Despite my penchant for bright eyeshadow, I've been really loving lipstick lately! I've been getting up too early to attempt any real makeup, and I've also been having problems with my eyeshadow that have turned me off it for the time being. It's heating up something fierce in Australia so I'd expect a little bit of creasing. What I'm experiencing isn't creasing though, it's big patches of eyeshadow disappearing into nothing! My lids are slightly hooded, and as soon as I step outside and start sweating my eyeshadow just disappears from the space where my lid and crease touch. The shadow hasn't seeped into my crease, there's just a big circular patch of nothingness! They're like crop circles on my eyelids, only really unfucking cool.
I've tried changing up primers and then sticking with the same one for a while, but no dice. As a result I've taken to wearing neutrals or very little eyeshadow so that these ~crop circles aren't as noticeable when they do happen. Since I can't wear bright eyeshadow I've been relying on bright lip colours to looklike less of a swamp monster put together, and I'm really enjoying it!
Day 1: If I attempt any eyeshadow at all lately, I've been turning to the NYX Nude On Nude and Champagne & Caviar Palettes. I used a mix of shades from the latter on the lid and lashlines, with NARS Douceur blush as a crease colour. I used the insanity that is MAC Her Blooming Cheek as blush, and softened it up with a teensy bit of the Sportsgirl Get Cheeky Cheek & Eye Shimmer in Summer Blush. The lips are Models Prefer Professional Ultra Lipgloss Pencil in Drama Queen with a little pawpaw ointment smoothed over the top to reduce the stickiness.
Day 2: You know I loooove purple lipsticks, and MAC Violetta is my top favourite. I lined the lips with NYX Purple Rain Lipliner and topped Violetta off with Geek Chic Cosmetics Geek Gloss in Tentacle Grape. I used Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Depravity as a cream blush and highlighted with Sportsgirl Get Cheeky Cheek & Eye Shimmer in Summer Blush. I was a little sweaty here :P
Day 3: I remember very little about what I used in this look, except that the blush was MAC Dollymix and the lipstick is Milani Color Perfect Lipstick in #07 Rose Hip over Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint in #02 Pink. In reality it was a deeper hot pink, but my camera makes it look closer to a Barbie pink. Note to self: use this lipstick again and take a photo that's actually colour accurate. :)
Day 4: This was my first time wearing MAC Vegas Volt lipstick and I wore it over NYX Tangerine Lipliner. I also used a little of Vegas Volt for cream blush and dusted a crapload of the Sportsgirl Get Cheeky Cheek & Eye Shimmer in Peach on top. I then used NARS Albatross to highlight. I don't know what I used on the eyes except that I have Illamasqua Medium Pencil in Vow on my waterline. I've also been using this as a reverse lipliner with every bright lip that I do.
Day 5: I suffer from what is possibly the lamest curse ever, where I fuck up my makeup every.single.time I use NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Damned. I've had it for a couple of months and wear it a lot, but the pictures never make it onto the blog because I always mess up my makeup in some way. Either my lips look really dry or the colour is badly applied; my skin looks cakey, dry or my blush is blotchy; or I screw up some aspect of my eye makeup. In this instance I botched my crease but I was thankfully able to cover it up with the glasses. I used NYX Prune Lipliner underneath and used a touch of Damned as a cream blush. I can't remember what I used to highlight, but I know I packed it on to avoid the dry skin/blotchy blush look.
I've tried changing up primers and then sticking with the same one for a while, but no dice. As a result I've taken to wearing neutrals or very little eyeshadow so that these ~crop circles aren't as noticeable when they do happen. Since I can't wear bright eyeshadow I've been relying on bright lip colours to look
Day 1: If I attempt any eyeshadow at all lately, I've been turning to the NYX Nude On Nude and Champagne & Caviar Palettes. I used a mix of shades from the latter on the lid and lashlines, with NARS Douceur blush as a crease colour. I used the insanity that is MAC Her Blooming Cheek as blush, and softened it up with a teensy bit of the Sportsgirl Get Cheeky Cheek & Eye Shimmer in Summer Blush. The lips are Models Prefer Professional Ultra Lipgloss Pencil in Drama Queen with a little pawpaw ointment smoothed over the top to reduce the stickiness.
Day 2: You know I loooove purple lipsticks, and MAC Violetta is my top favourite. I lined the lips with NYX Purple Rain Lipliner and topped Violetta off with Geek Chic Cosmetics Geek Gloss in Tentacle Grape. I used Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Depravity as a cream blush and highlighted with Sportsgirl Get Cheeky Cheek & Eye Shimmer in Summer Blush. I was a little sweaty here :P
Day 3: I remember very little about what I used in this look, except that the blush was MAC Dollymix and the lipstick is Milani Color Perfect Lipstick in #07 Rose Hip over Etude House Fresh Cherry Tint in #02 Pink. In reality it was a deeper hot pink, but my camera makes it look closer to a Barbie pink. Note to self: use this lipstick again and take a photo that's actually colour accurate. :)
Day 4: This was my first time wearing MAC Vegas Volt lipstick and I wore it over NYX Tangerine Lipliner. I also used a little of Vegas Volt for cream blush and dusted a crapload of the Sportsgirl Get Cheeky Cheek & Eye Shimmer in Peach on top. I then used NARS Albatross to highlight. I don't know what I used on the eyes except that I have Illamasqua Medium Pencil in Vow on my waterline. I've also been using this as a reverse lipliner with every bright lip that I do.
Day 5: I suffer from what is possibly the lamest curse ever, where I fuck up my makeup every.single.time I use NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Damned. I've had it for a couple of months and wear it a lot, but the pictures never make it onto the blog because I always mess up my makeup in some way. Either my lips look really dry or the colour is badly applied; my skin looks cakey, dry or my blush is blotchy; or I screw up some aspect of my eye makeup. In this instance I botched my crease but I was thankfully able to cover it up with the glasses. I used NYX Prune Lipliner underneath and used a touch of Damned as a cream blush. I can't remember what I used to highlight, but I know I packed it on to avoid the dry skin/blotchy blush look.
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I've finished my crazy early starts for the most part, so I can get back to wearing actual makeup again! I'm wary of wearing bright eyeshadow in case the problem persists, but there's no way I'll know unless I try. I have been enjoying getting more use out of my stupidly large lipstick collection though, so I'll definitely be doing more lip-oriented looks in the future. I'm also going to focus on churning out swatches and mini reviews too. :)
