Archive for December, 2010

Green Christmas look

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

I was at a Christmas party with my coworkers a couple of weeks ago, and went for a light green look. I’m not 100 % sure of what I used, but I think the list is pretty accurate.

Eyes
Urban Decay – Primer Potion
Nyx – Jumo Eye pencil in Milk on inner half of lid
Coastal Scents – Mineral eyeshadow Hi Light Green on top of Milk
Aromaleigh – Mandarin on the rest of the lid and in crease
MAD Minerals – Ever After on outer v and in the crease, and along lower lashline
MAC – Phloof! on brow bone (not entirely sure about this one)
Nyx – Jumbo eye pencil in Cottage Cheese in inner corners of the eyes
Isadora – Inliner kajal Blonde on water line
ELF – gel liner in True Black on upper lash line
Lancome – Hypnose Precious Cells Mascara on upper lashes
Claudia – Wonderlash Mascara on lower lashes

Photos are taken inside with flash.

Bonus photo that my dear fiance took of me. This was after the party, so be nice! =) I’m wearing the UD lipstick Hotpants here, and the nails are the same as in my last post, Mistletoe Kisses on top of Sew Psyched.

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Sew Psyched Gets Mistletoe Kisses

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Time for some more crappy nail pics! I’m not really a fan of the Essie bottles, I think they look utterly boring, and there are not a lot of colors that catch my attention. But Sew Psyched spiked my interest, so now I’m not an Essie virgin anymore =)

So what do I think of this polish? I had a little trouble getting it even, but that’s probably more my fault than the polish, it had a pretty nice formula. I also knew that some people have had problems with it drying slowly, so I topped it with Seche Vite after three coats, and lay low for a couple of hours before I went to bed. I didn’t find any marks the day efter.

Essie Sew Psyched

All photos are taken inside with flash. I apologize for the creepy fingers, they’ve been quite dry lately.

Essie Sew Psyched

The shimmer in this is barely noticable, so it looks more like a creme polish at a glance.

So I was sporting this for a few days, and was going to put on China Glaze Frosty for a Christmas party at work. Unfortunately time ran out (as it always does for me, I have nooo idea why..) so I grabbed Mistletoe Kisses and layered it on top of Sew Psyched. I think it worked pretty well!

Mistletoe Kisses on top of Sew Psyched

I forgot to photograph the bottle!

China Glaze Mistletoe Kisses on top of Essie Sew Psyched

It looks a little uneven but it wasn’t anything you noticed in real life, it just glittered beautifully!

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Viva La Diva look

Monday, December 6th, 2010

I bought a couple of Viva La Diva eyeshadows a few days ago and wanted to try them out, so here’s a blue green look that I put together just for fun.

List of what I’ve used:

Urban Decay – Primer Potion
Nyx – Jumbo eye pencil Milk all over lid
Nyx – Jumbo eye pencil Cottage Cheese in inner corners
Viva La Diva – Domed eyeshadow Light Turqoise all over lid, inner half of the lower lash line
Viva La Diva – Domed eyeshadow Aqua in in crease, outer v, along outer half of lower lash line
Brite Bird – Pressed eyeshadow Micromiss applied lightly in outer v
Everyday Minerals – Floating Feathers on browbone, inner corners, and applied over Light Turqoise on inner half of the lid
Urban Decay – 24/7 Glide-on eye pencil Electric on upper lash line
Lancome – Hypnose Precious Cells Mascara on upper lashes
Claudia – Wonderlash Mascara on lower lashes
Isadora – Inliner kajal in Blonde on lower water line

First photos taken inside with flash:

And these are taken in the tiny amount of daylight that’s available in Sweden now:

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China Glaze Bogie

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

I haven’t posted much of my polishes from the Vintage Vixen collection, and that’s because all the photos came out a disaster! I really need to find better ways to photograph without natural daylight. But I really wanted to show Bogie so I’ve tried to get a few photos that may hint at what a beautiful polish this is. It’s actually a shade that I normally wouldn’t go for, as I prefer bolder colors, but it’s really beautiful! It’s a dark plum shade with a nice shimmer to it. It applied well as the rest of the collection, and I went for two layers (three on some nails).


This photo is actually taken a week later, with an extra layer added. I wanted to get one photo with some daylight.

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