Current Favorites

I am not a creature of habit when it comes to makeup. I use different colors daily, and so it's hard to gather enough things that are truly favorites on a monthly basis. However, over the last few months, I've scrounged up some products I've really been using and enjoying on a regular basis. 

I'll start with the Buxom Show Some Skin Foundation in Tickle The Ivory. I bought this to mix with my Jane Iredale BB Cream in BB1, because it can tend to be a little pink on me. It works beautifully for mixing, but I started using it on it's own, and I love it. It's got a light coverage that is build-able to medium and sits on the skin beautifully without feeling heavy. The tone of this foundation is more on the yellow side, which is ideal for me, and it's one of the lightest foundations I've ever been able to find in store. 

I started having problems with any product sitting nicely on my skin several weeks ago. I'm not sure if stress was just wreaking havoc on my skin or if it was the weather change, but my skin texture was much like that of a reptile. Foundation does not look good on top of reptile skin. Out of pure desperation, I bought the Urban Decay Optical Illusion Primer Potion, and I have not been disappointed. It fills in pores, blurs imperfection, and makes a great base for foundation to sit on. It doesn't feel heavy at all, which is so important for me since I live in Alabama. (AKA 7th Circle of Hell) 

I've been very much back into wearing false lashes lately, and the Kiss Blooming Lashes in Camellias have been my favorite. They're a little more on the natural side and work really well with more minimal looks as well as dramatic looks. 

On days that I don't have time to do more than winged liner and mascara, I still like to have a pop of color to my eye makeup, and the Colourpop creme gel colour in Prance has been my favorite. It also looks stunning with full on eye looks, and it lasts really well in the waterline. The color is just stunning. I have had mine for quite a while now, and the product is still creamy. Very good bang for your buck.

I hope that you enjoyed that and/found it helpful! 

FOTD: Geek Chic and Shiro

I used some shadows from the batch that I recently pressed to create this look. I forgot how much I love these colors, and I'm so glad that I pressed them so that I was able to store them within reach. 

Eyes:

Urban Decay Anti-aging Primer Potion

Pumpkin and Poppy eyeshadow in Louvre

Geek Chic eyeshadow in Inevitable Betrayal

Geek Chic eyeshadow in The Lure

Geek Chic eyeshadow in Headmaster

Shiro eyeshadow in Dr, Finkelstein

Colourpop creme gel colour in Maybe

Nyx Slide on eyeliner in Jet Black

Physician's Formula Lash Boosting eyeliner in Ultra Black

Tarte Light,s Camera, Lashes Mascara

Kiss #11 Lashes

Eyebrows:

Sugarpill eyeshadow in Midori

Face:

Urban Decay Optical Illusion Primer 

Buxom Show Some Skin Foundation in Tickle The Ivory

Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer in Fair

Pumpkin and Poppy Oil Absorbing Mineral Veil

Physician's Formula Butter Bronzer

Shiro Mineral Blush in Potion

The All Natural Face eyeshadow in Angel Kissed White Gold

Lips:

Red Apple Lipstick lipstick in Oh My Guava

Notoriously Morbid Changeling Top Coats in Leshy and Zydrate

FOTD: Sugarpill and Becca

Eyes:

Urban Decay Anti-aging Primer Potion

(all shadows are Sugarpill unless otherwise stated)

Pumpkin and Poppy eyeshadow in Louvre

Acidberry

Midori

Velocity

Mochi

Brija highlight in You Know Who

Colourpop creme gel colour in Prance

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara

Kiss Full Bloom Lashes in Camellias 

Brows:

Makeup Geek eyshadows in Neptune and Shark Bait

Face:

Urban Decay Optical Illusion Primer 

Buxom Show Some Skin Foundation in Tickle The Ivory

Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer in Fair

Pumpkin and Poppy Oil Absorbing Mineral Veil

Physician's Formula Butter Bronzer

Becca Beach Tint in Guava

Brija highlight in You Know Who

Lips:

Becca Beach Tint in Guava

Apocalyptic Beauty Cosmetics Swatches

Alisha, AKA Rhapsody on YouTube, sent me over some shadows from her new indie cosmetic line, Apocalyptic Beauty Cosmetics. I haven't had the chance to throw a look together with these yet, but I did some swatches for y'all over Brija Adhesive Eye Wax in the meantime. 

From left to right:

Oh, No, Not Again

Psycho Billie

Polly Plague

Infinite Improbability Drive

Tomorrow's Parties

FOTD: Darling Girl

I placed my first Darling Girl order, and I am so impressed with what I got. Here is a look using some of the new goodies in my order and another new love from Sugarpill. 

Eyes:

Urban Decay Anti-aging Primer Potion

Pumpking and Poppy eyeshadow in Louvre

Darling Girl eyeshadow in Touched By Taboo

Darling Girl eyeshadow in Pools of Passion

Darling Girl eyeshadow inSweet Surrender

Darling Girl eyeshadow in Basket Case

Notoriously Morbid eyeshadow in Bloody Awful Poet

Nyx Faux White Eyeliner in White Smoke

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara

Brows:

Darling Girl eyeshadow in Wicked Ways

Face:

Urban Decay Optical Illusion Primer

Buxom Show Some Skin Foundation in Tickle the Ivory

Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer in Fair

Pumpkin and poppy Oil Absorbing Mineral Veil

Darling Girl Soft Focus Blush in Aloha

Lips:

Sugarpill Pretty Poison Lipstick in U4EA

Rolling Project Pan

Since I promote for two indie brands and generally am just a fickle person, I have always found it really hard to stick to project pans. However, I have seen on Instagram where people are doing these rolling projects, and I think I can be successful at something like this. I have accepted that I will always have an abundance of loose eyeshadows and loose and pressed powders of various kinds, but I do tend to get stressed out about cream and liquid products sitting in my collection as they do go bad pretty quickly. I chose the products pictured above, because I am fairly confident that I will be able to use them and then move on to another product of a similar kind. I kept it down to four products so that I don't overwhelm myself and set myself up for failure and since I also have to still be able to use other products in order to promote for Notoriously Morbid and Brija. I'm not entirely sure how I want to do updates, but I am thinking I will just update when the product is gone and show what I am replacing it with. 

Products Pictured:

Becca Under Eye Brightening Corrector

Pumpkin and Poppy eyeshadow in Louvre (I have a million brow bone highlights, and I need to start getting through them)

Nyx Slide On eyeliner in Jet Black

Becca Beach Tint in Guava

FOTD: Swamp Princess

Eyes:

Kat Von D Lock It Creme Concealer in White Out

Brija Powder Eyeshadow Primer

Brija Adhesive Eye Wax

(All shadows are NM)

So Goes My Nation

So Pure

Rayne Brings Ripper

Neutered

Zinthos

Sally's Song

Bloody Awful Poet

Nyx Slide On eyeliner in Jet Black

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara

Kiss Demi Wispies

Brows:

Notoriously Morbid eyeshadow in Swamp of Sadness

Face:

Urban Decay Optical Illusion Primer

Jane Iredale BB Cream in BB1 + Buxom Show Some Skin Foundation in Tickle the Ivory

Tarte Shape Tape Concealer in Fair Neutral

Pumpkin and Poppy Oil Absorbing Mineral Veil

Notoriously Morbid contour powder in Necromancy

Notoriously Morbid highlight in Crybaby

Notoriously Morbid blush in Music Box

Lips:

Notoriously Morbid Mystic Matte in Night Divine