OH, HELLUR

Well, it's only taken me a year and a half-

but-

i'm back!

(kind of)

I'm finally at a point in my life where I have the time & energy to blog/create looks again.

As such, I'm attempting to get back in the (makeup) game, again.

We'll see how it goes...

I got the Alice in Wonderland 'Through the Looking Glass' UD palette several months ago,

as well as some new SYN Cosmetics pigments, and I've been wanting to create something with them.

As such, here's a simple but sparkly holiday look :)

I dub this "Mad Hatter Christmas" since I used several shadows from the

Alice in Wonderland 'Through the Looking Glass' palette :P

Any other pigment used in this look is from SYN Cosmetics!

What I Used:

brow bone- 'Royal Flush'*

crease- 'Gone Mad'*& 'Scene' 

highlight- 'Salazen Grum'*& 'Spade'

inner corner- 'Hatter'*

lid- 'Moolah' & 'Zone'

(*= shadow from palette)

"Can I get a Untz-Untz?!"

Well, my summer is officially over halfway over.

:/

Teachers have to be back in less than a month.

BUT, I'm still in summer mani mode,

so I'm keeping those coming.

Today's mani features the happy glitter from CG's Electric Nights collection,

'Can I get a Untz-Untz?" over CG's 'Boho Blues':

'Can I get a Untz-Untz?" has variously sized lime green, purple, neon green, and neon blue glitters.

I didn't really even notice the purple glitter until I swatched it,

and I'm glad they used all of the the 'cool' colors for this glitter.

I actually really liked it over 'Boho Blues', as well.

As with the other glitters from their summer collection,

formula was GREAT, and I didn't have to fish for any glitters a single time.

:D

That's saying something!

My Little Pony makeup series- Pinkie Pie

Today's look in my My Little Pony series is based off of Pinkie Pie:

She's silly, energetic, and somewhat of a goofball :)

Here's the simple yet definitely 'pink' look I created based off of this character:

(in natural light)

(in indoor light)

I used:

UD's Primer Potion

UD's 'Freebird'- inner corners

SYN Cosmetics' 'Audacity'- lid

Sugarpill's 'Dollipop' & Sleek's 'Parma Violet'- crease

UD's 'Noise'- highlight

CG's 'Point me to the Party'

I have a lively, happy glitter for ya'll today.

After being at Bonnaroo this past week,

I'm all about some bright/happy/neon/hippie stuff.

Hence, I FINALLY watched 'Point me to the Party' from CG's Electric Nights collection.

I've swatched it over Essie's 'Muchi Muchi':

This reminds me strongly of a neon glitter that Polish Me Silly (previously Lush Lacquer) put out a couple years ago.

Consistency was great, and I actually did NOT have to fish for glitters- which was awesome!

I love it :)

Too Faced's Rock 'N Roll palette

So I've been seeing this palette from Too Faced pop up various places lately,

and when I saw the vibrant, metallic swatches- I knew I had to have it.

A week, eBay purchase, and $34 later- I got it!

The idea behind the palette was to provide shadows & instructions to create 3 separate looks, 

characterized as either Easy (top row), Classic (middle row), & Fashion (bottom row):

Time for swatches!

You can see there are a mix of metallics, satins, 1 matte, and glitters in this palette :)

The larger shadows I would use on the brow bone & inner corners:

Then you have the darker shadows for the lids/crease:

I cannot freaking wait to create some looks with these bad boys.

Have any of you tried this palette?

What are your thoughts?

Polish 'M- 'Spring Style'

Happy Sunday Sunday!

I have a great Spring polish for you today.

I'm sure all of you have heard of Polish'M.

Today's post is my first ever polish from them,

and I was very impressed.

Here's 2 coats of 'Spring Style'.

'Spring Style' is a pastel pink base with a slight, iridescent/pastel purple shimmer to it.

Alos, you can see that it has almost every color of glitter imaginable.

These glitters come in little, medium, and large hexes, circles, and squares.

It's just perfect.

Zoya Pixie Dust 'Lux'

I've only tried one other Pixie Dust from Zoya before,

but I loved it. SO, I was very anxious to try another one.

When Zoya had their last promo,

I scooped up two.

Here's the first: 'Lux'

'Lux' is a "rose quartz" Pixie Dust. They claim opacity is a 4 (on a scale of 1-5), but I would say it's closer to a 3. Here, I've got 2 coats of it over Covergirl's 'Constant Candy'. 

I couldn't completely capture the jaw-dropping sparkle of this bad boy,

but it's close enough.

Needless to say, the sparkle & shine is INSANE.

Definitely beautiful!

FROM THE VAULT- Lime Crime Carousel Gloss 'Snow-Sicle'

So considering this is my NINTH consecutive day being out of work due to the snow/ice,

I figured this gloss is a perfect one to bring out of the vault and showcase again.

This gloss is completely clear, but filled with holo/iridescent glitter.

It's GORG.

Though I don't wear this very much (mainly because the sticky-ness of it doesn't mesh with my super long hair)- it is really lovely. Very simple and easy with a little bit of pop :)

My Little Pony makeup series- *Twilight Sparkle*

So since my daughter is lately obsessed with My Little Pony,

I decided to do a makeup series based on the little ponies.

They're each packed with all kinds of bright and cheerful colors,

so it's a great excuse to get out my brighter colors and play with them :)

For today's post, I used Twilight Sparkle for my first look.

I decided to stick with various shades of purple

with some slight pink for the look.

I also, of course, had to have a bit of sparkle ;)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Bobby Dazzle'- inner corner highlight

UD's 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in 'Woodstock' & Sugarpill's 'Dollipop'- lower lash line

UD's Glide On Eye Pencil 'Ransom' & Sleek's 'Parma Violet'- crease

Sleek's 'Flump' & 'Sugarlite'- highlight

UD's 'Grifter' & Lime Crime's 'Pearl-ple'- lid

Sugarpill's 'Tako'- browbone

Victorian Disco's 'Stun Grenade'- silver glitter

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara

What do you guys think about my interpretation?

I had a lot of fun creating this crazy, bold, and sparkly look :)

Frigid February

So, in honor of us here in TN having record breaking sub-zero temperatures tonight,

I have a frosty, frigid look :)

I decided to do a darker color on my inner corners

rather than on the outer side, like usual.

I like how it turned out :)

I wish you could see the glitter and sparkle from a couple of the pigments I used more, 

but I'm overall pleased! :)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Truth'- brow bone

Sugarpill's 'Afterparty' & SYN Cosmetics' 'Famous'- crease

SYN Cosmetics' 'Dap'- highlight

UD's 'Heroine' & SYN Cosmetics' 'Delusion'- inner corners

UD's 'Kiddie Pool'- lid

Younique 3D lash mascara- lashes

OPI's 50 Shades of Grey Collection (part 2)

Here's round 2 of the polishes for 50 Shades of Grey from OPI.

(see the first post here)

For today,

I have my two favorite from the whole collection.

First up is 'Cement the Deal'.

'Cement the Deal' is a nice, medium-grey creme.

Obviously, reminiscent of cement... or at least the was the intention.

The formula on this was pretty good, but a little thin.

This is with 3 coats.

It's nice :)

Next up is 'Shine for Me':

'Shine for Me' is a clear base that's tightly packed with silver, grey, and dark blue micro glitter.

It's pictured here over 'Cement the Deal',

and it's actually pretty awesome.

It's nothing all that creative,

but the formula was good and it sparkles :)

Stay tuned for the last of the collection soon!