Fables in Fashion

There have been days in my life when you truly do feel alone. It can be for any number of reasons, but like most people, I’ve experienced loss in my life, and it has made me question my own mortality (it was actually one of the driving factors towards starting this blog) and it makes you realise what is truly important at the end of the day.

Videos have become a way to really express the types of emotions I go through, and this video is reflective of those tougher times.

I found a very similar look online, so I take no credit behind the creativity. It’s been a concept I’ve wanted to try for ages, the initial plan was to simply powder over / airbrush actual lace on my face, but I wanted it to be a bigger challenge. I wanted to push my skills, whilst not perfect I think I was able to convey the message relatively well

I hope you enjoy the look and video as much as I did making it

MAC Prep + Prime – Skin Base Visage
MAC Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation – NC15
MAC Studio Finish Concealer Palette – Light
Face of Australia Loose Powder – Outback Translucent *
L’Oreal Blush – Rose Nude
NARS Laguna Bronzer
NYX Mosaic Powder – Highlighter
e.l.f Eyelid Primer – Sheer
Coastal Scents 78 Eye Shadow & Blush Combo Palette
Eyeko Graffiti Eyeliner Pen – Black
Face of Australia – Liquid Eyeliner Black *
MAC Fluidline – Blacktrack
Lancome Hypnose Drama Noirs Perles Mascara – Black *
Coastal Scents Brow Tones
Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara – Black
Maybelline Define-A-Brow Gel – Clear
Integrate Eyeliner – Black
Savvy by DB Luxury Liner – Shimmering Slate
Savvy by DB Lipliner – Cosmos
NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil – Narcisse

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MAC 130
Sigma Angled Top Kabuki – F84
e.l.f Contour Brush
MAC 209
Sigma SS252
Sigma SS266
Lancome 17
Lancome Lip Brush
Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

I bet you know where I got this look from! MAC’s Jeanius range~ The minute I saw this look I knew I had to try it, I unfortunately forgot to glue the copper studs to my face for this look (even though I had them!)

Still, it was such a fun look, quite a bit more masculine than my usual makeup, but was a great learning experience for my future cross-play plans

Face of Australia Face Base Primer *
Bourjois Foundation 10 hr sleep effect – 71
Face of Australia Loose Powder – Outback Translucent *
Face of Australia Pressed Powder Bronze *
Canmake Highlighter – 01
e.l.f Eyelid Primer – Sheer
Integrate Liquid Eyeliner -Black
MAC Powder Eye Shadow – Wedge
Estee Lauder Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting Mascara – Black
NP Set 10 Eye Shadow Palette
MAC Cream Blush – Posey

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Face
Prime your face, then apply a foundation a few shades lighter than your natural skin tone and blend out. Apply a bit of this to your lips to remove any natural pink / rosy tones. Set with a loose powder and contour your features with a bronzer and highlighter.

Take a rosy pink cream blush, take a stippling brush and dab on the centre of your cheeks. Do NOT blend this out.

Eyes
Prime your lids and apply a soft muted brown eye shadow as a wash all over the lids up to the crease. Line your upper lash line with a liquid black liner, curl your lashes and apply a very thin coat of black mascara, you can even skip the mascara step if you want to.

Take a black eye shadow and fill in your brows.

Lines
The most time consuming, yet easiest bit! Take your liquid eye liner, make sure you choose an eye liner with a very sharp tip. And start drawing the dotted line as shown in the photos. One tip is just to draw one line first to get the basic shape down pat, THEN go for the second line. Go slow, don’t rush it and if you make a mistake, take a cotton tip with a bit of eye makeup remover and gently remove.

Lately I seem to be “hitting the pan” for many of the products I use, and you know what that mean! Time to repurchase the lot =D But it got me thinking about products I still will try to use (because unless the product is absolutely terrible, I can’t bare to throw it away, wasteful!), but will not ever be repurchasing again. Let’s start with eyeshadows, snapped below.

All of these shadows have disappointed me, which isn’t too bad if you saw how many shadows I own. Generally tho, I know in the future to stay clear of these brands. The main problem with all them are their lack of pigmentation, wear and general “pop”. They make my eyes appear dull, not what an eyeshadow should be doing in my opinion! This doesn’t mean the brands themselves are terrible, maybe just their eyeshadows?

For example, Rimmel have great Eye Soft Kohl pencils that I do use very often, and Integrate also have great pencil and liquid eye liners. (Cute note, the Integrate neutral palette to the left has 2 liners, the white and brown which are actually quite good! I intend to at least finish them up)

I wish more bloggers would talk about products they won’t be repurchasing, imagine all the dud products I could avoid (not to mention money I could save!), if you have any let me know! I have a major rant of a review coming up on a product I plan to throw away whilst still virtually full!!