Darling Girl Cosmetics Holiday retro look

This is from last week when we took Gabe to the Conservatory to see the Fun House exhibit.

I'm wearing:
ELF eyelid primer
NYX jumbo pencil in Cottage Cheese
DG Dasher in the inner corner
DG Blitzen on lid
DG blush Berry Merry
Maybelline lipstick in Pink Beam

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Kat Von D red/maroon, grey and silver look

I did this look several weeks ago and finally got around to cropping photos lol.

I'm wearing:
Shiro Cosmetics "Huge Success" on inner corner and lower lashline
Kat Von D True Romance Pigment in Ladyhawke on lid
KVD Metal Orchestra palette light grey color on inner crease and gunmetal color on outer crease
KVD Tattoo Liner in Trooper on upper lashline
Meow Cosmetics blush in Sugarplums on cheeks
Covergirl NatureLuxe Gloss Balm in 205 Tulip
Sweet Treat Cosmetics lip gloss in Strawberry

While I think Kat Von D's line (or anything at Sephora) is over priced, I really like these products and the quality is very good too.

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NTMS! Black and White Challenge look

This week on the Facebook group Never Too Much Sparkle the theme was black and white make up looks. This is the look I came up with. It was inspired by a couple different looks from Eyegraffiti.

I Used:
Wet n Wild matte nude on browbone
WnW matte white on inner corner
Shimmery white from Kat Von D Metal Orchestra palette on inner half of lid
Sweet Treat Cosmetics Buttercream on outer half of lid
Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper on crease with black nail art rhinestones

These are my black and white nails inspired by Deuce Beauties. I used 1 coat of basecoat, 1 coat of Sinful Colors Black on Black with WnW White Creme for the stripes. Topped with a coat of OPI Topcoat.

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NTMS! Lunar Eclipse Challenge eotd

This week on NTMS! Lunar Eclipse was the challenge!

I used:
ELF eyelid primer
Darling Girl Cosmetics Glitter Glue
Sweet Treat Cosmetics Buttercream on inner corner and lower lash line
Shiro Cosmetics Huge Success on lid
Kat Von D "Metal Orchestra" palette:
dark silver on outer half of lid
gunmetal grey in crease, outer V and lower lash line
matte black in crease
Evil Shades Cosmetics blush in Pouty
Evil Shades Cosmetics lipstick in Last Dance applied lightly
OPI How's It Snowin'?

OPI How's It Snowin'? Is from the Ulta Holiday Exclusive OPI nail polish set released for 2011 Holidays. It's like a silver/ dark charcoal version of OPI Spark De Triomphe. Very pretty, but not BAM in your face glittery. If you have your heart set on owning this, I'm sure you can find it on eBay or Amazon. Nina Ultra Pro nail polish has a dupe too. I think it was called Rock It or something along those lines.

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Chellenge Calendar: Greek Goddess 2

I tried the second look with Kat Von D eyeshadow palette in Metal Orchestra that I talked about yesterday... Well I did one eye... I wasn't really feelin it though... I like when bloggers I follow show pictures of their mess ups or not so great looks. It makes me feel like I'm not the only one who has to wipe it all off ad start over some times lol!

       Black matte        Shimmer grey           Silver

Overall I think this look is nice, but very strong. I might try it again and not carry it up so high on my browbone. I think that would make it more wearable and less over the top. I love the placement of the shadows. I want to play around with different colors and see what shades work best. Bright greens maybe? Like Wet n Wild "I Dream of Greenie"? That reminds me that I've got some bright and colorful looks planned! Stay tuned!!

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Challenge Calendar: Greek Goddess!

I'm sure at some point I've mentioned that I love history, but what I absolutely love are myths and legends! Greek and Egyptian mythology being my two favorite. When I saw this theme I got very excited and today I did it! My favorite goddess is Selene the goddess of the moon. It can be kinda elaborate and confusing since there are several goddess of the moon. But they are many websites that explain the differences between them all. And from what I understand Selene was the earliest moon goddess and the only one the poets told of that was the moon incarnate. Throughout time she was changed and morphed as the gods as a whole changed. Selene was the moon goddess of the Titans and later became Artemis of the Olympians. Similarly, in Roman mythology Luna was the first moon goddess and was replaced by Diana later.

There are also many versions of the myths of Selene, but my favorite is one I read as a prologue to a fictional story. (One of my favorite series ever actually lol. Daughters of the Moon by Lynne Ewing. Stop laughing! I read it in 6th grade!) Ewing's version is basically several different versions combined. Selene and Helios were brother and sister, she the moon and he the sun, they chased each other around earth catching and bouncing each others rays back and forth. The humans loved them for the light that kept them safe, but one night as Selene was crossing the sky she looked down and saw a handsome shepherd, Endymion, and was so entranced by him she left her place in the sky to "be" with him. (AKA she spent 3 days making love with him lol!) The humans became scared when there was no moon for 3 nights and thought evil would come without the moon to light the night sky. Selene's father (Titan Pallas or Olympian Zesus) was mad that she had left her place in the skies. He put Endymion in an eternal slumber and one night of the month Selene would leave the sky and was allowed to be with him. Therefore explaining new moons.

ANYWAYS! For my look I did blues to represent the moonless sky when Selene is with her lover. And tomorrow I'm thinking of doing silver for when she's shining in the sky. I used the left side of Kat Von D's eyeshadow palette in Metal Orchestra. I got this palette from Marz on our first Christmas together, and over the years the lid has broken off and some of the shadows fallen out. I've taped the lid back on and pressed the powders back in. It works great but looks a little rough lol.

White shimmer     Bright sparkly blue   Med blue shimmer  Sparkly navy

I put a bunch of shimmer on my face!

 

I painted my nails Sally Hansen Laser which is a dupe for Orly Lunar Eclipse lol! It has a really pretty purple duochrome but I could barely get it to show up :(

 

You can kinda see the purple duochrome here. But it's much stronger in person and you see it constantly!

ANA