Madd Style Cosmetics: Purple, Gold and Brown.

Hi Everyone!

It's time for my next tutorial!

This one does a bit of double duty.  I had posted this look in the Madd Style Cosmetics FB Group Page a few days ago and several of the ladies asked that I do a tutorial for it.  Luckily it's also almost the exact same (but different colours) as the look I did when the lovely Lauren asked that I do a look/tutorial using 'Ello and an MSC matte grey.  As I mention in the video, this kind of look can be changed up depending on the colour you want to use.  But as long as you stick to the matte colour in the crease, you'll end up with the "same" look but it will be tailored to the colours you want to use.  :)

If you want to find out how I achieved the below look, then please take a look at my "talkie" tutorial!

As a reminder, here are the supplies I used:

And here are a couple more shots of the look:

Here's the similar look I did using: Like a Virgin (in the duct), All that Giltters (in the innner and outer lid), 'Ello (in the center of the lid), Touch of Grey and a matte black (in the crease/lower lash line) and Psyhic Paper (brow highlight) 

Until next time, my friends!!

Madd Style Cosmetics: Neutral Eye with POW Liner

Hi All!

I am back with my next phototurial!  I was recently chatting with my friend Jackie and asked her what kind of eye makeup she pairs with OCC's Lip Tar in Black Dahlia--she said she did it with a teal winged liner and I decided to try my hand at something similar.

The result was this look:

If you'd like to find out how I achieved this look using Madd Style Cosmetics piggies, then please, keep on reading.  :)

Madd Style Cosmetics: Dramatic Red and Purple!

Hi, hello!!  :)

It's time for another tutorial, don't you think??  I recently discovered that my local Sephora now has a full Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics end cap display (before they only had random Lip Tars available in the tubs at the line-up).  Colour me much enthused about this!  I was really looking forward to checking out the Lip Tars from the new Moderncraft collection and my local Sephora managed to get the colours in pretty quickly!  Hooray!!  I picked up Role Play and Black Metal Dahlia and went home on my merry way.  

This look was inspired by my hardcore desire to use Black Metal Dahlia as soon as possible!  Mo, the creator of Madd Style Cosmetics, suggested I pair it with some reds and purples and that is what I did!  It is a very bold lip and bold eye combo, using none other than Madd Style Cosmetics pigments, and although I likely wouldn't wear this out on Monday morning--it's perfect for a sultry evening, I think!

If you want to find out how I achieved the below look, please keep on reading!

Madd Style Cosmetics: Gold, Pink and Purple Together At Last!

Hiiiiii Everyone!

Welcome to my next "talkie" tutorial!  Woo!  I almost forgot how much fun I have filming these and I hope you enjoy the video I have put together.  :)  The lovely Channy (go on over to her youtube and check her out, she's awesome!) requested a look using pink, gold and purple and I had fun with this one!  This gave me a chance to use two new MSC colours from the Labyrinth collection, The Masquerade and Ludo, Friend!

If you'd like to learn how I achieved the below look, then please take a look at the tutorial!

And for a recap of the supplies I used in the tutorial, here they are!

(Left to Right: Gabriel Color Mascara in "Black"; NYX Eyeshadow Base in "White"; Mineral Fusion Eyeshadow Primer; Urban Decan 24/7 pencils in Yeyo and Zero; Madd Style Cosmetics pigments (clockwise from top left): The Masquerade, Ludo, Friend!, Double Tap, Xray Spex, Psychic Paper and Wilbbly Wobbly Timey Wimey; Real Techniques Base Shadow Brush, Cozzette D200, London Brush Company #9, Real Techniques Accent Brush, Bdellium Tools #716, Cozzette S175 and Bdellium Tools #766.)

Thank you, as always, for stopping by and for watching my tutorial.  I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback!  If you have a request for a future tutorial you'd like to see me do, please leave me a comment.  :)

Madd Style Cosmetics: Face of Boe Smoky Eye

Hi All!

This tutorial is formatted a bit differently so that I could share it on Reddit (I'm a new addict of the MakeupAddiction subreddit and when I posted this look last week one of the commenters requested a tutorial for it).

If you'd like to know how I achieved this look...

Then take a look here: Brown Smoky Tutorial - Imgur

And for a recap, here is what I used on the eyes:

Milani Power Lash mascara, Gabriel Colour Mascara, The All Natural Face Black Eyeshadow Primer, Urban Decay's 24/7 pencil in "Zero", Pure Fusion Eyeshadow Primer, Madd Style Cosmetics piggies (clockwise from top left): Face of Boe, Up In Smoke Black (but you could use "The Silence"), Dirty Chai, Psychic Paper and Birfday Suit.  And then a bunnnnch of brushes!

I hope you like the tutorial and please let me know if you have any additional questions.  And as always, if there are any particular Madd Style Cosmetics colours you'd like to see me use in my next tutorial, let me know!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Madd Style Cosmetics: Death Star Drama

Hi hi hello!  :)

Recently I posted a look in the Madd Style Cosmetics Facebook Fan Page (click here to request to join, if you're not already part of the fun!) and the lovely Barbara requested that I do a tutorial for it.  Low and behold is the tutorial! 

If you'd like to find out how I achieved this look:

Please keep on reading!

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.  :)

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!).

EOTD: Rainbow Multi-Company Mash-Up! (Madd Style Cosmetics, Sugarpill and Naked Cosmetics)

Hi All!

Last night I had some inspiration to pull out my Naked Cosmetics colours and I decided to combine them in a look with Madd Style Cosmetics and Sugarpill!  I only had "plans" for the gold to orange to pink on the upper lid (I hadn't used my Harvest Moon stack by Naked Cosmetics yet AND I hadn't had a chance to play with my newest loose Sugarpill colour, Decora, yet!  So this look was going to accomplish a lot!).  The lower lid turned out kind of rainbow-y and I really like the results!

Products used:

• The All Natural Face Magic Eyeshadow Primer
• NYX Eyeshadow Base in "White"
• Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in "Yeyo" to line the duct and lower lash line
• Madd Style Cosmetics "Enchanted" applied to first 1/3rd of lid
• Naked Cosmetics "Harvest Moon 02" (a super cool orange with a pink duochrome) applied to the center of the lid
• Sugarpill "Decora" on the outer 1/3rd of the lid
• Madd Style Cosmetics "Psychic Paper" to blend out the lid and to highlight under the brow
• Madd Style Cosmetics "Heart of Gold Potion" in the tear duct
• Naked Cosmetics "Harvest Moon 04" applied to the center of the lower lash line
• Sugarpill "Starling" applied to the outer 1/3rd of the lower lash line
• Sugarpill "Poison Plum" applied at the outer outer most part of the lower lash line and blended up into the outer upper lid (into the Decora)
• Inglot's Gel Liner in "77" for the winged liner and to line the upper waterline
• Korres pencil in "White" to line the lower waterline
• Madd Style Cosmetics "Not About the Money" to set the white pencil on the waterline
• Gabriel Color Mascara in "Black" on the upper and lower lashes

The end!  

What are some of your favorite companies to put together in a look?  I think Madd Style Cosmetics, Sugarpill and Naked Cosmetics all played rather nicely with each other here, don't you??  :)

Madd Style Cosmetics: Ring of Fire!

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to my next tutorial!!  Yesterday I posted a look in the Madd Style Cosmetics Facebook Group Page (click the link to request to join--it's a fun place!) and it was requested. by the lovely Tanya. that I do a tutorial for the look.  And here the tutorial is!

If you'd like to find out how I got the following look, then please keep on reading.  :)

EOTD: Madd Style Cosmetics Greens!

Hello!

Today I played around with some greens and the results are quite fun.  For those of you who have been following me for a while, you will recognize this look as my "signature" look (I can obviously change out the colours for whatever colours I choose--I guess the "signature" part is the way I apply the black in the outer corner).  I had wanted to use some of the new Madd Style Cosmetics colours I had picked up and I was requested to use a couple of these colours as well!

Here's a look...at the look...:)

In real life (had I done this look at a time of day where I could still capture it with natural light) the black is so much more awesome and so sparkly (it has glitter that shifts from green to gold and is super neato!).  This picture still does a pretty good job of reflecting the overall look though!  I do believe I will be putting together a photo (or filmed?!) tutorial for this look this coming weekend.  Mhmm, yep!

Products used:

• The All Natural Face Eye Shadow Primer
• NYX Eyeshadow Base in "White"
• The All Natural Face Eye Shadow "Primer" in "Black" (applied to the outer 1/3rd of the lid and to line the lower lash line)
• Madd Style Cosmetics "Little Drop of Poison" applied to the inner 1/3rd of the lid
• Madd Style Cosmetics "Who R U?" applied to the middle 1/3rd of the lid
• Madd Style Cosmetics "Travel by Candlelight" applied to the outer 1/3rd of the lid
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Pencil in "Yeyo" applied to the duct as a base for MSC's "Luck Potion" which was applied over the top of the pencil
• MSC's "Travel By Candlelight" applied along the whole lower lash line
• Madd Style Cosmetics "Psychic Paper" applied under the brow and blended down into the greens and black
• Urban Decay 24/7 Pencil in "Zero" to line the upper and lower waterlines
• Lush's "Independent" liner applied the the upper lash line
• Milani's Power Lash in "Black" for mascara

The end!  

Look out for an Inglot Haul post coming up soon--I went to my *very first* Inglot counter and picked up some goodies!  You can kind of see a sneak peak of one of the products in the above picture (I picked out a few of their brow colours and so far I am liking them a lot!!).

Thanks, as always, for dropping by!  I hope this has inspired you to pull out some of your green shadows.  :)

Madd Style Cosmetics: Gold and Blue!

Hi All!

It's time for another "talkie" tutorial!!   This look was requested by a Madd Style Cosmetics fan in our little MSC Facebook group page!  If you're a lover of MSC and you're not in the group...what's stoppin' ya?!  :)

If you want to find out how you can make blue and orange toned gold go together in a single look, I hope you will take a look.  :)

For a recap of the supplies used:

We've got lots of fun stuff here!  Gabriel Color Mascara in "Black", Gabriel Color Eyeshadow in "Bone", NYX Eyeshadow Base in "White"; Madd Style Cosmetics "Optimus Primer", Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in "Yeyo", a few awesome MSC piggies: Honey Badger, River Song, Thunder Snow, Dirty Chai and Dirty Beatz, and last but not least....brushes!!  Fluffy brush by BH Cosmetics, crease brush by Everyday Minerals, no name small fluffy crease brush, Bdellium Tools 777, Bdellium Tools 716, Sephora Profressional pencil brush, Bdellium Tools 769 and an Everyday Minerals angled liner/brow brush.

Here are some pictures of the final look:

This one is taken with a fill-flash to help show off how sparkly the gold is and how "blue" the blue actually is in  "real life".

Thank you so much for dropping by to take a look at this tutorial.  I hope you enjoyed it and that you'll want to try it out on yourself!  :)

If you have any requests for colours you'd like to see my use, please let me know.  Comments are fun!!  :D

Madd Style Cosmetics: Vampy vamp!

Hello hello!

I don't use my reds enough.  This tutorial hopes to break that habit!  I also felt like doing something kinda vampy instead of the typical "Valentine's Day" looks that are popping up out there around this time of year.  ;)  If you'd like to find out how I achieved this look:

Please keep on reading!

Madd Style Cosmetics: Purple and Green!

Hi All!

A lovely fan and member of the Madd Style Cosmetics FB Fan Page is getting married in March and her wedding colours are purple and green.  She asked for some looks using the two colours and this is what I came up with!  (I don't have any experience whatsoever with "wedding makeup", so be warned!!)

In natural light with a pair of half false lashes added (because weddings are a perfect reason for false lashes, right??).


Here it is in natural light and without lashes.

If you'd like to find out how I created the look, then please keep on reading.  :)

EOTD: Sugarpill + Madd Style Cosmetics Mash-up!

Hi All!

Sometimes you just want to do a bright and funky lid with a dark and smoky lower lash line...right?  I know that I sure felt this was the perfect way to cap off a pretty long and exhausting week!  :)

I put together this look using several Sugarpill Cosmetics colours as well as a couple colours from Madd Style Cosmetics.

Here's what resulted:

Products used:

• The All Natural Face "Magic" Eyeshadow Primer
• NYX Eyeshadow Base in White
• Sugarpill's Tako applied under the brow and blended down into the crease
• Sugarpill's Poison Plum applied to the crease and blended up into Tako
• Sugarpill's After Party applied to the deeper crease
• Sugarpill's Velocity used to blend After Party into Poison Plum in the crease
• Madd Style Cosmetics's Afternoon Delight applied to the inner half of the lid
• Sugarpill's Acid Berry applied to the second half of the lid
• Sugarpill's Midori applied between Acid Berry and After Party
• Sugarpill's Lumi applied to the duct (using the same brush that I applied the greens with and thus Lumi took on a much more "green" look than usual--which I thought was kinda neat!)
• Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in "Yeyo" to line the lower lash line
• Madd Style Cosmetics's Zazz on the lower lash line
• Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in "Zero" to line the upper and lower waterlines
• Lush's "Independent" liner applied with an Inglot slanted liner brush
• Milani's Power Lash in Black for mascara

The End!

Thank you as always for dropping by.  I hope you enjoyed this little mash-up and I hope you're all having a fantastic weekend!

Madd Style Cosmetics: Girl with Hellcat!

Hi All!

Recently I got a new Madd Style Cosmetics colour in the mail and I was pretty much dying to try it out.  You know me and my love affair with black pigments...well...Hellcat lived up to my expectations, that's for sure!  I also wanted to use it in such a way that it wouldn't turn the whole look overly "smoky".  You'll notice to accomplish this I didn't blend the black into the entire crease, I kept it located to the outer corner of my eye.  This might be a good way to start out playing with blacks if you're not too sure how to go about it.

Here's the look I came up with:

If you'd like to find out how this look came to be, then please keep on reading/watching (yep!  It's another "talkie"!!).

Madd Style Cosmetics: Purple Smoky + Gold Digger Glitter!

Hello!!

It's a new year!  Hooray!  I hope all of your new years are off to a super fantastic start.  :)

As I mentioned in my last tutorial, Madd Style Cosmetics has now launched their own website!  Upon its launch I scooped up several of the "Glitter Bombs", a new product to MSC's line (although Mo has been putting out glitter mixes with select limited edition grab bags over the past year or so) and I knew I had to use them in my next tutorial.  Well, it's that time...now!

This tutorial doesn't use glitter in a complicated way so beginners (and all!) should gain, what I hope will be, a few useful tips.

If you'd like to find out how to get the following look, then please keep on reading (/watching!  As it is a "talkie!")!

(Photo taken with flash to show off the shimmeryness!)