More Real Techniques Brushes in Vancouver, B.C. (Canada)!

Hi All!

As a continuation to this post, I was out and about today and stumbled into the London Drugs at Granville and West Georgia.  Low and behold, look what I found!

Yes indeed, the newest set put out by Real Techniques, called `Sam`s Picks`!  This set includes (from left to right): Multi-task brush, Setting brush, Buffing brush, Pointed Foundation brush, Essential Crease brush and the Fine Liner brush.

I actually already have the multi-task brush, the setting brush and the fine liner brush--but I couldn`t resist picking up this set so I could have the Essential Crease brush!  I am planning to give my doubles to my sister and I'm sure she'll be excited!  

I`m always so surprised how small the RT brushes are and the Essential Crease brush is no exception.  I snapped some quick pictures to show you what I mean.

Here are some of my typical domed crease blending brushes.  From left to right: RT Essential Crease brush, RT Duo-Fiber Eye brush, Alima Pure #37 Eye Blending brush, Sigma E40 and Inglot's 6SS.

And here is the RT Essential Crease brush compared just to the Sigma E40.

It's so short and stubby!  Hah.  I did test it out on my eye and it's certainly soft and not prickly.  And I think it'll be great for getting colour just into the deepest part of the crease without the colour getting everywhere else just during the blending process.  I think I will like this brush!  But those Chapman sisters must have really small eyes!  :)

Hooray for new brushes regardless of their size.  Do you have this set yet?  What do you think of the Essential Crease brush?  I would also love to know what your favorite Real Technique brushes are!

Thanks for dropping by!

Sugarpill Sunset

One of my newest Sugarpill additions is their loose eyeshadow in Royal Sugar.  It is pretty damn gorgeous and I wanted to try it out with the limited edition Asteria (also by Sugarpill) to get some contrasty goodness happening on my eyelids.  I have to say, the results were pretty fun!

I have also been having a LOT of fun experimenting with my new macro lens for my DSLR.  The pictures it takes are amazing and the depth of field blows my mind EVERY TIME.  Bah!

Here is the look that I came up with:

I can't remember all of the products I used, but I did use a lot of Sugarpill colours.  Tako is in the duct and below the brow, Royal Sugar is along the lower lash line, Buttercupcake is in the crease, Asteria is on the lid, and I snuck in a bit of Asylum (also a new colour added to my collection) on the outer part of the lid and it was also lightly blended up into the crease.

Mmmmmmm Sugarpill!  Have you added any new Sugarpill colours to your collection recently?  Which ones??

EOTD: Sugarpill and Inglot Mash-Up

The weather in Vancouver has become dreary (although I have to say I really enjoy the snow--but the grey garbage water that is left behind after the rain starts...I do not like quite so much!) and I decided to counter-balance that with a look that calls on Spring!  Using a combination of Sugarpill Cosmetics and Inglot, I came up with this look:

Here are the products I used: 

• OCC Creme Colour Concentrate in John Doe
• Sugarpill Buttercupcake in the inner lid
• Inglot Pearl 440 in center lid
• Inglot AMC 66 in outer lid
• Sugarpill Tako for the brow highlight
• Sugarpill Lumi in the tear duct
• Sugarpill Mochi on the bulk of the lower lash line
• Inglot Pearl 426 on the outer part of the lower lash line
• Gabriel Black Color Mascara
• Inglot 87 Gel Liner (also applied on lower waterline)

My Inglot liner has been dried out--but I used the miraculous "Duraline" to wake it up.  It did a super good job!

This was a pretty fun look to do.  Something about yellows always make me want to blow them out right in the inner portion of the eye this way.  Buttercupcake was the perfect suspect for such a job!

I hope you're all ready for the holiday season (since it is pretty much upon us!) and thanks for stopping by to take a look at my creation.  :)

EOTD: Sugarpill Drama

Tonight I had this vision of Sugarpill's Poison Plum, Velocity and Goldilux in a look.  Then I had to make it happen!

And then everything was right with the world.  :)

What visions of looks have you had in your head lately??

Sugarpill Extravaganza!

Hello!

Today I pulled out my Sugarpill Cosmetics colours and decided to feature one of my newer colours that I haven't played around with too too much yet: Decora!  Wow is it even gorgeous.  The greenish glitter in it made me want to pair it with Lumi and then I wanted to use Poison Plum too...so I just went with my instincts!  Here is what I came up with:

Products used:

• Random Eyeshadow Primer
• Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Creme Colour Concentrate in John Doe
• Inglot 390 Matte in the crease 
• Sugarpill's Poison Plum in the crease
• Sugarpill's Decora on the lid
• Sugarpill's Lumi in the duct
• Sugarpill's Velocity in the deep crease/lower lash line
• A bit of Sugarpill's Afterparty on the inner portion of the lower lash line
• Sugarpill's Tako for a brow highlight
• Sugarpill's Bulletproof for liner
• A bit of Zuzu Luxe Liquid Liner along the lash line
• Zuzu Luxe Leaf Eyeliner on the lower waterline
• Gabriel Color Mascara in Black on the lower lashes
• Tarte's Lights, Camera, Lashes mascara on the top lashes

What are some of your favorite Sugarpill colours??  I'm very excited because I have the newest three pressed vegan shadows (from the Cold Chemistry collection) coming to me after their Black Friday sale!  Weeeeeeee!  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

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!!

My first "haul" video!

Hi All!!

I recently made my first purchase on the Sephora (.ca) website and decided to film a little video of me opening up my box!  As I mention in the video, I convinced myself to make this purchase because it pushed me into VIB status and when I made the purchase it was the last day of this fall's VIB 20% event!  Getting stuff from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (and Tarte) for 20% off was too much for me to resist!

If you're curious to see what I picked up, please take a look!  :)

Annnnd.  I managed to snap some shots of most of the things!

Tarte Amazonian Clay Gel Liner in Black

OCC Metallic Lip Tar in Pris

This is taken with a flash to show Pris (otherwise it wouldn't have showed up in natural light--especially not my dying light.  And you can see I put WAY TOO MUCH gel liner on the brush.  I tried rubbing my arm afterward (should have taken a picture of that) and it stayed pretty well.  I may be impressed!)

OCC Skin Conceal in Y1

OCC Creme Colour Concentrate in John Doe

OCC Creme Colour Concentrate in Bauhaus

GAH!  They were SO CREAMY.  I'd have to use less on my eye, I think, otherwise I can imagine a crease-fest happening.  I'm super impressed with the pigmentation on these though.  Wow!

Tarte Amazonian Clay Matte Waterproof Primer in Park Ave Princess

Park Ave Princess is swatched to the right of the creme colour concentrates

Have you tried any of these products?  If so, what do you think of them?  Did you take advantage of the VIB sale?  If so, what'd *you* get?!  :)

Thanks, as always, for stopping by!