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Released with the Nars Summer 2011 collection Dogon really is the stand out piece. Infamous for unusual shade pairings Nars have really hit the nail on the head with this one. A gorgeous duochrome taupe paired with a deep, sooty black this is one duo I know I will rely heavily on for smoky eyes on a night out.

From in-store swatching I’ve noticed some Nars duo’s can be hit and miss when it comes to pigmentation, and as I mentioned earlier some shade pairings are a little odd but I have no faults with Dogon! The taupe shade is buttery soft and easily buildable, I could wear this as an all over lid colour with a lil touch of liner for day to day. I think the black is the blackest shadow I’ve ever used! I literally pressed the pad of my finger lightly to cover my whole crease, I would purchase this duo for the black alone it’s incredible.

Swatched over NYX eyeshadow base to show the true colours.
In the pan the taupe looks a bit ‘blah’ but on the eye it shimmers and transforms into this amazing pink/green/dusky grey taupe, my picture doesn’t really do it justice …

I’m really impressed with the new LE No.7 palette, the colours are very pigmented and easily blendable. I made this eye using every colour apart from the blue, using my ELF shader brush and my finger to blend (shock horror!)

The purple looks amazing when foiled, I’m going to try it out as a liner.
All shadows applied dry using Too Faced Shadow Insurance primer as a base.
Also used Sleek Eye Drama mascara, and a kajal liner.
See my original post on the No.7 Autumn collection here.

So glad I picked this up, I knew I was onto a winner as it is a Veluxe Pearl – shimmery, but not overly and very pigmented. I have worn this every since I bought it and it fits so nicely with alot of combinations, as I have cool toned skin I feel I can pull this off as an all over lid colour pretty easily =)
A simple EOTD, MAC Crazy Cool, Purple Haze in the crease and a touch of Shroom to highlight. Schimples!

I’m loving lilac eyes! Also had a compliment on the tube from a bunch of city chicks =D

As soon as I saw this on the MAC website I KNEW I had to have it! Bio Green is one of my favourite shades ever, which is funny as having blue eyes MUAs are always telling me to stay away from greens but I love a bright eye and I think olive greens compliment my eyes perfectly.
The colours apply soft as butter and the swirly side would look amazing worn as a smokey eye with a touch more black. I am also going to try the block green on it’s own as an eyeliner, the colour payoff when foiled is even more vibrant… I could rave on about this shadow but I’ll let the pics do the talking!

MAC £15.00
Very pleased I picked this up and I can’t wait for the September ‘In The Groove’ collection to pick up aload more mineralize shadows.
Do you own any, what do you think of them?

Please excuse the gay title, we all know 50 cent is sooooo ‘04 =P
A quick EOTD using the new Boots 17 ‘Dolly Mixture’ candy coloured eyeshadow trio…

How pretty are the colours! I found them v.easy to work with, silky soft and easy to blend. I know my blending skills suck ass but even I managed to make it look half decent lol
The trio costs just £4.99 and at the moment Boots are running a free gift offer when you spend over £6 on 17 (see previous post). Well worth it IMO.
I’m also on a bit of a ELF kick (hardy ha ha) ATM, since learning some of my HG products are made by companies that test on animals I’ve had a bit of a re-think, and am no longer purchasing products that I know to be tested on animals… But thats a story for another day!
So for this look, I curled my lashes with my ELF curler, primed my eyes with my ELF (£1.50 range, not studio) primer, applied the shadows with my ELF shadow brush, a quick slick of the ELF liquid liner in plum and a few strokes of my ELF mineral infused mascara and …

Soooooooooooooooooooooo heres another EOTD. Enjoy.

I used the white shadow in the ELF Everyday Eyes Beauty Encyclopedia in the inner coner swept onyo the lower lashline, Boots 17 Viva Diva over the whole lid & onto the lower lashline and MAC Birds & Berries blended into the crease =)
Finished off with ELF liquid liner, Bourjois Volume Clubbing mascara & a funky kajal Rambo gave me on the waterline & tightline.

The Boots 17 eyeshadow hasn’t really got that much colour payoff, not compared to the MAC shadow anyway. I had to use my finger to pack on the colour as my brush just wasn’t getting anything =0/

Did you pick up anything from the LOL collection?

Hi Guys, I’m in the process of putting my blog onto my domain…..! So apologies if I don’t post anything for a few days or if you notice things are a little weird with my blog.

Anyway, just having a play around with my new MAC Bio Green e/s along with my Alice palette… I didn’t realise these are the ‘Joker’ from Batman colours ’til I had finished =D

MAC Bio Green inner v, ‘Underland’ from the Alice palette on the outer v (I did get my v’s right, right?), Jabberwockey on upper lashine and outer lower lashline and ‘Half Baked’ on inner lower lashline.

Just a quickie, v.busy today!

Remember my giveaway ends THIS Sunday peeps!

xxx

I’m loving experimenting with all my palettes! I find watching & reading tutorials gets me a bit confused as everyone has their own take on blending, shading and combining colours so I just done my own thing and quite liked the result =D. I was so nervous about posting my pics up yesterday but you guys have been so lovely, and I’m really touched at all the compliments, you have really given me the confidence to play around more =)

Eyes – so today I used the two light browns and the black in the storm palette for my eye colours. I used the matte brown all over my lid, and the shimmery taupey brown over my brow bone blending them together then simply dabbed my lil finger in the black and pressed on my crease and blended it it… Schimples! Also used my E.L.F Brow Kit (dark) on my brows but I’m really not happy with them after seeing them up close so I’m going to have them re-shaped on Wednesday =).
Again finished with L’Oreal Super Liner in Carbon and Maybelline The Falsies mascara (review coming soon!). I forgot to use my UDPP oopsie =0/.

Face – I mixed …

Inspired by the wonderful Rhamnousia I got busy with my new brushes, pigments & UD Get Baked palette and this is the result!

I used Barry M Toffee all over the lid, Half Baked on my brow bone, Twice Baked in the crease, Flipside halfway along my lower lashline and Baked on the other half topped off with a slick of L’Oreal Super Liner in Carbon Black and Maybelline The Falsies mascara =D

What do you rekon? Did I do it all right? lol =D

xxxx