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Kawaii-a-bunga!

LOTD done with all the the Kawaii shadows from Shiro Cosmetics! :) 

Inside, no flash:

 Natural lighting:

Awkward face! haha

Products Used:

Eyes-

1. Urban Decay Primer Potion

2. Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxie

3. All 5 Shadows from Shiro Cosmetics Kawaii collection

4. Smashbox Jet Set eyeliner in Black

5. Hard Candy 1000 Lashes primer

6. Covergirl mascara

7. Anastasia Brow powder in blonde

8. Hello Kitty by Sephora Charmmy Kohl eyeliner in Happy Cloud on bottom water line

Face- 

1. Hard Candy face primer

2. Philosophy's The Supernatural powder foundation

3. Nars blush in Orgasm

4. Mary Kay concealer pen

Lips-

Hard Candy gloss in pink (sorry the name rubbed off!)

Hello Kitty Swatches

Here are the Hello Kitty reviews I promised in my last entry. :) 

Nail polish shown is Sephora by OPI's "Go With the Flow-er".

Inside, flash:

 Natural light:

I probably could have done another coat of color, but I wanted to get to putting on the stickers! I've got her bow on my index finger on my right hand as shown, and on my left hand thumb I've got a Hello Kitty face. They went on easily and seem to be staying, although I did put a top coat on as well. 

The liners:

Inside, flash:

Left to right:

Goodnight Dreams, Grape Juice, Chocolate Milk, Happy Cloud, Blueberry, Bicycle and Blue Sky.

Natural light.

I am very excited to use these in upcoming looks. The black liner looks a lot like MAC's Feline (which I also have) and I want to see how it compares staying wise. I had a lot of trouble keeping Feline from moving on me. I hope this one does better. :) I would also like to point out how much I love Happy Cloud and look forward to using it as a lower water line color. I hope someone eventually also compares these to the Urban Decay set that has recently been released (I am not paying $92 for eyeliners I probably wont use). 

Keep an eye out for a black liner review, including the color from this set and some others. I want to see how they compete against each other! :)

New reviews!

Hey all!

I hope to have a review of a couple of the new Hello Kitty items Sephora has, up soon. A friend gave me the Charmmy Kohl Eyeliner Kit and the Nail Art Stickers. :)

Medusa's Kitten

Here it is! My first "lotd" or Look of the Day if you will. :) I had a lot of fun with this one, mostly because I got to try a lot of new products with it! I got a lovely Sephora gift card for Christmas, and I finally used it. I picked up the stuff I ordered from UPS yesterday, and got to try the new things today. I also used a few things I had already, of course. :) 

The overall look - very neutral and work-appropriate.

This shows the shimmer the best, as does the next one.

I am still perfecting my eyeliner techniques. 

Products used:

Eyes - 

1. Kat Von D High Voltage Eyeshadow Primer

2. Stila Smudgepot in Kitten

3. Medusa's makeup e/s in Vanilla Latte

4. Smashbox liquid liner pen in black

5. Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes! Mascara

Face- 

1. Hard Candy face primer

2. Philosophy's The Supernatural powder foundation

3. Smashbox Softlights in Prism

Lips- 

1. Kat Von D Lightning Sheer lip gloss in Rocker

This was my first time using both of the Kat Von D items, the smudgepot and the mascara. I have to say, I was pretty impressed with all of them! My new favorite is probably the smudgepot though, because it gives off a very nice subtle shimmer and I really enjoy that. Let me know what you think, constructive criticism is always welcome!

Edited to add: On day two of using the Kat Von D primer, I did a cute look with Shiro Cosmetics' Kawaii shadows. After I got home from work, my boyfriend asked me, while motioning to my eyes, if that was what I mean by creases. Much to my dismay, I noted that the shadows had creased horribly. Perhaps it is just that the two products should not be used together, or something, but I will note that I didn't have this problem when I used the shadows with my Urban Decay Primer Potion.

In other news, I recently tried the Tarina Tarantino "Mini Gem Glossette" lip gloss kit. 

I really wanted the shade "Ruby Headphones" because when I swatched it on my hand, it showed a nice, shimmery red that I thought would look great on me! And it did! All of them were pretty great colors! However, I couldn't get past the smell and the grittiness of the actual gloss. It smelled very much like a cheap dollar stop lip gloss full of chemicals and I couldn't use it because of that alone. I may have been able to work past the grittiness, but not that stench. I had to return it, which broke my heart. I really wanted to like them! :(

TKB Mixes!

So, I received the TKB Trading Co.  EZ Eyeshadow Kit for Christmas and I have to say that I love it a lot. For those of us not looking to get into the commercial side of making eyeshadow (yet...who knows what could happen?), it is very fun to play with! For those of you who don't know of what I speak, you can find the kit here.

Anyways, I thought I would show off the eight colors that I've mixed together so far. I pretty much love all of them (minus the baby blue...I think it is too much of the base and not enough of the actual colors...but you learn as you go, right?)

These are the shadows as they look in the 5 gram jars. I haven't even used 1/4th of my supply and I made EIGHT shadows that filled the jars to the top!

Inside, no flash. 

Inside with flash. 

Here are better close ups of each row. 

I swatched these over Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Normally I think this primer is too greasy for my eyelids, and I end up with creases (because my lids get greasy enough on their own), but it came with the Enchanted Glamourland palette that I have from Too Faced so I might as well use it for something! For my eyes I stick with the Urban Decay Primer Potion, even though the packaging does suck. 

My favorite color is either the dark teal from the first row, or the gold in the bottom row. 

Thanks for looking! Let me know what you think about the colors.

Make Up.

I figured it would be a good idea to start off with a description of the make-up collection I'm currently working with. In order to do this, I got everything out, took pictures, and will post it all with descriptions! I hope you're ready...actually, who am I kidding? I hope I'm ready.

The whole shebang.

I'm sure there are a lot of items here that people will recognize, but there are a few randoms thrown in as well. 

Lips:

L-R: Covergirl Wetslicks in Tangerine Splash, Dr. Pepper flavored gloss, Physicians Formula Organic Wear in Sugar Spice, Philosophy glosses in Peppermint Bark, Candy Cane and Have a Cherry Christmas, Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer in Watermelon, Yes to Carrots Lip Tint in Coral Sunshine, Kat Von D Lipstick in A Go-GO, Mac Viva Glam Gaga, Este Lauder lipstick in Sugar Honey.

Kat Von D, Gaga, Este, followed by Mary Kay lipsticks in Toffee and Pink Daisy, Lip color creme in Island Pink. Lana Bella Lip Care in Watermelon, Pretty in Pink. Boots No. 7 Stay Perfect Lip Lacquer in Nectar and red (unsure of the name, label is not on). Jesse's Girl lipglass in Shockwave. Revlon lipstick in Luminous pink. Aromaleigh lip tint in Head Over Heels. 

Wet 'n' Wild lipsticks in 516C and 528A. Sephora lipstick in R04. Avon lipstick in J501. Hard Candy - Plumping Serum lipgloss in pink, Painted Lady lipstick in Rush Hour, Ultimate Shine lipgloss in Pixie, lip liner in Blush. Make Up Forever Aqua Lip liner 8C. 

Eyes:

Fyrinnae eyeshadows (including Pixie Epoxie, ): Dragon's Wing, We're All Mad Here, Leif, Dokkalfar, Arcane Magic - Mystic. Arcane Magic - Elemental fire, Velociraptor, Gilded Wings, Tyr,  Arcane Magic  - Dragon Magic. Arcane Magic - Faerie Glamour, Equality, Arcane Magic - Conjuror, Blue Whale. +20 Beautification, Biker Chic, and Arcane Magic - Wizard's Apprentice. 

 Smashbox Collection (includes 2 lipglosses- Peep/Show and Pout): Loose Shimmer in Burlesque, eye shadow in Envy, shadow/liner quad in Rusque, and creme liner in Midnight Black.

Wet 'n' Wild eyeshadows, blushes. If you can't read the names, just let me know! Includes a creme shadow/liner in Pixie and a Mega Eyes marker 869.

Covergirl: Lashblast Fusion mascara, Lashblast Length mascara. Eyeshadow quads in Berry & cream, Dazzling Metallics, Tropical Fusion and Sheer Nudes. Includes Pencil liner in black.

Too Faced Enchanted Glamourland palette. 

Coastal Scents 88 shimmer palette, creme liner in Stellar, blush sample. Also shown are a Sephora mascara sample, and eye liner sample.

Aromaleigh sample sets of Spells! and Mythos. 

My apologies for the bad photo. 

Hard Candy - Moon Glow powder, eye liner in Rice, eye shadow in Pick Up Line, blush in Living Doll, Glow All the Way highlighter, 1000 Lashes primer, and Sheer Envy face primer. 

From the top: Boots foundation in Extra Fair, E.L.F. creme eyeshadows in Olive, Mocha Swirl, and Butter Pecan, Rimmel bronzer in 021, Stay Matte powder in 004, eyeliner in Ivy, Shadow pencils in Star Gaze and Star Kissed. Boots eyeshadow quads in Renaissance and Topaz. Victoria's Secret loose eye shadows in Plum Passion and Too Too Pink, pressed shadows in Glamerald and Blue Ray. Physicians Formula concealer duo. Maybelline creme liner in Blackest Black and creme liner in Pink Petal. Physicians Formula Mineral Wear powder in Fair Glow. Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original.

Multiple Color Me Glow Profusion palettes. Nyx eyeliner in Black, and a Physician's Formula eye shadow palette. 

Eyes and etc:

Cargo blush, Too Faced blush in Papa Don't Peach, Dior Diorshow mascara, Philosophy The Supernatural foundation powder, Anastasia Brow Powder Duo in Ash Blonde. 

Victorias Secret - Heavenly, and Stella by Stella McCartney (my most favorite perfumes). 

Not pictured are my Mary Kay eye shadows, blushes and liners.