Sushi Blumen » Trax http://www.sushiblumen.com A MAC junkie's bad attempts at good makeup and more! Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:53:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Playin’ with color finally! http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/03/12/playin-with-color-finally/ http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/03/12/playin-with-color-finally/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:05:35 +0000 admin http://www.sushiblumen.com/?p=756 Figured out I don’t have to do neutrals every day, I can throw some color in there here and there :)

Face

  • MAC Mineralize loose foundation in Medium
  • MAC Studio Touch Up Stick Concealer in NW20
  • MAC Powder Blush in Prism

    • Eyes

  • MAC Painterly Paint Pot
  • MAC Paradisco Eyeshadow
  • MAC Trax Eyeshadow
  • MAC Sketch Eyeshadow
  • MAC Shroom Eyeshadow
  • MAC Brow Set in Clear
  • Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
  • Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara

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    ]]>     http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/03/12/playin-with-color-finally/feed/ 0     Loathing Honey Lust… http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/02/02/loathing-honey-lust/ http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/02/02/loathing-honey-lust/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:32:18 +0000 admin http://www.sushiblumen.com/?p=626 The 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

  • MAC Painterly Paint Pot
  • MAC Honey Lust Eyeshadow
  • MAC Trax Eyeshadow
  • MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow
  • MAC Retrospeck Eyeshadow
  • Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Eldorado
  • MAC Brow Set in Clear
  • Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara

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    ]]>     http://www.sushiblumen.com/2010/02/02/loathing-honey-lust/feed/ 0     Look for December 17, 2009 http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/12/18/look-for-december-17-2009/ http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/12/18/look-for-december-17-2009/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:27:38 +0000 admin http://www.sushiblumen.com/?p=501 Soft/neutral look for this day! Still has a bit of purple though :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 Painterly paint pot
  • MAC Trax eyeshadow
  • MAC Haux eyeshadow
  • MAC Magnetic Fields eyeshadow
  • MAC Photo Realism eyeshadow
  • Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in 1999
  • MAC Brow Finisher in Clear
  • Make Up For Ever Lash Fibers
  • Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara

    • 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.

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    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!

    ]]>     http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/12/18/look-for-december-17-2009/feed/ 0     Not dead, I swear! http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/11/23/not-dead-i-swear/ http://www.sushiblumen.com/2009/11/23/not-dead-i-swear/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:34:50 +0000 admin http://www.sushiblumen.com/?p=363 I’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!

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