Look of the Day (LOTD): Two-Toned Liner!

Hello everyone! What a wonderful Saturday! I know most Canadians have a long weekend this month, but its for Remembrance Day. I hope everyone is safe this long weekend! I realized that I have not been wearing makeup as much lately, so I decided just to layer two eyeliners together, which seems perfect for such a great day. I remember when this used to be in fashion back in middle school, mostly because the double-sided Rimmel liners were the most handy, but turns out, it became a major hit among makeup lovers as well!Who knew such an innocent fashion attempt was actually a global trend. I also highlighted the inner corners of my eyes, to soften the look. What are your favourite ways to wear two-toned liner?Well, I'm off to go see a movie! Hope you all have a great day!






Take care,

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Pretty Spring Pastels Tutorial

Hello my wonderful readers! How are you all doing? Today feels like a tutorial day, so be prepared for the new look I came up with. I am off of school for about 10 days, because of the Teacher’s Convention so stay updated on upcoming posts. I hope you enjoy wearing this look, as I had a bit of fun making it. Keep scrolling down for the details, and feel free to give your opinions about this look after you finish reading. Well, onto today’s post!

As spring is slowly making is appearance, it’s good to keep a few soft, pastel looks in your repertoire. Now is the perfect time to incorporate these feminine yet bold looks. I am going to be using a palette that I previously reviewed, as I believe that this palette is perfect for spring, because of the modern shades of teal. The main palette I am using is the Lancôme Paris Colour Design: Eye Brightening All-In-One 5 Shadow and Liner Palette ($54.00 CAD), in Teal Fury.  Let’s get started!

Step 1: Before you apply any eyeshadow, prime your eyelids, to reduce creasing. Instead of using an actual primer, I am going to use a little bit of foundation. This was a sample I obtained from a Lancôme counter. The colour was too a couple of shades too dark, and was on the yellow-ish brown side. It worked out perfectly, as it did a splendid job of covering my dark circles.
The foundation was the Lancôme Teint Miracle Foundation ($44.00 CAD, department stores)

Step 2: The second thing you are going to do, is apply a sheer crème eyeshadow all over you eyelids, gently patting the eyeshadow onto the lids, then gently blending it out with a clean finger. Using a sheer crème shadow can help prevent creasing of the main eyeshadow colours, while making blending the shadows much easier. Try: Revlon Illuminance Crème Shadow in Va Va Bloom ($ 8.87 CAD, drugstores)

Step 3: Choose a teal-green eyeshadow, and apply it to the outer two-thirds of your eyelids. Gently blend the shadow, on the outer corners. Also, blend the shadow with the peach créme shadow, creating a soft gradient effect. This is the look you want to achieve, with a very soft, approachable eyeshadow combination. Bring a  bit of the colour down to the lower lashline, and blend it out.

Step 4: To brighten up the eyes, line your lower waterline with a white eyeliner pencil.To achieve maximum results, gently dab a Q-tip along the lower waterline, to absorb any fluid, and then apply the liner. The white liner will give the illusion of larger, and much brighter looking eyes.Make sure you are using a matte pure white eyeliner, it gives a more natural effect. I used The Body Shop Eye Definer in 05 White ( $11.00 CAD, The Body Shop).

Step 5: The next step, is to line your upper lashline. Use a dark brown eyeliner, as it looks more natural than a black eyeliner. Make a thin line starting from the inner corners, and make a small tapered wing at the outer corners, blending out the line when you finish. Make tiny swift dots with your eyeliner on your lower lashline, working from the outer part, until you get one third of the way lined. Gently pat the liner to blend it. This creates the appearance of thicker lashes, and a slight change in the shape of your eye. The liner used was the Lancôme Le Crayon Khôl in Black Coffee ($28.00 CAD, department stores)

 Step 6: To finish off this simple and fresh look, use a thin coat of black mascara, to seal the deal. Coat the top lashes, and put the remainder of the mascara on your lower lashes. I used Lancôme Hypnôse Drama in Excessive Black ( $31.00 CAD)


Well, there you go! A simple, and clean eyeshadow look, perfect  for spring. This is just one of the Spring looks I came up with, so keep staying up to date, for the next one. Enjoy the rest of your day everyone! Thank you for reading.






Happy Springtime




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Lancôme Colour Design: 5 Shadow and Liner Palette Review

Hello my wonderful readers! How are you? Today is a product review day, and I chose one of my most favorite palettes to date. The full name of the product is the Lancôme Paris Colour Design: Eye Brightening All-In-One 5 Shadow and Liner Palette. Phew! Other than being known for exquisite cosmetics, Lancôme is also known for the long names of their products. All cheesy jokes aside, keep scrolling down to read my full review on this product. Well, onto today’s post!

This palette first caught my eye when I was browsing around the makeup counters at one of The Bay department stores. It was a few minutes to closing, and I saw this palette and loved how the colours looked. You do not find many people wearing teal-green shadows anymore, but I believe that more people would change their mind about those colours if they took a look at the palette. I only recently saw a few other cosmetic brands posting advertisements with teal and blue eye shadows, which made me feel happy to see them. These modern shades of teal are perfect for transitioning from winter to spring (or if you live somewhere cold like me, winter to even more winter!). I am a big fan of Lancôme, as their products never fail to impress. This palette has a lot to offer, and I hope you all feel the same way after reading my review. 

The first feature that deserves attention is how they give you a lot of eyeshadow to experiment with. I have two other Lancôme palettes, and both of them are only half-finished, as they give you a fair amount of product. This palette is different from the other two, as this one numbers each of the eyeshadow steps, with a number.

 As soon as you open the box, you will find a folded instructions booklet. One side shows you how to achieve a wearable “day” look. The reverse side will show you how to achieve a “night” look. This is a very useful resource for those who are just starting out with makeup.

The instructions and numbered steps is not why I had bought the palette. It was purchased because of the beautiful colours, and how they look flattering on a lot of skintones. I was a bit worried that the colours would not look very flattering on my skintone, but as soon as I applied the bright teal shade to my lids, I loved the way it looked. Here are the swatches for all the colours below:

For some unknown reason, this photo keeps uploading so that it rests sideways.

Another great feature of the palette is that every shade is numbered 1-5, so you know which one to apply. Another thing I would like to compliment is how the shades (like always) are smooth, and not chalky, and do not crease on me. Also, they are all perfectly pigmented, not too bright, and not too subtle. You can easily amplify the brightness with another layer of colour for a more dramatic effect, but I believe the colours make the right amount of impact as it is.

 

I would definitely recommend buying this palette, especially during the winter season, as you will get a lot of chances to experiment with the colours, as they just scream winter glamour. Pictures will go up; I just have to keep studying, for the time being. So go to your nearest Lancôme counter and try out the palette for yourself!  Well, there you go! Thank you for reading this post, and enjoy the rest of your day.

Happy Studying

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Eye of Horus Inspired Look

Hello my wonderful readers! How are you? This is the first post in the seven post series I will be having on Halloween tips and looks, so read on! The rest of the photos will come, I am still deciding between a few that I really thought that I would post, but my mind has changed once again. Well, onto the post!

The Eye of Horus originates from ancient Egypt, as it was an important symbol in the religion and daily life of the ancient Egyptian people. I was reading a fictional novel about Nefertiti’s childhood, and I got inspiration from the way they used to line their eyes. I am only using two colours in this tutorial, but feel free to add more if you want to. Let’s Start!

 

Step One: Prep your eyes with a good concealer. I prefer cream concealers because of their versatility and the naturally matte finish.here I amusing my NARS concealer in Ginger. Skip this step if you do not like using concealers.

Step Two: With a brush, evenly cover your eyelid all the way to the brow bone with a sheer white colour. The eyeshadow used was Sephora: Sephora Collection Mono colourful Eyeshadow, in Alpine Summit (23). Blend the colour down to your lower lash line, and keep adding layers of eyeshadow until you reach your desired effect. This way, you can control how intense you want the eyeliner to be in the end.

 

Step Three: Taking a nice electric green pencil liner, line your upper lid, while thickening the line as you go outwards. Wing out the line slightly, you want to keep the line nice and sharp. This eyeliner is Sephora: Sephora Collection Flashy Liner Waterproof in Flashy Ultra Green(12).

Step Four: Completely line you lower lash line, and connect the line to the one on the upper lid on the outer corner of your eye, and also connecting around the tear ducts

Step Five: On the lower lash line, draw a line parallel to the winged out portion of the liner. You will draw on this new line about a third of the way from the outer part of your eye.

 

Step Six: Draw a line connecting the ends of the other liner segments.

Step Seven: Add a bit of flair to the new shape by slightly curving the ends of the lines, like in the picture below. Make a line that is diagonal from the outer eye like so, and colour in the outer half of the diamond-like shape.

Step Eight: Lastly, draw a swift tapered line from the bottom of your tear duct towards your nose, as it is shown in the picture. Wipe up the white eyeshadow around your eyes to make it cleaner, and finish with your choice of mascara.

here's a final shot of the look, I decreased the amount of light in the room for this effect

There you have it! A very quick eye makeup tutorial for all you Halloween people. I hope you enjoyed the look. Thank you for reading, and be sure not to miss part two of this series.

Happy Eyelining

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tokidoki Punk Lash Mascara

Hello all you readers! How are your summers going? I hope you’re enjoying yourselves. I promised you guys a mascara review, and I finally got a good set of photos. I will upload them in a few minutes after this is posted, because I am using a different camera, and I have to quickly set up the software. The photos are higher quality, and I will use this camera when I am at home, and the other camera will be used when traveling. Well, onto today’s post!

 I walked into a Sephora, seeking a quality coloured mascara. I have used a few in the past, but I was looking for one that was highly pigmented. I looked around the store for almost an hour. They did sell good coloured mascaras, but the colours were limited, and not as bright as I would have liked. I came across the tokidoki section, and remembered the brightly coloured cosmetics I had seen a few weeks before. I spotted the cutely packaged mascaras, and picked up the blue one, but ultimately decided on the bright green. The bright green is actually called “Mad Rocker”, and it is surprising bright.

As you can see in this picture, my lashes are already dark enough and long enough.

I curled and separated my lashes with lash comb, and applied one coat of this mascara on my top and bottom lashes. As soon as I applied the first bit onto my lashes, I was impressed. The brush left absolutely no clumps on the first stroke, which is usually what happens with a lot of mascaras. The brush effortlessly lengthened, volumized, and separated my lashes. The bristles on the brush get a firm grip on your lashes, and evenly distribute the product, so you do not have to go over it if you do not want to. The colour showed up exceptionally well on my jet-black eyelashes. It did not deviate from the colour inside the clear tube.

 

Let’s take a look at the brush. The bristles are shorter than most mascaras, but the clever design allows for no clumps, even on the second or even third layer of mascara. You get the ideal amount of product, onto your eyelashes, and it does not make the lashes stiff or flaky. However, my lashes still maintained their curl. I am really impressed by this mascara; it does the job as it is supposed to, without flaking. This is my second time using this tube of mascara. The first time I had used it, I had left it on all day, and it did not irritate my eyes, smudge, or leave a bit of a green dust under my eyes. I even rubbed my eyes a couple times out of sleepiness, and it still stayed on. Another amazing thing about this mascara, is that you do not even feel the product on your lashes, it feels naturally light.

Another thing that I like about this product is the smart packaging. The product comes neatly packaged with cute illustrations by creator Simone Legno, all over the clear packaging, which are reminiscent of Japanese manga characters.  The tube itself is slim with a black cap and clear tubing, so the colour of the mascara can be seen clearly. There are also little illustrations at the bottom of the tubing. Everything about this product is cute and functional. Also, it is formulated without parabens, which is a positive feature for those with sensitive skin, like me. I definitely recommend any of you to go out and try it. You will not be disappointed, as there are four different colours to choose from: Baby Rocker (Blue), Mad Rocker (Green), Sabochan (Purple), and Cactus Rocker (Black). I believe that Sephora is the only store that this wonder product can be purchased at, but maybe you can purchase it from the tokidoki website. I will still post the links, just in case.

Sephora Link:

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P257106&categoryId=RPYMAL&navAction=jump

Tokidoki Link:

http://tokidoki.it/

There you go the end of my post. I hope you enjoy this product as much as I am. Thank you for reading, I appreciate every view that you guys contribute to my blog. Well, time to get to bed for me, it is now 1:00 AM on the dot. Take care, everyone.

Happy Shopping

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