World of Warcraft Series: Nozdormu

"Time is a tangled web. Try not to dwell on all the loose ends."

Here is another WoW inspired look for all of you, and another one inspired by the Dragon Aspects. This one is inspired by Nozdormu, The Timeless One. He is a "bronze dragon, with scales of a metallic golden-brown color, and can arrange sand to conform to his body, cementing into one definite form" (source). I used the artwork below for inspiration, using neutral colors (golds and browns) as well as a bright pop of blue. I am still super obsessed with using glitter so I threw some gold glitter into this as well! I hope you enjoy this tutorial :)

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EOTD: Summer Seashell

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I was in a rush to take a photo of my eye look today and so I completely forgot to take a full-face photo! I went to my friend's soloist concert (and if you read this, you did an amazing job Alma!) and I wanted to a do a fun eye look. I used a whole bunch of eyeshadows for this look, but I love the end result!

                                                                                      Products Used                                                                              

 

- Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser 'Neutralizer'

- Maybelline 'Sunwashed Sky' Color Tattoo (lid base)

- Shiro Cosmetics 'Mother of Dragons' eyeshadow (lid)

- Shiro Cosmetics 'Little Bird' eyeshadow (crease)

- Victorian Disco Cosmetics 'Evenstar' eyeshadow (inner corner) 

- Shiro Cosmetics 'Here I Stand' eyeshadow (lower lash line mixed with a bit of 'Mother of Dragons')

- Prestige Total Intensity black pencil eyeliner

- Kat Von D Tattoo liquid liner

- L'oreal Voluminous mascara

- Wet n Wild Ultimate Brow Kit

Thank you for reading!

     

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World of Warcraft Series: Deathwing

"And all will burn beneath the shadow of my wings..."

I am quite excited to show you my Deathwing inspired look! Deathwing is one of the Dragon Aspects from World of Warcraft, the MMORPG game. Deathwing the Destroyer is described as a "massive monstrosity before you rises up like a black, crag-covered mountain of scales and hide. The head is a spade-like terror spiked with cruel red eyes that shine with a frightening malevolence. Rivulets of lava and magma are visible beneath the great wyrm’s scorched scales" (source). I wanted to use black, red, and orange for this look and I am pretty happy with the result! I hope you all like it as well!

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Pressed Palettes!

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So I have recently been absolutely obsessed with pressing loose shadows. I bought one empty palette on eBay not too long ago to try out pressing and I have been hooked ever since! I just want to share the three palettes I have pressed so far! You can check out my pressing tutorial HERE.

This is the first palette I pressed. I pressed all 10 of the Shiro Cosmetics The Notebook Collection and added MAC 'Melon' pigment and Victorian Disco Cosmetics 'You're a Wizard, Harry!' eyeshadow to complete the 12 slots in the palette. They all pressed rather well~

Victorian Disco Cosmetics March Subscription

After some delays from the post office, I finally got my monthly subscription from Victorian Disco Cosmetics! I wanted to quickly show everyone what came in this sub! Everything came really cutely packaged. There are two full size eyeshadows, one sample eyeshadow, one sample blush, and one sample lip gloss. I particularly love the blush and the lip gloss!

Giveaway/Contest: Victorian Disco Cosmetics $50 Gift Card

This month, I partnered up with Victorian Disco Cosmetics to bring you a slightly different giveaway. Most of you know that every month I do hold a contest (which I call the Series Challenge) in which the winner gets a $20-30 gift card from the store of their choice. This month, in addition to that $20-$30 prize, you can also win a $50 gift card from Victorian Disco Cosmetics! Now, you might be wondering if you have to join the April Series Challenge  in order to enter the $50 VDC gift card giveaway. To that the answer is NO. You can enter the Rafflecopter form and just skip over the entries that relate to the April Series Challenge. However, if you join the April Series Challenge, you will have a much higher chance of winning the $50 VDC gift certificate. Either way, you can join in!

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-You must be 18+ years or have your parent's permission to enter
-You must be a follower of The Dark Side of Beauty
-This giveaway is international, so anyone can enter :)
-There will only be 1 winner
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April Series Challenge/Giveaway: World of Warcraft

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For an introduction of this Series Challenge, go HERE. Otherwise, welcome to another month of my challenge series! This month's theme will be: World of Warcraft, more specifically three of the Dragon Aspects. This month will be a little different because I will be partnering up with Victorian Disco Cosmetics to bring you a little extra giveaway/contest. So by this month's Series Challenge not only can you win the usual $20-30 gift card from the store of your choice from me, but you can also win a $50 gift card to Victorian Disco Cosmetics! For weekly dates and inspiration pictures, keep reading!

Star Wars Series: Boba Fett

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I am really excited to finally bring you another Star Wars inspired look! I should really have done lots of these by now since my blog name is inspired by Star Wars after all! Today I will be sharing my Boba Fett inspired look. Boba Fett, a Madalorian bounty hunter and the clone of Jango Fett, is one of favorite characters from Star Wars, mostly because I really like his armor. So I was very excited to try to create a look inspired by him!

Haul: Maybelline, Urban Decay Victorian Disco Cosmetics, NYX, Milani

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Although I've been trying to cut down my spending on makeup, I am super stressed out from school right now which causes me to buy makeup xD These are some purchases from the past week or so and I just wanted to share them before I post any First Impressions, swatches, or Reviews. 

1.Maybelline Spring 2014 Dare To Go Nude Collection (Color Tattoos and blushes)

The Dare To Go Nude collection is a new collection for this spring that consists of all neutral colors. I have been really excited for this collection because there are 6 new Color Tattoos! I collect these and I always need to buy the new shades xD I don't think these are limited edition because the shrink wrapping did not have "Limited Edition" stamped on them. They might be permanent shades, but that has not been confirmed yet. Because all the Maybelline stuff was BOGO 50% at Rite Aid, I ended up getting two more products from the collection: the Master Hi-Light in 'Natural' and the Master Glaze in 'Barely Pink'. These two are Limited Edition and I have yet to try out these two ranges of products so I though I might as well try them. The Color Tattoos are $6.99, the Master Hi-Light is $9.99, and the Master Glaze is $8.99. However, I took advantage of the BOGO 50% and got all six products for about $47.

 EDIT: These are limited edition after all, as confirmed by Nouveau Cheap 

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 ^_^

Valentine's Day Tutorial: Kickass Pinks

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It is almost that time of the year again. That day that a lot of people dread: Valentine's Day! It's time to get out your pink eyeshadows, blushes, and lipsticks! For those of you who like bolder looks for February 14th, here is a flirty, kickass pink and purple look you can rock! Personally, I will be going out to bars for the 14th, and this is something I would totally wear for that. It's fun and colorful, but still kind of sweet and girly. 

Indie Makeup Haul: Victorian Disco Cosmetics and Brija Cosmetics

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I have tried my best to keep hauling to a minimum, but I was tempted by some pretty new indie makeup! Here is what I bought, along with some swatches of everything :D If you have any questions about the products I am showing, please let me know in the comment section!

1. Victorian Disco Cosmetics January Subscription

FOTD: The Naked Truth (Ft. Wet n Wild)

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I promised to do a few looks with the Wet n Wild 5 pan palettes, and here I am delivering! This look is a simple neutral eye using the palette 'The Naked Truth'. I also used a few other new indie products I acquired recently :D

                                                                       Products Used                                                         

 Eyes

-Wet n Wild Take On the Day Primer

-Wet n Wild 'The Naked Truth' 5 pan palette

-Wet n Wild Fergie On Edge 'Midnight Girl' Eye Pencil

-L'oreal Infallible The Blackbuster liquid eyeliner

-L'oreal Lash Out Butterfly mascara 

-Kiss Looks So Natural lashes

Face & Lips

-Wet n Wild Coverall Foundation (as concealer)

-Dremaworld Hermetica Mineral Foundation (shade: Tiamet III; formula: Cloud)

-Everyday Minerals 'Sand Cherry' Blush 

-Brija Cosmetics 'Stolen Luxery' Highlighting Stick

-Victorian Disco Cosmetics 'Daedra' Lip Gloss (from the January Subscription)

     

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Return of the Look: Slytherin (Harry Potter)

"Or perhaps in Slytherin,
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means,
To achieve their ends." 

—Sorting Hat

When I think of Slytherin, I think of Draco and his gang, Voldemort He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and Snape. Besides Snape, I never really cared much for people in House Slytherin! They usually tend to be a bunch of jerkwads! So when I tried to visualize Slytherin as an eye look, it was quite bold and eviiiil~ It was also green and silver since those are the House colors. If I was a Death Eater, this is totally what I would wear when I created chaos~ Mwahaha!  

And for those of you who are not familiar with my "Return of the Look" series, it is a series where I redo looks I did in the past. Well, this is a redo of my Slytherin look that I did about 2.5 years ago. 

2013 Favorites: Indie Beauty Products

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2013 was a year of many new makeup purchases, and a year in which I discovered new favorites. I love indie makeup so very much and I wanted to dedicate an entire post to my favorite indie products of this year. I tried to pick the least amount of products as I could, so don't think that these were the only indie products I loved during 2013. These are not only my favorites, but also the products I used the most during the year. Enjoy :)

The Hobbit Series: An Unexpected Party

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Oh my, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is out in theaters next week and I am so excited to go see it! If you did not know I am a HUGE Tolkien fan. I watched the The Lord of the Rings trilogy in theaters when I was in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. In 7th grade, I finally read The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion (albeit with some difficulty, Tolkien in not the easiest to read). I have read and re-read most of Tolkien's work throughout most of my teenage and adult life; The Hobbit is still one of my favorite things to read during the winter while I'm wrapped up in a warm blanket. Although I am a die-hard fan of Tolkien novels, stories, and poems, I still love to watch Peter Jackson's interpretations of Tolkien's works. They are not true to the books, however they are still fun to watch. I see the movies as completely separate entities and I try my best not too compare them too much. That being said, I am very thrilled to see the new installment of The Hobbit! I am particularly excited to finally see Thranduil, who is being played by Lee Pace. Holy moly, that guy makes the sexiest elf ever! 

Anyway...here is my Hobbit inspired look using two shades from the Shiro Cosmetics There and Back Again collection. I tried to keep this very Hobbit-like by using brown and green (those colors remind me of The Shire), and I think the two colors go well together since the brown actually has small green shimmer (which my camera did not capture...what a shame). And I absolutely had to use my LotR inspired products from Pumpkin & Poppy in this look too!

For a pictorial and product list, keep reading...

Top 5: Indie Eyeshadows

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Hope you are all healthy and happy :)

I haven't posted a "Top 5" post in a while, so I thought I could do a "Top 5" for my favorite indie eyeshadows. Now, I have loads and loads of indie eyeshadows; I am not even joking. I own more than half of the Fyrinnae and Shiro Cosmetics eyeshadows, almost all of the VDC eyeshadows, and bits and pieces from other brands. So as you can imagine picking only 5 is really crazy and insanely difficult for me. But I will do my best and give you a rough idea of the 5 eyeshadows I use often and love most. And remember that this list changes often because I try out new indie eyeshadows on a monthly basis.

Disney Series: Elsa (Frozen)

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Disney's Frozen is about to be released so here is my insanely late Elsa inspired makeup! Out of the two main female roles from this film, Elsa is by far my favorite. She isn't a villain, but not quite the "good guy" of this film either. I like the idea of having a Disney character with an uncontrollable power, it is quite reminiscent of many anime characters I have encountered. Also, her snowflake-themed dress is insanely cute! I will have to watch the film and see how I feel about Elsa then! 

Disney Villains Series: Demona (Gargoyles)

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Hello everyone! I am soooooooo sorry this look is so late. This was supposed the be last week's look, but life has gotten in the way of my blogging. If you wanted to join the Series Challenge, you are welcome to do the Demona or the Dr. Facilier by the end of the month since I am super late on posting my own looks. If you did either of the Demon or Dr. Facilier looks on time, you will get an extra point for that.

Anyways, today's look is inspired by Demona, a villain (sometimes she is sort of an anti-hero) from the Disney cartoon Gargoyles. I grew up watching this show, and I absolutely love it! There are so many Shakespeare references, the story is engaging, and the characters are complex. You won't see many cartoons like this one now a days. The look came out like a bit of a mishmash of different colors, but I hope you enjoy it either way. ^_^

Keep reading more for a pictorial :)

Review: Victorian Disco Cosmetics Time Lord Collection

You! Yes, you, reading this makeup post! If you have not watched Doctor Who just stop what you are doing and start watching it. It is an amazing show! And if you have watched it, then you should love this review! But before we get to the makeup, I just want to share one of my favorite quotes from the Tenth Doctor:

"Always bring a banana to a party, Rose. Bananas are good."

That's some good advice! Haha, jk. I just love how random that is!

So as it is says in the title, this is a review for the Victorian Disco Cosmetics Time Lord Collection! So keep reading for swatches and a review!