FOTN & Video: Blue & Purple Smokey Eyes & Thank You Video Along with Some Comparisons

Here's a smokey purple & blue FOTN. I also have a thank you video thanking Tammy from Diva 4 Less. She sent me some goodies as a Christmas present! To see what she sent me check out the vid! VERY sweet of her! Thanks again Tammy! I've also provided some swatches of some of the products that I mention in the video. Hope this helps! :D

P.S. This FOTN is the same look that I'm wearing in the video. :)

What I Used
Face:
Adorned With Grace Minerals Divine Oil-Control Primer
Buff'd Full Coverage Mineral Foundation in "Buff"
NC30 Studiofinish Concealer (on blemishes)
MAC Blush in "Emote" (as contour all over face)

Cheeks:
MAC Blush in "Dollymix"
MAC MSF in "Soft & Gentle" (highlight for cheekbones)

Lips:
Rosebud Strawberry Lip Salve
MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in "Creme D' Nude"
NYX Megashine Lipgloss in "Natural"

Eyes:
TFSI (first base)
Kryolan UV Aquacolor in "Violet" (second color base)
TKB Trading Pressed Mineral Pigment in "Pure Purple" (on inner half of upper lid)
TKB Trading Recipe Mix Pressed Mineral Pigment in "Starry Night" (on outer half of upper lid, also in & above crease)
TKB Trading Pressed Mineral Pigment in "Blueberry Pop!" (above crease & on outer half of lower lash line)
Matte Black Eyeshadow from Sleek i-Divine Palette in "Chaos" (on outer half of upper lid)
Milani Single Eyeshadow in "Almondine" (highlight under brow)
Covergirl Lash Blash Waterproof in "Blackest Black" (on upper & lower lashes)
Jane Be Pure Mineral Gel Liner in "Black" (on upper lash line & outer half of lower lash line)
Ardell Lashes (forget the style... I think it was Demi Wispies though)

Taken with flash. I built all of these colors up so that the differences would be noticeable. :)

Swatches of the Kryolan UV Palette Aquacolors. Taken with flash. Again... I need to get use to getting the right consistency with these... still trying to figure out the correct water ratio. Ha.

And that's all! Hope this was slightly entertaining. Have a great weekend guys! :D

FOTD: Savvy Midnight Blueberry & Holiday Set Deals!

I haven't done an FOTD in AGES. Well, a non-neutral one at least. Haha. So here's one for you guys! :D It's a MOSTLY green look with some sky blue & gold mixed into it. :) Hope ya'll like it. :D

So morose looking. LOL. I just thought the eye makeup showed off well in this pic though. :P



*sings* smooooottthhhh operatorrrrr... haha psyche. :P


drenched in drama, no? LOL.

Then I changed up the lip color to make it less dramatic. Hehe. :) From sultry to sweet & innocent. :D

WHAT I USED
FACE:
Buff'd Mineral Foundation Full Coverage in "Buff"
NC30 Studiofinish Concelaer (on blemishes)
Ben Nye Powder Rouge in "Contour #1" (contour for the whole face)

CHEEKS:
Adorned With Grace Minerals Blush in "Passionate"
MAC Blush in "Dollymix" (a TINY bit on top of "Passionate")
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in "Soft & Gentle" (cheekbone higlight)

EYES:
NW25 Studiofinish Concealer (under eye circles)
UDPP
Coastal Scents Gel Liner in "Turquoise" (as color base)
Paint Cosmetics Pressed Pigment in "Savvy" (all over lid)
TKB Trading Minerals Pressed Pigment in "Midnight Train" (in outer v & crease)
TKB Trading Pressed Mineral Pigment in "Totally Teal" (above the crease)
Golden Beige Eyeshadow from Kleancolor 9 Color Palette in "Classic" (highlight under brow)
Coastal Scents Gel Liner in "24 K" (base on inner v of eye)
TKB Trading Pressed Mineral Pigment in "Lemon Pop!" (on inner v)
TKB Trading Pressed Mineral Pigment in "Blueberry Pop!" (on outer 2/3 of lower lash line on TOP of black gel liner)
Jane Be Pure Mineral Gel Liner in "Black" (on upper lash line & outer 2/3 of lower lash line UNDER blueberry pop!)
Coastal Scent Gel Liner in "Sky Line" (on waterline)
Covergirl Lash Blast Waterproof Mascara in "Blackest Black" (on upper & lower lashes)

LIPS:
[red lips]
NYX Black Label Lipstick in "Plum"
[pale pink lips]
MAC Cremesheen lipstick in "Creme D' Nude"
NYX Megashine Lipgloss in "Smokey Look"

This look IS the same look that I'm wearing in this video. :) BTW... this video is about the AWESOME holiday specials that Adorned With Grace Minerals has going on right now. :) I show the two sets I bought from the website & also did some comparing & shared a little more info about each of the products I received in the video. :) Enjoy!

Reader Questions Answered... LIVE?!

Hey everyone. :)

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be doing a LIVE feed on BlogTV.com this Friday @ 12:00 PM PST. :)

If you have any questions, wanted me to show you anything from my makeup collection in particular, etc, join me live on Friday! =]

This live feed is mainly for makeup stuff, but if want to just chat that's fine too. :)

Here's the link to my blogtv user page:
http://www.blogtv.com/People/christianadivine

Oh yeah, I AM anticipating haters on there but it's cool cause blogtv has ban/kick options. haha. :D

I tried it for the first time today & it was okay... unfortunately I didn't have much to entertain viewers with. I INTENDED to cater towards people who read my blog but no one really came... :( instead it was just a bunch of random weird guys. Yeah, that's NOT fun. LOL. But hopefully now that I scheduled one & announced it, more readers will show up! :D

So that's all... see you Friday! :)

Video/Tutorial: Simple Smokey Eyes

A subscriber requested that I make a tutorial of the smokey look I wore when I was wearing my grey contacts (refer to my picture up in the left hand corner). So here's the tutorial for it, mind you, I do NOT like doing tutorials. Haha. BTW, for anyone who's wondering I'm doing better these days. My outlook has lightened up a bit... so yeah. LOL. :) Okay, that's all, here are the vids...

Here are pictures of how the look looked after I finished:

My shirt says, "Pinayz N The Hood" Haha! :)

WHAT I USED
FACE:
Adorned With Grace Divine Oil-Control Primer
Buff'd Mineral Foundation in "Buff"
MAC Studiofinish Concealer in "NC30" (on blemishes)

EYES:
MAC Studiofinish Concealer in "NW25" (under eye circles)
UDPP
MAC Paint Pot in "Painterly"
Golden Beige color from Jesse's Girl Bejeweled Palette #2
Dark Brown color from Jesses' Girl Bejeweled Palette #2
Matte Black from Sleek i-Divine Palette in "Chaos"
Frosty White from Jesse's Girl Bejeweled Palette #3
Cover Girl Lash Blast Waterproof Mascara in "Blackest Black"
Jane Be Pure Mineral Gel Liner in "Black"
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide Eyeliner Pencil in "Zero"

CHEEKS:
Ben Nye Powder Rouge in "Contour No. 1"
MAC Blush in "Melba"
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in "Soft & Gentle"

LIPS:
Rosebud Strawberry Lip Salve
NYX Lipliner in "Toast"
MAC Lipstick in "Creme D' Nude"
NYX Lipgloss in "Smokey Look"