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.

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.

Karma Chameleon inspired EOTD

 'Aye!' - it was hard to keep a straight face with this much eyeshadow on...

This morning I got bored and did this. Since discovering my love for Pascal the chameleon, I've had Culture Club all up in my head. Therefore I did what any sane girl would do - a Boy George-esque look using the Sleek Curacao palette. I extended the yellow shadow up to my hairline, this was the main Karma Chameleon element. His look is more liner based and less OMG LOOK AT ALL THE EYESHADOW. I went with it, this was what came out.

I have snagged another of this to giveaway, along with the matching lipbalm and blush, and will be announcing it officially this afternoon. Stay tuned! So far, incase you can't tell, it's up there with Sleek's finest. I think you will want to enter. Just sayin'

 

Products 

Base - UDPP Eden and NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk, UD 24/7 liner in Zero (around entire eye to map out liner) 

Eyeshadows - Sleek palette in Curacao! (The only two I didn't use are Green Iguana and Blue Lagoon). This look seemed brighter and crazier in real life but there you go!

Blush - MAC l/e Wonder Woman blush in Amazon Princess and Sleek blush in Santorini.

Brows - GOSH brow powder (the darkest of the three)

Lashes/Liner - Mister Mascara blue half lashes, Rimmel lash accelerator mascara in black and Boujois clubbing liner intense also in black. Rimmed eyes with UD 24/7 liner in Perversion.

Face - Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisurizer in Porcelain, set with Clinique powder.

I hope you are all well. I am. I'm excited because I'm seeing Harry Potter on Friday with my mother and brother fo shiz. 

Ruth x

Disney sidekick - Mrs Potts inspired FOTD

I am still finding my feet with this blue eyebrow stuff. I think I like today's method best... so far. I like Mrs Potts. She's a good woman. The fact that she probably ended up with Cogsworth makes me feel bad for her. She could do so much better.

Products 

Base - UDPP in Eden, NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk.

Eyeshadows - Inglot matte pink eyeshadow (362) and both their shimmer and matte white (DS 496 and 373), Blush (light matte pink) from the Sleek Paraguaya palette, Royal Tour and Dame's Desire (from Royal tour trio from Dame Edna l/e MAC collection), Sugarpill Poison Plum (crease). 

Eyeliner/tightline/waterline - Inglot yellow liner (AMC 84), Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero (set into tightline with matte black from Sleek Acid palette) Kryolan aqua blue cream liner (waterline).

Mascara - Rimmel Lash Accelerator in Black.

Eyebrows - Kryolan aqua blue cream liner and Illamasqua Sadist (matte blue).

Foundation/Concealer/Blusher - Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer in Porcelain, Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer in Light, set with Guerlain pressed meteorites powder in Mythic Parfait (for a more summery glow to skin), MAC beauty powder in Pretty Baby (Hello Kitty l/e).

Lips - Sleek lipstick in Mystic with Inglot Sleeks cream lipgloss 97 in the centre. 

(Sorry for the pouting face >.<)

I put the shimmery white all the way under my eye but it didn't show up how I wanted. On the facechart I had drawn yellow the entire perimeter of my eye and it just seemed too much. This didn't turn out completely to plan but then what does when I'm concerned! C'est la vie! I'm going to take this moment to say thanks for all the lovely comments I've been receiving lately, it really makes this a fun hobby.

My younger brother is making me a new header for up above this blog today. The black is getting me down, and also it's pretty soulless. It's not very "me". Can't wait to see what he comes up with.

Ruth 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

Zazu inspired EOTD + a Color Club holo NOTD

  

This Zazu from the Lion King inspired eye just happened to go well with my planned outfit (red cardi + yellow belt + blue highwaist skinny jeans). So here it is...

Products
Eyebase - UDPP and NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk.
Eyeshadows - Bamboo (skintone) and Summer Breeze (matte light blue) from Sleek Mediteranean palette, NARS Rated R duo (periwinkle blue half), Inglot Yellow 474 (with glitter) and Orange AMC 51.
Eyeliner - Boujois clubbing liner intense (black, top lid), Inglot AMC gel liner in 84 (yellow, on waterline and flicked out to the side).
Mascara - Rimmel Lash Accelerator in Black (now this has dried out a little bit I really love it!)
Face - Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer in Porcelain, Collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer in Light (I finally bought this and it seems as good as they say it is - decided on Light because Fair looked more cool toned, and the peachyness of this one seems to help blank out my dark circles, but I might end up buying Fair for the winter). I set my face (not my under eyes) with my usual Clinique translucent powder.
Blush - I used Posie tint under my powder (you guessed it, I got this free with Glamour magazine and it stained the back of my hand for two days!) with a little MAC Wonder Woman l/e blush in Amazon Princess to help it last (which apparently was un-needed!)

My younger brother just finished his Art Foundation at Uni and is going to take an Illustration degree next year. I wore this to his final show... with matching shoes!  (I got these Miss L Fire shoes months ago in a sale on Amazon and only just got around to wearing them. They make me happy). We had Pizza Hut after, it was awesome (free salad was a genius idea they just had).

Is it mad that I have my eye on yet more shoes from the Office sale?

Ruth x

P.S My mani this weekend has been Color Club Worth the Risque, which is very holo under flurescent lights and quite holo in the sun. In these pictures, it's in the evening sun. It only chipped after four days wear, and I was at a till with lots of small change counting to do for two of those days. I'm pretty happy with this one. One coat of Essie Fill the Gap and two coats of the colour with a coat of Essie Good to Go on top.

Silver Blue EOTD and my first crackle(!) NOTD

Products
Base: UDPP and NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk
Shadows: White metallic Make-up Academy £1 eyeshadow (inner corner), Sugarpill Chromalust in Tiara (lid), Illamasqua Sadist (crease), Inglot matte white to blend up to brow
Liner: Boujois Liner clubbing intense in Black
Mascara: Rimmel Lash Accelerator
Brows: Free grey/brown eyeshadow (Clinique gift thingy)
Foundation: Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer in Porcelain and Clinique translucent powder
Blush: tiny bit of NARS Taj Mahal and lots of MAC Venomous Villains Bite of an Apple blushers.

Crackles are everywhere and I had previously thought they weren't for me but then I saw the periwinkle Barry M blue crackle (called 315 Blue Effect) and I wanted it. Plus I had enough points on my Boots card to get the two for £5 deal FOR FREE. (So far, I have done this twice - my favourite way to spend Boots points!) I simply layered it ontop of the Models Own/Illamasqua - Beth's Blue/Prism combination. I also got the white one... Free!

What do you think of crackles? I quite fancy the China Glaze metallic ones... but I've got so many untried nail products it all seems too excessive. Maybe one day!

Ruth x

Simple Matching Summery EOTD and NOTD

Products
Base: UDPP, Illamasqua cream pigment in Bedaub
Shadows: Fyrinnae Anemone and Cupcake Sprinkles
Liner: Boujois Liner Clubbing Intense in Black
Mascara: Rimmel Lash Accelerator in Black
Foundation: Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer in Porcelain. Clinique translucent powder on nose chin. Guerlain pressed meteorites powder in Mythic Parfait under eyes/on cheekbones
Blush: MAC Wonder Woman Amazon Princess blush (both colours swirled together)
Brows: Natural. Either forgot or couldn't be bothered to fill them in. 
Nails: Essie ridge-filling base coat, Models Own Beth's Blue (a blue/lilac colour, I bought three of their colours recently and if this is anything to go by, their formula is very good! I approve!) EDIT: I forgot that I had added Illamasqua Prism on top of this colour before I took these photos (it added a lovely pale blue sheen in the sunlight), Essie Good to Go fast drying top-coat.

I have recently switched to a glass file, as I had run out of my cheapo sandpapery emery boards, and I loooove it. It's so much smoother and easier to control. 

Ruth x

Mushu inspired EOTD

Red and gold go together really well, like on a bejeweled crown, a ruby ring... or an animated dragon from a Disney cartoon. I like Mushu (from Mulan), and this look is inspired by him. I might even start a series of Disney sidekick character eye-looks (e.g Lumiere, Zazu, Gus or Flit - just off the top of my head). That sounds like fun, right?

Products
Base: Urban Decay Primer Potion (original, I am yet to crack open Eden), UD 24/7 liner in Baked (under gold to help it stick).
Eyeshadows: Sugarpill Goldilux, Love+, Flamepoint (to blend down red onto lid) and Dollipop (to blend out red to brow) and a touch of Inglot AMC 74 (Raspberry) to darken the crease slightly and matte 352 (skintone) to blend right up to brow.
Eyeliner: Boujois Clubbing Liner Intense in Black.
Mascara: Boujois Volumizer (step 2 then step 1 to comb it through, yeah I like it backwards best...)
Brows: Clinique free-gift greyish brown eyeshadow.
Foundation: Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer in Porcelain.
Blush: MAC cream blush in Posey.
Powder: A mix of Clinique translucent to set oily areas (like my nose, forehead, chin) and Guerlain pressed meteorites powder in Mythic Parfait on less oily areas (for a little glow).
Lips: Just some strawberry balm.

Ruth x

Tipsy EOTD

My pictures never seem to do Tipsy Chromalust from Sugarpill any justice. In the mirror I see a rich shimmering warm grass green with green glittery sparkley goodness. On photos it seems to come out a minty bright green (this was probably enhanced by the mint green base I used... oops). I had tried to do a cool cut crease inspired by a recent tutorial by Dusty on youtube but it just wasn't working (for the record I was trying it with Sugarpill Poison Plum as the outer/crease colour and chromalust in Darling used wet on the lid. The colours were great but my skills were not).
I moved on and did this instead. When in doubt, I go with green... everytime. This is very similar to about six of my other posts so I'm clearly a creature of habit. 

Products -
Base: UDPP and Illamasqua cream pigment in Bedaub (mint green).
Eyeshadows: Fyrinnae Jade Ghost (tearduct), Sugarpill chromalust in Tipsy (lid) and pressed shadow in Midori (crease), Inglot AMC 65 (glittery black, crease), matte 384 (bright green, above crease) and matte 352 (skintone, to blend up to brow).
Liner: Boujois clubbing liner intense in Black and Inglot AMC gel liner in yellow (number 84, on waterline).
Mascara: Rimmel lash accelerator in Black.
Brows: MAC Stud brow pencil to fill in tails, Clinique matte brown eyeshadow (from a free gift) to fill in front, blend and set pencil.
Face: Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturiser in Porcelain, set with Clinique translucent powder. Sleek contour in Light, NARS powder highlight in Albatross.

Ruth x