An Attempt at a Purple Smoky Eye EOTD

I Purchased This Press Sample Gift

I actually did this for Cosmetics Aficionado's Smoky Eye Friday but I got lazy about writing up a post that day so here it is today. I haven't done an EOTD in a while because my sister borrowed my eyelash curler and since I don't like the look of my EOTDs with straight eyelashes, I didn't feel like posting (though now that I see it, my eyelashes be looking decidedly uncurled, dang you Inglot mascara!!). This is a warning for all you people who have been looking for a cool bright blue mascara, don't get Inglot's Color Play mascara. I'm wearing it in the EOTD and you can barely tell, even after two coats. Pass.

Products Used

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Black Eyeshadow from Senna Cosmetics Haute Nudes Mystic Palette
MAC Poison Pen Eyeshadow
Silk Naturals Bareback in the crease and transition
Anastasia Dark Brown Eyebrow Powder
Buxom Hold the Liner Eyeliner in Call Me on the lower lashline and waterline
Anastasia Lash Genius 
Inglot Color Play Mascara 03

I'm not entirely sure of how often I'll keep posting since I'm starting my first day of grad school today (woooo!) and though I only have three grad classes, it's definitely going to be a ton of work. I'll try to post when I can! I've been growing my nails out a little bit (well technically my left hand which is the good hand) so I can hopefully post a few pictures of my nails which is easier than doing a whole review post.

If you already have started school or will soon, good luck this semester! I know I'll be needing it.

Sugarpill Cosmetics Kitten Parade Eyeshadow Giveaway!

In the month before Sugarpill's Sparkle Baby Collection is supposed to be released, I thought it would be nice to give away an extra Kitten Parade eyeshadow that I had picked up while I was at PHAMExpo.

This time the giveaway is open internationally so feel free to enter wherever you are! The giveaway ends September 13th, 12AM EST. If you're wondering about my last giveaway with the Sugarpill Asteria Chromalust, the winner has already claimed their prize!

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Lip Tar Pencil Adventures: Black Dahlia Lip Tar

As beautiful a color as Black Dahlia lip tar is, it is finicky (even more so than the rest of the line) to apply because it can be a little streaky. A few people asked me whether I could turn Black Dahlia into a pencil (read my post and tutorial if you're interested!) and I did. IT TOTALLY WORKS.

The caveat is that you can't really layer the pencil the way you can with the lip tar, the color you get is as dark as it'll be but for the most part the streakiness/unevenness is gone and there is basically no bleeding into the lip lines. If you find Black Dahlia to be a PITA to apply, consider making it into a lip pencil! If I had to get hypercritical, I think the pencil is a smidgen lighter than the original but not by much. FYI you still have to have perfectly exfoliated lips, the color will still catch on imperfect lips.

If you've made any of your lip tars into lip pencils, I'd really love to see pictures! If you have any questions on the process, feel free to leave a comment.

PS If the blog looks different to you, it's because I scaled down the pictures and reduced the width of the blog. I originally liked having the larger images but I think they just looked too large over time and it was making it difficult to view the blog without scrolling. Anyway, I gotta give thanks to my boyfriend who wrote me a script so I wouldn't have to manually change back all my blog images! I hope you like the slightly more compact blog.

Available Today: Sugarpill Cosmetics Cold Chemistry Palette and Singles (Swatches inside!)

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A few trade shows back, Sugarpill* (affiliate link) previewed their new Cold Chemistry and Sparkle Baby Palettes. I was so in awe of them while I was swatching everything and I'm happy to say that the Cold Chemistry palette is finally on sale at Noon today!

To refresh your memory, here are pictures and swatches of the Cold Chemistry palette.

Under fluorescent lighting. From left to right: Soot and Stars, Subterranean, Junebug, Diamond Eyes, Elemental Chaos, Weekender. Elemental Chaos is NOT vegan.

Will you be getting the palette?

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