FOTD: Darling Girl Summer Look

As I’ve mentioned before, each month Darling Girl has a contest on their facebook page. To enter, you post a look based on that month’s theme using Darling Girl products. This month’s theme was summer, and this is the look I came up with.

I was going for a sand and water look with my eyeshadow, but I don’t have a true turquoise from Darling Girl, and Lucky pulled greener than I remembered it. Oh well. I also added a bit of pink, because summer should be colorful.

Eyes:

• Darling Girl Bubbles
• Darling Girl That’s a Big Twinkie
• Darling Girl Lucky
• Darling Girl Tit Punch
• Darling Girl Superstar Serum
• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Stila Stay All Day Liquid Liner in Intense Black
• Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Perversion
• Make Up Forever Smoky Extravagant Mascara

Face:

• MAC Face and Body in N1
• Benefit Boi-ing Concealer in 1
• Laura Mercier Secret Concealer in 1
• MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light
• Benefit Cha Cha Tint

Lips:

• Fyrinnae Meloncholy
• Firebird Strawberry Tangerine lip balm

I started by priming my lids. Then I applied Bubbles, a light cream/tan with a blue green sheen, all over my lid. I used That’s a Big Twinkie, a matte tan, in my crease. I lined my upper lashline with black liquid liner and winged it out. I patted Lucky, a white with green shimmer that’s designed to pop over a black base, on top of the liner. However, it didn’t show up as much as I wanted it to, so I went over the line (but not the wing) with pencil liner and patted more Lucky on top. Then I mixed Tit Punch, a bright pink, with Superstar Serum and applied it to my lower lashline with an angled liner brush. I applied mascara and did my usual foundation routine, with a double dose of undereye concealer. I used a coral liquid cheek stain, which I blended in with my fingers. I applied a thin layer of Meloncholy, a bright coral lip lustre, over the top of a balm and blended it with my finger to sheer it out a bit.

I love contests and coming up with looks to fit themes, so I had fun with this. If I had to do it again (and I might), I think I’d do a look with more tropical bright eyeshadow, rather than a look that’s heavy on the eyeliner for color.

FOTD: Psylocke Inspired Black and Purple Look

So I’m still figuring out my camera, but I’m making some progress on getting pictures to come out actually me-colored. (Although I didn’t color correct these cuz I was lazy and therefore they’re a bit too yellow.) Anyways, I’m hoping to be blogging more regularly again now. This was my look for Darling Girl’s monthly contest. This month, the theme was superheroes, so I did a look based on Psylocke, one of my favorite X-Men. I’m really happy with the theme, because I love superheroes and it inspired me to start reading some comics again. in 2013 they started a new X-Men series (which is just called X-Men, no adjective or anything) that focuses on an all-female X-Men team, which is what got me to start reading comics in the first place. Yay female superheroes!

Psylocke’s black and purple thing comes off a bit more supervillain than superhero, though. But she’s a good guy.

Eyes:

• Darling Girl Indigo
• Darling Girl Pornstache
• Darling Girl Duct Tape Couture
• NYX Black Bean
• Stila Stay All Day Liquid Liner in Intense Black
• Sephora Collection Black Lace Eyeliner
• Sephora Collection Outrageous Curl Mascara

Face:

• MAC Face and Body in N1
• MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light
• Tarte Exposed
• Tarte Blushing Bride

Lips:

• Kae Q B.S.
• Kae Q Passionfruit
• Kae Q Passionflower

I started by applying NYX Black Bean to my mobile lid and blending it in with my finger. It was way slipperier than NYX Milk and wound up kind of everywhere, so I tidied the edges with a q-tip and smudged some under my lower lashes. I patted Indigo, a shimmery purple that shows up over a black base, on top. I used a pencil brush to darken the outer corner and crease with Pornstache, a dark shimmery grey. I applied both Indigo and Pornstache to my lower lashline as well, with Indigo in the inner portion and Pornstache in the outer half. I used Duct Tape Couture, a lighter gray with a pink sheen, to highlight the inner corner. I applied black liquid liner with a strong wing along my upper lashes, and lined my lower lashes with black pencil liner. I curled my lashes and applied mascara. I applied my foundation and powder. I wound up layering two different blushes, a reddish tan and a pinky plum. For my lips, I started by applying Passionfruit, a dark purple balm, all over with a doe foot. Then I used a doefoot to line my lips with B.S., an opaque black. I tried to blend them together, but the black was dominating the purple. So I used my finger to dab Passionflower, a bright light purple, in the middle of my lips and blended to get a gradient.

Not my tidiest look, but I had fun with it, and it feels good to be doing some more creative looks again. During my blog-hiatus I mostly wore pretty low-key make up.

FOTD: Darling Girl’s Springy Pastels

 Each month Darling Girl has a looks contest on their Facebook group, where everyone creates a look around a specific theme using Darling Girl colors. For April, the theme is spring, with soft and sparkly colors, and this is the look I did for it. I’m really digging the springtime pastels these days.

 To make the look a little more interesting, I used a different color for the lower waterline and inner corner, which is a fun pop of (very pale) color.

Eyes:

• Darling Girl Squat and Cough
• Darling Girl Break the Internet
• Darling Girl Taystee Girl
• Darling Girl Bubbles
• Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy
• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Marc Jacobs Highliner in Blacquer
• Buxom Lash Mascara

Face:

• MAC Face and Body in N1
• Laura Mercier Secret Concealer in 1
• MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light
• Benefit Dandelion

Lips:

• MAC Patisserie
• Benefit Dandelion Lip Gloss

I primed my lids like usual and then applied Pixie Epoxy with my pinkie. I waited 15-20 seconds for it to set and then patted Squat and Cough, a sparkly lavender pink, all over my lids. I deepened the outer corner with Break the Internet, a matte peachy brown. I used a tiny brush to apply Taystee Girl, a pastel blue with a pinkish sheen, to my lower waterline. I used the same brush to apply Bubbles, a light tan with a blue green sheen, to the inner corner. Then I lined my eyes with black liner, curled my lashes and applied mascara. I did my face makeup with pink blush, nude lipstick and pink gloss.

I’m really happy with this look. I really like Break the Internet as a deepening color, the look became so much more together once I added it. I’m definitely considering picking up a mini next time I order from Darling Girl. Also, I absolutely love the Marc Jacobs eyeliner, which is different than my numerous other black eyeliners because it’s a gel in pencil form and gives a very clean looking line. I use it when I want a similar look to liquid liner but no wing. It’s super easy to apply and I think it looks fantastic. However, it’s also horrendously expensive. Mine right now is a mini size that I got in an eyeliner sampler from Sephora and I hate that I like it enough that I’m debating actually buying one. Stupid fancy pants brands and their high quality making me want them. Anyways, I like it. But I’m definitely going to use up every last millimeter of my mini before I decide whether I want to replace it.

Do you ever fall in love with ridiculously expensive products you get samples of? How often do samples convince you to buy larger sizes?

FOTD: Hufflepuff Yellow and Black

And now for Hufflepuff. The “we don’t really know what defines you, so no metallics for you” house. This youtube video pretty much sums it up. And also is hilarious. Anyways, basic black and yellow for the Hufflepuffs. Nice and simple.

I really like the way the yellow brings out the blue of my eyes. Plus it makes me feel super cheery and smiley (although that might also have been caused by thinking “I can’t digest lactose. I’m a Hufflepuff!” Seriously, go watch the video).

Eyes:

• Darling Girl Dandelion
• Shiro Cornucopia
• Notoriously Morbid Bloody Awful Poet
• Kat von D Tattoo liner
• Lorac Behind the Scenes primer
• Maybelline Great Lash

Face:

• MAC Face and Body in N1
• MAC Skinfinish Natural in Light
• Laura Mercier Secret Concealer
• Shiro1-Up blush

Lips:

• Shiro It’s Called Love

I started by priming my eyes and patting Dandelion, a bright yellow, all over my lid. Next I took Cornucopia, a goldenrod yellow, and applied it to the outer part of my crease using an angled brush. To keep it Hufflepuff, try to use something that’s not too metallic/gold. You want to read yellow. Then I drew a winged line on my upper lashes. I used a liner brush to apply Bloody Awful Poet, a matte black to my lower lashline. Then I added mascara, but it didn’t look finished, so I used my angled brush to apply some Cornucopia underneath the wing and the outer corner of the lower lashline. I did my face make up as usual, with peachy pink blush and corally pink tinted balm.

I liked this more than I thought I would. The yellow is bright and cheery and looks great with blue eyes, and I always love a clean winged liner. The simplicity seems very Hufflepuff-appropriate. I really liked the way Bloody Awful Poet worked on the lower lashline. I might have to start using shadow instead of liner on my lower lashes more often.