Sci-Fi Makeup

Hey!

I'm doing makeup for a remake of a French movie, 'La Jetée'. It's a short film and I believe it will be screened at a local film festival. It's shot using stills which is really interesting. We're shooting tomorrow, so I've spent the last few days doing test runs of looks I wanted to use. There are some people from the future in it, so I get to do fun stuff! This is the one I did today:

I don't know yet if this one will be used at all, but I came up with a few different ideas and tried a lot of stuff out. I did some searching online for inspiration, and I came across a Youtube channel called BeautyARTStudio. This video in particular inspired this look - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvlKnf4hCVc, This lady's looks are really cool. I'm not sure how to describe them, they look like high fashion looks. She uses a great technique for making shapes. It's a lot like when you define for a cut crease look, you drag the kohl and smudge it out. She uses eyeliner brushes for this and it makes the pencil easy to manipulate. You need a soft, smudgy pencil for this. I used Urban Decay Glide-On Pencil in Zero, it was great. I tried my Collection 2000 black kohl too but that didn't move as well as Zero. I used Sigma's E05 and E11. Here are some more pics:

I have some embellishments to add to this look when I do it for real tomorrow. I got some rhinestones and metal bits for decorating cards so I'll stick them on and try to make it really cool. I'll be contouring too and perhaps slightly altering the skin tone. I'm not sure what to do with the lips. I tried black and silver but I had to crop my mouth out of the photos because it looked super bad D: ! I was pretty stuck for time today, and I had to meet my sister not long after completing this. I had to make it 'wearable' because I didn't have time to redo my makeup :( This is the best i could do!

Sorry about my eyebrows again, oh god. I need to see someone about that. I took off some of the makeup around the eye and sort of made a cut crease. Hooray! My sister said it was nice so I guess it wasn't too bad. Here are some more pics and a product list, maybe some of you are feeling adventurous. I hope you enjoyed this slightly different look. See you soon! :D

Products used:

Face:

Maybelline BB Cream - Light
Soap & Glory Kick-Ass Concealer - Light
Maybelline Fit Me Powder - 120

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Urban Decay Glide-On Pencil - Zero (great pencil for this dragging technique!)
Urban Decay Shadow - Verve, Blackout
Sugarpill - Tako
The Body Needs - Iced Diamonds
Maybelline Falsies Mascara
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

Lenses:

EOS Ice Violet

Another Face #5 - Niamh

Hey!

I did more practice makeup last night, this time on my friend Niamh :) I did a full face of makeup again with contouring. She wanted something sort of natural which is just as well because I think I'm done with my colourful phase for now! I'd never worked on Niamh before, but she was lovely to work on. She has evenly spaced eyes that are a little on the small side, small/standard eyes. I wanted to try a couple of eye enlarging techniques I saw recently. Curling the lashes and smudging kohl liner on the upper lash line to define and extend the eye, as well as placing more mascara on the outer lashes to open the eyes up more. I didn't use nude liner though, I didn't want it to seem too much like a daytime look.

This was sort of a test run for makeup I'm doing for Jordan today. She's going to a fancy ball and is looking for a nude look. Super sophisticated! I did up a nude cut crease already and I'll show her this one too. I want to use taupe shadow on Jordan to make her blue eyes stand out, so I tried this on Niamh too.

I didn't take before shots again because I forgot. Here are the after shots.

Amazing lower lashes!! :O

I'll be working on Niamh more in the future, hopefully often enough! Here's a product list, I'm off to do more makeup. Busy busy!  See you soon >_^

Products used:

Face:

Revlon Photoready Primer
Stargazer White Foundation (Highlight)
L'Oreal True Match Liquid Foundation - Golden Amber (Contour)
Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation - Ivory
Soap & Glory Kick-Ass Concealer - Light
Natural Collection Loose Powder - Neutral Translucent
NYX Blush - Silky Rose

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Urban Decay - Buck, Foxy
NYX - Taupe Pearl, Deep Bronze
The Body Needs - Iced Copper
Urban Decay Glide-On Pencil - Zero
Maybelline Falsies Mascara
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Light Brown

Lips:

Rimmel Apocalips - Nova

Another Face #4 - Jordan

Hi! :D

I did makeup on my buddy Jordan today, she was feeling colourful so I did a look using Sugarpill. I did contouring and stuff too, it was a practice session. Look how pretty!

I don't have a before shot, but I'll try to get one another time. I used liquid liner on her, normally I use gel liner on other people because it's easier to control. I think I'll stick with the gel liner for now, although I do want to become more proficient with liquid liner too. Doing it on myself is a lot easier, but then again all makeup application is easier on yourself! I think I'm doing more makeup tomorrow for someone and again Sunday for Jordan. She's going to a ball so she has to get fancy. I want to do something super sophisticated, I'll have to have a think. I'll look into some celebrity looks, red carpet stuff.

I have a film shoot coming up too that I have to prepare for. It's sci-fi so I have to come up with some pretty out there stuff. I have ideas though and I picked up some bits today to mess with. I also have an assignment that will be put off until last minute. I'm so busy lately! I quite badly need to find time to do my nails. Anyway, here's a product list for this look, see you soon!

Products used:

Face:

Revlon Photoready Primer
Stargazer White Foundation (Highlight)
L'Oreal True Match Foundation - Golden Amber (Contour)
Revlon Colorstay Foundation - Ivory
Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer - Light
Natural Collection Loose Powder - Translucent Neutral
NYX Blush - Silky Rose

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
NYX White Base
Sugarpill - Mochi, Buttercupcake, Acidberry, 2am, Tako
No7 Stay Perfect Liquid Liner - Black
Urban Decay Glide-On Pencil - ZeroMaybelline Falsies MascaraEssence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

Lips:
Essence Marble Mania Lip Gloss - Peach and Mix

Neo Sunflower Aqua Lens Review

Hey!

I love coloured contacts, and I have a good few pairs but I don't wear them often enough. I buy yearly disposable ones so they last a long time, but I think I should start using them a lot more than I do. Today I'm reviewing Neo Sunflower Aqua. I've had them for a while but only worn them a handful of times. This is what they look like on me.

I got them on honeycolor.com for $24. They are 14.2mm diameter so they're only slightly enlarging. They look nice though, I really like how they look in my eyes. They look a little more natural in dimmer lights when my pupils are more dilated. They don't look unnatural in size but this aqua shade is quite bright. I think these lenses in other colours could look quite natural, I'll have to get some more and find out :D

They're yearly disposable and came with a free case. They're quite comfortable! I wear them for long periods of time without needing to remove them. They dry out, but not too often. I use a dry eyes mist to help with that so it's not much of a problem. These lenses are also available in green, blue, violet, grey, brown and hazel! Check them all out here. I'll leave you with a product list in case any of you were wondering about the makeup! See you soon, expect more lens reviews :)

Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
NYX White Base
Sugarpill - 2am, Dollipop, Tako
The Body Needs - Play Thing
Urban Decay Glide-On Pencil - Zero
Maybelline Falsies Mascara
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

Lenses:

Neo Sunflower Aqua

Lashes:

Cheap ebay lashes :O

MUA Glitterball Palette Review, Swatches and Look (with Sugarpill too!)

Hey!

Here's the review I threatened you with! I made an order from MUA a couple of weeks ago. Among the items I purchased, I got the Glitterball palette. It was only £4! Definitely check out the site here, your money goes so far it's actually hard to believe. Let's take a look at Glitterball!

Stop giving us these crappy sponge shadow brushes, nobody wants them >:(

For your £4, you get twelve soft, shimmery, well pigmented shadows. After swatching them, I couldn't believe how cheap they are, check it out.

You have to build them up a bit and you would definitely need a primer, but look at them! From these swatches you could easily mistake them for a high end brand. Some of the shades in this palette remind me of some Urban Decay shadows! The quality isn't high end, but it's very good especially considering the price. They perform incredibly well. These shadows apply nicely, they're very buildable and blend easily too. I didn't have much problem with fallout either. There was some, but not a great deal. Here's the look I came up with.

I'm not done with my colourful phase, but definitely excited to use some shimmer for the first time in a little while! I paired a couple of Glitterball's lovely shimmery shades with some matte Sugarpill shadows to create this look. I went light on the liner and kept it looking pretty soft. I filled in my super scruffy brows with shadow instead of pencil so as to not overpower the rest of the eye makeup. I am super impressed with this palette. What you get for your money is unreal, I can't wait until my new spending ban is lifted and I can get some more of their stuff. Here's one more photo and a product list, see you soon!

Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Sugarpill - Mochi, Tako
Essence Kajal Pencil - Tu-Tu-Turquoise
Rimmel Scandal Eyes Kohl - Nude
Maybelline Falsies Mascara
Catrice Gel Liner - It's Mambo No. 2
MUA Glitterball shadows used:

Sugarpill Blue & Green

Hey!

Another colourful eye look, blue and green this time. I'm crazy about Sugarpill lately! I'd love to get my hands on some more of their loose shadows too, I only have Goldilux but it's fab. I wore this look out to a party at a friends house last night. I paired it with clear gloss and Bourjois Blush Pot in Rose d'Or, keeping it toned down to show off the eyes. I can't find my eyelash glue but I wanted to wear false lashes too. I really need to practice applying them. Here are some photos and a product list! I'll post again soon with a product review or something hopefully for a change.

Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
NYX White Base
Sugarpill - Afterparty, Mochi, Acidberry, Tako
MUA matte eyeshadow shade 20 (black)
Urban Decay Glide-On Pencil - Zero
Maybelline Falsies Mascara
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

Sugarpill Green & Purple

I suddenly got colourful today. I got a sweet new Totoro t-shirt and it's green and purple, so I did some makeup to sort of coordinate with it. Ta-dah!

My eyebrows D: Eyebrow maintenance is the biggest pain. Purple brows might be cool with this look actually. I think coloured brows look odd on me though so it doesn't often occur to me to try it. Ooh, I got the Sigma Precision Eye Kit this week and it is so badass. The brushes are amazing, especially the crease brush and the blending brush. I'll review it at some point but I want to use them more first. So far I love them anyway! Here's another photo and a product list.

Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
NYX White Base
Sugarpill - Midori, Acidberry, Buttercupcake, Tako, Dollipop, 2am
Urban Decay Glide On Pencil - Zero
Maybelline Falsies Mascara
Essence Eyebrow Designer

Blue Smoky Eye

I haven't done makeup on myself in a few days! I wanted to try something that I'd seen around recently, this dark blue smoky eye look. I'm a big fan of Gossmakeupartist on Youtube and yesterday I watched one of his videos on complimentary eyeshadow colours. A dark blue shade was on the list for brown eyes, and that reminded me about this look! I didn't work from a tutorial or anything, I just sort of winged it with a basic smoky eye method. I hope you like, see you soon!

Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
NXY White Eyeshadow Base
Sugarpill - Afterparty, Velocity, Tako
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Foxy, Bootycall
Urban Decay Glide On Pencil - Zero
MUA Shade 20 Matte
Benefit They're Real Mascara
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

FOTD #7

Hey! I'm doing some photo shoots soon to get professional shots to start my portfolio, so I've been trying to come up with looks to use. I did this yesterday, contouring and everything! You know how rarely I post FOTD shots, never mind how rarely I post contoured ones. There's an eye closeup at the end too. Tell me what you think, I'd love some feedback! 

Products used:

Face:

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer
Revlon Colorstay - Ivory
Maybelline Fit Me - 120
Soap & Glory Kick-Ass Concealer - Light
Soap & Glory Trick and Treatment Under Eye Dark Circle Concealer - Bright On
Inglot Contour Duo
Maybelline Fit Me Powder - 120
Bourjois Blush - Rose d'Or

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Urban Decay Naked Palette - Sin, Toasted, Buck
Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Chopper, Foxy, Bootycall, Tease, Blackout
Rimmel Scandal Eyes Kohl Pencil - Nude
No7 Stay Perfect Liquid Liner - Black/Brown
Max Factor 2000 Calorie Dramatic Volume Mascara - Black/Brown
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

Lips:

Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer - Nova

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

Urban Decay Naked Palette Look

Hey! I got a €100 One for All voucher for Christmas, so I went shopping in town with it last Friday. One of the things I picked up was the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I've been dying to use it but I had some other palettes I wanted to post about first. I've only got time for a quick post today, so I'll save the review for another day! Here's the look I made and a product list, see you soon!

Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Urban Decay Naked Palette - Sin, Naked, Buck, Virgin
No7 Stay Perfect Liquid Liner - Brown/Black
Rimmel Scandal Eyes Waterproof Kohl - Nude
Max Factor 2000 Calorie Dramatic Volume Mascara - Brown/Black
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

Urban Decay Vice Palette Look #3

I'm back again already! I couldn't leave the vice palette alone, I did another look with it today. Please ignore the brows, they're getting shaggy :/ Tell me what you think!

Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Urban Decay Vice Palette - Muse, Desperation, Echo Beach, Anonymous, Chaos
NYX Jumbo Pencil - Milk
No7 Stay Perfect Liquid Liner - Black
Benefit 'They're Real' Mascara
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

Urban Decay Vice Palette Look #2

Hey! After using my Vice palette on Keelin Friday night, I remembered how awesome it is and vowed to use it more. There are some crazy awesome colours in there! I did a look with it today and I think it came out great! Take a look:

I didn't have much time today so this was a pretty quick look. I hope you guys like it! Do any of you have this palette? I don't see it used that much by many bbloggers, do you? I feel like if I saw other people using it more it would remind me to use it. My go-to palette is normally Naked 2, so Vice gets a little neglected. I really love this palette though, I need to use it a lot more. Here are some more photos and a product list! See you soon >_^

Products used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Urban Decay Vice Palette - Unhinged, Rapture, Vice, Blitz, Laced, Anonymous
No7 Stay Perfect Liquid Liner - Black
Urban Decay Glide-On Pencil - Zero
Benefit 'They're Real' Mascara
Essence Eyebrow Designer - Brown

Another Face #2 - Keelin

Tonight my friend Keelin called over and I did her makeup before she went out! She was going to a gig so I did colourful, dramatic party makeup with glitter.

Before, wearing only foundation

After

Both of those photos are unedited, just cropped. I think I did ok! I don't get to work on other people as often as I'd like so it's kind of hard to tell how I'm doing, but I like how the makeup came out. Still, I feel more confident working on people than I used to. Hopefully I'll get to work on Keelin some more in the future >_^ Do some different kind of looks and stuff. Let me know in the comments what you think of this look! I know it's pretty crazy but it's night out makeup, and glitter is so much fun! Here are some more photos and a product list, see you soon!

Products used:

Face:

Maybelline Dream Satin liquid foundation - Fawn

Soap & Glory Kick-Ass Concealer
Soap & Glory Trick and Treatment Under Eye Concealer
Inglot Transluscent Powder

The Body Needs Blush - Barely There Pink

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

NYX White Base

Urban Decay Vice Palette - Noise, Vice, Black Market, Provocateur

Sugarpill - Tako, Dollipop

Inglot Gel Liner - 77

Urban Decay pencil liner - Zero

The Body Needs Glitter - Superstar, Holo-Blue

Benefit 'They're Real' mascara

Lips:

Essence Lip Liner - Cute Pink

The Body Needs Lip Luster - Rumors