Fall makeup is back!

I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since I updated!  I've been feeling pretty ill, so haven't been wearing makeup when I'm not in work.  I finally decided to put some face on yesterday, and although it's still fairly warm I'm definitely in the mood for autumn makeup.  Dark lips are back!  

I gave YSL's Fusion Ink Foundation a go.  It's ok, although I prefer their Touche Eclat Foudation.  Fusion Ink didn't hold up any longer on my oily skin, which was a shame as I had heard it was better for oilier skin.

Face

Benenfit Porefessional primer

YSL Fusion Ink Foundation B10 (for some reason they only go as low as 20 in their cooler toned BR shades)

Illamasqua Skin Base Lift concealer White and Light 1

Urban Decay Ultra Definition Loose Finishing Powder Light

Illamasqua Naked Rose blush

Eyes

NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

Lancome Ombre Hypnose Dazzling Eye Colour in Topaz Dore

Urban Decay Naked 3 palette

Rimmel Glam Eyes black liquid liner

Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Zero

Lancome Hypnose Star mascara

MUFE Aqua Brow

Lips

MAC Lip Pencil in Vino

Shiro custom opaque gloss in Ganondorf 

Dramatic purple FOTD

I'm a metal head at heart, and whilst my makeup usually doesn't suggest this, every now and again I like to go a little bit alternative with my look.  I opted for my dark Inglot lipstick applied as a stain to keep the lips low maintenance.  You could easily pair the eyes with a nude pink lipstick, keeping the focus on the eyes.

Face

Maybelline Baby Skin primer

YSL Touche Eclat foundation BR10
Illamasqua Skin Base Lift White and Light 1
Urban Decay Naked Skin Ultra Definition Loose Finishing Powder Light
Illamasqua Rumour blush

Benefit Dandelion blush

Barbara Daley shimmering highlighter

Eyes
NARS smudge proof eyeshadow base

Barbara Daley eyeshadow pen in Airforce

Urban Decay eyeshadow in Fishnet

Sleek Bad Girl palette

Rimmel glam eyes black liquid liner

Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Perversion

Lancome Hypnose Star mascara

Lips

Inglot lipstick shade 175

This is a really simple look, and it's a nice twist on the normal winged eyeliner.

Products Used

Face

Illamasqua Skin Base Lift White and Light 1

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural Light

Sleek blush in Antique

Eyes

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Illamasqua eyeshadow in Slink

Illamasqua black gel liner

Illamasqua pencil in Vow

Lancome Hypnose Star mascara

MUFE Aqua Brow

Lips

MAC Nightmoth lipliner

Inglot lipstick 175

Illamasqua Christmasqua - Sinful Smile

Today's Illamasqua theme was all about the lips.  I'm quite glad, as I've got a streaming cold, and don't think I could manage a full face of quality makeup!  This is my first time doing two-tone lips.  I don't think it turned out too bad.  The hardest part was getting the edges tidy, and I reached for my trusty skin base lift concealer for that.

Products Used
Illamasqua Sophie Pencil
NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil in Virgin (Yes, I bought another dark red lipstick.  Review coming soon!)
Urban Decay Theodora Super Saturated High Gloss Lip Colour
Philosophy Vanilla Birthday Cake Lip Shine (a gloss that actually taste like cake.  Best. Lipgloss. Ever.)
Illamasqua Skin Base Lift in Light 1

Illamasqua Christmasqua - Be Bad For Goodness Sake

This was one of those looks where I had no idea what I was going to do when I started it.  It just kind of happened.

Products Used

Face
YSL Touch Eclat Foundation BR10
Illamasqua Skin Base Lift White and Light 1
MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural Light
Illamasqua Beg blush
Barbara Daley Shimmering Highlight Powder

Eyes
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Grape pigment
Sleek Sunset palette
MAC Nylon eyeshadow
Illamasqua black gel liner
Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero
Lancome Hypnose Star mascara
Active Lashes Razzle Dazzle lashes

Lips
Illamasqua lipstick in Pristine
Illamasqua Intense Lipgloss in Hermetic 

Halloween FOTD

My Halloween is particularly dull this year.  I'm staying in, probably playing the new Assassins Creed all evening, so didn't really have the desire to do any crazy Halloween makeup.  I did however take it as the chance to go a little bit goth, and pull out my green Illamasqua lipgloss again.  The checkout lady in Tesco said that she liked my costume, and that it was 'very scary'.  Didn't have the heart to tell her I wasn't actually dressed up as anything!  I was wearing jeans and a Stargate t-shirt, so I'm not quite sure what she thought I was dressed up as!  Maybe I'm just a scary goth this year!

Face

Illamasqua Skin Base Lift (White and Light 1)

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural (Light)

Illamasqua powder blush in Rumor

Sugarpill eyeshadow in Tako

Eyes

Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Sleek Bad Girl palette

Sugarpill Sweetheart palette

Illamasqua black gel liner

Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero

Lancome Hypnose Star mascara

Random falsies

Lips

Illamasqua lipstick in Pristine

Illamasqua sheer lipgloss in Violate

Bad Girl Tutorial

I can wear eye makeup again!  After not wearing anything on my eyes for 4 days I decided to go all out with a dark look to go with my new Illamasqua lipstick and gloss.  Whenever I want to use dark shadows I reach for my Sleek Bad Girl palette.  I have the Urban Decay Black palette and I don't think I've touched it since getting Bad Girl!

Products Used
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Sleek Bad Girl palette (Innocence, Intoxicated, Obnoxious, Twilight and Noir)
Illamasqua Gel Liner
Barry M Dazzle Dust shade 98
Benefit They're Real mascara
Illamasqua false lashes (no.23)

1. Start by roughly drawing a winged line, taking it all the way across your crease with black gel liner.  Don't worry about being neat.  This means that your crease will be nice and dark.
2.  Apply a medium-dark green eyeshadow (Intoxicated), using a flat shader brush, to the inner half of your lid.
3.  Using a flat shader brush again, apply a medium-dark blue eyeshadow (Obnoxious) to the rest of the lid.
4.  Take a medium-dark purple shadow (Twilight) and, using a tapered blending blush apply it in the crease.  I also used a pencil brush a a black eyeshadow (Noir) in the crease, blending the dark gel line into the purple and blue.
5.  Highlight under your brow bone with fluff brush and a shimmery white shadow (Innocence).  Blend down into the purple.  Don't forget to take the white down to your tear duct to open up your eyes.
6.  Line your eyes with a thick black line using a black gel eyeliner.  I also patted a little Barry M Dazzle Dust in shade 98, which is a black loose pigment with blue and green shimmer, under the eye.
7.  Add mascara.
8. Finish with false lashes.  I used Illamasqua lashes which have a flash of green running through them!

Products Used

Face

YSL Touche L'eclat foundation (BR10)

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural (Light)

Illamasqua Skin Base Light (White and Light 1)

Sleek blush in Antique

Eyes

See above

Sugarpill Afterparty eyeshadow for brows

Lips

Illamasqua Sophie pencil

Illamasqua Pristine lipstick

Illamasqua sheer lipgloss in Violate