Dotting

Diet Irn Bru inspired

Silver Nail Polish

Models Own Dream Stream

Models Own Zest a Peel

Gray and Dotty

All colours by Barry M

Multi-coloured Nails

Base Coat
Gosh Nail Tip (white)
Barry M Blueberry Ice Cream
Barry M Mint Green
Barry M Lemon Ice Cream
Barry M Coral
Bourjois 1 Seconde Rose Cupcake
Bourjois 1 Seconde Lavande
Rimmel Matte Top Coat

First Attempts at Galaxy Nails

 Base Coat
Wet & Wild- Cream Black
GOSH- Nail Tip
Barry M- Berry Ice Cream (308)
OPI- Pink Positively
Models Own- Dream Stream
Models Own- White Nail art pen
Bourjois- Pailettes Disco
Top coat

Base Coat
Barry M- Black Multi Glitter (333); Excellent for this type of look.
GOSH- Holographic
Models Own- Purple Blue
Models Own- Indian Ocean
Bourjois- Pailettes Disco
Models Own- Ibiza Mix; dotted on parts of nail to give appearance of clusters
Top Coat

EOTD: Golden Gothic

Sorry, I haven't posted for a while as I've been a bit busy.  Last week I started a new job- it is only temporary but I'm hoping to get something more permanent  after Christmas. Sadly, due to the nature of my job makeup is strictly forbidden as is perfume, nail polish, strong smelling cosmetics, products containing nuts and jewellery, we must also wear some rather unattractive hair nets and overalls. In short, it is well outside of my comfort zone, although that had nothing on the horror of standing for 8 hours (which is going to be 12 as of tonight for the next 2 and a half to three weeks, although the pay should be quite good provided the shifts don't kill me, lol). So, in order to get back into the swing of blogging again, here is a look I did a couple of weeks ago:

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack-tightline
TFSI- Prime
Sleek Molten Metal in Gold- Lid
Sugarpill Chromalust  in Goldilux- Lid
Body Shop Glitter in Gold- Over Goldilux
Sugarpill Chromalust in Stella- Outer 1/3 and crease
MAC e/s in Black Tied- to blend out Stella
MAC e/s in Dazzlelight- Highlight
MAC Blacktrack- Upper Lashline and Waterline
Benefit Badgal e/l- Lower lashline
T.F. Lash Injection Mascara
Brown e/s on brows.

This is quite a nice look for this time of year, I paired this up with a Black Barry M lipstick.  I would use and even lighter Foundation (I find it difficult to get the Stargazer stuff to work on me, so I was stuck with my usual NC15) to make the look much more gothic.

EOTD's: Purples

Was a bit bored and have been playing with makeup this is what I did tonight:

TFSI

MUFE 92-Lid and 2/3 lower lashline

MAC Lucky Tom- over 92

MAC Romping- Crease and inner 1/3 lower lashline

Sugarpill Dollypop- above crease

MAC Yoghurt- to blend out Romping

Sugarpill Tako- Highlight

MAC Stately Black- outer 1/3 lower lashline

Maybelline black kohl liner- waterline

Barry M- Purple glittery liner

Too Faced lash injection

MAC Pink Reflects glitter-over Romping

A nice simple look for nipping out to Tesco:

TFSI

MAC Vibrant Grape inner 2/3 of lid and lower lashline

Ben Nye Royal Purple- outer 1/3 lid and lower lashline

MAC Vellum- Highlight

Maybelline black kohl- waterline

Too Faced lash injection

Too Faced lash injection pinpoint

EOTD: Browns

Not posted one of these in ages.

TFSI

MAC Soft Force e/s- all over lid

MAC Tempting e/s- Crease and blended up

MAC Night Manoevers e/s-Crease

High Voltage Cosmetics Loki e/s- Inner Crease

Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner in Black

Too Faced Lash Injection Mascara

Barry M White eyeliner

Swatches: Barry M Lip Paints (Part 3)

lp146- Dolly pink
lp62- Vibrant Pink
lp121- Pillar Box Red
lp54- Peach

100th Post and Meadowhall Haul

I'm back after quite a long absence brought about due to excessive coursework, which will be over soon as the exams are next week and then it will all be over and done with (hopefully).

Went to Meadowhall in Sheffield to get a break from the revision yesterday; didn't spend as much as I thought I would but picked up a few nice things while I was there. Unfortunately, I also ended up eating a quarter of a seriously undercooked burger (a combination of low lighting and thinking it was just a bit pink until it started to ooze pink liquid and my Dad and I had to send our stuff back although my brothers chicken was fine) and I haven't felt right since, in fairness as soon as they were told everything was replaced and we were give two more massive bowls of chips, onion rings and drinks for free (more than we could manage- very depressing for my Dad who loves free stuff)

Too Faced Lash Injection

Too Faced Glitter Glue

Too Faced Glitter Pigment in Glampire (These were part of a 3 for 2 offer in Boots)

Sleek Lipsticks in Mystic, Amped Fuchsia and Cherry (2 for £6 in Superdrug).

Barry M nail paint in Indigo

Barry M Nail effects in pink, white and blue

MAC lipstick in Faux

Admittedly, I have done some more shopping online and have stuff due in the next day or so including one of the Lime Crime lipsticks which I have debated over buying since they came out; I have heard mixed reviews over the quality and the alleged practices of the Xenia, the owner have made me think twice, so I bought it from Cocktail Cosmetics and I hope it was worth the £14 I spent there but will review it when I have it.

Bad news and a Haul...

First off here is the nicer stuff, not everything I have bought recently but the stuff I still had out/that have arrived.

Benefit BadGal lashes, Bourjois felt tip liner, Stargazer turquoise lipstick, MAC e/s in Juxt and Atlantic Blue, Barry M 'Bright Red' nailpaint, Medusas makeup eye dust 'Purple Rain', stick it primer, the fix glitter adhesive, eyeliner sealer, glitter in 'Antoinette' and 'Electro Green' e/s. I ordered the Medusas stuff last Monday and it arrived this morning, everything costing less than £27 (excl. shipping and to remain under the customs and excise limit). So I'm impressed, so far.

Some US and UK sweet stuff and the most expensive can of Pepsi (diet with lime-much nicer than ordinary diet but not nice enough for me to spend £1.79 on a regular basis for it) I've ever tasted out of an American Sweet shop in town.

Now the horrible news, my Gran died this morning. She was 88 and had had a stroke at Christmas, so the depressing prospect of the first Christmas without my Mum was a lot worse and since it is close to the 1st anniversary of her death (2 weeks away). So I will be travelling back to Scotland tomorrow to help out and attend her funeral and as a result blogging might be off the agenda for a little while but hopefully, I will have some reviews of the Medusas stuff and some stuff I ordered will have arrived when I get back.

Will try to post some swatches tonight.

Swatches: Orange and Purple Lipstcks

L-R: Barry M 117, MAC Meltdown, Morange And Neon Orange
L-R: Barry M 129, 143, MAC Purple Rite, Up the Amp, Illamasqua Fetish, MAC Violetta and Style Curve.

Violetta (Perm, PRO) and Style Curve (LE) are both very similar, SC is slightly more red toned and is a cremesheen rather than an Amplified Creme.

Morange (Perm) and Neon Orange (LE and Perm PRO) are also similar both are AC but NO is slightly more red toned.

If you have Violetta, you probably won't need to get SC. If you have Morange or NO you won't really need the other.

LOTD: Gradient Experiment

After a fairly substantial hiatus, I am trying to get back into blogging, however, as I am in my final year at Uni and on a fairly demanding course as well as dealing with some sad family circumstances, posting may not be as regular as I would like.

I got Photoshop Elements 9 for my Christmas and have been having some fun with that. PSE9 is helpful for isolating elements of my look and concealing other part such as here, where I have covered the skin but left the lips unchanged (aside from trying to lessen the impact of the gloss which made it look patchy- the colour and application were done using makeup)

Anyway, here is my attempt at a Gradient/rainbow look.

Base : Lip balm

Purple: MAC Violet pigment

Pink: Barry M dazzledust- 64

Orange: Barry M dazzledust- 77

Red: Barry M dazzledust- 84

Gold: MAC pigment- Golden Lemon

Blue: Urban Decay pigment- Shattered

Green: Barry M dazzledust- 95

Lipgloss: MAC lipgloss-clear

Haul: October

Swatches: Barry M Lip Paints Part 2

lp152: Vintage Rose

lp129: Palest Lavender

althought not a lip paint an Barry M lip lacquer in llc1: Scarlet Red

Swatches: Barry M Lip Paints Part 1

All lip paints are available from barrym.com for £4.49

lp37: Black

lp149: Green

lp148: Robot Blue

lp145: Punky Pink (not a brilliant likeness- much brighter IRL)

EOTN: Steampunk inspired

I have taken quite a liking to the Steampunk imagery recently and decided to have a go at a makeup look. This is probably a bit heavier than most would say fits the look but I like it.

UDPP

MAC Bare Study- all over

GOSH Brown e/s stick-lid and just above crease

Collection 2000 Dazzle Me Dust 'Bedazzle'-inner corner (1/5)

UD loose e/s 'Baked' -lid (2/5)

Barry M Dazzle Dust 44- lid (3/5)

C. 2000 Enchanted- lid (4/5)

UD loose e/s Smog-lid (5/5)

Clinique Pink tweed duo (the brown e/s)- crease to blend the browns and bronzes

MAC Tempting- crease

C. 2000 Lustrous- above crease

Sleek Sunset pallet the Red (R:1, 2)- inner crease (into tempting)

Winey red (under the red)-inner crease (into lustrous)

Benefit Big beautiful Eyes contour colour -lightly to blend out edges of lustrous

88 shimmer pallet champagne colour (R10,1)- Highlight

MAC f/l Blitz & Glitz- upper lashline

UD 24/7 e/l Bourbon- lower lashline and waterline

Bourjois black glittery e/l- outer corner of lower lashline (blend gently into bourbon)

Pout gold eyeliner- inner corner of water line

Maybelline Great lash brownish black mascara

Haul

Most of the stuff I ordered yesterday has arrived.

2x simple face wipesHei poa monoi oil (coconut)

Daniel Galvin Jr Organic shampoo and conditioner (for red hair)

Dr Bronner Liquid castile soap (peppermint, 2 sizes)

Lush Advobath bathbomb

Lush Jasmine scented Bathbomb (can't remember the name, it's a new one)

Moa the green balm

Lucas' papaw ointment

RMK Holographic Red Cherry lipstick

Barry M Dazzledust Lime, Orange and a glittery silver one

OCC Lip tars Pageant, Katricia and Anime

Bourjois black glittery liquid liner

Not Pictured:

Lush Vanilla Fountain bath bomb (used last night)

Too Faced Candlelight powder

Miss Wax leg waxing strips (not arrived yet)

Swatch: Barry M Lipstick 117 (orange)

Barry M lipstick 117 (orange) £4.25



(Left: 117, Right: MAC's Morange, which has much more red in it)

Swatches

Here are some swatches from the Edinburgh haul.

 These are the nail polishes from Barry M: Fuschia and Mint Green


L-R: Collection 2000 Glam Crystals Glitterliner; Funk and Hustle and Too Faced: Obsessed Fan 

Barry M Dazzledusts: 82 (Mint Green), 64 (Fuschia) and 44(Bronze). Above is applied dry in natural daylight and below is applied wet in natural daylight. 



Too Faced e/s's: Fantasy Island (Duo) and Jealous?
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