Thursday 29 August 2013

Alien Inspired Make-Up Look!

I was asked on Facebook to try this look out and I was pretty hesitant because I thought it would be really difficult... It was haha!

Liquid eyeliner was not my friend tonight, but I think I pulled it off enough for it to look like the aliens in the movie.

I used a few products, such as:
Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil Eyeliner - Flipside
Urban Decay Book Of Shadows - Alice
Fraulein 3'8 Palette - Jelly Matte 
Soap and Glory - Liquid Eyeliner 

Overall the look turned out how I wanted it, like I said it is only inspired so it's not supposed to look entirely like the really thing.

Wednesday 28 August 2013

The Seven Deadly Sins & Virtues: Greed & Charity

 This is my final Seven Deadly Sins & Heavenly Virtues Make-Up Look: Greed & Charity! Thank gooooodness it is finally done haha!

Greed - Greed is the need for material possessions or material wealth. 

I loved this look and tried to incorporate man's worst form of greed in my opinion - Gambling. Drawing the playing cards and poker chips was sooo difficult put hopefully I pulled it off for you guys!

I used the traditional green and gold so that the look revolves around money 

This is the second half of my look: Charity!

Charity - Generosity. Willingness to give.

I was stumped on this look for a long time but I figured that I would try to imitate the British Heart Foundation logo :) 

This is a charity that is close to my heart and one that I often visit therefore it seemed appropriate!


Monday 26 August 2013

The Seven Deadly Sins & Virtues: Sloth & Diligence

 Diligence - Alertness, To be Exact, Motivated.

I chose a very citrus look for my make-up because I wanted it to look as fresh as possible! 

The mixture of bright yellow and lime green brings a pop to the eyes, making it the complete opposite of Sloth. 

I used my new Fraulein 3'8 Palette - Jelly Matte
Sloth - Sadness, Laziness, Depression, Unmotivated.

I tried to create a decaying look, or a look that says " I've been asleep with my make-up on for a thousand years" .. haha! 

All in all I love the purple, blue and black eye shadows that highlights sadness and depression which really goes with this look. 







Saturday 24 August 2013

The Seven Deadly Sins & Heavenly Virtues: Gluttony & Temperance

This is my new make-up look Gluttony and Temperance! I was pretty excited for this one.

Gluttony - Over indulgences of anything to the extreme. 

I wanted this look to mainly focus on food, especially sweet things as people tend to avoid them because of watching their weight. I chose a chocolate ice cream sundae as many people find it difficult to resist ice cream.

Temperancemeans restraint and moderation.

I found this one difficult to create because what exactly is the colour of temperance?... After searching for a while I found that self-restraint and balance come under the colour orange! Therefore this is a mainly bright orange look with silver bars coming from the lower eye, this signifies prison cell bars, which highlight restraint of yourself. 









The Seven Deadly Sins & Heavenly Virtues: Wrath & Forgiveness

This was such a fun make-up look for me, especially Wrath! 

Forgiveness - The act of pardoning someone for their sins against you.

According to some websites the colour of Forgiveness is a mixture of golds, whites and creams, so I tried to incorporate this into the look but I still wanted to keep it blended out. 





 Wrath - Extreme anger, hatred and rage.

Oh my god, Wrath was soooo much fun to play around with as you can tell I literally went all out for this look.

I tried to create a distressed look, with smudges and a lot of black and reds. I pulled on my make up to create the 'mascara' streaks which makes it look like i've either been crying or fighting haha!


Overall this was hilarious to play with, I absolutely loved it!

Wednesday 21 August 2013

The Seven Deadly Sins & Heavenly Virtues: Envy & Kindness


 This is my second Seven Deadly Sins & Heavenly Virtues make-up look Envy and Kindness

Envy - The need to have better or be better than others.

As green is the colour of envy and jealousy it was necessary to use this as the base of my look. I used yellow, gold, black and white eye shadows to highlight the bright green. 

Rhinestones were applied to give a little glitter and sparkle to a very dark look. I also created two tear drop like shapes to show perhaps a cry of jealousy? .. i guess haha. 





Kindness - Kindness is a personal quality that enables an individual to be sensitive to the needs of others and to take personal action to endeavor to meet those needs.

I couldn't find any colours that specifically relate to the virtue 'kindness'. After some thinking I chose a rainbow of eye shadows as happiness and fun and being nice to someone can be perceived as multi-coloured.





I really enjoyed making this look, especially Envy as I prefer all the sins to the virtues because they can be so vivid.

Tuesday 20 August 2013

The Seven Deadly Sins & Heavenly Virtues: Lust & Chastity Inspired


 This is the beginning of my second series and it will kick off with Lust and Chastity as they are opposites.
Lust an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body or for fame and money. 

I chose a very dark red/black look for this as red is usually the colour of lust and love. I coupled this with black to highlight the fact that this is one of the deadly sins. 









Chastity: Courage and boldness. Embracing of moral wholesomeness and achieving purity of thought through education and betterment. 

I chose a wing to highlight chastity as the idea of purity can be seen as angelic so I thought I would capture the look this way. Using a baby blue eye shadow, I gave colour to a very plain look and I also wanted to achieve dimension.



This look was so much fun! It felt like I was doing a look for heaven and hell which is also a very interesting concept. 

Monday 19 August 2013

Bleach Anime Look 14: Orihime Inoue Inspired

This is my Orihime Inoue inspired look which is really an everyday wear sort of look, which I love as it suits her very well.

I was inspired by her warm heart and just the general way she looks, I felt this look was completely her but i'm really unsure why haha! It feels right to be honest.

Bleach Anime Look 13: Rukia Kuchiki Inspired

This is my second last Bleach Anime make-up look and it is Rukia Kuchiki! I loved this look purely because it just reminds me of Rukia perfectly, probably due to the simplicity of the look.

I tried to create the traditional anime eyes for Rukia's look as she doesn't really wear any make-up whatsoever. I used Soap and Glory cat eye liner to create this look and I winged it out to form the anime eye, with the little triangles to look like fake thick eye lashes.

Sunday 18 August 2013

Product Review: Paperself Eye Lashes - Peacock Feathers

These are my new Paperself Eye Lashes which I got from TKmaxx.

I actually haven't tried putting them on yet as I wanted to get a decent picture of them put from what I have researched they are very fragile, therefore they are a lot to work with since they are fully made of paper.

The way I will work with them is by cutting them into smaller sections and using the eye lashes as outer eye lashes, this means I will get better wear from the product

TKmaxx - 30p
Paperself - £12.99

Product Review: Fraulein 3'8 Palette - Jelly Matte

 This is my Fraulein 3'8 Jelly Matte Palette which I bought from Ebay earlier this week.










I love these colours! They are so bright and beautiful annnnd there is 120 of them which is just fantastic. For me there were a lot of blues in this palette which most people may be put off by, but i'm all about the blues/teals so this palette is just for me.

I like the packaging because it's very simple and not over done like most of the Urban Decay book of shadows palettes, I prefer practicality to something looking pretty most of the time.







These are some swatches from the palette and this image doesn't really do the colours justice, they are beyond amazing especially for the price of this palette.


Each eye shadow is roughly the size of a penny, maybe a little bigger, but there is also 120 of them so it is well worth the money, especially for the colour pay off.


Ebay - £10.00

Bleach Anime Look 12: Yumichika Ayasegawa Inspired

This is my Yumichika Ayasegawa look which was mostly inspired by his feathers which he wears on his eyes. 

This purple colour is inspired by Yumichika's Zanpakto name which of course it hates therefore I added in blue eye liner for my waterline as it would love it's name to be Sapphire haha! The eye lashes of course signify the feathers on his face, but they were a PAIN to put on... 

I really enjoyed creating this look because of all the fun colours and the HUGE eye lashes which look ridiculous.


Bleach Anime Look 11: Grimmjow JeagerJaques Inspired

This is my Grimmjow JeagerJaques inspired look which was created using my new Fraulein 3'8 Palette that I bought from Ebay. 

This was possibly one of the easiest looks that i've created, but also the toughest as I had to fight against my natural instinct to blend and smoke the look as it is very bold and sharp. I used a variety of blue and green shades to near enough achieve the right colour for Grimmjow's look. 


Wednesday 14 August 2013

Color Club: Glitter Vixen Collection

 I love this collection! SO MUCH GLITTER! In order from left to right, the names of the nail polishes are: Sexy Siren, Tru Passion, Object of Envy, Art of Seduction, Magic Attraction, Sex Symbol and Sultry.
For each of these nail polishes I only needed two coats before I had full coverage, therefore I really like the formula of these nail polishes.



£7.99 TKMaxx

Product Review: Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Pencil - Freak

I bought Freak the same day I bought Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner - Siren. The colour of this eye pencil is unlike anything i've seen before, it's a wonderful spring metallic green with a yellow undertone which makes it very unusual.
Although this image is rubbish you can see the colour pay off is amazing, but the image doesn't do it justice. It can really bring out the eyes as it is so pale, especially green eyes. The creamyness of the pencil allows the product to apply well, without pulling the eyelid.

I would definitely buy this product again, it's a must have for my make-up bag.

Urban Decay - £14

Product Review: Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner - Siren


First of all I really like the packaging of this eye liner, mostly because it's simple and doesn't look fancy in the slightest. I like my products to have a good quality pay off, not a cute packaging. So for me Urban Decay always do really well in this department, except with their Book of Shadows volumes which are extremely overdone with all the pop outs and crazy stuff haha! All you really want is the products.

The pay off of this eye liner is phenomenal, this is ONE line of product I didn't even have to go back and make sure it was opaque. 

The colour of Siren is this amazing green/blue/teal colour that I have never seen before in an eye liner. For brown/hazel eyes it will highlight them perfectly which is why i bought it. 



Overall I adore this product and have been using it every day since i've bought it! It's a little expensive at £14  and can be bought at Debenhams, House of Fraser and large Boots stores from the Urban Decay Section.

Bleach Anime Look 10: Shunsui Kyoraku Inspired

This was such a fun look to play around with due to how colourful Shunsui's kimono is. He is such a fun character because of how laid back he is and of course due to his alcohol consumption haha!

I drew very small flowers and their leaves to mimic the decoration of his kimono and of his hair ties, I then mixed a pale pink eye shadow and a white eyeliner as this looked close to the base colour of the kimono and it's white borders.

I think this look is very vintage looking almost, which i like, and because it is so pastel it can be worn ever day if you remove the flowers of obviously!

Bleach Anime Look 9: Renji Abarai Inspired

This was by far my most complex make-up look, I love Renji's attitude and how him and Ichigo are friends but can be at logger heads with each other. 

For this look I was inspired by his red hair and amazing tattoos, so looking to incorporate both of them was my main priority. 

I know that it is very difficult to find a red eye shadow anywhere as they are believed to be harmful to the eyes. I personally have used red eye shadow for a number of years and have never been affected so I would say they are safe, the one i'm using is from GOSH Cosmetics. As with the previous looks I have used Soap and Glory eye liner for the detail on the eye lid. 

This look was the most difficult due to the bold colour and the small details, but I still loved playing around with the design and ideas.

Bleach Anime Look 8: Toshiro Hitsugaya Inspired

ARGGH! This is my favorite look of all time, this is seriously just Toshiro Hitsugaya... I love blues and whites all blended together so this was my ultimate Bleach look.

This was inspired by Toshiro's Bankai as it completely looks like the wing of an ice dragon. This 24/7 liquid liner from Urban Decay in Siren is my favorite right now mostly due to the colour, it's so unusual and weird which is totally awesome. Using a darker teal on the outline has brought out the detail in the rest of the look which I actually didn't notice until I uploaded it to my computer.

This look is fantastic as seriously highlights Toshiro's Bankai (Hyōrinmaru)

Bleach Anime Look 7: Soifong Inspired

I absolutely despised doing this look, not so much the eye make-up because I actually enjoyed creating it as it has a little Arabian feel to it with the eye liner.

However... the butterfly from Soifong's Suzumebachi was a complete fail, oh my lord that was so difficult to draw for some reason haha!

This look was a little hit or miss because I loved the eye make-up with the gold and black effect it had, and i hated the butterfly because I am rubbish at drawing them to be honest.

Bleach Anime Look 6: Kenpachi Zaraki Inspired

Oh my god! Kenpachi is so badass, I absolutely loved creating this look even though it is so simple. I feel like the most prominent features of Kenpachi aside from his freaking amazing fighting skills and eye patch are his bells and his hair.

I used a very fine eye liner pen from Soap and Glory to create three fine eye liner wings in the outer corner, I then used a red eye shadow with a mixing medium for his red bells at the end of his hair.

He is such an amazing character and I feel like this make-up look summed him up perfectly.

Bleach Anime Look 5: Kisuke Urahara Inspired

Kisuke is one of my favorite characters, I think because of his sarcastic nature and love of sweet things which remind me of my fiancé haha!

I took most of my inspiration from Kisuke's hat and outfit, so I wanted to create a more green and white based look which also incorporated the stripes from his hat. I kept the look very blended out and soft which I think created more detail to the look without going too over the top.

The dimension this look has, has made me love it even more due to the tones of greens that when into the look. Overall it was so much fun to play about with this look and the colours as i'm not usually a fan of green.

Bleach Anime Look 4: Ulquiorra Cifer Inspired

This is my Ulquiorra Cifer inspired look, which was a complete pain to create! Oh dear god trying to get this off my face was a challenge in itself, i think i used about 20 make-up wipes. 

Anyway... This was actually far more green than my camera is letting on haha! This was mostly inspired by the shape of Ulquiorra's make-up that he wears in the anime.

Overall this look irritated me while i was putting it on, mostly due to eye shadow fall out, and taking it off.  

Bleach Anime Look 3: Uryu Ishida

Uruyu Ishida is literally one of my favorite characters in Bleach, i have no idea why but anyways! I loved creating this look, since i've had the idea in my head for like a month haha!.

The blue bow looks both like Uruyu's weapon and the Quincy cross which is what i was kind of going for, i used Urban Decay Liquid Liner - Radium. The rest of the eye i used a very pale blue eyeshadow from my Avon Eyeshadow Quad Palette - Awakening.

I love this look because i have a mad obsession with blue/teal colours, so this was so much fun for me!

Bleach Anime Look 2: Byakuya Kuchiki - Senbonsakura Inspired


This is my second make-up look for Bleach and it is Byakuya Kuchiki's Senbonsakura. I tried to keep this look as simple as possible as i feel his character is very black and white, very simplistic.

I kept the eyes a very neutral pink shade with minimal contouring as i wanted it to blend easy into my skin. The petals are very dainty and are highlighted by the heavy false eyelashes.

Overall i really enjoyed creating this look because it the colours are very pastel, which i like and it was very easy.

Bleach Anime Look 1: Ichigo Kurosaki - Hollowfied Inspired

This was such an interesting idea for a make-up collection, so i just had to do it! I recently began watching Bleach and started to wonder if anyone had done any make-up inspired looks, to my disappointment there was only Halloween related make-up. 

I really enjoyed creating this look as the range of what you can do is so vast. The additional editing is only to set the mood of this look a little better.