Mercenary Katarina (LoL) Cosplay Part 4: Pauldron

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If you are new to my Mercenary Katarina Cosplay series check out the other posts first:

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Breastplate

Part 3: Arm Bracers

Katarina Smokey Eye

Hey guys! If you read my first three posts of this series you might have realized that I never finished posting my Work In Progress for this costume. This is because I rushed to finish this costume and I overlooked a lot of things. I was not 100% happy with the result and I have been meaning to fix the costume. I am not planning on attending any anime conventions any time soon, so I have been procrastinating. I though that writing these posts would help me to get my costume finished.

Disney Series: Anna (Frozen)

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Who's excited to see the new Disney movie Frozen? I am very excited because I am loving the character of Elsa so far. Anna is the main protagonist and the sort of determined and daring one of the two sisters, whoever she looks a whole lot like Rapunzel (as many other people have pointed out). I was not very inspired by Anna's look so I had to work extra hard to come up with something. I wanted to use the colors of her outfit while still trying to make the eyeshadows look girly. So here is my attempt at a Anna inspired look! 

Rescue Beauty Lounge 'Fire Queen'

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You should all know by now that I have a huge obsession with Rescue Beauty Lounge nail polishes. I own a lot of them, many of which were gifted to me by my dad. The most recent collection is the Fan 2.0 Collection, a collection of polishes inspired by Rescue Beauty Lounge fans. I purchased most of the collection as a birthday present to myself, it was the only way I could justify the purchase xD. The first of the polishes I am trying out is the shade called 'Fire Queen', inspired by the so-called jadeite glass.

Fire Queen is a pale, jelly jade. One coat is very sheer, but the color builds up very nicely; I used three coats to achieve a good opacity. The result is a very muted and delicate jade color. I am loving this so very much! I have so many pale greens/mints, but there is something so sophisticated about this color. I can't really pinpoint what it is about this that sets it apart from other mints I own. I think it might be the fact that it is a jelly formula and that it is pale and vivid at the same time. It is a very pricey nail polish, but it splashes all my other pale greens out of the water!

More RBL swatches coming soon ^_~

November Series Challenge: Disney's Frozen

*Every person can do one look per week based on that week's inspiration. Example, you can turn in a Anna inspired look anytime from 11/11-11/16. Of course you can always create the looks before that and just send the look to me during that week.

*Share your weekly look  by the end of each week on my Facebook Page, my Twitter, and/or by email (yamireviews@gmail.com). You can do eye makeup, full-face makeup, or nails!

                                                                 Inspiration Pictures                                                                

*These are not my photos. You can use the photos I will be using for inspiration or you can use a different photo of the same character if you wish.

Week 1: Anna

Week 2:Elsa

                                                                   Contest Giveaway Prize                                                       

At the end of the month, all of you who have participated in the challenge will have a chance to win this: a $20-40 electronic gift card to any store of your choice!

*Share your looks  by the end of each week on my Facebook Page, my Twitter, and/or by email (yamireviews@gmail.com). You can do eye makeup, full-face makeup, or nails!

Let's celebrate another Disney classic!

FOTD: Bold Lips at the Workplace

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Here's another workplace FOTD (hint: I've been working a lot lately!). Most jobs require you to have very conservative attire and makeup, but I noticed that many women in my workplace tend to wear very bold lip colors. However, if they do wear bold lip colors, they will always wear very muted eye makeup. I have worn bold lip colors like this in the past: very bold lips and very subtle eyes/cheeks. I decided to try this at work today and it worked very well, particularly because I wear glasses at work. I used Wet n Wild Fergie 'Ferguson Crest Cabernet' lipstick with only mascara on my eyes.

                                                                         Products Used                                                                 

-Wet n Wild MegaPlump mascara

-DreamWorld Hermetica Foundation 'Tiamet III C' Mineral Foundation

-Wet n Wild MegaGlow 'Catwalk Pink'

-Wet n Wild Fergie 'Ferguson Crest Cabernet' lipstick

For all of you who have conservative jobs, would you wear this to work? Or is it too much? On another note, this Wet n Wild shade is perfect for Fall/Winter!

FOTD: Wearable Purples (Ft. Brija Cosmetics)

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Today I have a very wearable look using some purple Sherlock inspired colors from Brija Cosmetics. I recently got a new job and I have to wear very conservative makeup, and I'm looking for ways to make bright colors be wearable. Purple shades can be very dramatic, but you can also wear them and have them be extremely wearable. I used all three products from the Brija Comsetics Sherlock collection.

Roundup and Giveaway Winner: October Series Challenge

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I want to thank those of you participated in the October Series Challenge~ And a HUGE thank you to all of you who have left lovely comments on my weekly looks! Well here is this month's roundup~ Enjoy :D