Look: Little Miss Perfect
Posted by Heather | Filed under Black, Blue, Chanel, High Voltage, Looks, MAC, Makeup Store, Sugarpill, Yellow
As soon as I swatched my new High Voltage shadows, there was one that caught my eye right off the bat. It’s name: Little Miss Perfect. It was a color I almost didn’t order, but am sooooo glad I did! It’s a powder blue with an embedded yellow/gold. So interesting! The yellow really comes out when it is applied wet. Yay for a Bruin eyeshadow!!! :-P
For this look I used:
- Eyes: NARS Eyeshadow Primer (primer), High Voltage Little Miss Perfect wet (whole lid), Sugarpill Magpie wet (outer lid), Sugarpill Stella (crease), Makeup Store Goldglow (highlight), Sugarpill Stella wet (liner), UD 24/7 Binge (waterline), MAC Haute & Naughty mascara
- Cheeks: Chanel Rose Temptation JC
- Lips: MAC Baby Blooms lipgloss
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Look: Red Eye
Posted by Heather | Filed under Black, Bobbi Brown, Looks, MAC, NARS, Red/Maroon, Smokey, Sugarpill
Have you ever tried wearing red eyeshadow? I’m sure your answer is probably no, unless you’re a makeup junkie like me. Red eyeshadow is just not a color that is out on the market really…I think it’s something about the red dye that is typically used not being safe for the delicate eye area. Thank goodness Sugarpill fixed that nonsense!!! This is a red that does not turn pink or orange, nor does it fade. And what to pair better with a bold red eye than black-based maroon pigments that end up looking…black :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: NARS Eyeshadow Primer (primer), Sugarpill Love + (whole lid), Fyrinnae Fyre & Ice (outer & upper lid), MAC Bloodline pigment (crease), Sugarpill Dollipop (above crease), Sugarpill Tako (highlight), Bobbi Brown Black Ink (upper lashline), MAC Smoulder Kohl (waterline), MAC Haute & Naughty mascara
- Cheeks: MAC Merrily mineralized blush
- Lips: NARS Scandal lipgloss (lightly), NARS Tripple X lipgloss
I felt so bold and daring, yet confident wearing this look on a random Wednesday at school. You have to be confident when you wear something bold, and then you can pull off anything. No one said anything about it…which either means it did look ok, and typical “Heather”, or they didn’t want to say anything negative, ha! What are your thoughts? See more pictures!! Read the rest of this entry »
Nails & Konad: Nubar Petunia Sparkle
Posted by Heather | Filed under Nails, Nails with Konad, Nubar
This is Nubar Petunia Sparkle. Pinkish purple glittery sparkly goodness! It’s an amazing color…
…that could only be made better with Konad!!!
Way too many pictures ahead. Sorry, went a little nuts with this one :-) Read the rest of this entry »
Look: Rainbow Eyes for Halloween
Posted by Heather | Filed under Blue, Green, Looks, MAC, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red/Maroon, Sugarpill, Urban Decay, Yellow
Last night Jason and I went to a small gathering with some friends, and we were not going to dress up. We just really don’t like dressing up for Halloween. However, I’ve always wanted to do rainbow eyeshadow just for fun, and since it was Halloween, what better time to get away with wearing it out of the house?! I did this look using nearly all Sugarpill shadows. The lashes were like feathers on my eyes. This look reminds me of those colorful clown wigs or something :-) I enjoyed wearing it for halloween…what better excuse?! What was even more awesome was that several of the girls at the party loved it and complimented me! Awwww :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: NARS Eyeshadow Primer (primer), (from inner corner to outer corner) Red: Sugarpill Love+, Orange: Sugarpill Flamepoint, Yellow: Sugarpill Buttercupcake, Green: Sugarpill Midori & MAC Sassy Grass, Blue: Sugarpill Afterparty & Sugarpill Royal Sugar, Purple: Sugarpill Poison Plum, Sugarpill Dollipop and Tako (highlights), UD 24/7 Zero liner, MAC #42 Lashes, MAC Haute & Naughty mascara
- Cheeks: MAC Love Joy Mineralized BPB
- Lips: MAC Heartless Lipstick, MAC Redd lip pencil
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Look: Goldilux Glory
Posted by Heather | Filed under Black, Gold, Guerlain, High Voltage, Looks, MAC, Smokey, Sugarpill
Wowie! This Sugarpill Goldilux is like the best gold ever! This gold and black smokey eye was like whoa! How did I forget to take a picture of a closed eye?! Seriously?! Ugh. Oh well. You can pretty much see it in the full face shots. This look was truly stunning in real life. The gold GLOWS. The High Voltage shadows are dark with some gold sparkle, so they matched perfectly. And look how well they blended together! *sigh* I am in love :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: NARS Eyeshadow Primer (primer), Sugarpill Goldilux (inner & middle lid), High Voltage Stargazer (outer lid), High Voltage Dark Romance (crease), MAC Femme-Fi & Sugarpill Tako (highlights), High Voltage Dark Romance (wet)(liner), High Voltage Stargazer (wet)(lower lashline), MAC Orpheus (waterline), MAC Haute & Naughty mascara
- Cheeks: MAC Refined Golden bronzer
- Lips: Guerlain Rouge G #14 lipstick, MAC Bling Black glimmer gloss
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Review & Swatches: Sugarpill Cosmetics
Posted by Heather | Filed under Product Info, Reviews, Sugarpill, Swatches, Uncategorized
Well HELLO gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! This was a much anticipated haul. After seeing some outstanding reviews of this indie brand called Sugarpill, I had to check it out. Oh it is sooooooo flipping worth every penny. Amy, the maker of the brand, is a goddess. Seriously. How did she make these colors?! She’s a super sweetheart and she really stands behind her products (vegan btw). Now I’m a girl who knows her shadows. These go at the top of my list. Best ever. My only complaint is that there aren’t more colors for me to invest in LOL!!
OMG everything about this line is sexy. The boxes are sexy. The website where I ordered it all from is sexy. The packaging is sexy. The names are sexy. The colors….blow. my. mind.
My order came in a beautiful box stamped with the oh-so-cute Sugarpill logo (cute kitteh!).
Everything was wrapped in hot pink paper and there was even a little note hand singed by Amy!
See the palettes and swatches of the pigments!!! Read the rest of this entry »
Nails: Lippmann Across the Universe
Posted by Heather | Filed under Lippmann, Nails
This polish is unique like only Lippmann could do it! It’s an aqua blue base with different sizes of glitter including her infamous hex glitter pieces. This is two coats.
It wasn’t completely opaque in two coats, but a third seemed daunting with all of that glitter. Fortunately the glitter spreads evenly and is visible through the base color. This polish is a win for me. It’s not as beautiful as Ruby Red Slippers, but it’s still beautiful!
Pretty, isn’t it? It reminds me of mermaids and water. See more pictures!! Read the rest of this entry »
Review & Swatches: High Voltage Order #1
Posted by Heather | Filed under High Voltage, Reviews, Swatches
I mentioned recently that I’ve been into Indie cosmetic companies. What I love most is that I can actually talk to these people on Twitter. I found out about High Voltage Cosmetics from Brian from Makeup by Brian Kelly. She was having a buy 2, get 1 free sale (still going on until the end of October), so I had to try some. I am nothing but impressed!
From the personalized note to the quick response to the beautiful colors – this is a brand I’m instantly in love with. I’ve already placed another order. High quality for a good price…seriously hard to beat! :-)
My order came wrapped in a cute Halloween bag!
A sweet personalized note from the maker of High Voltage cosmetics (Jasmine).
She put tap on the jars to make sure they stayed shut in transit!
Very clearly labeled on the back (and I got a sample of another color in the baggie).
I swatched these colors both dry and wet. Truly amazing!! You HAVE to see the swatches after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »
Look: Black Base Yields Green
Posted by Heather | Filed under Black, Fyrinnae, Gold, Green, Looks, MAC, Smokey, Urban Decay
I love wearing greens. This time, I switched it up a little. As a base, I used black, then layered green pigments over it. The color on the inner lid is actually a pretty sheer white pigment with green undertones. Look how it pops over the black! The middle color is more gold than green, but it fits the category. I was really happy with the way this look turned out. And the lipgloss kicks butt – I love it! There’s just no better combo than green with gold and coral! :-)
For this look I used:
- Eyes: NARS Smudgeproof Primer, MAC Blackground PP, MAC Painterly PP, Makeup Store Soft Grass pigment (inner lid & brow bone), Fyrinnae Aztec Gold pigment (middle lid), Fyrinnae Boytoy (outer lid), MAC She Who Dares mineralized duo (green side) (outer lid), MAC Femme Fi (highlight), MAC Jealous Kohl Power (upper lashline), UD 24/7 Mildew (waterline & lower lashline), MAC Opulash mascara
- Cheeks: MAC Bite of an Apple blush, MAC Truth & Light Magically Cool Liquid Powder (highlight)
- Lips: MAC Strange Potion lipglass
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Nails: Milani Rad Purple with Pure Ice Heartbreaker
Posted by Heather | Filed under Milani, Nails, Pure Ice
Two drugstore polishes put together to make something truly amazing! This is Milani Rad Purple (3 coats) topped with Pure Ice Heartbreaker (2 coats). You can find Milani at CVS, and Rad Purple is always there when I go. It’s a jelly finish…squishy looking once you put a good topcoat on it. It’s part of the neon collection, so it dries a little matte before you top coat it. This is one of my favorite polishes, believe it or not. I <3 jelly polishes!!! Anyway, Pure Ice is a brand that is pretty much only found in Walmart. I come across it every so often depending on how run down the Walmart is.
I got this idea from a beautiful MUA NBer named audrealena who happens to be local! She and I ran into each other at a Sally’s one day, and she noticed my nails and complimented me. Then later in the day, she posted on the board about seeing me and wondering if I was a NBer too (we didn’t know each other at all). I saw her post and said “It was me!!!” Haha! Neat, huh? Well, this is her creation, and I am hopefully flattering her by recreating it myself.
Pictures don’t really do this one justice, but I sure did try…really hard. I took WAY too many pictures of this one, but I couldn’t help it :-) So pretty!!!! Read the rest of this entry »
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