This Is It.

Obviously I asked for several makeup items for Christmas, and my mom has to be one of the best "Santas" ever! I received Sugarpill loose eyeshadows in Tiara (silver) and Goldilux (uh, gold), as well as Lime Crime lipsticks in Styletto (black) and Glamour 101 (the PERFECT shade of dark red)  from the Lip Noir series. These are my first products from either of these brands; even though I've been stalking them for a long time and drooling over any looks with them on MakeupBee, I'm really cheap when it comes to buying things for myself and just couldn't bring myself to click "Buy." I also received the BH Cosmetics 120 eyeshadow palettes, versions one, two, AND three! (Like I said, my mom is awesome.)

As far as quality goes, I wish the BH shadows had a bit more staying power--they tend to fade after a few hours, even with primer, and the case is about as big as a tablet computer, therefore not conducive to carrying with you for touch-ups. (Of course, I could get one of those cute tablet bags and just carry around the makeup case instead, make everyone think I'm cool enough to have a tablet...) But the Sugarpill is phenomenal in its shine and staying power, as well as just how far a little bit can go! I did my whole eyelid with just the dust that had gotten stuck to the inside of the lid of the container! And it's just as shiny applied as it is in the bottle! The Lime Crime colors are wonderful as well; like I said, Glamour 101 is the shade of red that I've been searching for my whole life. Gotta be my absolute favorite color. Both that and Styletto have pretty good staying power, but they come off when I eat a meal, and unless I blot like hell, they come off on my boyfriend's lips, haha. (Hey, that's a legitimate requirement!) So I've got some work to do with those, because I get the feeling it's just because I'm not really experienced with lipstick.

However, I wanted the black because I'd seen a lot of really cool gradient lip looks on MakeupBee, fading from black around the edges to various colors in the center of the lips, and I thought it was so cool and flattering that I wanted to try. This is my first attempt, so it needs work, but I thought it went with the eye excellently.

And of course I had to go to the lovely Urban Decay for lip- and eyeliner.

Here's a closeup of the lips:

Again, the edges aren't perfect, and neither is the blending, but it's a start. And I really liked wearing it!

And a closeup of the eye:

I absolutely loved wearing this! I'm really starting to like the smoky eye look, I think it's quite flattering (and sexy), and as such I find myself getting better at blending. Sugarpill lends itself so well to blending; it just lays over the other colors and maintains its own sparkle all the while. I loved wearing this, even if my mom might have thought I was going a little goth! But she really is very supportive, and she knows that I like what I like!

It's not nearly as impressive with my eyes closed... Don't know why that is.

You can see the Sugarpill sparkle pretty well in this one!

Man, gotta love the image quality on that camera.

Products Used:

Eyes:

NYX eyeshadow base in White

BH Cosmetics 120 palette first edition (matte red and matte black)

Sugarpill loose eyeshadow in Tiara

Urban Decay pencil liner in Perversion

UD Supercurl mascara

Maybelline Falsies Flared mascara

Cheeks:

NYX pressed eyeshadow in Rust

Lips:

UD lipliner pencil in Gash

Lime Crime lipstick in Glamour 101

Lime Crime lipstick in Styletto