I’m wearing my airbrush makeup again today… It really is amazing how flawless airbrushing makes your face appear… I would have to show you my bare face with all of its current blemishes at the moment in order to show you just what a difference it makes!
Face:
Tarte Primer
Amazing Cosmetics concealer in Fair
OCC Skin Airbrush Foundation in Y1
Blot Powder in Medium
Prism blush for contour
Melba blush
MSF in Soft and Gentle
Eyes:
TFSI
Painterly p/p
Blanc Type e/s
Satin Taupe e/s
UD Perversion e/s
UD Sellout e/s
Ben Nye cake liner in black
Fascinating Eye Kohl
MUFE Smokey Lash
Omega and Espresso e/s on brows
Nothing on lips atm…
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago at 10:09 AM. Add a comment
My first polish post! I love nail polishes, but I simply don’t have the money to devote as much of myself to them as I do my other two passions – makeup and skincare. I bought two of Milani’s Holographic polishes today at CVS, and I was so in love with the color of Hi-Tech that I just had to do a post about it! Hi-Tech is an acid green with a density of holographic glitter. The holo is very noticeable under my indoor lighting, so I can’t wait to see what it looks like in the sun! I’m psyched that these only cost me $4.99 a piece! Here are a few pics.
Warning – I do not have the prettiest hands or nails, and this is my first go at nail swatching pictures (and of course I chose a difficult to photograph polish) – so you have been forewarned! 
A good close up shot of the holo effect
Posted 2 weeks, 5 days ago at 9:29 PM. Add a comment
I am usually not a huge wearer of greens… But I think Absinthe might turn me around – this yellow green is the PERFECT shade for my blue eyes!
Face:
Tarte Face Primer
MUFE HD Foundation #110
Benefit Erase Paste
MAC Blot Powder in Medium
Benefit Dallas Blush
MAC Warmed MSF
MAC New Vegas MSF
Eyes:
TFSI
Painterly p/p
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
Sugarpill Absinthe Chromalust on lid
Sugarpill Tako e/s on inner corner
Aquadisiac e/s in crease
Bottle Green e/s on outer corner/crease
Soft Brown e/s for blending
Ricepaper e/s under brow
On lower lashline: Sugarpill Lumi, Absinthe, and Bottle Green over NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Horseradish
Fascinating Eye Kohl in waterline
Stila 24 Hour Liquid Liner on upper lashline
MUFE Smoky Lash mascara
Omega e/s on brows
Lips:
Love Nectar l/g
Sorry for the terrible iphone pics by the way!
Posted 1 month ago at 10:21 AM. Add a comment
So while I was organizing my pigment drawer I accidentally found a dupe for Lumi that I already own! Make Up For Ever Star Powder No. 944 looks like an almost exact dupe for Sugarpill Lumi to my eyes. The blue and green reflects are identical. In comparison of textures, the two are slightly different – I have a much easier time swatching and building up Lumi – the MUFE Star Powder is very dusty and superfine and I had to keep building over the same area to get the desired effect. Side by side, I find it impossible to tell the two apart! I tried to take several pictures of my swatches to get a good comparison. Swatched over Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy.
Top: Sugarpill Lumi, Bottom: MUFE No. 944
Left to right: MUFE No. 944, Sugarpill Lumi
Now where the two absolutely differ is in value and price… The Make Up For Ever Star Powder is $19 for 1 gram/.09oz. The Sugarpill Chromalust costs $12 for 5 grams/.19oz. WOW.
And Lindsay, THANK YOU for reminding me – I wanted to show a swatch of Lumi over a dark base… It turns a beautiful deep green color.
Lumi swatched over MUFE Aqua Cream Color in Black
Posted 1 month ago at 6:45 PM. 2 comments
I started a little project swatching all the blushes in my collection on white paper. It’s hard to remember sometimes exactly what they all look like and I figure this way I’ll have a reference if I want to quickly see how a blush looks, without having to dip my finger back into the blush and make a mess. These swatches were done over UDPP, to make them adhere to the weird paper I used – for some reason it did NOT want to cooperate with the makeup. I swatched heavily on the left side, and lightly on the right side. This first set of swatches are all the pink powder blushes in my collection (mineralize blushes will be separate). All but the first picture were taken in natural lighting, unfortunately on a somewhat gloomy day!
Top to Bottom: Dollymix, Blooming BPB, Fleur Power, Coygirl, Dame, Cubic, Plum Foolery, Tippy, Azalea Blossom Blush Ombre, Alpha Girl BP, Instant Chic
Posted 1 month ago at 6:15 PM. Add a comment
I just might be… But I don’t care! I received my very first order this past Friday, and I want to share my experience because I’ve been drooling over these products for a long time now.
I placed my order on Sunday the 20th, it shipped on Monday the 21st, and I received it on Saturday the 26th. Not bad for California to New Jersey. My order was packed neatly in a small box that fit in my apartment’s mailboxes, thankfully. There was a cute cartoon cat and sticker on the outside. Inside, my products were neatly wrapped in purple tissue paper. The packaging for the products themselves is too adorable to throw out. It’s easy to tell that a lot of love went into making these products because there is so much detail! Also included was a complete invoice signed personally by Amy, beautifully designed business cards, and a glittery Sugarpill sticker. For my very first order, I purchased Dollipop and Tako pressed eyeshadows, and Lumi, Absinthe, and Goldilux Chromalust loose eyeshadows.
The pressed shadows have a very finely milled, silky texture. It’s not necessary to dig your brush vigorously into the pot to get product onto your brush, in fact doing so will likely result in far too much shadow on your brush — not because these are chalky, but because of the very soft texture. Getting total opacity only takes a few swipes, and the shadows blend beautifully into other textures and colors. The vibrancy and color payoff is NUTS. I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t choose more than these two colors to try.
Dollipop – Very matte, very bright pink. This is definitely the brightest pink I own, and it’s so hot pink and in your face, that I really have nothing to compare it to. You only need a small amount to get intense color payoff. This will stain your eyes and brush if you aren’t careful!
Tako — I was looking for a bright, matte white that would perform better than MAC’s Gesso, and this delivers. Builds up to opaque white in a few swipes and blends great with other colors.
The Chromalust loose eyeshadows come in a tall jar with a screw off lid. There seems to be a problem with product getting underneath the lid as there’s nothing to seal it from the rest of the product. When I first opened my jars there was a good bit of pigment on the inner rims of the jars as well as a little on the outside of one of them. This is one pigment you definitely wouldn’t want to store upside down for this reason, and use precaution whenever opening and storing. The texture of the shadows is very fine, none of the colors were clumpy or hard to work with. As with the other shadows, they hold up well to blending and stay vibrant. I highly recommend using Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy when using these shimmery loose shadows as I used to swatch in the first picture below – it makes the pigments appear foiled even those they’re not wet. You can tell a HUGE difference between the swatch of Goldilux in the first picture below, and the third picture with the other gold swatches, where I swatched Goldilux dry over a base. These kind of sticky bases are great for shimmery shadows like the Chromalusts and I’ll definitely continue to use them when I work with these in the future.
Absinthe — This is a very unique green – very much a lime green, as described. It’s packed with gold glitter.
Lumi — A shimmery white pigment with blue and green reflects. I was probably most excited about this color – it’s an amazing brow/inner corner highlight, especially over a white pencil. Similar to MAC Reflects Transparent Teal – see the pic below.
Goldilux — Bright, sparkling, shimmering, yellow gold. I’ve really never seen such a bright gold. There couldn’t be a better shade for blue eyes.
All my Sugarpill swatches. Pressed eyeshadows are swatched over TFSI; Loose chromalusts are swatched over Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy.
Left side vertical swatches – Dollipop and Tako pressed shadows
Right side horizontal swatches, top to bottom – Lumi, Absinthe, Goldilux
In natural lighting…
A comparison of other golds in my collection to Goldilux. Everything is swatched over TFSI.
From l to r – Urban Decay Half Baked, Honey, MAC Woodwinked, Goldmine, Amber Lights, Gorgeous Gold, Rose Gold pigment, Copperized pigment
Sugarpill Goldilux Chromalust on bottom
In natural lighting… Please excuse my vein-y Hulk hands!
As you can see, Goldilux is incredibly unique. The closest I found to it is MAC’s Rose Gold pigment, but Goldilux is clearly more yellow and loaded with glitter!
A comparison of Lumi and MAC’s Reflects Transparent Teal Glitter
L to R – MAC Reflects Transparent Teal, Lumi
Lumi is nearly identical to the MAC glitter, but a much more wearable version as it’s not made of large glitter particles. For instance, if you use Lumi in your inner corner, it will look like a gorgeous subtle white and turquoise glow, but when you use MAC’s Transparent Teal Glitter, it looks very obviously like glitter.
2 quick looks using my new Sugarpill!
Goldilux on my blue peepers:
Goldliux on lids, Lumi on the inner corners, Tako under brow
Quick look using Dollipop:
Tako on the lid and browbone, Dollipop on the lid, Lumi in the inner corner
I am LOVING everything I got so far and I can’t wait to play more with my colors… is it too soon for a second order?!
You can buy these products and see the rest of the amazing line at Sugarpill Shop. I would highly recommend to anyone who loves bright colors, great consistency and pigmentation, and in general, something unique in their makeup collection!
Posted 1 month ago at 6:32 PM. 2 comments
Face:
Nars Foundation Primer
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Porcelain
Benefit Boi-ing Concealer in Light
Benefit Erase Paste in Fair
MSFN in Light Medium
Benefit Dallas Blush to contour
Instant Chic Blush
Warmed MSF
Eyes:
TFSI
Painterly p/p
Brule e/s
Wedge e/s
UD Misdemeanor e/s
Plumage e/s
UD Sellout e/s
Stila Waterproof Liquid e/l
NYX Jumbo e/p in Milk
MUFE Smoky Lash mascara
Omega e/s on brows
Lips:
Aquaphor
Viva Glam Gaga l/s
Posted 1 month ago at 4:14 PM. 2 comments
This is my favorite look I’ve done in a loooong time! I’ve actually done it 2 days in a row, which is something I NEVER do! I think I might actually do a tutorial on it (gasp!). I know the iphone pictures are terrible – very sorry about that. Let me know what you think! I’m only going to count this as 1 photo for Project 365 – let’s be honest – if I did and counted all makeup photos towards it, it would be way too easy!
Face:
Dr. Brandt Pores No More Pore Refiner
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
Benefit Erase Paste in Fair
Amazing Concealer in Fair
MSFN in Light Medium
Benefit Dallas Blush as contour
MAC Instant Chic Blush
Shell Pearl BPB as highlight
Eyes:
TFSI
Girl Friendly paint pot
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
UD(all UD shadows from Book of Shadows II) Ecstasy e/s on lid and crease
UD AC/DC e/s on lid
UD Sphinx e/s above crease
Gesso e/s as highlight
Plumage e/s on outer corners and lash line
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Horseradish (lower lash line)
UD Misdemeanor e/s on lower lash line
MAC Pink Opal pigment
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk under Pink Opal
Fluidline in Blacktrack
MUFE Smoky Lash Mascara
Lips:
Aquaphor
MAC Creme Cup l/s
Posted 1 month, 1 week ago at 1:40 PM. Add a comment
I took this at the dog park yesterday… My dog Shea always thinks this statue is a real dog and runs up to it. She did the same on this occasion despite the fact the “dog” was wearing a motorcycle helmet for some reason. LOL
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These are chicken feet, all nicely packaged and ready to buy at the asian market we went to today. Unfortunately I didn’t get the label in the photo that says “Rooster Paws.”
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I took this one a little earlier. My dog loves to stretch out on top of the couch and I think it’s adorable. I wish I had her life!
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Posted 1 month, 1 week ago at 9:58 PM. Add a comment
