How to Purple Smokey Eye & FOTD

Are you ready to see the most beautiful purple ever!?
I wanted to pair my beeautiful inglot shadow with maybelline's color tattoo in painted purple, since they paired up lol :P I also wanted to show you how badly it (color tattoo) applies :(
So since I haven't done one in a while I thought I may as well do a step by step yayyy. Hope you like!

~Eye Products used~
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple // Inglot E/S #439 // Sugarpill E/S in Hysterics // Random matte skin colour e/s  // Sleek Bad Girl- black, purple. // BYS gel eyeliner // Bourjois curling mascara //Max Factor false lash effect

 1. After priming your lids, apply your base, I used Maybelline Color Tattoo in Painted Purple. (mehh hardly showed up! This is why it's just a base ;))

 2. Pat your fave purple eyeshadow onto the lid. This is Inglot E/S #439 that has a slight bluish tint to it.

 3. Blend the edge using windshield wiper motions.

4. Apply Hysterics to the crease.

 5. Soften the edges by blending with a skin coloured eyeshadow.

 6. Add some black in the outer V

 7. Blend using the darker purple.

8. Apply your highlight to the browbone & inner corner. & Add shadow to the lower lashline, I simply used the 439.

 9. Do your eyeliner & line the waterline.

 10. Add mascara..

11. ...Define your brows and you're done :D

And what I wore on the rest of my face..

Cheeks: Milani Luminoso (I don't know why it looks too orange on me :[)
Lips: Revlon Matte L/S in Pink About It

Edited to add a phone pic:

Annd I got my hair dyed again, pulled my base colour through the top layers to break up some of the lightness & put a gloss tint over the balayage so hopefully it doesn't feel so damaged!


Thanks so much for looking, I hope you like it!

Maybelline Color Tattoo Cream eyeshadows swatches

These are the ones I bought in my haul post and wanted to make a quick post with swatches & a short review.
They have been out for a while but have recently came into Australia, where you can get pretty much anywhere that sells Maybelline for $11.95 which is a very reasonable price. I got it in the colours Tenacious Teal, Painted Purple & Pomegranate punk.

 All are stunning colours but dry rather fast so you have to blend quickly. They don't budge unless you wipe with makeup remover. The only problem I have, and is what somebody actually asked me in my haul post, but I found the purple is a bit hard to work with and can turn out patchy so you have to apply a little bit more of that than others. You can see it on my finger a bit.

One problem when I went to buy Pomegranate Punk is that this colour was behind the right tester (which was empty so I couldn't see the colour), however it has the name Audacious Asphalt on it. I've googled swatches and AA comes up with this colour, but also with a slate-y colour which is what I thought AA would be. So either they have gotten the names mixed up or they have changed the names over here. However, all the other names are the same so I guess they made a mix up. Oh well, I wanted pomegranate punk anyway but when I saw the name I was like dammnn, oh well. But it's all good now!
(TL; DR: They got Pomegranate Punk mixed up with Audacious Asphalt on the packaging, and PP was the one I wanted anyway.)

Question: What is the point of changing shade names anyway (I saw a blog that in the UK they were different)? For confusion!? haha.

Thanks for reading! Every time I've used these so far I've loved them.

Footy Blues FOTD

It feels like I haven't posted a FOTD for a little bit, this is actually from while we were away so it should say FOAFWA (face of a few weeks ago) :P
Anyway, we went to the footy and I wore these colours to support my man's footy team... although I rather dislike them! hahah.  And they lost anyway =/

So sorry for the creasing you can see, I probably applied too much of the JEP.

~Products~

Face: Australis Paprazzi Perfect Fdtn

Australis finishing powder

MAC Dollymix Blush

Eyes:

TFSI

Nyx JEP in Milk

Sugarpill loose E/S in Darling

Sleek Badgirl: Obnoxious, Abyss (blues), Noir, Innocence (white)

MAC Contrast E/S

Maybelline Master Precise Eyeliner

Lips: Topshop L/S in Show Off

 

Bonus pic: Us before going out... don't worry about my clothes I changed them before we left!

Thanks so much for looking xx

My Sleek Palettes

I've been wanting to swatch my 3 Sleek palettes for so long so here they are! They are all swatched on top of L'oreal decrease primer- only because I've had it for ages and want to get rid of it haha

Sleek Storm

As you can probably tell I've had this palette for the longest. It's got a lovely range of neutrals but can be hard to show up sometimes. I use the darkest brown for my eyebrows. Apparently the first gold is a dupe for MAC's Woodwinked (I don't have it so I wouldn't know, if anyone has both please LMK! I was going to buy WW but I didn't because of this reason lol). One of my fave's is the highlighting colour, it is so beautiful. The black is the only gripe I have in this palette, barely any pigmentation there!

Top: Natural light, bottom: Flash. I had to swipe the black the most to get some decency. I'm sure this palette dupes a few colours!

Sleek Badgirl

 This is the most perfect palette for smokey eyes EVER. Everything is so pigmented, especially the black which is why I use it so often! This is the only Sleek palette I have that has names for the shadows.
Top Row: Innocence, Gullible, Blade, Gun Metal, Underground, Noir
Bottom: Intoxicated, Envy, Obnoxious, Abyss, Twilight, Rebel.
However a sad few weeks ago I dropped this onto the cold, hard tiles.

*cries* It's a lot worse than it looks lol. Onto the swatches

The 2nd colour was hard to swatch as I think there's some of the silver in it :( but you can see the gist of the colour. There's a mixture of mattes & shimmers in this palette, as you can hopefully see, but there's more shimmer. The only difference for the 2 blacks on the 1st row is that the 2nd black from the right is shimmery and the other (my fave Noir) is matte.

Sleek Acid

My newest palette, I wasn't going to get it until I saw some beautiful looks, but I haven't managed anything spectacular yet. It consists of mostly matte shades apart from the 4 on the right on both rows. You definitely need a white base with these for the best pigmentation.

The white is definitely the most disappointing, probably 'coz it's matte lol, I couldn't even cover the primer! Trust me these swatches don't do it justice. The shimmerys look divine though.

So that's it! I really like my Sleek palettes and can definitely recommend the ones I have. The other one I really want is the Sunset palette but that will have to wait a while lol. I think I've bought most of these from vanitypalace on ebay for I think $10? And shipping is reasonable so I'd recommend them.
Thanks for looking I hope this is helpful!

*Disclaimer: All palettes were bought with my own money and my thoughts & opinions are 100% my own. Photos haven't been enhanced*

Winter Warmer Clothing buys

Of course I also bought clothes when I went away, although not as much as what I would like but my suitcase was already filled to the top & I had spent enough already :p
I wish I had a full length mirror to show the clothes properly, but you will have to envision them looking nice haha. I can't believe its august, which means that winter is nearly over (for the southern half of the earth, lol). The days have already started to get a tiny bit longer haha.

These first 3 items were purchased from Roads.

 $39.80- a great top that looks nice with just leggings (it covers the bum haha) but it definitely needs a black tank underneath as it has see-through parts. It's a little bit baggy but looks good with or without a belt around the waist. I love the colour too... it came in others as well.

 $39.80- doesn't look the nicest in this pic haha sorry. Looks nice worn with jeans or leggings, It's quite long & warm for a chilly breeze, but probably can be paired with some sort of jumper if it's any colder then that lol

 I've been wanting a sweater dress for soo long so I finally got one, and it was only $29. You can see it stretches out a far way but looks best with leggings. I'd recommend a long sleeved shirt underneath with the cap sleeves lol. But this is really warm, especially with the turtle neck.

Another bargain, $70 down from $120 at Amart. Although it doesn't snow here this would be perfect for it. And it's such a gorrrrgeous colour, they had a nice range!

I got these boots from Novo as they had their stock take clearance, $50 down from $90 woohoo! I've got a pair of boots in dark & light gray and finally black haha. I like the buckle up the top.

I've needed uggs for the longest time! These were $30 from Spendless and they're so fluffy on the inside. Perfect for the cold mornings & nights!

These aren't technically winter clothes but I bought them around the same time.

 $50 from Roads. A bit on trend with the peplum, haha. This is my first of them and I def. want more, they hide the tum real good lol. The lace is a nice touch too.

$40 from Spendless. I've wanted a pair of snakeskin shoes forever. I love these esp. as they're wedges so they're a lot more comfy then heels.

Thanks so much for looking, What has been your staple for this winter, or if you're in opposite land to me :P What have you been living in this summer?

xx

Real Technique Blush Brush

Real Technique brushes by Sam Chapman (One of the talented ladies behind pixiwoo) is available in Australia at selected Priceline stores. I had a look in a few but as far as I know it was available in the pharmacy's only, but it doesn't hurt to ask if. This retails for $9 (I think) in the US but I got mine for $25 which is a price I'd normally pay anyway so its NBD to me.
About the brush: It is super soft & fluffy for applying blush. It has a tapered end that is perfect for a light contour, not something I'd replace my contour brush with, however I'd use it for a light dusting of bronzer. As for using it for blush, I apply it on the side of the bristles, that way it is large enough for my cheeks & the blush is distributed nicely. Otherwise it can end up only on the apples of the cheeks, becoming hard to blend.

I like the handle on it, it is super sleek and feels nice to hold lol, and the bottom is rubbery and wider at the base so it's able to stand up on it's own if that's how you like to store your brushes, the only annoying thing is that it's harder to fit into my brush roll & it takes up more room. The handle is long enough so you can apply blush without pressure, which is what can lead to the appearance of clown cheeks so that's a good thing :P

As for the other real technique brushes you can get, I found Priceline didn't have the biggest selection. You can get the starter kits of $50 I think, but on the real technique's website they are only $18! I have heard you can buy them at iherb.com for a decent price and they ship overseas, the RT website also now sells them online but I couldn't see if they were international or not.

Overall I do recommend this brush, and I definitely want to purchase the eyes starter kit & setting brush when I have finished my no-buy, if I can last that long!! At the end of the day, the prices may be jacked up heaps here but it's better then nothing! :)

 Compared to the Eco Tools blush brush. You can see the shapes are totally different.

And since you've seen them, here are my NOTW :]

 Yes, my pinky nail broke and my ring finger is not far from the same destiny =/

I lovee this colour combo, It was a bit too orangey without the NP from FaceIt over the top, which gave it a nice peachy sheen. Don't get me wrong I love orange polish but it wasn't for my dress on the weekend lol.
The colours from L-R are C'est La Vie & OR202

Thanks for reading, I hope this was  usefull!
xx