recently, so I decided to do something similar.

My eyebrows look so bad in closeup :s Maybe I should do something about it.. hmm not sure. Anyway, here are the products used:


Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC Melon Pigment
Sugarpill Poison Plum
Sugarpill Dollipop
Sugarpill Tako


Also, if anyone has any ideas about the direction you think this blog should take, please share! I'm not sure whether to keep posting music videos or just stick to the makeup, and whether people would be interested in tips/tricks and stuff like that. Let me know!

FOTD: Purples

I got bored yesterday so decided to do a bright eyeshadow look based around HiFi Cosmetics' Live Large, a gorgeous bright pink-based purple with a violet/blue duochrome. Photos make it look a lot less bright.

Stupid facial expression. Pff.

Products used:


Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion - lid to browbone and under eye
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy - lid
HiFi Cosmetics Live Large - all over lid
Sugarpill Poison Plum - crease
Sugarpill Dollipop - above crease
Sugarpill Tako - Inner corner
Accessorize Glitter Eyeliner in Turquoise Dream
Covergirl Lashblast Volume mascara (UKers: this is the same as Max Factor False Lash Effect)


Cheeks
Fyrinnae Enchant blusher


Lips
NYX Circe Round Lipstick