Weekender Cut-Crease with Sugarpill and Glamour Doll Eyes

Hey guys!!

I got a few of my orders in after the holiday and I wanted to dive right in and play with them! I filmed a haul video so that will be up some time as well. I also wanted to do something a little more fun and dramatic. I hope you guys enjoy what I came up with!!

Icy Blues

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The weather here in the midwest is ridiculous!  As I'm prepping this blog post, temperatures here are increasing from the mid 30's and expected to be above 60 tomorrow!  I have never been a fan of the weather here but I was recently inspired to create this icy blue look.  The first day I tried to film this look the sun was bright and warm but it was still cold enough to see my breath.  So I sat down to film and of course the sun was setting before I even finished one eye.  I finally got around to re-filming this look and tweaked the original just a bit.  I hope you guys enjoy this look!

Biker Chic Imitation

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I'm back with a quick-ish tutorial!  I've been trying to improve my lighting so I can film later in the day (which is when I'm completely awake lol).  I've been using an Ottlite bulb for a long time now and I wanted to purchase another one but I wanted to have a softbox so the light was evenly dispersed.  After watching a few DIY videos I made my own softbox.  It's definitely not the sturdiest thing in the world, but as long as I don't move it too much it should do the job.  I wanted to film a video to see how it translated from camera to iMovie to YouTube.  Here is the look I came up with and the products I used to achieve this look:

Twisted Christmas: Collaboration with AliciaD372

Hey guys!  The gorgeous Alicia from AliciaD372 asked me if I wanted to do this collaboration with her and of course I said YES!!  I am honored that she asked me to be part of this with her.  Our collaboration "Twisted Christmas"  because so many people do "Naughty/Nice" collabs.  We went with the same concept though, Alicia did a more "nice" look and I did a darker "naughty" look.

Here is Alicia's look.  Click here to jump to her blog post!!

Check out Alicia's Look here:

GDE, Fyrinnae, Sugarpill: Calypso, Biker Chic and @#$%!

I don't really know where the inspiration from this look came from.  I purchased the limited edition eyeshadow from Sugarpill (I don't remember when they had it on sale but it was only a few days) and wanted to use it with my GDE pigment "Calypso" from the blogger collection.  I ended up doing this combo for Halloween but I didn't like how the video came out.  It had been so long since I had recorded that I was stumbling all over the place and I was rushing because I still had to get the kids ready.  Anywho, today I decided to try the combo again but in a different way and at a more relaxed pace.

Let me also just say that even though the eyeshadow I used from Sugarpill was limited edition, you can always substitute it with something else.  I don't own this color but I feel like MakeupGeek's "Razzleberry" would be quite similar.  All other Sugarpill eyeshadows can be purchases separately from their website, not just in the palettes.  I buy the palettes because you are essentially getting a whole eyeshadow for free!  Now, on to the look:

Fall Smokey Eye and Lip

I have been so excited with the change in the weather here in the midwest.  It has been swelteringly hot for far too long and we finally have had a break.  It was so beautiful the day I filmed this tutorial and I felt like I should take advantage of the clear sky.  I had a few products in mind that I wanted to use to create this look, including the lip.  I am a big fan of a dark, vampy lip and I rarely do a dark lip on myself though.  I had to with this look to tie together the fall feeling.

After I filmed this look, I realized it was quite similar to AliciaD372's most recent look on her YouTube channel.  I used different products, but the eye look and the lip look so similar to me and I did it unintentionally.  I was going to post this video in a couple of weeks, but I have been sick for the past week and unable to film a new look in it's place. Check out Alicia's channel and her videos!  She does wonderful makeup looks and reviews! :)  

FOTD: Futuristic Glamrock at 2AM

I actually decided to get ready for work with time enough to take pictures at the end!  I would've done a video but when I have to work I feel rushed and they have to be mostly "wearable" looks anyways.  For this look I wanted a bit of sparkle so I decided to use my sample of "Futuristic Glamrock" from Fyrinnae.  Prettymaking has gorgeous swatches of her Fyrinnae products.  If you scroll down here you can see a swatch of "Futuristic Glamrock".  I would suggest scrolling through ALL of her swatches though.  The way she swatched everything helps the viewer see how complex the shadows really are, especially the Arcane Magics.

Anywho, on to the look.  The pictures I took (with my camcorder) don't really do the shadow justice!  The sparkle and attention that "Futuristic Glamrock" demands has to be seen in person!!  Plus it was a gloomy day and the only good light I had was my filming light (which I use with natural light, not by itself).