I Got the Blues

Heeeey! It's time for something dark and blue and smokey. Coming up I have some more wearable looks, so fret not.

Products used:

Face:

-MAC mineralize blush in Dainty

Eyes:

-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Purple
-Inglot e/s # 67 (navy)
-Sugarpill e/s in Velocity (rich blue)
-Sugarpill e/s in After party (clear blue)
-Inglot e/s #13 (inner corners)
-Annabelle white eyeliner pencil (waterline)
-Inglot e/s #387 (matte grey)
-Too Faced e/s in Heaven (browbone)

Lips:

-MAC Viva Glam VI Special Edition lipstick

Thanks so much for looking!

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I Return, with Dark Eyes!

I know, I know. And I'm sorry. But I'm back!
Prom is coming up, and I am swamped with clients. Each gorgeous girl has her own taste, and I must cater to everyone. But for those who may not have someone doing your makeup, I will begin posing ideas now.

This also fits into the "ridiculous smoky eyes" category of spring trends in 2012.

Face!!

 Closeups!

Eyes closed

Eye open

Now I forgot what I was dealing with when I departed on this journey of darkness... Carbon eyeshadow from MAC is a deep matte black, and has an odd chalky texture that, when used carelessly, will cause FALLOUT!! NOOO!!! HISS!
So be very cautious of how you use black or dark eyeshadows. Perhaps do all of your eye makeup, clean up your face where eyeshadow may have fallen down, THEN do your face makeup. Silly me!

Products Used

Face:
-Makeup Forever Mat Velvet + Foundation #35
-Cover FX Full Coverage Cream Foundation #M40 (under eyes)
-Inglot translucent powder
-Nars blush in Orgasm

Eyes:
-UDPP
-NYX jumbo pencil in Purple (shimmer deep purple blended over the main eyelid area)
-Inglot eyeshadow #493 (lavender colour with some sparkle, blended liberally above the crease and lower lashline)
-Inglot eyeshadow #439 (deep shimmery purple with a blue-mauve duo-chrome, swept in the crease and lower lashes, blended into lavender)
-MAC eyeshadow in Carbon (matte black pressed onto the main lid over the purple pencil to give it some shine, lower lashline)
-Lise Watier Folie Blanche mixed with Makeup Forever Star Powder #943 (made a shimmery white-pink for inner corners)
-Too Faced In the Buff (matte pink-cream on the browbone)
-Revlon Colorstay black eyeliner (waterline)
-L'Oreal Curved Brush Carbon Black Mascara

Lips:
-Jack Black Lemon Lip Balm

Hope someone tries this out!

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Makeup on Darker Skin Tones

So this lovely lady, Pooja, has a very important event coming up! It's a surprise though, so I'm sorry I can't tell you...
Her skin tone is a few shades darker than mine, and has a golden olive undertone. Luckily for her, she does not have a pimple on her face or oily skin at all. It was a pleasure to do makeup on such a gorgeous face!

 Closeup!

She loved the smokiness!

Products Used:


Face:
-Makeup Forever HD foundation #128 and #153 mixed together
-Laura Mercier Matte Translucent Powder (all over the face)
-Tarte bronzer in Park Ave Princess (just under cheekbones and at the temples)
-Nars blush in Orgasm (apples of the cheeks)
-MAC eyeshadow in Charcoal Brown (eyebrows)

Eyes:
-UDPP
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Half Baked (shimmery gold all over the eyelid)
-Inglot eyeshadow #409 (shimmery dark bronze in the crease and lower lashline)
-Inglot eyeshadow #406 (warm bronze in the outer half of the eyelid)
-Urban Decay eyeshadows Buck and Naked (medium brown blended in the crease)
-Bobbi Brown eyeshadow in Espresso (in the deep crease)
-MAC eyeshadow Carbon (upper lashine)
-Inglot eyeshadow #351 (matte cream colour on the browbone)
-Laura Mercier loose eyeshadow in Folie Blanche (inner corner)
-Revlon Colorstay black eyeliner (waterline)
-Bourjois mascara

Lips:
-Maybelline ColorSensation lipstick in Tinted Taupe
-Makeup Forever lipstick #310 Pearly
-Dior lip gloss in Flash

Lots o' products, I know. Hope you enjoy!
Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Deep Plum Smokiness

Hello hello!!! One way to do a smoky eye is with a medium shade on the lid and a darker colour blended in the crease... But today I felt like doing a more gradient smoky eye. You shall see what I mean!

It's shimmery. It's pink. It's purple. It's awesome.

I guess it's because I am a forgetful person, but I left my lips bare... again.

Closeups!

Puuurple

 Looking down, you can see the blend from dark to light plum...

You can see the gradient from dark purple at the lashline to light plummy pink in the crease

Products Used

Face:
-Foundation, concealer, powder
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer (contour)
-Nars blush in Orgasm

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Flash (red-toned shimmery plum all over eyelid, lower lashline)
-Inglot Eyeshadow #48 (shimmery dusty rose blended in the crease and into Flash)
-Anabelle Black eyeliner pencil (traced along the upper lashline, smudged out)
-Nars eyeshadow in Night Fever (black with red sparkles, pressed on top of the black pencil and blended up into flash, and lower lashline)

-Lise Watier loose eyeshadow in Folie Blanche (sparkly white, inner corners)
-Revlon Colorstay black eyeliner (in waterline)

Lips
-Nothing :(

Hope you enjoyed this different way to do a smokey eye!

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Anti-Valentine's Day Smoky Craziness

I had some friends over last night. And as I always do when Olivia and Amanda come over, I attacked their faces!
Here is some fun I had with Olivia's face. She wondered what an intense black smoky eye would look like on her.
Forgive the cell-phone quality pictures.

Olivia is soooo pretty!

I went nuts with her lips...

Awesome Lips

Twice!

AWESOMEEE LIPS

Closeups...

Awesome Smokiness

Then she mentioned leopard spots.

Spots!

Then stars!

Stars!

Now I am aware that this may not be your chosen makeup look for this Valentine's Day but if you want to have a girl's night out, play up for favorite feature and have fun! 

Products Used:

Face:
-Benefit Boi-ing Concealer #01
-Tarte Parke Ave. Princess Bronzer

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-MAC Blackground Paint Pot (all over eyelid)
-Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Mushroom (inner half if the lid)
-Inglot Eyeshadow #65 (black on the outer corner and crease, and lower lashline)
-Inglot Eyeshadow #460 (meduim grey-plum to blend out crease and lower lashes)
-Lise Watier Loose Eyeshadow in Folie Blanche (shimmery white, inner corners, browbone)
-Revlon Colorstay Black Eyeliner (waterline)
-Rimmel Glam'Eyes Black Liquid Liner (upper lashline)

Lips:
-Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Va Va Violet (dark purple to outline the lips and blend towards to center)
-MAC Amplified Lipstick in Kanga-Rouge (Crazy Awesome Red!)
-The same concealer on the outer corners of the mouth

Have fun, happy Valentine's Day!

Fun Purple Nails

For Christmas, I got my very first crackle-style polish!
Welcome, Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat in Ink Splatter.

Ink Splatter

I decided to pair it over a not-so-pale purple, because I didn't want too much of a contrast with the black. I used a Forever 21 nail polish. I can't find it anymore, but I believe it is called Love&Beauty Magenta. It is a gorgeous purple that is lighter than Makeup Forever #92 eyeshadow.
Silly comparison, I know.

Love&Beauty Magenta?

The Sally Hansen black overcoat is pretty matte somehow, but I used topcoat to make it shine. The splintery black areas are thinner and more sparse with a thin layer, and larger with smaller cracks if you use a thick coat.
Obviously two coats would not create a very nice effect.

Just thought this was a nice nail look for winter. Cooler tones, not glittery or too crazy. Hope someone out there tries this out!

The Forever21 polish retails for 2.80.
The Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat is under 10$.

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

The Impatient Blogger

Alright, so I've been itching to post something since I started this thing yesterday around this time.
Sadly, however, I am confronting a bit of a camera crisis... Namely, I do not have access to a decent one today.

Do not fret! I happen to have a few photos in my arsenal of makeup looks I have done on other people. This deep purple and black smoky eye is something that took months to convince my no-makeup-wearing, pale sister to let me do. I really liked how it turned out, given her constant twitching every time I went near her with a brush!

Stubborn as she is, she refused any face or lip makeup. She also wore sunglasses for the rest of the day in case anyone saw her. Note her sarcastic expression in the photos.

Indoors, with flash

Outdoors, no flash, cloudy sky

Outdoors, no flash, cloudy sky

I promise future posts will not all be purple, as the colour scheme of this blog may suggest :)
Enjoy!

Products used:

Face:
-Nothing. She's stubborn :)

Eyes:
-Two Faced Shadow Insurance
-Urban Decay "Flash" eyeshadow (inner eyelid)
-Urban Decay "Mushroom" eyeshadow (blended in crease)
-MAC "Carbon" eyeshadow (concentrated in deep crease and outer corners, lash line)
-Revlon Colorstay black eyeliner (FAIL in waterline)
-Maybelline Colossal Mascara
-Natural eyebrows

Lips:
SEE "FACE"

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca