Black Diamond

Here's some fierce and glitzy lip art fit for Gaga or at least would elicit a shriek or two from the general public. I love dark lip looks and wanted to break out the chunky rhinestones and OCC Tarred. The contrast between Tarred and Sugarpill's Tiara works so well to bring dimension to the design.

Enjoy!

Products Used

Lips

M.A.C Prep+Prime Lip

Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in Blackest Black as a base 

Revlon Luxurious Color eyeliner in Black truffle to perfect edges

OCC Lip tar in Tarred to fill in lips

Sugarpill Chromalust loose eyeshadow in Tiara on centre of lips

3mm Black Rhinestones from eBay around boarder of lips

Duo Lash glue to adhere rhinestones

Brushes

Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit.  MrB= Mr Bunny kit. 

Japonesque Lip brush

Tooth pick for Duo glue

Tweezers for rhinestones

Red Studded Animal Nails

I felt like a bitchin' red manicure and I'm still on a leopard and stud kick (thanks to Modnails), so here's some accented nails with rhinestones and studs.

Enjoy!

Products Used

Base coat

Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator

Zoya Anchor base coat

First layer

Zoya Sooki (2 coats)

Black 1mm rhinestones from eBay

Accent nail - Studs (ring finger)

Glitter gal Black Serpent (2 coats)

Red square studs from dollarnailart.com

Accent nail - 3D Leopard print (thumb)

Red 2mm rhinestones from eBay for spots

Glitter gal Black Serpent for details
Black 1mm rhinestones from eBay for small spots

Top coat

Poshé Super-fast drying Top coat

Another Guest Post

I am thrilled to be featured on LadycrowX's blog the Crow and the Powderpuff with a NOTD guest post. I love her blog and her makeup style and you can imagine I am over the moon that she likes my work.


Please visit her blog and enjoy my post on NOTD Holographic Twinkle.

Sweet n' Deadly

Like kissing sugar and the poisonous Atropa belladonna, this ombré lip is sweet and deadly.

Any excuse to use OCC Nylon is a good one and the tone blends so well with the Belladonna Lip tar. I also love the Eye Kandy Cotton candy sprinkles with these lip colours because its gorgeous over the top with the blue reflects pulling every thing together.

Enjoy!

Products Used

Lips

M.A.C Prep+Prime Lip

NYX Lipliner pencil in Purple rain to fill edges of lips

NYX Lipliner pencil in Hot pink centre of lips

OCC Lip tar in Belladonna outer edges of lips

OCC Lip tar in Nylon centre of lips and blend

Eye Kandy sprinkles in Cotton Candy (sugar) over whole lips

Brushes

Japonesque Lip brush

Be my Valentine

A sweet and sassy manicure for Valentine's day with all the trimmings and my first try at a gradient nail. I applied the colours to each half of the nails first then I used a cosmetic sponge to create the gradient. Then I added a little sparkle and some sequin-like hearts I just got from dollarnailart.com to complete the lovey-dovey effect.

Enjoy!

Products Used

Base coat

Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator

Zoya Anchor base coat

First layer

OPI Big Apple Red (2 coats) at base of nail

Revlon Colorstay Café pink (2 coats) at tip of nail

Second-Fourth layer Gradient

-Triangle cosmetic sponge for gradient, slice off pointed end

Paint polish on sponge then dab on nail (until desired gradient forms)

Fifth layer

Sally Hansen Hard as nails Xtreme wear Disco Ball

Tip Pattern

Red Baby hearts (Item #9440RD) from dollarnailart.com 

Top coat

Seche Vite dry fast top coat

Qtica Half time polish accelerator

Valentine's inspired look

I thought I'd create a soft girly, but bright Valentine's day inspired look. I had to incorporate Sugarpill's Birthday girl and Love+ cause they're the perfect colours for lovey-dovy kinda stuff and I can't go pink glitter without using Eye Kandy Cotton Candy! 

I really loved the way the Inglot gel eyeliner and Cotton Candy went together to make a gorgeous bright pink accent to the look and to finish it off I added OCC Nylon mixed with Feathered for a matching pink lip.

Enjoy!

Products Used

Eyelid primer

Two faced shadow insurance

Base

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

Lid

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako inner 1/3 of lid

Sugarpill Chromalust loose eyeshadow in Birthday girl middle 1/3 of lid

Inglot matte gel eyeliner #71 outer 1/3 of lid as base

Inglot Duraline to mix with eyeliner

Sugarpill Chromalust loose eyeshadow in Magentrix outer 1/3 of lid

Crease

Inglot eyeshadow #113R mix of darkest 2 shades as transition colour

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Dollipop

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Love+ to deepen crease

Brow highlight and inner crease

M.A.C Mineralize eye shadow in Engaging (pink side) 

Lower lid

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk along lashline

Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Woodstock along outer lashline

Revlon Diamond dust in Starry pink wet with M.A.C Fix+ inner 1/3 of lashline

Sugarpill Chromalust loose eyeshadow in Birthday girl middle 1/3 of lashline

Sugarpill Chromalust loose eyeshadow in Magentrix outer 1/3 of lashline

Inglot matte gel eyeliner #76 on waterline 

Tear duct

NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Milk

Sugarpill pressed eyeshadow in Tako

Revlon Diamond dust in Starry pink wet with M.A.C Fix+

Eyeliner

Inglot matte gel eyeliner #71

Inglot Duraline to mix with eyeliner

Eye Kandy Spinkles in Cotton candy

Glitter adhesive

Eye Kandy Liquid Sugar

Lashes

M.A.C Opulash in Optimum black

Brows

Benefit Brow zings

Benefit Speed Brow

Lips

M.A.C Prep+Prime Lip

OCC Lip tar in Nylon mixed with

OCC Lip tar in Feathered 

Benefit Lip gloss in Back to the fuchsia

Eye Kandy Spinkles in Cotton candy

Face

M.A.C Prep+Prime Vibrancy eye

Maybelline Fit Me concealer in Light

Benefit POREfessional balm

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

M.A.C Prep+Prime Transparent finishing powder

Cheeks 

Inglot AMC pressed powder #59 for cheek highlight and cupid's bow

Benefit thrrrob back of cheeks

Sugarpill Chromalust loose eyeshadow in Birthday girl on apples of cheeks

Brushes

Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit.  MrB= Mr Bunny kit. 

Eyes

Sigma E56 PE Shader Lid for inner lid

M.A.C 239 for lid

Sigma E25 Blending for crease and brow highlight

Sigma E47 PE Shader crease for deep crease

Japonesque lip brush for outer lid base

Sigma E46 PE Shader inner corner for tear duct highlight

Sigma E21 PE Smudge for lower lid

Sigma E65 Small angled for eyeliner 

Eye Kandy no. 2 eyeliner brush for glitter

Sigma E05 Eyeliner for waterline

Sigma L05 Lip for lips!

Face

Sigma P82 Precision Round for concealer

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

Sigma F82 Round Kabuki for BB cream

Sigma F30 Large powder

Hakuhodo S113 Highlight for cheek highlight

Sigma F50 MrB Duo fibre for blush

Holographic Twinkle

I can't get enough of this Gosh Holographic nail polish and decided to whip it out again with a magenta accent nail and holographic glitter. I must say that Modnails and Cutepolish of Instagram and youtube have given me leopard fever and so here's another leopard print manicure.

Also, I find that adding a top coat to Gosh Holographic 549 nail polish really decreases the linear holographic effect, so I only used top coat on the accent nail.

Enjoy!

Products Used

Base coat

Qtica Natural Nail Growth Stimulator

Zoya Anchor base coat

First layer

Gosh 549 Holographic (2 coats)

Leopard print Pattern

-using a bobby pink and a toothpick

Color club Wink, wink, twinkle for dots

Glitter Gal Serpent black for details

Ring Accent nail

Color club Wink, wink, twinkle (1 coat)

China glaze Techno (1 coat)

Top coat 

-only on accent nail

Seche Vite dry fast top coat

Kissable lips

This is a Valentine's inspired lip look that's a bit on the nose, but I thought it was cute anyway. 

Enjoy!

Tutorial

Step 1. Apply M.A.C Prep+Prime lip primer and then fill in your lips with hot pink lipstick. I used OCC Lip tar in Anime and a Japonesque Lip brush.

Step 2. Use a fine tipped eyeliner brush to write the letters with a gel eyeliner, making sure the word is the right way to the viewer and backwards on your lips. I used a Sigma E11 Eyeliner and Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in Blackest Black.

Step 3. Trace around your lips in a thick line using a loose gold pigment mixed with a mixing medium, water or eyedrops. I used Sugarpill Goldilux mixed with M.A.C Fix+ and a Sigma E65 Small Angle Brush.

Step 4. Add silver glitter to the letters mixing it with M.A.C Fix+ again using the same eyeliner brush as before. I used Eye Kandy sprinkles in Jawbreaker.

Products Used

Lips

M.A.C Prep+Prime Lip

OCC Lip tar in Anime

Sugarpill Chromalust loose eyeshadow in Goldilux

M.A.C Fix+

Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner in Blackest Black

Eye Kandy sprinkles in Jawbreaker (fine)

Brushes

Sigma brushes: PE=Performance Eyes kit.  MrB= Mr Bunny kit. 

Japonesque Lip brush

Sigma E11 PE Eyeliner

Sigma E65 MrB Small Angle