Everyday look: Classic

Very well, here comes the second of the looks created out of the "tutorial cards" (or whatever you want to call them...) that comes with the Too Faced Natural eye palette.

It is kind of a nice look although I think it is a bit too shimmery for my taste. To make this look a little more dramatic I added some black eyeliner, which was not in the instructions. I thought I would hate to apply a shimmery eyeshadow all the way up to my brows so I felt very brave trying this look out. It doesn't look as tacky as I had expected, though, and I kind of like the result.

Looks in this kind of color scheme makes blue eyes really pop. Push-Up is such a delicious color but it's a real bummer that Erotica barely shows up at all in the crease.

Glossy red lips is something that starts to become a regular part of my everyday looks. I imagine that bright red gloss makes my lips look fuller but that might be something that is merely just that - imagination. I don't know. I like it anyway. :)

Face

*Skin base foundation 02 (Illamasqua)

*Loose powder (Isadora)

Eyebrows

*Sexpresso (Too Faced)

Eyes

*Silk Teddy (Too Faced)

*Push-Up (Too Faced)

*Erotica (Too Faced)

*Drama mascara (Make Up Store)

*False lashes #601 (Red Cherry)

Lips

*Perfect lipliner Prime Red (Isadora)

*Moisturizing Lipgloss Diva Red (Isadora)

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By the way... I have a BIG problem with my foundation (the Illamasqua Skin Base) at the moment. My skin and my foundation have decided that they will not talk to each other anymore which results in my skin becoming extremely oily and gross. It's terrible! The only thing I can do is to skip the foundation and just use a face primer or nothing at all on my face during the day. :(

Anyways, thank you for reading! :)

Isadora Eyephoria Eyeshadow

About a week ago Isadora launched a new eyeshadow collection called Eyephoria, which consists of 8 highly pigmented shades bursting with shimmery sparkles. The formula is both a powder and emulsion at the same time, which makes the eyeshadow ideal for both wet and dry usage.

Left: Dry on bare skin, Right: Wet on bare skin

Chrome is a greenish, greyish taupeish color that is pretty hard to define. It will definitely suit all eyecolors very well and the shimmery finish is adorable!
When I did the wet swatch, though, I was afraid that I had destroyed the eyeshadow, because the surface looked "melted" afterwards. Later, I found out that so is not the case, since the "melted" layer disappeared when I continued to use the eyeshadow.

Disadvantages: Creased a bit (despite primer...) and caused some fallout during the day.

Pigmentation: 5/5
Longevity: 3/5
Quality: 4/5
Price: 119 SEK
Worth it? Definitely!

Would you like to try this eyeshadow? Have you tried any other Isadora products that you like?

I have collected several nail-polishes that I would love to show you but my dry and brittle nails are currently under restoration so that will have to wait.
Thanks for reading! :)

Monthly Theme: Purple

I've been working this weekend so I actually thought I wouldn't have time to participate in miss Kitty's Monthly theme this month, but I hurried to fix this look for you. :)

The sun was shining and I couldn't find decent lighting conditions anywhere so most of the pictures were, well... destroyed beyond the healing powers of PS. As a result, you only get to see one of the pictures... :(

Sorry for the lack of pictures...

Face

*Skin base foundation 02 (Illamasqua)

*Loose powder (Isadora)

Eyebrows

*Corrupt (Makeup Geek)

Eyes

*Shadow Insurance (original) (Too Faced)
*Gel liner Amethyst (Makeup Geek)

*Poison Plum (Sugarpill)

*Heaven (Too Faced)

*Velvet Revolver (Too Faced)

*Sexpresso (Too Faced)

*True Natural Mascara (Lumene)

*False lashes #601 (Red Cherry)

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This coming week I have some product reviews and stuff coming up for you but hopefully also a couple of looks. :) 

Thanks for reading! 

Natural Eye: Day

Here is the first look that I made out of the "tutorial cards" that were included in the Too Faced Natural Eye Eyeshadow Collection.

Day-look tutorial card... Instructions are easy to follow so if you're new to makeup this kit is great to start with. :)

This is my version (the 7 o'clock in the morning version...) of the look. :) I combined it with red lips mainly because I had a new lipgloss that I wanted to try, but also to add some color to all the neutralness. 

I usually don't wear false lashes for work but when I have ten minutes or so to spare in the morning I like to put on a pair of natural ones. 

Face

*Skin base foundation 02 (Illamasqua)

*Loose powder (Isadora)

*Wonderblush Cleopatra (Make Up Store)

Eyebrows

*Sexpresso (Too Faced)

Eyes

*Heaven (Too Faced)

*Velvet Revolver (Too Faced)

*Sexpresso (Too Faced)

*Drama mascara (Make Up Store)

*False lashes #601 (Red Cherry)

Lips

*Moisturizing Lipgloss Diva Red (Isadora)

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I would have loved to combine this look with a glossy, dark purple lip but that wouldn't have been very work-appropriate for me so I red lips was the second choice. :)
Hope you like the look and don't find it too boring...

Have a great Friday everyone! :) I'll be back during the weekend with a contribution to the Monthly Theme at Sophistique Noir !