Monday, October 24, 2011

*90 days of Makeup challenge! Day 90!*


Zombies!

Here I go! My first post in my 90 days of makeup challenge. I am doing this to ulitilze my growing stash and force myself to use makeup I've never touched or barely touch before buying more!

Here's today's look! I did very little in terms of face makeup today! I usually don't wear makeup during the week unless I'm doing a look, so I decided to keep it light.




The Goods:

(eyeshadow from Urban Decay's 15th Anniversary palette)
 UDPP in "Sin" all over lid
"M.I.A." main lid
"Ace" bledned into crease
"Deeper" blended above crease
"Vanilla" as highlight
"Deep End" lower lash line
Random liner and mascara

Cheeks:
Milani baked blush in "Rose D'oro"

Lips:
Silk Naturals lip stain in "Vamp"

Whew, one day down...let's see how this goes!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Totally Unrelated to Makeup! My family!


Good morning Zombies!

No words, just adorable pictures of the most precious people in my life. My gorgeous family.

Cooper and Daddy




Cooper


Dade




Ben and I


Gorgeous Leia (my clone!)


Have a great day everyone!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

**Depression Awareness Month- Greeeenie!*


Zombies!

We all know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but did you know it's also Depression Awareness Month? My lovely friend Jerry asked me if I'd do a look in honor of Depression Awareness and how could I say no? Here goes!

I adore green's and am extremely excited about how this came out!





And in honor of Jerry:


The Goods:

I used mostly all Wet N' Wild palettes for this look. Using most of the greens from them.

Color icon"Pride" palette. I used the matte mint green on main lid and the shimmery eggshell color for highlight

Color Icon "Comfort Zone" palette. I used the olive green above my crease and the 3rd and 4th colors on the right side in my crease. And lower lash line.

Sleek "Curacao" palette. I used the bright green in the crease for more color.

Color Icon Glitter palette. I used the gold glitter patted all over my lid.

Random liners and mascara

Cheeks:
Milani "Rose D'Oro" baked blush

Lips:
Random lipgloss

Please always be aware of those around you and how you may or may not affect them on a daily basis.We all have issues, some just worse than others. Be compassionate.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

!Darling Girl Cosmetics, Revisited!


Yo, ZOMBIES!

I hope you're all having a great day today!

Today, I wanted to take a look at Darling Girl Cosmetics. It's been over a year now since I did my very first review of DCG and thought I'd take a look at how the company as grown and expanded in that year!

If you haven't already heard, Susan came out with a to die for Darling Ghoul Halloween Collection for 2011- complete with lippies. This collection (of all I've seen so far this season) is one of the best. So RUN, do not walk, and get yourself some.

Susan and I recently did a little swaparoo and she sent me samples of 10 of her best selling eyeshadow shades to date. Let's take a look, shall we?





*Eyeshadow was swatched over Pixie Epoxy0 descriptions of shades taken from the DCG website.*

Luxe: Luxe is the gold of golds! It is a super metallic yellow gold loaded with gold micro-glitter!

Dark Ember: Dark Ember is a deep metallic smoked burgundy with flashes of pink shimmer and a coppery rubdown.

Chimera: Chimera is such an awesome color, it's like getting two shadows in one. In the jar and applied over a white base it looks like a gorgeous pale peach with some gold shimmer but applied over a regular primer it's a pale silvery lavender with gold shimmer.

Harvest Moon: Harvest Moon ♥ Lightly blackened creamy taupe with a golden halo. The finish on this is pretty low sheen but slightly metallic.

Butterfly Flutterby: Butterfly Flutterby is a gorgeous lustrous aqua with lime green glitter.

My Little Pony: This is a color morphing shade. At first glance it looks like a pale pastel lavender with green shift and aqua and pink iridescence, but hold it close to a light source and it takes on a coppery rose color. I love this a lid wash with some black liner. Simple and pretty. Try this over a dark base for a little extra POP! NOT Lip Safe

Evil Empire: Evil Empire is super metallic olive drab with tons of contrasting purple shimmer. So gorgeous!

Flan de Naranja: Flan de Naranja is inspired by the yummy custard like mexican treat. It's a brownish copper with green shift and aqua shimmers.

Jeweled Taupe: Jeweled Taupe is an amazing metallic bronzey taupe with amazing multi-colored shimmers like tiny little jewels ribbon-ed through it.

Barbarella: Barbarella is gorgeous metallic melon-y gold.

I can see why each of these colors is a best seller. My favorite of this entire group is "Evil Empire." You can't tell from the pictures, but this olive gold has pink and purple sparkles in it and it's gorgeous! For those who know me well, one of my favorite gold colors is "Tansy" from Aromaleigh, and this is close enough to not need Tansy, which makes me SUPER happy!

"Jeweled Taupe" is another color that is gorgeous but didn't want to photograph well. When I swatched it, I noticed an explosion of purple glitter throughout the taupe base. It's SO unique and everyone must own it.

I also had a bit of a *squee* moment when I swatched "My Little Pony" and "Dark Ember". In their baggies, they are inconspicuous and sneaky, but once swatched, they are like "HAHAAHA, you didn't see THAT coming!" Dark Ember has a ton of sparkle in it and MLP changes color depending on the light!

It's fun to see how DGC has grown and changed and that Susan is just as sweet as ever! Because DGC is growing, Susan will be discontinuing some shades that don't sell well. She has a list on her blog HERE, so make sure you pick them up if they are on your favorites list! Also, follow Susan's blog for regular updates about the company, as well as killer looks done with DGC products. You can ALSO "like" Darling Girl on Facebook!

One of the BEST things about DCG, aside from the gorgeous colors is that a "petite" jar is only $2.25! (Petit's come in 3g jars with approximately 1/4 tsp of product.)

What's your favorite color/product from Darling Girl Cosmetics?

Punk Rock and Roll Showcase on Never Too Much Sparkle!


Zombies!

Last week, we had a little "showcase" or "challenge" in my Facebook group Never Too Much Sparkle! to create a look that was "Punk Rock and Roll" themed. It was SO much fun seeing what everyone came up with. I wanted to share the looks with all of you! (Click the images to go to the blog post each lady did. If, they did. :D )

Aranza:


Blix: Most punks I know don't wear much makeup, mainly smudged black eyeliner and dark lipstick. From what I see, it's mostly about the clothing, hair (OMG the cool hair!) and of course, the music. Since I don't have cool punky hair, I did what I could with the makeup and threw on a choker and an ankh bracelet for a nose chain. Here's my look. I made it all girly with lotsa pink!


Eleni: I drew my inspiration from the classic beginnings of the punk rock movement – 70′s UK, and from this image from a Sex Pistols shirt


Corner Ghost: I took a bit of inspiration from Brody Dalle from The Distillers, who does a much better job at looking tuff


Helen: Here's my submission/preview for the Punk Rock n Roll look. I'm afraid it's way more rock n' roll then punk. I was listening to Pink Flyod, David Bowie, and The Who rather then Flogging Molly or The Sex Pistols, oopsy!


Jessica: I went with a simple tribute to The Runaways.


Kimmie: My inspiration was the Dead Kennedy's logo.


Anne: I really wanted to channel Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day, but that would have been some black eyeliner! So I channeled the scandalous and punk wannabe Boy George.


Jeni: I decided to go with the first band that came to mind for me. The Misfits. I grew up with them. They very much influenced me as a teen, and I continue to adore them. I chose my look to be based on Jerry Only's signature skellie makeup. Because it's on me.. I've called this look "Jeni Only" :D


Krista: My inspiration was Siouxsie and the Banshees song the Rapture..


Melissa: My inspiration was a more wearable version of Gwen Stefanie's look in the "Ex Girlfriend" video.


Rebecca: This is a cross between nina hagen, rob smith, and not knowing wtf i'm doing


Robyn: Based off the colours from 'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.'


Vonnie: ROCK AND ROLL!


Swatchfreak: For the Punk Rock & Roll theme, I made a EOTD in wich are the main colors pink, black and blurple. I think the colors represent the theme pretty well.


Wendi: I went for a "Rancid" red and black look, but it turned more into a rock and roll look.


Cassia


Our next theme is SO MUCH FUN! I'll have all the looks posted next week. If you're on Facebook, come join the group and have some fun too!

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Dark Carnival Collab with Snarky P! Wicked Clown!


Zombies..

I love this time of year! Love.it! Because we can come out of our comfort zones and paint our faces all CAHRAZY! So, because of this, Amanda, The Snarky Princess and I have decided to do a weekly collaboration and the theme is "The Dark Carnival."

To kick of the collab, I chose to be a wicked clown!



I seriously need a black or red wig!







For these collabs, I probably won't go into much of what products I used, because really, it looks like my makeup desk exploded with all the things I grabbed and used. So, this will be more of image posts!

Stay tuned for Snarky P's look coming up later today!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Punk Rock and Roll LOTD!



Hey Zombies!

Today, I present you the look I did for my Facebook group Never Too Much Sparkle. The theme is "Punk Rock and Roll" and I KNEW I had to do a Rancid based look....


but as the makeup went on, it took on a life of it's own and I couldn't stop it. Very much not PUNK, but very much rock and roll! I tried. haha













Kicked up in Photoshop!


The Goods:

TFSI
Evil Shades "Absorbed" spectrum pot as base
Fyrinnae "Raven's Prophecy" main lid
Fyrinnae "Purgatory" blended into and above crease
Sugarpill "Love +" blended above crease
Fyrinnae "Marshmallow Puffs" as highlight and to blend
Random liner and mascara

Cheeks:
Sugarpill "Love +"

Lips:
Fyrinnae lip lustre in "Sweetest Poison"

What do you think? Do I look rock and roll!?