Mini Giveaway: Win an OCC Lip Tar in Anime!

So I got the awesome OCC Lip Tar in Anime in its new packaging at The Makeup Show LA. I already have a similar color lipstick and it's been a little while since I've had a giveaway plus I'm edging on 500 Followers so I wanted to give it away! It's been a while since I had an international giveaway too so International entries are welcome.

I should also be completely transparent about the fact that I may be using this giveaway to influence some of you guys to check out my new Facebook page for the blog. It's weighted a little heavier than the rest of the entries so I think that might clue you in to my intentions >>

Anime is a gorgeous, retina-searing neon pink that would grab anyone's attention. I wish I could properly capture this color, it's utterly shocking in person! I should note that I received this unboxed so when you win this, it won't come in a box!

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Sailor Moon Collaboration: Sailor Venus

Two weeks ago, a bunch of beauty bloggers and I were talking on Twitter about the 20th anniversary of the Sailor Moon series and our love for it. We then decided to do a group makeup collaboration celebrating the series! We each picked a Sailor Scout/Senshi and a Villain/Villainess from the series to base off for an EOTD/FOTD. This week is the Sailor Scout/Senshi week and I chose to do Sailor Venus!

V is for Venus!

Sailor Venus!

Image Source: Wikipedia

Sailor Venus's uniform is white, orange, yellow, with a blue bow on her costume and a red bow in her hair and I wanted to incorporate most of those colors into my look. Orange and Blue are two colors that complement each other so well so it worked out perfectly. I couldn't find a matte blue that tone so I went for a lighter and brighter blue. I was also a little inspired by the planet Venus in that I wanted a nice mixture of orange, the way Venus is a gaseous planet with swirls of color.

Sailor Venus is also the Soldier of Love so I had to do a little red heart on my cheek to celebrate that!

Face
Make Up For Ever HD Foundation in 153
Stila Custom Color Blush in Self Adjusting Coral

Eyes
Coastal Scents Shadow Worx Matte Primer
Sugarpill Buttercupcake in the inner corner
Inglot 108R
-The middle color on the lid
-The darkest color in the crease and diffused out
Sugarpill Flamepoint as a definer in the crease
Wet n Wild I <3 Matte Palette
-The nude colored eyeshadow and slightly peachy shade mixed together as the browbone color
-The matte white to line the lower lashline
-The matte blue over the matte white on the lower lashline
Sugarpill Love+ for the heart
Maybelline EyeStudio Master Shape Eyebrow Pencil in Deep Brown
Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara through the brows
Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Waterproof Mascara in Glam Brown
Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara in 01

Lips
Too Faced Glamour Gloss in Flirt

Be sure to check out the other Sailor Moon Looks and look forward to our Villain/Villainess looks! If you want a little preview of who's doing what, you can check out this post!

Fenua Beaute-Sailor Neptune

Phyrra-Sailor Mercury

MakeUpBySiryn- Sailor Pluto

Prettymaking-Sailor Saturn

MU-tokki-Sailor Mars

LadyCrowX-Sailor Moon

Do Want Makeup-King Endymion

The Cheap Chick-Sailor Jupiter

Graphic Royal Sugar FOTD

One of my favorite makeup tumblrs to follow is Powderdoom, headed by the lovely Arabelle and Chi Chi. I absolutely adore it as a source of inspiration because they always reblog gorgeous models with unique makeup so I get to see makeup on all different kinds of eyeshapes, especially Asian eyeshapes, images which I've always had trouble finding on the internet.

A makeup trend I've seen on their tumblr has models with graphic and sharp makeup shapes. I wanted to do a really graphic eyeshadow/liner look to complement my eyeshape. I heard or read somewhere that Asian eyes suit eyeliner best so what better way to do that than to do a bright graphic line? I also wanted to take the time to test out properly some of the goodies I purchased at The Makeup Show LA.

Fact, Sugarpill Royal Sugar will always be a gorgeous all over lid or liner color. No tape used, just lots of precise cleaning with q-tips!

Face
Make Up For Ever HD Foundation in 153
Stila Custom Color Blush in Coral
Fyrinnae Fluff powder to set

Eyes
Sugarpill Royal Sugar on the lid mixed with Inglot Duraline
Maybelline The Colossal Volum' Express Waterproof Mascara in Glam Brown
Inglot 567 Brow Powder

I'm really happy with how the HD Foundation looks on my skin. My skin is much darker on my forehead than on my cheeks and it's always been a hassle trying to even it out. The HD Foundation makes me feel good about my skin and that's a tough thing to do.

The Makeup Show LA Haulage

Practicing restraint is so hard to do when you're surrounded by so much makeup. Still though, I think I managed to be relatively conservative when it came to getting things at The Makeup Show. I received the Kiss eyelashes, the Mehron Celebre Pro Loose Powder, and the OCC Lip Tar for free, the rest I purchased.

I was most excited to try out Make Up For Ever at the event, in fact that was the first booth I checked out. Everything was at least 40% off with a few select products on sale for 50% off like the Aqua Liners. I picked up the HD Foundation in 153 for $24.00.

I then I picked up the Aqua Liner in 11 for $11.50 but I'm having some difficulty getting it to look as burgundy/red as I've seen in some swatches. I must continue experimenting!

I was most excited to get some Inglot next. I do have an Inglot relatively closeby but I couldn't resist the 30% off.

I got the Duraline mixing medium that turns any powder eyeshadow into a liquid formulation. It is a little different than most mixing mediums though since it can also work well to rehydrate dried out eyeliner and it comes in a luxe glass container with a push button dropper versus a suction bulb dropper. This was $7.00 at the show.

Inglot Rainbow Eyeshadow in 108R. I've been so enamored with orange eyeshadows lately so I had to pick up a trio for $5.00! 2.5 grams for that price and three colors is a great deal.

Lastly I got an Eyebrow Powder in 567. This was $3.00. The Inglot website portrays the colors so incorrectly! On the website, 567 looks similar to 569 but they're not even close in real life and the rest of the colors are off too.

After that, I went to Bdellium Tools to check out a few of their brushes. I got two, 765 and 772. These were $5.00 each. These are the Travel Line brushes so the handles are shorter which suit me quite well! I didn't check all the brushes but the Maestro line eye brushes were around $6.00, the Travel line eye brushes were $5.00 and the Travel line Face brushes were around $10.00

and lastly, I bought this lash fan at Crown Brush for $2.00.

I got the OCC Lip Tar in Anime in its awesome new packaging. This retails for $14.00

I got the new iEnvy Kiss Lashes in KPE08

and lastly, the Mehron Celebre Pro Loose Mineral Finishing Powder. This retails for $12.95.

All in all, I spent $62.50 and saved about $51.93 off the retail price plus I didn't have to pay tax! I was really excited to be able to scope out the place and try a few things at a discounted price. The HD Foundation has become a staple for me which makes me a little sad considering the $40.00 price tag. Still though, there's IMATS in June when I can pick up another bottle!