Sugarpill Cold Chemistry Swatches and Look

I did this look a couple of days ago and was very excited to post it, but Friday I went to Stockholm, on short-term notice, for a job interview. It is a makeup-artist job for a company, whose products I really love to work with, so I would so love to get it! (Hold your fingers crossed for me please!)

So you'll get to see my Cold Chemistry swatches and look today instead. :)

The Cold Chemistry Palette is a collaboration Amelia Arsenic, model and designer of the fashion brand A is for arsenic London. It differs from the earlier Sugarpill palettes from the start, with its rectangular shape instead of the typical square adorned with pretty, bright colors. This palette adopts a darker more mysterious aesthetics. 

When you open the palette the difference with the earlier compact eyeshadows continues. This collection consists of four shimmery eyeshadows and dark mysterious shades opposed to the matte, brightly colored ones from the earlier palettes. 

Swatches without base, photographed with flash.

Swatches with NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk as base, photographed with flash.

With NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk as base, photographed without flash.

From left to right:

Soot & Stars 
Black eyeshadow with a lot of sparkle that mostly look silver but in different light changes to all the colors of the rainbow.
Vegan.

Diamond eyes
White shimmery eyeshadow with a pink sheen (or is it just my imagination?). This is the color for highlighting the inner corners.
Vegan.

Elemental chaos
Deep purple with a blue sheen. This rather gloomy color would definitely be Eeyore's favorite eyeshadow. ;)
Not vegan (contains carmine)

Subterranean
Dark, bottle green with navy blue undertones. I don't think I have any other colors in my eyeshadow collection that are similar to this one so this one is a very interesting addition. :)
Vegan.

All of these eyeshadows are insanely pigmented. Duh! It's Sugarpill! Of course they are! ;) The colors of the palette are perfect to combine with each other to create a dark, harmonious look.

WARNING! Please read this before trying on this look at home! The glitter flakes I've used are extremely sharp and are NOT supposed to be used anywhere near the eyes. Think about what extensive damage those sharp corners can make to your eyes! I made this look for the purpose of this photo shoot; it is not supposed to be worn. If you're not 100% sure of what you're doing DON'T TRY THIS LOOK AT HOME!

The lipstick is another new makeup item that I will write a review on some time in a future not far from now - OCC Lip tar in the shade Batty which is part of the Sci-Fi Lullabies collection that came out this past spring. I love the name that is taken from the character Roy Batty from Blade Runner.

Face

*Ready foundation 130 (Bare minerals)

*Mineral Veil (Bare Minerals)

*Blush Peach (Make Up Store)

Eyebrows

*Brow powder Dark brown (Anastasia)

Eyes

*Shadow Insurance (original) (Too Faced)

*Jumbo Pencil Milk (NYX)

*All colors from the Cold Chemistry palette (Sugarpill)

*Velvet revolver (Too Faced)
*24/7 Glide on Eye pencil Vice (Urban Decay)* 

*False eyelashes #28 (Red Cherry)
*Glitter flakes from Panduro craft store

Lips

*Medium pencil Sophie (Illamasqua)
*Lip tar Batty (OCC)

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What do you think of the Cold Chemistry palette? How would you combine the different colors? :)

Thanks for reading!

*Urban Decay is owned by L'Oreal which is not a cruelty-free brand. 

Monthly Theme: New Years Eve

First of all I want to say thank you to all of you who have shown me support in the matter of my pictures that were stolen, mutilated and published in the web magazine called Stylish Eve. I have contacted the magazine and asked them to compensate me for the pictures but they have, as I'm writing this yet not answered. I will give them a couple of more days before I am going to take further actions. Anyway, thank you so much for your support and a big hug to all of you! <3 

I know, it is a little bit late to post New Years Eve makeup looks in January but it is this months Monthly Theme at Sophistique Noir. I wanted to do a look with glitter, because New Years Eve is all about glitter and fireworks and such, so I went to search for convenient inspirational pictures. 

This is the picture that inspired me for this look. I've been dreaming of going to London for a long time now and I really hope that I will have the opportunity to do so during 2013. :)

Source

Now on to the look itself...

Underneath the pink sparkles two eyeshadows are hiding; Dollipop (inner part of the lid) and 2AM (outer part). Put them on on top of NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk and blend upwards slightly above the crease. Then, use a pink or crystal/white glitter eyeliner as "glue" for your glitter to stick to.

As the title suggests this is a look for you who's into more bold makeup. An eye-makeup like this one is definitely a head-turner! :)

I was going to wear this makeup for a shopping trip so I decided to balance out this bold eye-makeup with a neutral lip. Normally, I would have combined it with a black lip, to achieve a more gothic approach, but sometimes you just have those kinds of days when you want to avoid attention and to bold makeup would be just too much. Today was such a day for me.

Face

*Skin base foundation 02 (Illamasqua)

*Loose powder (Isadora)

Eyebrows

*Corrupt (Makeup Geek)

Eyes

*2AM (Sugarpill)

*Dollipop (Sugarpill)

*Tako (Sugarpill)

*Corrupt (Makeup Geek)

*Waterproof Glossy Eyeliner (Isadora)

*Medium Pencil S.O.P.H.I.E. (Illamasqua)

*False lashes #111 (Ardell)

Lips

*Darling (Makeup Geek)

*Edelweiss lipgloss (Face Stockholm)

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I must confess that I have never made any "promises" for the new year before, but this year I have one; I am going to brush my dogs teeth every day. She hates getting her teeth brushed and as a result we haven't brushed them as often as we should. Dental health is very important for small dog breeds because of their increased tendency for loosening of the teeth. 

Anyways, hope you liked the look and thank you very much for reading! :) Have a great weekend!