All The Things I Can't Live Without...

Once again, I tried to put my e.l.f cosmetics eye transformer to good use, so I utilized the pink and blue shades in the palette this time. Can't really see the pink and purple huh? Looks like a normal silver smokey eye through the camera. -__-

Close-ups of the eye makeup. Maybe you can just see a hint of pink on my lids; it's more obvious in real life. Also, the purple on the outer V was created just by layering the blue transformer shade on top of a black base, and using a bit of dark purple e/x from my 88 palette to contour some more.

I used one of Smashbox's more recently released mascara, the Hyperlash. The mascara is not too bad, it lengthens quite a bit and volumizes well. Unlike the new Urban Decay Cannonball, which gives no volume at all.

[Pic credited to Makeupandbeautyblog.com]

A silly face to end off the post. As you can see, my complexion isn't at its best right now. I was breaking out real bad a few days back, but luckily the pimples are healing nicely now. Must be the monthly thing and the stress!

Ha ha ha, thanks for looking people!

Before anything else...

Announcement: Urban Decay's Naked palette is back instore!!! It will be available at all 4 Sephora branches from tomorrow (17/06/2011) onwards! Grab them quick if you haven't bought one, cos they tend to go OOS after 2-3 days!

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After doing similar looks for the pass 2 weeks, I decided to break out from my makeup rut and try using the cosmetic items that I normally ignore. This was after I watched Emily Noel's video (click on the words to view it!) on how to stop repeating routine makeup looks, and I saw that some of her tips are actually brilliant ideas.

So I attempted this look for the first time yesterday and I'm glad I tried it, cos I think it turned out pretty well!

See the glowy blue-purple effect?

From far, it looked like I used cool-toned purples and blues to create this eye look; in reality, I didn't use any at all. I just used a white and a black, and I pressed on the blue shade from the e.l.f cosmetics' eye transformer palette! Because it appears differently on different bases, it shows up as differing gradients of blues to purples as I applied it across the white-to-black gradient.

Yeah, I've decided to put my eye transformer palette to good use (haven't touched it much!), so I'll be trying out a green, pink and orange version I guess? I also used a white eyeliner that I hauled in my recent Malaysia trip, the goodies haul post is coming right up! So the white and black gradient was done using just 1 white eyeliner pencil and 1 black eyeliner pencil (UD's Zero). I did the shading makeup technique with the pencils and blended using a brush.

Close-up pics of the eyes:

Ohh, not forgetting, on my lashes is UD's new Cannonball waterproof mascara. It's quite a good lengthening mascara, but it doesn't give much volume. Was test driving it yesterday. Taking it off with bi-phase makeup remover was a breeze too!

More pic spam, just because I love the effect of the eye transformer so much!

(Fluttering but thin eye lashes, oooh~)

And nude lips!

Thanks for looking, guys!