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!

December 2012 Bella Box and Savoir Faire Winter Kit Swatches

So I was really excited in getting the December Bella Box since I read on Beautyheaven forums that there was something in it that's worth $110. When I opened it I was happy with the contents.

There was only 1 full size product in the box and that was the Savoir Faire Limited Edition Kit in Winter. The other products that was in the box were samples. There was EmerginC moisturiser and cleanser, Allegra Rhodes Hand and Nail Cream (in Red Lychee), John Frieda Frizz-Ease Secret Weapon Finishing Creme and Compeed blister patch.

So far I have only tried the hand cream and the Savoir Faire Kit. The hand cream is nice and has a beautiful lychee scent.  I'm not sure if I will buy the full size though since I already have plenty of hand creams

Now, the Savoir Faire Winter Kit. The kit contains 6 eyeshadows, a blush, a sheer lip gloss, a black mini pencil eyeliner and a mini mascara.

This is the ingredients list:

The kit also came with 3 day to night face charts but I haven't tried them yet. I have however used the eyeshadows with other eyeshadows. The only item I haven't tried is the mascara.

I have swatched the eyeshadows and blushes and they are pigmented and the colours are beautiful. I think if you want to experiment and play around with colours, this is the palette to go too. The only neutral colour is Devout which is a creamy golden colour.

Eyeshadow swatches with flash: Devout, Spicy, Kinetic, Liberating, Immortal and Vivacious

Eyeshadow swatches without flash: Devout, Spicy, Kinetic, Liberating, Immortal and Vivacious

The blush was a really lovely soft pink colour and it's pigmented too but you can apply it sheerly and build it up as desired. It's got a slight shimmer to it (you can see it in the swatches with flash).

Blush swatch without flash

Blush swatch with flash

So that's December Bella Box. This is my second box I've received since I started subscribing in November. I'm not sure if I  will continue the subscription for long. I think I will cancel it after I receive the January box. Even though I've been happy with what I've received, I think I need to use up all the products that I have before piling up my shelf with more products.

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!!