I'm still alive!

I'm sorry for not updating. I've been busy with holiday related events... but I'm sure you have too!

The blog'll start to live for real after new years eve. I hope to get some FOTDs posted before that though.







New header

Today I've had a quick look at the blog code. I'm trying to learn code. I'm not learning very fast! Anyhow, today I made a new header, instead of that boring old text I had before, which was a preset.

How do you like the header? Any ideas of improvement?



Ah, hell! Now it doesn't seem to work anymore. I'm off to bed, and I'll have a new look at it ome other day. Tomorrow is christmas!







Christmas themed make up, part 5

Today was supposed to be gold and blue, but I didn't feel like blue at all, so I changed it to black, gold and rust! Felt very warm and cozy, I really really like this make up. Have to remember to do it again some day... soon.
In this FOTD I used:
Face:
MAC prep+prime skin
MAD Minerals mineral foundation, farily light and fair mixed 50/50
MAD Minerals pigment "ruffles" as shading
MAD Minerals powder "satin glow" as highlighter
Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MUS eye shadow "jubilee"
TMM pigment "occult"
MAC pigment "gold"
MAD Minerals pigment "24k gold"
MAC plushlash mascara
MAC shadestick "sharkskin"
IsaDora liquid eyeliner
Lips:
MAC lipgelee "moistly"







Christmas themed make up, part 4

This time the theme was silver and red. For silver I chose very pale silvery shades and white, which remind me of snow. I chose not to have the red lips, but keep a rather nude touch to the make up. Red lips would have been too obvious! Red under the eye is a favourite... or actually, using red around the eye is really cool. You have to have  lot, otherwise you just look swollen like one'd have cried. Also red eye shadow make blue eyes pop... and make the red blood veins in your eyes magically disappear!
In this FOTD I used:
Face:
MAC prep+prime skin
MAD Minerals mineral foundation, farily light and fair mixed 50/50
MAD Minerals pigment "ruffles" as shading
MAD Minerals powder "satin glow" as highlighter
MUS "mission" blush
Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
TMM pigment "pearl"
MAD Minerals pigment "whisper opal"
MAC mineralize eye shadow "family silver" darker half
MAC eye shadow "forgery"
TMM pigment "ruby"
MAC plushlash mascara
MAC shadestick "sharkskin"
IsaDora liquid eyeliner
Lips:
MAC lipgelee "moistly"







A new theme...

Since I did a pink make up today I had to g through all my eye shadows to first:
find all the pink ones and then decide wich ones to use. When I went through
my eye shadows I had to pile them according to colour... and then a thought cameup
in my mind.
Why don't I do a rainbow theme? Just go through all the colours that I have,
take a photo of all of them, write a short review on the brands and finally show
off a make up with that colour?
So, this is my new theme! Today I posted a pink FOTD and since I posted it, I'll
also show you all my pink colours... all the ones I could find at least.

The colours are:
1. "Paparazzi" from MAD Minerals.
This colour is a bright pink, fully loaded with bright pink glitter. It's a bit tricky to
get to stick to your skin, as all glitters are.
2. "Hot stuff" from Mad Minerals. This one is so very bright in the jar, but applies
quite sheer. If you're afraid of strong colours, don't be afraid of this one!
3. "Petal" from MAD Minerals.
This is such a pretty pink! It shimmers in purple/blue. It's really lovely, but I think
it's a bit hard to find other colours to combine.
4. "Illegal" from MAD Minerals.
This is the perfect berry colour! It apples quite sheer, but you still can tell it's
berry colour. Works great on both eyes and lips!
5. "Bebe" from TMM.
Very much like Illegal from MAD Minerals, but sticks to your skin a lot better. Warning! This pigment contains Red lake dye #7 and is not approved by the FDA for eye use. It's not considered eye safe, but this is not stated where you buy the pigment.
6. "After glow" from TMM.
Really hot hot hot pink! Orangey undertones. Glows orange in blacklight, but has a sort of raiance by itself in daylight. Warning! This pigment has no list of content. May contain unsafe lake dyes. Better not use on lips or eye area.
7. "Magenta madness" from MAC.
Looks almost identical to After glow, but completely matte and a bit trickier to apply. Not recommended for eye use.
8.  "Kitty" from TMM.
Bright orangey-pink pigment. Glows orange in blacklight. Easy to apply and sticks well to skin. Warning! This pigment contains Red lake dye #22 and is not approved by the FDA for eye use. It's not considered eye safe, but this is not stated where you buy the pigment.
9. "Red electric" from MAC.
Looks a lot like Magenta madness, but more red. As you can tell by the swatch, this pigment too really glows by itself. Not recommended for eye usage.
10. "Lush" from TMM.
Totally girly pink with some glitter. Easy to apply, and both eye and lip safe.
11. "Big apple" from MAD Minerals.
Bright orange based pink. This pigment is almoste matte, and very easy to apply! You get a lot of colour immediately as the brush touches your skin. Be careful, you don't want this one to fall down because it's hard to get off!
12. "Desert rose" from MAD Minerals.
Desert rose is a glittery pink that to me feel like the ultimate work safe pink. It's pink but not too much, and not too glittery. It applies quite sheer, but still looks lovely!
Klick on the brand name and you'll be linked to the specific colour. If you want to get straight to the shops check out these links:
MAD Minerals have  really big range of colours. I adore their colour range, and I think I might already own half of it. Barbi is really nice, and their customer service is great too. Shipping to Sweden has varied between 5 and 8 days for me.
About their pigments; I suggest using a really good primer (I use Urban Decay Primer Potion) and work really quick and apply the shadow while the primer is still wet. Also, dab your brush in the shadow and start to apply immediately. You get a lot of it on your cheeks, but brushing it on this way you get a more vivid colour on your eyelids.
Because, even if they are lovely in the jar, I don't think they are easy to get that vivid on the skin. a few of them are, but far from all of them. Though, they are ridicolously cheap so don¨t be afraid to try them out!
They have a nice range of colours, though their web page isn't the greatest. All of the pigments i've swatched applies real eaily and without any fuzz. They reply to emails fast, but the deliveries are very slow. A big bold minus though for them not warning that some pigments are not eye safe! If you're worried, check out this list for approved usage. Using pigments that contain unapproved pigments or dyes is at your own risk.
Fantastic pigments. Always highly pigmented, but not always ealy to apply. The matte pigments are generally harder to apply, and the more shimmer the more "creamy" and easy to apply the pigments are. Not all pigments are eye or lip safe, but there's a full list on them at MAC's web page. Just check Multi purpose -> Pigment -> View recommended usage.







Flirtatious Friday!

FOTD of today! Finally!
Today I noticed that my flowers have started to bloom! I was so happy, because they are so very very pretty. I don't remember the name of them, but they are gorgeous. The petals are white in the middle,  turning to pale pink to hot pink in the edges. I let these lovelies inspire todays make up.


The inspiration:




Face:
MAC prep+prime skin
MAD Minerals mineral foundation, farily light and fair mixed 50/50
MAD Minerals pigment "ruffles" as shading
MAD Minerals powder "satin glow" as highlighter

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAD Minerals pigment "paparazzi"
MAD Minerals pigment "hot stuff"
TMM pigment "pearl"
MUS twinkle eye shadow "angel"

MAC plushlash mascara

Lips:
Lancôme juicy tubes "violet"















Christmas themed make up, part 3

Since I haven't been able to upload any pictures I'll give you a massive FOTD update today!
Third FOTD for the day is the third part in my christmas theme! This time the colour theme was white and gold. White for the snow, gold for the warmth that the White Witch does not posess. It turned out a bit smokey, beause I didn't want any sharp lines from a liquid eyeliner. That makes the make up perfet for a whole day. Not too dark for daytime, not too bright for the night.
I just used MAC's lipgelee "moistly" on the lips. But then I dabbed on a little of the TMM glitter "cairo" and some more of the TMM glitter "chintzy" for a more glamorous winter holiday look. I also used the glitter "chintzy" along the lashline, on the inne half of the lid. On the outer I had MAC's "carbon" for that smudgey look.
The white shadow on the inner half of the lid was mixed with a golden one, and was very white with gold reflects, but in the pictures it looks very nude. Probably would look a lot better on someone with a darker complexion!
In this FOTD I used:
Face:
MAC prep+prime skin
MAD Minerals mineral foundation, farily light and fair mixed 50/50
MAD Minerals pigment "ruffles" as shading
MAD Minerals powder "satin glow" mixed with MAD Minerals pigment "24k gold" as highlighter
Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
TMM pigment "pearl"
MAD Minerals pigment "24k gold"
MAC pigment "gold"
MAC eye shadow "carbon"
Urban Decay Eye Shadow Transforming Potion
TMM glitter "cairo"
MAC plushlash mascara
Lips:
MAC lipgelee "moistly" mixed with TMM golden glitters "chintzy" and "cairo"
Klick on the small images for a larger version!
Tomorro I will present the next christmas themed look. The colours I'm going to use is silver and red.
Anyone else up for the challenge? ;D







Quiet Thursday

Since I haven't been able to upload any pictures I'll give you a massive FOTD update today!
Second FOTD is from Thursday. It's the same products used as in Wednesdays make up, but this time applied in a different way. Don't know what's up with me, doing all these desaturated make ups. I, me, who loves colour?
Must be the winter... it's not nice, living in Mordor.
Also, because of living in Mordor my skin is freaking out and you don't want to know what my face is up to. Thank god for this forgiving camera! 


In this FOTD I used:

Face:
MAD Minerals mineral foundation, farily light and fair mixed 50/50
MAD Minerals pigment "ruffles" as shading
MAD Minerals powder "satin glow" as highlighter
MAD Minerals pigment "modest pink" as blush

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC pigment "copperclast"
MAC mineralize eye shadow "family silver"
MUS eye shadow deadly

MAC plushlash mascara
IsaDora liquid eyeliner

Lips:
MAC lipgelee "moistly"














A clast from Wednesday

Since I haven't been able to upload any pictures I'll give you a massive FOTD update today!
Starting out with the FOTD pictures from ths Wednesday (the 17th). I did a discreet make up with the following ingredients:

Face:
MAC prep+prime skin
MAD Minerals mineral foundation, farily light and fair mixed 50/50
MAD Minerals pigment "ruffles" as shading
MAD Minerals powder "satin glow" as highlighter
MAD Minerals pigment "modest pink" as blush

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
MAC pigment "copperclast"
MAC mineralize eye shadow "family silver" (light part)
MUS eye shadow deadly

MAC plushlash mascara
















The capital A, A as in "Angst"

I have a confession to make: I really, really, really hate Make Up Stores web page. It's a disaster! They dont display photos of all the products, they don't show any of the fantastic inspirational images that you find in their magazine (a few are browsed at random when you go for products but you can't actually search for them)... but the main reason todayy is that they don't show their christmas collection online!
You can't view the products, how crappy isn't that?
Why, it makes me sad and disappointed because I went to the newly opened Make Up Store in Nacka Forum today, and they had the most fantastagorgeous glitter eye liner I have ever seen. It was black glitter, quite big flakes of glitter, and then hidden among the black was red glitter. Oh my, it was so pretty my heart aches for it!
But I am totally broke, and haven't bought any christmas presents yet. My "salary" comes the 23rd, and here in Sweden we celebrate christmas the 24th... you see the problem?
Anyhow, this lovely little glitter eye liner is so on my wishlist now!
It is from the collection Ruby Red Love (total ripoff on the Red she said-theme from MAC I'd say) and this is the embarrassing promo-picture: