Cool Purple.. Before + After!

I recently picked up a couple of palettes at Winners.. one is Kat Von D's Innerstellar palette, and Make Up Forever's Artist Palette Vol. 4. They both are cool matte palettes, with a focus on taupes, purples, and steel blues. I'm a big fan of the recent warm palette trend, with sunset and fire focused colour palettes, so these colours are really not a part my typical look. I'm told purples look good with green eyes and I tend to agree, but I still insist on orange and gold!

I also decided to take a "before," no makeup photo to bring up alongside my finished look.. I have decent skin, I love skincare as much as I love makeup! But I'm not so blessed in the eyebrow department, so it's interesting to see the transformation.

Eyeshadow palettes used are the two I mentioned, with The Ordinary's Cover foundation in 1.0N and MAC Creme Cup cremesheen lipstick.

Sugarpill Green Summer Look

I think I've mastered my own method of cut creases and glitter cut creases.. they aren't necessarily IG worthy yet, I need a lot more practice, but I'm so happy with this look I came up with today!

One is inside with my glasses, one in natural light and a hat because I'm way too lazy to wash my hair today.. oops.

❀ glossier priming moisturizer
❀ missha perfect cover bb cream, no.13
❀ colourpop no filter concealer, fair 04
❀ lunatick cosmetic labs high definition microfinish powder
❀ too faced sweet peach bronzer
❀ mac blush, taupe
❀ anastasia beverly hills aurora highlight palette - helia
❀ colourpop precision eyebrow pencil, dope taupe
❀ colourpop precision brow colour, honey blonde 
❀ milani eyeshadow primer
❀ wet n wild eyeshadow single, brulee
❀ sugarpill eyeshadows - midori, acidberry, buttercupcake
❀ anatasia beverly hills subculture palette - dawn, edge, electric
❀ tarte sex kitten liquid liner
❀ pixi endless silky eye pen, black noir
❀ butter london double decker mascara
❀ stila glitter and glow liquid eyeshadow, smoldering satin
❀ maybelline master fix setting spray
❀ wet n wild liquid catsuit, coral corruption 

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna - Summer 2018 BEACH PLEASE Collection

I'm gonna be honest: I didn't really buy into the hype at the release of Fenty Beauty in late 2017. I tried the foundation, but found it was too matte and drying for my skin type. I had a Kilawatt Highlighter, Mean Money/Hu$tla Baby, on my wishlist for a while. I was very close to trying the lip gloss and the Match Stix. But I was never really too excited and nothing grabbed me where I *had* to have it, you know? They were just products I would maybe get around to buying and were probably good.

I flipped when I saw the Summer 2018 products. I almost want to buy one of everything, but settled for two of the Kilawatt Foil Freestyle Highlighter Duos. I purchased Mimosa Sunrise//Sangria Sunset and Sand Castle//Mint'd Mojito. The "Freestyle" in the name implies that they are multi-use products, that are safe for blush, highlight, and eyeshadow. Or whatever else you can imagine and want to experiment with! I've even seen some people scrape a bit off and mix it into primers, lotions, and foundations. The sky is kinda the limit with these gorgeous powders.

The packaging is metallic with a raised, crystalline design. The compact itself is quite large, about the size of my palm, with a mirror. They feel sturdy and luxurious.

Sand Castle and Mint'd Mojito in particular are very creamy and pigmented. They all have great quality, are easy to apply/blend, but Sand Castle in particular blows my mind (the taupe/copper shade).

L-R: Sangria Sunset, Mimosa Sunrise, Mint'd Mojito, Sand Castle.

I'm personally most excited to use the orange and magenta duo for blushes. I have many blushes, from cream sticks to liquids to powders, but nothing quite like these. I used Sangria Sunset as a blush today and I love it. It's bold, it's glittery, it doubles as a blush and highlight. But it's really fun, especially for a summer collection.

Did you get anything from this collection?

Still In Love: ABH Modern Renaissance

I bought the crazy-hyped, warm toned palette by Anastasia Beverly Hills as soon as it was available on Sephora's Canadian site early last summer. I've had it about a year now (I got it June 14th 2016!) and I wanted to use it today for a date look.

Products: 

☀ Too Faced Hangover Primer

☀ KVD Lock It Concealer Creme, Light 3

☀ MUFE Water Blend Foundation, Y215

☀ Rimmel Stay Matte Presed Powder, Translucent

☀ LunatiCK Cosmetic Labs Contour Book Vol. I

☀ MAC Beauty Powder, Summer Opal (Bao Bao Wan collection, 2015)

☀ BECCA Pressed Powder Highlighter, Opal 

☀ Smashbox 24/HR Eye Primer

☀ Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Whiz, Soft Brown

☀ Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow, Soft Brown

☀ NYX Shadow Single, White 

☀ Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette (Red Ochre, Burnt Orange, Love Letter)

☀ MakeUp Geek Shadow Singles (Bitten, Shimma Shimma)

☀ Annabelle Smoothliner, Brownie

☀ Wet N' Wild MegaLiner, Dark Brown 

☀ Buxom Lash Mascara

☀ Maybelline Rocket Volum Express Mascara  

☀ Maybelline Master Fix Setting Spray

☀ Smith's Menthol and Eucalyptus Lip Balm 

Do you ever get nostalgic for a certain product or palette and get excited to use it again?