Lotd| Purple Alchemy

I've been on a real purple kick lately! You might have noticed that from my Mac haul post.. It was only when I was photographing them all together that I noticed that apart from Satin Taupe, the rest of my picks had a distinct purple hue to them. Obviously I do love me some poiple.. For this look I also used something that I got from Inglot not too long ago, a tiiiiiny pot of Body Sparkles in 53. These little pots are soooo beautiful! Most of them just look like an off white pigment, until you take a closer look, and obviously, once you swatch them you can see the different colours. 53 has a pinky-purple sparkle to it, while some others have blue, green etc. It's that beautiful I paid about €15 for 1g of product (Seriously... It's tiny..).. But I think it's worth it! I just can't resist sparkles..
Are you ready for the purple onslaught?!

The angle is weird, but it shows off the makeup pretty well..

Eyes|
Mac Painterly Paint Pot (Primer)
Mac Frost Finish Eyeshadow in Nocturnelle (Lid, Inner half of lower lashline)
Mac Velvet Finish Eyeshadow in Beauty Marked (Crease, Outer half of lower lashline)
Inglot Body Sparkles in 53 (Inner corner)
Random Matte Black Eyeshadow (To softly line upper lid)
Essence Black Mania Carbon Black Gloss Eye Pencil (Waterline)
Essence I ♥ Extreme Volume Mascara

 

Lips|
Catrice Precision Lipliner in 060 Very Berry
Mac Satin Finish Lipstick in Rebel
Mac Lipglass in Rebel

Also I am wearing Breath of Plum blush... Can you- can you see it?? I think it was much more noticeable in real life..
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Mac Haul

This past weekend I had the pleasure of going up to Dublin to model for my friend Anca in her Makeup course, doing full body paint on a model with ankle-length dreadlocks, and of course, doing a bit of retail therapy! As is the usual, I had a lengthy peruse in Mac, though this time I managed to stay away from the lipstick stand, something I've never been able to do before! As most of my Mac collection is made up of their lipsticks, I had made up my mind that I wanted to branch out and get a few more non-lipstick bits. 

Here be my booty:

I spent way more than I should have... Anyway, first on my list was some more eyeshadows. I only owned two, Brule and Beauty Marked, but I didn't really use them all that often. Having a palette seemed like a good idea, and seeing as I didn't have that many, the 4 pan palette was my palette of choice!

I really love this little palette, I much prefer it to the 15 pan. For one, as the lid is clear you can easily see the shadows you have in there. Also you can just press down on the bottom of the pan to pop it out so you can remove the shadows or move them around without having to pry them out with a knife or whatever, dangerous for both the shadows and you (if you're as clumsy as I am)!

Clockwise from top left| Satin Taupe, Plum Dressing, Beauty Marked, Nocturnelle.

I depotted my Beauty Marked just to fill in the empty space, though I need to get a magnet to stick on the back so it's properly secure! Satin Taupe (Frost) is described as a taupe with silver shimmer, and it has been on my wishlist for an age. It's just one of those easy to wear, pretty neutrals that I like so much! Plum Dressing (Veluxe Pearl) is described as a pinky-plum with metal, whatever that means.. I would describe it as more of a cranberry shade though! I find red-toned shades and cranberry shades make my eyes look a lot greener, so they are always welcome in my eyeshadow collection! And then Nocturnelle (Frost) is described as a pinked-up chrome purple. Really pretty! 

Breath of Plum Sheertone Powder Blush 

Blush is not something I wear all that often, I suppose it didn't help that the only blush I had before was Dollymix (also from Mac) and it's bright pink hue complete with shimmer has a tendency to look a bit garish and really obvious on my fair skin.. Not the look I'm going for on a daily basis! This muted light plum blush suits my skintone much better, and I love it!

Rebel Lipglass

 Some of you may remember me going on about my love affair with Rebel lipstick, so when I heard about the Mac Fashion Sets collection, and the fact that they were releasing a Rebel lipglass, I knew it would be mine! This is my first ever lipglass, and to be honest, I don't think I will be buying any more any time soon. The colour was the main thing for me! I'm not a gloss girl, but this does look gorgeous over the lipstick.. I just don't think I'll be wearing the gloss on a particularly windy day! The pigmentation is amazing though, it looks a bit like jam. Mmmm... And it also stains like a mothersmucker..

Swatches!

Left-Right| Satin Taupe, Plum Dressing, Nocturnelle, Breath of Plum, Rebel

Don't they all look so pretty together?? :3

After emptying my purse this weekend, I really should be putting myself on a strict no-buy, but the new Heartbreaker palette from Sugarpill is coming out this Friday, soooooo... You know. You know, right? Fingers crossed, and it doesn't sell out within an hour or something, that should be going in my cart along with Love+ and Poison Plum! Excitement! I've only ever heard good things about their eyeshadows, so I'm excited to be finally making my first foray into Sugarpill!

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Lotd| Glitter Goth

I have two main vices in life, one pretty obvious (to you guys at least); Makeup, and the other perhaps not so obvious.. Jewellery. As of late, this jewellery addiction has been steadily intensifying, with me spending hours on my favorite sites like Etsy, Restyle, and GlitterGoth (and of course Ebay), drooling over beautiful necklaces and earrings and making the cheeky purchase here and there. If only I was rich... although I'm not, and my jewellery box (or should I say 'boxes') is(/are) already getting out of hand..

Anyway, you might remember me going on about my new Emerald Venom necklace that I purchased from GlitterGoth a few posts back (If not, here). Soon after I received an email from the lovely Abi, asking me if they could post my picture on their Facebook (which I was UBER flattered by), and if I would like to receive a product in consideration for review. Seeing as I already had a wishlist from GG with 28 items in there (I told you I had a problem), I practically bit her hand off! GlitterGoth is one of the leading UK stockists of Alchemy Gothic jewellery and other accessories. I first came across them whilst looking for the best place to buy my Alchemy Emerald Venom necklace, I liked their layout and the fact that they have a little button up the top right corner that converts the price from £ to € or pretty much any other currency you can think of. One of my pet hates is online shops not having the prices in €! After purchasing, I was impressed with the fast delivery, I received my necklace within 5 days (though I did purchase just before the weekend so it was more like 3 working days). One of the things I also love about them is how genuinely friendly and helpful they are to their customers. A quick look at their Facebook page and you can see that for yourself! And isn't Abi a stunner?!

On to the necklace that I chose.. Plenty of pictures because it's so intricately detailed and beautiful!

Alchemy Gothic Rococulus Necklace

Even the back of it is pretty!

I just... I love it. Everything about it is right up my street, from the intricate Baroque swirls and framing to the monochrome feel of it. I get so many compliments when I'm wearing it, yet I don't feel like it's overly dramatic or anything. My Emerald Venom necklace on the other hand... It is pretty dramatic to have a huge spider wrapped around your neck! And whilst the EV necklace is definitely not everyone's cup of tea (I've had old ladies tut at me when wearing it, Ooo er), the Rococulus necklace appeals to pretty much any age. I also love that it's asymmetrical, it's something different, though I do have to try and stop myself from trying to straighten it up absentmindedly!

I recently picked up an eye-safe black glitter from Make Up For Ever (No. 10), and wanted to have a little play with it, albeit not on my eyes! It's not my first foray into black lips or glitter lips, but I thought the two would look good together. I also picked up their Mat Velvet + foundation in the lightest shade, Alabaster, and I hope to have a review up soon!

 

Products Used|

Face|

MUFE Mat Velvet + Matifying Foundation in 15 Alabaster

Lacura Beauty Hightlighting Concealer Pen in Cashmere (Undereyes)
Barbara Daly Cream Concealer in Fair (Blemishes)
Essence Fix&Matte Translucent Loose Powder

Eyes|

Mac Paint Pot in Painterly (Base)

Mac Eyeshadows in Brule (Lid) and Beauty Marked (Crease and Undereye)

Benefit High Beam (Highlight and Inner corners)

Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack
Essence I ♥ Extreme Volume Mascara in Black

Lips|

Vichy Aqualia Thermal Soothing & Repairing Balm

Essence Black Mania Carbon Black Gloss Eye Pencil 

MUFE Glitter in  No.10

Here's a gory close-up of the lips, complete with flash to try and show it was actual glitter.. I still can't decide if it's fugly or not. Fugly or strangely pretty??

And because I can:

 

 Everything looks so much better in sepia! 

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*Disclaimer* This post contains a product sent to me for consideration for review, all opinions are my own.

Notd| Laced Up

A short and sweet post from me today, I wanted to show you what's been on my nails for the past week! I'm sure that you're all familiar with Sally Hansens Salon Effects nail wraps by now, they have been all over the blogosphere. After having a bad time with nail wraps before, (I tried the Nail Rock ones, which involved having to blast my nails with a hairdryer -it hurts- and them coming off in one day) I was persuaded into giving them another go by this design. My love for lace is already well-documented in this blog I think, and I've been wanting to have a go at lace nails using real lace for ages! Whilst I try finding some lace that is delicate enough for that, the Sally Hansen nail wraps in Laced Up seemed to be the next best thing!

You only get one picture as it was one of those things where no matter how much time and how many pictures I took, it just wasn't happening. I did manage to salvage this one picture though :)

I got on much better with these wraps, I think because these strips are not as thick as the NR ones, they are much more pliable and easier to mould to your nail. Whilst they certainly didn't last 10 days without chipping on me, I am most likely to blame for that! I didn't use topcoat as it's not supposed to be necessary, but I have learned that maybe it is in my case! I am quite hard on my poor nails, I use them to pick at things, open things, etc. My thumb nails took the worst beating!
I would definitely repurchase (actually, I already have.. Misbehaved was the other pattern to take my fancy!), but I've learned that topcoat is a must!

What do you think?
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Dark Sunshine Award

Thanks to Magda Mortisia at Mute the Silence, I am now the proud recipient of the Dark Sunshine award!

If you haven't had a look at her blog I urge you to do so, I always love her photography and outfit/accessories posts, and she is a gorgeous, gorgeous girl!

The rules are as following|
♥Post the award picture with a backlink to the person who nominated you
♥Answer the ten questions posed to you
♥Pass on the award to 10 or more bloggers

Questions|
Favorite Colour~ Deep red and black.
Favorite Animal~ Cats. I also absolutely love Sealions and their roly-poly bodies!
Favorite Number~ 3. I also like 31 as it's my birthday..
Favorite Non-Alcoholic Drink~ Diet Coke.
Facebook or Twitter~ I detest both (and have neither!), but I guess Twitter is the lesser of two evils, I just don't see the point of it unless you're a celebrity.
My Passion~ Makeup, Art, Reading.
Getting or Giving Presents~ Giving presents always stresses me out unless I know that I'm getting them something that they actually want! And everyone likes getting presents, right??
Favorite Pattern~ Lace and Damask.
Favorite Day of the Week~ Sunday. Any day when it's acceptable to spend all day in your pj's..
Favorite Flower~ Orchids or Lilies.

And now my nominees! (I apologise if any of you have already received it)

Sandy from VainGlorySinner
MothMouth from Through The Looking Glass
Lotus from A Soft Black Star
Meeow from CATastrophies 'n' CATacombs
VampiressDoll from Bleeding Beauty
Vulcan Butterfly
Blix from Glitter is my Crack
Lady Vampiric
Courtney from Beribboned Cupcakes and Tattooed Bats

I know that wasn't 10, but shhhhh.... It's close enough!
Thanks again to the very lovely Magda for my award!
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