It's Sunday, time to get inspired! This week is blue hues.
As always, don't forget to hop on over to Tulle & Combat Boots and see what beautiful blue hues are inspiring her this week too!
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Sunday Inspiration #2: pretty pastel purple
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White Tiger by Tia Eastwood | Radiant Orchid Redhead* | Yay Cake | Redheaded Girls* | Lilac Clumps in a Mug | Hair by Seiko Irobe | Pretty Pigeon* | Plum Easter Egg | Marimekko Mod Dress*
Friday, April 18, 2014
A BRIEF DISCLAIMER
After being vegetarian for several years, I am now transitioning to being completely cruelty free. I will do my best to have everything from now on to be cruelty free, but I request that you kindly consider that this is a journey and not everyone is perfect!
Posts on this blog and it's social media accounts prior to April 18, 2014 may contain items that contain animal derived products and/or products that have been tested on animals.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Saturated Spring
An Easter outfit with a bit of kick.... I'm all about mixing up seasons. Pastels in the summer and some saturated citrus for spring. Awwwyissssss
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Urban Decay - Electric Palette
I'm still having a grand time playing with Urban Decay's Electric Palette, so I decided to share a couple looks I created that are a little more subtle than my Rainbow Eyes from last week. You can check out all my looks from the Electric Palette HERE.
I started first by priming my lid with ud's Eyeshadow Primer Potion. I then brushed on a light sweep of Paradisco by MAC* across the lid. Next I lined my eye with NYX's Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk using a small angle brush. Then using a clean small angle brush I started at the inner corner of the lid with Savage transitioning to Jilted, Urban and finally Chaos. I did not clean my brush between transitions. After that, with a clean small angle brush I went back to the upper inner eyelid and applied a bit of Slowburn. I finished the look with NYX Voluptuous Lush Lash Mascara.
*MAC products are no longer cruelty free. Until this changes I will no longer purchase their products. Since, however, I have so much of their product still I will be using it until it is depleted.
So tell me, do you have the Electric Palette yet? I wanna know your thoughts! What do you like/dislike about it?
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Cherry Blossom Pink - Sunday Inspiration
It's cherry blossom season here in DC and I'm feeling quite inspired by pink! Cherry blossom trees line the streets in my neighborhood, they are truly beautiful. Couldn't be more perfect timing, this winter was a tough one, it's lovely to have a reminder of why DC with all it's faults is actually a nice place to live.
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sunday inspiration 01: cherry blossom pink
sunday inspiration 01: cherry blossom pink
Pale Redhead and Pink Peonies via Pinterest - Pastel Pink Mohawk via Pinterest - Tiny Vibrant Pink Kitchen via Pinterest - Cherry Blossom via Instagram - Turquoise Walls & Hot Pink Door via Pinterest - Pink Peacock Feathers via Pinterest - Hot Pink Rocks for Planting Succulents via Pinterest
Monday, April 7, 2014
Electric Palette - Urban Decay
When I turned 18, I got my first credit card at Nordstrom. This was a pretty exciting thing because not only did they carry size 11 shoes, but they also sold Urban Decay and Hard Candy Nail polishes. Be still my alt 90's heart!
Urban Decay seems to be best known for their Naked Palettes these days, but what I fell in love with them over was rad punk rock polish. Which in fact is why I am SO EXCITED to talk about this return to alternative with the Electric Palette! Sure, sure, they have had some bright colors in their single shadows and 24/7 liners, but this is a serious, in-your-face, crazy-color palette. Plus, ahem, it's CRUELTY FREE!
Obviously, I'm pretty stoked on this palette and my first go around I emulated VintageOrTacky's Rainbow eye. It's a little different since our eyes are shaped a bit differently, but if you want to give this look a try check out her video embedded below.
To really make these pressed pigments pop I started the look with NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk all over the upper and lower lid. My look included: Chaos in the crease, Urban and Jilted Above the crease in the browbone area, Fringe on the lid. On the lower lid I gradated from Urban to Jilted to Slowburn, Thrash is on the tearduct. I put just a touch of Revolt in the little divot between my nose and lid. The black liner is 24/7 liquid liner in Perversion and the mascara is NYX Voluptuous LL04. For my brows I used MAC Sassy Grass eye shadow. All of the products I used are cruelty free except the MAC shadow*
*I used to be a die hard MAC user, but unfortunately they are no longer cruelty free. Until this changes I will no longer purchase their products. Since, however, I have so much of their product still I will be using it until it is depleted.