Madd Style Cosmetics: Greeeeeeeeeeeeeens!

Hi, hello!  *waves*

I cannot believe it is already the last day of May!  HOLY SMOKES!  Where did the time go???  

Summer has come back to us in Vancouver and so I've been feeling the bright colours lately.  Another thing I've been digging is putting a bright "colour" in the duct instead of the traditional white or sparkly white-ish colour.  Those ingredients combined to make the following look:

If you would like to find out how to achieve the look, then please keep on reading.  :)

EOTD: Sugarpill Brights

You know how sometimes an idea will pop into your head and then you can't rest until that idea becomes reality?  Today I had visions of Sugarpill's Buttercupcake intermingling with Acidberry and I knew I had to make it a real thing!

Here is the result:

I used quite a lot of my pressed Sugarpill colours to achieve this look and I was quite pleased with how it came out!

Products used:

• The All Natural Face Magic Eyeshadow Primer
• NYX Eyeshadow Base in "White"
• Sugarpill's Buttercupcake in the inner crease and blended up into the base of my eyebrow
• Sugarpill's Acidberry in the outer crease and blended in toward the Buttercupcake
• Sugarpill's Mochi on the inner half of the lid
• Sugarpill's Velocity in the second half of the lid (leaving some room at the very outer edge of the lid)
• Sugarpill's Poison Plum in the outer most part of the lid and the outer most part of the lower lash line (where I layered it on top of Velocity)
• A bit of Sugarpill's Afterparty to blend the Poison Plum into the Acidberry
• Sugarpill's Tako under the brow
• Sugarpill's Lumi in the duct
• A bit more Mochi and Velocity on the lower lash line
• Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in "Zero" to line the upper and lower waterline
• Inglot's Gel Liner in "77" for the upper liner
• A tiny bit of Sugarpill's Bulletproof to smooth out the upper liner
• Ardell #120 lashes
• Gabriel Color Mascara in "Black"

Ooooh yes!

What is *your* favorite pressed Sugarpill shadow?  I really can't decide!  I love them all and I can hardly wait for Sugarpill to release their new pressed shadows in the summer.  I'm hoping most of them are vegan!!

Thanks, as always, for stopping by.  :)

Madd Style Cosmetics: Colourful!

Hiiiiii!  :)

The other day I was checking around the Madd Style Cosmetics FB fan page to see what colours the lovely ladies wanted to see used.  The *ever* wonderful Tiffany (yep, the very same one that was one of the original models for MSC!) requested that I use some Frankenberry and I just could not resist her or it (it's a lovely cool-toned light pink).

This was the result:

If you'd like to find out how I achieved this look--please keep on reading!

EOTD: Multi-Company Mash-Up (Sugarpill and Madd Style Cosmetics)

Helloooooo!

Tonight I had the idea to combine Sugarpill's Acidberry & Velocity with a darker blue by Madd Style Cosmetics on the lid.  I wasn't sure if I was going to go for a more blackened lid look, but I do like how it all turned out in the end!  Mixing bright creases with a smokier lid sure is a fun time, I think!  What do you think?

Products used:

• The All Natural Face Magic Eyeshadow Primer
• NYX Eyeshadow Base in "White" applied all over the lid and blended up into the crease/below the brow bone
• The All Natural Face Black "Eyeshadow Primer" (I use this as a base, not a primer.  It creases A LOT if you try to use it as a primer) applied over the mobile part of the lid
• Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in "Yeyo" to line the lower lash line and tear duct area
• Sugarpill's Acidberry applied to the crease
• Sugarpill's Velocity applied to the deeper part of the crease and layered/blended into Acidberry
• Madd Style Cosmetics's Psychic Paper applied under the brow and blended down into Acidberry
• Madd Style Cosmetics's Cheat Code applied to the lid and blended up into Velocity
• Sugarpill's Acidberry and Velocity applied to the lower lash line
• Madd Style Cosmetics's Dreamer's Dream Potion applied to the tear duct
• Korres Eyeliner Pencil to line the lower waterline
• Sugarpill's Tako to set the white pencil on the waterline
• A bit of Urban Decay's 24/7 pencil in "Zero" to tightline the upper lashes/line the upper waterline
• Sugarpill's Bulletproof applied dry as a smoky liner on the upper lash line
• Gabriel Color Mascara in "Black" applied to the upper and lower lashes

Yep yep!!  What colours did *you* wear on your eyes today?  :)

EOTD: Multi-Company Mash-Up (Sugarpill and Madd Style Cosmetics)

A while ago I picked up the new Madd Style Cosmetics "Gloomcookie"--a neato purple taupe colour that has a strong green duochrome.  I just knew that it was going to play nicely with Sugarpill's "Poison Plum" (thankfully I have not one but TWO pans of this colour when it was still vegan!) and so I had to try it out!  I also added some blue, Sugarpill's "Afterparty", to the look for a little somethin' unexpected.  This is the look that resulted:

 Oooooh, fun!! Right?!!

Products used:

• Pure Fusion Eyeshadow Primer (I have reasons to suspect that I was erroneously told that this is a vegan product.  I cannot say for sure at this point, but I don't recommend it to any vegans just because of the suspicions that I have!)
• NYX Eyeshadow Base in "White"
• Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in "Yeyo" to line the lower lash line and lower waterline
• Sugarpill's Poison Plum applied to the crease and along the outer portion of the lower lash line
• Sugarpill's Bulletproof applied to the outer crease/outer "V"
• Madd Style Cosmetics Gloomcookie applied to the entire lid area
• Madd Style Cosmetics Psychic Paper to blend out Poison Plum and added under the brow for a highlight
• Sugarpill's Afterparty applied to the middle of the lower lash line
• Madd Style Cosmetics "Luck Potion" applied to the duct and to set the white pencil on the waterline
• Inglot's Gel Liner in "77"
• Gabriel Color Mascara (lower lashes) and Milani Power Lash (upper lashes)

What colours did *you* use on your eyes today??

Thanks, as always, for dropping by to take a look!  :)

Madd Style Cosmetics: Colourful Crease!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to yet another tutorial!!  Yesterday I asked for some tutorial suggestions/requests in the Madd Style Cosmetics FB Group Page and two lovely fans gave some suggestions that I combined to make the following look!  Also!  Thinking of using a teal with a yellow made me want to try something out that I had recently watched on youtube by the ever wonderful Nikkietutorials.  In her tutorial, Nikki keeps the bright pink in the inner part of her crease and I thought to myself: "I can do that with yellow!".  

If you want to find out how I achieved the following look, then please keep on reading/watching (yep, there is a sneak attack "talkie" video where I demonstrate my winged liner!).

Real Techniques Brushes...in Vancouver (B.C.)???

Hello!

Yesterday I happened upon some information via the Real Techniques Facebook page that made it *seem* like the brushes are now sold in a few select stores in Canada!  What what what?!  I know, I know.  I'm as excited as you are!  Word on the FB street (plus some internet searching I did last night) is that they are available at Walmarts (which I will *not* step foot into).  But!  Evidently they are also available at select London Drugs locations!  Hooray!

I just checked out two London Drugs locations (1650 Davie and 1187 Robson).  Neither of these locations had any of the Real Technique brushes.  I am going to check out the Granville and Georgia location this evening and I am thinking that it will be my best shot.  If they're not there, I think I'll also check out the one on Hastings and Abbott (a location I have never visited so I'm not sure how good my chances are).

Basically this blog serves the purpose to chronicle my search!  That way...if any fellow Vancouverites are looking for the brushes...hopefully this post will come in handy!

More on this all...later!

Edit: 8:19pm.  Well darn!  They did not have the brushes at the Granville/Georgia location OR the Hastings/Abbott location!  Clearly I need to get my butt to the ones on Broadway to check those next!

Edit: 9:43pm (May 5, 2013): I *finally* found them!!!  They are available at the London Drugs on Cambie and Broadway!  Woo hoo!  I bought myself the Travel Essentials kit this evening!