BRINGING BACK A CLASSIC: URBAN DECAY’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND PALETTE!

When you have as many palettes as I do, you have to go back to the older ones now and then to get some use out of them. Today I wanted to use a classic: Urban Decay’s Alice in Wonderland palette. I was a big fan of Tim Burton’s interpretation of the book and I really loved Urban Decay’s palette. The colors are phenomenal, bright and they scream: use me!


I decided to have a bright eye look today. Even though I have greenish-blue eyes, bright blue eyeshadow does look good on me. I Vorpal (shimmery medium gray) in the crease and Mushroom ( dark warm shimmery gray) on the outer part of the lid and under the eye. I put Alice (bright shimmery blue) and put that on the majority of the lid. I then put White Rabbit (shimmery, glittery cream) under the brow. Note: some of the colors are recycled Urban Decay shadows with new names. I don’t really care, as they colors are great and the payoff and pigmentation is wonderful! I lined the upper lid with Stila Sparkle Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in Electric (shimmery turquoise) and for mascara I used MAC Haute and Naughty in Black.

On my cheeks I pulled out a really old Stila blush, Summer Bloom and used the Peach portion. On my lips I used MAC’s A Perfect Day from their Naturally collection. It is a peachy nude.

I think that sometimes we need to mix it up a little. I am tired of neutrals. I am looking forward to the spring color collections, especially MAC’s, as I see they are coming out with some cute stuff. January and February are always hard months. We find ourselves wishing for warm weather and lighter clothing. At least we can play with makeup to help ease the blues a little!



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RAIDING MY STASH FOR A CHANGE!

Today I decided that I was going to raid my stash for a change. I grabbed my Stila In the Moment palette for my eye look, a Too Faced blush and a Jemma Kidd lip gloss. Who says who have to use one brand for the total look? From the Stila palette I took Whim (shimmery copper brown) used it in the crease, then I used Captivate (shimmery mauve brown) deepen the crease. I then used Captivate on the outer edge of the lid and under the eye. Impulse (shimmery lavender) was used on the lid. Finally, Instint (shimmery cream) was used under the brow. I decided to forgo a liquid liner today, shocking I know! I used MAC’s Haute and Naughty Mascara in Black.

For the cheeks I took Too Faced’s Pinch My Petals Blush (light pinky-brown) and applied somewhat sparingly. On the lips I changed lip liners and decided to use MAC’s Morning Coffee under the Jemma Kidd Strip gloss (shimmery golden pink).

To me the look is generally the same of what I wear, except for the liquid eye liner, which I skipped today. I wanted to go and use some of my stash because I almost never get to use some of my older palettes. I tend to use some of the same items over, such as UD palettes, Illamasqua and Inglot. “Shopping” in your stash is a good idea because you get to have fun and create new looks.



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LIP TUTORIAL AND A GRIPE!

Recently I had a number of people asking about my lips and how they were done. So I thought I would show you in photos. I will try and do a video tutorial too. I will also be covering the eye makeup as I thought it looked pretty good today. And I have a gripe!

In the first photo you can see my lips are just covered with foundation to act as a base for the lipliner, the foundation I use varies every day. Today I used Maybelline Dream Nude Airfoam. Then I cover my entire lip with lipliner, a light nude brown color. In this second photo you can see that my lips are covered with Cover Girl lipliner in Sublime. I go beyond the boundary of my lipline to create a fuller lip. In the third photo you can see that my lips have lipgloss on them. I decided to use Stila Sparkle Luxe Lipgloss in Fairy Dust, a Pink-Melon tone.


For the rest of my makeup today, I used Urban Decay eyeshadows on my eyes. I used Last Call (gorgeous shimmery dark purple mauve) in the crease, on the outer edge of the lid and under the eye. Then I used Sin (dark shimmery beige) on the lid and Polyester Bride (glittery shimmery white) under the brow. To line the upper lid I used Illamaqua’s Precision Ink in Havoc (burgundy). For mascara I used Maybelline’s Great Lash Lots of Lashes in Black. On the cheeks I used the new Dream Bouncy Blush in Candy Coral (peachy coral).
I do have a big gripe with the Dream Bouncy Blush. I went to use it and I tried it. It was difficult to use. I finally was able to build some up with my fingers after severaluses but then the silly blush collapsed! I don’t recommend this. So now I have a cute colored blush that is collapsed and that doesn’t really deposit any color. I may take it back to Walgreens. It was expensive too!!!! Has anyone else found this to be a problem?
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STILA: IN THE GARDEN PALETTE and A SURPRISING NEW GREAT LIPCOLOR!

As I may have mentioned many, many times before: I am a palette junkie. If someone puts out a palette then chances are I am going to check it out. Stila has been putting out some cute ones lately and the quality of their line has dramatically increased to when they were originally created by makeup artist Jeanine Lobell. The line is fun and carefree and this spring/summer the palette they came out with, called In The Garden, consists of 10 eyeshadows that reflect the attitude of spring color. It also comes with a Smudge Stick Waterproof eyeliner in Starfish (shimmery gray with gold). 

The ten shadows are: chinois (matte cream), breeze (shimmery light taupe), bark (shimmery gray taupe), freesia (shimmery bluish purple), rosette (shimmery purple), nectar (fine shimmery vanilla), honey (shimmery gold), sage (shimmery light pale green), moss (shimmery greenish gold) and juniper (shimmery cool green). The palette is $39.00 and can be found in stores and online at www.stilacosmetics.com, www.sephora.com, www.ulta.com and www.beauty.com. The shadows are just as good as always: creamy and soft. Some are a little too soft and there is a little bit of fallout. But in general I am happy with the palette.


Today I chose a smoky green look from the palette: I used bark in the crease, then moss also in the crease to give the eye more definition. Moss was also used on the outer lid and underneath the eye. I used sage on the lid and breeze underneath the brow. I used Make Up For Ever Aqua liner #3 Iridescent Emerald Green on the upper lid and Maybelline’s Great Lash Lots of Lashes mascara in black.On the cheeks I used Sue Devitt’s Studio Blush in Koh Samui.

For lips I used a new lipcolor, Salma Hayek’s Nuance line lipstick in Shimmering Nude. I LOVE this color! Not only is it just about the perfect nude lipcolor with just a hint of shimmer to it but it is moisturizing and long lasting. I picked this up at CVS, where I believe the line is carried exclusively. I was not interested in any of the other colors but I really liked this one. As you can see on my lips it is a good nude tone.

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REVIEW: STILA’S IN THE MOMENT PALETTE, A GREAT FIND ON SEPHORA.COM!

I was poking around on Sephora.com the other day and came upon this great little palette in the Stila section. The “In The Moment” palette called out to me because I had never seen it before. It has ten eyeshadows, all of which I also had never seen before. I had to get it to stem my palette desires! The shadows in this palette are generally pretty great in terms of payoff and pigment. If you look at the photograph up top here, they are as follows: Instict (shimmery light cream), Impulse (shimmery light lavender), Glance (dark shimmery imperial purple), Improvise (dark shimmery purple), Catalyst (shimmery black), Desire (matte cream), Wonder (shimmery light coppery cream) , Spontaneous (shimmery gold), Whim (shimmery brownish copper) and Captivate (shimmery purplish brown). The palette also comes with a waterproof Smudge Stick in Tetra, a copper. This palette runs $39.00 and is only available at www.sephora.com. I think it is a pretty good value and gift idea.



For the look here I used Captivate in the crease then added Glance to the deeper part of the crease and also used Glance in the outer area of the lid and under the eye. I used Impulse on the lid and Instinct under the brow. For lining I used a Stila Sparkle Waterproof liquid liner in Rock Candy on the upper lid and for mascara I used L’Oreal’s False Lashes mascara in Black. On my cheeks I used Clinique’s Fresh Bloom cheek color in Peony and on the lips Flirt’s lipstick in Fairy (a gorgeous shimmery bluish pink).

I do a lot of purple looks because purple looks good on me and really brings out the green in my eyes. And yes, I do a lot of Stila because I still have an attachment to the brand. I am finding that Stila is really rocking it lately with their palettes. I used four colors yesterday and only one color didn’t really have much pigment or payoff for me and that one was Impulse, the shimmery lavender. I still think this would make a great gift or something that you can ask for from someone.

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