Look: So Tropicana!

The fact that I'm titling posts after Grav3yard Girl catch-phrases probably says that I've been watching too much Youtube. As if I could actually stop.

Today's look is sort of one that I felt was a failure in real life, but looks okay in the pictures I took so now I'm not sure if it really sucked or not. Make of that what you will.

More pictures and product list after the jump!

Look: Cold Chemistry Oil Slick

My inspiration for this look is those puddles that form in car parks, the ones with the strangely beautiful film of iridescent oil floating on top. The oil slick effect seems to be a bit popular at the moment. Jeffrey Campbell have done several shoes in oil slick effect, like these, which I have a burning want for.

Jeffrey Campbell Kirk's on Nastygal.com

This look uses the entire Sugarpill Cold Chemistry palette and a smidge of Bourjois Little Round Pot 08. It would be completely fine to do this look with just the Cold Chemistry palette, but since my face was already going to have a lot going on, I decided to use a satin-finish shadow between my eyebrow and brow bone.

More photos and product list after the jump!

Swatch and Review: Sugarpill Cold Chemistry Palette

Speaking of chemistry, I've been binge watching The L Word on Netflix. It's not even good, really, but I can put it on while I'm doing things that require thinking as I don't find it too distracting. Except for all the Shane. Oh my glob, SHANE. I know, so predictable as everyone in the entire world has had a crush on Shane. Half the time I don't know whether I want to be her or well, you know, be with her. And Alice, too, at least for the first two series.


Buuut that's not what we're here to discuss, because Sugarpill's Cold Chemistry palette is the star of this show (holy balls that was cheesy). 

Review and swatches behind the jump!

Review and Swatch: Sigma Blackberry Essence Blush and Nyx Taupe Blush

Sigma Blackberry Blush and Nyx Taupe Blush

I was almost certain I wasn't going to be able to get any of the new Sigma Creme Couture collection because I really only wanted the Blackberry blusher and I was not going to pay £9 shipping just for the one thing. BUT! I found one site in the UK was carrying them and did a tiny little happy dance. They also had Nyx Taupe blusher, which I heard was discontinued, but perhaps I was wrong. Just in case, I bought one of them to try out on the chance it is being discontinued and I don't have another opportunity.

Swatches and review behind the jump!

Those mistakes on my face

I promised I would post about the horrid things I've done to my face in the pursuit of pretty, so here's the first but not worst...

The Ugly Truth, after the jump!

Lumikki Cosmetics: Swatches, Review, and a Warning

Lumikki Cosmetics, run by Sule, has been open as an Etsy shop since 2011 and has almost 3000 sales. Currently, Lumikki Cosmetics offer loose pigment eye shadows and nail polishes, but according to their Etsy shop notice, they are soon going to be offering a more varied product selection, as well launching their own website. Please keep reading to find out why you might want to be cautious when ordering here.

I bought ten samples from Lumikki Cosmetics and one full-size of their best-selling Dragon Scale eye shadow.  The full-size shadows come in  5 gram plastic jars with white lids. Disappointingly, the jars do not come with sifters, which means opening them is a bit like handing a monkey a grenade and hoping it doesn't pull the pin out and throw it back to you. Or maybe that's just me because I'm probably the clumsiest person on the planet.

Lumikki Cosmetics Dragon Scale

More swatches behind the jump...

Swatches and Review: Yaby Eyeshadow

One of my favourite makeup sites recently had a sale on Yaby refill pans, so despite the fact that I don't have any empty palettes to stick them in, I bought a bunch.

Yaby Eye Shadow Pans

Swatches and review behind the jump!