Night Lights posted on Polishpedia!

I have another manicure to share with you that I created and was published on Polishpedia!

I wanted something simple and fun this weekend with glitter and sparkle, so I grabbed a royal purple polish, Buffy the Violet Slayer from Wet n' Wild, and layered it under a fabulous silver holographic hex glitter from China Glaze called Techno. Man, I've used a lot of this stuff and it's gorgeous, but takes a bit of patience to dab on the glitter instead of whip it on like a normal polish. However, it's totally worth it for the galaxyeque feel to this manicure and the silver next to the purple really makes it stand out.

Click the picture below for the full post on Polishpedia with more photos, product details and macro shots!

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I will say that Buffy the Violet Slayer drys really dark and turns into more of a blue than a purple after top coat. It could be the Seche Vite or it could be just the formula of this particular Wet n' Wild polish. I was disappointed cause the colour in the bottle and when it first goes on the nail is really pretty. It's really hard to find a purple nail polish that doesn't have too much red in it and is more cool toned but without going totally blue. But I have the same problem with eyeshdaows and lipsticks too. I guess I'm just very particular about my purple shades and am will always be on the never ending search for the perfect purple shades.

OOTD & Review Video: "Mental Leopard" ft. Dolls Kill & Romwe

I recently purchased a few items from Romwe and Dolls Kill for a trip to the US which includes a stop over in Vegas and I thought I'd share an outfit I put together. I've also slipped in a little review of the items and links to where you can get them below.

Check out the video, and if you're interested, a review and the makeup details are at the bottom of this post.

Enjoy!

Outfit

With Rock Style & Sexy Vegas Flavour!

UNIF Idol Dress in Leopard from Dolls Kill

Mental Pyramid Rivets Leggings from Romwe

Jeffrey Campbell The Spike Lita in black with silver spikes from Karmaloop

Jewellery

Solid Silver bangle from Zamel's

Silver cuff from Roun

Review

UNIF Idol Dress in Leopard

I was knocked out by the Leopard dress I saw at Dolls Kill by UNIF and had to have it. It certainly was up my alley with the curve hugging shape and sassy print. I love the long sleeves on this mini dress, and one of my favourite designs for a dress, is a high neck with a collar and a keyhole cut-out. It says I'm sexy but also classy and reminds me of the line in Total Recall where Quaid says he wants a fantasy woman who's "sexy and demure". (hee hee)

The dress fits well and has plenty of stretch in the material, which is 93% Polyester and 7% Spandex, so it gives some leeway with the sizing. I went for a Small, hoping the material would be forgiving for my more curvier assets and the dress is tight but easy to wear and non-restrictive. And the best part is, it's actually really warm and so comfortable because there's a fuzzy, kinda fleecy lining. The lining isn't thick to make you look chunky and doesn't take away from the form fitting cut; a little secret that makes a hot dress also practical. Another convenient addition is the zip at the back to make putting on this tight little number a lot easier. And the zip is concealed so it doesn't interrupt the flow of the smooth back and makes it look like the dress just spawned around your body perfectly.

I've really gotta say that I love the leopard print on this dress. I have always liked leopard print in general but haven't got a lot of it in my wardrobe (until recently), because it always left something to be desired. It's either too bland in the colour department or boring and cartoonish print-wise. However, this print is beautiful in it's details and has an interesting flow and change in the pattern at the back. I'm totally in love with it and it reminds me of an actual big cat as you arch your back and move in this dress.

Dolls Kill has a $20 flat rate for International Orders and a $8.95 Flat rate for US orders. Express shipping costs extra.


Mental Pyramid Rivets Leggings
As the aforementioned dress was too short for me I styled it with the awesome "Mental Pyramid Rivets Leggings" from Romwe. I had my eye on these leggings for a while because they reminded me of a pair of stockings I have that have been well loved and are a little worse for wear. So I was very happy to pick these up and really love them.

The leggings don't restrict movement and feel pleasant on the legs. Once again the material is stretchy and forms to your body with a great opaque black colour. I hate when leggings don't remain opaque when they're stretched over your thighs and thus don't give the same warmth or modesty that you may have been going for when you put them on. These are great though and fit well. They are one size fits all and totally would work for a size small or medium. I take a medium in Romwe leggings to make sure so they don't get too crotchy, if you know what I mean, and don't cut off the circulation to my legs, these are perfect fitting and I have no complaints.

The star of the piece are the awesome square metal studs in 4 rows along the sides/back of the leggings. They start at different heights up your legs and don't stick out too far because of their pyramid shape. They are sewn on with thread from two points on the top and bottom and not stuck on with glue like on the stockings I previously had. They move around but haven't come off yet and the cotton thread is layered 4 times over and goes through every stud, so they seem pretty secure. The shiny slate coloured rivets style well with other bright silver spikes and studs, like the Jeffrey Campbell Litas and make these leggings a fantastic piece for the more edgy and heavy metal outfits in my wardrobe.

Romwe has free shipping worldwide or an option to pay more for faster shipping.

Makeup

Products Used

Eyelid primer

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Lid

M.A.C eye shadow in Brule

Crease

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck

Brow highlight

M.A.C eye shadow in Brule

Lower lid

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion along lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof along lashline

Inglot matte gel eyeliner in #77 on waterline and tightline

Tear duct

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Sin

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof

Eyeliner

Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid eyeliner in perversion

Brows

Revlon ColorStay Eyebrow Liner in Blonde

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

Clinique Waterproof Mascara

Lips

M.A.C Lip Conditioner

M.A.C Prep+Prime lip base

MUFE Aqua Lip Liner in 8C to fill in lips

Lime Crime Velvetine in Red Velvet

Face

M.A.C Prep+Prime Vibrancy Eye Primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Correcting Concealer in 51 Light Radiance

Benefit Pore-fessional primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Foundation in 51 Light Vanilla

Purely Cosmetics Diamond Perfect Finish

Cheeks 

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt

M.A.C Pro Powder Blush in Cantaloupe

Disclaimer: I purchased all these items myself with my own money.

Review & Swatch: Limited Edition Sugarpill Asteria

Sugarpill released a Limited Edition Chromalust loose pigment recently and I managed to snap it up! This sparkling gem is called Asteria and below I have some arm swatches, an eye look and a little review for your viewing pleasure. It isn't available anymore but I wanted to share the glory anyway.

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

If you want to check out more beautiful loose pigments from Sugarpill, click here!

Enjoy!

The packaging is unlike the usual Sugarpill fare for an even more special edition feel, and it comes with a white, blue and swirly pink colour scheme. The box is sweet as sugar and has the ingredients plus the name of the shadow on the bottom of the box and also states that this shadow is vegan and cruelty free, if you are concerned about those kinda things.

The little pot itself also has special packaging and sports a cute white lid with a silver Sugarpill Logo contrasting with the usual black lid and pink logo. The pot still contains 4g of loose eyeshadow and there is no sifter in the container. I like the lack of sifter but some people prefer the security of knowing they won't spill their entire stash in one foul swoop.

The shadow is a lovely orangey, copper shade with lots of shimmer and sparkle and is very pigmented. It reminds me of a perfect tigress colour and I can't wait to do redo my tiger makeup look with this shade.

They are bright yellow gold sparkles throughout the shimmery orange copper base which really lifts the colour and brings extra light to the pigment. The first thing I thought when I saw this product was "Yummy! Gingerbread in a pot!" The macro shot above really looks like gingerbread before you roll out the pastry and bake it. Mmmm...

This Chromalust can be used dry, over a sticky base, or wet with a mixing medium. The fantastic shimmer looks gorgeous when used over a white base like NYX Jumbo Eye Shadow in Milk and Urban Decay Primer Potion and even looks delicious by itself. My favourite way to wear it is over a gold base that really brings out the gold tones and you could also play up the orange by using a bronze or orange base.

Arm Swatches

Here are the arm swatches of Asteria.

1. No Base/Primer 

2. Over NYX Milk Jumbo pencil 

3. Over UD ElDorado 24/7 pencil 

4. Over UD Primer Potion.

Conclusion

I really love this Sugarpill Limited Edition release and am so happy I managed to buy it. It isn't available anymore, however maybe in the future it may be. 

This was definitely a shade I didn't have in my collection and fulfils many desires in the shimmer and copper department. It blends beautifully, is very opaque and works fabulously dry and wet. It combines well with a variety of different colours well, such as a pink like Dollipop for a brighter glimpse, cranberry shades for a vampy fall makeup or dark purples like Poison Plum for a striking complementary look!

I recommend any and all of the Sugarpill pigments and I have almost their entire range. 

I believe Asteria means  "of the stars" or "starry one", if that definition is what Shinkle and the gang intended, and this pigment certainly has the shimmer and glow of the stars! 


Here are some photos of a quick look with Asteria over a gold pencil with some neutral shadows from Urban Decay's Naked Palette and the products are listed below.

Products Used

Lid

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado

Sugarpill Limited Edition Chromalust Loose eyeshadow in Asteria

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Toasted outer corner and along lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof along lashline

Crease

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Buck

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Toasted deep crease winged out

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof outer crease

Brow highlight

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt

Lower lid

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado along lashline

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt inner 1/3 of lashline

Sugarpill Limited Edition Chromalust Loose eyeshadow in Asteria centre along lashline

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Toasted along outer lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof along outer lashline

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado on waterline

Tear duct

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt

Brows

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Naked

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black

Disclaimer: Affiliate links are contained in this post.

Birthday OOTD & Makeup!

Yay, It was my birthday this month! I went out to a special dinner with my lover boy and got all fancied up in my beloved old signature style; a red lip and a black smoky eye with an added glittery twist.

For the eyes, I chose my most adored black eyeshadow, Bulletproof from Sugarpill and layered it over a base of my new Inglot gel eyeliner #77, which is so creamy and great to blend.

I went for a sharp, angled shape and blended the black up into a peachy shade from Inglot along with M.A.C's blush in Cantaloupe to match my cheek colour. The finishing touch for the eyes was the sparsely applied red glitter, Candy Apple from Eye Kandy, to add a festive glint and complement my new red leopard print Jessica Louise dress.

Finally, there would be no Michty Maxx signature look without a matte red lip. So I used the amazing Lime Crime Velvetines and blended Suedeberry over MUFE 8C lip liner in the centre with Red Velvet and M.A.C Nightmoth lip liner around the edge to create a sexy gradient pout. The best thing is, even after a whole meal and drinks I my lipstick stayed perfect and I didn't have to touch up once all night!

If you love an opaque, deep dark black as much as I do, check out Bulletproof, the blackest black ever, from Sugarpill here, along with many other gorgeous bright shadows!

Enjoy!

Outfit

Jessica Louise Red Leopard Date Dress from Jessica Louise

Amber Opaque black leggings 200 denier

Jeffrey Campbell The Spike Lita's in black with silver spikes from karmaloop.com

Accessories

William Lewellyn Griffiths Heart and Dagger necklace from http://metalcouture.com

Red Flower hair clip from Myer
Black Rose hair clip from Myer
Red and black lace handbag from National Gallery of Victoria Souvenir Shop at Picasso Exhibit 

Makeup

Products Used

Eyelid primer

Two faced shadow insurance

Lid

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof

Urban Decay Deluxe eyeshadow in Zero to blend out lid

Eye Kandy sprinkles in Candy Apple sparsely over lid

Glitter adhesive

Eye Kandy Liquid sugar 

Crease

Inglot eyeshadow #111R as transition colour second and darker shades 

M.A.C Pro Powder Blush in Cantaloupe

Brow highlight

Inglot eyeshadow #111R lightest shade

Lower lid

Inglot matte gel eyeliner in #77 on waterline and along lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof along lashline

Tear duct

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof

Eyeliner

Inglot matte gel eyeliner in #77

Brows

Benefit Brow zings in Light

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black on upper lashes

Rimmel Extra Super Lash Curved Brush mascara on lower lashes

eBay lashes cat eye winged out dramatic ones

Urban Decay 24/7 liquid eye liner in Perversion to cover glue

Lips

M.A.C Prep+Prime lip base

M.A.C Lip pencil in Nightmoth to line lips and corners

MUFE Aqua Lip Liner in 8C 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 Primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Correcting Concealer in 51 Light Radiance

Benefit Pore-fessional primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Foundation in 51 Light Vanilla

Purely Cosmetics Diamond Perfect Finish

Cheeks 

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt

M.A.C Pro Powder Blush in Cantaloupe

Brushes

Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit. 

Eyes

Sigma F70 MrB Concealer brush for blending base and lid

Sigma E40 MrB Tapered blending for blending base

Sigma E25 Blending for crease

Sigma E70 Medium Angled Shading for crease

The Body Shop Eyeshadow brush for glitter

Sigma E50 Large Fluff for brow highlight

Sigma E21 PE Smudge for lower lid and tear duct highlight

Sigma E16 PE Tightline Liner for eyeliner and waterline

Face

Sedona Lace 224 Synthetic Small Tapered brush for concealer

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

Sedona Lace 928 Flat Top Synthetic brush for foundation

Sigma F30 MrB Large powder

Hakuhodo S113 highlight for cheek highlight

Napoleon Perdis 20b Reflective contour brush for blush

Disclaimer: Affiliate links are contained in this post.

FOTD Poisonberry Bliss

I was messing about with liner, lashes and lipstick the other night and ended up with this look!

I was just playing around blending Sugarpill's Bulletproof in the crease and checking out my new black matte gel eyeliner from Inglot. I then had the urge to wear a dark purple lip and that's were Lime Crime's Poisonberry lipstick came in topped with their Carousel Gloss in Kaleidoscope for a pale and dark gothic look!

If you dig Bulletproof, the blackest black I used in this look check out Sugarpill here, along with many other gorgeous bright shadows!

Enjoy!

And this is the collage I put up on Instagram with yummy high contrast filters!

Products Used

Eyelid primer

Two faced shadow insurance

Lid

Sleek Candy Collection iDivine pallette Candy 871 eyeshadow in Cream Soda inner 1/3 of lid

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof outer 1/3 of lid

Crease

Inglot eyeshadow #101R as transition colour lightest shade

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof

Brow highlight

Inglot eyeshadow #101R lightest shade

Lower lid

Inglot matte gel eyeliner #77 smudged along lashline, on waterline and tightline

NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Milk on middle of lashline

NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Electric Blue on outer 1/3 of lashline

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Goldilux wet with Fix+ inner lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Bulletproof along lashline

Tear duct

Sleek Candy Collection iDivine pallette Candy 871 eyeshadow in Cream Soda

Eyeliner

Inglot matte gel eyeliner #77

Brows

Revlon ColorStay Brow liner in Blonde

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black on upper lashes

Rimmel Extra Super Lash Curved Brush mascara on lower lashes
False Eyelashes from eBay Style #P32 (Listing 10 Pair eyelashes by ruiertower)

Lips

M.A.C Prep+Prime lip base

M.A.C Chromagraphic  pencil in Rich Purple

Lime Crime Opaque Lipstick in Poisonberry

Face

M.A.C Prep+Prime Vibrancy Eye Primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Correcting Concealer in 51 Light Radiance

Benefit Pore-fessional primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Foundation in 51 Light Vanilla

Purely Cosmetics Diamond Perfect Finish

Cheeks 

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt

Sleek Candy Collection Sweet Cheeks blush in Dolly Mix

Disclaimer: Affiliate links are contained in this post.

Fuchsia Glitter Splatter Nails on Polishpedia!

I have another manicure to share with you that I created and was published on Polishpedia!

This simple layered manicure was inspired by the Different Dimension glitter toppers that I got from Missi Barry’s Indie Nail Polish Etsy store which you can find here.

Click the picture below for the full post on Polishpedia!

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Golden Arabian Sea

I was going out to the Illamasqua Beauty School Drop-in class and had to represent with some brights, so I created this colourful dramatic double stacked eyeliner look.

I was craving a minty colour combined with gold and a dark purple lipstick. I've been hanging out to use Coloured Raine Arabian Nights, thus that was my lip choice. I also reached for Sugarpill Mochi and Goldilux and pretty much just blended those two delicious colours across the lid and blended the crease out with a bit of the blue toned Revlon CustomEyes palette and then highlighted the brow with the lovely #35 AMC shine light gold shadow from Inglot. 

I created the eyeliner with two Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid liners. I stacked Perversion along the lashline and ran Eldorado above it. These eyeliners are so pigmented that they can be opaque over shadows in one swipe and they can also be used to even up each other's edge if you don't get your line even on the first go like me. 

I also had a really fun day chilling with MissMinxette, another Australian blogger, who's got spectacular style and is an even more fabulous dancer! Check out her YouTube channel for great makeup tips and some previews of her awesome dancing!

If you like the stunning sea foam minty green and brilliant metallic gold pigment I used in this look check out Sugarpill here, along with many other gorgeous bright shadows!

Enjoy!

Products Used

Eyelid primer

Two faced shadow insurance

Lid

NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Milk outer 2/3 of lid

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado inner 1/3 of lid

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Goldilux wet with Fix+ inner 1/3 of lid

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Mochi outer 2/3 of lid

Crease

Inglot eyeshadow #111R as transition colour lightest shade

Revlon CustomEyes palette in 035 Smoky Sexy the light bluish-gray shade 1 to blend out

Brow highlight

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado at highest point of brow

Inglot eyeshadow #35 AMC shine

Lower lid

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado inner 1/3 of lashline and on waterline

NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Milk on middle of lashline

NYX Jumbo Eye pencil in Electric Blue on outer 1/3 of lashline

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Goldilux wet with Fix+ inner lashline

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Mochi outer lashline

Tear duct

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in ElDorado

Sugarpill Chromalust loose Eyeshadow in Goldilux wet with Fix+

Stacked Eyeliner

Urban Decay 24/7 liquid eye liner in Perversion 

Urban Decay 24/7 liquid eye liner in ElDorado

Brows

Revlon ColorStay Brow liner in Blonde

Benefit Speed brow

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash mascara in Optimum Black on upper lashes

Rimmel Extra Super Lash Curved Brush mascara on lower lashes

Lips

M.A.C Prep+Prime lip base

M.A.C Chromagraphic  pencil in Rich Purple

Coloured Raine UnCensored Lipstick in Arabian Nights

Milani Lip Flash in Star Flash on centre of lips

Face

M.A.C Prep+Prime Vibrancy Eye Primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Correcting Concealer in 51 Light Radiance

Benefit Pore-fessional primer

Bourjois Healthy mix Foundation in 51 Light Vanilla

Purely Cosmetics Diamond Perfect Finish

Cheeks 

M.A.C Extra Dimension skin finish in Whisper of Gilt

M.A.C Powder blush in Surf, Baby! My Paradise

Brushes

Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit. 

Eyes

Sigma E55 MrB Eye Shading for lid

Sigma E25 Blending for crease

Sigma E46 PE Shader Inner Corner for inner lid, tear duct and lower lid

Sigma E50 Large Fluff for brow highlight

Sigma E21 PE Smudge for lower lid 

Face

Sedona Lace 224 Synthetic Small Tapered brush for concealer

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

Sedona Lace 928 Flat Top Synthetic brush for foundation

Sigma F30 MrB Large powder

Hakuhodo S113 highlight for cheek highlight

Napoleon Perdis 20b Reflective contour brush for blush

Disclaimer: Affiliate links are contained in this post.