EOTD- Simple Winged Liner w/ A Pop Of Color

I know it's been a while. (Gee this sounds familiar...) It's been a little cookoo bananas around her lately, no joke. But, I'm really trying to get back into the groove of it all. Though, I will warn you, I will be MIA in November. Why? Because it's National Novel Writing Month, and I will be locked away in my spare room furiously typing away on a novel. So, wish me luck and pray I don't go nuts! Well, more nuts than I already am. Ha!

I've been on an Agatha Christie's Marple binge here lately (I absolutely adore her books), so it's been me, the couch and Geraldine McEwan for the past few days. Even though the Geraldine McEwan Miss Marple's aren't very true to the books (at all), I absolutely love the way she portrays Miss Marple and the supporting cast and production quality are incredible, so I'll overlook the discrepancies. Anyways, since the majority of the books/episodes take place in the 1940s and 1950s there is an abundance of winged liner and red lips. Needless to say, I love it!

Today, I decided to springboard off of the fabulous makeup and do a winged liner. Now, this isn't a vintage recreation, it's just an "I wanted to play today!" look.

Here we go!

Face:

• M.A.C. Studio Fix Fluid in NC15
• M.A.C. Select Moisture Cover Concealer in NC20
• Loose Translucent Powder
• M.A.C. Blush Ombre in 'Azalea Blossom'
• NARS 'Albatross'

Eyes:

• UDPP in 'Sin'
• NYX Jumbo Pencil in 'Milk', under the brows
• 'Brule' (matte skin tone) eyeshadow by Wet n' Wild, all over the lid
• 'Kid' (tan) eyeshadow by M.A.C., in the crease
• Unnamed (brown/gray) eyeshadow by M.A.C., in the deep crease
• 'Tako' (matte white) by Sugarpill, brow bone highlight
• NYX Extreme Liquid Liner in 'Extreme Smokey Gray'
• NYX Retractable Waterproof Eyeliner in 'Aqua Green', on the bottom waterline
• M.A.C. Technakohl Eyeliner in 'Graphblack', on the top waterline
• 'Mochi' (mint blue/green) eyeshadow by Sugarpill, to set the NYX pencil
• Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara in 'Very Black'

Lips:

• 'Vegas Volt' lipstick by M.A.C.

Since Halloween is right around the corner, leave me some makeup ideas/suggestions in the comments section. 

Later my freaky darlings!

NTMS- Gradient Eyeliner

This is a first for me, and I have to say that not only did I enjoy creating this look, but wearing it as well. I have a feeling that this will become an Aimee makeup staple.

Plus, any excuse to play with my Sugarpill palette. I mean, come on! Sugarpill is the shiz!

Face:

• M.A.C. Studio Fix Fluid in NC15
• M.A.C. Prep + Prime Translucent Setting Powder
• M.A.C. 'Frankly Scarlet' as the blusher

Eyes:

• UDPP in 'Original'
• 'Brulee' eyeshadow by Wet N' Wild, all over the lid
• Gray/Brown eyeshadow by M.A.C., in the crease. (the eyeshadow is nameless, it came in the Colourizations Duo #3)
• For the gradient effect I used all the shadows from the Burning Heart Palette by Sugarpill. From the inner corner out is: 'Buttercupcake', 'Flamepoint', 'Love+', and 'Poison Plum'. All shadows were applied over NYX Jumbo Pencil in 'Milk', to give the shadows something to stick to.
• Maybelline Eyestudio Cream Liner in 'Blackest Black', applied in a very thin line across the upper lash line.
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 'Milk', in the water line set with a white eyeshadow
• NYX Retractable Eyeliner in 'Aqua Green', along the lower lash line and set with 'Flipside' by Urban Decay
• NYX Pin-Up Tease mascara

Lips:

•  Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in 'Ignite'

Later my freaky darlings!

<3


*Edited: I accidentally left out a product. But it's fixed now. :)

EOTD - Brown and Turquoise

I just want to state for the record that I absolutely love this look. One thing I keep wondering, though: Why the heck haven't I done this before!? Brown and Turquoise/Blue is one of my absolute favorite color combos- it's my bedroom color scheme for goodness sake!


Anywhos....


Pics!

Face:

• M.A.C. Studio Fix Fluid in NC15
• Translucent powder
• 'Nerdgasm' blush by Geek Chic Cosmetics

Eyes:

• E.L.F. Eyeshadow primer
• NYX Jumbo Pencil in 'Milk', all over the lid to the brow 
• Matte Turquoise eyeshadow from the BH Cosmetics 120 palette, on the lid up to the crease
• 'Flipside' by Urban Decay, on the lid and lower lash line
• 'Scene' eyeshadow (matte red-brown) by Lancome, in the crease
• Matte tan eyeshadow from the BH Cosmetics 120 palette, in the crease and blended out
• Gray eyeshadow (satin finish) from the BH Cosmetics 120 palette, in the deep crease
• Pale Gold eyeshadow from the BH Cosmetics 120 palette, as the brow highlight
• Copper eyeliner on the waterline
• NYX Studio Liquid Liner in 'Smokey Gray'
• Sephora Kohl Waterproof eyeliner in 'Keep Black', tight line
• One by One mascara by Maybelline
• False eyelashes

Lips:

• Tangerine lipstick by Ulta

Yep. Easily, easily, my new favorite look. 

Share the Peachy love, my freaky darlings. 

<3

Simple Pixiwoo Inspired Look

I know it's been a while, I'm so sorry about that. I have been a busy little bee to be perfectly honest. But despite all of my busyness I have not forgotten about this blog. I've been working on looks (keep an eye out for a Harry Potter series) and I've also got several reviews coming up. 


So yesterday I was browsing my Youtube subscriptions and I watched the newest tutorial from Pixiwoo. I absolutely adore Sam and Nic, they are incredibly talented and classy and they're just plain fabulous- I also can't wait to get my hands on some of Sam's brushes. You can watch the video for the look here. It's simple and absolutely gorgeous, and I wanted to show that I can indeed pull of "wearable" as well as I can dramatic. Of course I don't have everything that Sam used for the look, so I just improvised with the tools available to me.

Face:

• M.A.C. Studio Fix Fluid in NC 15
• Translucent face powder
• Wet n' Wild blusher in Mellow wine (contour)
• NYC blusher in Central Park Pink (apples of cheeks)

Eyes:

• E.L.F. eyeshadow primer
• Skin toned eyeshadow with shimmer (unknown brand) all over the lid
• 'Scene' eyeshadow by Lancome in the crease/lower lash line
• 'Hazelnut' eyeshadow by Mary Kay in the crease/just above the crease/lower lash line
• Dark gray eyeshadow from the 'Splendid' palette by Hard Candy in the deep crease
• 'Filigree' eyeshadow by Lancome as the brow highlight
• 'Black Dog' eyeshadow by Urban Decay along the upper lash line
• NYX jumbo eye pencil in 'Milk' on the waterline, set with white eyeshadow
• One By One mascara by Maybelline
• False eyelashes

Brows:

• E.L.F. eyebrow kit in 'Medium'

Lips:

• NYX lip liner in 'Hot Red'
• M.A.C. lipglass in 'Russian Red'

There it is! Proof! Ha!

Later my freaky darlings. <3

Mascara Madness!

Before I bring on the review/rave, I just want to say that I am stupid excited about Pottermore. Yes, I am one of those crazy Harry Potter fangirls. But, y'all know it makes me adorable. ;)


Now, on with the show!


I was asked today, by a very lovely lady, to do a post/recommendation on mascara. She asked and I'm delivering. 


Disclaimer: The following product was purchased by me, with my own money. The opinions expressed are my own.


Maybelline One By One Volum' Express Mascara

I absolutely adore Maybelline mascaras. I've tried other companies, Cover Girl, Mary Kay, what have you, and I always come back to Maybelline. Why? For me it's because they are the original mascara makers. Let me give you a brief history:

Once upon a time...In New York City, in the year 1915, a young chemist by the name of T.L. Williams noticed his sister, Maybel, doing something rather odd. She was mixing a concoction of Vaseline and coal dust and applying it to her eyelashes to make them appear darker. The wheels in his head began to turn, so off he went to his small lab to perfect his sister's brew. The result was Lash-Brow-Ine. It was a hit. But, something was holding T.L.'s product back from being a success: The Name. So, T.L. thought, and decided to name his creation Maybelline- after his little sister and the Vaseline she originally used. And thus, a makeup company was born...

And that is why I love Maybelline. It's kinda up there with Oreos- why buy an imitation, when you can have the original? Of, course Maybelline's modern formula is different now then it was in the early 20th century, and of course there are now a wide range of products to choose from.

The last mascara I owned was Maybelline's Falsies mascara, which was supposed to give your lashes the effect of wearing, as the name suggests, false lashes. Did it? Not really, but I thought it was still a good mascara. Then I found this one:

Ready for some closeups?

Boom!

First off, I love the packaging. It's super bright, and I like bright, plus it has a bit of a retro feel to it with the font. So, aesthetically, I approve.

This mascara is supposed to be anti-clump all the way around, from the formula to the wand. It's also supposed to provide oodles of volume. 

So does it? Heck yes.  

This mascara does a fabulous job of separating my lashes, and there aren't any clumps in sight- not even on the wand! Check it out:

That is the cleanest mascara wand I have ever seen straight out of the tube- also, keep in mind that I've have this tube for a few weeks now. Yeah. It's amazeballs.

Final thoughts:

Pros

• Zero clumpage
• Separates my lashes pretty well
• No clumping on the wand
• Waterproof. I ALWAYS buy waterproof, because you just never know...
• Three shades to choose from: Very Black (pictured above), Black, and Brown/Black
• Affordable- runs about $6-ish dollars here in the States

Cons:

• Ummm..... None. 

I highly, highly recommend this mascara. It is hands down, and without a doubt, the best mascara I have ever owned ever. I will definitely be a repeat buyer on this one.

If there is anything that you want my opinion on or if you have any questions at all, leave me a comment below and I'll get back to you. Also, there's going to be some fun stuff coming soon, including a review of Geek Chic Cosmetics (I'm so excited about this.) So, spread the word, loves.

Later My Freaky Darlings. <3