Another Face #3 - Keelin #2

Hey guys! My friend Keelin called round last night, she cooked us a super tasty dinner and then I did her makeup! It's another colourful and dramatic look. This time when she left mine she was going to a cousin's party in a house, so I laid off the glitter. Plenty of shimmer instead! I used some loose shadows by The Body Needs again, I had such fun with them on Thursday. I'm so happy that Keelin allows me to do dramatic looks on her. Some people can be really scared of trying new looks. 

Practicing on other people is helping me to improve my skill a lot. Keelin has different shaped eyes to me so I'm learning what sort of shadow placement suits her eye shape best by working on her. I feel like I'm able to apply makeup on someone else just as well as I am able to apply it to myself which is a big deal for me. When I took the makeup class I once did I had no idea to apply makeup to someone else, and I hadn't used brushes much. Needless to say I struggled for a bit, but now I'm feeling so much more confident. Here's the before and after shot, followed by some eye closeups and a product list. See you soon!

Products used:

Face:

Maybelline Dream Satin liquid foundation - FawnSoap & Glory Kick-Ass Concealer
Soap & Glory Trick and Treatment Under Eye Concealer
Maybelline Fit Me Powder - 120
The Body Needs Blush - Barely There Pink

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

The Body Needs - Iced Blue, Pearl Blue Sky, Blackened Blue

Sugarpill - Afterparty, Tako

Inglot Gel Liner - 77

Benefit 'They're Real' Mascara

Essence Eyebrow Designer - Light Brown

Lips:

Essence Lip Liner - Satin Mauve

Essence Lipstick - Fairytale

Essence XXXL Shine Gloss - Pure Chic

Blackened Teal

Hey! I've been using a lot of palettes lately so I thought it would be nice to use some loose shadows for a change. I did today's look using some loose shadows by The Body Needs. They're one of my favourite brands, I have a ton of their glitters, blushes and shadows. Definitely check them out! The most prominent shade in this look is Blackened Teal. It's available alone or as part of the Blackened Collection, which contains ten shades. I swatched them before, check them out here. It's an incredible collection, especially if you're into smokey looks. See you soon, I hope you like my look!

Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
The Body Needs - Beyond Teal, Blackened Teal, Iced Teal
Sugarpill - Afterparty, Tako
Urban Decay Glide-On Pencil - Zero
No7 Stay Perfect Liquid Liner - Black
Benefit 'They're Real' Mascara
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

Favouritism: The Body Needs

As you may have noticed (I hope you've noticed!), I now have an ad on my blog, underneath the 'Follow' gadgets. It's for The Body Needs, and I'm so proud to be an affiliate of theirs! I'm very fond of their products, and I'd like to direct any new customers that I can to their site. I've made four orders from The Body Needs in as many months, since I discovered them through Jangsara's blog. The company is run by Cheryl and Grant, and they've been delivering fantastic cosmetics to the world since 2005.

Their products are fast becoming a favourite of mine. Their Under Eye Concealer is a staple in my makeup routine, and I frequently visit their site, planning for my next purchase. Their Mineral Eye Shadows specifically just wow me. I mean, I actually say 'wooooow' when I swatch some of them for the first time, they never fail to impress me. all I've only purchased loose shadows so far, but they do crush pots (pressed pans) too. And they're hypoallergenic! My latest order contained 'The Blackened Collection' (pictured below). It's a set of ten loose shadows, available in either .6g or 1.5g pots. I got the .6g pots, since loose shadows last me forever and you only need to use a little of TBN's well pigmented shadows. I've also purchased the 'Eye Candy Collection', a set of beautiful bright shadows, and the corresponding 'Eye Candy Gel Liner Collection'.*

Swatched over Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy: Blackened Teal, Blackened Navy,
Blackened Blue, Blackened Turquoise, Blackened Emerald

Blackened Iridescence, Blackened Gold, 
Blackened Bronze,Blackened Violet, Blackened Maroon 

I also got some lip luster in my most recent order. I've seen them on the site and been eager to try them for some time. I ordered three different shades - 'Cloyingly Coral', 'Coralberry' and 'Tokyo Pink' (pictured below). My favourite of these is 'Coralberry'. It's just a gorgeous colour that lasts for hours. It's a little more sheer than the other two I have. 'Cloyingly Coral' has a nice satin finish, with great colour payoff. 'Tokyo Pink' is the craziest! It's such an intense pale pink, I love it. These lip lusters have great lasting power, and don't dry out my lips. I'll be collecting more of these!

Coralberry, Cloyingly Coral, Tokyo Pink

Do they stock blush? Hell yes. They do both loose and pressed blush. They carry some of the boldest shades I've come across, along with some softer, more muted colours. I've collected several at this point. Mostly the ones I have are a little shimmery, just a couple of matte shades.
I have a number of TBN glitters too. They do eye safe glitters that they come in pretty much any colour you could imagine, and they've got some fantastic looking gel glitters. They're so unique and pretty. They also have a range of body glitters, but I currently don't have use for body glitter and so haven't yet tried any. I got one of the gel glitters recently in 'Avalanche', I'm very excited about this one and I'm currently thinking of how to integrate it into an awesome look to show it off.

TBN satisfies my not-so-inner bargain hunter, big time. There are regular sale item rotations, not to mention the 1c sample. I've picked up three different samples, each of them glitter. They're an actual steal. I mean, I almost felt bad that I got them each for one American cent. That's even less than one European cent. Pure madness. I've only scratched the surface of the range of products they offer, so I highly recommend you check out the website: http://www.thebodyneeds2.com/?Click=21893


Finally, The Body Needs sports the reassuring 'Cruelty Free' logo on their site, and the majority of products are vegan certified. Really, what's not to love about them? <3

*I just realised how much of a consumer I am when it comes to makeup, and I'm pretty comfortable with that.