It's 5 o'clock Somewhere!

Well, even though it's not sunny, hot, & beautiful here,

that time is at least on it's way!

In honor of it feeling more and more (usually) like summer,

here's my first summery look of the season :)

*It's 5 O'clock Somewhere*

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

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

BFTE's 'Lemon', Tengerine', 'Green Apple', & 'Gem'- lid

Sugarpill's 'Poison Plum' & BFTE 'Grape'- lower lash line

Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara 

I've been meaning to do a look using several of my newest, bright BFTE shadows,

and this look was it.

THEY'RE AWESOME.

So bright & shimmery, and so easy to work with.

Cannot wait to try the others.

What do you guys think about this look?

Let me know! :)

Neon Nail Mail & April favorites!

Hellooooooo.

First up, you may have already seen me post from yesterday featuring one of these,

but here is my newest, FANTASTIC nail mail:

All of these babies are from Lush Lacquer.

If you haven't tried them out yet or are looking for some new polishes,

now is the time to do LL. They have so many neon glittered polishes that are unique and perfect for summer :)

Now for my favorite products from the month of April-

1. Tarte's Brazilliance self tanner

*pic taken from Tarte's website

So i've pretty much sworn off tanning beds because they are just SO incredibly bad for you.

However, I still like to look tan & don't have a whole of of time to lay out.

So, i entered the shaky world of self tanners.

If I was going to do this, I wanted to do it right with a brand I trust.

Enter- this baby.

It's worked wonderfully!

I'll have a full review on this soon,

so stay tuned for allllll the details! :)

2. Urban Decay De-Slick Makeup Setting Spray

*picture taken from UD's website

Now that its getting warmer, that means humidity & just issues with makeup in general, for some of us. My skin isn't too oily, but for some instances, I like to have some insurance that my makeup will look good and last longer than normal, despite the weather conditions.

Enter- this bad boy :)

ALSO, I will have a full review of THIS soon, so stay tuned!

***This is on sale now on UD's site for $14!!***

3. Maybelline Vivids Lipsticks

*not my picture

Let me just start out by saying that, I HAVE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH THESE.

I have reviewed them (see it here), and gave the product a 10 out of 10,

which never happens. There are SO many super bright colors to choose from, theyre a decent price, they're soft, and they have great staying power. PLUS, perfect for summer. 

Cannot recommend these enough!

What do you guys think of these products?

What was your favorite product from this month?

Lush Lacquer- 'Neon Lights'

MM MM.

Today's polish is freaking uh-mazing.

Since summer and neons go hand-in-hand,

I was stoked when I saw Lush Lacquer's newest polishes that are PACKED with all kind of neon glitter.

Here's 2 coats of 'Neon Lights' over 1 coat of CG's 'White on White'!

'Neon Lights' is a milky white base filled with neon orange, yellow, green, and pink differently sized matte hex glitters. ITS PERFECT. I can' even describe how in love with it I am!

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Lush Lacquer

Type: Glitter 

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application: Good!

Price: $9 for full size bottle

Get This: their Etsy site

What do you guys think about this polish?

Let me know!

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! :)

Music Tag

So I first saw this tag from Nancy over at The Dark Side of Beauty,
and thought it was pretty cool.
I love sharing and talking about music,
so I figured I would do this :)




What's your favorite type of music?

I like everything, from classical, rock, metal, electronic, indie, alternative, hip hop... BUT, i'm most into electronic/dubstep right now :)

( and the REAL stuff, not Skrillex)

What's your least favorite type of music?

I would have to say rap. I know some of them are legit talented and what not,

but for the most part, I Don't have a lot of use for it.

What's the best gig you've been to?

Hmmm that's a tough one. I've been to a TON of shows & it's hard to choose... but if I had to pick, I would say Bassnectar several years ago before he went mainstream, Moon Taxi for NYE last year, and Glitch Mob a few years ago.

What albums are you listening to at the moment?

'Blow the Roof' by Flux Pavilion, & PantyRaid's new stuff. SO SICK.

What's your favorite bands/artists & other favorite albums?
My favorite artist of ALL TIME is Imogen Heap, & a very close second is Trifonic. Some other artists I like are Miles Davis, Kate Havnevik, Pretty Lights, Incubus, Evanescence, The Glitch Mob, Michael Buble, and Nit Grit. I've also really been into Blackmill lately.

That's it for my music tag! 

I really enjoy these kinds of things,

so if you do this also, let me know so I can check it out!

Game of Thrones makeup series- 'House Targaryen'

So after last week's explosive episode,

I knew I had to make my next game of thrones look Targaryen in honor of Dany

& how awesome is character is becoming.

Here's the Targaryen's sigil:

Based on their colors & the drama/intensity that the house stands for,

here is the look I came up with.

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Sugarpill's 'Love+' & BFTE's 'Addicted'- red on lid

Urban Decay's 'Black Market' & glittery black from Maybelline quad- lid

L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes mascara

I really wanted it to be mostly black with dramatic corners

to illustrate how intense and strong the Targaryens are.

Not sure I succeeded, though.

I have to say, this was my LEAST favorite look in the GoT series so far.

I kind of knew the direction I was headed,

but it just didn't translate or come out exactly how I thought it would.

I'm not too sure I like it :/

May have to try it again further down in the series.

What do you guys think?

ATC- 'Sunset Skies'

Happy Saturday!

I've got a happy little number for you today.

'Sunset Skies' came with Above the Curve's spring mini set.

This is 3 coats by itself.

'Sunset Skies' is a orange cream jelly base filled with pink circles, yellow, orange, & pink hexes, small white hexes, and rose & holo larger hexes. I really love the color combination (which has been a theme of all ATC polishes i've tried thus far).

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Above the Curve

Type: Glitter Jelly

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application: Great!

Price: $9

Get This: her Etsy site

What do you guys think of this polish?

It's perfect for summer!

BFTE Cosmetics- The Rainbow Set

Woo! 

It's been WAY too long since i've purchased anything from BFTE.

Their shadows are really fantastic.

I've had my eyes on the Rainbow sampler set, because since it's almost summer,

I want some new, bright shadows to play with.

HERE are swatches of all 16 of them!

AREN'T THESE AWESOME?!?

I cannot wait to create some looks with these.

What do all of you think about these babies?

Do you have any requests for looks?

LET ME KNOW & i'll try to make it happen!

Lime Crime's 'No She Didn't'

YAYAYAY.

I finally have a Lime Crime lipstick in my possession.

I've been lemming for at least one of their lipsticks foreverrrrr,

and now that summer is on it's way,

I decided to give in & buy a bright one :)

This is 'No She Didn't'

annnnnnd a much crappier picture-

'No She Didn't' is a bright & gorgeous robin's egg blue opaque lipstick. It's just so unique and amazing, and totally lived up to my expectations. It went on very smooth and applied like butta! I'm not sure where I would actually wear this OUT (aside from maybe a show/rave or something?), but i LOVE it nonetheless. Lime Crime has a ton more brightly and unique colored lipsticks, as most of you know, and I cannot wait to try more.

They are so fun!

What d you guys think about this bad boy?

Have you tried any of LC's lipsticks?

Beauty haul/mail & ATC's 'Misty Morning'

So over the past week or so,

I've had some AWESOME additions to my makeup & beauty stash.

Check it out!

!!!!!

Yeah, lots of good stuff.

I'll try to get into all of it (or most of it) within a week!

What are your thoughts on my haul?

Any products there that you've tried?

Moving on, another polish from Above the Curve's spring mini set.

Here's 2 coats of 'Misty Morning' over 1 coat of Sinful Color's 'Sugar Rush'.

'Misty Morning' is a pastel blue jelly base filled with silver micro glitter & silver hexes, iridescent shimmer, & large white hexes. I really love that this polish is supposed to mimic the sky with rain & clouds :) Lovely idea that I think translates very well.

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Above the Curve

Type: Glitter Jelly

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 3

Application: Good

Price: $9

Get This: her Etsy site

What do you guys think about this polish?

I like it!

'Casterly Rock' from NTP

Hello!

I have another Game of Thrones themed polish for you today from Not Too Polished!

Here is 2 coats of 'Casterly Rock' over 1 coat of Covergirl's 'Golden Opportunity'.

'Casterly Rock' is a clear base with red microglitter, red square glitter, and large golden/golden holo hex glitter. Being that Casterly Rock belongs to the Lannister's (who are uber wealthy), I wanted the mani to look rich. I really liked it against 'Golden Opportunity', which is a gorgeous champagne color. The combo glittered like no one's business in the sunlight, and I quite liked it :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Not Too Polished

Type: Glitter Top Coat

Formula: Good!

Opacity (1-5): 1

Application: Good

Price: $7.50

Get This: her Etsy site

What do you guys think about this polish?

Also, since this last episode was just SO GNARLY as far as Dany was concerned,

she will definitely be the inspiration of my next look ;P

Thanks for reading!

Shrooms!

Unknowingly, I have been on a hippy streak.

T'as not planned, despite was yesterday was!

Anyway, I have some fun stamping for you today.

I'm slowly but surely getting better at stamping,

but still have a lot of work to do.

I wanted to use my new Winstonia plates some more,

so here's ya go!

This is Winstonia plate W110 in Konad black stamping polish 

over China Glaze's 'Flip Flop Fantasy',

which is one of my top 10 favorite polishes :)

I LOVED these little toadstools.

It's so cute, fun, and different that I didn't want to take it off.

What do you guys think about this stamp?

A Psychedelic Saturday

Happy Saturday, everyone.

Hope you're having a lovely weekend!

I haven't really gotten to play with my Aquataenia palette that much,

so I decided to create a look using mainly that today.

I started with no plan and just kind of let things come to me,

and it turned out reminding me very much of a psychedelic color combo.

( & seeing how it IS 4/20, that worked out rather well... :D)

This turned out bright and super great for a show/rave.

I can't say enough about Lime Crime's shadows- they blend like butter!

And the unnamed purple Sephora shadow worked impressively, too.

I used:

Too Faced's Shadow Insurance

Lime Crime's 'Pear-Ple' & an unnamed purple matte Sephora shadow- crease

Lime Crime's 'Seahorse Discourse'- lid

Sugarpill's 'Tako'- inner corners

Lime Crime's 'Coral of the Story'- waterline

What do you guys think?

Too crazy?

Or just enough crazy?

Namaste!

'Daisy Lilacs It'

Hey guys,

I've got another mini from my set from Above the Curve today.

This is 3 coats of 'Daisy Lilacs It' over 1 coat of Sinful Colors' 'Candy Coated'.

'Daisy Lilacs It' is a pastel purple jelly filled with turquoise & gold circle glitter, fuchsia, burgundy, and aqua hexes, pink & turqoise hexes, and medium black stars. It's a unique color combo, and I love the stars :)

POLISH INFORMATION

Brand: Above the Curve

Type: Glitter

Formula: Great!

Opacity (1-5): 2

Application: Amazing!

Price: I bought the set of 5 minis for $19.50; full size bottle retails for $9

Get This: her Etsy site

I think it's going to be a given that these polishes have great consistency & apply very well.

Super easy to build up.

And like I said, I like the unique color combo of glitter.

:)

What do you think about this polish?

Let me know!

NEW Maybelline Vivids- 'Brazen Berry'

Alright guys,

as you know if you've been following my blog in the past month or so,

I'm in LOVE with Maybelline's new line of Vivids lipsticks.

I've recently added to my collection 'Brazen Berry'.

It looks like it would be MUCH more purple than it really is,

which kind of bummed me out.

But I suppose for crazy, rich colors like that-

 you'll have to go somewhere like Lime Crime.

(which is my next venture!)

Anyway, here's several 'coats', if you will, of 'Brazen Berry'.

Pretty! No doubt, but not anywhere near the purple shade I thought it would be.

Humph.

Even so, it applied perfectly and was super soft,

which (aside from the awesome colors),

are the big selling points of this line.

IF you for some crazy reason haven't tried at least ONE of the lipsticks from this line,

you need to change that immediately.

They are definitely worth their small price tag!

:)