Antipodean Beauties: All about eye - EOTD #19

This week's Antipodean Beauties challenge is "All about eyes". This is definitely my favourite as you can probably already tell as I do love eye makeup and accentuating my eyes.

Today I did another purple eye look but mixed with a bit of silver.

To create this look I used the following products:

- Illamasqua Cream Pigment in the colour Mould - I used this as a base all over the lid. The colour is a very deep dark purple.

- Psychedelic Sister from the Urban Decay Fun Palette. I applied this colour on the outer third of the eyelid. I also applied this colour on the crease and blended it.

- Uzi from the Urban Decay Fun Palette which I applied on the inner part of the eyelid and the middle of the lid. I blended this with the purple. This is a silver/white eyeshadow but since I blended it with the purple it turned out quite subtle. I kind of hated using this eyeshadow though as there were a lot of glitter fallouts on my face.

- Sin from the Urban Decay Fun Palette. I applied this in the inner corner of the eye and blended this with the silver eyeshadow, Uzi.

- Maybelline master precise liquid eyeliner along the upper lash line

- Sephora flasy waterproof eyeliner in flashy violet along the bottom lash line

- Benefit They're Real mascara 

And lastly just to add a bit more drama I used false lashes. The lashes I used were the Demi Wispies from Cherry Lashes.

And that's it! Hope you like this look. Make sure you also visit the other Antipodean Beauties blogs to check out what they did for this week's challenge.

EOTD #10 - Dramatic Arabic Smokey Eye Inspired Look

Sorry I haven't posted an EOTD in a while. I have just recently sold my compact camera since I want to get a new one. I do have an SLR but it is a bit hard to take self portraits with but I have managed to do it.

This EOTD was inspired by MissChievous video tutorial on Exotic Arab Smokey eye look. You can view the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bpu6BWG7pg.

This look is quite dramatic and definitely not an everyday look. I did a double winged eyeliner in this look just to add a bit more drama to the look. And I also

Here are some steps on how to create this look:

1. First I applied a base all over my eyelid. I used Makeup Forever Aqua Cream in no 16 Pink Beige.
2. I then applied a pink eyeshadow all over my lid. I used MAC Extra Dimension Eyeshadow in Young Venus
3. I patted a Urban Decay Gunmetal from the Naked Palette (a bluish metallic grey) on the outer third of the eye and then using a blending brush I blended it up to the crease. I keep adding the colour and blending it on the crease until I get the desired effect.
4. I applied Urban Decay Creep from the Naked Palette (black eyeshadow with shimmer) on the outer v and blended it in with the previous grey eyeshadow applied on the crease.
5. I applied Urban Decay Virgin on the brow bone and Sin on the inner corner of the eyes.
6. I tightlined my upper and lower lash line with MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack and also lined my upper lash line and winged it out. 
7. I also lined my lower lash lined and created a wing parallel to the upper lash line. 
8. I then applied Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Pure white in the area between the upper and lower winged line.
9. I finished off by curling my lashes and applying MAC Haute & Naughty mascara. And lastly because it is such a dramatic eye makeup I used false lashes just to make the lashes look full and long. I used Manicare Glam Eyes Alicia lashes. 

Tip: to get that clean winged eyeshadow look I placed a scotch tape on the corner of my eyes so it created a clean winged look.

Because this eye makeup is so dramatic, I left the face and lips quite subtle. 

For the lips I used Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey. 

And for the face I used the following products:

• Lancôme Teint Visionnaire foundation in 04 Beige Nature
• Makeup Academy (MUA) Bronzed Perfection Bronzer
• MAC Peachtwist blush
• Revlon Age Defying Spa Concealer in 002

Hope you like this look!

EOTD #9 - MUFE Pink Beige

Since I purchased the Makeup Forever (MUFE) Aqua cream in pink beige I have been playing around with it. I have tried it on its own and as a base. Yesterday I came up with this look.

How I did the eye makeup look:

1. I primed my eyelid up to the brow bone. This is optional. I think the MUFE Aqua cream last long without a primer but since I was using other eyeshadows I wanted to use a primer so that it last longer and makes it easier to blend.
2. I applied  MUFE Aqua Cream in Pink Beige all over the lid and blend up slightly.
3. I applied MAC Soft Brown all over the crease and blend.
4. On the outer half of the eye I applied MAC Cross cultural on the crease and the outer V. 
5. I lined my upper lash line thinly using Maybelline Master Precise eyeliner and winged it out slightly.
6. I applied Revlon High Dimension Eyeliner in Bronze Flash on the lower lash line and then I used a small smudge brush and applied MAC Cross cultural on top to set and smudge the liner.
7. Lastly, I applied MAC Haute & Naughty mascara to the upper and bottom lashes.

For my face, I did my usual routine:

1. I applied L'Oreal Nude Magique BB Cream in Medium all over the face. 
2. I then used Eco Minerals mineral foundation in Neutral Sand (this was a sample sachet I ordered from Eco Minerals). 
3. I contoured my face using Eco Minerals bronzer in Holiday (also a sample). 
4. I applied MAC Peachtwist blush on my  cheeks; and
5. I finished off by highlighting the upper cheekbones by tapping a very tiny amount of MUFE Aqua Cream in Pink beige.

Hope you like this look!

Birthday dinner - EOTD #8

So this look is very similar or closely similar to EOTD #7 Golden Chocolate which I posted 2 weeks ago. Last Saturday my best friend organised a birthday dinner for me so I wanted to look extra special for this special occasion. Because I worked on that day and I had a very busy day I couldn't think of what to do for my eye makeup. At the end I decided to do something similar to EOTD #7 and do a golden smokey eye look.

For this look I used the Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Bold Gold all over the lid and blended it slightly above the crease. I also applied this on the inner corner of the eyes.
I then applied MAC Cross cultural on the crease and blended this out. I used L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Endless Chocolate on the outer V to intensify and smoke out the brown. I also applied this colour on the bottom lash line.
To line the eyes I used Maybelline Eye Studio Master Precise Eyeliner. I love this eyeliner as the tip is so pointy and it can create the most precise and thinnest line.
Because it was a special occasion for me I used false lashes and the lashes I used were the Manicare Glam Alicia lashes. I don't usually use falsies since I always have trouble applying them but the Alicia falsies were so easy to apply and they looked natural. I also applied MAC Haute & Naughty mascara to just blend my lashes with the falsies so they look natural.

For the face I used L'Oreal Nude Magique BB cream in Medium and then applied MAC Mineralize SkinFinish Natural in Medium Plus to set it. I contoured my face using Makeup Academy (MUA) Bronzed Perfection Bronzer. For the blush I used MAC Peachtwist and then I finished off by highlighting the top of the cheeks using MAC eyeshadow in Naked Lunch.

And I want to add that I had a great night! We had dinner at a Thai restaurant called Zen Yai and the food there was delicious! I just want to shout out a thank you to all my friends who came and also a BIG THANK YOU to my best friend for organising this dinner.

EOTD #7 - Golden chocolate

This morning I wanted to try something different to my everyday look. My everyday look is usually neutral lid and matte brown on the crease using the Naked Palette.

For this look I used 2 eyeshadows. I used Maybelline 24 Colour Tattoo eyeshadow in Bold Gold all over the lid and blend it up slightly just above the crease. Then I used L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Endless chocolate on the crease. I also applied the chocolate brown along the upper lash line and lower lash line. And lastly I finished off with MAC Haute & Naughty mascara.

This was a pretty quick and easy look to do.

Hope you like it!  

EOTD #6 - Purple and Burgundy

Today's EOTD is a purple eyeshadow look. I think this look is really good if you want to have a bright pop of colour. This look is also good for those with monolid and hooded eyes.

The products I used for this EOTD are:

• MAC Fluidline in Macroviolet - this was applied thickly on the lash line up to the visible lid (for hooded eyes when you open your eyes). Then whatever was left on the brush, apply this to the lower lash line and blend softly with MAC Outspoken bright purple eyeshadow.
• MAC Outspoken Mineralize Eyeshadow - blend the bright purple colour on the lid over the Fluidline then apply the deep burgundy colour on the crease. 
• MAC Beauty Marked Eyeshadow - applied on the outer lash line and the outer corner of the eyes blended with the deep burgundy colour.
• MAC Naked Lunch Eyeshadow - applied on the inner corner of the eyes and on the brow bone as highlight colour
• MAC Haute & Naughty Mascara

Purple is my favourite colour so I really love this look and although it is quite out there I think it's a nice summer/spring daytime look.

EOTD #5 - Glamorous day/night look

So, I'm sorry that I haven't been posting much. I have been really busy and just after the new year my computer died so I had to wait to get it fixed. And then after I got it bad, I got sick with food poisoning. It hasn't been a very good start to the year. Anyway, after all that I am now back and I hope that I can post more often this year.

Today I did an EOTD look that can be worn for day or night time. You can always intensify this look using false lashes and by adding eyeliner. For this look I used the Savoir Faire Winter Kit eyeshadows and one MAC eyeshadow.

Here are the products used for the Eyes:

• MAC eyeshadow in Naked Lunch - this was applied all over the lid and blended slightly up to the crease
• Savoir Faire Spice (burnt orange) - this was blended all over the crease
• Savoir Faire Kinetic (dark burgundy/purple) - blended on the outer third of the crease
• Savoir Faire Liberating (deep blue) - applied on the outer v and blended with the crease colour Kinetic. I also smudged this colour along the upper lash line and the lower lash line.
• Savoir Faire Onyx Eyeliner - tightlined and applied very closely to the upper lash line and on the outer third of the bottom lash line
• Savoir Faire Devout on the inner corner of the eyes and on the brow bone
• Maybelline One by One mascara.

Although this was an Eye of the day look I will also list the products I used for my face:

• MAC Face & Body foundation
• Inglot Translucent powder
• Savoir Faire Blush - Devoted
• Makeup Academy Bronzed Perfection Bronzer 

And lastly for the lips I used Revlon Lip Butter in Pink Truffle.

Hope you like this look!

EOTD #4 - New Years Eve Party Makeup

So I've been watching a few YouTube videos on New Years Eve Party Makeup and it got me inspired to do one myself. I was particularly inspired by Lisa Eldridge's video on Party makeup.

So here it is:

Products used:

For the eyes:

• Mirenesse Jumbo Black eyeshadow/liner pencil 
• MAC Shimmermoss
• MAC Beauty Marked
• MAC Cross Cultural
• Ben Nye Lumiere Lux Shimmer Powder in Ice
• Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eye Pencil in Royal Blue
• Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner
• Maybelline One by One mascara

For the face:

• MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation NC30
• Inglot AMC Face Blush (Liquid Blush) in shade 81
• Benefit High Beam

So to do the eye makeup I started by putting on the jumbo black eyeshadow pencil all over the lid as a base. You can use any black kohl eyeliner, black cream eyeshadow or even MAC Blacktrack fluidline. I then use a fluffy brush like MAC 217 to just blend it up a bit towards the crease.

Then I apply MAC Shimmermoss all over the lid. Then on the crease I mixed a bit of MAC Beauty Marked (a black red eyeshadow) and Cross Cultural (a matte dark brown) and apply on the crease blending it in with the turquoise eyeshadow. I also applied Ben Nye Lumiere Luxe Shimmer Powder all over to give it a beautiful shimmery look and then I applied a thin line of liquid eyeliner along the lash line and winged it out a little.

On the bottom lash line I applied Rimmel soft kohl kajal eye pencil in Royal Blue along the lash line and then smudged a black kohl eye pencil on the outer third. I finished off by applying several coats of mascara. If you want, you can use fake lashes to give it a more dramatic look but I didn't have time so I just applied mascara.

And that is it. I think this look is quite easy to achieve and if you don't have the same colours, you can always play around and try using different colour.

And I just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!! Wishing you all a safe and happy 2013!

EOTD #1 - Green with envy

Since I have a lot of eyeshadows (don't ask me how many - it's a lot!!) I thought I should start posting EOTD (Eye of the Day) looks. Here is one I did last week. I did an all green eye makeup.

Here I used MAC eyeshadow in Humid all over the lid and I used MAC Sumptuous Olive on the crease and outer V. For the mascara I used Maybelline Volume Express One by One mascara.

Hope you like this look!

Everyday Makeup Look

So today I wanted to show you my everyday makeup look. This is the look I usually do when I go to work but sometimes I use less products since I'm usually in a hurry.

The products I used for this look were:

Eyes (All MAC eyeshadows were used):

• Banshee all over the lid
• Soft Brown on the crease mixed with a bit of MAC eyeshadow in Cross Cultural
• Cross Cultural mixed with a bit of Beauty Marked in the outer v
• Beauty Marked along the top lash line
• Cross cultural along the bottom lash line
• Maybelline The One mascara

Face:

• MAC Face and Body Foundation in C2
• Inglot loose powder to set
• Natio Mineral Powder Bronzer and Highlighter
• Ben Nye star dust
• MAC Blush in Peachtwist

Lips:

• Shiseido Automatic Lip Crayon in LC5

If I am in a hurry in the morning, instead of doing the full face makeup I just use a BB cream instead of the foundation and set it with MAC Mineralize Skinfinish natural and then apply blush or bronzer. I also sometimes use the Naked Palette 1 eyeshadows instead of the MAC eyeshadows listed above.  And if I want to tone it down a bit I just use the Cross Cultural (dark brown) eyeshadow by itself instead of mixing it with Beauty Marked eyeshadow so that it's less intense.

I hope you like this look! What do you usually do for your everyday makeup look?

My makeup stash and smokey eye look

So today I wanted to show you my makeup stash and a smokey eye look that I did based on a YouTube tutorial. I have finally organised my makeup stash in a 3-drawer organiser I got from Officeworks. I've also chucked out old makeup I haven't used in ages. So here is some photos of my makeup stash:

In my top drawer I've got my face products: primer, foundation, blushes (I've got quite a few XD), bronzer and highlighter.

In the middle drawer, I've got all my eye products. And as you can see I've got maybe just a tad bit too much eyeshadows. Most of them are MAC eyeshadows but there are some other brands as well. And they're a combination of pressed eyeshadows, pigments, cream eyeshadows and also my eyeliners MAC fluidline.

And lastly, in my bottom drawer I've got more eyeshadows that are in a palette. I've bought a MAC empty palette of 15 shadows which I've put my depotted eyeshadows in. I haven't fully completed the 15 empty pots though. I'll put some photos of the palette up next time. I've also got my Urban Decay Naked Palette which I absolutely love!! I use it pretty much everyday.

Anyway, talking about the Naked Palette, I saw a Youtube video by a Canberra girl of a smokey eye makeup tutorial using the Naked Palette 2. I decided to try this look but using the the first naked palette, using similar colours. Here is the link of the tutorial: http://youtu.be/orZn_ovoavc. 

With this look I used the colour Virgin (a shimmery light beige) in the inner corner and first half of the lid. Then I used the shade gunmetal (silvery grey) on the lid from the middle to the outer half and blend it with the first colour up to the crease. I then line my eyes with MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack and applied Creep (black shimmery eyeshadow) over the eyeliner. Then I used a pencil brush to smudge it out and bring it up to the crease and create an outer "v". I then used a fluffy blending brush (MAC 217) and added a mix of gunmetal and creep and blended the crease further to deepen the look. Then to finish off, I put on mascara and used a bit of Sin (matte beige highlight colour) on to the brow bones to add a bit of highlight.  And below is the finished look!

Let me know what you think!!

Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr Eyeshadow - Bad to the Bronze

So I have been waiting for the release of Maybelline Color Tattoo in Australia and it finally came last week. However, since I was sick for most of last week I didn't get to go to buy it until the weekend and everything was gone except for Fierce and Tangy (orange) and Bad to the Bronze. I decided to buy Bad to the Bronze because it's a neutral and versatile colour.

I bought the eyeshadow from Priceline and they had this on special for $10.75 which is pretty good for a cream eyeshadow. First look at the product, the container is a glass packaging and it feels quite solid. I think it's very similar to MAC Paint Pot but the price is much cheaper and affordable. I like how the packaging is made of glass because it feels more solid and not cheap.

Now the application of the eyeshadow itself. The eyeshadow can be easily applied using your finger but you can also apply it with a brush. I used my MAC 217 fluffy brush to apply it all over the eyelid and also on the crease. It applies very smoothly so I was very happy with the consistency and creaminess of the eyeshadow. It's also blendable if you work with it quickly. Bad to the Bronze is a nice neutral colour so I can use this by itself or as a base or even on the crease with a lighter shadow all over the lid. Since I've bought it I have used it everyday and I love it.

These cream shadows are supposed to last 24 hours but I can't comment on this because I do not wear make up for 24 hours let alone more than 12 hours. However I have found from applying it in the morning it has last me at least 8-10 hours with no creasing or fading so it's definitely long lasting. However, I have been using Urban Decay Primer Potion on my lids before applying the eyeshadow. I will try it next time without the primer to see whether it still lasts 8 hours on my lids.

Overall this product is amazing and I'm very impressed! I would give it 10 out of 10 because it's long lasting, applies smoothly and is very cheap, especially compared to MAC Paint Pot.

I would definitely consider trying out the other colours, in fact Priceline is having a better special on these shadows this week only $7.95. I will buy more colours and will post photos and swatches on the new colours I will buy. 

So what are your thoughts on the Maybelline Tattoo Colour eyeshadows?