Impromptu Winged Liner Playtime FOTD

I recently got Inglot's Freedom System Cream Concealer in the right shade (department store lighting and my laziness about going outside to check the color led me to pick the wrong shade the first time around) and so I wanted to try it out in a FOTD. I've still gotta test out the wear time but the wee 1.3 gram pan was only $4.00.

To keep on with the Inglot theme, I experimented mixing my Inglot Duraline (a mixing medium) with my gel liner on the back of my hand to create a winged liner. I read a tip online about how great Duraline is with rehydrating dried out gel liner and after trying it, it really does work. I've tried mixing Duraline in the actual pot but I much like mixing it before each use much better.

Forgive the headband, my hair was looking crap today.

A lot of people like to use concealer on the skin around their brows and I used to think it was an unnecessary step that made things look too "unreal" but I was wrong, it really cleans up the brow area and looks awesome!

Face
Inglot Freedom System Cream Concealer in LW600 (LW stands for Light Warm)
Fyrinnae Fluff Powder to set the concealer
theBalm Downboy Blush

Eyes
e.l.f. Cream Eyeliner in Black mixed with Inglot Duraline
Inglot Brow Powder in 567

Lips
Revlon Pink Truffle Lip Butter topped with Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Soft Nude

Next week is IMATS LA! I'm so so excited to go and meet fellow beauty bloggers there. I was initially only going to go on Saturday but since I have a press pass, I might as well go on Sunday too! It'll give me the opportunity to watch the NYX Face Awards happening that day and to meet a few Youtube Gurus.

Are there any brands you'd like me to check out? I've already got Sugarpill, Inglot (not to buy, just to check out any new stuff), Make Up For Ever, and MAC.

My Pressed Loose Eyeshadow Collection

(the title of this errs on being an oxymoron doesn't it?)

I haven't been updating much on the "Pressing your loose eyeshadows" front so I thought I'd show off my collection of the ones I've already done. It's a mishmash of different brands and textures and I do want to show off some of my successes across different brands. I haven't encountered a brand that has given me trouble, it's only certain ingredients that do. Feel free to click on the "Pressing Loose Eyeshadows Series" tab above to get links to my tutorial and also troubleshooting post, where I've answered a few common questions on the process.

Oh and I don't think I've mentioned it here but my source for pressing materials, TKB Trading, has gotten rid of their order minimum. It used to be $13.00 which was a bit of a turn off but now that there's no minimum, you're free to purchase the bare minimum of whatever you need to start pressing.

Anyway, for the pictures, I tried to organize them alphabetically for the pictures but you'll notice that I didn't do as great of a job as I thought I did. It was 12am, I'll blame it on that. If you're wondering, these are 26x26mm pans and 15mm round pans.

Here's the left half of the palette.

First row: Aromaleigh Cupid, Aromaleigh Chocolat, (the two Aromaleigh mattes pressed beautifully because they're sericite mica based, not colorant based) BFTE Cosmetics Ruby Slippers (sorry it looks crumbly, I measured a little wrong so it's a shallow layer)

Second row: Fyrinnae Newcastle, Fyrinnae Gilded Wings/Medieval Haunting duo (yes you can press two colors together!), and Fyrinnae Sacred

Third row: Silica spheres, Aromaleigh Dark Matter, Aromaleigh Fiddlesticks, Aromaleigh Tunnel Vision, Darling Girl Dark Ember

Here's the next half!

First row: Darling Girl Curious, Darling Girl Clusterfluff, Darling Girl Smoking Gun, Darling Girl Jeweled Taupe

Second row: Sugarpill Goldilux x 2 (I pressed them twice to test my formulas), Sugarpill Darling

Third row: Darling Girl Emerald City, Fyrinnae Arcane Magic: Velvet Vampire (this looks like crap in the picture, it's so much prettier in real life), MAC Coco, Silk Naturals Vogue

Have you been bitten by the pressing bug? If you have, what eyeshadows of yours have you pressed?

Product Descriptions for Inglot Cosmetics Part Three: Lip Products

Part three of Inglot Product descriptions focusing on the Lip Products! For anyone looking to purchase any, I urge you to watch DustyoHunter's video because he reviews a few of the lip products regarding wear time, smell, etc. It's especially relevant for anyone who may be sensitive to certain scents.

Lipstick:

• AMC Matte Collection Lip Pencil: $11.00 for 4.5 grams/0.16 oz. Avocado oil moisturizes, smooths, and regenerates the lips whilst the modern formula ensures a long lasting even coverage with a velvety matte finish
• Lipstick in Cream, Matte, and Pearl Finishes: $12.00 for 4.5 grams/0.16 oz.Vitamin E and apricot kernel oil moisturize and protect the lips whilst this non-sticky, long lasting formula provides easy and even application
• Slim Gel Lipstick: $12.00 for 1.8 grams/0.06 oz. Vitamin E, evening primrose, avocado butter, special esters, and silicones allow for an easy and even application from this gel lipstick that combines a cream gel formula with a unique long lasting shine.

Lip Paint:

• AMC Lip Paint: $12.00 for 4.5 grams/0.16 oz. Vitamin E and Inglot's smoothing and repairing complex smooths, moisturizes, and repairs the lips while biomimetric peptide stimulates collagent synthesis giving a 3D ultra shiny gloss effect
• Sleeks Cream Lip Paint: $10.00 for 6 mL/0.2 oz. Vitamin E hydrates and nourishes in this long lasting non sticky lip paint with a luster effect
• Sleeks Platinum Lip Paint: $10.00 for 6 mL/0.2 oz. Vitamin E and high tech pigments moisturize and provide a metallic luster effect

Lip Gloss:

• AMC Lip Gloss: $16.00 for 5 mL/0.17 oz. The nourishing and rehydrating formula ensures a smooth and even application while the pearlescent pigments give the impression of various colors when viewed from different directions
• Lip Duo Lip Gloss: $14.00 for 8 grams/0.28 oz. Vitamin E nourishes this cream-gel consistency lip gloss which comes in two complimentary colors to give extreme shine
• Lip Duo Lip Gloss/Lip Paint: $14.00 for 8 grams/0.28 oz. Vitamin E nourishes this cream-gel consistency lip gloss and biomimetric peptide stimulates collagen synthesis giving a long lasting 3D ultra shiny gloss effect to the lip paint
• Sleeks Lip Gloss: $10.00 for 6 mL/.2 oz. Vitamin E, treated pigments, and breathable film formers moisturize while a long lasting formula ensures longevity. Packaged with wad or foam tip applicators.
• Sleeks VLC Lip Gloss: $10.00 for 6 mL/.2 oz. Vitamin E and Inglot's smoothing and repairing complex smooths, moisturizes, and repairs the lips with biomimetric peptide stimulates collagen synthesis giving a long lasting 3D ultra shiny gloss effect

Lipliner:

• Full Metal Lipliner: $13.00 for .24 grams/0.008 oz. Shea butter gives a soft and precise line with intense color. Propelling lipliner and lip brush on opposite ends makes for easy application of liner and lipstick or lipgloss.
• Soft Precision Lipliner: $10.00 for 1.13 grams/0.04 oz. The molded type pencil prevents lipstick from smudging or feathering while the texture allows for soft but precise application.

Next up will be the Nail Products!

Too Faced Glamour Gloss Lip Gloss in Flirt: Swatch and Review

I've started noticing that my preferences with makeup is slowly but surely shifting from eyeshadow to lipsticks and lip glosses. It's kind of perfect because my eyes have starting acting up from summer allergies so I am wanting to give them a bit of a rest. That being said, I realized that I have yet to do a proper review on one of my favorite "My Lips But Better" lip glosses from Too Faced.

This is Too Faced's Glamour Gloss Volumizing Lip Gloss in Flirt. This line of lip glosses has their "Lip Injection Comfort Plump to provide the plumping results of Lip Injection with a sensual cooling sensation". I'm not one for lip plumping glosses but I don't mind it because I like the color so much. You do feel a slight tingly cooling sensation but it's not burning or painful in any way. My lips do look a little plumper though I can't be too sure if it's from the glossy shine or the actual formula.

Ignore the online swatch on the webpage, it makes it look like a sparkly lilac which it isn't at all. The gloss is a shade more pink than it appears in the picture below.

I've yet to actually purchase the gloss because I keep getting samples of it. I've only ordered from the Too Faced website once but they're extremely generous since the "sample" of the Glamour Gloss is .10 oz whereas their full size is .12 oz for $19.00.

It does feel a little sticky but that aids in longeivity (I've gotten about three to four hours of wear). I'm especially happy that it comes with a doe foot applicator since I do prefer those over brush applicators.

Swatch ahead! As always, done in natural daylight to get the most accurate picture.

Bare Lips

Applied on. It is ever so slightly milky but not enough that it horribly sinks into lip lines.

Like I said, I do love it as a "My Lips But Better" color but my favorite use for it is to tone down light lipsticks. I really like Revlon's Colorburst Lipstick in Soft Nude but it can look rather light on me. Topping it with Flirt warms it up and makes it a little more wearable on me.

From my Saturday Night Dinner Makeup FOTN:

I'll be honest and say that I didn't hold much of an interest in Too Faced before but with Urban Decay's betrayal of its ethics and ethos, Too Faced is on my radar for staying cruelty free (and local because they're a SoCal company!). I have been using their Shadow Insurance and do understand the hype behind it! It's definitely replacing Urban Decay's Primer Potion in my eyes.

Do you own any Too Faced lip glosses or products in general?

Disclaimer: I received this as a free sample in one of my orders from TooFaced.com