Friday, November 11, 2011

MAC Face Chart:Pink Burst

The last look of the Spring Colour Forecast 1, is Pink Burst which I actually really loved how it turned out, the colors are really intense







Here's my look:



Here's what I used:

EYES
  • Base- NYX JP in Strawberry Milk
  • Lid- Instead of Rosy Outlook, I used Physician's Formula for Hazel Eyes (light pink) + LA Colors Palette in Serenade (1st color)
  • Crease- Instead of using Dark Purple and Rose Crushed Metal Pigments, I used She Space Minerals in A Little Bit Naughty and 120 palette (dark purple) , and 120 palette (medium rose) in the inner and center crease
  • Highlight- Instead of using Rosy Outlook and Da Bling, I used my Rosy Outlook dupe and Ulta in Flutter.
  • Liner- on top- NYX Skinny Marker, Bottom- same colors used in the crease
  • Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash BIG
CHEEKS
  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush- Instead of using Azalea Blossom Ombre, I used Flirt! blush in Urge, and Ulta shadows Passion Berry and Pashmina.
LIPS
  • Instead of Pink Burst, I used NYX in Chloe
  • Instead of Cultureclash I used NYC in Pink Kiss

Monday, November 7, 2011

MAC Face Chart: Prized

The last look from the Fabulous Felines Collection, is Prized. I love the dark blue/green combos, to make the colors pop I used a black base underneath






Here's my look:





Here's what I used:

EYES
  • Base- MAC SS in Shark Skin, and Ruby Kisses shadow stick in Rebel (because the SS just wasn't cutting it)
  • Lid- Instead of using Antique Green Pigment, I used Archetype Minerals in Deep Sunless Sea.
  • Crease- Instead of Burmese Beauty, I used Ulta in Memerise
  • Highlight- Instead of Prized, I used a matte beige from the Day to Play palette
  • Liner- on the top, instead of Treat Me Nice Superslick liquid liner, I used Archetype Minerals in Cicatrix, (I used a wet liner brush and applied it. On bottom- MAC SS in Shark Skin and then the Antique Green dupe
  • Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash BIG
CHEEKS
  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush- Heart Throb
LIPS
  • Instead of Liquid Lurex, I used Jordana lip stick in Opalescent + Rimmel duo lipstick (gold)(the closest thing I had to this color, but not an exact dupe, I would try Wet N Wild Speed Gloss in Frenzied)
  • Instead of Jealous, I used ulta eye shadow in Radiant.. because I had no green lip glosses

Sunday, November 6, 2011

MAC Face Charts:Divine Night

Another MAC Face Chart, this time from the Dame Edna collection, Divine Night is a great Pink and Gray look...







Here's my look:



Here's what I used:

EYES
  • Base- NYX JP in Lavender
  • Lid- Instead of using Royal Tour, I used Claire's Compact (light purple) and 120 palette (light lilac)
  • Crease- Instead of using Omega, I used Day to Play palette (carmel brown) with Royal Tour dupe on top.
  • Highlight- Instead of Mylar, I used Physician's Formula for Hazel Eyes (white/pink)
  • Liner- Instead of Divine Night, I used Claire's Palette (darkest gray) on the top, I did use however a silver liner pencil first to show the color more, Jordana Glitter liner. and on the lower lash line I did the same thing with NYX JP in Pots n Pans, and put Divine Night dupe on top of that.
  • Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash BIG
CHEEKS
  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush- Instead of Splendid, I used a mix of Flirt's Urge and She Space Minerals Take the Cake
LIPS
  • Instead of Hug Me, I used NYX in Pumpkin Pie
  • Instead of Splendid, I used NYC in Pink Petal

MAC Face Charts:Cherry Blossom

Another MAC Face chart that looked really pretty was Cherry Blossom from the Cult of Cherry Collection.


Here's my look:

Here's what I used:

EYES
  • Base- Instead of Fresco Rose, I used NYX JP in Strawberry Milk
  • Lid- Instead of Sweet Chestnut, I used Profusion Palette (cranberry + Dark Purple)
  • Crease- Instead of Spiced Chocolate, I used 120 palette (med brown)
  • Highlight- Instead of Nanogold, I used 120 palette (white/gold)
  • Liner- Sweet Chestnut dupe on the lower lash line
  • Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash BIG
CHEEKS
  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush- Instead of Plum D'bois, I used Ulta shadow in Passion Berry? I think..
LIPS
  • Instead of Creme Cherise, I used NYX in Iris
  • Instead of Cherry Blossom, I used NYC in Park Avenue Pink

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Mac Face Chart: B Babe

So I decided to look through random face charts, because there hasn't been any new ones since I think the Quite Cute Collection (there may be one after that..) so I went with B Babe from the Blonde Redhead Brunette Collection.




Here's my look:




Here's what I used:


EYES
  • Base-NYX JP in Purple Velvet
  • Lid-Instead of using Top Knot, I used Archetype Minerals in The Black Dahlia
  • Crease- Instead of using Knight, I used a mix of Claire's palette (med silver) and Jane in Hi Ho Silver, then I used instead of Pin curl, Physician's Formula for Hazel eyes (white/pink duo chrome)
  • Highlight- Pin curl Dupe
  • Liner- Top- Instead of using Phone Number on the top lash line I used MAC Shade Stick in Shark Skin, on the bottom I used the Knight and Pin Curl dupe and Ruby Kisses in Rebel on the waterline.
  • Mascara- Maybelline Great Lash BIG in Blackest Black
CHEEKS
  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush- Ulta in Afterglow
LIPS
  • Instead of B Babe, I used a mix of NYX Harmonica and Gem
  • Instead of Strawberry Blonde, I used Chinatown Cherry from NYC

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Makeup Geek's Native American Challenge

This challenge is inspired by Native American Appreciation Month, so my idea was inspired by the jewel tones such as turquoise and reds.





Here's my look:





Here's what I used:

EYES
  • Base- NYX JP in Rust
  • Lid- Profusion Palette (bronze)
  • Crease- Profusion Palette (dark bronze) and 120 (bright red)
  • Highlight- Ulta Iceland
  • Liner- top- Skinny Marker, bottom- NYX JP in Electric Blue with a 120 (teal) on top. Ruby Kisses in Femme Fatale on the waterline.
  • Mascara- They're Real
CHEEKS
  • Foundation- True Match
  • Bronze-PF light-med
  • Blush- Heart Throb
  • Highlight- MAC Honey Light
LIPS
  • NYX in Twist


Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Taylor Swift:2010 CMA Awards Look

This look is inspired by Taylor Swift's look at the 2010 CMA Awards, I love it because of the way her eye liner looks, kinda like a double wing on top and bottom.




Here's my look:




Here's what I used:

EYES
  • Base- NYX JP in Pots n Pans
  • Lid-120- light-med Silver
  • Crease- Day to Play palette, first matte carmel beige, then the purple-gray
  • Highlight-Dtp Matte Beige
  • Liner-Top- Skinny Marker, on the bottom I used NYX JP in Dark brown in the inner corner followed by a lighter brown shadow from 120 palette then I used skinny marker on the outer and winged it out, in the middle I mixed a dark gray on top. in between the two wings I added NYX JP in Milk with a matte white from 120 on top.
  • Mascara- They're Real!
CHEEKS
  • Foundation- True Match
  • Blush- Neutrogena in Sweet Raisin
LIPS
  • I used NYC in Cappuccino, but it's not a dupe for her lip gloss.. I would have opted to use Lightly Prancing dazzle glass from MAC