TAG | The One and Only

So a while ago Maya, from Spider Leg Lashes, had posted a tag and then tagged anyone who wanted to do it. Of course, I took the opportunity to do the tag!

The Only Question: If you could only have one ____ what would it be? And, why?

 

 

Primer - It would be a sin not to say Urban Decay Primer Potion. This has been my beauty must-have and I'll forever continue buying it!

Base product - I went for The Body Shop Vitamin E Cool BB Cream just because it's the one I'm currently using and I really like it.

Blusher (cream or powder) - Definitely Sleek MakeUP blush in Pomegranate. This colour is gorgeous and looks amaaazing.

Highlighter - I'm going to opt for an eyeshadow that I like to use both as an eye and face highlight, which is Sephora Peach Beige. The colour is a perfect champagne and always looks amazing!
Eyebrow product - I love Quo brow gel! It does not leave my brows stiff and holds them in-place at all hours.
Mascara - My favourite tends to change a lot, but at the moment it's definitely Benefit BadGal Waterproof. This mascara has gotten a lot of hate but I just love it!
Concealer - I don't actually use a concealer as concealer, I use a foundation which is MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW20.
Powder - I've been opting for Marcelle Translucent Powder lately and I just love the finish it gives to my skin!
Bronzer - It seems that I use product that are meant for one thing as something else, and here's another one. I actually really love how The Body Shop eyeshadow in the colour 10 looks as a bronzer.
Make Up Brush (single) -This was definitely a tough one. I was going to choose ELF Eyeshadow brush, but I went for MAC 217 only because it's a multi-purpose brush.

Eyeshadow - I loooooooove eyeshadow, and I have a whole ton, but this was my easiest pick. Quo eyeshadow in Dusk. I've never seen such a beautiful, unique colour before and I cherish this eyeshadow!

Eyeliner - I went for Rimmel Soft Kohl in the colour Sable Brown because it looks great on the waterlines and smudged around the eye. It was either that or MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack.

Lip Liner (or lip colour) -This category kinda irks me cause there's no lip colour category, but a lip liner one? I'm changing it... My choice is Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Sugar Plum, this colour is gooorgeous and perfect for the fall!

Lip Balm - Another easy choice. Hands down EOS in Summer Fruit. This is the only EOS balm I've tried and I absolutely love it! It's the perfect texture and wear.

Nail Polish  - This was definitely a difficult choice because I have so many nail polishes, but I opted for Gosh Limited Edition in Galaxy. The colour is so unique and gorgeous!

I Tag...

 

Anyone who wants to!

FOTD | Forest Finds

Hey guess what, it's time for another FOTD! I'm starting to embrace summer, just as it's coming to an end. Excellent. I really wanted to work with earthy tones to make a forest-inspired look. I wanted a reddy eyeshadow, but I also wanted some green, so this is the look I came up with!

I decided to work a reddish eyeshadow all around my lid and under eye, then I took a very dark brown and very carefully and gently worked it into my crease to really smoke it out and accentuate. I then took a sparkly dark brown and blended it into the outer v. Lastly, my foresty pop of colour went into the inner corner and I gently blended it into the reddish lid colour. I then took a light and sparkly beige and added it just into the inner corner overtop of the green just to brighten. I finished off with some black liner and mascara. I wanted to keep the focus on the eyes, so I used a shimmer, glowing bronzer and highlighter and just an almost-plum blush on the cheeks. The lips I kept natural and very lightly applied a pale skin-tone lipstick.

I used the following products:

Face:

• Quo BB Cream in Light/Medium
• MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW20 (as a concealer)
• Marcelle Loose Translucent Powder
• Gotta B' Urban Mineral Bronzing Powder in Sunrise
• Madison Street Beauty blush in Hydrangea
• Benefit Watt's Up highlighter

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
• Madison Street Beauty eyeshadow in Mauve (lid)
• Madison Street Beauty eyeshadow in Espresso (crease)
• Madison Street Beauty eyeshadow in Cacao (outer v)
• Madison Street Beauty eyeshadow in Wintergreen (inner corner)
• Quo Nice palette eyeshadow, lightest colour (inner corner over-top Wintergreen)
• MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
• Rimmel Soft Kohl eyeliner in Sable (waterline)
• Revlon eyelash curler
• Benefit BadGal Waterproof mascara (top lashes)
• Avon Super Extend mascara (lower lashes)

Brows:

• NYX The Runway Collection in Champagne & Caviar palette (dark brown & black)
• Quo brow gel

Lips:

•  MAC Myth

Ada xx

TUTORIAL | Neutral Outer V

Face:

• Quo BB Cream in Light/Medium
• MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW20 (as a concealer)
• Sleek Luminous Pressed Powder in 01
• MAC Surf, Baby! Studio Careblend/Pressed Powder in Lush-Light Bronze
• Madison Street Beauty blush in Hydrangea
• Benefit Watt's Up! highlighter deluxe sample

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
• Rimmel London Colour Rush Duo Eyeshadow in Cream Caramel (light nude)
• Maybelline Expert Wear eyeshadow in Creme de Cocoa
• Sleek MakeUP i-Divine palette Au Naturel in Mineral Earth and Taupe
• MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
• Rimmel London Soft Kohl Kajal eyeliner pencil in Sable Brown
• Shu Uemura eyelash curler
• Make Up Forever Aqua Smoky Lash mascara (top lashes)
• Maybelline Full N' Soft mascara (lower lashes)

Brows:

• NYX The Runway Collection in Champagne & Caviar palette (dark brown & black)
• Quo eyebrow gel

 Lips:

• MAC creamsheen lipstick in Angel

Everything Else:

• Nails: Forever 21 in Mauve
• Ring Finger: Forever 21 in Bronze
• Earrings: Forever 21
• Top: Tommy Hilfiger

TUTORIAL | Easy Day Smokey Eye

Hello lovelies! After an extended leave from Youtube, I'm excited and really happy to say that I am finally back! It's been a super long time and I'm shocked that I still have subscribers, but mostly I'm honoured. I decided that I've done too many chatty videos in the past, so I just went right into the tutorial. It's my official first makeup tutorial and I really hope it gets some good feedback cause I have lots more ideas to come! As usual, all products are listed below.

Face:

• Quo BB Cream in Light/Medium
• MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW20 (as a concealer)
• Sleek Luminous Pressed Powder in 01
• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
• Madison Street Beauty bronzer in Rose Bronze
• Jane Cosmetics blush and highlighter in Copper Mountain

Eyes:

• Sleek MakeUP i-Divine palette Oh So Special in The Mail
• Sally Girl eyeshadow in White Chocolate
• Maybelline eyeshadow quad in Chai Latte (taupe and dark brown)
• Sleek MakeUP i-Divine palette Au Naturel in Taupe and Nouggat
• Rimmel London Extreme Definition Two-Tone Eye Definer in City Girl (grey)
• Kala eyelash curler
• Benefit Badgal Waterproof mascara (upper lashes)
• Benefit They're Real! mascara (lower lashes)
• NYX The Runway Collection in Champagne & Caviar palette (dark brown & black)
• Quo brow gel

 Lips:

• MAC creamsheen lipstick in Cream in Your Coffee

Everything Else:

• Blue Nails: China Glaze in Bahamian Escape
• Silver Sparkles Nails: Forever 21 in Front Row
• Earrings: Forever 21
• Bracelet: Forever 21
• Watch: Gift
• Top: GAP

FOTD | Smoked Out

 

Experimenting with eyeshadows is probably my favourite part of doing my makeup. I always enjoy thinking up different looks and different ways of using my shadows along with different colour combinations. I've never done a look like this, but I have to say it's one of my most favourite.

That day we were going to have a wedding at my work, so I decided to dress up a little for the occasion. I pinned back my hair, added a pair of beautiful layered shell earrings and smoked out the eyes. I only wish I had the time to take better pictures, in order to see the look in its fullness. Unfortunately, I was running late so only had a chance to snap a few pictures by the window in my kitchen.

I knew I wanted my skin to look as luminous as possible, so I went for a rather shimmery bronzer, a bright pink blush and very luminizing highlighter. Because the eyeshadows I used were completely matte, I knew I wouldn't be a walking disco ball. Plus, any glitter in my face products was so sparse and thin that it didn't look overdone. For my eyes, I created a V on the outer corner with a medium-dark brown shadow and blended out. I then lined my top lashline and outer lower lashline with a dark sapphire blue shadow and smoked it out. I highlighted my inner corner but left the browbone alone. I didn't want my brows very strong, so I only lightly filled them in. I only finished the look off with a lipbalm because I knew I wouldn't have time to reapply a lipstick or gloss throughout the night.

Face:

• Quo BB Cream in Light/Medium
• MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW20
• Sleek MakeUP Luminous Pressed Powder in 01
• Madison Street Beauty in Rose Bronze (bronzer)
• The Body Shop blush in 03
• Mai Couture Highlighter Paper in St. Barts(?)

Eyes:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original
• Sleek MakeUP i-Divine palette in Oh So Special (2nd row, 3rd shadow all over lid)
• Madison Street Beauty eyeshadow in Espresso (outer-v, blend into crease)
• Madison Street Beauty eyeshadow in Smoky Sapphire (liner)
• Madison Street Beauty eyeshadow in Rose Gold (inner corner)
• Rimmel Extreme Definition duo eyeliner (grey - waterline)
• Shu Uemura eyelash curler
• Badgal Waterproof mascara (upper)
• Benefit They're Real! mascara (lower)
• NYX The Runway Collection palette in Silk & Caviar (dark brown and black)
• Quo eyebrow gel

Ada xx

FOTD | Christmas in Spring?

I have recently.... accumulated a lot of makeup products, so I've been doing a lot of different looks everyday, trying out these new products. I later realized that the look was more Christmasey than I had expected, but considering the cold weather we were getting at the time, I suppose it was in-season. But now that the sun's out and the birds are singing, I'll be doing more Spring-related looks!

The products I used were:
-Quo BB Cream in Light/Medium
-Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow! Foundation in Honey (sample) Only used under the eyes, around the nose and on spots around the face
-Marcelle Translucent Loose Powder
-NYX The Runway Collection in Silk & Caviar (dark brown and a bit of black for brows)
-Quo Eyebrow Gel
-MAC Surf, Baby! Studio Careblend/Pressed Powder in Lush-Light Bronze
-The Body Shop Brush On Radiance Highlighter
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Sleek MakeUP Eye Dust in In The Nude (lid and inner corner)
-Madison Street Beauty eyeshadow in Taupe Luster (outer corner)
-Sleek MakeUP Waterproof Mascara
-Sleek MakeUP True Colour Lipstick in Cherry

I decided on not using a blush because my mom would always tell me to never wear a blush with a red lipstick, but because times have changed now, I considered wearing a blush, but decided the look didn't need it.

Ada xx