Neon Quarter Given! Lip Art Tutorial ft Sugarpill & Born Pretty

I was toying with a lip art using some of the Sugarpill ElectroCute collection and these matching hex glitters from Born Pretty and I decided to go nuts and use all these colours! 

I created this quartered white, yellow, orange, & pink deliciously bright motif then separated the sections with these gorgeous Born Pretty Colorful Crystal Rhinestones, which I stuck on with Duo lash glue as always.

I totally recommend the Born Pretty Store embellishments and suggest you check them out here! And to save on pretty things for your fingers, I have a code for 10% off at Born Pretty, so just click here and type in "MIHW10" at checkout on any order!

And if you are in need of hot, hot neon pigments or pigmented awesome mattes, check out Sugarpill here, along with many other gorgeous shadows & lashes!

Enjoy!

Video Tutorial

Products Used

Rimmel Sift Kohl Kajal pencil in 071 Pure white to line lips

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
Inglot eyeshadow #496 DS

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Lumi
Sugarpill Sparkling Neon Pigment in Hi-Viz
Sugarpill Sparkling Neon Pigment in Supercharged
Sugarpill Sparkling Neon Pigment in Love Buzz

12 Colors Hexagon Nail Art Shiny Glitter Powder Sheets from bornpretty.com
(White, Yellow, Orange & Light Pink + Pink)
Born Pretty Colorful Crystal Rhinestones SS10 from bornpretty.com

Glitter/Rhinestone Adhesive

Fyrinnae Pixy Epoxy
Duo Lash glue

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Dude looks like a Lady: Aerosmith gig Makeup & OOTD ft Sugarpill, Eye Kandy & Lime Crime

This is an old look but it's from when I went to the Aerosmith gig. I was going for a black and red look because of their album covers and colours in general, but ended up with this very gothic look especially when I put the outfit on. ;) I just had to wear my tiny top hat and Tripp skirt and that really spun it towards a gothic style.

I wanted a black smokey eye blended out into red and I used Sugarpill's Bulletproof and Love+ with a touch of Flamepoint on the inner edges and I added some Eye Kandy Cherry bomb glitter on top and the lips are both the red Lime Crime Velvetines in a gradient.

I will say that I was delightfully surprised when I came out of the dressing room and my boyfriend simply said "WOW". And I think a look has done it's job when it impresses people that see us everyday.

If you are in need of pigmented awesome mattes or hot, hot neon pigments, check out Sugarpill here, along with many other gorgeous shadows & lashes!

Enjoy!

Sometimes a makeup look doesn't end up the way we would like it but it's still gets to an awesome place. I really liked the look and might do a tutorial on it and take some better pictures, since I was rushed and they didn't come out too great.

Outfit

Black and red tule skirt

Atelier Leatherette boob tube

Ambra Black opaque 200 denier stockings
Pleaser Electra 2028 Knee High Flame boots Clubwear Australia
Studded Biker-style Leather jacket from Siricco

Accessories
Custom Leather Collar with from CollarFactory.com
Mini top hat with feathers
Solid Silver bangle from Zamel's

Makeup

Products Used

Eyelid primer

Two faced Shadow insurance

Lid

Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in Blackest Black as base

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Creep

Eye Kandy sprinkles in Cherry bomb

Glitter adhesive

Eye Kandy Liquid sugar

Crease

Inglot eyeshadow #113R for transition shade

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Love+

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Flamepoint inner crease

Brow highlight

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako

Lower lid

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion along lashline and on waterline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof

Inglot eyeshadow #113R to help blending

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Love+ to blend out lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Flamepoint inner lashline

Tear duct

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof

Revlon Luxurious Color Diamond dust in Night Sky and inner corner of lid

Adhesive

Fyrinnae Pixy Epoxy

Brows

Benefit Brow zings in Light

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black

Lips

M.A.C Prep+Prime lip base

M.A.C Lip pencil in Nightmoth to line along bottom lip and corners

M.A.C Lip pencil in Cherry to fill in lips

Lime Crime Velvetine in Red Velvet outer perimeter of lips

Lime Crime Velvetine in Suedeberry centre of lips

Face

M.A.C Prep+Prime Vibrancy eye cream

Maybelline New Instant Age Rewind Eraser dark circles in 20 Light

Benefit Pore-fessional balm

Garnier BB cream Miracle Skin Perfecter for Combination to Oily skin in Light

M.A.C Prep+Prime Transparent finishing powder

Cheeks 

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako as cheek highlight with a bit of 

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt and also cupid's bow highlight 

M.A.C Pro powder blush in Cantaloupe on cheeks

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Love+ along cheek bones

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Flamepoint on apples of cheeks

Brushes

Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit. 

Eyes

Sigma E21 PE Smudge for base and lower lid

Sigma E25 Blending for crease and lower lid

Sigma E36 PE Blending for crease and lower lid

Sigma E47 PE Shader crease for crease

Japonesque Concealer brush for glitter

Sigma E50 Large Fluff for brow highlight

Sigma E46 PE Shader inner corner for tear duct highlight and lid

Face

M.A.C 224 setting powder for concealer under eyes

Sigma F82 MrB Round kabuki for foundation

Sigma F30 MrB Large powder

Hakuhodo S113 highlight for cheek highlight

Napoleon Perdis 20b Reflective contour brush for blush

Japonesque Lip brush for lips

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Review: Born Pretty 3D Nail Art Roses

I received these beautiful roses from Born Pretty Store and wanted to share a review and a few manicures with you.

I was contacted by a lovely lady named Cynthia from the Born Pretty Store about reviewing some products. As I have bought some nail art items from them before, and had a good experience, I thought I'd take the chance to try some more of their wares to review/use on my blog and YouTube channel. All the opinions given are without pressure from the company and are my own.

I totally recommend the Born Pretty Store embellishments and suggest you check them out here! And to save on pretty things for your fingers, I have a code for 10% off at Born Pretty, so just click on this affiliate link http://bit.ly/ihBHUJ and type in "MIHW10" at checkout on any order!

Nail tutorials where I have used these roses are Golden Leopard Nail Tutorial & a future nail tutorial with pin stripes which I will update here when it comes out.

Feel free to click on the photos below for better quality and more accurate colour.

Enjoy!

Video Review

I received 5 red roses and 5 black roses. The listing for these babies is "5pcs 3D Nail Art Sticker Sweet Color Rose Flower Nail Decoration" and they come under numbers of which the black are #10 & the red ones are #12. At the time I got these the price was $1.58 but at the moment they are on sale for USD$0.99 and I am totally going to pick up some more of them.

Born Pretty Store has free international shipping or you can choose to have your items faster and pay a small amount for shipping depending on where you are in the world. I don't mind waiting and opt for free shipping on the items form Born Pretty cause they are so cheap and I wouldn't want to ruin the economy of the order by adding more shipping than the product cost.

The roses stick off the nail with a raised profile of roughly 0.5cm and gave a diameter of 1cm, however aren't too large on small nail beds or short nails to get in the way of the design it overshadow the nail itself. 

Pros

-Spectacular addition to a special manicure.

-Amazing for vintage or pin-up style nails.

-Gorgeous metallic finish. I love the red tone and the black ones are fantastic too.

-Come in different colours to suit your taste and style.

-Shiny finish brings light and dimension to the rose structure so you can see the petals nicely.

-Can look elegant or flashy depending on how you style the rest of your manicure.

-They can bring a subtle sprinkle of zest by adding a single rose to a manicure or go all out and decorate ever nail with these fabulous pieces. 

-Stay adhered well with nail glue. 

-They have a decent sized surface on the bottom of the flower that makes it easy to place them on your nail and keep then there with your glue of choice.

-The fine delicate metal looks dainty and not chunky. It's very light weight and my fingers weren't hindered by the sweet flowers.

Cons

-Great for special occasions but not every day wear.

-Sit up off the nail and can get caught on hair or loose threads on clothes.

-Need special care as all 3D Nail art does. If you are doing gardening than this is really not the style for you and if you work a lot with your hands these won't last very long but for a special occasion they are awesome.

-They have sharp edges so can scratch you if you run them along your skin.

Conclusion

I honestly love these roses and will use them again and buy some more for myself. They come in a variety of colours as seen below and I am endeared by many of them.

The roses are delicate so can be squashed or damaged if you're not careful, as in if you sit on your hands or bash them against something. However, as they are malleable you can bend them back into shape if they aren't broken. I never managed to break one, even though I did actually accidentally sat on my hand 😜 The rose did come off but I was able to nudge it back into shape and it looked good as new.

I didn't wear them to bed as I didn't want to wake up with one embedded in my butt or something like that and I suggest you do the same cause as I mentioned they are relatively sharp. I removed them with an orange-wood stick before going off to bed but just using gentle leverage.

I managed to use each set of roses twice and maybe they can get up to three uses if you take care of them, however it could be less as they can be damaged during wear. They are definitely perfect for a special occasion when you need that extra something to put your nails over the top. 

I have created a couple of different manicures around these roses.
See the blog post where I create the nails above called Golden Leopard Nail Tutorial 

For the other red and black nails I added some elliptical rhinestones also from Born Pretty Store which doubled as petals for this look and are a lovely way to add glitz while changing it up from the standard shape. The hex glitter on the thumb accent nail was placed by hand (I may do a tutorial on this method some time) and it makes for a polka dot effect that is in playful contrast to the stripes.

Click here for the blog post for these nails with more information.

I totally recommend the Born Pretty Store embellishments and suggest you check them out here! And to save on pretty things for your fingers, I have a code for 10% off at Born Pretty, so just click on this affiliate link http://bit.ly/ihBHUJ and type in "MIHW10" at checkout on any order!

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Darks & DuoChromes Lip Art Tutorial ft Eye Kandy & Inglot

I wanted to play with some duo-chromatic shadows, and I love my Eye Kandy Cotton Candy glitter which is a pink glitter that reflects blue, so I decided to use it in a lip look and give it a dark base to bring out the blue tones. 

I went with my standard black lipstick Portland Black Lipstick Company Black lipstick and neatened up the edged with NYX Black Berry lip liner then patted on the Eye Kandy glitter fading it out towards the edge of the lips. I added a cool Inglot AMC lip gloss in #541, that is a blue/violet tone on top.

The glitter lip looks great on it's own before the gloss and even though the gloss adds more brightness to the blue it is problematic for longevity of the lip. If you want a long wearing lip, I would forego the gloss because the formula eats up the lipstick quite a bit.

This is definitely a lip that I would love to wear often cause the darkness and the bright blue caused by the pink glitter is so fun to create!

You can check out the matching Darks & Duochromes eye makeup here.

And if you dig on bright metallic pigments and smooth easy blendable matte shadows check out Sugarpill here.

Enjoy!

Video Tutorial

Products Used

Lips

(Inglot AMC pressed powder #59 for cupid's bow highlight)

M.A.C Prep+Prime Lip

NYX Lip pencil in Black berry to fill in lips

Eye Kandy Sprinkles in Cotton Candy over centre of lips

Inglot AMC lip gloss in #541 over centre of lips 

Brushes

Sigma E70 Medium Angled Shading brush for glitter

OM She Small eye shadow brush for gloss

Here's the video for the eye makeup.

Video Tutorial

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Darks & DuoChromes Eye Tutorial ft Sugarpill

I wanted to play with some duo-chromatic shadows, so I eyed one of the most enchanting loose shadows from Sugarpill, Lumi and my favourite MAC shadow, Vellum and combined them into a simple yet effective eye look.

I used Urban Decay perversion eye pencil to create a dark base in a smudged eyeliner shape for the Lumi to reflect over and added some Sugarpill Bulletproof in the outer corner and the lower lashline for some darkness. 

I created these eyes mainly to go with the matching lip look which will be out soon...

And if you dig on awesome loose pigments and smooth easy blendable matte shadows check out Sugarpill here.

Enjoy!

Video Tutorial

Makeup

Products Used

Eyelid Primer

Two Faced Shadow insurance 

Lid

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk upper part lid

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion along lashline, smudge out

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Lumi over lid up to crease

Brow bone

M.A.C eye shadow in Vellum

Lower lid

Inglot matte gel eyeliner in #77 on waterline, tightline and smudged along outer 2/3 of lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Lumi on tear duct and along inner 1/3 of lashline then to smudge out lashline 

Eyeliner

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof blended outer 1/3 of lashline 

Brows

Revlon ColorStay Brow liner in Blonde

Benefit Gimme brow

Lashes

L’Oréal Telescopic Lashes in Extra Black

Face

Maybelline Age rewind concealer Brightener

Bourjois Healthy mix Concealer in 51 Light Vanilla

Bourjois Healthy mix Foundation in 51 Vanilla

Purely Cosmetics Diamond Perfect Finish powder

Cheeks 

Inglot AMC Pressed Powder #59

Sleek Candy Collection Sweet Cheecks blush in Dolly mix

Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray

Brushes

For Simga brushes MrB= Mr Bunny Kit

Eyes

Sigma MrB E30 Pencil brush

Sigma MrB E55 Eye Shading brush

Sedona Lace EB09 Blending brush

Sigma MrB E05 Eyeliner brush

Face

Sigma P82 Precision Round brush 

Sigma F82 Round Kabuki brush for foundation

M.A.C 224 setting powder for concealer under eyes

Sigma MrB E30 Large Powder brush for setting powder

M.A.C 116 for cheek highlight

Napoleon Perdis 20b Relective contour brush for blush

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Golden Leopard Nail Tutorial ft FUN Lacquer & Born Pretty Roses

I have a nail tutorial featuring some pretty polishes from F.U.N Lacquer and these awesome black 3D Roses that I received from the Born Pretty Store. 

In this tutorial I show you different ways to use glitter top coats to create a leopard design and how to place hex glitter with dotting tool to make a glittery polka dot effect.

To keep with the leopard or cheetah theme I used golden polishes from F.U.N Lacquer such as Belle for a base colour and Gold Mark for the spots with gold and black acrylic paint for the leopard details and I added some gold studs from Born Pretty for even more golden gleam.

I have a review on these Born Pretty Roses here coming soon.

I totally recommend the Born Pretty Store embellishments and suggest you check them out here! And to save on pretty things for your fingers, I have a code for 10% off at Born Pretty, so just click on this link http://bit.ly/ihBHUJ and type in "MIHW10" at checkout on any order!

Feel free to click on the photos below for better quality and more accurate colour.

Enjoy!

Video Tutorial

Products Used

Nails

F.U.N Lacquer Belle over nails

F.U.N Lacquer Gold Mark for spots

Black acrylic paint for leopard details

Embellishments

Born Pretty Flower Nail Art Decoration 3D Black Roses at cuticle 

Ring Accent nail

Glitter Gal Serpent Black

Gold acrylic paint for leopard details

Thumb Accent nail

Glitter Gal Serpent Black

3x3mm Square gold studs from Born Pretty Store

Gold Hex Glitter Pieces from Born Pretty Store

Tools

Dotting Tool for details

Scraperfect Embellie Gellie to pick up embellishments

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