Make Me Blush | Collection Part 2: High End

So I've already done the first part to my blush collection over here but here is my current High End blush collection, although I will be updating soon to accommodate the new ones I have recently purchased. I am super happy with my blush collection now although you can never have too many blushes!

MAC
Sometimes the quality is really noticeable with higher end brands, as I've found with MAC their blushes have great pigmentation & amazing lasting power. I'm hoping to expand with a couple more of their mineralize skin finishes. I also have a couple of Cream Colour Bases but I consider them to be highlighters although can be a base for blush. Out of the powder blushes I prefer the normal formulation as the sheertones obviously don't turn out as pigmented as they look in the pan & in a finger swatch.

L-R: MAC Mineralize blush Warm Soul {Satin w/ hint of shimmer}, Pink Swoon {Sheertone matte}, Peachykeen {Sheertone Shimmer} Dollymix {Sheertone shimmer, Her Blooming Cheek {Powder, matte}
 My favourite/ most used colours out of these would have to Warm Soul for a bronzed summery look & Peachykeen/ Dollymix, although I said I'd prefer them to be more pigmented when on the cheeks but it is still pretty for a wash of colour.

Assorted Blushes
Now these are the blushes that I only have one from each of the brands I have. I can't wait to try more of a variety! I'm particularly looking forward to more NARS, & try Tarte & Benefit.

L-R:NARS Orgasm {Shimmer w/ glitter particles}, The Balm Cabana Boy {Shimmer}, Becca Beach Tint in Watermelon {Liquid-stain}, Inglot #51 {Matte}, Topshop Head Over Heels {Cream}

I've been lucky to have been able to try different brands from getting the Becca Beach Tint in a magazine (years ago!) although it's not something I use often, the Topshop cream blush from a giveaway & my first NARS product in a blogsale a few years ago (I have never used it heavily because it was 'precious' to me hehe)

My most used/ favourites would be Cabana Boy even though I've had it the least I've found it to be so versatile & I love the Inglot one for a brighter coral colour.

So that's it for my blushes, sometimes I go through periods when I feel like I need soo many blushes when I probably have way too many similar ones already! Anybody else?

What are your favourite High End brands for blushes?

xx

**I will be updating shortly with newly purchased blushes but as I have made this post a while ago I couldn't include them here.

Youtube Inspiration #2 | Lilpumpkinpie05 Tropical Paradise Eyes

Lilpumpkinpie05 or Jackie O, aka Makeup Game On Point on facebook is an amazing MUA on youtube with an awesome, fun personality  and she makes you feel a part of her tutorials. I've recently mentioned her in another recent look but I wanted to do another one specifically for this series.
She does some amazing makeup looks but I have recently recreated her Tropical Paradise eye look, which is actually my second attempt since my first one just came out as my same old peacock eyes as I forgot exactly what she did so it turned out the same as my others.

 Face | I am still using my Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation with my Rimmel Stay Matte powder, and I contoured with my Nars Laguna Bronzer & highlighted with MAC's Cream Colour Base in Pearl & MAC Lightscapade. For blush I wore Bourjois 16 Rose blusher over Nyx's Stick blush in Tulip.

Eyes | After priming I used Maybelline's Colour Tattoo in Tenacious Teal all over the lid & along the lower lash line. Over that I used Sugarpill's Loose Pigment in Darling on 3/4 on the eyelid with a damp brush and then I went in with Inglot AMC 68 on the other 1/4 of the lid staying underneath the crease. To define the crease I mixed Inglot's 439 with a darker purple from the Bh Cosmetics Day & Night palette and also applied it on the lower lash line and blended out the crease with a nude & a hot pink from the D&N palette as well. In the inner corner I applied a light green eyeshadow pigment that I bought from eBay & highlighted the brow bone. And then I finally lined my eyes with Maybelline Master Precise eyeliner & a Bourjois Kohl & Contour eye pencil in the waterline, and finished with mascara.

Lips |Nyx lip liner in Mauve, MAC Myth lipstick with Nyx butter gloss in Apple Strudel.

Overall I like how mine turned out but it's obviously not exactly the same, I wish the green was a bit brighter and used a matte purple in the crease with a more defined line that would have been more like hers.

My inspiration!

Anyway I hope you like this look and that you go and have a look at her videos.... No affiliation but I hope y'all go to check out her talent if you haven't already!

xx

Rebel With A Cause

 I hope everybody had a lovely ANZACS day yesterday, well to those who celebrated. It has started to feel like summer again, which I will appreciate before winter comes! Ugh some "bad" news, I have started to develop a sty underneath my eye, I'm going to avoid makeup in that area but hope it goes away soon!

So I've had MAC's Rebel for a while now and I've used it a couple of times but nothing that I've really felt the urge to post. It's also a colour I've found hard to use, thanks for accidental over lip lining. I've found one way that I really like to wear it, as a stain, and I would really like to start wearing it more frequently in the cooler months.

Stained

~Products
Face: Rimmel Wake Me Up & Bourjois Healthy Mix
Nars Laguna Bronzer, MAC CCB Pearl MAC Lightscapade
Milani Baked Blush in Dolce Pink
Eyes: MAC Painterly
All eyeshadow by Inglot unless otherwise noted:
P 420- Lid
UD Buck- Crease
DS 460-Outer V
P 439 - Lower Lash Line
BYS Cream Eyeliner
Lips: MAC Rebel

 I really like Rebel as a stain and I think it makes it look like a complete different product. It is also way more low maintenance and I don't have to worry about getting it on my teeth/ face haha.

Heavier

~Products
Face: The same foundation/ contour & highlight combo as above
MAC Blush in Her Blooming Cheek
Eyes: MAC Painterly
All shadows by Stila in the light: Kitten- lid
Bliss- Crease
Sandstone-Outer V
Maybelline Master Precise Eyeliner
Lips:  MAC Rebel

I think I do need to outline just outside my lips as they make them look too small in proportion to my face... but it is so easy to over do it! As you can see in the example below.
Also I really like this blush/ lip combo for something more dramatic... I think they are both in the same colour family so they compliment each other without being OTT. Also, I think it sort of matches my hair!

To line or not to line?

Face: Same bronzer & highlighter as before, blush is Bourjois blush pot in #16 (I think, I can't quite remember! Ahh)
Eyes: MAC Painterly paint pot
Mary Kate & Ashley xall over shimmer in honey-light sandy colour, first inner of lid
Inglot 460 D.S- rest of lid
" "      465 D.S- Dark Brown, outer half of lid & crease
Bourjois Eyeliner
Lips: Nyx Lip Liner in Bloom, Guess the lip colour :P -
 Ignore the bad lip-lining! Now my lips look waay too big & fake, dontcha think? I need to find the fine line between too little & too much!

Do you have this colour? How would you wear it?
xx

My actual V-day Makeup //Day To Night

I know it's almost been 2 weeks but as long as it's still February, right? (I always seem to be late, lol!)
But I still wanted to share my day-to-night makeup that I wore on Valentines day/ night.... because I can! Not that I need one day out of the whole year as an excuse to wear pink ;)

~Day

As you can see I kept everything in the colour family, starting with my eyes using mainly Inglot, my cheeks & my lips, but I didn't want an actual pink lipstick, this is more on the purple side which matches half of my eyelid!

Products
Face: Rimmel Wake Me Up, Garnier BB Cream.
Nars Laguna Bronzer,
ELF HD blush in Headliner, Nyx Blush in Peach
Eyes: MAC Painterly Paintpot, Nyx Eye Base in White
Inglot AMC Shine 39 [light pink, inner lid, lower lashline], AMC 74 [purpley-pink, outer lid, lower lashline], DS 460 [crease, light brown],  P 393 [highlight]. Maybelline Master Precise Eyeliner, Nyx JEP in Milk [waterline], La Splash Miami Beach [lower lashline]. Essence I <3 Extreme Volume mascara.
Lips: Inglot lipstick #253.

Night~

As natural as the light could get.

Products
Face: Same foundation as earlier but reapplied heavier. Same bronzer & highlighter.
Bourjois blush in #54 
Eyes: Basically the same Inglot eyeshadows used during the day reapplied on the eyelid and blackout from the UD Naked 2 palette in the Outer V blended with the same crease colour as before. Pixie Epoxy on the outer half of the lid & La Splash Miami Beach glitter. Ardelle Demi Wispie falsies.
Lips: Bourjois lip liner in #11, but I think the lipstick was a mixture of a few colours.. Nyx Black Label lipstick in Nude & Revlon Colourburst lipstick in Candy Pink was it, I think!

 

What I wore out to dinner with the Fiance, I got this dress from ozsale a while ago and it was my first time wearing it and the top part was super itchy but I ended up forgetting about that soon... I had such a frustrating time getting ready as it was humid as hale and nothing seemed to be going right and then when I was getting out of the car, the door slammed into my arm because of the wind so I had a sore arm for the whole night... but the rest of it was good :)

Thanks for looking, although this is a late post! xxx

Pink Flamingo Makeup Look or Valentines if you wish ;)

Hi lovers!
Y'all know what today is, the (dreaded to some) Valentines day!! (at least it is where I am ;))

In case you haven't noticed I've been trying to name my more "exciting" makeup looks.... even if they do come out tacky-sounding! When I did this last week it wasn't meant to be for anything special but as I was writing this post I thought.... well what better time to post it! I was planning to do a verrry similar look for v-day anyway (I have a day and night version planned :P)

This was playing around with my La Splash Glitter (Haul post coming up, hopefully when I receive my next beauty order! Hurry up yo!!) & my Inglot eyeshadows again, finding out that I can make pretty combos using a brighter lid colour & browns throughout the crease. These glitters can be used sort of in daytime looks, depending on what you call daytime (can be a bit more dramatic for me :P) and adding just a touch makes for a pretty sparkly look :D

 ~Products~
Face: The usual foundation combo , Nars Laguna Bronzer, MAC Lightscapade
Nyx Cream Blush in Natural, Jordana 'A Touch Of Pink'
Eyes: MAC 'Painterly' Paintpot, Nyx Base 'White', Inglot 'AMC Shine 39', 'DS 460', 'p 420', 'P 393', 'DS 495'. Fyrinnae 'Pixie Epoxy', La Splash glitter in Miami Beach. Bourjois Clubbing eyeliner, Maybelline Master Precise Eyeliner, NP Set liquid liner. Essence I <3 Extreme volume mascara, Max Factor False Lash Effect.
Lips: Nyx Black Label Lipstick 'Nude' + Nyx lipgloss 'Smokey Look'.

 I started with my primer & a white sticky base & applied the glittery purple-pink to my lid & outer lower lashline. Then with a crease brush I applied a mid toned glittery brown (the glitter only shows up if I pack it right on) right into the crease & blended with a fluffy crease brush out with a taupe-grey colour. I applied a touch of a darker glittery brown into the outer v for more definition. Take your sticky base & pat it into the middle of the eyelid & add a hot pink glitter. Highlight in the inner corners & brow bone if you wish with a pencil brush & a shimmery light peachy colour, finish with eyeliner & a black pencil liner on the waterline blended into the pink on the lower lashline or apply a nude or white pencil, add mascara and you're good!

Thanks so much of looking, I hope you all have a good valentines day whether you're spending it with your other half or having a night out with the girls! Personally I don't make a big fuss out of this day I just like to go out to dinner with my man :)

Take care xxx mwa

P.S

Mascara update
I opened One by One as everyone knows the falsies is good but not much about this..... plus I have enough voluminous ones open atm :D I have only used it once so far and it seems to be ok but I'm sure it will grow on me, I will let you all know how I really feel once I've used it a bit more.

<3

On Fiyah! Lava Dust Makeup Look

 I've been trying to use my Inglot eyeshadows a bit more lately and wanted to do something sunrise-ish and then I remembered I had a glitter that would go perfectly with this look! As you can see with my eyes open it's not very noticeable and then bam! I kept the rest of the face & lips quite light toned although I think it would look nicer with a coloured lip.

~Products~
Face: Rimmel Wake Me Up, Garnier BB Cream
Revlon Hushed Blush in 'A Floral Affair'
Nars Laguna, Mac Lightscapade
Eyes: Mac Painterly Paintpot
Inglot 'P 407' , 'DS 495',' AMC 60', 'P 393', Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy, La Splash glitter 'Lava Dust'.
Nyx Slide on pencil 'Green Papaya', Nyx Slide on Pencil 'Sunrise blue', MUG 'Shimmer mint', Inglot 'P 428', Maybelline Master Precise, NP Set black eyeliner, Essence I <3 Extreme volume mascara, Max Factor False Lash Effect.
Lips: Nyx Black Label Lipstick 'Nude'

After I applied my primer, I started with Inglot 407 (shimmery peach) to 1/3 of the inner lid, and then 495, an intense shimmery red-pink colour to the outer half & slightly into the outside crease, blending both colours together (doesn't need to be perfect as glitter will hide that). Blend Inglot AMC 60, a beautiful bright yellow with a hint of glitter particles, into the crease & slightly upwards, if needed, blend the edges with a skin toned eyeshadow. On the outer 3rd of the eyelid, apply a sticky base such as Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy and pat La Splash glitter in Lava Dust over the top.
On the lower lash line apply a light green eyeliner like Nyx Slide on liner in Green Papaya & transition into a dark but bright blue like Nyx's Sunrise blue from the same line, and set with similar coloured eyeshadows (Makeup Geek Shimmer Mint, Inglot 428, retrospectively). Highlight the inner corners (Inglot 393) and the brow bone if you wish (which I didn't for some reason). Apply winged eyeliner & mascara & falsies if you wish.

With flash, the yellow shows up a bit better

I am so in love with this combination of inglot eyeshadows and I love the finishes of them! And the glitter just tops it off. This is one of my fave brighter looks in a while :)
I included a "playback" of what I did because I did this look before work & wasn't able to take pictures of each step so let me know if you find it helpful or if it is just plain confusing!

Thank you for looking and for your comments in advance! xx Take care

Jewel Smoky Eye Makeup

This was inspired by a fairly recent video of Lisa Eldridge just using a dark base & jewel-toned colours over the top. It really doesn't matter which colours you use or the placement as long as they stand out & are jewel-toned, however the black base will take away some of the brightness. Sadly this was an "all dressed up, nowhere to go" look but I had fun doing it and will def. do it again for a night out. You can also go with a nude lip with this but I wanted bright lips, too. Keep reading to see how I used my colours!

 Sorry the pictures are horrible sizes- Click on them for a better look.

~Products~
Face: Australis Paparazzi Perfect Foundation
Jordana Blush Coral Sandy Beach
Nude by Nature Eye Definer

Eyes:
Nyx Black Bean Jumbo Eye Pencil
(in order from inner to outer corner)
Sugarpill Goldilux (gold), Inglot AMC Shine 39 (light pink), Inglot AMC 68 (light purple), Green from Sleek Bad Girl, Inglot P 428 (dark blue). Inglot DS 460, P 420 in crease (taupe)
Lower lashline- MUG Mermaid, Inglot P 439 (purple)
BYS Falsies

Lips: Nyx Eros lipstick & Maybelline Coral Crush (love it with reds too!)

 

 Thanks for looking, hope you like!

Ooh I just found this image with very similar colours but different placement- I will try this next time and also with a matte nude lip.

From this website here: Her Campus.

And also in this pic here, they are exactly the same but you can see it looks good on different eye & hair colours!

Borrowed from this website here

Summer Makeup: Neutral eyes, bright lips.

So if you're lucky enough to be coming into summer, who else can't wait for it!? It is slowly getting warmer  here woohoo. I know that I do not like to wear heavy makeup if it is hot 'coz it feels like it is sliding off your face, so I think something similar to this will be a staple for my summer makeup!

I pretty much copied this from one of my fave youtube guru's, ChloeMorello. I know I have mentioned her before but she does have great videos & tutorials and the fact that she's an aussie is a winner. Thanks to her I've been watching a lot more aussie youtubers! I know that she called hers a clubbing look but I think its wearable for day as well. (but it does kinda look more dramatic on her- lashes make a difference). What do you think?

~Products~
Face products in this post
Contour: Nude by Nature Eye Define loose powder
Blush: Sportsgirl brand

Eyes:
Urban Decay: Naked (crease), Buck (define crease, lower lash line). Foxy (lid)
Nyx Milk JEP (inner corner), set with white & pearly nude eyeshadows by Inglot
Prestige My Brow Duo in Illuminator for waterline
BYS Gel eyeliner set with Blackout from UD
Mascaras: Bourjois Volume Glamour Ultra Curl + Max Factor False Lash Effect

Lips: Nyx Dolly Pink L/L
Mixture of Inglot 148 (light purple) & MAC Viva Glam Nicki (doesn't look too bright b/coz I think the purple was too much for it)

Thanks so much for looking, everybody! If you've dropped by I'd love to hear from you :)
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xx