Wearable Purple Eye Makeup

How is everyone this week? It’s been really cold here in Canada! If you are anywhere in the colder region, keep yourself warm, yes?! Anyways, due to the cold gloomy weather, I wanted to create a look in which I incorporated a little bit of colour. I’ve decided to do a wearable purple eye makeup. It’s super simple and easy, you can use any colour of your liking on the crease. I chose purple just because I think it’ll look great on every eye colours.

The trick to this light colored eye makeup is to use a black mascara and eyeliner to tie the whole look together. Black mascara and eyeliner are a must with this look since the eyeshadows used in this tutorial is quite light, and I didn’t use any contour colour on the crease.

Wearable purple makeup

How-to:

1. I applied NYX jumbo eyeshadow pencil in Milk all over my eyelid using my finger.

2. Using a fluffy blending brush (or you can use a flat eyeshadow brush), I applied Bad Girl from Sleek Makeup Showstoppers palette all over the lid.

3. Using a clean fluffy crease brush, I applied MUFE purple eyeshadow no. 92 on the crease.

4. I blended the purple eyeshadow slightly using a clean blending brush, blending the eyeshadow upwards above the crease.

5. I created a winged eyeliner using an angled eyeliner brush and L’oreal Infallible Gel Lacquer Liner in Blackkest Black.

6. Using a clean angled eyeliner brush, I applied UD Faint eyeshadow along the lower lash line.

7. I also lined my waterline using MAC Chromagraphic pencil eyeliner in NC15.

8. I filled my brows using Anastasia Duo Brow Powder in Brunette.

9. I curled my lashes, and applied Clinique High Impact Mascara on both upper and lower lashes.

Feel free to add false eyelashes to make your eyes look more wide awake. I ran out of falsies, so I didn’t apply any.

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10. On my face, I applied Smashbox Halo foundation all over using Sigma Flat Kabuki brush.

11. I applied MAC Pro Conceal/Correct palette in yellow corrector under my eyes, and on the bridge of my nose.

12. I lightly contour my face using MAC Skinfinish natural in Medium Deep.

13. I applied MAC Dainty blush on my cheeks.

14. On my lips, I applied Revlon Colorstay Ultimate Suede lipstick in Socialite, and added a few dabs of YSL Glossy Stain in Peche Cerra-Colla (27).

Spring Lilac

I couldn’t resist to try my new Sleek Makeup iDivine Snapshot palette that I bought from Luxola! Oh, just to let you know, there’s a 10%Β  15% off if you use the code LXBLOG when you check out over at Luxola (over $25 purchase) πŸ˜‰ For swatches on the iDivine palettes, please check Sleek Makeup iDivine Swatches post.

Anyways, so I wanted to try the Lotus Flower and Green Iguana shadows for this look since those 2 eyeshadows were the ones that caught my attention the most. I LOVE…let me repeat, I LOVE Lotus Flower! Amazing color, so perfect for Spring/Summer! Green Iguana too is oh so prettyy! For some reason, my camera doesn’t pick the green, instead it might look bluish on your screen.

How-to:

1. Using a flat eyeshadow brush, I applied Lotus Flower from Sleek Makeup iDivine Snapshot palette on the inner half of my upper eyelid.

2. Using another flat eyeshadow brush, I applied Green Iguana on the outer half.

3. Using a clean blending brush, I blended the edge and the crease to remove any hard line.

4. Using a small fluffy brush, I applied Urban Decay Hijack on the outer V and crease.

5. Using a clean blending brush, I blended UD Hijack.

6. Using a small shader brush, I applied Lotus Flower on the inner half of the lower lid and Green Iguana on the outer half.

7. I created a tiny winged liner along my upper lashline using Kat Von D Trooper eyeliner.

8. I lined my waterline and tightline using L’oreal Voluminous Smoldering eyeliner.

9. I curled my lashes using Shu Uemura eyelash curler and applied L’oreal Double Extender Curl mascara on both top and lower lashes.

10. I filled my brows in using Shu Uemura brow pencil.

sleek makeup lotus flower

11. I applied MUFE HD foundation all over my face.

12. Under my eyes, I applied Bobbi Brown peach corrector.

13. On the cheeks, I applied Benefit Hoola and Benefit Coralista.

14. On the lips, I applied Chanel Confidentielle lipstick.

sleek makeup green iguana

Sunset Inspired

I’ve been wanting to do a sunset inspired makeup for a while, but couldn’t find the right colors to do it. Well, ever since I got my hands on that MUFE Aqua Cream no. 9, I couldn’t resist playing with that color. I think it’s probably one of my favorite colors so far. I just want to use it all the time!

If you see anything that’s underlined and bold in the sentences below, it means that I’ve link it to another tutorial/review that I’ve done in this blog. The links are not spam nor will it lead you to another site.

How-to:

1. I applied MUFE Aqua Cream Shadow no. 9 all over my lid using my finger. (for other tutorials using this color please refer to Coral and Blue, and Candiliscious)

2. Using a flat eyeshadow brush, I applied Smashbox Soft Shimmering Coral from the Admire Me palette on top of the aqua cream.

3. Using Smashbox bullet brush, I applied purple eyeshadow from Sariayu’s Karimunjawa palette.

4. I blended the edge of the shadow using a clean blending brush.

5. Using an angled eyebrow brush, I applied Lancome All Made Up eyeshadow on the inner corner of the lower lid, and the purple eyeshadow from step 3 on the outer half.

6. Using a Kate Super Sharp liquid eyeliner (bought from a Japanese drugstore during my trip), I created a winged liner along the upper lash line.

7. I lined the outer third of my lower lid using the same eyeliner and used an angled brush to smudge the liner slightly.

8. I filled my brows using a mixture of MAC Omega and MAC Brun using an angled eyeliner brush.

9. I curled my lashes and applied L’oreal Double Extender Curl mascara.

10. I applied my face powder right below my brows.

coral and purple makeup

11. Under the eyes, I applied the yellow corrector from MAC Pro Conceal/Correct palette in Medium.

12. On my face, I applied MUFE HD foundation using a Sigma Round Kabuki brush.

13. I powdered my face using Cinema Secret loose powder.

14. I applied MAC Shadowy to contour my face and MAC Peaches blush on my cheeks (for my contouring tutorial please refer to Subtle Contour/Highlight/Blush).

15. On my lips, I applied Revlon Mauve It Over lipstick.

sunset makeup

MUFE Smoky Palette

These couple days I’ve been digging my makeup stash, trying to find which palette I’ve been putting aside and barely used. I have to say, I am a product hoarder. I think some (or most) of you can relate to me, right? Come on you bloggers out there, I know you’re probably as bad as me πŸ˜‰

Anyways, I managed to find the Make Up For Ever Smoky palette that I bought and barely touched. I fell in love with this palette again! The pigments are amazing and you have all the basic colors you need for smoky eyes. You have the earthy tones like brown (dark and light), the highlighters (white and champagne), the medium and darks (blue, purple and black). What’s not to love? I wonder why I didn’t fell in love with it as much last time..Oh well!

How-to:

1. I applied the green eyeshadow from the MUFE Smoky palette on the eyelid using a flat eyeshadow brush.

2. Using a clean blending brush, I feathered out the edge of the crease.

3. I applied the light brown eyeshadow from the Smoky palette slightly above the crease using the brush that comes with the palette.

4. Using a clean blending brush, I blended out the edge so there’s no harsh line on the crease.

5. Using a small shader brush, I applied the blue eyeshadow from the MUFE Smoky palette on the lower lid.

6. I also applied the black eyeshadow from MUFE smoky palette on the outer half of the lower lid using an angled eyeliner brush.

7. I lined my waterline and tightline using MAC Engraved eyeliner.

8. Using an angled eyeliner brush and the black eyeshadow from MUFE Smoky palette, I created a winged liner along the upper lashline.

9. I curled my lashes and applied Maybelline Volume Express Turbo Boost mascara on both top and lower lashes.

10. I also applied Ardell Demure lashes to make my lashes look slightly thicker. My real lashes were longer than the falsies surprisingly.

11. Eyebrows are filled using Dollywinked brow pencil.

asian smoky eyes

12. For the face, I applied MUFE HD foundation using Sigma Round Kabuki brush.

13. Under the eyes, I applied Chanel Eclat Lumiere.

14. For the cheeeks, I applied MAC Cubic blush.

15. I applied Tarte Lipsurgence in Hope for the lips very lightly on the center of the lips and blending it outwards using my finger.

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Product of the Week: Sariayu K. Karimunjawa

This week in Product of the Week installment, I’m presenting another Sariayu eyeshadows! I’m loving this Indonesian makeup brand so much. It’s affordable, pigmented and widely available. Martha Tilaar’s other brand, which is P.A.C is actually designed for makeup artist, but I find that Sariayu (also by Martha Tilaar) has the same quality as P.A.C eyeshadows. I also love the fact that Sariayu products are not tested animals!

Anyways, let’s talk about this trio palette! This palette is called K. Karimunjawa, and it’s one of the latest products from Sariayu latest collection – Sariayu Trend Warna 2013 Pesisir Sentrajava. I bought mine in a Martha Tilaar store in the malls for IDR Rp. 45,000 (about USD $4.50). If I’m not wrong, when I went to Carrefour on the weekend, they were selling this at IDR Rp. 38,500.

The inspiration of the Karimunjawa palette comes from the Northern coast of Central Java, whereby there’s 27 little islands of Karimunjawa with the brightest ocean. Karimunjawa is a great home of the beautiful coral reefs. A place for almost 400 oceanic species, including 242 ornamental fishes that live there. As a National Park, Karimunjawa has developed and becomes a Marine Park attraction for both local and international tourists (Martha Tilaar Group, 2013).

Sariayu eyeshadows

The colors are amazingly pigmented, and easily blendable. All the colors have shimmers in them, but I do find that the yellow isn’t as shimmery as the green or the purple. The purple might look dark in pictures, but it’s not that dark when you apply it to the skin. The consistency is very buttery. I find it very easy to blend the colors without having to lose the intensity.

 

sariayu k karimunjawa

I’ve done a tutorial using this palette in my Northern Lights post. I’ve received a lot of compliments on that look. A lot of people seems to like the yellow eyeshadow since it pops out a lot in pictures.

In general, the color combination works and I think this is an awesome palette, especially for the price that I bought it at.

Sariayu

Sariayu K Karimunjawa

Of course, there’s more than just this shadow from Sariayu trend warna 2013. With the Karimunjawa line, they also carried 2 lip products and a Glow Powder which I did not buy. On their website, they also show the 3 different ways to wear the Karimunjawa trio shadow palette, so do check them out!

Will I buy this product again? Most definitely! I love all 3 colors and for that price, of course I’ll buy it again. I give this palette 5 winks out of 5! I have yet to find something that I don’t like from it. I love love love love it!

 

 

Easter Pastels

 

Easter is near! Lots of pastel colored eggs around and I looove those pastel colors – yellow, blue, pink, purple etc. I am very fond of pastel colors,especially Givenchy Bucolic Blossom quad.. But too bad for my skintone, any pastel colored eyeshadows will just show up very light, whitish-like and pretty much I’ll look washed out.

However, I think I found a trick to wearing the lovely pastels. I know most people use a white base (aka NYX Milk Jumbo Pencil). I found the NYX jumbo pencil to crease a lot even though I applied it sparingly. So, I decided to use a colored base underneath instead of white.Β  I found that the colored base allows the colors of the Givenchy Bucolic Blossom quad to show through. I love it!

I’ve done an earlier tutorial using the same quad but with a nude base right here πŸ˜€

How-to:

1. I applied Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on eyeliner in Woodstock on the inner half of the upper eyelid. I applied very little and used my finger to blend the eyeliner out. Work fast since the eyeliner dries out pretty fast.

2. Using a flat eyeshadow brush, I applied the pink shadow from Givenchy Bucolic Blossom quad on top of the base.

3. (Not shown in picture – I applied a very sheer layer of Maybelline Color Tattoo in Edgy Emerald on the outer half of the lid). Using a flat eyeshadow brush, I applied the Cyan eyeshadow from the Givenchy Bucolic Blossom quad on top of the base.

4. Using a pencil brush, I applied theΒ lilac from the quad on the lower lid.

5. Using a small blending brush, I applied the brown shadow from the quad on the crease just to add some depth.

6. On the waterline, I applied MAC Chromagraphic eyeliner in NC30 and gently patted the lilac shadow on top of the eyeliner using an angled eyeliner brush.

7. I lined my upper lashline, very close to the roots of the lashes, using MAC Black Tied.

8. I curled my lashes and applied Dior Overcurl mascara.

9. I filled in my brows using a mixture of MAC Omega and MAC Brun.

10. I lightly applied MAC Ricepaper under the brows.

Pastel makeup

11. For the face, I applied MAC Matchmaster foundation using Tarte foundation brush.

12. I applied MAC Peaches blush on the cheeks and Revlon Just Bitten lipbalm in Charmed

Givenchy bucolic blossom

 

Northern Lights

Today’s look was inspired by a photography of the Nothern Lights by Phillipe Moussette. The colors in the photo were so beautiful and breathtaking. Also, since I just bought a new palette, I wanted to try the colors from that palette, so the green isn’t exactly the same as the green in the inspiration photo.

I love how this look turned out. Make sure you keep 2-3 blending brush handy!

How-to:

1. I applied the green shadow from Sariayu K Karimunjawa palette on my eyelid, leaving out just a tiny bit of area on the outer corner.

2. Using a flat eyeshadow brush, I applied the purple shadow from Sariayu K. Karimunjawa palette on the outer corner and on the crease.

3. Using a blending brush, I blended the purple so there’s no harsh line.

4. Using a small shader brush, I applied MAC Black Tied on the crease only.

5. Using a blending brush, I blended the black so it disappeared into the purple.

6. I also applied the yellow shadow from the Sariayu K. Karimunjawa palette on the inner corner of the eyelid using a pencil brush. I blended the color up reaching the bottom of my brows.

7. Using an angled eyeliner brush, I applied Lancome All Made Up eyeshadow on the lower lid. I also run the purple shadow that I used on the crease on the outer corner of the lower lid, on top of the blue shadow.

8. I lined my waterline and tightline using Annabelle kohl pencil liner in black.

9. I lined my upper lashline using Bobbi Brown Gel liner in Caviar Ink and made a winged liner.

10. Curled my lashes and applied L’oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara on both upper and lower lashes. I filled in my brows using a mixture of MAC Omega and MAC Brun.

maleficent inspired makeup

11. For the face, I applied Giorgio Armani Silk foundation using Shiseido foundation brush.

12. On the cheeks, I applied contour using MAC Blunt, and I applied MAC Cubis on the cheeks as blush.

13. I also contoured my nose using MAC Blunt.

14. For the lips, I applied Lancome Absolu Nu in 201.

green and purple eyeshadow

Purple Haze

So, I’m having a difficulty taking the close up pictures since the lights aren’t ready for use yet, which explains why the pictures are of different colours. I tried my best to adjust the colours without affecting the eyeshadow colours.

Anyways, I actually wasn’t quite sure how this look would turn out since I mixed warm purple with cool purple. But, the final result turns out to be quite pretty don’t you think? It’s wearable too. πŸ™‚

Eyes:

1. I prepped my eyes by applying MAC Beige-ing paint stick all over my eyelid.

2. Using a flat eyeshadow brush, I applied NYX Frosted Lilac on the inner corner of my lid.

3. Next, I added NYX Deep Purple lightly in the middle lid.

4. Using a clean blending brush, I applied Makeup Forever #92 on the outer corner and crease lightly.

5. I applied a purple eyeliner from Makeup Forever on my lower lid.

6. Using a clean small shader brush (or you can use a pencil brush), I smudged the liner slightly.

7. Using the same brush as step 6, I applied MAC Stars ‘n Rockets on my lower lid.

8. Then, I decided to deepen the crease shade by applying MUFE #92 using the same brush as step 6 and 7.

9. Using an angled eyeliner brush, I applied winged liners using a black gel liner from MUFE.

10. I lined my waterline using whatever is left on the eyeliner brush, and applied mascara on both top and lower lashes.

Makeup For Ever purple eyeshadow

Face:

1. I applied MAC Studio Tech foundation all over my face using Sigma Round Kabuki brush.

2. Then, I applied MAC Cubic blush on my cheeks.

3. I completed the look by applying a sheer lip balm.

 

Purple smoky eyes with MUFE 92