Pink & Blue Duochrome EOTD

Happy Tuesday!! Pulled out my all time favourite MAC pigment Pink Pearl to use today. Its an amazing pinky/purple with a strong blue duochrome. Absolutely gorgeous! I got mine 3 years ago when it was part of MAC's Heatherette Collection. As far as I know it is limited edition, but it might be pro item. I'm not entirely sure. If your looking for similar colours you could try MAC's Stars & Rockets eyeshadow or Urban Decay's Fishnet eyeshadow. Both are close, just a little less intense.

I used:

MAC's Pink Pearl Pigment on my lid dry first then wet on top

MAC's Deep Truth eyeshadow (shimmery navy) in the crease and outer corner

Matte white to highlight

Colbalt Blue eyeliner on upper lashline and waterline

CoverGirl Volume Exact on upper & lower lashes

Sorry for the lack of pictures, lighting is still an unresolved issue.

Thanks for looking.

Jen

EOTD-Golden Peach w/Stila Color Wheel Palette

On Saturday I was browsing around in Winner's Beauty Dept when I stumbled upon Stila's Color Wheel Palette. I knew I had to have it even before I flipped it over to look at the price. I recalled it going for somewhere between $30-$40 previous on Sephora.com. I had wanted it then, but opted to get a UD palette instead. Good news when I flipped it over and it was only $12.99!! SOLD.

Bad news was when I initially swatched it I wasn't too impressed. I would say 1/2 of the colours hardly showed up at all and were very powdery :( Later when I had a chance to swatch them over primer, they were somewhat better. My other complaint is the size of this palette, it is HUGE! Lots of needless extra packaging, difficult to store and use.

This morning I did a quick Golden Peach eye using 3 different sections (I'll refer to them as rows, #1 being the top row, #2 the next going clockwise, shade #1 in each row being the largest)

I used:

Row 3, shade 1 on the inner corner

Row 2, shade 1 on the lid

Row 1, shade 2 in the crease

Row 1, shade 3 on the outer lid

Gosh Bananas Eye Liner on the lower inner corner

CoverGirl Lash Exact Mascara on upper lashes

Overall I just feel so-so about this palette. The shades are just lacking the intensity and pigmentation I'm used to in the other brands I use, including other Stila shades. I will continue to use it and try out other colours and see if my opinion changes.

EOTD-Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette Lilac & Bronze

So it seems setting up that little makeup draw has sparked my own creativity and I've been having no problem coming up with ideas on my own. So for the time being the draw is stalled. Today I put my Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette to work. I adore this palette so much!! Its so beautiful. There is nothing I don't completely love about it. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am working on a review and swatches. I am trying to find what lighting works best with my older model camera. Temptalia has a wonderful post on it if your interested in seeing swatches. http://www.temptalia.com/

I used:

Tainted (row 1 middle) on inner 1/2 of the lid

Chase (bottom row left) on the outer 1/2 of the lid

MIA (row 2 right) on the outer V and crease

Matte white to highlight (not pictured)

CoverGirl Volume Exact on upper lashes

Jen

EOTD-Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette & MAC

Morning, I felt inspired again today so I didn't draw again. I pulled out an old, hardly used MAC shadow-Tilt to use. I paired it with some shades out of my new UD palette (review/swatches coming soon). Here's what I came up with.

I used:

Flow on the lid

Vanilla on the inner corner

Tilt in the crease and outer corner

Ace in the outer V

Annabelle's matte white to highlight

Black gel liner on upper lashes

CoverGirl Lash Exact on upper lashes

Jen, xo