Adventure Time Inspired Series - Slime Princess

I've seen a lot of green looks around lately because of The Makeup Heroes Depression Awareness Week posts. If you haven't seen them already I insist you check them out -  

Robyn  - wearing green ALL over (awesome).

Wendy - looking sweet and subtle.

Kathy Effing Jacobs - rocking green with her lovely red hair.

Priscilla - gorgeous forrest green (and her brows are flawless).

Helen - brilliant dramatic smokey green.

Jerry - Jerry Dazzlepants indeed! Love the lower lash/lid colours.

Hope I linked to each look (so far) and didn't miss anyone out. I gather there are more to come. Keep your eyes peeled. I am not a Make-up Hero but I have suffered with depression and anxiety like so many others and just thought I'd draw attention to these lovely posts with all their information and inspirational eye make-up - it's all good stuff and they are all worth following if you don't already!

Now, Slime Princess. She is one of many princesses in the Land of Ooo and has her own underground Slime Kingdom. She's so upbeat and cute - she wants to marry Finn for rescuing her and she kisses alligators. She was what I thought of when I thought green and Adventure Time (that and Finn's backpack, which isn't even a person). More photos and products below.

Adventure Time Inspired Series - Marceline

Marceline (the Vampire Queen) is a mischievous friend of Finn and Jake. She is over 1000 years old! She can also turn into a bat and a wolf when angry. But don't be scared... she doesn't live off blood alone - she can suck the red out of things instead! Anything red will do. She plays an axe bass guitar (like Gene Simmons) and has a strained relationship with her dad (The Lord of Evil) as he ate her fries and then stole her guitar! She also thinks he just doesn't care enough.

I did this FOTD inspired by Marceline's colours. She wears different outfits all the time, but usually wears red, black, grey and blue. Her skin is very pale grey-blue. I went with white *shrug*. Click to see more!

Adventure Time Inspired Series - Engagement Ring Princess

That's right. Adventure Time. I haven't watched much Disney recently but my younger brother got me hooked on this show via youtube (as it shows on Cartoon Network which I've never had... I have never lived in a house with SkyTV or whatever else :\ ) This look is inspired by the Engagement Ring Princess. She's a background character in a few episodes. I thought her colours were pretty and also she has a ring on her head which is neat. She is the first but she won't be the last!

More photos and products used after the cut.

Last of the July 2011 EOTDs

These are my last few looks from July. Where has the first half of the year gone? Ah!
I thought I'd do a little end of the month round up with these as there's nothing too unusual about them, but I feel like they're worth posting. I was trying out my The Balm eyeshadows and Hot Mama blush and the gel liner as a base technique.

Products under the cut.

Barney EOTD

Opposite FOTD

After the bright look I posted yesterday, I decided to make this look using all the colours I didn't use on the other look (hence opposite). The only repeated colour was the dusty lavender and blurple shades from my Inglot palette.

Products

Base - UDPP in Eden, NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk (both all over eye and underneath).

Eyeshadows -  Sleek Curacao palette - Blue Hawaiian (matte light blue), Inglot DS 496 (glittery white, inner corner), 379 (matte lavender), 388 (matte blurple), AMC 74 (Glittery raspberry), 352 (matte skintone to blend), AMC 65 (glittery black to darken crease), AMC 51 (glittery bright orange, outer corner underneath eye), Illamasqua Trollop (matte peach, inner lower lid).

Liner/Mascara - Boujois Clubbing Liner Intense (Black), Inglot AMC matte gel liners in 79 and 84 (red and yellow) mixed together (orange waterline), Boujois Volumizer in Black.

Face - MAC prep and prime skin visage base, Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer in Porcelain mixed with Illamasqua Rich Liquid foundation in 140 for extra coverage, Benefit Posie Tint, set with Clinique translucent blend loose powder.

Lips - Sleek Papaya Punch matte True Colour lipstick and some balm.

Thanks for stopping by, I am trying to post more regularly and so far enjoying it. Just got the news about Amy Winehouse and for whatever reason (it's not like this hasn't been looming for a while) I am quite upset. More upset than about Lucian Freud but well... he lived a full life. Hope you're having a fun weekend.

Ruth x

Blue and Green Arabic inspired EOTD

Products
Base - Urban Decay primer potion in Eden, NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk (all around the eye and under brow).
Eyeshadows - Inglot AMC 59 (chartreuse with glitter inner lid), 372 (matte teal outer lid), DS 496 (glittery white inner corner), 379 (matte lavender under eye), 352 (matte skintone to blend edges) and the blue half of NARS Rated R Duo (crease) with Inglot AMC 65 to darken slightly (black glittery, very similar to UD Creep).
Liner/Mascara - Boujois clubbing liner intense in Black, Illamasqua cream pigment in Mould (waterline) set with Inglot 388 (matte blurple colour), Boujois Volumizer (a few coats).
Eyebrows - Inglot 388 (matte blurple, the perfect colour to go with my inbetween dyes blueish hair)
Face - MAC Prep and Prime skinbase visage sample, Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer in Porcelain mixed with Illamasqua rich liquid foundation in 140 (a wanted fuller coverage this particular day). Set with Clinique powder.
(I can't for the life of me remember what blush I used, sorry. I need to start noting stuff down! I'm getting forgetful in my old age ;-) )

Ruth x

Neutral shimmer eye FOTD

       

This look was based on a comment from the lovely Vintage Makeup, as a few posts back I had accidently repeated a look and she suggested a shimmery neutral eye. I hadn't tried this kind of make-up since going blue, and therefore I did on Monday.

I thought the result was super flattering and (for me) really different so here it is.

Products 

Eye base - UDPP in Eden, Pixie Epoxy (lid) and NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk (tearduct and browbone).

Eyeshadows - Virgin (tearduct and browbone), Naked (crease), Buck (crease) and Creep (outer v) from the Urban Decay Naked palette. Fyrinnae's Dinosaur Plushie on the lid (the most amazing multi-glittery silvery-taupe).

Eyeliner/Mascara/Lashes/Brows -  Boujois Clubbing liner intense in Black, Rimmel Lash Accelerator (one coat on top lashes only), Mister Mascara black lashes (the longer set of the two), Gosh brow powder (darkest of the three).

Foundation/Powder/Blush - MAC face primer (not sure which one, it's a mini sample I got months ago and am using up so I can try my No7 one), Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer in Porcelain, Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer in light (under eyes, around nose and chin), Clinique loose translucent powder, MAC l/e Wonder Woman blush in Amazon Princess.

Lips - MAC lipliner in Cherry and lipstick in Russian Red. (I added a little lip balm on top as I had very cracked lips that day and it was not working for me matte!)

Ruth x

P.S Anyone who hasn't seen, you still have a week to enter my first ever giveaway so go right ahead, 

and thanks for looking.

Disney sidekick - Pascal (from Tangled) inspired EOTD

My new favourite Disney Sidekick and I'll tell you why. I rented Tangled and watched it twice in a row. Pascal is incredible. He's so expressive. He turns blue and red when scared/angry but green is probably my second favourite colour at the minute and I had wanted to do some green eyeshadow today so it all worked out. I tried to keep it rounded and lighter in the centre like real chameleons. I held a chameleon once on a school trip. It had awesome eyes and feet, all swivelly (shut up it is a word).

My fringe would not behave and got a firm hair-clipping!

Products

Base - UDPP in Eden, Illamasqua cream pigment in Bedaub (centre lid) and Jumbo Pencil in Milk (inner corner and lower lash line), Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy under the eye.

Eyeshadows - Inglot matte grass green 384 concentrated on inner and outer  sides of crease and glitter chartreuse AMC 59 in centre of lid. Matte skintone 352 to blend. MAC Newly Minted (for blending crease) and Sugarpill Chromalust in Tipsy (lower lashline/inner corner).

Eyeliner/Mascara - Illamasqua medium pencil in Vow (waterline, to make my eyes look rounder/bigger) Boujois Clubbing Liner in Black (not flicked out so eyes looked rounder... hopefully) and Boujois Volumizer mascara in Black.

Eyebrows -  Kryolan aqua blue coloured cream liner and Illamasqua matte blue eyeshadow in Sadist.

Face - Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer in Porcelain, set with a tiny bit of Clinique powder (I have noticed this is too yellow for my skin even though it's supposedly translucent so I would like a new powder soon, possibly Kryolan anti-shine) and a little Guerlain pressed meteorites powder in Mythic Parfait (I wanted a little glow). Blusher was from the MAC l/e Venomous Villains collection - Cruella's Darkly my Dear.

I'm still working my way through my nail polish hoard. Here is Illamasqua Lament, which they've put in a new collection called Magenta Muse. This collection is disappointing because it's all from the permanent range. In some ways I applaud Illamasqua for this as nothing ever sells out forever as with MAC. But you know... new stuff is exciting! Make new stuff guys! 

Anyway, I picked it up on sale from asos.com about two weeks ago. It's a lovely cream coral pink colour, brighter on the nail than I thought it would be from the bottle. I put a coat of Illamasqua Prism on top of a few nails just for an extra little something. Makes them look pinker, nearly neon, when it catches the light. 

My index finger appears to be dirty, looks like the hair dye to me. It seems to have stopped transferring onto everything now. Fingers crossed. I still have a black sheet wrapped around my red bedding just incase!

Ruth x

Disney Sidekick Pain and Panic/Vani inspired EOTD

  I had wanted to do a blue and red eye-look inspired by Pain and Panic from Disney's Hercules since I first started the *sort of* series I have going. (So far I did Zazu (Lion King), Flit (Pocahontas) and Mushu (Mulan) incase you missed it.) 

I always love seeing Disney themed looks on other blogs and on youtube so I'm continuing with it.

 Look at those little guys. The comic relief of Hercules. My hair is partly inspired by their master Hades too, as he is blue through and through ("aye- verse- oi!") 

Another awesome blue haired person is Vani the shop girl (who along with Yuka models for and sells Japanese brand 6%Dokidoki). Isn't she awesome? She wears one eye red, one eye blue quite often. I'd call it her signature eye-makeup. Well... I stole it. She first came to my attention through Shrinkle's blog, the founder of Sugarpill who I have been following online since I was about 16. Yes, I am an internet stalker. 

In honour of this obsession fact the main lid colours for each eye are from Sugarpill (Love+ and Afterparty).

Products
Base - UDPP in Eden, NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk (inner corner).
Eyeshadows on blue side - MAC Wisteria eyeshadow (Light blue from l/e Dame Edna trio), Sugarpill Afterparty, Fyrinnae 1.22 Gigawatts (crease), Inglot .
Eyeshadows on red side - Urban Decay Heat deluxe eyeshadow, Sugarpill Love+, Inglot raspberry red (AMC 74) and matte skintone (352) and white (373) to blend to brow.
Liner - Blue Kryolan cream liner, Red Inglot gel liner (79), UD Perversion to tightline/on waterline (set with black from Sleek Acid palette).
Mascara - Boujois Volumizer in Black.
Brows - Fyrinnae 1.22 gigawatts mixed with Illamasqua sealing gel.
Face - Laura Mercier oil free tinted moisturizer in Porcelain, Clinique translucent powder, Sleek blush in Santorini and some MAC beauty powder in Pretty Baby to tone it down a bit (from Hello Kitty l/e collection).

My brows would work better this way if I had no brow hairs. I don't know if I dare go there. I'm sure I'll figure out smart blue brows soon. 

Thanks for looking,

Ruthy x

Emily's request (Make-up on a friend)...

My friend Emily requested that  I come over to her house and give her a mini-makeover mainly comprised of crazy eyeshadow. So I did... (I also ended up curling her hair but didn't get any pictures... oh well. This isn't a hair blog).

Products
Base: UDPP in Eden, UD 24/7 liner in Zero (outer v), UD 24/7 liner in Mildew (lower lid) and NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk (inner corner).
Eyeshadows: Fyrinnae OMGWTF (inner corner), Sugarpill Midori (lid), a little Inglot shimmery black (AMC 65, outer corner to darken crease), MUA brown with green duochrome (number 12, lower lid).
Eyeliner/mascara: Boujois Clubbing Liner intense (black) and Rimmel Lash Accelerator (black).
Foundation/eyebrows/etc: Emily's own. We forgot to put blush on, she fancied MAC Hello Kitty Pretty Baby beauty powder.

I will blog about my make-up for that day later on, but for now have a bonus picture of me being unable to keep a straight face...

Ruthy x