GlamourDoll Eyes Hallowe'en Set 2 Swatches

As promised I'm posting the swatches of Set 2 of the GlamourDoll Eyes Hallowe'en eyeshadows. You can find my swatches of Set 1 here:

http://cupcakekittencosmeticjournal.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html   :)

I gotta say outta the two sets I think this one is my favourite, I love orange and rusty coloured shadows, and the orange shade named Infectious is seriously to die for. I tried 3 of these shadows in a look today and wow!

When I saw there were Hallowe'en sets coming up on glamourdolleyes.com I HAD to get them. Not only are the shades gorgeous but Hallowe'en is by far my favourite holiday, I love all things spooky and supernatural, and it gives you an excuse to go crazy with your costumes and make up which is always fun! :P haha.

The names of the shadows in this set are Undead, Infectious, Teenage Witch and Satan's Sheets and I gotta say I love them all such pretty colours! As with the last post I took pictures of the pigments in the pots both with and without flash, and did the same for a dry swatch of the shadows, then finally applied them on top of  Benefit's F Y Eye primer. I'll give as much detail to the description of the colours below :D

Here's the picture of the full set and the awesome lil baggie they come in

 The 1st shadow is named Undead, its a beautiful rusty burgandy coloured shadow with a kind of reddish dark pink shimmer too it, and has a slightly black undertone as you'll see in the swatches. These sort of colours are my favs and you don't find many colours like this one! Its amazing and these pictures soooo don't do it justice.

When I swatched this one dry it was more of a blackened red colour with a red shimmer to it that my camera didn't wanna pick up even with the soft flash.

 But then on top of the primer it really made the burgandy and red pop even without the flash, it really is such a great colour, I think the Zombie Date Night eyelight would look soooo pretty as a liner on top of this shadow. Note to Self: Try this out!

 Next was Infectious, I'm a Hugeeeeee fan of orange shadows, there is just something I can't describe that makes me love them, and this one is no exception! Its so gorgeous its unreal. Its super sparkly as you can see in the pictures below and has lil flecks of gold glitter in it.

Here's what it looks like in the pot:

And the Dry Swatches, its more goldy colored without a primer:

But then on top of primer the orange is bought out more and has a slight coppery tinge to it:

The next shadow was Teenage Witch which is a lovely light khaki green colour with gold and I think a few green sparkles thrown in there too :) I don't really own any colours like this one, so I was really happy to get this one its awesomeness ^^

It photographed kinda grey looking on my camera, but its a lot more khaki coloured in real life, and you can see the sparkles a lot better:

Without primer I think this one would be light enough to put over darker green matte shadows to add a lovely gold coloured sparkle to them, especially for flash photography:

                                       

Here's what it looks like over a primer, definitely more true to life, especially with a soft flash on, the bottom picture is pretty much spot on what the shadow looks like in daylight in the pot :)

 

And finally was the shadow Satan's Sheets, such an awesome highlight colour! Its a sort of pearly white but with amazing pink sparkles in it, I definitely didn't have a shade like this one in my collection! I think this one should be in the permanent line of GDE Shadows, its that pretty!

My camera didn't really pick the sparkles up with or without the flash unfortunately, but in natural light on your skin they are definiately there! 

Here's the dry swatches for you to see looks more goldy coloured on my skin, and with a thin layer I think it'd be light enough to use as a highlighter on my face too, would look super pretty!

And here's the swatches on top of primer, makes it a lot more shimmery having something underneath for all the sparkles to stick to:

And there ya have it :) Like I said at the start this set is definitely my favourite of the two sets, but I'd still recommend getting both as they are Limited Editions and won't be around forever. And for anyone that is interested, I had a play around with Undead, Infectious, Satan's Sheets and Graveyard from the first set, and heres what I came up with:

Lemmie know what ya think :)

Later Kittens =^.^=

xoxo

GlamourDoll Eyes Hallowe'en Set 1 Swatches

So I was soooooooo excited to receive these the other day in the post, there were some released the day before my birthday so as I didn't get much present wise I decided to treat myself to these, the other Hallowe'en Set and 2 other collections of shadows (which I'll also upload swatches of soon).

 This is the first time I've ever ordered from GlamourDoll Eyes (GDE) and I've gotta say I'm one extremely happy customer, even though shipping for me was kinda expensive which is THE only downfall but well worth it for the quality of the shadows and also the packaging which is extremely pretty too :) They pretty much shipped the next day which was awesome, they took 2 weeks to get to me which might seem like a long time, but bear in mind I live in the UK and it takes time to process stuff through customs. I had to pay an extra fee for the other package I ordered but I'll go into more detail about that when I upload swatches of the other collections I got :). 

The other awesome thing about GDE is that all the eyeshadows are handmade by Vee (Vanessa) herself, she's a one woman show and her customer service is excellent considering how busy she must be :) Shes such a great person and I admire her a lot for all her hard work, so Vee if you read this your awesomeeeeeee! :)

Right now its Swatch Time! ^^;

Below is the picture of the complete set, there are 3 shadows and what Vee calls an eyelight, which is basically just a really fine mix of cosmetic glitter that you can use to add a lil sparkle to your make up or could be used as glitter liner. The sets come in these really cute baggies that are black mesh with little gold stars all over as you can see in the picture :) I think that's such a cute little added detail that makes me fall in love with these sets even more! So Cute! :)

The first shadow is called Graveyard, its an awesome matte dark grey that verges almost on black colour, perfect if you don't want to go to dark when blending it with other shadows, or to add an edge to a smokey eye look. This one applied really well even without eyeshadow primer, which is shown in the picture underneath this one. I then did a swatch on top of primer which made the colour more intense. Very happy with this one as I don't really own many matte colours.

 Picture of Graveyard in the pot :)

Swatches of Graveyard without Primer in the first picture, and with Primer in the second:

 Next was the Zombie Date Night eyelight. This is absolutely gorgeous! Its a mix of black, red, orange and I think a tiny bit of green? Definately very Hallowee'eny! In daylight it looks quite dark in the pot, but when I took a picture with the flash on my camera.....o  m  g so pretty I am offically in Love! :) Haha. To make it stick to my skin for the swatches I just pressed it on top of a thickish layer of primer, but for use on your eyes I'd recommend using a thin layer of lash glue or an old glitter eyeliner of some sort as a base that is similar coloured to help the glitter stick to your lids :)

Here's a picture of it in the pot without, and with flash:

And here's a picture of the swatches on top of the primer, first without, then with the flash, even though these pictures don't really do it justice:

The next shadow is Bruised! another very gorgeous colour, its a grayish lavender colour with blue and pink sparkles in it. On top of primer the purple is really intensified which makes the sparkles in this one stand out a lot more, but without primer this ones definately light enough to use as a highlighter if your using blues or purples for a look, or to add on top of another colour to add a bit of sparkle. I definately want to see what this looks like on top of Graveyard, I imagine it'd look extremely pretty!

Heres a picture of it in the pot again without flash and also with flash, very sparkly this one! :)

Then here's the dry swatches without and with flash to show how light it is without a base for use as maybe a highlighter:

 And then with primer:

 And finally here's FrankenGlamour, such a lovely light lime green with gold sparkles, which when blended out  a little has a gold sheen on top of the green which is awesome! Green is my fav colour so this one is definately right up my alley! Love it!

Here's a pictures in the pot without and with flash:

Then the dry swatches:

And finally on top of primer :) :

These are sooooo gorgeous its unreal, can't wait to have more of a play with them & see what I can come up with ^^;  I will post the swatches of Set 2 of the GlamourDoll Eyes Hallowe'en set later on today, so keep your eyes peeled. I actually did my make up with the 2nd set and Graveyard from this set, so I'll put pics of that up as well for anyone that wants to see what I did :)) 

Oh and for anyone that was interested the primer I used was Benefit's F Y Eye eyeshadow primer, I don't really like this primer as it doesn't work well for me on my eyelids, but for swatch purposes its fine :)  (saves wasting my Urban Decay Primer Potion). So from now on any swatches I do will be using F Y Eye just so you know.

Remember keep your eyes peeled for Set 2 later on tonight 

Later Kittens =^.^=

xoxox

Gold & Purple Smokey Eye Tutorial

So I was playing around with my eyeshadows as I’ve been wanting to create a kind of gold/purple look as they are two colours I don’t use enough of. A lot of the products used to create this look were really good bargains, such as the body collection highlight and the technic blusher duo which were both under £3.50, and also the MUA Eye Dust which is part of a whole range in Superdrug, where every item in the collection is only £1.

The other awesome products were in a set I received as a Christmas gift about a year ago, which was the Front Cover Looks eyeshadow/highlight set of loose eyeshadow powders, not sure where it was from or if they are still available anywhere but it’s a gorgeous set. I used the pale gold and lilac colours out of this set for inspiration then added more colours as I went along. I’ll add a full list of products I used and where I got them at the end of this post :)

So to start off I mixed in some of the Body Collection Classic Gold Highlights Foundation with the foundation I was using, and applied it all over my face to add a bit of shimmer to my skin. I then applied Urban Decay’s Primer Potion to the whole of my upper lid and down along the bottom lid too. I then used a fluffy blending brush to sweep the light gold Front Cover shimmer powder called Dessert Dust all over my lid right upto the eyebrow and along the lower eyelid.

 I then took the same brush and applied a light dusting of the lilac shade which was called Passion Flower across the top lid from just before the inner corner of the eye leaving that area shimmery gold, and swept it along the lid and crease and winged it out into a rounded shape just where my eyebrow ends, blending it into the gold shadow. I also took a little bit of this shadow along the outer corner of the lower eyelid about two thirds of the way along and again blended it into the gold shade.

Then taking a flat rounded eyeshadow brush I dabbed a little of the Rimmel Colour Rush Mono Eyeshadow in Intense onto the outer corner of my eye and blended it into my crease stopping about a third of the way in.

 

I then took the fluffy brush again and applied some of the MUA Eye Dust in shade 6 in the same area as the Rimmel shadow and blended it outwards along the shape made by the Passion Flower shimmer dust, and then back along just above the crease stopping before the inner corner to keep the golden colour concentrated to that area around the tearduct. I then swept a little along the lower eyelid again on top of the Rimmel shadow.

I then used a light dusting of the gold shimmer to blend out any harsh lines, and lined both the upper and lower lids with Avon’s Glimmerstick in Majestic Plum in a thin concentrated line, stopping three quarters of the way along the bottom lid and blending it out a little on both lids with a thin eyeshadow brush so there weren’t any harsh lines, and applied it along my waterline aswell.

Then i lined my waterline with 17’s Perfect Definition Eyeliner in Soft Black, and finished with a few coats of Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara in Black.

For the cheeks I used the gold shimmery blush from the Technic Blusher Duo (not sure what the shade is as it doesn’t say on the packaging) and dusted it lightly over the apples of my cheeks and all along the cheekbone , placing a tiny amount around the temple area. Then to finish off I applied a coat of Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in shade 130 Take a Chance, which is a gorgeous light pink colour with lots of tiny gold shimmer particles, and then used a generous coating of Astor Shine Deluxe lipstick in shade 019 Berry on top, creating a gorgeous purple pink colour with a gold sheen which i fell in love with <3 haha. And thats it, all done. :)

I was really happy with the way this look turned out, I’ll definitely have to do a video tutorial when i get a camcorder, as it was really pretty and was soft enough to wear in the daytime but with enough edge for nightime wear too :)

Here's a list of all the products I used to create this look:

Face:UK Perfect Cover Foundation in Shade 003 - Bodycare

Body Collection Classic Gold Highlights Foundation - Can't Remember

Urban Decay Primer Potion - Ebay

Front Cover Shimmer Powder in Dessert Dust - Christmas Gift

Front Cover Shimmer Powder in Passion Flower - Christmas Gift

Rimmel Colour Rush Mono Eyeshadow in Intense - Ebay

MUA (Make Up Academy) Eye Dust in Shade 6 - Superdrug

Avon Glimmerstick Eyeliner in Majestic Plum - Avon

17 Perfect Definition Eyeliner in Soft Black - Boots

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara in Black - Tesco

Technic Blusher Duo - Bodycare

Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in 130 Take A Chance - Tesco

Astor Shine Deluxe Lipstick in 019 Berry - Ebay

Much Love Kittens

xoxoxox

L'Oreal Everstrong Hydrate Shampoo, Conditioner & Overnight Treatment Sample Review

I got these products as a free sample in the August issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, so i decided to try it out and write a review for anyone that’s interested :) First thing I noticed about the shampoo was the smell, it kinda reminded me of an aftershave my boyfriend wears and smelt very herby. I know that might sound a little strange, and it wasn’t until after I’d used it that I read the packaging that I realised it contains Rosemary and Juniper, which explains the herby smell! Haha. The packaging says that it is sulphate-free and is made from natural botanicals, and is 100% vegan, so good news for all hair extension lovers out there as it wont damage the hair the extensions are made from, whether it be synthetic or real hair :)) All of the products use a bio-ceramide complex which means that its meant to strengthen hair after just one wash. It also says on the packaging that ‘Everstrong shampoos create a rich lather, and natural aromatic properties invigorate the senses’. Now I’m not sure if it was just that there wasn’t a lot of product in the sample or not (my hairs quite long so i have to use quite a lot of shampoo at times), But it didn’t seem to lather up very well when I applied it to my hair. It also left my hair feeling a little dry before I applied the conditioner which was a bit of a let down, maybe I’m in need of a hair cut (or an excuse to have one, hehe). So overall I wasn’t so keen on the shampoo (pictured below).

As for the conditioner, I was more impressed with this one, not only because it gave my hair a bit of moisture back after the shampoo left it a little dry, but also because I liked the smell of this one better. The conditioner still contains Rosemary but instead of the Juniper, it uses Mint instead so it smells a lot fresher, and there seemed to be a bit more product in this half of the packaging. It left my hair feeling nice and soft and minty smelling, which gave me a bit of a boost and made me feel a bit more awake as I’d only just woken up and was still half asleep at the time, Haha :P

I always let my hair dry naturally, and usually it is a little frizzy unless i use serum or a really good conditioner, so I was happy that the conditioner seemed to calm the frizz down, and my hair felt soft to the touch and looking a little shinier than normal. The last thing I noticed about these products, was that when I came to wash my hair again, it felt really thick when it was wet, which was a little strange as I’ve never used a shampoo or conditioner that has made my hair feel like that before, but i liked it as it made my hair feel healthier if that makes sense?

The last product in this sample was the Overnight Repair Treatment, right off the bat the first thing that caught my eye on the back of the packaging was that it says ‘absorbs quickly to strengthen hair without leaving residue on the pillow’. This for me was awesome because I hate it when you put a treatment on your hair that you didn’t think would leave any marks on your pillow, to wake up and find it smudged all over, ewwwww! lol. So I was happy to wake up and find no marks on the pillow, yayyy! This one kinda reminds me of the smell of honey, and again I think it has Rosemary in it, I can’t quite put my finger on it but there is defiantly another background smell apart from the honey. So I applied all the product in the packet which I presume is 1-2 pumps out of the full size product, which is how much it tells you to use, about 20 minutes before I went to bed. When I woke up in the morning my hair definitely felt a lot softer and it tamed the frizz i usually get on my hair quite a bit, and the best thing was it didn’t leave my hair feeling heavy or greasy at all which some products do :)

So overall I think I would definitely try the full size products of these samples to see if they improve the condition of my hair after prolonged usage, so I’ll have to have a shop around and see if I can find them anywhere and see what happens :)

Much Love Kittens

xoxox