Sushi Blumen » Sushi Flower http://www.sushiblumen.com A MAC junkie's bad attempts at good makeup and more! Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:17:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Revisit… http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/04/23/revisit/ http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/04/23/revisit/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 01:56:59 +0000 admin http://www.sushiblumen.com/?p=862 I wanted to do something with color for work (like I’ve said over and over… all neutrals every day gets me a bit down) so I decided to re-try an old look. I think it came out a lot better, but then again, all my looks from a year ago looked downright scary! I hadn’t started using products in my crease, and I’m not sure I even attempted to blend. Oh what a difference a year can make!!! :D

Face

  • MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
  • MAC Studio Touch Up Stick Concealer in NW20
  • Mary Kay Mineral Cheek Color in Pink Petals

    • Eyes

  • MAC Fresco Rose Paint Pot
  • MAC Slip Pink Eyeshadow
  • MAC Sushi Flower Eyeshadow
  • MAC Carbon Eyeshadow
  • MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow
  • MAC Rite of Spring Eyeshadow
  • Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero
  • MAC Brow Set in Clear
  • Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
  • Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara

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    Link to look done last year: http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/01/10/pretty-in-pink/

    ]]>     http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/04/23/revisit/feed/ 0     Look for February 1, 2010 http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/02/01/look-for-february-1-2010/ http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/02/01/look-for-february-1-2010/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:33:10 +0000 admin http://www.sushiblumen.com/?p=620 Hmm, trying to use more pinks lately :) One of my more neglected palettes indeed. Today was a fairly calm/simple look…

    Face

  • MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
  • MAC Studio Touch Up Stick Concealer in NW20
  • MAC Tahitian Sand Beauty Powder

    • Eyes

  • MAC Fresco Rose Paint Pot
  • MAC Yogurt Eyeshadow
  • MAC Sushi Flower Eyeshadow
  • MAC Pink Freeze Eyeshadow
  • MAC Rite of Spring Eyeshadow
  • MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
  • Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero
  • MAC Brow Set in Clear
  • Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
  • Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara

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    I rarely line my upper lashes, let alone with Blacktrack, so this was something different. Just felt that it was too plain and needed liner. :)

    ]]>     http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/02/01/look-for-february-1-2010/feed/ 0     Warm sunrise for January 11, 2010 http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/01/12/warm-sunrise-for-january-11-2010/ http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/01/12/warm-sunrise-for-january-11-2010/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:43:55 +0000 admin http://www.sushiblumen.com/?p=566 Look for January 11, 2010… I <3 it.

    Face

  • MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
  • MAC Studio Touch Up Stick Concealer in NW20
  • MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Redhead

    • Eyes

  • MAC Fresco Rose Paint Pot
  • MAC Sushi Flower Eyeshadow
  • MAC Off The Page Eyeshadow
  • MAC Orange Eyeshadow
  • MAC Shroom Eyeshadow
  • Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero
  • MAC Brow Finisher in Clear
  • Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
  • Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara

    • Lips

  • MAC Nice to be Nice Lipglass

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    ]]>     http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/01/12/warm-sunrise-for-january-11-2010/feed/ 0     Swatch of the Day: My MAC Pink Eyeshadows http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/11/30/swatch-mac-pink-eyeshadows/ http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/11/30/swatch-mac-pink-eyeshadows/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:36:36 +0000 admin http://www.sushiblumen.com/?p=402 pinkpalette
    This time around I’m swatching the eyeshadows in my “Pink” MAC palette! These are the ones that I’ve decided are “full” pinks. I have a “Pink-ish Purples” palette that I put other ones in that, to me, are not a full pink or a full purple color. Does that make sense? Probably not, but most people have unique ways of organizing their palettes to their personal tastes.

    MAC Passionate Eyeshadow
    Description: Real mid-tone red (Matte)
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    MAC Sushi Flower Eyeshadow
    Description: Pinky-coral with pink shimmer (Satin)
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    MAC Budding Beauty Eyeshadow
    Description: Bright fuchsia (Frost, LE: Dejarose)
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    MAC Sunset B Eyeshadow
    Description: Frost clean mid-tone pink (Starflash, LE: Starflash)
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    MAC Swish Eyeshadow
    Description: Bright pink with icy shimmer (Frost)
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    MAC Pink Freeze Eyeshadow
    Description: Bright pink with icy pearl (Frost)
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    MAC Sweet Lust Eyeshadow
    Description: Pinky-rose (Lustre)
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    MAC Slip Pink Eyeshadow
    Description: Sunny coral pink with pearlized pigments (Velvet, LE: Technacolour, Lingerie)
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    MAC Yogurt Eyeshadow
    Description: Soft pale pink (Matte)
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    Swatching procedure: My skin tone is roughly a MAC NW20 (maybe NW15 since any tan is fading). Swatches are done over MAC Painterly paint pot to provide a base, therefore results may appear different on bare skin.

    Photos are taken in my bathroom of the shadows themselves under “Natural Light” bubs which mimic natural daylight. Swatch pictures were taken by a window with natural sunlight.

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    ]]>     http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/11/30/swatch-mac-pink-eyeshadows/feed/ 0     Pretty In Pink http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/01/10/pretty-in-pink/ http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/01/10/pretty-in-pink/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:40:59 +0000 admin http://blog.sushiblumen.com/?p=135 I got the idea for today’s look from a post on Specktra.net about what eyeshadow colors compliment each other: Slip Pink and Sushi Flower. It also suggested using Carbon, but I do not have that color (and try to avoid straight blacks, still kinda scare me!), so I substituted Well Plumed. Definitely a soft, pretty pink look.

    This was also my first time applying makeup under my natural light bulbs I got for the bathroom last night. Definitely a great help! I always use to get out to the car, and see flaws, but now my makeup looks inside what it would outside.

    Products (all MAC unless noted):

    Face

    • Prep+Prime Skin Base
    • Mineralized loose foundation in medium (109 brush)
    • Redhead Mineralized Skinfinish (168 brush)

    Eyes

    • Painterly paint pot as base (242 brush dupe from Sephora)
    • Slip Pink e/s all over lid (139 brush)
    • Sushi Flower e/s in crease (139 brush)
    • Well Plumed e/s in outer V and as a liner (139 brush for V, slanted Mary Kay e/s brush for liner)
    • Cloud Bound e/s for blending, and up to brow (272 brush)
    • Brow Set in clear
    • Make Up For Ever Smokey Lash mascara

    Lips

    • Prized Petal lipglass

    This can also be called the “all the discontinued colors” look, haha. Prized Petal was a LE, and I found Slip Pink, Cloud Bound, and Well Plumed at a CCO.

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