Graphic Liner

Hello all!

Here I have for you is a little eye makeup look that I did. It's basically off of a video seen on YouTube by GGF (givegoodface). He's an amazing makeup artist and I hate that I just recently discovered him on YouTube.

This look is of a graphic eyeliner that suits small eyes, hooded eyes, and another type of eyes that I don't remember.

I used a Sephora palette box thingy given to me by the gracious Raghda and used a muted red-purple colour all over the lid and a matte black in the outer corner/crease.

I took an Urban Decay 24/7 pencil eyeliner in Zero under the eye but made sure the inner corner did not touch the lash line and winged downwards. I also winged it a little in the outer corner of the eye as well. I probably should've used a gel liner because it would've been a hell of a lot easier. After that, I add Sephora eyeshadow in Aspen Summit N. 23 on the inner corner that was left untouched by liner and Max Factor's Khol Pencil in 010 White on the water line. To top it all off I curled my lashes and used Revlon's Photoready 3D Volume mascara and filled my eyebrows in with Rimmel's Professional Eyebrow Pencil in 004 Black.

These are the brushes I used: MAC 217SE, unknown brand pencil brush, and SpaResource smudge brush.

I am, by all means, not an expert at this but I enjoy playing around with makeup. The rest of my face isn't done it probably doesn't look professional at all. Hope you enjoyed. <3

M.

How To: Lavender Lips

Hey guys, Raghda here with a post on how to get a lavender lip. This is aimed towards achieving a lavender/lilac tone for darker skin tones, but it should also create a more pigmented frosty shade of light purple on most skin tones. :)

Products used:

Burt's Bees lip balm
Mac Studio Finish concealer 
Lovely Lilac mini Sephora lip liner 
Revlon lip butter in Gumdrop 

Quick Update

Since it's been forever since our last post, here's a quick update on what I've been loving or starting to get into. Nothing too in depth but it'll keep this site alive and healthy =)

Back to Basics
I've been reverting back to old styles that my mom used to be into when she was my age. A recent purchase on a little black bag/clutch or whatever kinda shows this. It's sleek and simple with an envelope look to it and a little chain as a shoulder strap. I think it was meant to be a clutch though, but I mainly use the shoulder strap.

Pucker Up
Was watching makeup videos on YouTube and saw this guru do this lip look where she stained the inside of her lips so it ombred out into her natural lip colour. I love this look! It's so cutesie and spring-y and very nartural/casual. It also tends to make your lips look smaller or poutier.

(I'll insert a photo of the look later)

I use Urban Decay's lip stain (envy) in Envious. I've had this for awhile and just never really used it. I top it off with a lip balm like MAC's Tendertone in Purring or Hello Kitty lip gloss (is what they call it but it's just a sheer lipstick with a sheen) in Sweet Berry (which is probably not available anymore according to the Sephora site). One thing about this look is that you have to have moisturized and smooth lips else the stain will look all crackle-y.

Photos via Sephora and Google

Spring is also here so I wanna start rocking my orange lipsticks too. This is MAC lipstick in Morange according to their site but the one I own is called Neon Orange which was limited edition and no longer available.

Image via maccosmetics.ca 

(I'll insert a photo of the look later)

Wink wink
Lashes  are my new obsession. I don't wear them all the time nor do I have that many but I'm starting to really like them. Still getting used to them though since I'm not an expert in applying them yet...yet!

 

Nails <3
I got myself a Konad set, though I think it's the fake version, but I'll make due with what I've got. Haven't really experiment much with it but so far it's pretty fun. I don't have the special polishes for it so I might have to go out and get that plus I want more designs.

Mac January 2012 Collection

It will be a collaboration with 90 year old fashion icon Iris Apfel. Iris formerly worked with Woman's Wear Daily, Fashion Illustrator Robert Goodman, Interior Designer Elinor Johnson, and still lectures and advises on fashion today. Mac describes Iris as "a rare bird who has always been ahead of her time, Mrs. Iris Apfel. ... boldly mixed flea market finds with haute couture decades before doing it was considered de rigueur"
Collection due out January 5th 2012.

From L to R

Lipstick

*Flamingo (luster), Morange, *Party Parrot (matte), *Pink Pigeon (matte), *Scarlet Ibis (matte)

Lip Liner

*Embrace me (pink), *Entertain Me (orange), Redd (red)

Brow Pencils

Mascara

Eyeshadow

*Howzat (deep grey), *Early Bird (pinkish), *Robins Egg (teal), *Diamond Dove (brown), *Silver Gull (blue/grey)

Nail Lacquer

*Oriele Orange, *Sandpiper, *Toco Tucan

Beauty Powder

*Too Chic

xx
Raghda

*Limited Edition!!

MAC Holiday Collection 2011

So I was browsing the net and putting off my studies when I happened to come across the MAC Cosmetics website. Like magic, it just appeared on my screen. :P

Image from Google

The MAC Holiday Collection for 2011 is out, but only on the site for now. I haven't seen it in stores yet. They also tend to add new sets later on after it's launch. What I look forward the most whenever MAC launches holiday collections are their brush sets. To be honest, this collection is my first brush set purchase so I'm really excited for it to arrive. I love the glitteriness of the brush handles and the white packaging of the lipsticks and beauty powder. I've always been a fan of simplicity and white. Not so much that silver circle thing on the eyeshadow palettes, though. I know some people aren't really that into the packaging and I understand that. For a holiday collection, it should be a little more extravagant, and I like what I see so I approve.

I love the colours of the baked (or is it mineral) eyeshadows, all the swirls and the colours. Beautiful. I've never really used eyeshadow like that but the thing is, I have so many shadows to begin with, I can't really afford to add to it. What I did add to my collection was the darkest shade of the lipstick. I admit that I mainly purchased it for it's white packaging but we'll see how it looks in person once it arrives. I'm not big on lipgloss but from what I've seen on the site, they're very pretty but nothing special.

Image from Google

I was debating on whether I should purchase the beauty powders (perhaps the darker shade) but I'm not so sure if I truly need it. If you have purchased one, let me know what you think? Is it worth the buy, because I'm not a big powder kind of person. 

We all know that the swatches on the MAC Cosmetic site are not accurate so I was hoping that I could buy them in the store... but I couldn't wait. I'm an impatient little child. I hope you enjoy the new holiday collection and if not I still advise you to take advantage of the sets/kits of the brushes or make-up essentials because you won't get a chance like this until next season. 

<333

Mila

All images via Google

MAC Cosmetics Fall Collection Private Showing

On Sept 20th, we were able to attend a private showing of MAC Cosmetics' new fall collection before it was open to the public. It was quite exciting for my first MAC private party. I’ve seen it on youtube and I have read blogs about it but never witnessed one first hand. 

When I first saw the store, the glass doors were closed and a black rope extended from a guarded entrance. There wasn’t really a line but inside the store was already quite crowded. Not as crowded as what I thought it would be but pretty close to what I expected. Raghda and I lined up and a woman with a clipboard asked for our name. Raghda gave hers and we entered. We were offered food by these male waiters, who clearly looked like hired models, (I took none since I wasn’t hungry at the time) and a piece of paper and pen to record our purchases. We were told that once we checked off what we wanted to purchase, we should talk to MAC worker to get it for us. Everything seemed well organized and I was impressed.

I had no idea what I was supposed to do. I started to walk around and noticed there was a female model with some body art in a skin toned bikini, but I couldn’t tell which collection she was modeling for. From what I remember, there were three collections presented in the private party: Posh Paradise, Styledriven and the Fall Collection. The Posh Paradise (PP) collection seemed like it was out before so it wasn’t the main attraction of the private party. I say this because I noticed on the website, the PP collection was already there while the Fall collection wasn’t there yet. Styledriven was the same as the PP collection where it was already presented on the website, and it is becoming a permanent line.

The Fall collection was quite interesting. The photos that advertised the collection was a bit odd. Not really Fall oriented and the makeup looks on the models were really “clown” like and bright. The colours varied from light pink to neon orange to dark purple and back to traffic light yellow. At first, I felt that the collection didn’t fit the fall season. I couldn’t imagine those bright lipsticks, eyeshadows, and multi use liners on people in the fall where it's mostly cold with dying leaves on the floor! .... But I stepped out of that sad little box. Purple would be very compatible in fall yet i tend to like purple all year round. I always thought orange was a spring/summer look but it works with the changing colours of the leaves. Reds and pinks work all year round too depending on the shade and the person.


I mainly focused on the lip-wear of the collection, probably because I had no intention of purchasing eyeshadows since I already had too many. I ended up buying a Pro Longwear Lipstick in Soft Sell that was part of the Styledriven collection (which is going to be permanent according to the lady with the two-toned purple lipstick in the store) and a Pro Longwear lipliner in Staunchly Stylish. 

Left is Soft Sell and right is Staunchly Stylish. Looks darker in the pic compared to what you'll see in person. Glides on  smoothly.

The colour is close to a dirty nude colour, perfect for my skin tone but there isn't much difference between the colour of the lipstick and the colour of my lips. I find that it just even the colour out. I also had been planning on getting a long wear lipstick from somewhere but I didn't plan for it to be so toned down. My lipstick collection consists of bright colours and light colours, nothing toned down as this (actually I lied, I have one lipstick this toned down). I quite like what I purchased but I'm planning on going back to get an orange lipstick and maybe that blue liner.

On the topic of what I wore... I did not take a picture of that. Sorry. I was lazy and forgot. I could describe it to you but that would be boring no? Well, either way, I hope you enjoy the new Fall collection when you get your hands on it and let us know what you think about it. Do you like the colours? What about the make up looks? Let us know what you think.

<333

Mila

MAC Fall Collections Event!

Hey, its Raghda! So last night Mila and I headed over to the MAC fall collection event, there were drinks, food, and loads of wonderful makeup. This being our first MAC event, I didn't quite know what to expect. Would part of the store still be open for business? Did we have to RSVP because there was a guest list, or did they just want to know how many people they should expect? What should I wear!? Well it turned out that they devoted the entire store to the event, there was a fancy guest list/bouncer system at work, and I'll answer that last question in a bit.

Once we entered, we were met with a list of the 3 collections (posh paradise, styledriven and the fall collection) and all of the new items which spanned from brushes to bronzer. When we found something we wanted to purchase, we'd take note of it on the list. The collection that stood out the most for me was the fall collection. It was broken up into 3 groups, the last of which were full of bright colours like creamy cyan eyeliner and neon orange lipstick. The middle was full of a lot of dark and pale neutrals, and the first was nothing to write home about. That night I was set on purchasing a lipstick, and definitely something to stand out from my collection of pinks and reds, and I found it! It was from the bright colours of the fall collection... *drumroll*..Violetta! I tried it on in the store and fell in love..only one problem, where would I possibly wear it?! It's an amplified shade and is shimmery and metallic but all in such a powerful purple. It's definitely not everyday wear, but I kept it on throughout most of the event thinking about it. I finally decided to just get the darn thing, I mean I did want to get something different that night after all. On our way home, I dabbed Violetta over top some toned down lipstick, just in the centre of my lips and it gave the shade a bit of a pop while allowing it to be still very wearable. yay!

And now back to the question from the beginning, what did I wear? Well I was mulling this over for about a week. I knew I wanted to wear a dress, black tights, and some form of outerwear since its getting cooler at night. For a while I was set on a dark blue dress with white polka dots with a navy babydoll coat, but at the last minute I completely changed my mind. Don't you just hate when that happens? I ended up grabbing my sister's Forever 21 dress and paired it with a simple black boyfriend blazer from Dynamite. Added Urban outfitters black tights, favourite black bowler hat via H&M, tan satchel from Pull & Bear, and an old pair of pointed toe flats. On my nails I have H&M's purple with a topcoat of Traffic Stopper Copper from Sephora by OPI. 

**On another note, I've been drawn to purple a lot lately. An old fashion teacher of mine once said that when you see a lot of purple in fashion, it means trends will see a big change. Keep your eyes peeled!

Here's MAC Amplified Violetta in all it's glory, sorry about the lighting

<333
-Raghda