Favorite Looks of 2013!

Happy NYE!

I hope you all have a SAFE and very, very happy new years!

Since makeup is my first love and

the primary reason I blog, I decided to put together my favorite 

looks I've done over this past year.

Let me know which is YOUR favorite!

Mystic Nights

House Lannister- Game of Thrones makeup series

Wearable Thanksgiving look

Tropical Remix

July 4th 

latest Nighttime Neutral

Solitude- Skyrim makeup series

Halloween

Autumn Dream

Which look is your favorite?!

:D

Festive Thanksgiving look!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I hope all who are celebrating are being safe with some of the bad weather

going around the country.

I used some of my SYN Cosmetics shadows

to create a festive Fall/Thanksgiving look for this holiday :)

Here it is!

I used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

SYN Cosmetics' 'Synfused'- brow bone

UD's 'Ambush', MUG's 'Burlesque', & SYN's 'Contempt ' - crease

SYN Cosmetics' 'Blaze' & 'Ruthless'- lid

L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly lashes mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

October Favorites!!

It's that time again!

Here are my favorite products from this month :)

1. Urban Decay B6 Vitamin- Infused Complexion Prep Spray

*not my picture

This stuff is the perfect last piece of the puzzle if you want your makeup to last

ALL. DAY.

It's a fairly new pickup of mine,

but I'll have a full review of this bad boy soon.

Suffice it to say- it's awesome.

2. MakeupGeek 'Burlesque'

*pic from makeupgeek.com

Just like last Fall, I'm still obsessed with the wine-red, plum color.

This is perfectly expressed in MUG's shadow, 'Burlesque'.

Tons of pigmentation & a hint of sparkle!

See it used most recently by me here.

3. Foils & Metallics like Zoya 'Channing' & CG's 'Strike up a Cosmo'

I'm a sucker for sparkle anyway,

and these shimmering fall shakes packed with glitz make me swoon!

4. L'Oreal Voluminous Butterfly mascara

*not my picture

This is one of my most recent purchases, so I don't have a review on it yet.

Needless to say, though, first impression are that this bad boy ROCKS.

Cannot wait to share with you all.

What do you think of these products?

What were your favorites from October?

Cranberry Sunset

Now that Fall is finally here,

I wanted to try my hand at a version of a look I saw on Pinterest.

Last year I became totally obsessed with this cranberry-merlot shade of red/plum,

and that has only increased this year!

Here's my version of the look, which i've dubbed 'Cranberry Sunset' :)

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 'Dope'- browbone

MUG 'Burlesque'- lid

UD's 'Ambush ', Sugarpill's 'Flamepoint', & SYN Cosmetics' 'Contempt '- crease

Covergirl LashBlast Clump Crusher mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

What do you guys think?

The orange from Flamepoint turned out a bit more bright than I would have liked,

but I still really loved wearing the look :)

Skyrim Makeup Series- Solitude

Ok guys, the next Hold in my series is Solitude.

This is the capital city of Skyrim and one of the richest regions.

It's home to one of Skyrim's chief ports and is known for shipbuilding and trading.

In the far right of this picture, you can see the Blue Palace that houses much of the royalty in Solitude. This Hold is also home to the Thalmor and Bard's College.

Okay, so based on the location of being along the coast, the shipbuilding, and the luxurious royalty that lives there, I created my Solitude inspired look:

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

SYN Cosmetics' 'Synfused'- brow bone

SYN Cosmetics' 'Delusion', UD's 'Evidence' & unnamed brown matte from Sephora- crease

MUG's 'Sea Mist', SYN Cosmetics' 'Savage', UD's 'Copper' & 'Smog'- lid

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

Maybelline mascara

WELP, i freaking love this look.

I wasn't sure how I was going to translate the Hold at first,

but as I played with it, I really grew to like it immensely.

It's a color combo that I haven't really worn before,

and I like it!

What are your thoughts?

* July 4th look *

Happy Independence Day!

For those of you from the US :)

In honor of this holiday,

I've recreated a patriotic look from one I found quite some time ago on Pinterest,
so this is by no means my own creation-
I just always thought it looked fun!

'Murica!

The red eyebrows are crazy and fun.

I see Phyrra color her eyebrows all the time and it can look cool,

although red eyebrows is never something I would wear out of my house, personally :)

I had a blast recreating this look.

Reminded me why I love makeup!

And Sugarpill & BFTE couldn't be better cosmetics to work with :D

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Sugarpill's 'Tako'- browbone

BFTE's 'Blueberry' & Sugarpill's 'Afterparty'- crease

MUG's 'Razzleberry' & BFTE's 'Addicted'- lid

BFTE's 'Blue Bayou'- waterline

Covergirl Line Exact liquid eyeliner

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes

'Razzleberry' over eyebrows

What do you think?

Have a safe & happy holiday!

Skyrim Makeup Series- Altmer

Woooooo!

Classes are finally over (at least until exams next week),

and it's time to start my skyrim series!

I've thought long and hard about how exactly I wanted to do this,

and I think i've decided to do a look based on every race in Skyrim: Elder Scrolls,

which is my favorite Skyrim :)

Tonight's look is based on the Altmer.

The Altmer are the High Elves, skilled in arcane arts.

The are characterized by shades of gold, green, & amber,

with yellow-gold eyes and a light, pale gold skin tone.

Based on this description,

here's the look I came up with:

So what's going on with my skin??!?

Yeah so, I attempted to capture the 'pale gold hue' that is the Altmer's skin tone

by adding golden shimmer around my eyes & on some of my nose.

It didn't translate that great, but whatever! :P

I USED:

Face/browbone:

UD's 'Blitz', Maui Wowi', & SYN Cosmetics' 'Synfused'

Lid:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Victorian Disco Cosmetics' 'Leia's Bikini' & 'Yoda's Yoga Mat'

MUG's 'Sea Mist '

Crease:

UD's 'Libertine' & 'Bender'

Victorian Disco Cosmetics' 'The Fett'

I had A LOT of fun creating this look.

I knew this series was going to be fun.

What do YOU guys think?

Let me know! :)

Star Wars St. Patrick's Day

Helloooooo!

I'm taking a break from the Sugar Rush collection to do a makeup look today.

I still haven't gotten a chance to use any of my Victorian Disco pigments,

and since I bought 2 with St. Patty's day in mind-

I figured i'd go ahead and feature those :)

Here's 'Star Wars St. Patty's'.

I used:

*From L to R*

MUG's 'Sea Mist- shade over crease

VD's 'The Fett'- crease

VD's 'Yoda's Yoga Mat'- lid

UD's 'Vanilla'- browbone/highlight

NYX Jumbo pencil 'Milk'

UD's Primer Potion

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

Covergirl Line Exact liquid eyeliner

So this look is very straightforward- just some simple blending.

I was REALLY impressed with these VD shadows, though.

Super sparkly and just a little bit of fallout.

'Milk' & UD's Primer Potion were more than adequate as a base for them.

You can't quite see how amazing both the VD shadows are in the pictures,

but they have hints or gold and purple to them- just lovely!

Can't wait to use the rest I purchased!