The Grinch In February???

LOL so I totally found this on my memory card about a week ago. I was asked to do the Grinch's makeup for a Christmas party and had to practice. I figured the best way to see what I liked and what I didn't would be to film said "practice". There are quite a few things that I liked and for SURE some things I ended up not doing. No masks were allowed at the party and the guy playing the Grinch thought I was just going to do a few freckles on him. Little did he know....hee hee hee. So here I am in all of my Grinch glory. My camera died on me toward the end so it cuts off before I finish but I put some pictures in there of the final product. Hope you guys enjoy!!! BTW, what are you doing for Valentines Day???

Here's the guy that played the Grinch. He did an awesome job and never broke character! =)

Day 3: "Synergy" glitter eye look

I did this look last night for Day 3 of the 30 Day Challenge my friends and I are doing; you can check it out my other days here!

 Day 3: a picture of you with glitter

I wanted to use some of my new Darling Girl Cosmetics eyeshadows and I love how they look! I'm calling this look "Synergy" because it totally reminds me of the character from Jem, one of my favorite cartoons as a little girl. The glitter totally looks like the glowing buttons on the Synergy computer machine thing! That's what I was thinking of while creating this look. ;)

You can see the iridescent colors on the outer edges best in this no-flash shot; they were more visible in person but of course the camera doesn't pick up colors like this, huhu :c

Products:

-BFTE Cosmetics Eye and Lip Primer

Darling Girl Cosmetics eyeshadows in:

-Prophecy (copper-tan-gold shade)

-Kaboom! (blackened reddish plum with sparkle)

-The End... (blackened purple with shimmer)

-Rapture (light lilac with reddish sheen)

-Lucky (white/teal duochrome with sparkle)

-Provoke (warm taupe with red sheen; I used this on my browbone)
-Sephora white pencil (on waterline)

-Mardi Gras (patina green with copper shimmer)

-Mystique (pale aqua frost with pink sheen)

-Glitter Glue (on lower lashline and outer corner)

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk (tearduct only)

-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara

-Ardell Demi Wispies w/ DUO Dark lash adhesive

-MAC Blacktrack Fluidline (upper lashline only)

-Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black Felt Tip Liquid Liner

NYX Candy Glitter Liners in:

-Aqua, Purple, and El Dorado (mixed over the eyeliner)

-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette (on brow)

These shots show a bit of context and how the makeup looked on my face. I have to say, even though the pictures turned out okay, this looked so much cooler in person!

It's been so long since I've done a makeup look like this... it feels good to be back in the saddle. ;) I'm so in love with Provoke, it's an amazing color and I know I'll be using it a ton! You can see swatches of Provoke and some of these colors here. Swatches of the rest here and here.

I hope you enjoyed it and I look forward to bringing you more looks for this challenge.

Thanks for reading!♥

  *Some or all images were lightly edited using Aperture and/or Photoshop; for details, please read the photo editing disclosure widget at the bottom of my right-side bar.

30 Day Collab: Days 1 and 2

 Some friends and I decided to do this 30 Day Makeup Challenge as a sort of collaboration together, yay! No promises to whether I'll be able to keep it up but I'm going to try ;)

Day 1: a picture of your face without makeup

 I wasn't sweating posting a naked face pic until i actually had to do it, lol. I've posted bare-faced me before but it felt so deliberate this time, I guess. You can see a bit of how unhappy my skin has been lately. It's changed a lot in the last few months and I'm still figuring out what to do with it.

Day 2: a picture of your typical makeup

 This is a fairly typical makeup look for me when I'm going to church or maybe out to eat or something. A semi-special occasion look.

I can count on one hand the number of times I've done makeup in the past 2 months so I feel a little rusty, lol. I used a moisture mask today so my skin wasn't as flaky while doing this makeup look which was good.

Products I used for my typical makeup look.

-Reviva Labs Makeup Primer
-Belleme BB Cream
-BFTE Cosmetics mineral foundation in Light Beige
-Darling Girl Cosmetics blush in Secret Star
-BFTE Cosmetics "Butt Naked" (not pictured) face highlight
-BFTE Cosmetics Eye and Lip Primer (on eyes)
-NYX Slide On pencil in Golden Olive
-Urban Decay Naked Basics palette (on eyes/brows)
-Maybelline and Cover Girl mascaras (not pictured)
-NYX lip pencil in Nude Pink
-NYX Mega Shine gloss in Smokey Look

If you have a Facebook page and are interested in participating in this challenge collab, please go to my challenge album and comment with your page name and I'll add you to the list!

I hope you enjoyed this! I'm looking forward to doing these daily challenges so keep an eye out for them! Thanks for reading :)

Thursday, February 14

If you are tired of the pink lipstick or eye-shadow tutorials for valentine's day then I think you will enjoy my natural make-up look I created this year!

It's similar to a "No make-up make-up look" 

but I added some little extras!

It is valentine's day after all!

Here's what I used to create the look:

Eucerin dermopurifyer Toner on a cotton pad

Simple Kind To Skin Replenishing Rich Moisturiser 

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Lip Balm

Sleek Corrector and Concealer Shade 2

Bourjois 10 Hour Sleep Effect Foundation Shade 71

Collection 2000 The Cheek of It Stain

Catrice Eyebrow Stylist '#30 Brown-Eyed-Peas' Pencil

MUA eyeshadow 

Shade 16 matt

Shade 1 pearl

Shade 20 matt

Shade 19 matt

Elf Eye Lash Curler

Maybelline One by One Mascara Waterproof

Brushes!!

http://blankcanvascosmetics.com/

Feel free to use my code "SINEAD" if you want a discount!

Make Those Blue Eyes POP!!!

This is probably one of my most requested tutorials. Not this one specifically, but in general. A lot of girls want to know what colors will make their blue eyes stand out. I've always dreamed of having super dark hair and beautiful blue eyes. It's just a combo that I find stunning! Alas, I'm a brown eyed girl ;) but still love it! I have done a tutorial for the summer time and here is one for the winter. It is the same general idea but a few different colors.

P.S. Be looking soon on the blog for a giveaway from Shabby Apple!!!!! Here is the outfit I wore in the video =):