Lady Gaga Viva Glam campaign look :) better pictures!

In my post the lipstick was not translating very well so i took pictures on my blackberry :)
im still having problems. the pictures have to be small, sorry. and they are blurry. GRR.

note the gaga shirt!

and yes, my mole is real!

 

Lady Gaga Viva Glam campaign look :)

So if you are anything like me, you love Lady Gaga and MAC haha so naturally when Viva Glam Gaga came out, well a long time ago, I bought three of it :D Tell me what you think of this lippy! anyways, I find this lippy looks best with a nice natural smokey eye. This look is inspired by the Viva Glam campaign with Cyndi Lauper! OH by the way, on September 2, I believe MAC is releasing matching lip glass to go with these lipsticks, and little cosmetic bags :) GLEEEEE! So here is the look! in case you didn't know, all proceeds of these lipsticks go to the MAC aids fund!

Oh, and I cut my own bangs this morning! yay!

for this look, I am using my coastal scents 78 palette, just to give my poor Mac shadows a break haha they are showing pan! D:

Step 1:

Take a light brown shadow and apply it all over the lid, and to the crease, with a fluffy brush.

Step 2:

Take a medium dark brown and begin to define the crease with a fluffy crease brush.

Step 3:

Take a matte dark brown and work it into the crease, really defining it. with the same crease brush.

Step 4:

Take a dark brown that is slightly more gray and apply that to the crease as well.

Step 5:

Take a dark gray shadow and apply it to the outer corner and a little into the crease.

Step 6:

Take a matte black shadow and go over the dark gray shadow, pull it up a little further into the crease, to really define. Take a shimmery white shadow and use it for your brow and inner corner highlight.

Step 7:

apply a black eyeliner to the water line, kind of thick.

Step 8:

Curl your lashes and apply a black lengthening mascara.

Step 9:

(optional)

I did not do this because I was going to work but in the campaign photo Gaga is wearing fake lashes, if you want to go ahead!

Step 10:

Under the eye, with a small angle brush take your dark brown and a little black eyeshadow and just smudge it under there, to make it more smokey!

Step 11:

So obviously for the lips we are using Viva Glam Gaga but first apply a baby pink lip liner, and lip balm.

Then straight from the tube apply your Viva Glam lippy!

Step 12:

for the cheeks use a really baby pink blush!

I hope you like this!

xoxo,

Allisee

hmm, my lippy isn't translating well on these pics :/ sorry!

here are some campaign pictures for these lipsticks!

these are the lip glasses that correspond with the lippy :)

Gaga bag! Soooo Excited!

Also, sooo excited!

Ill upload better pictures of this look later!

MAC Copper sparkle tutorial

So, this is the second look of the looks (haha) I'm going to do with the pigments and loose shadows I discussed in my loose shadow battle. There are only three colors in this look. It is really simple.

Step 1: Take Copper sparkle pigment from MAC and with a large stiff brush pack it onto the lid, only up to the crease, then blend the edge with a fluffy brush.

Step 2: Take Espresso from MAC and with a crease brush, sweep that into the crease, you don't want it to be to dark, just enough to define the crease :)

Step 3: Take Ivory from ELF and use it as your brow highlight and inner corner highlight. If you want you can take it around the edges too.

Step 4: Apply white eyeliner to the water line.. remember this is a really simple, and natural look.

Step 5: Curl your lashes and apply black mascara.

Step 6: For lips I  used Too Faced Totally Nude lipstick, with Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush lip gloss in Cherry Bomb on top.

ENJOY!

xoxo,

Allisee

Starstruckk tutorial :) Featuring LAsplash cosmetics

Starstruckk Tutorial

Hey guys! Im proud to announce. other than posting pictures for whoever cares on my facebook, this is my first official tutorial! In my loose shadow battle post i talked about three LAsplash pigments, this tutorial features those shadows :)


STEP 1: I primed my eyes with the LAsplash eyeshadow primer (this is also a first impression)

STEP 2: With a stiff brush, apply Marvell (silver) all over lid, up to the crease.

STEP 3: With the same stiff brush, pat Starlit (indigo with silver glitter) on the inner half of the lid up to the crease. With a fluffy brush gently blend Marvell and Starlit together.

STEP 4: Take Golden Smoke (black with gold glitter) and apply it to the outer corner and crease, with the stiff brush.

STEP 5: Blend all colors and edges.

STEP 6: To make Starlit pop more against the silver and black take Empress (lime crime purple) and pack it on top of Starlit just to bring it out more.

STEP 7: Take your browbone/highlight color (I use Gesso from MAC or Ivory from ELF, today Ivory) and put it right under the brow, in the tear duct, and around the harsh edges with a fluffy brush.

STEP 8: With a small, stiff, angle brush apply Starlit under the eye and connect to the crease/lid colors. Apply empress on top once again and blend both into crease.

STEP 9: Apply black eyeliner to the water line, thickly.

STEP 10: Take a black liquid, or gel liner and apply to the upper lash line.

STEP 11: Curl your lashes (optional) and apply black mascara.

STEP 12: Make strong highlights under your eyes and up above the brows, think of the shape as a "C" you want this highlight to be noticeable!

STEP 13: Apply a SMALL ammount of your favorite blush, and sweep it back.

STEP 14: For lips I used REVLON lipgloss in Lilac pastelle (Sheer lavendar) with Victorias secret beauty rush lip gloss in Cherry Bomb on top (sheer red with green and purple reflex)

Thats All!
Enjoy the pics, post your recreated looks,comment,follow, and spread the word!

xoxo
Allisee

haha sorry its sideways!!!!

loose shadow battle!

Hey guys! so today I'm going to compare a few of my favorite loose shadows, pigments, whatever. The prices range from drug store to high end, and they are all incredible products. The brands are:

LAsplash
MAC
Lime Crime
& Urban Decay

LAsplash shadows are placed on the LAsplash eyeshadow primer, and the rest are on Urban Decay primer potion.

LAsplash L-R:

 -Marvell (silver), Golden Smoke (black with gold glitter), and Starlit (indigo with silver glitter.)

Under LAsplash

Urban Decay L-R:

 -Graffiti (lime green), Rockstar (black with purple glitter)

MAC:

Copper Sparkle (a true copper)

Off to right

Lime Crime L-R:

Dragon Scales (terracotta/brown, green duocrome. very unique.), Empress (purple with purple glitter)

*These are all swatched with primer.

*My camera can not even capture the beauty of all these colors!

Without Primer (same order)

As you can see,

even without any base at all these colors all have decent pigmentation.

The Lime Crime shadows, and LAsplash have the best color payoff with no base.

MAC comes next, this color is lighter than most MAC pigments.

Then Urban Decay.(mostly graffiti, the lime green. rockstar is very pigmented.)

Product Breakdown:

-LAsplash-

L-R

Marvell, Golden Smoke, Starlit.

I got these three colors in a smokey eye kit with a liquid liner, and eyeshadow primer for $17.00, I do not believe mine are full sized.

Price:

 $6.99

Amount of product:

 1.5 grams

Packaging:

 decent, could use a sifter to reduce spillage and getting to much product.

Product:

 Definitely worth the money. These are incredibly pigmented, easy to blend, and not to mention some of the most beautiful colors I've seen!

Overall: 4/5

Product packaging needs work, and more product in the packaging would fit. They are only a little more than half full. Definitely will buy more from this brand.

-Urban Decay-

*GRAFFITI*

*ROCKSTAR*

I bought these two pigments when Urban Decay had the five dollar sale.

and i am so glad that's all i paid for them.

Price:

 $20.00

Amount of product:

 0.4 oz or 1.2 grams

Packaging:

 well... they wont spill... and that's the only good thing. Once again UD has made a product with packaging that is not practical. The brush they give you inside wastes so much product, and is COMPLETELY useless... The lid collects pigment therefore wasting more of this overpriced product.

Product:

 Graffiti, the lime green color is actually one of my favorite green colors to use, even though the packaging sucks. It is smooth, and easy to blend, not much fall out. Rockstar... is a beautiful color until you even try to apply it. It flies EVERYWHERE, and everyone knows black fallout=bbaaaddd. It is chalky, mean to other products, and creases even with UDPP. I hate it.

Overall: 2/5

Twenty dollars for unpractical packaging and a tiny, tiny, tiny amount of product is ridiculous. These pigments are fifty cents more than a MAC pigment and not even half the price or quality. I love both of these colors as pan shadows but as pigments I will not re buy or try any others. I'm really glad I only spent five dollars on each, but, none the less... a waste. Especially since the lid and brush make you lose product.... ok. end rant.

-MAC-

*NOTE, this is not anywhere near the amount of pigment i bought, nor is this the original packaging. I spilled about half of it, put it in a little container and put the actual bottle in my purse to take back to MAC. It broke.

Price:

 $19.50

Amount of product:

 4.5 grams or 0.15 ounces.

Packaging:

 well the actual packaging is a tall clear thing with a black lid, it also says MAC on the side and product label is on bottom. The packaging is very good and PRACTICAL. It is my fault it spilled and broke haha.

Product:

 Very beautiful, my favorite of the MAC pigments i own. Easy to work with. Pigmented well. However, it is about twenty dollars, and LAsplash is literally the same grade and quality. not as much product, but they are only seven dollars. obviously MAC is a more professional brand. And the pigment is packed to the top when you buy it. I love them both :)

Overall: 4/5

It is very easy to spill, but that is really my only complaint.

-Lime Crime-

*DRAGON SCALES*

*EMPRESS*

Price:

 $14.00

Amount of product:

0.14 ounces

Packaging:

 Very cute with the unicorn :) The packaging is nice. It has a sifter and is just normal packaging. I haven't had any difficulties.

Product:

 I love these. they are crazy pigmented, and easy to work with. Empress is much easier to work with than Dragon Scales because DS has the green glitter in it. Both are very nice.

Overall: 4/5

You get a good amount and good quality for your money. They are seven dollars less than MAC and only 0.1 ounces less. You will never worry about them moving, once they are on. they are on. and they stain a tiny bit.

**I know of all the drama with LC, this is my honest review and I have had nothing but positive things come my way from Doe Deere and her company. I was the featured futurette in her newsletter in June, 2010. but this does not effect my opinions in any way, shape, or form. Do not post negative statements on my blog unless you have a legitimate reason for doing so :) we are nice here we don't bash, we give genuine, uninfluenced opinions.**

Price:

LAsplash

Color payoff:

MAC, Lime Crime, LAsplash

Packaging:

MAC, the real one haha

Stay power:

well all stay on well, jut some better than others.

SO! The only loser here is Urban Decay!

So sorry.

I hope you enjoy this super long post! Comment, subscribe, and TELL your friends!

xoxo

Allisee

Keep on the look out for.....

--- an epic pigment, loose shadow, mineral shadow (whatever you wanna call them) battle!

featuring:

-LAsplash
-MAC
-Urban Decay
-and Lime Crime

xoxo,
Allisee

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! This is a place for makeup reviews, tutorials, and anything beauty or fashion :) I am just an 18 year old girl who is desperately trying to bring color and art to this podunk town i live in.. I am a college student at the School of Advertising Art for graphic design, and i am a freelance makeup artist. Check back frequently for lots of fun and beauty!

 xoxo,
Allisee