frou frou makeup time

[aimeekitty]

so I've been getting braver with my eyeshadow colors when I go out. I like MAC and their excessively lovely to use their magnetic palettes for shadow. I have a travel one and a larger one for conventions... it's really easy to snap them in and out based on what I need.
HOWEVER... I want some mad colors. Am I crazy... but... I mean look at this. This is FABULOUS! I'd really like to try out some of LimeCrime eyeshadow but they won't go in my palette. Maybe during a lunch break next week I'll go play around with some bright colors at MAC... but they don't have some of the intense colors of LIMECRIME. (also Limecrime has colors with names like "POMPADOUR"!) HMM. I don't nessesarily want metallic, and I don't really want full matte either,... something with a little umph to it though would be fun.

What colors do you think I should try? :)
I think I'd like to get an electric teal/green (with a darker blue for mixing), a bright reddish pink, a bright plummy purple and a bright dark blue/purple... and maybe something for highlights like a bright limey yellow.
My current favorite colors I already have are sketch and freshwater. (but not used together)


tshirt: Delias or Alloy, vest: Topshop, necklace and bracelet: F21
Dress is on sale from JCREW. I'll probably wear it with shirts under or over it. It seems really basic, but on closer inspection it's really well made and has some lovely details. I think it'll be fun to play with.

Also still really really want a great military coat. I pathetically hope to find one on Portabello Road or something come December. But I'm sure I won't find one. :}

Comments

[ajmeow.livejournal.com]

Mac just came out with a metallic line: http://www.maccosmetics.com/templates/collections/collection.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY28252
Maybe that'll work?

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

lol! I was JUST looking at that!
you can see people's swatches here:
http://specktra.net/f217/mac-metal-urge-swatches-nov-08-a-114042/#post1301519
I think it might work for some things. I don't want it to be too metallic though.

[uminomamori.livejournal.com]

I think I'm deathly afraid of any eyeshadow that is not brown and maybe purple.

[iamchubbybunny.livejournal.com]

ADAM AAAAAAANNNNTTT!

Also Im totally on board with you and brighter more fun colors :) I don't have any metallics to speak of yet... so I'd be interested in seeing how you like yours/what you have =D

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[kittytreats.livejournal.com]

Ohh those are awesome! I like Two-faced but I"m looking for something new cause this stuff is getting old. The liquid lets you turn the powder into liner which is neat XD I think bright pink/red colors would be fun, I noticed dark colors on me like purple make me look tired. I'll have to try out MAC sometime.

Oh! I forgot, eye primer are great for bright colors.

[nofunangie.livejournal.com]

If you want to try some new colors but don't want to drop a small fortune, try out L'Oreal's HIP line of shadows. I have 4 or 5 of the different duos and the cream liners and I love them. They seem more like high quality shadows (especially if you use a eyeshadow brush) and have some really intense colors. And since they don't cost a fortune and get 2 colors per package it a good way for me to try out colors that may not be as flattering as I hope they are.

I just picked up their new silver/black duo and the silver is silver. Sparkly and shimmery and intense.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

that's a great suggestion, thankyou! then I can see if bright purple or teal or whatever is even a good idea before I get something better.

[ashbet]

That dress is SUPER cute on you.

And I am SHRIEKING in delight over LimeCrime -- I've never heard of them before, and that's my absolute favorite kind of shadow (loose metallic dust), and those colors are to DIE for!!!!

*much squee*

-- A (wearing MAC Bitter/Thames liquid liner/something else in the icon, hee)

[ashbet]

I bought three shadows, so I'll let you know how I like them! (Had to get "Medusa," of course!)

-- A :D :D :D

[mandypandys.livejournal.com]

The folks at Lime Crime should create a matte, neutral red eyeshadow, in the vein of 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance", as matte red is a dead sexy eyeshadow color.

I love the matte blue and matte lavender offerings (Mystique Blue and Fortune Teller, respectively) and think a matte, canary yellow shade would be a great addition.

'Snow Queen' seems very '90s' and fun.

[miss-jane.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the pic of you in the black dress. You look really good!

I'm really played down when it comes to eyeshadow, but I've always loved blue :)!

[sulcatas.livejournal.com]

you've seen THE FALL I'm sure?

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[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I haven't yet, but I've been admiring that costume for a while! it's so great!

[lovelessbird.livejournal.com]

I absolutely adore MAC eyeshadow. They are some of the brightest colors I have ever seen.

[batchix.livejournal.com]

eee~ those colors are positively edible. <3 I love it!


Do you know where the international food court is down in the Fashion District? If you do, there was a clothing store on your left as you go in through the front and they had an AWESOME military style jean jacket. It was $60. I got a bomber jacket for this winter, else I'd have snatched it. XD

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

oh man, I wish I had time to go down there! *_*

[emilie1024.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the dress...I wish it came in my size :)

[yume-ninja.livejournal.com]

i'm not too big of a mac fan, but i'll definately say that you should get a Ben Nye Lumiere pallet. i have the 12colour one, it comes with basic brights like pink, violet, blue, orange, yellow, gold, white, dark green, and lime green

u can usually find it for about 54-60bucks. that's what i mainly use, i also recommend using Makeup Forever, from what i remember they have the same manufacturing company as MAC
and i also use a lot of MILANI which u can find at like CVS or target. for a cheap brand their makeup is really high-pigment. also using a little water on brushes really makes it brighter.

Loreal HIP is really intense too. i think i only buy MAC when nobody else has the type or colour i need, but other than that i usually find something equivalent for much cheaper.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

Yeah I was reading some of the sites about doing it wet. I guess you'd use it more like a pencil then? since it's going to go on really strong and not really blend, right...? (or I guess you could blend the dry into the wet to get some blending?) I dunno.

So why don't you like mac? :) (is it just the price?)

Thanks for the recommendations! :) where can I get the Ben Nye pallet? it sounds like fun! :)

[yume-ninja.livejournal.com]

yea, i think mac tends to be over-priced for what it is, considering that a lot of other shadows that do the same thing cost nearly 1/2 of what they cost. its more of a "brand" thing for them i think.

thats why i i've only ever bought like 3 or 4 mac shadows. mainly like their black, since it's the darkest i've been able to find.

you should be able to blend wet and dry, it's hard but practice makes perfect.

you can buy ben nye online or at their pasadena store.
http://www.costumesgalore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=Lumiere_And_Fireworks224
it's 54.00 for the 12colour palette, which i have. and there's other colours that have like pearl sheen or sparkle that come individually for like 9bucks (i think they're bigger in size too)

also you can try kryolan eyeshadow, which tends to be really bright but mostly require wet use i think. u can find those from shrinkle i think.

[nofunangie.livejournal.com]

I agree Ben Nye is also awesome. It's the other brand of makeup that makes up most of my make-up box.

[domkitty.livejournal.com]

Sketch is a fantastic shade! I coveted it for a while and I was so glad I finally caved and bought it. I always thought my eyes were brown but that eyeshadow brings out greens I never knew I had /gush

Ahem, yes. By and large I cant see the point in spending a lot on eyeshadows. I find that with a good primer even cheap crap looks very rich. Except black. I simply cannot find a good carbon black. Granted Ive never tried the MAC one, perhaps I should.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I've heard compared to others that Mac's black is very good. But I always use a primer. :)

[dlgr.livejournal.com]

fjkasgfklashfkla your posts always make me so happy 'cause they're always about pretty things and wherever you upload your pics they aren't blocked here @ work so YAY! XDD! hahaha!

btw have you ever checked out the YouTube user Panacea81's (http://www.youtube.com/panacea81) videos? She taught me how to break outta my "one-style-only" of eyeshadow...she uses Barry M. and MAC makeup and does her own looks or copies Celebrity looks to teach others....she's AMAZING (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Luke). XD!!

Also she uses palettes like what This Seller (http://myworld.ebay.com/medexrom/) sells...you have no idea just how big they are till she herself pulls one out in her vids. I'm so getting one....or a few...it's X-Mas, right? XD!! hahaha!

kk I leave now...lol!

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I love pretty things and I love sharing pretty things, so YEAY! Glad you enjoy them! :)

Thanks for the headsup with the videos! I havent really seen anything like that, though I'm sure there's a whole community of it! I just havent really looked into makeup tutorials online. hers look really nice though! So I'll check it out later! :)

[velutinous.livejournal.com]

Always been a fan of limecrime and I loved her old band SkySalt. She has some awesome make up tutorials.

http://www.youtube.com/user/petrilude
He is amazing. He does some really wild stuff, from out on town to costume. He used to work for Mac, but now he doesn't. He's really good about listing what he used in the tutorial. =)