Match Your Eyeshadow to Your Eye Color EOTD

I did this look for the "Match Your Eyeshadow to Your Eye Color" Makeup Showcase on the Never Too Much Sparkle! facebook group (You can join the group and find more information about it here). I haven't used matte eyeshadows in a while so I decided to bust mine out for the look.



Eyes:
ELF Mineral Eye Primer
Josie Maran Cosmetics Eyeshadow in Maple on the lid
L'oreal Wear Infinite Eyeshadow in Deep Mocha in the crease
Wet n Wild Coloricon Single in Brulee as a highlight
Physicians Formula Eye Booster Liner in Deep Brown (I wish this performed as well at the Ultra Black version, this unfortunately doesn't)
Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Waterproof Mascara in Glam Brown
Wet n Wild Coloricon Eyeliner in Mink Brown for the eyebrows

Sunset Eyes

I feel like I've been on a creative streak so here's a sunset-ish look that I did with all Sugarpill :D

I must stress the amazing glitteryness of Goldilux. If you have to pick just ONE eyeshadow from Sugarpill, it's Goldilux all the way.




Face:

Josie Maran Cream Blush in Sunrise

Fyrinnae Fluff powder all over the face

Eyes:

Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream #12 all over the lid and lower lashline

Sugarpill Goldilux on the lid

Sugarpill Flamepoint in the crease

Sugarpill Love+ a little bit in the outer corner

Inglot Double Sparkle 493 as the highlight

Lips:

NYX Round Lipgloss in Apricot

Josie Maran Bronzing Argan Oil pt. 1

When I got a couple of samples of the cosmetics I was rather intrigued by the Bronzing Argan Oil. I wondered if the bronzing effect was worth the extra four bucks and whether it was too oily for my skin.

Originally I really did think it was going to be but it sinks in nicely without that oily touch. This is vegan. Unfortunately it does have a weird smell. The description says it has a light-citrus essential oil scent. My impression of it is that it is a light citrus but the rest of it smells like play doh. The scent does dissipate after a little while.

I'm going to use this for a whole month so I can test the results on my acne-prone skin but for now here are some Before/After to show the tint.

Just so you can get idea of how dark the tint is before being blended in.

Before: haha Ignore the smudge of unblended sunscreen
After: Oooh look at how bronzy I look. Or not.
I tried to keep the lighting the same and honestly I don't notice a difference at all. I say if you're deciding between the Bronzing Argan Oil and the regular one, just get the regular one.

Disclosure: I got a small sample of the Bronzing Argan Oil as part of a giveaway, I wasn't sponsored or paid for this.

FOTD with Josie Maran Cosmetics

First off I want to express my condolences to the family members of those who were involved in the Tucson shooting today. It's depressing to hear that an 18 year old committed this crime and hurt so many people. I really really wish the best for everyone.

I received a couple of Josie Maran Cosmetics products from a giveaway that they were doing on facebook and so I wanted to try doing a FOTD with them. When they said samples of the goodies, I didn't imagine getting full sized items...

I have to give props to all of these cosmetic brands that are utilizing different forms of social media to advertise. I have been featuring a lot of things that I've won but it's such good advertising and I know they've peaked my interest!

Here's a close up of my closed eye so you can get a better idea of the eyeshadow color
Urban Decay Pore Perfecting Base
L'oreal True Match W4 foundation
Josie Maran Cream Blush in Sunrise
Josie Maran Eyeshadow in Maple
Josie Maran Argan Infused Eyeliner in Raven
NYX Dark Brown eyeshadow for eyebrows
Wet n Wild Megalength waterproof mascara
Josie Maran Lipgloss in Compassion

Disclosure: I received the Josie Maran Cosmetics products through a giveaway that they held on their facebook. I only wish I got paid for this and my opinions are my own.