Disney Series: Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

"The gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam"

I am excited and also very hesitant to show you my Princess Aurora inspired look. Aurora is one of my favorite princesses and Sleeping Beauty is one of my favorite Disney films, but I found this look to be super difficult! I tried to do this look three times and I disliked the result each time. This was the one I liked the most, but I am not extremely happy with it. I hope you all like it better than me ^_^

FOTD: Tequila Sunrise (Ft. Mon Ennui Cosmetics)

Hello my lovely readers!

Who says that orange is only for the sunny days? Brighten up your days with a nice Tequila Sunrise! And no, I don't mean the alcoholic beverage, but this fabulous eye look using Mon Ennui Cosmetic :)

A Song of Ice and Fire Series: White Walkers

Greetings from the Dark Side :D I want to greet all my new followers! Thank you for joining my little corner of the internet~!

Here's another A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) inspired look. This is not a House looks, but rather it is inspired by the White Walker (or Others, as they are also called).

This is not my image. Found through Google Images.

Unbound Fridays: Dragonborn

Greetings from the Dark Side :)

Are any of you Skyrim players? I have been obsessed with Skyrim since it came out and I am super excited about the Dragonborn DLC~! In light of that upcoming DLC, I made a look inspired by the Dragonborn using Unbound Eden Cosmetics~ UEC has an Elder Scrolls collections if you did not know :D

Unbound Fridays: Soft Cut-Crease Eyes

Hello everyone :)

Are you afraid of doing cut crease looks? Here is an easy way to do a colorful cut-crease that I created using two of my favorite Unbound Eden Cosmetics :D

Review: Unbound Eden Cosmetics Fall Eyeshadows

Greetings from the Dark Side :)

On today's agenda: reviewing the four new eyeshadows from Unbound Eden Cosmetics. The new shadows are: Festival, Superstition, Hecate, and Gravedigger.

Unbound Fridays: Salem Witch Trials

Happy October!!

October is my ultimate favorite month of the year because it is just awesome. I love the weather (although it is still super hot here in California at the moment),  Halloween, spiced lattes, pumpkin pies, the yellowing leaves, and of course it is also my birthday in October. Ah! Such a sweet month!

October is also in Fall, and that means the release of Fall collections! And just recently Unbound Eden Cosmetics released four new fall eyeshadows and lipsticks. I *just* received some and I wanted to play around with the new products so I present you a Fall inspired look. Fall obviously reminds me of Halloween, and that reminds me of witches and ghouls. This look just screamed witch to me. Not your old hag type of witch but a colonial witch that might have been persecuted in the Salem Witch Trials. Or maybe I am just crazy and my mind just thinks weird things xD Anyways...moving on...here is the look!

FOTD: Iced Martini

Hey guys!

Here is a pretty simple eye look using the Maybelline 'Olive Martini' eyeshadow quad and Unbound Eden Cosmetics 'Frost Salts' eyeshadow. This is a subtle "icy" look perfect for the winter time!

I look really grumpy..hehe. Sorry about that. I've been really sleepy and tired this past week and I can't even show some enthusiasm! 

Diablo III Series: Wizard

Greetings from the Dark Side~

I want to continue the Diablo III series with a look inspired by the Wizard character. In the art work, the female Wizard looks really awesome. Not only am I fond of mages and wizards in many video games I play, but I really liked the sassy, independent, but caring attitude of the Wizard character. She was really badass!

The specific art work that I chose is actually from the Diablo 3 guidebook. I really love how they represented her; I like her outfit and the colors that were used for her clothes as well as her magic attack.

Unbound Fridays: Heroine

Happy Friday!
I am having a pretty great end of the week! Tomorrow is exciting too, I am going to go to a concert for The Used~ Woohoo!

Occasionally, you will see me doing Unbound Fridays, Fridays where I show you how I use my Unbound Eden Cosmetics! I love UEC so much, and I want to show you how I use the products I have. This look is all about brights: blue eyes and purple lips~ Hope you enjoy.

Tutorial: Hypnotizing Violets

Greetings from the Dark Side~

As per a request, here is a tutorial for my last FOTD, Hypnotizing Violets! Enjoy :D

FOTD: Hypnotizing Violets

Greetings from the Dark Side :)
How are you all? I hope you all had a great weekend! I personally enjoyed this long three day Labor Day weekend~
A huge shout out to one of my best friends, Jackie! Happy 21st Birthday ♥ I love you!

If you were not aware, purple is my absolutely favorite color! Followed by black and red :) My room is purple, most of my clothes are purple, part of my hair is purple, and anything purple catches my attention. So of course I am completely obsessed with purple makeup. This includes eyeshadows, lipsticks, lip glosses, blushes, eyeliners, you name it. And now that my hair is brighter, I think purple looks even better. I am sure many of you would disagree, and you probably think I look like a complete psychopath, but that's okay too xD So I want to share this purple eye makeup I've been doing a lot lately. I love how it looks and it is actually not too difficult to do. I can do a tutorial if any of you would like me to, but for the mean time I will just post these FOTD pictures
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Products Used

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

-Victorian Disco Cosmetics 'Yuna'  Eyeshadow (light shimmery pink on the lid)

*I also use Unbound Eden Cosmetics 'Skooma' sometimes for this look

-Maybelline Quad 'Smokey Night' (the really dark purple for the outer V)

-Maybelline 'Painted Purple' Color Tattoo (lower lash line)

-Stila 'Afterhours' Eyeshadow Trio (the shimmery purple on the crease and lower lash line)

-Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil and Liquid Liner

-Prestige My Biggest Lashes mascara

-Estee Lauder Double Wear Light '1.0'

-MAC 'Coygirl' Blush

-Lime Crime Airborne Unicorn Lipstick

Hypnotizing Violets

FOTD: Gilded Cherry Blossom

Hello Dark Siders~
This look that I am sharing with you today has been sitting in my "To Post" folder for a while. I completely forgot about it, so I thought I would quickly share it with you today :) I did this to test out a few Unbound Eden Cosmetics stuff I had purchased.

FOTD: Fairy Tale

Greetings from the Dark Side~

I wanted to share today's look with you =3 This is a very girly, but edgy look.

The Lipstick Compendium: Unbound Eden Cosmetics 'Fairy Folk' and 'Damsel'

Greetings from the Dark Side! :D
More Unbound Eden Cosmetics reviews! This time I have the new reformulated lipsticks~ These are my first indie lipsticks and I was so excited to try these out!

I purchased two shades: Fairy Folk and Damsel lipsticks. Here is the packaging:

July Favorites 2012

Hello~! How are you all doing? I am sooooo happy it's August! I dislike the heat and I love autumn! But since July is already over, it is time to share my favorites for the month.

1. YSL Teint Resist Foundation #3 
I love this foundation! It is really amazing for the summer since it is both very lightweight and semi-matte. I have used it a lot since it has been freaking hot outside. It is super long wearing and it lasts all day. I heard this foundation has been discontinued T_T I am so sad!

2. Illamasqua 'Hollow' Cream Pigment
This is an amazing contour shade for pale skin people. It is cool-toned and it does not show up orange. It is actually very natural looking!

3. Prestige My Biggest Lashes
 This is my favorite mascara  at the moment, and it is really awesome~

 4.Fyrinnae 'Gilded Wings'
 One of my big obsessions is gold eyeshadow. This eyeshadow by Fyrinnae is freaking beautiful. It is very pigmented, it has a foiled look, and it is really stunning on the eyes.

5. Unbound Eden Cosmetics 'Frost Salts' and 'Cherry Frosting'
I recently purchased these eyeshadows and I LOVE them. I have used both of these shades a lot this past month. Frost Salts is a beautiful blue and Cherry Frosting is a very unique pink in my collection. They are very pigmented, smooth, and easy blendable.

6. Tokidoki Skeletrina Lip Balm Stain
I love this lip stain! It is so fun and bright, and it stays put on my lips for hours! I adore it! It is glossy and yet it is also a stain.


7. Jordana 'Lily Rose' Matte Lipstick
This is a beautiful purple-pink with a matte finish. Jordana lipsticks are really inexpensive but they are really great quality.


8.NYX 'Dolly Pink' Lip Pencil
I don't use lip pencils often but these are really great.  They are inexpensive and they do the job. Dolly Pink is a nice light pink; the perfect pretty pink for pink and purple-pink lipsticks.

9. Ardell Lashes
I've really been enjoying these lashes this month. They look beautiful and they are really easy to apply.

These were pretty much the products I used in the month of July. Have you tried any of these? What were your favorites?

FOTD: Fairy Magic

Hi darlings! ♥

I have an extra special look for you all today! This was actually a look a came up with last week, but I haven't been able to post it! I really love this look! It is bright and fun and very summer appropriate~ I used all Unbound Eden Cosmetics and Sugarpill :) Enjoy~

Products Used

EYES

-Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

-UEC 'Moon Sugar' Eyeshadow (lid)

-UEC 'Cherry Frosting' Eyeshadow (crease)

-Sugarpill Burning Heart Palette:

         'Poison Plum' (lower lash line and outer v) and 'Buttercupcake' (inner corner)

-Sugarpill 'Tako' Eyeshadow (brown bone)

-Dolly Wink liquid eyeliner

-Prestige My Biggest Lashes mascara

-Ardell 'Wispies' Lashes

FACE & LIPS

-YSL Teint Resist Foundation in shade #3 

-Estee Lauder 'Modern Mercury' Highlighter

-UEC 'Fairy Folk' Lipstick

 Fairy Magic Look 

Since the eyes are colorful, I decided not to use any blush. I don't want to look like a complete circus clown!

Tell me what you think!

And as always, thank you for reading ♥

FOTD: Moon Sugar

Moon Sugar! If only it existed because it sounds awesome. It exists in the world of The Elder Scrolls though, where it is one of the ingredients to make the drug Skooma. It is also a beautiful eyeshadow many by Unbound Eden Cosmetics. Here is the look I created using 'Moon Sugar' and 'Frost Salts'.

Products Used

-Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy

-Unbound Eden Cosmetics 'Moon Sugar'

-Unbound Eden Cosmetics 'Frost Salts'

-Blinc black liquid liner

-Urban Decay 24/7 'Perversion' liner

-Prestige My Biggest Lashes Mascara

-ES A500 Lashes

-Revlon Whipped Foundation 'Buff'

-Everyday Minerals 'Girl Friday' Blush

-Rouge Bunny Rouge 'Sea of Showers' Liquid Highlighting Liquid

-MAC 'Hue' Lipstick

Moon Sugar

Sorry if the face shots look crappy. I was wearing this makeup for 8 hours in 105 degree F weather. The heat is not very good for my makeup! Oh and at this point, I wasn't wearing false lashes like in the eye shots.

I indeed am wearing a shirt, I promise! ;)

I will make more looks using the UEC eyeshadows I just purchased :) Hope you liked this look.

Thanks you ♥ Until next time.

Review: More of Unbound Eden Comsetics

If you have not, you can see my other UEC review HERE.

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 Hello Dark Siders! I am excited to show you another review for Unbound Eden Cosmetics.
Unbound Eden Cosmetics is "100% Vegan, cruelty free cosmetics! We hand-make lip sticks in small batches, four at a time, and every eye shadow is mixed by hand one order at a time! We maintain strict recipes for quality and only use minimal ingredients and all natural additives when necessary!" (UEC)

Price and Availability

You can find EUC on http://unboundeden.storenvy.com/

Prices of full sized eyeshadows are $6-$8. 

The lip gloss (in a pot not tube) is $4.

Colors and Swatches

*Swatched over bare skin 

Tamriel Collection (Based on The Elder Scrolls games)

Dawnguard - matte, red-toned, dark brown. Dawnguard is a group of Vampire hunters (also the name of the latest Skyrim DLC).

Frost Salts- bright shimmering blue with blue sparkles. Frost Salts are an ingredient used in Alchemy to make potions. They come from the Frost Atronachs.

Moon Sugar- Palest pink with eye-catching duo-chrome sparkles. Moon Sugar is also an ingredient used in Alchemy to make potions. It is one of the ingredients of Skooma, an addictive narcotic in the Elder Scrolls world.

Other Collections

Tea Time- green-toned, shimmery light blue.

Cherry Frosting- medium, red-toned pink with a subtle sheen.

Poisoned Apple Lip Gloss- an orange-toned red with golden sparks.

(I will have an individual review of this lip gloss so you can see how it looks on my lips)

Review

As you can see from the swatches, the colors are very nicely pigmented on their own without a primer or base. I appreciate that these shadow apply so smoothly and I don't really have to worry about fall out. Moon Sugar is an exception, it is very glittery and it gets a lot of shimmer when applying  it. But it is so worth it. It looks amazing on the eyes! Danwguard is an amazing matte shade. It is so rich in color! Frost Salts is another color that surprised me; it is so beautiful and easily to use. I am in love with the three colors that I purchased from the Tamriel collection!

I also purchased two more colors from other collections. I've been on the hunt for a neutral toned pink so I purchased Cherry Frosting. It didn't end up being as neutral as I thought, but I don't have another pink like it. It is darker and redder than any pinks I own. It is quite a wonderful color. Tea Time, on the other hand, is the only color I was slightly disappointed in. Don't get me wrong, it is a great eyeshadow, but it just was not what I was looking for. Either ways, it is a pretty color and it applies fantastically like all the other shades.

I highly recommend UEC eyeshadows, they are amazing. Laura, the owner, is so sweet and helpful. The only thing that has stopped me from purchasing more UEC is the prizes. They are not expensive, but they are a bit pricier than most of the other Indie brands I purchase. Because of that I will tend to wait for a sale. And since I did buy these products on sale, I am very happy. But, I think if you are looking for a really good quality vegan and cruelty free brand with a sweet and honest owner, you definitely need to check UEC out.

Rating: 9/10

Day to Night EOTD: Link Inspired Green Look

Salutations to all my readers!

As I said on my haul post, here is a quick look that I did using the L'oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in 'Golden Emerald'. This was not a look I wore out, I was just testing this out. But I did a day-night transition look that was inspired by my my LoZ Link looks. I hope you like both the looks :D

Products Used

-Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper

-L'oreal Infallible Eyeshadow 'Golden Emerald'

-Unbound Eden Cosmetics 'Dawnguard' eyeshadow

-Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil Liner 'Perversion'

-Prestige My Biggest Lashes Mascara

-MAC 'She Who Dares' Mineralized Eyeshadow Duo

-Lime Crime ChinaDoll Palette 

Day Look

This isn't the softest day look, but I tried to keep it as wearable as I could. 

I applied my primer on my lid, followed by the L'oreal Infallible eyeshadow. 

I applied some black pencil liner on my waterline, but you can skip that to make this a more day-time appropriate look.

Next, take a crease brush and apply a matte brown on your crease and lower lash line. I used Unbound Eden Cosmetics 'Dawnguard' eyeshadow. 

Lastly, apply a bright shimmery beige color on your inner corner for a brightening effect.

 

Night Look

I wanted the night look to be more intense and smokey.

First thing, if you did not apply black pencil liner on your waterline, definitely to that. 

Then, apply a matte black on the outer V to make this a smokey look. You can apply it right over the brown. I used the matte black from the Lime Crime China Doll Palette.

This is completely optional, but if you want, apply a very shimmery green on top of the L'oreal Infallible eyeshadow. I used my MAC 'She Who Dares' Mineralized eyeshadow.

With this super smokey look, you will be ready for a night out!~ And you really didn't have to do very much to achieve the look!