Skyrim Makeup Series- 'Aura Whisper'

Helloooooo.

Switching gears just a bit for my Skyrim look today.

Rather than using a place or race as my inspiration,

I decided to use a 'shout',

specifically, the Aura Whisper.

Shouts in this game are special powers that do various things.

These shouts are formed by a series of words that can only be learnt

by the Dragonborn (& a few select others)

after absorbing dragon souls.

As you can see, the Aura Whisper is actually a whisper rather than a shout,

but it has a magical effect all the same-

it reveals any living things' life force (or aura) that's near you,

which is a definite upper hand!

Here's my inspiration from the Aura Whisper:

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

UD's 24/7 eyeliner in 'Bourbon', blended out- crease

SYN Cosmetics' 'Entice'- crease highlight

SYN Cosmetics' 'Faded' & 'Roman'- lid

Covergirl Bombshell mascara

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

I wanted this look to remind me of a whisper,

something soft, faint, and fleeting.

So I used that rather than the color of the shout as inspiration.

In the end, 'Faded' & 'Roman' didn't go to together quite as well as I'd hoped,

but I really loved 'Entice' over the crease.

:)

What do you all think?

Skyrim Makeup Series- Dawnstar

Yay!

I finally have another installment in my Skyrim series.

It's been entirely too long since I did one.

Today's look is based off of an appropriately cold & wintery village-

Dawnstar !

Dawnstar is a rather small mining and garrison village,

capital of The Pale in Skyrim.

It, along with Winterhold,

is one of the coldest cities in Skyrim. 

Using mainly the snow and frigid ocean,

here's my look inspired by Dawnstar.

(disclaimer: I also used a pic of wintery makeup on Pinterest as inspiration,

so this is in no way ALL my own!)

I used:

UD Primer Potion

UD's 'Haight', 'Money', 'Crystal' & unnamed Sephora royal blue- crease

SYN Cosmetics' 'Absolute' & shimmery white from Maybelline quad- lid

L'Oreal Butterfly mascara

Lime Crime Uniliner in 'Lunar Sea' lash tips

In retrospect, the white tips of my lashes (featured in the Pinterest look)-

was a bad idea.

It looks gloopy and crappy,

not wintery.

So, meh.

Otherwise, though,

I really like the look.

It looks cold & beautifully desolate, much like Dawnstar.

(Even though it's a "major city",

not many people live there)

What do you think?

Skyrim Makeup Series- 'Markarth'

I want to take one quick break from all the Halloween-themed posts

and do another look for my Skyrim makeup series.

I'm really having fun with these series.

The possibilities are endless!

Today's post is about Markarth:

Markarth is one of the largest cities in Skyrim,

located in The Reach.

This is a remote city characterized by it's stone and water resources.

The city is composed of the working district on one side,

and the noble Nords on the other.

As you can see, the city is made up of rugged terrain like rocky mountains,

waterfalls, and valleys.

This is what I used as inspiration for my look :)

Here it is!

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Sugarpill's 'Tako'- brow bone

Urban Decay's 'Urb', 'Mildew', 'Money', & 'Lost'- inner to outer lid

UD's 'Prank' ,' Madness', & 'Haight' and SYN Cosmetics' 'Delusion- crease

UD 'Vanilla' -inner corners

UD 'Lost'- lower lash line

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara

This is a pretty straightforward look,

despite the amount of shadows I used :P

It's nothing super fancy,

but I really enjoyed the color combo.

It's been awhile since I used so many UD shadows together,

and it made me remember why they're one of my 

ultimate favorite makeup brands.

What do you guys think?

Skyrim Makeup Series- Alduin

I've been itching to do another look for my Skyrim makeup series.

There are innumerable possibilities for this series,

but this time I decided to do a look based on a creature...

and not just any creature- a dragon.

BUT HEY, not just any dragon (for there are many in Skyrim),

but the head honcho- Alduin.

Alduin is the main antagonist in Skyrim and is the Nordic god of destruction.

He is the fiercest of all the dragons in the game,

and was the first dragon to ever rule over men.

Needless to say, he's a mean mofo.

Knowing all this, this is the look I came up with:

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

SYN Cosmetics' 'Savage'- inner corners

UD's 'Black Market' & 'Lovesick'- lid/crease

Sugarpill's 'Love+'- crease/highlight

UD's 'Dope'- browbone

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

Covergirl Lash Blast Clump Crusher mascara

Being that Alduin is mostly black or dark, I wanted this look to be the same.

The red eyes in the picture (along with his general bloodlust and evil qualities)

inspired me to do the red. All in all, I was rather pleased with it.

What do you guys think?

I freaking love doing this series!

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?

Skyrim Makeup Series- Winterhold

So it's been a bit too long since i've done another installment in this series.

I started out using some races as inspiration.

Though i'm not leaving that completely, I did want to go in another direction for a bit.

So, I decided to try some looks based on some of the Holds.

First up is my personal favorite, Winterhold.

It's a somewhat bleak yet beautiful wintery Hold in the northeastern tip of Skyrim

It houses few inhabitants now (aside from the College of Winterhold) after a disastrous event some years ago.

Based on the color scheme of the Hold and it's wintery atmosphere,

I created a bit bolder/down right crazier/weirder look than normal...

So perhaps this was too literal and just dumb,

but I (truly shockingly) kind of liked it when I was done.

I felt like an idiot when I was drawing on the snow and 'snow-winds',

but hey, live a little.

I wanted to branch out a bit here.

What do you guys think? Honestly? :P

Lawl at the eyebrows by the way; that turned out nothing like I'd planned.

I used:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Sugarpill's 'Tako'- browbone

UD's 'Crystal', an unnamed shimmery white from Maybelline 'Sapphire Siren' quad,

UD's 'Strip' & 'Money', and Lime Crime's 'Mirror Mirror'- lid

UD's 'Gunmetal' & 'Oil Slick' 

and an unnamed shimmery grey form Sleek Acid palette- crease

Covergirl Line Exact & Lime Crime's 'Lunar Sea'- eyeliner

Maybelline mascara

UD's 'Gunmetal' & LC's 'Mirror Mirror'- eyebrows

Welp.

There you have it.

I'm stoked to do some more Holds.

If you have any suggestions or requests for this series- let me know!!

Skyrim Makeup Series- 'Dunmer' (Dark Elf)

I have another installment in my Skyrim makeup series for you today.

Apparently I unknowingly have a theme (other than the obvious one) going...

I've unintentionally chosen to do all the elven races first!

Whoops :P

So today's look is the Dunmer, or Dark Elves.

They are characterized by their dark skin and red eyes.

I wish I had some sweet red contacts I could have used for this look :/

In lieu of that, I decided to translate this race into the look a little differently.

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

unnamed warm beige from Sephora palette, UD's 'Chase' & 'Muse'- lid

UD's 'Cobra' & Sugarpill's 'Love+' crease

Covergirl Line Exact liquid mascara

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

unnamed neutral from Sephora palette- brow bone

Obviously this look had to be dark and somewhat mysterious,

as the Dark Elves are.

Though I didn't have legit red eyes, I did try to pull that in softly in the crease.

After all was said and done,

I actually really liked this look!

Would even wear it out for a nighttime event :)

What do you guys think?

Skyrim makeup series- Wood Elf

I have the next installment in my Skyrim makeup series today.

(See the first one here).

I'm creating a look for each race of Skyrim,

and today's look is the Bosmer, or Wood Elf.

Wood Elfs are some of the best archers around,

and known for being one with nature.

Based on this information, I created my Wood Elf look.

I had fun with this look.

I love darker greens & browns,

which this look solely consists of :)

I used:

UD Primer Potion

UD's 'Urb'- browbone

UD's 'Smog' & 'Libertine'- crease

UD's 'Mildew' & 'Libertine'- lid

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

Covergirl Line Exact liquid eyeliner

What do you guys think?

I'm really enjoying this series so far :)

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! :)