Today's Colors: PB&J and ColourpopSSSs

This is another easy look for me that I really like to do:

A couple of weeks ago I made a post about how my eyeliner looked weird. But the same thing happened to day and I realized that it's not my eyeliner at all- what that little line actually is is my eyelash curling extremely inward.

Okay, moving on.

I first used the Too Faced PB & J palette. I didn't think I would like that palette as much as I do- but it's very user friendly for me. I set my browbone and crease with Extra Creamy, which I hope to pan soon, and then used Spread the Love, a pale warm peach in the crease. I then took Peanut Butter on the crease and lid and Nuts about you in the on the outer lid. I don't really use the shimmers in this palette, but the mattes make me very happy.

I then used Colourpop's ZZZ on the lid. ZZZ is a very shimmery copper with a pink shift. I then took Birthday Wish, a soft greyish-gold with a pink shift on the inner third and corner of my lid.

Very easy look!

Highlighter was Nabla Millenium, which is actually an eyeshadow. A new highlighter I purchased from Nabla just came in, so I am excited to use that tomorrow.

Blush was the Sleek coral blush palette, and it lasted a good amount of time.

My look for tomorrow? I want to go a little darker and cooler. I might pull out Norvina again, or use more Nabla products, like grey and purple. That would be cool!

Thanks for reading :)

Weekend Makeup Weirdness@_@

All of the looks you will see today are me just playing around and practicing with makeup.  None of the looks are great on their own, but I will still critique them and think about what I've learned from each.

Before I start, I should say that Monday was 10 degrees, and I think that even though my house is warm enough, the coldness is definitely disorienting. I've had a massive headache and sinus problems all day.

Alright, back to the program:

1. Lewk One: Yellow and Green

lololol just. what was I doing. 

So this weekend was all about getting crease colors throughout my entire crease, and not just the outer 3/4, as is the case with all my looks. Then, I blended in Looxi's Green Apple something matte, and Colourpop Team Captain on the outer corner. I used a yellow and green shimmer from the CP Good Sport Palette. 

The yellow is Clionadh's Maize, a formula which I really enjoy. I just wish I didn't put it on the lower lash line. 

The highlighter I am using is Shiro Milk-Light of Moon, a green iridescent highlighter. 

Overall, I am not going to replicate this look any time soon. I feel too much like a tropical bird.

Look #2: A Lavender look inspired by Makeup Mouse. 

I liked this look a lot more, but I didn't like how much product and blending it required. I am way too lazy. So, crease is Clionadh's Strawberry Mouse and Dose of Color's Blueberry Swirl. Lid was Give Me Glow Ride or Die, and outer corner was the dark purple from the BH Cosmetics' Zodiac Palette.

Inner corner was a highlighter- Looxi's Stripped, a pink/lavender iridescent. 

Overall, in the future I would probably due a more simple version of this look, just more toned down.

Look Three: Good and Gold

This was a really simple look using a loose pigment from Meech and Mia in Copper, and then two brown mattes from the Maybelline Lemonade palette. 

My entire brow bone looks glossy- something I rarely do- using Wet 'n Wild's loose highlighter in Written in the Stars (current favorite). 

The Maybelline mattes muddied together a bit, but I do like the warm and cool contrast of the shimmers.

Favorites?

Clionadh's Maize (though it had no business being shmeared all over the lower lash line), WnW's Written in the Stars,  and Meech and Mia's Copper.

Surprise fails?

Looxi's Stripped continues to underwhelm me, as both an inner corner highlight and highlighter on the face. I just don't get the intensity that I want and I don't know why 😣

Skin Care Review Round-Up

I have some recent skincare-related items to talk about! Let's get into it!

1.) Lucas' Pawpaw Treatment. I bought this on Amazon for $8.00, 25 g of product. I first learned about this from Kimberly Clark, and I must say I am a fan. My hands, fingers, and even scalp get cracked during the winter, so this balm provides a nice bit of relief. I also did some research- fermented papaya has anti-microbial properties. The pawpaw ointment is made of fermented papaya suspended in petroleum jelly. It is safe to use on the face and lips as well. I have found it to be fast absorbing, and I would probably repurchase. It also has a faint smell of papaya, which is nice. 

2.) Revlon Photo Ready Candid Foundation. 0.75 fl oz, for $11.00. I am a bit miffed that they couldn't sell 1 fl oz, like everyone else. But I have been using this foundation for about two months and I really like it. It is light, but not oily, and had medium coverage. It also is in a really convenient pump bottle, which is not re-usable, unfortunately. It does not contain any SPF, which is okay, because of the fourth item. I would probably repurchase this foundation. 

3.) Wet 'n Wild Coconut Primer Water, $5.00. I have used up about two or three bottles of the regular one in the past, but have since discontinued using it because I was converted to Mac Fix+. But because Wet 'n Wild came out with a coconut-scented one, I had to try it. To make this short: no, it does not smell as good as the Mac Coconut Fix+. It has a slight note of pineapple to it, too, it is overall more sour smelling. In terms of what it does for the face, I got the same results with the original formula, which is quite good. But, I would not repurchase. 

4.) The final item was purchased because of another one of my favorite bloggers, the Anti-Haul Blog. I was in need of a new SPF product, and I recently read her favorites of 2018, to see Australian Gold Tinted Sunscreen, SPF 50. According to her, it had a non-greasy finish, and held on to foundation well. 

Well, I have to agree. I am quite fair, and the tint just blends out. And it does wear foundation well. My biggest thing with SPF products is scent- if the scent is strong, I am just not going to use it. But the Australian Gold lotion has barely any scent, just slightly like oatmeal, which I am more than okay with.

Swatch time! 

We first have two unblended swatches of the Revlon Foundation, left, and the suncreen, right. For the foundation, I am the shade 110. 

And here is everything blended out!

So that's my round-up! Except for the primer water, I am a huge fan of all these finds. Let me know your thoughts on them as well.

Thanks for reading!

My Own Purple Palette

Aka,  the purpliest purple palette that ever purpled.

And it was because of Colourpop's newest release, at the alluring price of $12.

When I saw this palette released, I was ready to buy it. But I waited a day, and paused. Even though the colors and their names are so completely right up my alley (Chick Lit, Fanfiction, and Sleeper especially), I couldn't shake the feeling that I had these colors already, and that purchasing the palette would add nothing to my collection.

So, I endeavored to make my own purple palette, inspired by My Pleasure. It's a bit expanded, and made up of singles and depotted shadows (some of which got a little banged up 😢) .

Instead of going over every single color, I will list the top ones that I think truly capture the spirit of the CP Palette.

1.) Looxi, Charmed. This is the shadow right underneath the white one. Colourpop has been doing a bit with duochromes lately, especially with blue reflects. I have a feeling that Do or Dough from the CP palette is an exact dupe of this Looxi shadow, which can also be worn as a highlighter. I also included another blue shifter shade, Glass Bull.

2.) Nabla, Calypso. This is literally at the center of my palette because it is my perfect purple shimmer shadow. Looking at the two darker shimmers in the Colourpop Palette, Bare Minimum and Chicklit, one looks too red and one looks too blue. Calypso for me is just right.

3.) No Filter, a "blue based dusty rose," from Give Me Glow. This is the largest pan in my palette. Though I think the CP palette could have benefitted from actual mid-tones of purple, rosy saturated mattes can be found, which is what I hope No Filter is replicating. I did expand upon matte options by just including more in my palette.

So, again, even though I really like what CP did, I just don't have the heart to buy it, because I know I have this palette. But, I do know CP is coming out with a series of "monochromatic" palettes, so I am exciting to see what they will do.

If you want to know what the other shadows are, please let me know! I'll also be doing some looks with this palette in the coming week, so stay tuned!

Thanks for reading.

Today's Colors and Review

I am learning that perhaps I can gauge my mood with how I do my eyeshadow. Last week I was confident, driven, focused, and I gave myself enough time to make a sparkly look.

And then we have this morning:

Is this the worst look ever? Now, of course not. My eyelashes actually were really good. But the color choices, or lack thereof, remain a mystery to me.

Here is the layout of all the eye and face color makeup products I used this morning:

I used Dawn from the Subculture palette, as my transition. I used the single Neutrogena eyeshadow, Dusty Mauve, as my lid and crease color. 

Now, I really liked Dusty Mauve. I think the name is hilarious, and the color vague, but the shadow was very soft, blendable, and stayed on my eyes all day. The picture shows some slight shimmer, but I don't know where it comes from. 

Still no idea why I didn't use an inner corner highlight. 

Moving on, I used the Sleek Cream Blush Palette in California, which also stayed on my face most of the day. By the end it wore down but today was a rather oily day.

Highlight was the Wet 'n Wild loose highlighter, a new favorite, and bronzer was the Maybelline City Bronzer, which I definitely consider too warm to be a contour. 

One more interesting purchase I'd like to show you before I go. I recently finished an eye gel from L'Oreal, but since that one was about $24.00, I knew I wanted something more affordable. So after looking around a bit, I found this:

It was $13.00 and though I have only used it a day, I really like it so far. It is fast absorbing, and it did not irritate my eyes at all. 

We'll see what mood I am in tomorrow. I keep wanting to do a silvery grey look, but at the last minute changing my mind...

Thanks for reading!