Amy Lee Inspired Look #3 / FOTD

Sooooo...

Sorry, again for being away for so long. I'm just lame :/. But considering today is the blog's 1-year anniversary, I figured it would be the perfect opportunity to do a quick update/FOTD. When I was done, I realized it looked a lot like Amy Lee's makeup from the My Heart is Broken video (the part where she's sitting at her piano). I also used a lot of new stuff that I got during January.

Face:
Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer
L'Oreal True Match Foundation in N1
Hard Candy Glamoflauge Concealer in Light
MAC Cream Color Base in Pearl
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Pressed Powder
MAC Harmony Blush

Eyes:
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer
Wet n Wild Color Icon Shadow in Brule
MAC Patina (on the lid)
MUG Latte (in the crease)
MUG Taupe Notch (in out corner)
MUG Bada-Bing (also in outer corner, closer to lash line)
Tarina Tarintino Sparklicity Pure Gold Powder (in inner corner)
Inglot Gel Liner in 77
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lip:
Urban Decay Lip Junkie Lip Gloss in Wallflower

Image courtesy of Evanescence Website

Snow White / Get Ready With Me

I've been wanting to do looks base off the characters from the ABC show Once Upon a Time. This is my Snow White look. I hope you enjoy :)

Face:
Monsistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
MAC Studio Sculpt in NW15
Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Light
Maybelline Mineral Power concealer in Fair
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Powder
MAC Harmony Blush
Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
Wet n Wild Color Icon shadow in Brulee
Covergirl Intense Shadowblast in 800
Soft pink eyeshadow from pressed Coastal Scents mica pigments (similar to UD Sin)
UD 24/7 Shadow liner in Wasteland
Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Pure
Dark brown shadow from pressed Coastal Scents mica pigments (similar to UD Darkhorse)
Inglot Gel Liner in 77
Maybelline One by One Mascara
Physicians Formula Matte Classics Quad in Canyon Classics

Lips:
MAC Milan Mode lipstick (didn't show in the video. My bad)

Sugar Skull/Day of the Dead Halloween Look!

Sugar Skulls are a really fun and creative idea for Halloween, and recently I've noticed it's becoming more and more popular. I've seen a lot of makeup looks and tutorials for them, and decided to do my own. I derived a lot of inspiration from Sylvia Ji, a painter who is known for depicting beautiful women often wearing ornate sugar skull makeup.

I wanted to do something slightly different from some that I had been seeing, and used lots of gold glitter. This took me like 3 hours to do, so if you have some time on your hands, try this out. It's a lot of fun.

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Revlon Photoready Foundaton mixed with NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Pressed Powder

Eyes/Details:
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean
Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Iced Mocha
MAC Skintone 2 in inner corner
One of my shadows (similar to MAC Patina) on lid
Sugarpill Bulleteproof
MAC Reflects Antique Gold Glitter
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Amy Lee Inspired Look #2!

I usually do my FOTD posts early in the mornings so I can use natural lighting, but I just saw the music video for Evanescence "What You Want" video and I couldn't wait to try it! It's a really dark, smokey, dramatic look and I'm really happy what I came up with. Sorry if they lighting is weird, I was trying to make the best of it

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
MAC Twinks (all over eye area, up to browbone, as well as the lower lash line)
Inglot 352 (just below the brow)
Sugarpill Bulletproof Eyeshadow (on the lid and in outer half of lower lash line)
MAC Reflects Antique Gold Glitter (in the crease)
Inglot Gel Liner in 77 (along the lash line and waterline, smudge on lower lash line)
Physicians Formula Matte Quad in Canyon Classics (to fill in brows)

FOTD 9.10.11 / Kimbra Inspired Look / Monthly favorites

So I'm really really sorry that it has taken me a month to post something new. Life kind of got in the way of blogging, but what can you do?

I have a FOTD/inspired look today. I based this look off of Kimbra's new music video "Good Intent". If you don't know who Kimbra is, she is a singer from New Zealand, and she is just precious. I really recommend you all checking out her music. In this video, she is being influenced by the 'saint' and 'sinner' side of her, and she pairs these personalities with a different color dress and lip color. I wanted to do all three personalities, but I couldn't find a lip color to go with one of them.

Face:
Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
Physicians Formula Conceal Rx in Green and Fair
MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation in NW15
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Fair
Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Powder
Nars Orgasm Blush
MAC Harmony Blush (contour)
Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:
Physicians Formula Conceal Rx in Fair
Inglot 352 M eyeshadow (all over lid)
MAC Banshee eyeshadow (in the crease)
MAC Trax Eyeshadow (to deepen the crease and on lower lash line to smudge liner)
MAC Nanogold (in inner corner and browbone)
Inglot Gel liner in 77
Covergirl Lashblast Mascara

Lips:
Nude: MAC Creme d'Nude with Aerie Superfruit Vitamin Gloss in Coy
Red: Revlon Super Lustorous Lipstick in 720 Fire and Ice with ELF Glitter Gloss in Crystal Cranberry

Last, but not least, I want to share a couple favorites of this past month. I didn't do one for July (naughty), and I still only have 5 items to share with you.

• Rimmel Stay Matte Translucent Powder- This is super affordable and has proven to be a really good powder. It really does help keep the oil at bay.
• Physicians Formula Conceal Rx in Green and Fair - I have been experiencing some pretty annoying breakouts this past month and decided to get some heavy duty concealer, and boy, is this some powerful stuff! The tiniest amount will cover exactly what you want to cover, and lasts for 12 hours. I like to use these before my foundation by mixing half a pea sized amount of each and stippling it on in places where I have a lot of redness. I also have found that the Fair version is an amazing dupe for Urban Decay's Primer Potion in Eden! I actually think this works better on me, and I have super oily eyelids.
• Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans- I really love this stuff for smokey eyes. It really intensifies a look when it's used as a base, and since it is a creaseless formula, it lasts quite a while.
• Tweezerman Eyelash curler - I was in desperate need of a new eyelash curler, and I have found this one to be really easy to use. It's about $2 and it curls my lashes without a lot of effort.

FOTD 8.09.11 / Amy Lee Inspired look

So I changed my URL a couple weeks ago and didn't realize until a few days ago that, by doing so, my posts stopped showing up in the dashboard. Opps. I changed it back, and now hopefully you will be able to see this one, as well as the other posts I made last week.

Sorry I don't have a better picture.

Now that we have that out of the way, I have a FOTD post today. It's been a while since I've done a proper FOTD post, but that is mainly because most of the time, when I like a specific look, I stick with it for a while. But today I have a Amy Lee inspired look. She wore this last night for the premiere of Evanescence's new single "What You Want", (which is fantastic, by the way). I've always been a fan of this band and Amy Lee really changed my life because her music always spoke to me, so it's amazing to see them come back after a long hiatus and see them happy and full of energy. It reminded me why I loved Amy Lee and this band. Her look was based of the single's album artwork, which is kind of a gradient of a dark purple and teal. It's colorful, but still smokey and sexy, and I thought it was gorgeous so I had to try it out.

Face:

Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel

Coastal Scents Undercover HD Foundation (which I will have a review on in a couple days)

Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer

Rimmel Stay Matte Transparent Pressed Powder (I picked this up at Target for buy one get one for $4.99. Can't beat that!)

MAC Harmony Blush (she wasn't wearing any particular color, but I used this to contour and then a bit on the cheeks)

Nars Copacabana Illuminator

Eyes:

Physician's Formula Matte Quad in Canyon Classics (dark brown through the brows)

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden (and set with my transparent powder)

Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans (lightly over the lid)

bareMinerals Eyeshadow in Azure (on inner half)

Royal Plum (on the outer corner and on lower lashline)

MAC Reflects Transparent Teal (near the tear duct)

Inglot Gel Liner in #77

Maybelline One by One mascara

Lips:

MAC Creme d'Nude

Aerie Superfruit Vitamin Gloss in Coy

Bitchin Kitchen Inspired FOTD / Challenge Day 27

I'm doing another inspired look today. My favorite cooking show is Bitchin Kitchen. The host, Nadia G, is absolutely insane. She has this crazy rocker personality, and I just love her attitude and her style, and her recipe's always sound amazing. I liked her show so much that I asked for her cookbook for Christmas, and in it she has a lot of fun and sometimes crazy makeup looks, so I want to duplicate a few of them. The first one I picked was from her Bag 'Em Tag 'Em Meals chapter, which is a neutral eye, but with a bright teal liner, so it adds a fun twist.

Face:

Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel

MAC Studio Sculpt in NW15

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer and Highlighter

MAC MSF Natural in Light

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Nars Orgasm Blush

MAC Too Chic Beauty Powder

ELF Makeup Setting Spray

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC Satin Taupe on the lid

MAC Beauty Marked in the outer corner

MAC Blanc Type on the browbone

MAC Too Chic Beauty Powder in the inner corner

ELF Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil in Twinkle Teal (I totally recommend these liners! Super pigmented!!)

Bare Minerals Loose Shadow in Azure to set liner

Lip:

MAC Nymphette Lipglass

Favorite Powder?

MAC MSF in Light!! I use it everyday. Love love love it! I don't know how it's able to cover well without looking cakey, and still let my natural skin come through but it does, and I will repurchase over and over and over again.

FOTD 4.07.11 / Inspired Look / Challenge Day 26

I think I'm getting back onto a regular posting schedule now, I hope. I want to do my first inspired look today!! I'm going to try to do more of these so I can show some off some newer and more fun looks. This look was inspired by the makeup worn by Alison Krauss in her new music video Paper Airplanes! It's neutral, but really smokey and looks great on her.

Face:

Monistat Chafing Relief Powder Gel
MAC Studio Sculpt in NW15

Maybelline Instant Rewind Concealer and Highlighter

MAC MSF Natural in Light

Nars Laguna Bronzer

Eyes:

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

NYX 10 Color Eyeshadow Palette in Champagne and Caviar

Physicians Formula Matte Quad in Quartz Quartet

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean (cream liner)

Maybelline One by One Mascara

Lips:

Urban Decay Lip Junkie gloss in Wallflower

Do you wear makeup everyday?

Definitely not! I wear it when I work or if I'm going out, but if I'm just hanging out at home or if I don't feel well, I don't wear makeup.