LOTD: Star Struck Sandstorm...

Oh yay, another of my Autumn/Winter lipsticks that hasn't expired - Revlon Sandstorm. Has more red in it than the GOSH Copper Mine I posted the other day, so it's just what I need to go with outfits that need a bit of perking up...

The lipliner I used is by Jordana, and it's called Petal. Jordana products are getting harder and harder for me to find, but whenever I see them anywhere, I always pick up a few of the liners - they have beaut pigment, last for ages, and don't leave any flakey bits behind. Cheap as chips too - <$6 if I remember rightly...

Revlon Sandstorm is from the Super Lustrous Pearl Range - still has heaps of moisturising qualities even after many moons have passed since I bought it...

And to give it a tad more red kick, I topped it with Mirenesse 3D Gloss in Star Struck - this range is my favourite of all the Mirenesse glosses. Rich and mosturising, nice big fat tube with an equally generous applicator, and this one has a wee bit of gold shimmer for extra warmth... 

And this is what I wore it with. Incidentally, the blush is the other one from the Models Prefer Sweet Kisses tin - Peach Parfait. Both of these blushes have quite a bit of red in them, which makes a nice change from my usual mauvey pinks and terracotta orangey ones...

Take care of  you,

kats xxx

EOTD: Pink & Purple...

Well this is definitely pink and purple, but on closer inspection, the pink part might just well be my best shot so far at Radiant Orchid!  It's almost a match, just needs a tinge more blue, but I'm getting there lol...

This was an interesting experiment. Decided to use a Nabi Lipliner (!) pencil  in the shade Dark Fuchsia as my base. Fabulous hue, deliriously pigmented, and I love these crayons as they leave a hearty stain on the lips, BUT, this little fella also left a decidedly pink stain on my eyelids - gaaahhhh! I always use Neutrogena Eye Make Remover because it's so gentle, doesn't sting, and it's the only one that takes absolutely everything off, well...almost... The remnants of this crayon refused to budge, and I went to bed looking like a poor little bunny with myxomatosis. After the morning cleanse and shower, my lids were back to normal, but be warned :-)

On the inner corner went Jordana 06 Pink Color Effects Bright Eyeshadow (I call it Barbie Pink lol), the middle is Highness from the SleekV2 Matte palette, and the outer corner scored Ink from the same palette. Underneath I blended Villan (I'm sure they meant to spell it Villain) also from SleekV2. This is such a brilliant offering from Sleek - the pigments aren't the slightest bit powdery, there's barely any fallout, includes a beaut assortment of shades, they don't crease, and the pigment is intense...

To finish off, I lined the waterline with my precious NYX Wonder Pencil ♥ I'm so much more comfortable with this natural shade than white, although I won't ever stop using my essence kajal - some colours just show off far better with a white waterline, but I wanted to keep this area a little more low key because of the vividness of the pink..

In hindsight, I probably should have done a green and gold or red, white and blue look to kick off the Australia Day long weekend, but hey, it's only Friday - I'll see what I can come up with that's a bit more patriotic :-)

Take care of you,

kats xxx

EOTD: Barbie Pink...

Haven't trotted this shade out in a while :-) Just adore this pink - it's by Jordana, part of their Colour Effects Bright Eyeshadow collection, I think it cost all of $6 at Cosmo Cosmetics. Wasn't too impressed initially, but over the top of a white base, and applied with a damp brush, it's totally comes alive with a knockout vibrancy, and this hue is unique in my collection :-)

I find it fascinating that some of my BEST performers & favourite shadow colours are el-cheapo's - of course it takes a while to find the good ones, and you have to sift through a whole heap of rubbish along the way, but I've learned that you don't necessarily have to spend a fortune to score fabulously pigmented and long wearing eye shadows.

Left photo taken in natural light

I used essence white kajal all over the lid as a base, then applied the Jordana pink over the top. Towards the back of the eye and into the crease, I patted down MUA matte charcoal (#20) - funny how my camera makes it look purple, but it's actually almost black. Smudged some of this over the top of MNY Master Precise Liquid Liner along the lower lashline too, and lined the waterline with essence kajal - gee I'd be lost without this white pencil! I use it almost every day, and for $1.75, I'm laughing all the way to the ATM. It lasts so well on the waterline, and doesn't irritate my eyes in the slightest :-)

I have numerous pans and palettes of pink shadows, but none of them can hold a candle to this little baked beauty, and it comes in a huge pot which I reckon will last me forever. From memory there were four other colours available in the range - yellow, orange, green and blue. Kinda regretting not snapping them up at the same time, but I've just noticed that BeautyJoint has almost all of them on sale at the moment for 64 cents - whoa, can't get much cheaper than that!

Have you found a bargain eye shadow that you well and truly adore?  If you have I would so love to hear about it :-)

Take care of you,

kats xxx