FOTD: August 26, 2010 Playing Catch Up/Oh, PLUMS!

Since I'm still transitioning from comfortable neutral makeup looks, I'm still a bit intimidated by the idea of using colors for eye shadows. I started out my first year doing the same earth tones and then scolded myself for settling into something so routine so quickly after I had just started to delve into the world of creativity...

...so I went out and purchased a few plums/purples from MAC. [So bold, I know... haha.] Still, it gave me a completely different outlook and gave me confidence I could continue to branch out into other make up colors.

This also marked a landmark in the time of makeup for me: I grew past being too scared to apply false lashes on myself. It wasn't perfect, but I managed without gluing my eyelashes shut. =D

Eyes: MAC e/s: Fig.1 [or6?], Sketch, Beauty Marked, Carbon, Shroom, Kid, Texture. Stila e/s: Kitten.

Face: MUFE HD: 125 + MUFE duo matte: 205 [foundation], MAC Ripe Peach [blush], MAC By Candlelight [highlight], MAC Harmony [contour]

Sidenote: I apologize for the yellow quality in my photos. These were not edited, however the lighting in my bathroom is an awful old incandescent bulb with no windows for natural lighting. I promise to start using a nicer camera other than my camera phone. =D

Now to those actually willing to read through all of this, I'll put up a nice intro soon enough, so you don't feel like you're reading about a complete stranger. =)

FOTD: March 26th, 2010 - YouTube Mimicry!

Ah, yes, my first attempt at a FOTD after obsessively watching COUNTLESS YouTube tutorials online for hours on end. I watched everything from the ever so famous Pixiwoo sisters to every newbie YouTuber I could find with new talent to offer. My favorite discovery came by the name of MakeupByEman, a Canadian makeup artist. I used practically almost the same exact eyeshadow products she used in her "Bronzy Smokey Eye" video, and this was the result. Here are the products I used:


MAC: [unless otherwise noted]

Eyeshadows:

Shroom [highlight]
Embark [crease]
Carbon [outer V]
Woodwinked [lid]
Tempting [center of lid]

Eyebrows: Embark + Typographic

Contour: Harmony, Blush: Dollymix, Highlight: Shroom e/s

Liner: Fluidline "Blacktrack"


Foundation: Makeup Forever's HD foundation: 123, HD Microfinish powder.

Gloss: Say Yes to Carrots... Pink [I fogot the name]

Brushes used: Ecotools angled brush [Brows], MAC: 217, 224, 219, 239, 263 [eyes] 109 [contour] 129 [blush], Sonia Kashuk flat blush brush [highlight], Sephora #55 airbrush, Ecotools powder brush [foundation]

At this point in time, I probably had been a part of my makeup obsession for a good year, and this was the progress I had made on my own. Not bad for a first-timer at mimicry.

The only thing missing was false lashes - only because I did not know how to apply them and I had a terrible experience one New Year's Eve when a friend applied them for me, but glued my lashes shut [top and bottom]... so I was still scared to even try at this point in time.

Here's where you can find the tutorial for this look, and done better by Eman herself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yogcyPwoSM

And here's where you can find the list of products she used to compare and contrast w/ what I used:
http://www.emanmakeup.blogspot.com/

This was the very first example of my confidence building with my makeup skills. Enough so that I entered it into her contest. I did not win, but it was still a huge leap from being too shy to try. =D

http://www.youtube.com/user/makeupbyeman#p/search/3/g6gS0IpidDw

My photo above appears at 1:39 in the video. Ah... memories. =)