Broke out the Starflash finish shadows today 
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Starflash kind of day
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Look for February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Face
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Look for February 3, 2010
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Modified version of something that was on my list of eyeshadow combinations…
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Loathing Honey Lust…
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010The topic of MAC’s Honey Lust eyeshadow came up last night when I was formspringing my friend… realizing I haven’t used it in literally years (that I can remember), I decided I’d give it a try today. I really loathe that eyeshadow, I really do. It’s just about the only MAC eyeshadow I’ll flat out say I hate. And guess what? Still loathe it. I think I ended up with more fallout all over my face than I did with actual product on my lid… sucks, because it is a pretty color! It’s just a glitterbomb. I suppose I could try applying it wet, but is it worth that amount of effort?!
I paired it with Trax so I could have a look of what seems to be MAC’s two most hated eyeshadows according to people on the forums, heh. Now I do like Trax, so all hope wasn’t lost today!
Eyes
Making a “night look”
Saturday, January 30th, 2010Yesterday’s look with Stars N’ Rockets and Carbon wasn’t quite a “day look” by any means for most people… but later on I did darken it up and added more eyeliner to take it to a more “night look.”
I added more Carbon in the crease and outer V. Under the lower lash line I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Ransom, and did a thin line along the upper lashes as well.
Here’s the updated look:
Little darker, little more dramatic! Ransom blended in beautifully with Stars N’ Rockets, and sure does have lasting power! I love how those particular Urban Decay liners do not smudge or budge!
A little bit of Blackground…
Friday, January 29th, 2010I haven’t used my Blackground paint pot too much, so I brought it out today. MAC Stars N’ Rockets eyeshadow over it looks gorgeous! Usually on it’s own or over a neutral paint pot it’s a very pinky-purple color, but over Blackground the blue duochrome really comes out!
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Playing with some lesser used purples
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010As much as I use my purple eyeshadows, I have a few that don’t get used as often, so today I brought them out! I also used my liquid foundation today, and wow! I forgot how light it feels, and how great my skin looks with it!
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Love discovering stuff on my memory card!
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010When I went to grab today’s look off of my camera, I discovered some pics of old looks!
So Ima post them up instead of deleting… details on what exactly was used is a bit hazy, please excuse that
Look for January 13, 2010
Eyes
Maybe MAC Ricepaper Eyeshadow for a highlight? Not totally sure…
Look for January 16, 2010
This is my revisit to the combination of MAC Hypnotizing Eyeshadow and MAC Mulch Eyeshadow. Unfortunately, I can’t remember what else I used 
I hate when this happens!
That’s my catch up post!!
Bringing more blues into my life…
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Gotta shop that stash and do more stuff with blues!!
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Definitely like this look… not too blue! I think I’ll have to try mixing my blues with other shades to find stuff that’s wearable to me. All blue looks just rub me wrong.
On a side note, I’ve been at this blog for over a year now! Yay! And WOW, I’ve come a LONG way in application technique/blending/etc! It’s so nice to be able to look back and see improvement Which is exactly why I started this blog, because I wanted to document my looks and see improvement, and perhaps help a few others along the way
Look for December 17, 2009
Friday, December 18th, 2009Soft/neutral look for this day! Still has a bit of purple though 
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Painterly applied as a base. Trax applied all over lid with 239 brush. Haux applied to crease with 217 brush. Magnetic Fields used to darken outer V and crease with 217 brush. Photo Realism applied as a highlight with 272 brush. 1999 applied along upper lashes.
Time to go to the defense of Trax… what the heck is everyone’s problem with this shadow? It applies fine… sure, not as nice as a veluxe pearl finish one would, but it’s NOT that terrible. And it’s a pretty color? Yeah, I just don’t know. I have my faith in this shadow!
The purple streak continues…
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Face
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I think I love purples…
Friday, December 11th, 2009Face
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
A bright look! I took inspiration from specktra.net’s “Shop Your Stash Challenge” thread, and used some stuff from my stash that I haven’t used in a long time, or never!
Here’s what I came up with, and I love it! Bright, but not too over the top.
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Painterly applied as a base. Cosmic applied all over lid with 239 brush. Lotusland land applied in inner crease with 217 brush. Satellite Dreams applied on outer crease and outer V of lid with 217 brush. Indian Ink used to darken outer crease and V with 217 brush. All the purples were blended, blended, blended! Indian Ink applied as liner along upper lashes with 209 brush. Nanogold applied as a highlight with 272 brush, topped off with Ricepaper using the same brush. Cosmic applied under lower lash line with 219 brush. Zero applied to lower waterline.
Eek, full face shot! Haha… I hate posting them
I forgot how wonderful Cosmic is… applying it is like heaven, it’s so smooth and blendable. This was my first time using Indian Ink, and it can take a bit of work to get it blended in, but I really like it as a matte dark purple for smoking out a look. I’ve heard complaints that it looks black on certain skin tones, so I was please to see it remained purple on me!
Random note… but I’ve been using my MAC Green Gel Cleanser for about a week and a half now! And it seems that my skin is fine with it! Some things cause me to break out, so I was hesitant about switching to this particular cleanser. Yeah yeah, most people hate MAC’s skincare items, but I like my stuff to be from the same people. Call me a dumb snob, or whatever… it’s just my thing. I love how the tiniest dab is enough to wash my whole face, so I foresee the bottle lasting for quite awhile.
November 28, 2009
Saturday, November 28th, 2009I completely forgot that I had Star Violet! So I finally got around to using it today. It definitely is a unique color, had to classify into a color group really. I’ll have to get it depotted and into my palette soon…
Eyes
Painterly applied as a base. Beautiful Iris applied to inner corner of lid with 239 and 219 brushes. Star Violet applied over rest of the lid with 239 brush. Satin Taupe applied to crease with 219 brush. Vanilla used as a highlight with 272 brush. Zero applied to lower waterline.
Not dead, I swear!
Monday, November 23rd, 2009I’m finally moved and getting settled in, but with sketchy online access. But hopefully I can get back to updating! I took pictures of how I packed all of my makeup so I will make a post on my packing tips (all my stuff made the 1800 mile trip in a Uhaul safely!!), and then hopefully resume my looks of the day…
I can’t find my “normal” makeup camera, so I can’t post pictures of today’s look, but here’s a quick pictureless rundown:
Face
- MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
- MAC Studio Touch Up Stick concealer in NW20
- MAC Blonde Mineralize Skinfinish
Eyes
- MAC Painterly paint pot
- MAC Vex eyeshadow
- MAC Trax eyeshadow
- MAC Magnetic Fields eyeshadow
- MAC Shroom eyeshadow
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero
- MAC Brow Finisher in Blonde
- Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash Mascara
Painterly used as a base. Vex applied all over lid with 239 brush. Trax applied with a 217 brush in crease and outer corner. Magnetic Fields used to darken outer corner and outer half of crease, with a 217 brush. Shroom used as a highlight, 272 brush. Zero applied to lower waterline.
It was my first time using the “dreaded” Trax shadow… and I didn’t mind it! Takes effort to blend it, but it’s not the nightmare that people on the forums make it out to be. I have worse shadows… and it’s a pretty color to boot!
Anyways, this was just my quick “back from the dead” post. Hopefully I will have my desktop up and running soon and will be able to get some pictures up and resume fairly normal operations!
Easter Egg?
Sunday, October 25th, 2009It’s sunny today, so I went for bright.
Face
- MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
- MAC Studio Touch Up Stick concealer in NW20
- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Blonde
Foundation applied with 209, MSF with 268. Concealer applied under eyes and smoothed out with 194 brush.
Eyes
- MAC Painterly paint pot
- MAC Gorgeous Gold e/s
- MAC Beautiful Iris e/s
- MAC Aquadisiac e/s
- MAC Solar White e/s
- MAC Softsparkle Eye Pencil in Peacocked
- MAC Brow Finisher in Blonde
- Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash Mascara
Painterly paint pot used as a base with flat e/s brush. Gorgeous Gold over lid with 239. Beautiful Iris applied in inner with 219 brush. Aquadisiciac in outer V and crease with 217 brush. Solar White used as a highlight with 275 brush. Peacocked lining uppe lashes.
Lips
- MAC Nice Kitty Lipglass
October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Decided to try out the shadows that I got last night. I should’ve been really smart and applied them wet because they would’ve looked a lot more vibrant, but I’m feeling a bit lazy! So another purple look for this week…
Face
- MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
Foundation applied with 209. (See, lazy day!)
Eyes
- MAC Painterly paint pot
- MAC Devil-May-Care Mineralize Eyeshadow
- MAC It’s A Miracle Mineralize Eyeshadow
- MAC Shroom e/s
- MAC Softsparkled Eye Pencil in Iris Accents
- MAC Pearlglide liner in Rave
- MAC Brow Finisher in Blonde
- Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash Mascara
Painterly applied as base with flat e/s brush. Devil-May-Care applied over lid with 239. It’s A Miracle applied in crease and outer V with 222 brush. Shroom used as a highlight, 272 brush. Upper lashes lined with Iris Accents. Lower lash line lined with It’s A Miracle, using a 219 brush, and Rave on the waterline.
Simple… lazy… bleh. Haha. I just know the MES will look so much better if applied wet, but that’s too much effort. I wish the weather wasn’t so terrible, it’s making me lazy
Tomorrow I am heading into NYC to go to the pro store!! Woo woo! I’m a bit concerned, however… I want the brush toolbelt but I can’t find it listed on their site?! I hope I can still buy one, my brush cup is horribly failing at holding my brushes and I also plan on buying about 6 more brushes tomorrow so I need the room and organization!
I also kind of want to run by the Make Up For Ever boutique and pick up a small eyeshadow palette. Not that I need to depot a whole two shadows, but I love palettes! Plus they sell nifty metal spatulas, and I’ve convinced myself that I need one for when I start pressing pigments. I don’t think I’ll run by there, though, but I want to. I think MAC is going to hurt the wallet enough
Purple smokey eye
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Ooo, I love it! Once again, another look off my super awesome list of combinations to try… which I will try to get posted as a page after I’m done adding all the stuff into My Collection page. Moving to a wordpress format has been so nice, I’m loving it! Definitely a lot more flexibility in layout and content.
Some thoughts…
1) 217 oh how I love you! I can’t believe I ever said I didn’t see the point in you on specktra.net!
2) It’s Parfait AMOUR not ARmour *smacks forehead* I just recently stumbled upon that discovery… can I claim it’s because French words aren’t my thing!? At least it’s not as bad as me calling Slip Pink “Pink Slip” for the past two years…
3) I wonder what my classmates think when I walk into class with makeup like this… Considering only a small fraction even seem to have mascara on, I wonder if I’m a sight to see with dramatic smokey looks for school…
Face
- MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
- MAC Studio Touch Up Stick concealer in NW20
- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Blonde
Foundation applied with 209, MSF with 268. Concealer applied under eyes and smoothed out with 194 brush.
Eyes
- MAC Painterly paint pot
- MAC Parfait Amour e/s
- MAC Stars N’ Rockets e/s
- MAC Beauty Marked e/s
- MAC Crystal Avalanche e/s
- MAC Pearlglide eye liner in Rave
- MAC Brow Finisher in Blonde
- Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara
Painterly applied as base with flat e/s brush. Parfait Amour packed all over lid with 239 brush. Stars N’ Rockets swept into crease with 239 brush. Using a 217 brush, Beauty Marked was buffed into outer V and outer half of crease. Using a 272 brush, Crystal Avalanche was used as a highlight and in inner corners. Rave liner applied to waterline, and using a 219 brush, Parfait Amour applied under lower lashes.
Lips
- MAC She Loves Candy lipglass
*squeeeee* I love it. I don’t know why, I guess I didn’t expect it to turn out like this. Thank goodness for a 217 brush!
However, I can’t decide if the look needs some eyeliner on my upper lashes… I avoid lining looks as sometimes it ruins everything, but sometimes it’s needed. I just don’t know…
Crappy crappy pictures!
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009Boo, my normal camera that I take my pics with had its battery die, so I had to use my fancier point and shoot. It’s flash is really powerful, so I had to take today’s pictures without flash so they don’t look the best.
I got this idea off of macmakeup.net’s list of eyeshadow combination.
Face
- MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium (109 brush)
- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Blonde (168 brush)
Eyes
- MAC Painterly paint pot as base
- MAC Lotusland e/s all over lid
- MAC Smoke & Diamonds e/s in crease
- MAC Vanilla e/s to blend
- MAC Shroom e/s under brow
- MAC Powerpoint eyeliner in Grey Utility along upper lashes (I later darkened it up a bit with Black Russian Pearlglide liner, but after I took the pictures)
- MAC Clear Brow Finish
- Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara
Lips
- MAC Fast Friends lipglass
god those pictures look like crap!
Also, I feel like lately that the makeup just isn’t “sticking” to me. I’ll apply, and then 15 minutes later it’s really faded??? I don’t know what’s up It’s getting disgruntling.
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
October 1, 2009’s Look
Eyes
- MAC Painterly paint pot as base
- MAC Woodwinked e/s inner half
- MAC Stars N’ Rockets e/s outer half, crease
- MAC Carbon e/s to darken outer V
- MAC Shroom e/s as highlight
- MAC Pearlglide Liner in Rave along upper lashes
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara
Lips
- MAC Pink Fish Lip Conditioner
- MAC Sweet Strawberry lipglass
Let’s play a little catch up!
Thursday, October 1st, 2009So my problem is laziness. I take pictures, then they sit on the camera. I have pictures on my digital camera from nearly a year ago! So… this morning I don’t have much going on, so I am vowing to go through all the makeup pictures, delete the crap ones, and post up good ones, regardless of how old.
What this means is that I probably won’t remember which products I used. But I still want to post them up since I took the effort to take the pics, ya know? What’s even worse is that my camera’s date kept resetting, so I don’t even have an accurate date for these Most will be from March – June 2009.
I run several blogs on a huge variety of subjects, and I tend to neglect them all, so honestly I REALLY need to make a vow to at least stay on top of a few.
First up…
This is from September 22, 2009.
Two words: SPICED CHOCOLATE!
I heard so much raving about this quad, so when I caught notice it was at my nearest CCO, I ran over and grabbed it. I’ve been in such a mood for a “fall feeling” with bronzes and reds, so this really excited me. And it didn’t fail to impress! (Which is always important, as things tend to get hyped up on MAC forums and turn out to be a bust)
I also dyed my hair recently “Deep Burgundy” by Feria. These pictures were taken soon after it was dyed. 1.5 weeks later and it’s faded a bit, but still really red. Maybe I finally found a good red hair dye?! Well, that, and I switched to using a sulfate-free shampoo (Bed Head Superstar) which really helps on prolonging hair color.
Uber red:
September 5, 2009
I went for a strawberries & bananas look this day and ended up messing it up by using a black eyeliner. I don’t like dark eyeliner (as you can tell, I usually don’t line my looks, which drives some people crazy but I like no liner a lot of the time). Therefore, I will only post the open eyes version.
Make Up For Ever #75
MAC Chrome Yellow
MAC Black Russian pearlglide liner (ARGHHHH)
MAC Full of Fuchsia Technakohl liner (trying to unruin the look)
Sometime in August 2009
How great are Taylor Swift dresses?! Haha, I just had to say that!
This was done with some of the Hello Kitty shadows… I’m guessing Too Dolly and Lucky Tom are two of the candidates
Sometime in April or May 2009
Awww, this is sooo pretty, I wish I remembered what I used I almost want to think I used Plumed Violet Cream Colour Base, but I am not sure.
April 3, 2009
I remembered the date on this one because this was the night of the Fast & Furious opening, LOL! I was going for the import model look, I guess. I used Too Faced Ooh & Aah duo eyeshadow.
That’s about all! There were other ones, but I either didn’t like how I did the makeup, or it was a repeat of something I had posted earlier.
Whew!
I am going to try to focus on getting swatches and collection photos up. I know natural light is best for that, but unfortunately the weather is quite crappy so I’ll have to see how far I get with that, especially today.
ooo, I like!
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Finally I get around to using one of the Cream Colour Bases (CCB for short) I bought at a CCO in March! And I like it! Definitely nice to put shadow over, and it’s been a few hours and still no creasing, so that’s a good sign!
Eyes
- MAC Painterly paint pot as base (Sephora flat e/s brush)
- MAC Cream Colour Base in Plumed Violet all over lid (242 brush)
- MAC Up At Dawn e/s all over lid and Plumed Violet, over crease and up (239 brush)
- MAC Shroom e/s as highlight (217 brush)
- Urban Decay Zero 24/7 Eyeliner pencil along upper lashes
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara
I think it looks a lot better in natural light than the camera made it look… oh well! Definitely like it, and it even looks pretty on it’s own!
Also stopped by my local CCO and picked up Sunset B, Gulf Stream, and Reflects Duo Purple pigment.
Orange to meet you!
Monday, March 30th, 2009Eek, I haven’t even gone through my Spring Break look photos yet… but here’s today’s look that I threw together!
Face
- MAC Mineralize loose foundation in medium (109 brush)
- MAC Blush in Prism (168 brush)
Eyes
- MAC Painterly paint pot as base (Sephora flat e/s brush)
- MAC Paradisco e/s all over lid (239 brush)
- MAC Stylin’ e/s in outer corner (239 brush)
- MAC Creme Royale e/s as highlight (217 brush)
- MAC Brow Finisher in Blonde
- Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara
Lips
- MAC Nice to be Nice lipglass
Hopefully later this week I can get all the spring break looks up!
February 23, 2009
Monday, February 23rd, 2009Face
- MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium (109 brush)
Eyes
- MAC Painterly paint pot as base (Sephora flat e/s brush)
- MAC Dovefeather e/s all over lid (139 brush)
- MAC Typographic e/s in outer V (139 brush)
- MAC Orb e/s to blend (272 brush)
- MAC Brow Finisher in Blonde
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara
Lips
- MAC She Loves Candy lipglass
Just a simple little look, had a test today in school so I was a bit rushed (Monday’s are always terrible of course!!)
February 18, 2009
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009I played with some of my little used purples today. I actually wasn’t planning on doing much, but then that turned into a look once I got going. It complimented my pink Chucks perfectly! And my RevvWear hoodie that I wore to keep warm.
Face – nothing (laziness streak continues! Perhaps I shouldn’t have hit the snooze button)
Eyes
- MAC Painterly p/p as base (Sephora flat e/s brush)
- MAC Milk pigment all over lid (Sephora medium e/s brush)
- MAC Up at Dawn e/s on out half of lid (239 brush)
- MAC Parfait Amour e/s in outer V and as liner for upper lashes (239 brush, Mary Kay slanted e/s brush)
- MAC Cloud Bound e/s as highlight (217 brush)
- MAC Brow Finisher in Blonde, smoothed with Brow Set in clear
- Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara
Lips
- MAC Sweet Strawberry lipglass
The Sweet Strawberry lipglass was a lot more pigmented than I expected, and a bit strong for this look. I kept it on for pictures, and then I blotted it off and used Pink Fish Lip Conditioner for a more softer look. I probably should’ve chosen She Loves Candy, but I am trying to use all my new Hello Kitty lipglasses.
Just a cute girly look!