EOTD: MAGPIE

Sugarpills' pigment "Magpie"... Gorgeous deep, dark blue, glittery color I never manage to photograph properly. *sigh*

Flash, no Flash, natural light, no natural light, I have tried them all.
But I am determinded to keep trying.
Anyway here's a look featuring the "Magpie" pigment from Sugarpill. I have used it so little 'cause I feel I suck with blues and greens :( (Not to mention with glittery pigments which I tend to drop all over my face xD)

 

 

 

 

 

Products used in this look:

* Lime Crime eyeshadow base (sample)
* Nyx Jumbo Pencil "Milk"
* Makeup Geek e/s: "Corrupt" (Black), "Poolside" (Bright Blue with hint of gold)
* Sugarpill Loose Shadow "Magpie"
* BH Cosmetics 120 palette 2nd edition (2 shades of blue)
* Sugarpill Cosmetics Pressed e/s "Tako" (White)
* Inglot Liquid Liner #25 (Black)
* Makeup Geek Gel Liner "Immortal" (Black)
* Maybeline Colossal Waterproof Mascara

 

The numbers indicate the place of the each color, not the order.

1. Apply your eyeshadow base. Or if you don't have any primer, use a thin coat of concealer.

2. Apply a white base (mainly to the center and inner corner of your lid). Mine was Nyx Jumbo Pencil "Milk", but you can also use white gel liner or white kohl pencil if you prefer.

 

3. Draw a cat eye shape with a black shadow and pencil brush towards your eyebrow. (You can use pieces of tape as your quideline to do this.)

4. Feather the blach shadow towards the middle section of your eye.

5. Take your dark blue pigment and pat that gently to the center of your lid (I applied it wet).

6. Take a mixture of light blue and mid blue shadow to your blending brush and add them to the crease to blend the black and dark blue together.

7. Feather the pure white shadow to the inner corners and slightly on top of the dark blue shadow. Also add the white to your browbone as a higlight color.

8. Add bright blue shadow to the lower lashline.

 

9. Darken the outer corner of your lower lashline with black (or if you prefer, with dark matte blue)

10. Line the waterline with black.

11. Make a winged liner with your liner (Liquid, pencil, shadow, gel which ever you prefer.)

12. Add generous amount of mascara.

YOU'RE DONE! :)

Thank you for reading!
<3

- Riina -

 



Look: Sensuous Spring

Hello hello hello :)


Here's a look called "Sensuous Spring".

Spring is far away allready, I know, I did this look a while ago now. But wanted to share it with you all.


This looks also made into top picks in MAKEUP GEEK site, but dont forget to hit *LOVE* also if you like this look.

Enjoy. <3

 

 

SENSUOUS SPRING

 

Products;

* NYX Jumbo Pencil "Milk" (Outer part)
* Makeup Geek "Vanilla bean" (inner part/tear duct)
* Makeup Geek "Shimma Shimma" (-"-)
* Makeup Geek "Sensous" (Outer V, crease)
* Inglot ‪#‎376M‬ (Outer V)
* Meow Cosmetics Summer Spirits Collection "Spiked!" (Midlle, outer part)
* Sugarpill Cosmetics "Tako" (Highlight)
* Makeup Geek Gel Liner "Immortal"
* Makeup Geek "Corruption" (on top of the gel, to darken the outer V)
* Maybeline Colossal Waterproof Mascara

 

Don't get scared by my flaming red hair! :D
At some point I was caller "Ariel", haha wonder why... ;)

 



Pop Of Color - Blue Liner

 

Heyyy you,

Here's a look I wore yesterday. Something simple with pop of bright blue. :)
The pictures have been taken in different days, but the looks are mainly the same, the other one only has the crease shadowing in it. :)

Enjoy.

 

 

Pop Of Color - Blue Liner

 

 

Products used on this look + instructions:

Face:

As my skin is good condition nowadays, I really don't use much of a face products, but I give you the instructions anyway.

1. Apply foundation/makeup base if you will (Inglot Makeup Base; silicone based, clear product that goes to all skin colours and shades.)

 

Now you may wanna apply your full face foundation (or concealer and then foundation... OR foundation and then concealer), this is what I did to achieve my look:

2. Elite Click & Glow Concealer in "Opale" (Used it under my eyes and few spots on my jaw line). >> Blend the product carefully.

3. Meow Cosmetics Mineral Foundation in "Chausie", shade 0-inquisitive (too loght for me at summertime, so added only a tinyest amount to even out my skin color.)

 

4. Meow Cosmetics Glow Powder in "Diety Glow" (Contoured my cheekbones and little bit forehead)

 

Eyes:

 

COMPLIMENTS BROWN EYES BEAUTIFULLU AND YET IT IS DAY TIME A PROPIER! ^_^

 

1. Aplly a thin coat of eyeshadow base of your choice. (Lime Crime eyeshadow base sample.)

 

2. Pat on a light nude color with flat stiff brush. (Makeup Geek e/s in "Vanilla Bean" BTW Hit the pan with this! <3)

 

Optional step 3. Blend some shimmery brown shadow to the crease with small or medium blending brush. (Makeup Geek e/s in "Homecoming")

4. Add different shades of blue shadows to the lower lashline. (This is the order I add them: Makeup Geek e/s "Mermaid", Makeup Geek e/s "Sea Mist", Makeup Geek e/s "Ocean Breeze" to darken the outer corners.)

 

5. Draw a winged liner with angeled brush or liquid liner. (Makeup Geek Gel Liner in "Immortal")

 

6. Set the liner with black eyeshadow (Makeup Geek e/s "Corrupt")

 

7. Add your favourite mascara. (My ultimate favourite at the moment: Maybeline Colossal Waterproof Mascara < Not for cruelty free or Vegan fans though)

 

 

Hope you liked it! :)
Go and vote this looks on Makeup Geek site!

 

See you all soon! <3



Come Back

Hi,

I don't even know where to start honestly. It has been almost a year as I last time wrote to this blog, so I kind of feel weird to come back after so long time, mainly 'cause I know I had readers and I feel like I 'abandoned' all of you when I just stopped writing all of a sudden (literally).  And for that I'm so sorry.

Honestly, my life was kind of a mess at the time I strated this blog, so I don't even understand how I imagined I could commit into writing. I shouldn't have even started since I knew I may not be able to continue.   

Now that almost a year has gone by, I'm feeling good and happy. I feel like myself again. There has been a little thought of coming back to write this blog for a some time now, so... Here I am now. If you still 'take me back'. :)


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What have happened in a year:

* I'm now 21 years old
* Year away from graduating to be a estetician
* I have lost weight 12-14 kg
* I'm sertificated lash extension technician (phew that was long word)

Yup, I was red head :D (Had also flaming red hair at the end of the winter)

And I still do makeup looks! Just haven't done them as active as I used to when I still wrote here. :)
I quess that, if I'm writing again here, that means I start to do makeup more often again! :D

 

 

Here's one of the looks I have done recently :)

 

 

 

<3

 

Autumn; The Second Spring

 

~Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.~

 

I love Autumn! I was born in spring, but in a way I feel like I'm Autumn child.

I actually don't even know excatly why I like autumn so much... huh, weird - I just enjoy it (even if I get 'depressed' 'cause it gets so dark in the fall -.-) . :D

 

Sometimes when I see a big pile of fallen, colorful leaves I got this sudden urge to jup to the pile like a little child... But I won't... 'cause people would think I'm totally crazy. hmph! ;(

*sigh* No leaf piles for me.

 

Instead I suffocated my childish urges by doing a fallen leaves inspired MU-look :)
Hope you like it, I worked really hard for this!

And don't forget to vote the look here: http://www.makeupgeek.com/idea-gallery/look/autumn-spirit/

 

~Autumn Spirit~

 

 

To create this look I used:

 

* Inglot eyeprimer

* Nyx Jumbo Pencil "Milk"

*MUG "Chickadee"

*MUG "Yellow Brick Road"

*MUG "Mandarine"

*MUG "Razzleberry"
*MUG "Fuji"

*MUG "Corrupt"
*BH Cosmetics 120 palette, 2nd edition

*Sugarpill Cosmetics "Goldilux" (Chromalust Loose Shadow)

*MUG Gel Liner "Immortal"

*Red Cherry Lashes #600

*Fusion Of Color Cosmetics Blush "Hambug"

 

 

 

 

Thank you for reading! :)

Skin Types

Hiiiii :))

As I told in a previous post, I'm going to write about skin types, since I was so long clueless about my own skin type. 'Cause I didn't know the 'needs' of my skin, I most likely treted it in a wrong way. There must be other people also who are struggling with this same DILEMMA, so hopefully this post helps to determine your skin type and the right ways to take care of it. :)

 

For now I'm only listing the skin types and I talk about the right care in the next post. :)


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There are 4 different skin types:

 

Normal

Dry skin

Oily skin

Combination skin

 

 

Well.... First of all, in my opinion every skin type is NORMAL. There aren't right and wrong - its not abnormal to have oily skin or dry skin! :DD You know what I'm trying to say?

 

Secondly: Every one of these skin types can also be SENSITIVE, but there aren't a skin type that's only sensitive.

 

 

 

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How to determine your skin type:

 

* Look - take a mirror and look what your skin looks like

*Feel - touch your face. But with CLEAN hands! :D

 

^ These are the things we cosmeticians do also when we determine the skin type of the client. We look the skin, touch the skin. (also we ask questions but only so that we know what the client thinks about her/his skin.)

 

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Now that we are looking our beautiful face from the mirror, we have to know what we are looking for. :P

 

Normal skin:

 

* It is Not oily nor dry

* Pores are normal size (those are the small 'holes' you can see <--- with normal skin you most likely don't see them easily)

* The skin is soft and smooth

* Hydration is normal (pull your eyelid gently and if it bounces back immediately, you have good hydration.)

* Color: Good, 'rosy' (not pale or ashy)

* Blood circulation good (you blush easily)

 

NOTE: There can be some blemishes or blackheads even if the skin is normal.

 

 

Dry skin:

 

*Feels dry and bristly

* Pores are almost too tiny to see

* The skin can feel thin (mostly older).

* Can feel like it's cracking. 

* Is smooth (with younger)

* No blemishes or blackheads

* Hydration is poor

* Color: Good or some cases pale

* Blood circulation can be poor (with older)

* Can be sensitive or irritates easily

 

Oily skin:

 

* Feels oily

* Looks oily (shines)

* Thick skin structure

* Pores are big

* Hydration can be either normal, poor or increased

*Color: yellow-ish, grey-ish. No transparent effect

* Blood circulation: Normal

* Blemishes, blackheads

 

Now, I have to say this. If you have oily skin, don't worry or be sad! Usually those who have oily skin as a teen, have lot better skin as a adult than same aged person! :D

It may sound unfair, but that's just how it is! :D

 

Combination skin:

 

This skin type is really common and hard to explain with just these '*'-marks.

 

* Can be a mixture of different skin type: eg. oily skin + normal skin: Dry skin + oily skin.

* Common combination: Oily t-zone + normal cheeks

 

With this skin type you have to just se if there are something from the dry skin and something from some other skin type. I know that some say that combination skin is oily t-zone and normal cheeks, but that's not the only one and right combination!

Eg. If you have oily cheeks, but dry forehead and nose - you still are a Combo skin! :D

 

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For myself I'm a combination skin (oily t-zone + normal/dry cheeks): 

 

*Big/Normal pore in the forehead, nose, chin

* Tiny pore in the cheek area

* Blackheads on the nose area

* Color: pale

* My t-zone shines during the day (e.g your foundation feels like it doesn't stay on place)

* My cheeks are normal (summer), but in the winter they dry

* Isn't sensitive

* Hydration is good

 

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Hope this was even little helpfull! I tried to make this as clear as possible.

If you have any conserns, don't be afraid to contact me, I'm more than happy to help! :))

 

I'll be back soon, have a great day! <3

 

Mixed Things

Hi evereyone,

 

 

I know I have been quite lately, I have so much stuff going on in my life right now. I can tell you something, but there are actually a... well I don't know is it really a 'big' problem - for me at least it is - and aout that I'm not rady to talk now (or even never).

I have a friend who's extremely supporting in this matter, so THANK YOU for being there for me! <3

 

 

Also the school has been keeping me away from the computer lately. There aren't much 'homework' since we are already technically working in the school as a cosmetologists (I didn't write that right, did I? haha :D), but I'm almost everyday freakishly tired after school. (Maybe also 'cause the worries, but anyway.)

 

 

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Here you can see a 'facial care card'. We have now a facial care in school. This card is something we always fill before doing any facials. For example: we have to determine how big pores the clients has, is there blackheads (comedos) or is the skin sensitive. (there are more than only those.)

All of these questions help us to know if the client has normal skin, oily skin, dry skin or combination skin.

And as you can quess, when we know the skin type, we can choose the best products for it.

 

Lets say we have a client that has dry skin. We then choose to use products that are meant to add hydration in the skin. :) It would be no use to use oily skin products for dry skin - there are ingredients that dries the skin in the oily skin products. This way the skin would dry out even more! :D

 

This is why it would be really helpfull for all of us to really recognize what is our skin type. So that we can take care of it right way.

Sooooo, I've decided to help you little bit with that matter. I will do a post soon where I:

* Tell you about different skin types.
* Help you to recognize some typical features of each skin type.

* Tell little bit how to trat each skin type.

 

Sounds  good? :)) I wanted to do this, 'cause I have had a problematic skin and it was a pain to take care of it 'cause I really didn't know was I a combination skin or a oily skin - so I can emphatize if someone's having frustrations!! x)

 

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But about that later. Here's a another dark makeup!! :D



 

 

I'm so sorry! I don't remember the products I used! xDD I have such a short memory these days!

 

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Last but not least, I colored and cut my hair last weekend. :)))

 

 

Isn't it nice color? :P Me likey! (Even if I'm saying it myself.) I'm going to stay with reddish colors.

For those who didn't knew, I use to have pitch black hair. I was black haired until the spring 2012. ;)

 

I didn't want to invest money to the hair salon so I did my hair (coloring and cut) by myself. xD
DO NOT ABUSE YOUR HAIR LIKE I DID HAHA! <--- it looked like I was killing my hair. :'DD

But don't worry, I have REEEEEALLY thick hair, so it wasn't a bid deal even if I don't have a hair stylists way of cutting hair.

Oh, and my hair is healthy and shiny so no damages :D They way I cut it, just looked really brutal (from the point of my precious hair.... buhahaha xD)

 

That's all fror now. This post is a... chaotic mess of everything I have in my head right now - a word vomit!!!! hahaha.

 

Good day my lovies! :))

 

.... Need to go sleep... and it's only 4 pm. :DD