My Work Makeup Lately !

Long time back, Vita from 'Making up 4 my Age' did 'A typical week's worth of makeup?' post and I have been wanting to a similar post since then and finally I have come around to it.. Hope you enjoy it.

I have been mostly grabbing for the following eye shadows lately:

• Wet n Wild trio in 'Silent Treatment' - Love the taupe shade in this trio, perfect for everyday. Review n EOTD HERE.
• Rimmel Mono eyeshadow in 'Daisy Chain' - This was a GWP, its a gorgeous eye shadow, a pinkish lilac shade, lovely texture. Looks good on its own or with a brown or berry shade on the crease. Will do an EOTD soon.  
• Maybelline quad in 'Chai Latte' - Love all the shades in this quad, perfect neutral eyeshadow. Click HERE to check a EOTD using this. 
• MAC Paintpot in 'Indianwood' - I love wearing cream shadows as they are so quick n easy to apply. Click HERE to check EOTD using this paintpot.

When I don't want to fuss over eye shadows, I try to quickly don a put together look by applying eye liners. For a pop of color, I like to apply 'Flirty turquoise' from Colorbar, 'Ransom' from Urban Decay or 'Blue Spark' from Revlon. Have used these colored liners HERE before to create the Rainbow liner look. For a subtle definition, I love wearing this grey shade 'Slate' from Lakme and 'Brown Perfection' from NYX. I always apply liner on my lower lash line n waterline, n my recent love is this Maybelline Master Drama Eye Studio in 'Midnight Master'. Review coming soon. 

I have been enjoying wearing these neutral shades, 'MAC Blushbaby & Tarte Exposed', since I got them. 
Loving wearing Milani 'Luminoso' for a corally glow.

Though summer has long gone and we are having rainy and gloomy days in Sydney, but I have still been enjoying wearing Orange lipsticks. I have enjoyed wearing Revlon lip butter 'Tutti Fruti', Revlon lip balm stains in 'Rendezvous' &  MAC 'See Sheer'. 

For brushes, I have been enjoying Sigma F84 for applying blush and Real Techniques Multi task brush for buffing in the blush. For eye makeup I have been using, MAC 217 and Real Techniques eye brushes. 

What have you been wearing to work lately ? 

EOTD - Everyday Taupes and Review Wet n Wild 'Silent Treatment'

I am back finally !! Last few weeks have been very busy with shifting and packing, unpacking and settling down..my new place is almost settled now and getting better day by day :)

Anyways coming back to today's post, I have an everyday EOTD for you guys, work/school appropriate using 'Wet n Wild' Silent Treatment. After hearing a lot about the brand, I finally got me some of their products to try ..So below is the look ..enjoy ..

 

I have used all three shades here as suggested, taupe on lids, the darkest, very lightly on outer corners and crease and the lightest on brow bone. I lined my eyes with NYX Slide on Pencil in 'Brown Perfection' and applied Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in 'Perversion' on my waterline. 

 

Products Used for the eye look

Overall Wet n Wild 'Silent Treatment' really justifies all the hype, the shadows are pigmented, smooth and blend like a dream and with a price so reasonable, what's not to love ? The swatches do not do justice, the shades have more complexity and dimension to them, as opposed to seen in the swatches. Its a good every day trio, perfect for easy effortless looks but at the same time can be built up to create a smokey look for the night too ..

 

Silent Treatment Taupe has been compared and supposed to be the dupe for MAC Satin Taupe .. Below are the swatches, of both for you to decide .. I definitely do not think its a dupe as they are quite different, Silent Treatment is lighter as compared to Satin Taupe. I like Silent Treatment better on me ..

Silent Treatment vs MAC Satin Taupe

In Australia, you can buy Wet n Wild from Crush Cosmetics for AUD 9.95. 
Do you have this trio ? Do you like it ?

Rave Review - NYX Slide on Pencil in 'Brown Perfection' and Comparison with Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencils

Lately I have been really enjoying wearing long lasting eyeliners and all the other eye liners in my stash have gotten neglected.. I am talking about NYX Slide on Pencil in 'Brown Perfection' and Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in 'Perversion', which I love to apply on my lower waterline and lash line as I will not need to worry about them running down or fading away ..As much I love wearing them, I hate removing them by the end of the day :( , but boy, its sure worth it ..NYX Slide on Pencil in 'Brown Perfection' is a rich chocolate brown shade while Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in 'Perversion' is a jet black.  Lets see the good and the bad of these pencils ..

The Good

• Highly pigmented
• Creamy n smooth texture - they slide on easily
• Smudgeproof and Waterproof 
• Really long lasting- This lasts until I take it off
• Very Affordable
• Available in lots of colors

The Bad 

• Not easily available in Australia 
• Difficult to remove, you need a good oil based eye makeup remover 

NYX on bottom and Urban Decay on top

The Comparison with Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencils

• Both are crazy pigmented
• Both are creamy and glide and slide on the eye awesomely 
• Both are waterproof and smudgeproof
• Both are really long lasting, Urban Decay lasts better on the waterline, but on the lashline both fair same
• NYX is defintely way cheaper as compared to the Urban Decay pencils (NYX - 8 US$ and UD - 18 US$)
• Both have a good range of colors to choose from 

 
The Price
11.95 AUD (at Crush Cosmetics)

Where to buy
Cherry Culture, Crush Cosmetics, ebay

Overall, I think these NYX pencils are a fab product and if you have been wanting to try out the Urban Decay pencils, but have restrained for the cost, I would recommend you try out the NYX Slide on Pencils. I am really looking forward to trying out the NYX in Black next..

EOTD - Green n Burgundy smokey eyes

Today's post is featuring Green and Burgundy smokey eyes, perfect for fall in the other part of the world, but good for all year round as well :)..

Products Used

• Urban Decay eyeshadow in Bender as lid shade, marked as 1 in the pic
• Covergirl burgundy shade as crease color, marked as 2 in the pic
• Urban Decay eyeshadow in Sin as highlight, marked as 3 in the pic
• Urban Decay 24/7 glide on eye pencil in 'Perversion' & 'Junkie'
• Maybelline The Collosal Volume express mascara
• Australis eyeshadow brush, MAC 217 & Sigma E40
• Revlon Fabuliner in 'Black'

How to

• Prime your lids 
• Apply the green shadow all over your lids
• Apply the burgundy shade on your crease and blend as you go higher. The camera is not doing justice to the color, its showing more  brown :(
• Apply the highlight shade on your brow bone and tear duct area
• Line your upper lash line and waterline 
• Apply the green eyeliner on your lower lash line (on second thoughts, I would have preferred it without the green eyeliner) 
• Curl your lashes and apply mascara 
• N you are done !
  
  Which is your favorite color for smokey eyes ?

EOTD - Fun & pink liner !

Today's post is a simple EOTD featuring an easy way to sport pink on your eyes ..As much as we love the color pink it can get tricky to play with.. Here is an easy way out (or a lazy way out he he ;)), just with an eye pencil. I featured Urban Decay 'WoodStock' previously in my Top 5 pink products for October and my friend and fashion/beauty blogger Kannu, requested a swatch/LOTD with Urban Decay 'Woodstock'.

So this quick EOTD post is for you Kannu. I will probably look at incorporating WoodStock in a proper EOTD post later. I am wearing Urban Decay 'WoodStock' on my upper lash line and Revlon Color Stay Sparkling eyeliner in 'Blue Spark' on my lower lash line n black liner on my waterline. Hope you liked the look ..

Do you wear pink on your eyes ?

EOTD - Wearable Coral Eyes for this Spring/Summer

I love wearing coral on my cheeks and lips for spring/summer and this time around for my eyes too :). In today's post I am featuring wearable coral eyes (for me they sure are :)) . Hope you like the look n enjoy :)

Coral Eye Look

 

Products used

Products Used :

• Urban Decay primer potion in 'Original'
• BYS blush in 'Coral' marked '1' in the above pic as my all over lid shade
• Urban decay shimmery brown shadow 'Lost' marked '2' in the above pic as the crease shade
• Urban Decay 'Skimp' as my highlight shade, marked as '3' in the above pic
• Maybelline gel eyeliner in 'Brown'
• Urban Decay 24/7 glide on pencil in 'Perversion'
• Sigma brushes E05, E25, E40 & MAC 217
• Maybelline The Collosal Volume express mascara
  

How to :

• Prime your lids
• Apply the coral shade (blush in this case) all over your lid and blend
• Apply the shimmery brown shadow on your crease and take it above the crease as well
• Highlight your brow bone and blend it with the crease color
• Line your eyes with a brown gel liner. I used brown to give it a less harsh look
• Rim your lower lashline with black pencil 
• Curl your lashes and apply mascara over your top n bottom lashes 
• N you are done :)  
  
  Do you wear color on your eyes ? What color are you going to rock this season ?

Loving Now - Spikes, Chanel & some color

I am loving my spike necklace from Lovisa. In love with my Chanel Allure Rouge lipstick in Silhouette, its just the perfect MLBB shade for me .. so whenever in doubt what to wear, I just dab this on :) 

Totally digging these Urban Decay 24/7 glide on colorful eye pencils. They are creamy and glide on your eyes like a dream.

What have you been loving lately ?

EOTD - Rainbow Liner

Today's EOTD is called Rainbow liner. This is inspired from a tutorial I saw on YouTube by Macbarbie07. I loved the look and wanted to recreate it, the only difference is that she used liquid eyeliners for the look. I created the look with the stuff I already had, I do not have colorful liquid eyeliners. Personally I think this look can be more neat and well defined with liquid liners.. Hope u like the look .. 

I used the eye pencils in the sequence from left to right as displayed in the pic ..Lastly I also defined my upper line with a thin coat of black liquid liner and also lined my top and bottom waterline. 

Did you like the look ? Would you wear this look out ?

EOTD - Gold & Aqua eyes - Everyday look

 Gold & Aqua eyes

Products used

How To :

1. Primed my eyes with Urban Decay primer potion (came with the palette)
2. Applied the gold 'Baked' shadow all over the lid
3. Applied the blue 'Hijack' shadow in the inner corner 
4. Applied the Urban Decay eye pencil in 'Radium' on the waterline leaving the outer corner
5. Applied black liner on the lower line 
6. Lined my upper lashes with a black liner lightly and smudged it for a smokey look
7. Applied mascara on the lashes and your are done :)
   

Do you like to add a bright pop of color to your eyes ? Or you just go the neutral way ?

EOTD - Grey smokey eyes with a purple twist

Hi guys, a while back I ordered the Urban Decay 'Book Of Shadows IV' Palette (it was on clearance and I saw it as an opportunity to try some urban decay products ;)) and here is the look I did with it using grey and purple eyeshadows . 

Grey smokey eye with a purple twist using Gunmetal and Gravity

Products used

Below are the steps I used to create the look (using Gunmetal and Gravity)

1. Primed my eyes with UDPP (yes! I finally have one now..) 
2. Applied the  Gunmetal shadow from the palette all over the lid and slightly up to the crease
3. Applied  Gravity (purple) shadow on the crease (right corner of the eye) and blended well 
4. Applied highlight color on my brow bone 
5. Applied the liner on my top lashes that came with the palette (UD 24/7 waterproof liquid liner in Perversion)
6. Lined my waterline with UD 24/5 glide on eye pencil in Perversion 
7. Applied the mascara  that came with the palette (UD super curling mascara)  and you are done :)

Hope you liked the look. Do you like to add color to you grey, brown or black smokey eye looks ?