Cherry Blossom Tutorial

I'M BACK!
Soooooooo sorry about not posting in forEVER. I got caught up with mah studies and job and holidays etc and I could come up with some more excuses to bore you with buuuuuuut...

On with the tutorial. :)

I know red and pink eyeshadow frightens some, so I tried to find a way to rock the awesome brights in a not-so-intimidating way, using my usual method/placement of eyeshadows... Light on the lid, dark in the crease, blablablaaaa.

I hope this at least pushes someone to try setting a classic neutral look to colour in some way!

Products Used:

Face:
-Makeup Forever HD Foundation #123
-MAC Mineralize blush in Dainty

Eyes:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
-Sugarpill eyeshadow in Tako (matte white)
-Sugarpill eyeshadow in Dollipop (bright pink)
-Sugarpill eyeshadow in Love+ (true red)
-Inglot eyeshadow #362 (matte bubblegum pink)
-Anabelle white eyeliner pencil
-Inglot eyeshadow #65 (black as liquid liner)
-Revlon GrowLuscious mascara

Lips:
-Chanel Glossimer in #337 Calypso

Thanks so much for looking! Hope everyone out there had a pleasant and safe holiday :)
(BTW HAPPY ONE YEAR BLOG ANNIVERSARY!!!!)

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Burning Leaves Makeup Tutorial

Hello! So while I was overdosing on Thanksgiving food, I realized I was due for a tutorial. Here ya go and happy fall!

Products Used:

Face: 
-Bare Minerals Foundation in Golden Medium (under eyes, around nose)
-Physicians Formula Blush in Pink
-Inglot AMC Bronzer

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Still Glamorous pigment in Party Pooper  (copper-bronze shade on the lid)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked (blended in the crease)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck (chocolate brown in the crease)
-Bobbi Brown eyeshadow in Espresso (outer half of lid, crease, lower lashline)
-Inglot eyeshadow #409 (shimmer deep bronze at the lower lashline)
-Inglot eyeshadow #30 (light gold on the browbone)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Half Baked (yellow gold at the inner corners)
-Laura Mercier eye pencil in Black Violet (waterline)
-MAC Opulash mascara

Lips:
-Maybelline ColorSensation in Mauve Me
-Revlon lip gloss in Lilac Pastelle

Enjoy!

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Colourful Makeup for a Crap-tastic Day

When the weather is as sluggish and grey as it is today, I tend towards bright, warm colours to take the edge off the gloom. And I'm a dork. Try something like this out sometime, and change it up any way you like. And I apoligize for poor photo quality, I'm working on it! Enjoy :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkZCC13iTsk

Products Used:

Face:
-MAC mineralize blush in

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (blended all over eye lid)
-Sugarpill Buttercupcake (bright yellow in centre of lid)
-Sugarpill Flamepoint (bright orange blended around yellow)
-Sugarpill Love+ (bright red in the lower crease)
-Sugarpill Poison Plum (bright purple in the crease)
-Inglot eyeshadow #66 (lavender to blend Poison Plum)
-Sugarpill Tako (browbone)
-Inglot eyeshadow #30 (inner corners)
-Sugarpill Chromalust in Goldilux (crazy sparkly gold applied wet as liquid liner)
-Kiko Yellow eye pencil (waterline)
-Max Factor Mascara

Lips:
-Bobbi Brown Lips Gloss in Almost Bare

Sugarpill Heartbreaker Palette HD Tutorial

Hellooo, there. If you are a rocket scientist, you may be able to figure out my favorite colours based on the super-subtle colour of my hair, and glasses (when I wear them; they are turquoise. When I don't wear them, they are still turquoise).

Anyway, I love the colours in the Heartbreaker palette by Sugarpill. Here is my Review on it, and at the end of this post is a video tutorial!

Products Used:

Face:
-Laura Mercier Cream Blush

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (blended all over eye lid)
-Sugarpill: Mochi (turquoise all over lid)
-Sugarpill: Afterparty (clear blue outer corner)
-Sugarpill: Velocity (deep blue in the crease)
-Sugarpill: Poison Plum (vivid deep purple above Velocity)
-Sugarpill: 2 am (magenta blended above Poison Plum)
-Sugarpill: Acidberry (lime grassy green lower lash line)
-Sugarpill: Midori (teal green outer lower lash line)
-Sugarpill: Tako (matte white, inner corners and brow bone)
-Annabelle black eyeliner pencil (waterline)
-MAC eyeshadow in Carbon (applied wet with an angled brush as liquid liner)
-L'Oreal Carbon Black Mascara

Lips:
-Maybelline ColorSensation Lipstick in Coral Gleam

Enjoy!

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Navy Blue and Forest Green

Hello all! I just posted another video tutorial to my Youtube channel, which you will see at the end of this post. I wanted to a do a dark smoky eye without falling to my usual neutrals. Deep blues and greens, when blended well, are a great way to do that! I thought it would be especially nice for Fall, so try it out! :) Enjoy!

Products Used:

Face:
-MAC Face and Body C5
-Inglot AMC bronzer
-Nars blush in Orgasm
-Makeup Forever Loose Powder

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Random olive green eyeshadow pencil (all over the lid)
-Coastal Scents 88 ultra shimmer palette (forest green in the 3rd collumn, bottom colour, on top of the olive pencil)
-Random blue eye pencil (lower lash line)
-MAC eyeshadow in Contrast (Satin navy blue in the crease and lower lashline on top of blue pencil)
-Inglot eyeshadow #58 (dark grassy green on top of Coastal Scents forest green)
-Inglot eyeshadow # 351 (matte cream shade on the browbone)
-Inglot eyeshadow #387? (medium cool grey to blend)
-Anabelle black eyeliner pencil (waterline, upper lashline)
-Inglot eyeshadow #391 (matte black, outer corners and upper lashline)
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (inner corners)
-Lisa Watier pigment in Folie Blanche (sparkly white on top of NYX pencil)
-L'Oreal Carbon Black Mascara

Lips:
-Nars lipstick in Dolce Vita (warn natural plummy colour)

Thanks so much for looking! xo

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

HD Video Tutorial + Apology

Apology first. I'm sorry it's been so long! No more excuses, here ya go :)

Products used:

Face:
-MAC Face and Body Foundation C5
-Inglot AMC Bronzer
-Bare Minerals blush in Rose Radiance

Eyes:
-UDPP
-MAC Tan pigment (lid)
-Sugarpill eyeshadow in Flamepoint (crease)
-MAC eyeshadow in Limit (blended in the crease)
-Inglot eyeshadow #30 (inner corners, browbone)
-Chanel Crayon Yeus in Teak (waterline)
- Inglot eyeshadow #54 (deep crease)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Twice Baked (outer corners)
-Bobbi Brown eyeshadow in Espresso (upper liner)

Lips
-Maybelline Superstay # 240

Soft Grey and Pink Smoky Eyes [Video Tutorial]

What's going on?
So today I filmed a tutorial using products I haven't really been using much lately.

Products Used:

Face:
-Makeup Forever HD Foundation #123
-MAC Face and Body Foundation C7
-Cover FX Full Coverage cream foundation (under eyes)
-Inglot AMC Bronzer
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface
-Makeup Forever SuperMatte Loose Powder

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk (all over eyelid and inner corners)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Mushroom (crease, lower lashline)
-Inglot eyeshadow #54 (sparkly black, outer corner and as liquid liner)
-Lise Watier loose shadow in Folie Blanche (inner corners)
-Sugarpill Chromalust in Birthday Girl (all over lid)
-Random gray pencil (lower lashline)
-Anabelle white eyeliner pencil (waterline)
-MAX Factor False Lash Effect Mascara

Lips:
-Jack Black Lemon Lip Balm
-Maybelline ColorSensation Lipstick in Park Ave. Peach

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Makeup For Redheads: Full Face Tutorial

Here is the lovely Amanda modeling for me!

SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR THE VIDEO TUTORIAL!

Products Used:

Face:
-MAC Face and Body N3
-Benefit Boi-ing concealer 01 and 02
-Makeup Forever Super Matte Loose Powder
-NYX Mosaic Powder in Love
-Bourjois Bronzer

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in X (all over eyelid)
-Inglot eyeshadow #361 (matte coral fluffed in the crease)
-Inglot eyeshadow #407 (shimmery coral outer half)
-Inglot eyeshadow #30 (highlight)
-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck (blended at outer crease)
-Inglot eyeshadow #54 (dark brown, deep crease)
-Chanel Precision Eye Definer in Brun (upper lashline)
-Anabelle white eye pencil (waterline)
-Revlon GrowLuscious Mascara

Lips:
-Maybelline ColorSensation Lipstick in Mauve Me
-Revlon lip gloss in Lilac Pastel

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Alicia Keys Inspired Smoky Cat Eyes

Hey there!
This look I put together is inspired by makeup that Alicia Keys typically wears. It consists of light shimmery eyes, smoked-out winged liner, lots of highlighting, and soft glossy lips. Hope you enjoy, thanks for stopping by!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IX3V32A1CA

Products Used:

Face:

-Makeup Forever HD Foundation #123 and #153

-Tarte Bronzer in Park Ave Princess (contour)

-Nars blush in Orgasm

-Nars blush in Albatross (highlight)

-Makeup Forever Matte Loose Powder

Eyes:

-Urban Decay Primer Potion

-MAC eyeshadow in All That Glitters (champagne colour all over eyelid)

-MAC eyeshadow in Wedge (soft brown in the crease)

-Inglot eyeshadow #30 (light shimmery gold at the inner corners and browbone)

-Urban Decay eyeshadow in Polyester Bride (frosty white at the inner corners)

-MAC Crushed Metallic Pigment in Roasted Chestnut (deep sparkling bronze at the outer half of the lower lashline)

-Inglot eyeshadow #392 (matte black at the upper lashline)

-Random black eye pencil

-Random shimmery white eye pencil (inner corners)

-Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Lips:

-Kiko lipstick #11 (soft warm pink)

-Inglot Sleeks Creme #89 (bright warm coral gloss)

Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Warm Sunrise Makeup Tutorial

Hello! I am back from Florida and let me tell you, I didn't realize before now that sunrises and sunsets look different depending on where you go!
Deeeerp, I know.
This colourful makeup look is inspired by the fire in the sky I saw while I was there.

I realize it is not wearable for everyone, but I am a total sucker for funky colours. Hope you like it! Send me requests and comments :)

Sugarpill Sweetheart, Burning Heart, Heartbreaker and Chromalust Review

Right well I am leaving for Florida tomorrow, so I filmed this review of all the Sugarpill products I ordered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeJsJDxX9M4

• Here are some photos! I tried my best to get good lighting to portray the colours accurately. Click to enlarge!

Sweetheart Palette

Burning Heart Palette

Heartbreaker Palette

Goldilux, Magentric

 Swatched on top of Makeup Forever HD Foundation #123.

Mochi, 2AM, Velocity, Acidberry

Poison Plum, Love+, Buttercupcake, Flamepoint

Tako, Midori, Afterparty, Dollipop

Makeup Forvever #92 next to Poison Plum

 Swatched wet on dry skin. Pics of Royal Sugar, Birthday Girl and Tipsy can be found HERE.

Magentric, Goldilux

My decked-out netbook! <3 stickers

• I definitely recommend wearing a primer with these, as with all eyeshadows. The Chromalusts tend to work better for me when applied wet, but they, like the pressed shadows, also work well when applied on top of a stickier base like NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils. 

•  Ladies and Gentlemen, I am in love.

• BUY... Each palette retails for 34$ each. It is cheaper to buy a whole palette than to get each eyeshadow individually for 12$ (48$ for 4 shadows instead of 34$). Each Chromalust retails for 12$ and contains 5 grams of product. Certain colours may look more full than others because some ingredients are heavier than others and will cause the product to settle.  

•  PROS (Pressed shadow palettes) 

•  Great blendability, especially for matte shadows 

• Intense pigmentation/colour payoff

• Unique colours for the most part

•  Cheaper by weight than most popular companies 

• Good value, product will last a long time

•  Comes with a mirror 

• They don't break when you drop them (believe me, I am very clumsy)

• CONS (Pressed shadow palettes) 

• A bit heavy because of the mirror 

• Potential for some fallout of not carefully applied 

•  PROS (Chromalusts) 

• VERY unique colour range (I could not dupe a single pigment) 

• Finely milled and apply smoothly 

• Can be blended with some work unlike many other pigments 

• Great colour payoff and texture 

• Cheaper by weight than most high-end companies

•  CONS (Chromalusts) 

• Can spill because there is no sifter, and some extra space in the cap 

• Potential for fallout when applied dry 

• So I am incredibly impressed with Sugarpill products. In some cases I will favor other brands, but for my bright phases, I can see myself reaching for these all the time! Have you tried any Sugarpill shadows yet? 

• Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca

Tropical Blue and Green Tutorial Using Sugarpill

I got a truckload of Sugarpill crack, as I call it, in the mail recently. After I finished with the jumping jacks and the squealing, I put this look together and filmed a tutorial for you!

Some photos :)

Very happy with how this turned out!!

 I realize this is not the type of makeup EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING ON EARTH will want to wear, but I thought it was fun and I love playing with colour. And send me some requests! I don't bite. :)   Products Used:     Face: -Bare Escentuals Mineral Foundation in Golden Medium -Tarte Bronzer in Park Ave. Princess -Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Dollface (a soft cotton candy pink)      Eyes: -Urban Decay Primer Potion -Random shimmery white eye pencil (blended all over the eyelid and lower lashline, beause I couldn't find my NYX Milk one) -Inglot eyeshadow #59 (lime green all over the eyelid) -Sugarpill eyeshadow in Midori (strong green swept along the crease) -Sugarpill eyeshadow in Afterparty (lower lashline) -Inglot eyeshadow #473 (soft turquoise to blend out Midori and Afterparty) -Inglot eyeshadow #351 (matte cream shade blended on the browbone) -Sugarpill eyeshadow in Tako (matte white in the inner corners) -MAC eyeshadow in Carbon (applied wet as liquid liner) -Maybelline Waterproof Colossal Mascara (I hate waterproof mascara, but it was all I had with me) -Annabelle White eyeliner (waterline)       Lips: -Jack Black Lemon Lip Balm -Nars lipstick in Dolce Vita Thank you so much! Excuse me, I need to go giggle at my Sugarpill stuff now. *Hehehehehehehe so prettyyyyyyy*   Please send any requests to lizziehanley94@yahoo.ca