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!!

Peacock Shimmer

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I've heard a lot of good things about the waterproof jumbo eyeliners from Sephora and I wanted to try at least 1 out.  I wanted to go for something I didn't already have a similar color so I grabbed Peacock Blue Shimmer.  It's a very pretty peacock-y blue with more of a sheen than glitter.  I even put this liner through, what I like to call, "the work test".  If you've been following me for a while you know I'm a nurse and my day (well night) runs anywhere from 12-14 hours which means my makeup is on even longer.  Anywho, on to the look!  I also purchased a new P&S camera so I can take better pictures of my makeup looks!

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:

Pixie Dust feat. MakeupGeek Eyeshadows

Hello lovelies!  I'm finally back with another tutorial!!  I was thinking yesterday that ever since I lost my "makeup room" I have been in a funk with filming tutorials.  The lighting just wasn't as good in my old bedroom (we have since moved) and my lighting isn't that good in my new bedroom and it's more cramped.  I am thinking about doing my own softboxes (don't know where I'm going to put them yet) to have more consistent lighting with my videos.  I also plan to purchase a smaller point-and-shoot camera because I just can't take pictures of my own eye with the big Nikon...it just doesn't happen.  Anywho, on with the look...

During MakeupGeek's winter clearance sale I went ahead and purchased some of their eyeshadows.  I have been wanting to try them for a while now so I figured "why not?".  I will do a separate post with the eyeshadows that I purchased, with proper swatches.  For this look I chose two eyeshadows from MUG: Pixie Dust and Peacock.  I based my look off of those two eyeshadows and went from there.  Here is what I came up with:

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:

_/\_ Witch's Brew feat. Sugarpill and Magnolia Makeup ☽ ☆

Halloween is definitely my favorite time of year and witches are definitely (probably) my favorite part of Halloween!  I have always been drawn to witch-y type things, all year long.  I wanted to do something a little different and dramatic.  This isn't entirely what I had i mind, but I'm pleased with how it came out anyways.  I still have another fun look that I've been wanting to do since last month, but I haven't figured out how to execute it quite yet.  Anywho, on to this look.  The pictures look better smaller.  I still have to work on lighting in the new room:

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).

Viewer Request: Rainbow Eyes feat. Sugarpill Cosmetics

A viewer (eLtherd) requested a rainbow look a LONG time ago and I am just now getting around to it.  I love rainbow looks and had wanted to do one for St. Louis Pride but I was so tired from work that I just slept and slept then slept some more.  I have been getting back  to playing with makeup and putting on my face for work (it's still crazy hot here, but I can't NOT do makeup anymore!!)  I really enjoy watching videos on YouTube as well as sharing my own makeup creations/techniques with you guys!  I learn so much from everyone else on YT and continue to get better with everything the more I practice!  Liquid liner is still a bit of a challenge, but I'm getting there :)  Anywho, on to the look!

Peacock Eyes with Sugarpill's Heartbreaker Palette

Lately I've been doing my videos "on the fly" so-to-speak.  I wanted to see what I could come up with if I just picked some products and built the look around them (or it if I have just one product in mind).  I'm really loving these new colors from Sugarpill.  The textures are AMAZING!  So smooth and easy to work with.  I think my favorite so far is Mochi.  I've been using it as an inner corner highlight with almost all my looks!!  Anywho, here is the look I came up with:

Makeup Monday

So the gorgeous Jacqueline from abrilliantbrunette has come up with Makeup Monday (read about it by clicking the link).  I was tagged by Mandy (@ladymandyisms).  At first I had no idea what it was and I replied back with "and to you as well".  Yeah, I know...should've checked up on it first lol.  Anywho, upon further investigation I now know what Makeup Monday is :).  Today is the first day for MM and the theme for June is "Blue".  Now I hadn't planned on wearing much today because I have to work but I made an exception for MM.  Here is the look I came up with (no tutorial though):