Quick and Easy Neutral to Colour Makeup Tutorial

Hey guys, I've been wanting to do a tutorial for a while now and it really has been so long! 

I was busy with classes and had to keep delaying editing images. >.<

But finally I've got the chance to do a tutorial for a look that I did in one of the shoot I worked in.  

I had initially done a neutral eye using my Urban Decay Naked palette. Yes! I FINALLY GOT ONE! And I will review it soon if you're interested!

Anyway, so I had to change up the look later for the second part of the shoot and I didn't have much time so this is what I came up with:

That image i a bit small but basically I added some purple, green and gold to the eyes and changed the lips. Took me all of 15 minutes really with other touch ups!

This is a great way to do up your makeup from day to night or when you're in a hurry.

All you need is:

• A neutral palette for the neutral day look. (Maybelline Chai Latte or Revlon Copper Spice are good options.)
• Any coloured long lasting eye pencils. I used Faces Longwear. (Colorbar I-Glides or Ikonic are also good!)
• Black and white pencils if you want
• Mascara and fake lashes (optional)
• Smudger brush/ qtips

Step 1:

Start with whatever neutral eye makeup you want, it can even be just a wash of a neutral shimmer or gold colour. I'm going to roughly replicate what I did for my model:

Step 2:

I applied a purple eye pencil from Faces to my outer V and lower lid.

Step 3:

Use a qtip or smudger/ pencil brush to blend out the edges. Remember to work fast since long lasting pencils set super fast! D:

Step 4:

Now, you can leave it at just one colour but for this look I used green as well on the upper lid.

Step 5:

Smudge it up GOOOD! Lol!

Just keep repeating the two steps till you have something you're happy with! ^_^

Final look:

I used a little white pencil on the inner corner too. ^_^

Easy eh?

I hope this tutorial helped you a bit, I feel like it is a bit redundant but I'm sure you'll be able to use it in a hurry.

 I also did this tutorial for girls who have a hard time with makeup and are just beginning. 

Most girls don't have colours in eyeshadow but are bound to have some colour pencils right? ^u^

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What are your fave makeup quick fixes? Let me know below! 

Thanks for reading! 

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Smokey Green and Silver: Xmas Party Eye Makeup

Hey everyone, I've been MIA for a while haven't I? :/ Sorry 'bout that! I've been insanely caught up with family matters. All my relatives are over for the holidays and I barely have any time for anything. 

This tutorial though I had to get up as soon as I could, considering Christmas and New Years is just around the corner! I had initially made a video tutorial but a lot of the video got corrupted. >.< 

So, after sobbing into my pillow for 20 minutes, i decided to make my usual photo tutorial instead! I hope it's easy to follow and that you guys like it! ^_^

What I used:

BH Cosmetic Concealer palette

Faces Transforming Eye gel as primer

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Edgy Emerald

Black eye pencil (Colossal Kajal)

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Flashback Silver

Coastal Scents 88 palette for silver, brown and black shadow, any other brand is also fine. :)

Bourjois Clubbing liquid black liner

Max Factor 24 Hour False Lash Effect Mascara

Step 1:

Prime your lids and apply concealer to your under eyes. I also apply a lighter concealer over my brow bone for a highlight.

Step 2:

Next apply a natural crease colour before starting with the main shadows, this will give a smooth transition of colours. 

Step 3:

Apply the Edgy Emerald Color Tattoo on the inner two thirds of the eyelid. You can use any green or turquoise shadow for this.

Step 4:

On the outer one third, upto the crease, fill in the black eye pencil as shown below and smudge it slightly.

Step 5:

Use black shadow to set the black pencil and draw up the black on the outer V.

Step 6:

With the black pencil again draw a line under the lower lash line like shown below. Smudge it up into the V.

Step 7:

Work the Flashback Silver or any silver shadow into the inner corner of the eye, going down into the lower lid as well as blending into the green on the upper lid.

Step 8:

Apply black liner pencil into the water line, a slightly winged liner and apply mascara! 

You are done! ^_^

I hope this tutorial is useful for you guys! I'll try and do another New Years tutorial soon! 

I would like to know though, if you prefer these picture tutorials or would you prefer I make a video like I had initially planned for this one?

Thanks for reading!

♥

Through Thick and Thin: Yanqina Liquid Eyeliner Review

Hello lovely people! :D Today's review is of a product that's really blown me away! I've never used a liner in pen form. *shoots self* I always go with the old school brush types, gel or felt tip ones. So when Lee Lee from UNIQSO sent me the Yanqina liquid liner to try, I was very curious!

The Yanqina liquid liner is a product of Japan (so you KNOW it's good!) It costs $5.90 on UNIQSO!

Oh yes, thanks UNIQSO for sending this to me along with the lenses I reviewed on Friday. ♥

Price: 

$5.90 (Rs. 318) for 2.5g. That's a good price I think! ^_^ Much cheaper than store brands! 

Packaging:

I didn't get any outer box with the pen, the pen is a pretty black and red with cute graphics and a bit of Engrish on it. Lol! Nice and light, easy to carry in the bag and the lid fits snug, so no chance of accidents! The nib is perfect for thick or thin lines! :D 

Damn focus! Nib! :)

36H? Hours? I don't think so. >.> Why would you want something to last that long anyway?!

Engrish! Lol! Waterproof Lash Eyeliner Pencil... I don't even..

Colour: 

The colour is nice and deep! One swipe gets you almost opaque colour and I love that it has a almost shiny finish. Not quite matte, not quite shiny. Perfect! Swipe it twice and you have a great solid black!

Lasting Power:

This stuff lasts for ages even on my oily lids, although after a day of wearing it, it faded a bit but quite evenly! And absolutely no transfer on my lids. It is waterproof but not if you rub it after washing. :/ Just pat dry if you want it to last! Don't rub!

Swatches:

You can see how much thin/ thick control you get with this liner!

no flash

flash

under water

being rubbed off after washing

Overall:

Yanqina is an amazing liner! I would buy it again, if not for me, for my sister! She managed to use this with ease for someone who is just awkward with makeup, that is amazing! I only wish that it was a tad more long lasting but overall it does a great job! Awesome for detailed work and beginners. ^_^

♥♥♥♥♥

Want it?Get it HERE!

Have you tried pen liners before? What was your experience?

♥

Circular Insanity Electrifying Eyes Makeup Contest Entry: Wired to Blue

You guys are going to be so bored of me spamming your blog feed with eye makeup contest entries. :D Blame these bloggers who are having such interesting contests, especially since all their themes are so different, I feel the need to enter all of them!

So, this entry is for Circular Insanity's contest, sponsored by L'Oreal, her theme is Electrifying Eyes! The look has to be electric, so time to get crazy!

I decided to go with blue for this entry because I had the words "electric blue" going through my head the whole time, so I decided to heck with it! I wanted to do a over the top, sci-fi meets David Bowie look. :D

Here's the look, Wired to Blue:

Products used:

•  Faces Eye Magic primer 
• NYX Jumbo pencil "Milk" (white)
• Coastal Scents 88 Original palette (light blue on lid)
• Bourjois Ombre Stretch eyeshadow "Bleu Nuit Irise" (dark blue)
• VOV shimmery black pigment
• Faces stackable pigment, white with pink duo-chrome from "Frolic"
• Maybelline Colossal kajal
• Maybelline Colossal Volum' mascara
• Faces I-shine quartet "2" (for shimmer on top of light blue)
• Scotch tape

So what do you think? 

I'll be putting up more entries for later. Please don't leave me for spamming you with pictures of my eye! ;- ;

If you would like to see tutorials for any of the looks I did or will be doing, just leave me a comment. :)

To take part in the contest go to Circular Insanity's post. If you aren't keen on eye makeup, she also has a Rafflecopter question that might interest you. :)

VNA Summer Eye Makeup contest Entry 1: Heat wave

I don't know how many of you girls have heard, Vanity No Apologies and L'Oreal have organised an awesome "Summer Eye Makeup" contest. Well, how can I ignore it! I have to take part... Muahaha! I'm going to go nuts with this!

This is my first entry, I wanted to do something bright but sultry that women can wear to a club or party. I did my best to not go OTT with it. ^-^' Plus the only thing I can think about summer right now is "Argh! HOT HOT HOT!" Hence, the warm colours. :/

So here is Heat Wave:

front 

half closed

closed

side view

Products used:

• Faces Magic Eye gel (primer)
• NYX Jumbo Eye pencil "Milk" (base and water line)
• Inglot eyeshadows AMC 60 (yellow) Matte 366 (coral red)
• VOV black eyeshadow (base for crease)
• Faces stackable pigments red from "Frolic" (crease and lower lid)
• Coastal Scents mineral eyeshadow "Champagne" (highlight and inner corner)
• Maybelline Colossal kajal (liner and water line)
• Maybelline Colossal Volum' mascara

Please tell me what you think! Suggestions are welcome! :D I'm excited about what your thoughts are. :)

If you want to enter go HERE. The rules are simple and it'll be lots of fun. :)