Urban Decay Smoked Palette Look with Mac Angel lipstick

Hi beauty lovers! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. :) Anyone else excited for the Oscars tonight? I can't wait...actually, red carpet is on now, so I'm gonna post this and go watch!

 I just wanted to share a look that I wore Saturday night using Urban Decay Smoked Eyeshadow palette. This palette comes with a 27 paged look book, so I went with the first look called "Iconic". If you'd like to see my swatches of this palette, you can find them here.

I love this palette! I personally prefer it to the Naked 2 palette which I also own. I find the shades easier to wear, and for me personally, there was less creping.

 

 

 

 

Sorry about my messy hair!

 

On my face:

Lise Watier Base Miracle

CoverGirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation

Guerlain Meteorites Compact in 02 Teint Beige

 

On my eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Urban Decay Smoked Palette

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Perversion

Lancome Cils Booster

and several coats of Benefit Bad Gal Lash

 

On my cheeks:

Nars blush in Dolce Vita

 

On my Lips:

MAC Angel Lipstick

Smashbox Reflection High Shine Lip Gloss in Star



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much for reading! :)

 

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Mascara Collection and Before & After

Hi beauty lovers! I just wanted to share my mascara collection with you. :)

The pic shows from top left to right: L'Oreal Voluminous Original in Blackest Black, Physician's Formula Plump Potion, Lise Watier 24 Hrs Glam, Benefit Bad Gal Lash, Sephora Volume, Lise Watier Mascara WOW, Lancome Definicils High Definition, DiorShow, Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash, Josie Maran GOGO,

And bottom left to right: Yves Saint Laurent Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils Shocking, Rimmel Glam Eyes, Smashbox Full Exposure, L'Oreal Carbon Black Voluminous, L'Oreal Double Extend, Too Faced Lash Injection, Tarte Extend MultiplEYE, L'Oreal Extra Volume Collagen Mascara, and Benefit They're Real.

Admittedly, I'm a complete hoarder and don't wear most of these, but I've tried all of them, and can definitely say that my faves are Bare Escentual Buxom Lash, DiorShow, Smashbox Full Exposure and Benefit Bad Gal Lash. Unfortunately, my BE Buxom Lash and Diorshow mascaras are empty and I need to repurchase, but for now I am mostly wearing Bad Gal Lash. It lengthens, thickens and pretty much performs magic tricks. I love it. :)

 Another mascara in my collection that I love Josie Maran's GOGO Mascara. It's strange, because this mascara does not offer insane volume or length or anything that Bad Gal Lash does. It's quite simple, and is a my-lashes-but-better-mascara. I don't wear this often, but if I ever did need to look like I wasn't wearing any makeup, I'd turn to this. Unfortunately mascara has such a brief lifespan that it'll probably be no good by the time that situation arises.

As you can see from my before pics, my lashes are almost non-existant. They also have no curl to them and are just...blah. In the past I used Careprost to grow them. They did grow to rather insane proportions, and I loved it, but they also left discolouring on my lids, and I decided it just wasn't worth it.

So here's a before and after with Bad Gal Lash. As you can see, it makes a WORLD of a difference...lol. I'm not sure why my lashes are so light on the left in this pic. I must have dusted some setting powder on them or something.

Here I've curled my lashes with a Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler, and appled two coats of the Bad Gal Lash mascara.

Please let me know what some of your favourite mascaras are! Thanks for reading :)

Makeup look - MAC Brave Red and Stila Eyeshadow

Hi beauty lovers! After a rough week, I indulged in some makeup loving therapy this evening. :) Just wanted to share a quick look I did. I was going for a minimal eye and a red lip. This is one of my favourite reds!

I'm wearing Brave Red by MAC on my lips. On MAC's website, it's described as a bright yellow red, and it's a Cremesheen forumla. I love red lipsticks and own quite a few. I find this shade very flattering for my skintone. I don't find it drying, and I find it lasts for hours. I took this pic many hours ago, and it still looks fresh on my lips. You can purchase this lipstick for $18 CAD at MAC, of course. :)

On my eyes I'm wearing Bare and Kitten eyeshadow by Stila and Stila's Smudgestick eyeliner in Damsel. All from the In the Light palette. I wrote a little review on the In the Light palette here. You can purchase this palette from Shopper's Drug Mart or Sephora for $50

On my short, thin lashes, I'm wearing Lancome Cils Booster XL Super Enhancing Base Mascara and Benefit Bad Gal Lash. I also curled them with my Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler. My lashes need all the help they can get, and I find myself really loving the Lancome Base and Bad Gal Lash combo. I'll have to do another post later showing a before and after of my lashes with and without these products. I bought both of these at Shoppers Drug Mart, but you can purchase them online at Sephora.ca. The Lancome Cils Booster XL Super Enhancing Base Mascara (that's a mouthful and a half...lol) is priced at $28, and the Benefit Bad Gal Lash is $26.

On my cheeks I'm wearing Dollymix by MAC. This is a powder blush, and MAC describes it as pure candy pink, sheertone shimmer. I find it lasts a good four hours before I need to touch up. Other blushes last longer on me, but I do love the colour of this! You can purchase it for $24 CAD at MAC.

Thanks so much for reading! :)