Saturday 25 January 2014

I Have an Addiction...

Ok, confession time; I have an addiction. It's pretty serious, and it has been going on for a while. Ok.. I'll just say it... My addiction... is to Mermaid Makeup. I just. Can't. Stop. I WON'T stop! I freaking LOVE mermaids. Wish I was one, in fact. Seriously - would be awesome. So, I tend to do mermaid inspired things often. Shimmery, fantasy eyes? Usually inspired by Mermaids. Gradient, sparkly lips? Mermaid scales inspired. That purple hair I used to rock? That shit, was my mermaid hair. Anyway, after a few too many Mermaid makeups I was all "Enough, should probably try something new". So I quit for a while... Well, at least I didn't post them on any social media sites. But then, something great happened! A certain lovely on instagram (heyy @eli_iniguez!!) told me about @glam_sass's contest going on, and what is the theme? FREAKING MERMAIDS, MAN! If ever there was an excuse to get out my netting and cover myself in scales - this was it. So, it happened. And then I sat on my bed for like 2 hours, ate dinner, walked around the house - decked out as a mermaid (at least from the chest up). It was magical, and I hope you enjoy the final product!
Hey, also... Side note, I took photos with & without the lashes because they were reals stiff and I couldn't get them to sit right, but I was super proud of my creations so as if I wasn't going to include them!
 


Face/Chest
Smashbox Original Primer
MAC Face & Body Foundation
Crown Brush Concealer Wheel 
Ben Nye Creme Wheel (Red, Black & White) - White
White Shimmer Eyeshadow
Inglot Eye Shadows - 05, 28, 439, 441 & 445
Ingot Eye Shadow Pearl - 412
Inglot Eye Shadow AMC Shine - 17 & 38
Coastal Scents 252 Eye Shadow Palette - Dark blues & Purples 
Limecrime Glitters - Gemini, Pisces & Libra (all mixed together)
Bella! Bling - Pearls, silver & light blue gemstones (from Spotlight)

Scales
Fence Netting from Big W
Temptu Airbrush S/B - White & White Shimmer (equal parts mixed)

Eyes
White Shimmer Eyeshadow
Inglot Eye Shadows - 05, 28, 439, 441 & 445
Ingot Eye Shadow Pearl - 412
Inglot Eye Shadow AMC Shine - 17 & 38
Coastal Scents 252 Eye Shadow Palette - Dark blues & Purples 
Bella! Bling - Pearls, silver & light blue gemstones (from Spotlight)
Duo Lash Glue - Clear 
Bottom Lashes I coated in Ben Nye Creme (White) with a clean mascara wand

Eyebrows
Ben Nye LiquiSet mixed with blues from Coastal Scents 252 Eye Shadow Palette
Inglot Eye Shadow - 439

Custom Made Lashes (All of these I got from Spotlight)
Silver Tinsel Eyelashes 
Material (Changes to blue/green/purple - it's pretty cool in real life) - cut into small pieces and lay over lashes using Duo lash glue
Bella! Bling - Pearls, silver & light blue gemstones (glued on to material with Duo glue)

Lips
Limecrime Lipstick - No She Didn't
Inglot Freedom System Lipstick - 15
Limecrime Glitter - Pisces (over blue) & Gemini (over pink)

Love you mermaids! 
Belle xx

Tuesday 21 January 2014

You know what's fun? Midnight Makeup.

The Spiel:
So it's 11:30. I'm watching some O.C. (flashbacks to being a hip 13 year old, so many cringe worthy moments), and sleep... Yeah sleep isn't going to happen for a while. So what else does a makeup artist do? Some weird ass makeup is what! I have no idea where I was going with this, but I think it turned into a kind of female mad-hatter character... sans hat. So yep, this is my life and I freaking love it! Enjoy my pretties :)



Face:
Smashbox Original Primer 
MAC Face & Body Foundation
Crown Brush Concealer Palette
RCMA Translucent Powder
Mehron Intense Pressed Powder Pigments Palette - Fire 
Bitchslap Cosmetics Rainbow Palette - Light Pinks & White Shimmer
BYS Liquid Eyeliner - White

Eyes:
MAC Loose Eyeshadow (doesn't have a name but it was a goldy/green shimmer) 
Sugarpill Loose Dust - Junebug 
Mehron Intense Pressed Powder Pigments Palette - Fire 
Bitchslap Cosmetics Rainbow Palette - White Shimmer
BYS Liquid Eyeliner - White

Brows:
NYX Jumbo Pencil - Milk
Mehron Intense Pressed Powder Pigments Fire Palette - Electric Green, Fire Island & Ignite
Ben Nye LiquiSet 

Lips:
Illamasqua - Kontrol
LimeCrime - No She Didn't 
BYS Liquid Eyeliner - White

If you have any other questions feel free to leave a comment below
Belle xx

Monday 20 January 2014

Seven Deadly Sins - Gluttony

The Spiel:
This look Kicked. My. Ass. The final product was my fourth attempt at it!!! Just... Ahhk. So I was really happy with how it turned out (big thank you to all my r/makeupaddiction peeps who gave me critiques & suggestions etc.), but then the photo quality didn't turn out. All in all Gluttony has been the biggest pain of a sinner yet - but on the upside I got to eat quite a few lollies! So, wasn't all bad. ANYWAY! This sinner lovesss food. Lolly after lolly, it's all consumed, and at a rapid pace. Today however, isn't her lucky day. She over did it and was too excited to get to the next lolly and swallowed the one she was on while it was too big and woops.. she choked. So this look I completed in stages! First, she has some lollipop lips. Second, shes finished that and is wiping away the mess. Then she moves onto a Ghost drop. Finally, she's crying and panicking and the lack of oxygen is making her go blue. 


The Products: 
Face: 
Smashbox Original Primer 
Korres Wild Rose Foundation - RF1
Crown Brush Concealer Palete
RCMA Translucent Powder 
Stilla Classic Beauty Eye shadow Palette - 8, 9 & 10
Look Four:
Stilla Classic Beauty Eye shadow Palette - 8, 9 & 10 (Darkened Blue shading over face)
Veins -  Stilla Classic Beauty Eye shadow Palette - 10

Eyes:
NYX Jumbo Pencil - White
Contouring Palette (Palette Lab on Makeup Mania) - White Shimmer
Coastal Scents 252 Eye Shadow Palette - Blues (Mixed with Ben Nye LiquiSet)
Inglot Gel Liner - Black & White 
Ben Nye Lumiere Creme Palette - Cosmic Blue & Cosmic Violet
Nars Larger Than Life Eyeliner - White 
Diorshow Mascara
Cheap Party lashes from Spotlight, dipped in sugar I made blue with food dye
Look Four:
TAG Aqua Paint - White, Neon Blue & Teal 

Brows:
Coastal Scents 252 Eye Shadow Palette - Blues 
Ben Nye LiquiSet 

Lips: 
Inglot Gel Liner - White
Ben Nye Lumiere Creme Palette - Cosmic Violet
Ben Nye Lumiere Creme Palette - Cosmic Blue & Jade (Mixed with White Gel Liner)
Inglot Lip Gloss - 541
Look 2, 3 & 4
Lightly smudged lips and dipped in blue sugar 

Belle xx

Monday 13 January 2014

This is my Normal Face... 

The Spiel:
Yeah, I can do makeup without turning myself into a character.... Or maybe I can't. Today I felt like a dark ballet dancer, the other day I had "90's Evil Pixie" type makeup going on. Can I stop with naming my looks? NEVERRRRR! So yeah, this was my face today! Sorry about the photos, if I took anymore I was totally going to be late for work....
**Trying to Get Chica to pose - failed. 

The Products: 
Face: 
Smashbox Primer 
Korres Wild Rose Foundation - RF1
Temptu S/B Concealer Wheel 
RCMA Translucent Powder 
Contouring Palette (Palette Lab on Makeup Mania) - Taupe & White
Crown Brush Blush Palette

Eyes:
Too Face Shadow Insurance 
Contouring Palette (Palette Lab on Makeup Mania) - White 
Illamasqua Paranormal Palette - Paranormal (pink) & Trance (violet) 
Sugarpill Loose Shadows - Goldilux & Hysteric 
Too Face Glitter Glaze - Goldie Rocks 
Inglot Gel Liner - Black
Diorshow Mascara

Brows:
Benefit Eyebrow Palette - Light

Lips: 
Illamasqua - Kontrol 

Belle xx

Sunday 12 January 2014

7 Deadly Sins - Envy

The Spiel 
Happy 2014 Everyone! Sorry about my lack of makeup, I've been enjoying my holidays a bit too much ;) but I'm back now and I've got the next sinner all completed and it's none other than the Green Eyed Monster (shiiiit I wish I actually had green eyes/contacts). This crazy lady is so envious of all the beautiful celebrities she sees day to day she's decided to do a little at home pampering... Only thing is this sinner's idea of pampering isn't a nice facial or trying out new makeup looks, it's a do-it-yourself face lift, i.e. plastic surgery. Yeah, envy can make you do some pretty stupid crap. 
Side note: It was really hard not to contour for once... I wanted to add it so badly (can I do anything without contouring??), but thought the reason this chick is going the DIY plastic surgery option is to give herself mad cheekbones the harder way. Sigh, silly envious twat. 

The Products: 
Face: 
Smashbox Original Primer
MAC Face & Body Foundation
Crown Brush Concealer Palette
RCMA Translucent Powder 
Contouring Palette (Palette Lab on Makeup Mania) - White
Crown Brush Blush Palette (Bronze)

Eyes:
NYX Jumbo Pencil - Milk
Coastal Scents 252 Eye Shadow Palette - Greens
Too Faced Glitter Glaze - Silver Spark 
Diorshow Waterproof Mascara 
Illamasqua Lashes - Bat

Brows:
Inglot Gel Liner - Black 

Lips: 
Nars Long Wear Eyeliner - Black
NYX Eye Pencil - Seafoam Green
NYX Eye Pencil - Teal
Inglot Gel Liner - Black 

Plastic Surgery Lines:
Inglot Gel Liner - Black 
Scratch Blood

If you have any questions on what I used/how I did it, feel free to leave me a comment! 
Belle xx