Eyes: MAC eyeshadow in Nylon, Urban Decay eyeshadows in Asphalt and Mushroom
Lips: Rimmel Provocalips lip paint in I’ll Call You
Face: Kat Von D powder foundation
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Makeup of the Day
It’s sweltering hot again here in Seattle. But thank god for powder foundation! Ain’t nobody got time for liquid in this heat.
Been working eight days on two days off, which leads to a whole lot of “Fuck it, I did my eyebrows, good enough.”
Eyes: Urban Decay eyeshadows in Kinky, Freestyle and Back Door, Urban Decay Perversion mascara
Face: Kat Von D powder foundation
Lips: Rimmel Provocalips loosing in Play With Fire
Makeup Of The Day
Casual day here!
FACE: Tarte Clean Slate Poreless primer only on T-zone, Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 Hr Foundation in 010 Light Porcelain, MAC Set Powder in Invisible in t-zone, NYX Cream Blush in Glow, NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly under eyes
EYES: Too Faced Shadow Insurance, MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow, Taupe shade from Wet N Wild Silent Treatment Trio, L’Oreal Super Slim Liquid Liner Black, Dolce and Gabanna Passion Eyes Mascara, It Cosmetics Brow Power brow pencil
LIPS: MAC Soar lip pencil, Marc Jacobs lipstick in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
What are you wearing?
Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 Hour Foundation 010 Light Porcelain
Soooooo, before I even get started, let me just say, this shade of this foundation is only sold in the UK, as best as I can tell. The lightest shade of this foundation in the United States is Light Ivory, which you can see on me here:
HOLY CRAP, NO!! I totally returned that the next day. How about that fabulous lipstick though? (Maybelline Creamy Matte Siren In Scarlet)
I knew that 010 Light Porcelain existed in the Rimmel Stay Matte (entirely too dry and not long lasting on me at all), so I did a quick search for this color in other Rimmel foundations. Apparently 010 Light Porcelain is sold in Lasting Finish and Match Perfection, just not in the United States. Our shades start one shade darker, because the company hates me. (LOL)
I did what any reasonable person would do, and bought a bottle on eBay. I paid $10.00 USD and got free shipping, so only $3.00 more than what the U.S. version costs, and the UK version HAS A PUMP! And it’s a good pump! BEHOLD, look how the other half lives:
Seriously, Rimmel? Why do you cheap out on us in the U.S.? WE KNOW YOU CAN GET THE PUMPS.
And look…oh my god. If you’re a gal with Scots-Irish in ya, I guess you need to buy your makeup from across the pond:
AND THE ANGELS SANG!
As long as this doesn’t break me out, this could become my less expensive replacement for MAC Studio Fix Fluid. I’ve been looking for something that doesn’t dry my skin out as bad as Studio Fix Fluid (which I cannot even wear in the winter) and has a slightly more satin finish. This has that beautiful satiny look once it sets. It supposedly has a “comfort serum,” and I can attest that it’s not drying and doesn’t make my face feel tight. This foundation is a similar shade to NW10 and has more coverage. It’s definitely buildable and blends easily, which is nice. I was able to blend a cream blush flawlessly over this with ease! Most long wear foundations are hard to do that with, as they dry to a very powdery finish. I set this with a loose powder (a super light dusting of MAC Set Powder) and it just looks beautiful. I am wearing it quite full here, but it could be sheered out, too. This does have a light fruity fragrance, but compared to most long wear foundations that smell like paint, I think it’s quite nice. Between the bottle, the feel, and the look of the product, it seems like a higher end product.
Ok, fingers crossed for no reactions or breakouts or dehydration, etc. I will certainly keep you guys posted! American folks, if you don’t want to get this on eBay or Amazon, I have heard this is also carried on Asos!
What’s your go-to foundation?
Makeup of the Day
Eyes: MAC eyeshadows in Vex, Nylon and Beauty Marked, Urban Decay Perversion mascara
Lips: Rimmel Provocalips lip paint in Play With Fire
Face: Kat Von D powder foundation 44, NARS concealer in Chantilly
Makeup of the Day – I Dyed My Hair!
So, this happened…
I dyed my hair black! Ok, when your hair is already dark brown, it’s not a huge stretch, but it’s so glossy and neutral toned now! This is the Pravana 1N Black in Chromasilk used with the Zero Lift Developer. I’m in love.
Luckily, I was able to switch my brow color from the light color of the Anstasia Brow Duo in Ebony, to the dark side. Handy! Since this is a demi-permanent hair color, if it fades, I can go back to the lighter brow color. I Love the Anastasia Brow Powder Duo for its versatility!
Also featured: MAC Smoke and Mirrors eyeshadow palette, Benefit Dandelion Blush, MAC Lightscapade highlighter, MAC Soar lip liner and Brave lipstick. The rest is my usual stuff!
Hard Candy Glamoflauge Foundation – Oily, Pale Folks Rejoice!!
HAY GIRL HAY! Or guy. Whomever is reading, LOL! I have been away for a few days having a great 4th of July here in the U.S., which for us mainly means cooking things on grills even if it rains, drinking too much, and blowing shit up. WOO, AMERICA! *ahem*. ANYHOO. Now that I’ve reinforced some stereotypes (giggle), I’ll tell you about a few things I picked up at Walmart from the Hard Candy line.
(Glamoflauge Foundation in Porcelain, Glamoflauge Concealer in Ultra Light, nail polishes in Bachelor Party and Crush on Lava)
So, something bizarre and REALLY unusual happened to me with the Hard Candy Glamoflauge Foundation in Porcelain. Not only did I find a cheap ($7.00) drug store foundation light enough for me, this foundation is TOO light for me. This stuff makes MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW10 look positively TAN. This is why I had to come on here and tell you folks about this stuff. You guys, this is LIGHT.
I ended up with the Ivory shade in the Glamoflauge to try, and I did some swatches. The bottom swatch is MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW10. The one above that is Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Ivory (this too is lighter and more yellow than NW10!). The one on the top is Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Porcelain – you can see it’s super light and very yellow. Just for fun, over to the left I put Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless in Porcelain. It’s also very light and yellow, but not as extreme as the Hard Candy (also much lighter coverage).
So, here I am in the Hard Candy in Ivory. It blended out so easily over the NYX Photo Loving Primer I always use. The Hard Candy foundation has a liquid texture, but has very high pigment and a solid medium coverage. It dries quickly and is not really buildable after it dries, so you have to work fast. I’m used to fast drying foundations so this isn’t an issue. I used my Beauty Blender with this; I do not think it would blend as well with fingers. It does not need to be set with a powder.
Unfortunately, the formula of this foubdation does not work for my 44-year-old skin. I’m combination to dry with some fine lines, and this foundation showed off every wrinkle I have. I think, however, it would be a fabulous foundation for younger, oily skin. It also really exacerbated the dehydrated skin of my cheeks and made them feel very uncomfortable and tight. To be fair, Studio Fix Fluid does this too, just not this bad. All in all, if you’re very fair and have oily skin, you may love this. Sadly, there were not many deep shades, which really sucks. Step it up, Hard Candy.
I went out today looking for something more suited to combination/dry skin and came up with Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation, so look for a new review in the future after I try that for a while!
I’m going to try these nail polishes over the next couple of days. Hope they are as awesome as they loo in the bottles.
Oh!! Sad to say, the Ultra Light Glamoflauge Concealer doesn’t really color match the foubdation, so it’s sort of useless. I exchanged it as it is just too dark. If your shade in the foubdation is “Fair,” you may like it.
What’s your go to foundation this summer? Or is it too hot where you are to wear it? (Looking at you Kristin)
Makeup of the Day – with Guerlain Meteorites
You guys. I really need to get out the Guerlain Meteorites more often, right? I look like I used a beauty filter on my camera or something…except I didn’t!
What I used:
Kat Von D Lock-It Featherweight Primer (this sadly was too rich for my combination skin), MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW10, NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly, NYX HD Concealer in Porcelain around the nose and to spot conceal, MAC Invisible Set Powder to set concealer, NYX HD blush in Taupe to Contour, Smashbox Baby Pink blush (Wondervision Mega Palette), Guerlain Meteorites in Clair all over to brighten, MAC Mineralized Skinfinish in Lightscapade on cheekbones
EYES: Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Duo in Ebony (light side) with angled brush set with ELF Clear Brow Gel, Bobbi Brown Cream Eyeshadow in Bone, Smashbox shadows in Beige, Fawn, and Blue (Wondervision Mega Palette), L’Oreal Infallible Gel Liner in Black with MAC 210 Precise Liner Brush, Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara
LIPS: NARS Rikugien satin lip pencil (Sephora 2015 birthday gift)
What are you wearing today?
Makeup of the Day
Going to keep this short since we’re about to make dinner! Today, I paired Urban Decay Naked2 Basics eye shadows with La Femme blush in Flamingo Pink and Wet N Wild Fergie Creme Lipstick in Penthouse Sweet.
What are you wearing this weekend?
Makeup of the Day – Everything amazing gets discontinued
So, today I felt a little opalescent. I got out my favorite moonstone jewelry and I used my MAC Vellum eyeshadow, which I’ve been hanging onto forever, because it’s been discontinued a long time. It’s a gorgeous frosty white multichrome that flashes blue-purple-pink in the light when you move. I’m wearing it today as a brow bone highlight.
It’s hard to see the reflections of color here, but if you move in the light…
Last night I was bummed out to read that I missed a re promote of this color that was limited edition – I didn’t even hear about it! So, I started looking for dupes. Apparently, Milani made a shadow that was similar called Moonlight – discontinued, nowhere to be found. NYX made a single in the old square packaging called Opal that’s a pretty close dupe for Vellum – oh hey, they still have these on Amazon! I grabbed one with my Prime membership, because yeah…this will also go the way of the dodo. Makeup companies…WHY YOU DO DIS?!? Stop taking away my preciouses.
The other product of amazing I have on today is Notoriously Morbid’s loose mineral highlighting powder on my cheekbones (or complete lack thereof) in “Osteomancy.” Ok, seriously? How cool is that name? I got a sample of this that is so generous I won’t have to buy a container for a while, but when I run out? I totally will! This powder highlighter is a super fine shimmery white. It’s so super ethereal and gorgeous. And not subtle. Heh!
BREAKDOWN:
FACE: MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW10 with Sigma F82 brush, NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Chantilly under eyes with Luxie Tapered Blending Brush, NYX HD Concealer in Porcelain to spot conceal, MAC Set Powder in Invisible with MAC 134 Large Powder Brush, Urban Decay Afterglow Blush in Bittersweet with MAC 116 Blush Brush, Notoriously Morbid Highlighter in Osteomancy with Sigma Tapered Face Brush, ELF Mist and Set spray
EYES: Wet N Wild Fergie Eyeshadow Primer in For My Primas, MAC Mega Metals eyeshadows in Mating Call and Noir Plum (Noir Plum beneath eyes with MAC pencil brush as well), MAC eyeshadow in Vellum to highlight, It Cosmetics Brow Power Universal brow pencil, ELF Clear Brow Gel, L’Oreal Infallible Cream Liner in black with MAC 210 Precise Liner Brush, Dolce and Gabbanna Passion Eyes Mascara in black (on bottom lashes with Bdellium Tools Fan Brush)
LIPS: Maybelline Rebel Bloom Lipstick in Lilac Flush topped with L’oreal Extraordinaire by Color Riche Lip Color in Purple Prelude
FRAGRANCE: TokyoMilk Dark Tainted Love
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What are your go to products when you’re feeling glowy?
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