My first Hermès leather piece...

will not be a bag, unless I find a bag of gold on my way. So today I'm going to the boutique again and will finally buy a belt, black/brown, size 85. If it's still available that is... I want a shiny gold H buckle with it. And additionally I'm gonna pick up a MUFE HD-Powder which took like ages. One thing: MUFE is cheaper in Austria than in Taiwan, OMG can you believe Ö_Ö haha MUFE must really be a Paris brand.

So why an H-belt? My stomach is really really fat, 85 is just a bit too small for my waist, if I lose several kgs it will fit perfectly AND Hermès is far too expensive not to fit in!!! So much to my motivation...

Grey lips and blue lashes

I was browsing old runway makeup looks when I stumbled upon two things:

- Grey lips and

- Colored Lashes

Ok, the first look is by Tom Pecheux (pics from nymag):

He used concealer and MAC Black lipmix. My version is 100% for the mouth: MAC Myth and MUFE L86 Lipstick. The first one is colored like a concealer and the second plain black. Thought this was interesting, I like weird colors on lips like blue or black, but I never thought of grey... gonna take pics when my lips are less flaky.

Now the second thing - colored lashes - sound less interesting. What I discovered is actually this: You can wear any color you have as eyeshadow/pigment on your lashes... that's it lol. So easy, but I was too stupid to figure it out myself until I saw some pics of MAs applying blue pigment to the lashes with some kinda fan-shaped brush. So the thing is you get a Mascara as close to your desired color as possible OR a clear mascara. Put some eyeshadow/pigment on one side of the brush, then distribute mascara on your lashes and immediately pat the brush with the colored side on your lashes, preferably coming from below, so the powder won't spill... since the mascara is still wet the color pigments will adhere to your lashes and give them the color you want.

Here is the inspiration (source: style.com)

And that's how it's done:

Simple, eh? I learnt something interesting today...

Fabulissss

Good morning! Jetlag's gone, pictures are coming...

Sooo, here a (miserable) pic of Zoya Tangy on my nails. Due to the flash the duochrome is not visible (imagine pale orange-golden shine on vibrant neon green metallic). If I don't use flash the pic will be to blurry (shaky hands and weightless digicam lol). I can promise you the color is more greenish in real life with the duochrome effect. Only downsides: you need 3 layers to get it opaque and it shows streaks easily. Since the price is below 4€ and the color quite unique I will readily put up with it.

Next up is Zoya Blair. It's a slightly bluish, dark berry red frost. Out of all the Zoya reds at the fair, this was my fav, I don't like orangy reds or too bright ones for nails. So this showed the most 'dimension' in the bottle and so it came with me. Again for under 4€ this is a steal and must have color! Ready to be glam? Get Blair!

Oh, btw Zoya products are free of Formaldehyde and some other bad chemicals. See www.zoya.com for more information on this.

Here is a group shot of my mini nail-haul.
On the very left is the OPI DS Shimmer color I'm gonna pair with lotsa colors hihi. Next mani will be Chanel Black Satin, one hand with DS Shimmer over it. Thanks to Seche Vite (on the very right) I can now get shiny black nails without the usual nicks and dents.

All in all - gaaawjuss finds. The Seche Vite was about 4€ too, slightly more than the Zoyas. Only the OPI at 16€ is a bit exp. but worth it. Ok, I would have bought the Zoyas for up to 15€ too and OPI and Seche Vite for 25€... hope the producers won't read this haha.

Chaos is back!

And it bought some nice nail polishes at a cosmetics fair in Taipei. I never would have imagined to see Zoya or Seche Vite in my life (unless I fly to the US, which is unrealistic at the moment as I need a visa for entry). But now I'm the proud owner of a hot neon green metallic with slight orange duochrome (Tangy by Zoya), a warm berry red metallic, which has just the right amount of blue to catch my interest (Blair by Zoya) and the best top coat on this earth! Seche Vite... never was getting a smooth, shiny nail so easy! I cannot hold still for 1 hour to let polish dry properly. Even if I did the next day I'd wake up with fine scratches in my polish. But Seche Vite really sealed the color. No scratches, if only I let this top coat dry for 3min. Gosh that's gonna be a very nice nail season. AAAANNND the final one I got my claws on: OPI Designer Series in Shimmer. Stumbled upon this by chance and I must say WOW, this is amazing 3D color haha. Pics tomorrow... now I gotta sleep, jetlag gaaahh

Holiday Break

So I've had quite a lot of stuff to do the last few days. I'm still writing on the L'Oréal brandstorm pre-case. Since I'm leaving for 2-weeks (Taiwan) I won't be posting much during that time. I will only have internet access in public places, so... well I'm just gonna give you an outlook of what kinda looks you're gonna get in the future, when I'm back that is.

My new babies

I don't buy much make up nowadays. First I already have a lot and could probably mix almost every color with my pigments, second the nice stuff is friggin expensive. However, I don't own that many blushes compared to eye- and lipgear. Sooo MAC came out with new MSFs, I already like the Promo pics of Redhead MSF. However, I first swatched it on my hand and thought it would never show up on my NC25-30 skin. Then I read some reviews on makeupalley.com and darker people than me liked it. So ok, let's get one before they sell out... btw I also got the Brunette, since I'm actually (dark) Brunette lol and didn't had any blush in that color yet. So bad Blonde MSF didn't arrive in my fav store yet. I will probably buy that one too since I'm running out of my pink Armani blush. I was fortunate to get 10% off yesterday and my fav MA was there too! Here are my virgin babies:

Here they are unpacked :O left is Redhead, right it Brunette and bottom is Pettycoat for comparison. Awww I can already sense the gorgeous glow of Redhead!

Here is a swatch on my hand, from l to r: Brunette, Redhead, Pettycoat

What was it like on my cheeks? Redhead does show up! As a subtle glow... it instantly brightens my complexion and I can't overdose it with my dense brush. Looks pretty natural too. Very nice... friggin fabulous and me likey likey! :P I will probably run out of this in 5 years or such, but wish it was permanent... The other one, Brunette is tooo dark for a normal blush brush, I will try it with my #188 once I clean it from Studio Fix Fluid lol. As for now, just toooo dark lol.

Hot Goth Tutorial

I love my red eyeshadow. It's so intense and vibrant! And it's limited :( MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Mi'lady brought about a baked goodie with one red and one purple side. I love to pair it with black. I liked goth looks for quite some time. Back in high-school... nowadays I look more natural (for my standards). So wearing bright colored e/s is always fun. A friend requested a red/black goth look, so I did one lol...

The bottom pics show the look with artificial waterdrops on lashes. Basically it's just glue on a special applicator called Crystal Lash and was bought in Japan a long time ago...

What you need for the goth look (hot because of the red lol) without waterdrops (from left to right, top to bottom):
- MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Velvetone
- MAC Kohl Power in Feline (darkest Kohl ever! lol)

- MAC #266SE flat brush
- MAC #219 brush
- MAC #213 brush
- MAC #266 flat brush (yes, another one)
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Yves Rocher Waterproof Mascara in Black
- Shiseido Maquillage Concealer
- MAC Mixing Medium Waterbased
- MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Mi'Lady
- MAC Eyeshadow in Carbon
- A foam applicator
- Biotherm Play On Eyeshadow in #320
- Cheapo White Frosty Eyeshadow (thebrand is essence, for people living in Austria and Germany)
- MAC Eyeshadow in Beauty Marked
- Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

so that was a long list urgh... Now let's start again with a fresh naked eye haha

Put on foundation to make your complexion look even. I use MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC30 and blend with fingers.

Then dab concealer under your eyes to erase undereye shadows.

Blend into foundation with a finger. Your eye's skin should look less tired now, but artificially even colored lol.

Next is the HG primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion. Dab a tiny amount on upper lid and blend with a finger. Do the same on your lower lid.

You shouldn't be able to see the primer, otherwise it's too much.

Also put a bit Primer on your lower lid.

Now take the MAC Kohl Power. Draw your waterline and be careful not to poke your eye out. Can you see how dark it is? I LOVE it! THIS is black. MAC, make Feline perm, thank you...

If you got too much time compare this liner with Chanel Marine on this pic

Now squeeze your eye shut to distribute the color to your upper waterline. I cannot stand lining my upper waterline directly, it itches sooo much.

Line again and squeeze one more time.

So this should be it:

Here comes the pink e/s... hey stop! Why pink? Because the red in Mi'Lady has a slight orange undertone. With pink underneath it will be a bright true red. That's it.

Apply the e/s on your upper lid. Don't forget it's the base, the red will cover it all up so don't color too much pinkish ;D

I covered the following area:

That wasn't enough for me :P so I put on some more haha

Now put a drop of Mixing Medium on some plastic, I used the lid of my GA eyeshadow LOL. Was lying around...

Dip into the MM with a foam applicator. Make sure it's not too wet or the MS e/s will apply unevenly! Too little MM and it won't be intense...

Here I'm tapping away excess moisture haha.

Now swirl around in the red side of Mi'Lady.

Apply it all over the pink e/s, but not too far into your outer eye corner.

I spared an area to add something else...

Eye opened...

Now take a different foam applicator and dip into Mixing Medium again.

Swirl around in Beauty Marked. The MM makes more of the red shimmer visible.

Apply on the outer corner, but be careful, if it's too wet you will have a hard time blending this dark e/s, even when it dries.

Kinda tap some black into the red e/s so you don't have a harsh line (unless you want one lol).

I also apply some above the red margin, until the mid of the eye:

It looks bad unblended:

So blend with a clean finger by wiping on both sides, like a windshield swiper.

Looks better now, but we're not finished yet...

Take your 213 brush and dip into the white frosty e/s.

Apply below your brow.

Blend into the colored e/s:

Finished it looks like this:

Now dip your #266 into MM

Swirl in Carbon e/s and flatten both sides to line your eyes:

Hold the flat side parallel to your lid like this and line, starting with the inner corner working your way out:

The thickness of the line depends on your eyelid.

Open your eye and look :P

Line your eyebrows with an appropriate color.

Grab your second #266 brush and blend the eyebrow color into your brows. Move in the direction the brow is natually growing.

Now your brow will look a bit more defined.

Get your eyelash curler!

Put the curler as near to the lash roots as possible. Be cautious not to pinch your eyelid. The pain will cause your eye to water and ruin the makeup unless you know how to suck it up with a tissue.

Pinch from root to tip. Do it several times if needed to achieve your desired curl.
Then apply mascara in a wiggling motion from root to tip to evenly coat each lash.

Now you can actually see my lashes:

Blend the Feline Kohl you applied earlier on you lower lid. It will certainly look messy after all these steps.

Afterwards you have an even grey color on the lower lid.

Take a bit of the red e/s again, put on a tiny bit of MM if you want.

Apply over the mid of your eye, but not quite to the outer corner:

Dip the #219 into Beauty Marked without MM.

Line your outer corner:

Lookie lookie

Dip the same brush into Carbon e/s

Now blend between the Kohl and the red e/s

Reline with feline if necessary

My waterline always looses color during the process...

So here is a potentially finished look... but since it was a lot of work anyway we'll add something more haha

Dip a very fine brush (wet) into Carbon

Put a small dot into the inner corner (outer is also great, be creative!). I wouldn't recommend the inner dot for people with narrow eyes though.

Here we have the look with a small dot:

A better angle lol:

Oh I almost forgot... blend the red e/s into your skin (if necessary)

Apply Mascara to lower lashes

Almost finished...

If you want the waterdrops you gotta have this (or the blue version lol).

Apply according to the directions on the packaging and voila waterdrops!

Now that's it... pretty lengthy XD