I was trying to write this last night but Blogger kind of went belly up. So here is a less detailed -because-I'm-tired-and-I-already-DID-this.

I can't think of anything better to pair obnoxious bright orange lipstick with than equally obnoxious lemon lime eyeshadow. All the eyeshadow is from my Manly 120 and the lipstick is MAC M'orange.

Today's post is a lil of this, lil of that. First I'll share my 'feminine' FOTD. I don't usually do soft colors but I absolutely love this pastel purple shade.

...and then topped it with Toxic Tale when I decided it was TOO much pastels.

Products Used:

UDPP in Eden

Manly 120 palette (all eyeshadow)

Milani brow kit

L'oreal Telescopic liquid liner

Urban Decay Zero shadow (over liquid liner)

Maybelline Great Lash BIG

Tarte Clean Slate face primer

Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse foundation (mix of shades light 1 and 5)

Mary Kay mineral powder foundation in Light

MAC Sweetness blush

MAC Snob lipstick

MAC Toxic Tale lipstick

And here is my newest tattoo, my Big Daddy. I can't wait to go back and get him filled in with color :) BTW, it's really hard to take photos of the back of your leg- even with a remote and tripod. And especially in heels.

This entire leg (instead of a sleeve I'm going to be doing a "legging" as we've termed it) is going to be game themed tattoos, I already have a Silent Hill one on my inner ankle...which I never posted photos of (maybe when I post this one all colored in). This is my biggest piece so far and I love him. His name is Roy :D

5 minutes to create an EOTD? Here's one of my favorite quick looks and way to wear sheerer shades.

UDPP

MAC Blacktrack paint pot on lid, blended out

Fyrinnae Anemone over blacktrack

Wet n Wild Brulee for highlight

L'oreal Telescopic liquid liner

L'oreal One Million Lashes mascara

Anemone is an absolutely freaking gorgeous color but for me it's a little sheer and hard for me to work into a FOTD, but over black it brings out all those gorgeous shifts in the color (Rapunzel Had Extensions is another favorite for this). The reason I really love to do this kind of look is it's not neutral, it works for day or night, you can drop the liner and even the highlight if you must.

What is your go to quick FOTD?

MAC Bare Study paint pot (base)

Fyrinnae Marshmallow Puffs (highlight)

I received my tube of Viva Glam Gaga II a few days ago, while I was in the peak of my fever. So it sat waiting for me to finally feel better. I was worried after pulling it out of the box, it is much more brown in the tube than I expected. But on the lips, it is the perfect nude. I like how much coverage this shade gives as an Amplified cream- my lips are pretty pigmented and shades like Creme D' Nude just don't work on me because of this. However, because of the high amount of coverage I would recommend prepping the lips (mine are shamefully dry after my week long flu :( ). Some find the formula a little on the dry side, I like to put a coat of balm under to help prevent this.

Closest to Revlon Soft Nude but the coverage isn't the same at all.

What do you think of Viva Glam Gaga II? Better than the first? Are you picking it up?

You can pick the color up in both lipstick (and lipglass) for the price of $14.50 and as always with Viva Glam products, the proceeds go to the MAC Aids fund. Use code Gaga (good until the 20th) for free shipping.

Happy glamming ;)

I feel like I've been a neglecting the blog this week. I've been pretty busy and really stressed out.

I know I've said it before, but purple eyeshadow and me are not friends. I don't know why but I have never found a purple that didn't give me trouble. Either it won't show up on my lid or during blending buffs off and leaves bald patches. I've tried so many and with all different bases with nothing but frustration to show for it. Why purple? I *love* purple! Why must you break my heart
Please ignore the hair, it's been in rough shape in between dye.
Products used:

As the snow falls outside (and apparently the thunder and lightening here in NY) I am wishing more and more for warm weather. Could it just please stop snowing? Did I mention that the heat stopped working in my van? It's like driving around in a freezer.

Anyways, once the spring and summer comes around, more than ever I like to break out the bright colors. And what better way to wear them but paired with a bright and simple eye liner? After all, who wants to spend a beautiful day putting on makeup!

These are fun, colorful looks that will take you almost no time at all and with a handful of colors you can create a ton of combinations. Get creative! With the right match it can make both colors pop. And when the weather gets hot and your afraid of a makeup melt down, waterproof eyeliner, mascara and lipstick and you're good to go :)

Here are two variations with a punch of bright liner and lipstick. Simple but bold.

NYC liquid eyeliner in Cobalt Blue (I believe this is LE) paired with MAC M'orange lipstick:

Wet n Wild's 863 paired with Makeup Forever's 36 lipstick:

If you find these are too bright for your taste, try it with softer colors (or try blotting and see what you come up with, it can make a super crazy color much more wearable). Here is Wet n Wild 862 paired with MAC Snob:

The one thing I really noticed about the makeup in this photo is the shape flows with her eyebrows (if that makes sense). Because I couldn't find my glue stick to cover that part of my brows so yes, I badly photoshopped them ;) I hope you don't mind!

And a bonus webcam pic!

One of the reasons I really wanted to try this face chart is that it breaks a couple standard beauty "rules"- don't draw attention to two parts of the face and don't bring your eyeshadow straight up to your eyebrows.

Products used:

Manly 188 palette- all eyeshadow

Maybelline the Falsies mascara

MAC Dark Diversion fluidline- as my lipstick!

Avon Cherry Liqueur glazewear- over lipstick

Some random bronzer that is in my bathroom I'm too lazy to look at- contouring