Cranberry Smoke

Here comes a very classic fall look, the cranberry smokey eye. Honestly, I've hesitated about posting this look since it's rather boring but nevertheless it is a pretty everyday look that suits goths and non-goths alike. :)

You've heard it before, like a zillion times, but colors like these brings out green eyes. When using a shimmery shadow on my lid I like to blend it with a matte one to create different textures and thus a more interesting look.

A pop of acid green highlight in the inner corner would make the look more playful but this time I wanted to do a more wearable version so I stuck to frosty nude highlight.

You all probably know that I'm going to say that to goth up this look all you have to do is add some black lipstick. ;) That's not what I did, even though it is a great idea. I decided to go monochrome with cranberry lips and blush.

Face

*Skin Base Foundation 02 (Illamasqua)

*Studio Finish Concealer NC15 (MAC)

Eyebrows

*Brow duo Dark brown (Anastasia Beverly Hills)

Eyes

*Blanc type (MAC)

*Cranberry (MAC) (Cruelty-free budget alternative would be Rust by NYX)

*Bitten (Makeup Geek)

*Slink (Illamasqua)

*Medium Pencil Sophie (Illamasqua)

*Eye Booster Ultra-black (Physicians Formula)

*False eyelashes #301 (Ardell)

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What is your favorite fall makeup look? Is this something that you would wear?

Thank you for reading and have a lovely day! :)

Terracotta - A Gothic Fall Look

This beauty from the Nomad collection by Make Up Store is simply irresistible. Since I didn't have an eyeshadow in this color I just had to buy it. The shimmery terracotta  shade is perfect for bringing out blue eyes and combining it with a light shimmery gold creates a colorful look for us who are longing for autumn's arrival. :)

The swatch to the left is on bare skin and the one to the right on top of NYX Milk. You can see it is extremely pigmented.

Always when I find eyeshadows with bright colors, like this one, I try to come up with ways of using them in looks that are still suitable for us who loves darker shades. Here's a tip how to use this one!

Step 1. Begin with priming your eyes with your favorite primer. Then, apply a white base all over your lid, but don't take it too far above the crease.

Step 2. With a stiff, flat brush pick up some yellow-based golden eyeshadow and pat it gently onto the inner corners of your eyes. I couldn't find my Goldilux so I used a mixture of Buttercupcake (Sugarpill) and Honeypot (Too Faced)  to achieve the right shade.

Step 3. Time for this post's special guest star! Apply Terracotta on the middle of your upper and lower lid and blend it into the gold. It is not that important to blend the outer part right now so leave it be until next step.

Step 4. In the outer corner, apply Burlesque by Makeup Geek (or similar color). Smoke it out with a clean blending brush and finish by blending a little more of Terracotta into the upper, outer part. This will add a little more warmth to the look and contribute to the autumn-ish glow.

Step 5. Now on with the darkness! Apply a black eyeshadow lightly in the outer corner and drag it along the crease to the inner corner of your eye. Blend, blend and blend a little more! Repeat until you've gotten the desired darkness.

Step 6. Line your eyes with a black eyeliner pencil and then trace the upper lash line with black liner or eyeshadow.

Step 7. Finish off the eye makeup with two coats of black mascara and a pair of corner lashes. :)

This look is best gothed up with a dark, wine-red lip. Here, I've used a dark plum lip liner and on top of that Glamour 101 by Lime Crime. :) The lipliner I used here was Jazz by Make Up Store which is unfortunately discontinued. I will make a post with possible dupes later.

Thanks for reading! Have a lovely day! :)

Gothic Glam

The inspiration for this look is the timeless, gothic beauty icon Morticia Addams. There is not very much to be said about it, except that it is an ideal way of looking goth and glamorous in the same time.

It feels a bit strange to wear my hair straight and down like this, but I guess it is kind of convenient to be able to change my hairstyle as I like.

This is probably my favorite lipstick at the moment! It is Wet n Wild's Cherry bomb, which I have been using far too seldom since I got it months ago.

To really enhance the appearance of more elongated, winged out eyes I've added two pairs of false eyelashes; the first one a natural set (Red Cherry #601) and the second one outer corner lashes (Ardell #301).

Face

*Ready Foundation R130 (Bare Minerals)

*Studio Finish Concealer (M.A.C.)

*Mineral Veil (Bare Minerals)

*Eyeshadow Purely naked (Makeup Geek)

*Blush Glow (e.l.f.)

Eyebrows

*Brow powder Dark brown (Anastasia Beverly Hills)

*#391 (Inglot)

Eyes

*Shadow Insurance (original) (Too Faced)

*#351 (Inglot) 

*#339 (Inglot)

*#391 (Inglot)

*Jumbo Pencil Milk (NYX)

*Pigment New Years Eve (Makeup Geek)

*Gel liner Immortal (Makeup Geek)

*False eyelashes #301(Ardell)

*False eyelashes #601(Red Cherry)

Lips

*Lipstick Cherry Bomb (Wet N Wild)

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The past couple of weeks I have been spending some time preparing posts for the Red and Black week at Sophistique Noir. After participating last year I've been looking forward to do so again and soon the first week of June are upon us! I'm very excited about this!

Thank you for reading and hope you enjoyed the look! :)