Favorite Shades: Part 1

Hello lovelies!


I know I've been neglecting you guys lately and I apologize for that, I've just been really busy and my brain has been a bit scattered the past week! I promise I haven't forgotten you, though!

Today I'm trying a new kind of post, it will be brought to you in 2-3 separate posts, and the topic will be my favorite shades. Shades of eyeshadow, lipstick, blush... you get the idea. I'm just trying this out, so if this post is a total failure, then this "series" will be canceled. :P I've decided the first post will be on my favorite purple eyeshadow shades. I love purple eyeshadow because it can be daring or wearable, and it compliments green eyes, as well as just being a beautiful color! I picked out my four favorite purple eyeshadows to talk about in this post.

Have a look:

(Left to Right: Purple shade from Ulta's Cool Eyeshadow Quad, Orglamix Bordeaux, purple shade from Maybelline's ExpertWear Eyeshadow palette in Hushed Tints, Urban Decay Flash.)

Okay, I'm pretty close to just tossing my camera out of the window... it's horrible with swatch pictures! I assure you that all of these purples are much more vibrant in real life, and the Orglamix shade isn't so brown, it's more of a deep, wine purple. 

This is the Ulta shadow. As you can see, it's been very well used so far. I love this one for purple smoky-eyes that are still wearable for the daytime.

This is probably one of my favorite loose mineral eyeshadows. It has nice, workable color that also makes great dark purple eyeliner when applied wet with an angled brush.

Urban Decay Flash- my new love! Super bright, satiny purple with teeny flecks of pink(glitter). Great for fun, summery looks!
(I have this shade in the Show Pony Shadow Box- expect a review on that soon!) 

This purple is from a Maybelline ExpertWear eyeshadow palette called Hushed Tints. It is a very subtle color with soft pigmentation, so it's a perfect building color, and I like to use it to blend other purple shades together.

So yes! There you have it. What are your favorite purple eyeshadows? Or is there another color you like the most? 

xo,

Kieran

Eyes of The Day: Pinks and Purples

Hello lovelies!


Today I was feeling a bit ambitious with my makeup, so I whipped out the brightest shades of pink and purple eyeshadow that I own and started playing around with different ideas.

I don't usually wing-out my eyeliner, simply because my eyes are so watery that by the end of the day the eyeliner has either disappeared or turned into a smeared mess. Grrr.... But I decided to give it a go today!

Anywho! I have a pretty crap camera, so the colors look soooo washed out here, but I can assure you that the pink is a crazy bright hot pink, and the purple shades are much more stunning in real life.

Products used:

Orglamix eyeshadows in Geranium, Bordeaux, and Ambre

Some cream and purple shades from E.L.F's 100 Eyeshadow Palette

E.L.F Waterproof Eyeliner Pen in Black

E.L.F Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner pencil in Zero

Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express Mascara in Black

xo,

Kieran

Look of the Day: Bright Pink Eyeliner

Two posts in one day? Holy moly, I'm getting better at this! ;D

I've been playing around with the idea of bright pink eyeliner for a while, but it's always kind of scared me, since it seems like it would be too easy to make it look like you have some kind of eye irritation! Yikes! I finally found  a look that seems to work for me- it's SUPER simple, but I always get lots of compliments when I wear it.

(Sorry for the slightly running liner at the outer corner of my eyes- they're always really watery! Any suggestions for a good, waterproof black eyeliner?)

Products used:
Orglamix Geranium(used wet as top liner)

Wet n Wild Galactic Realm i-Sparkle(used the black shade wet as bottom liner)

Maybelline Colossal Volum' Express mascara

Like I said, this is SUPER simple, easy to do, and it takes very little time to apply. I think it would be really fun to try this with other bright shades, like electric blue or neon green. Thoughts?

Peace!

Kieran

Galactic Realm

Hello lovelies!

Lately I've been playing around with a fun eyeshadow quad from Wet n Wild; the i-Sparkle eyeshadow in Galactic Realm.

(Photo from wnwbeauty.com)

Okay, so aside from the fact that this quad is ADORABLE(hello cute flower design!), the shadows are really nice, too. You get four colors: A royal purple, medium-gray, rich black, and shimmery white. The white shadow can be a bit chalky, but it's totally workable. I'm not going to go into too much detail here, since this isn't my "official" review.

Today I used Galatic Realm for a photo-of-the-day, so here are my pictures!

                                  

                                  

                                      

Products used:

All four Galactic Realm shades

Orglamix Acai

Orglamix Bordeaux

A cream-colored Revlon shadow that I can't remember the name of. X_X

E.L.F black eyeliner

Maybelline Volum' Express mascara

I don't usually wear a lot of dark eyeshadow, but I really wanted to try a darker look. Hope you enjoyed!

Peace!

Kieran

TAG: What I'm Using Now(Kieran)

Hello lovelies!

I know it's been a while since my last post, but I've been super busy lately, and I'm guessing Shelly has, too. But now I'm back with a quick tag- What I'm using now!
After seeing this tag on various beauty blogs, I decided to fill it out!



Shampoo: Pantene Solutions Dry-To-Moisturized shampoo for medium-thick hair.



Conditioner: Pantene Solutions Dry-To-Moisturized conditioner for medium-thick hair.



Styling products: I don't use many styling products, but right now I'm loving the Pantene Beautiful Lengths replenishing mask.


Shower Gel: Tone Detox White Clay and Pink Jasmine body wash.



Body moisturizer: Neutrogena Intense Moisture Wrap.



Deodorant: Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth in Nature Fresh.



Fake Tan: None. I'm a ghost and I love it. xP



Cleanser: Clean & Clear Finishes Pore Perfecting Cleanser. (Read my review here!)



Toner: None.



Exfoliator: PINK Sugar Scrub in Citrus & Mint:, and sometimes I make my own with white sugar and whatever cleanser or body wash I use at the time, and a few drops of lavender essential oil.



Primer: None.



Foundation brush: I prefer to use my fingers to apply foundation, but on occasion I might use the foundation brush from E.L.F.



Concealer: Neutrogena SkinClearing blemish concealer in "Buff."



Powder: Physician's Formula Organic Wear Loose Powder in "Creamy Natural."
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Blush: I don't really wear much blush, but when I do, I use N.Y.C Blendable Creme Stick in "Big Apple Blush."



Bronzer: None.



Highlighter: None.



Eyeshadow base: I tend to use just a bit of foundation or concealer for this.



Eyeshadows: I use A LOT of eyeshadows, but my favorites are from Orglamix. Two particular colors that I've been blending together are Geranium and Ambre, they mix to create a gorgeous tropical color that is so fun and pretty!



Eyeliner: I have so many eyeliners that I use, that I don't think I can list any particular one.



Curler: E.L.F Eyelash Curler(I LOVE this!).



Mascara: Maybelline Volum' Express mascara.



Lipstick: I don't wear much lipstick. In fact, I don't even own very many! I suppose the one I use the most is Ulta's lipstick in "Pink."



Lipgloss: Aerie Color Superfruit Vitamin lipgloss in "Pout." (Read my review here!)



Nail Colour: Zoya "Shivon."


That's it! I'd love to hear your answers to these questions; so either consider yourself tagged, or post your answers in a comment!

Peace and xo,

Kieran