FOTD : Color Palette Challenge - I LOVE CABBAGE

The makeup group I am in started doing challenges and I am ready to dive into this one. Do a look inspired by a color palette. I hopped right over to design seeds to peruse for some inspiration. This photo and color palette jumped out at me. I love the look of the red cabbage and I have been obsessed with dark purple eyeshadows lately so, win-win.

from http://design-seeds.com

I took this challenge as an excuse to finally do a nice dramatic eye look. I have been tending to stick to neutral eyes and a bright lip. Its an easy, lazy look that I can do for work or a party. Lazy, lazy, lazy. (Also I just really love lipstick.)

Products used

Eyes:
Milani Eye Primer
Tick:Tock Cosmetics Eyeshadow Base - Milky Way
Femme Fatale - Spirit Bond
Glamour Doll Eyes - Vigilante
Darling Girl - Die, Die My Darling
Tick:Tock Cosmetics - Awkward Moment
Chinovi-  Cloud
Wet N Wild - Brulee
Maybelline The Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara
ELF Eyebrow Kit - Dark

Lips:
NARS Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil - New Lover

Face:
Too Faced Primed & Poreless Pure
ELF Flawless Finish Foundation - Porcelain
Bare Minerals Mineral Veil

I really love Femme Fatale Spirit Bond. It is a gorgeous dark purple with a really pretty copper sheen! I wish more of that sheen would have shown up in this look. Die, Die My Darling really shines with its pinky sparkles in real life. :)

I haven't done much eye-wise in quite a while. I am not entirely pleased with the shape I made, and feel like I could stand to practice blending even more than I needed to before. Overall I am pleased with the look though, as I really think it didn't turn out TOO bad. What do you think? 

Everyday is an adventure.

Long time no see

Soooo I don't really want to know how long it has been since I have posted here. Things have been very busy with family things and makeup just was not a priority. Currently Moon Rabbit Cosmetics is closed. I do not have the time to devote to it as I feel it deserves.

Now that I got all that business out of the way, I want to start posting again so I will share a NOTD and a weekly favorites.

Firstly the most work I have done painting my nails in months:
this instagram picture is the best I can do

Base: Zoya Wednesday
Polka dots: OPI Don't 'Ya Just Love OPI stamped with Bundle Monster - BM-
Bow: OPI Road House Blues stamped with Konad - m56


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And now for all the things I have been using and loving this week:

1- Chinovi eye shadow in Whisper
I was organizing all of my indie shadows and for some reason Whisper kept calling out to me. Good think I listened, IT'S GORGEOUS! SO SPARKLY! I love patting it over a foiling medium to give a very nice sparkly look when you want to be "toned down" because of your nice bright lipstick!

2- ELF Flawless Finish Foundation in Porcelain
My Make Up For Ever Foundation is practically empty (I don't know why I am trying to limp it along) and I just don't feel like using my Illamasqua one because I am pretty sure the slight tan I have developed has made me just a little too dark for my current shade.

3-Darling Girl blush in Pixie
Apparently no longer on the site, this is a gorgeous subdued everyday blush. Not super bright, or pink, just perfect to liven up my face when I don't want to look like I am "wearing blush."






Everyday is an adventure.

Chinovi Cosmetics Swatches

So I finally caved in and ordered from Chinovi. I was not sure what colors to pick up, so I trued to get a little of everything. I had been looking for some good highlight colors and I have been really loving dark colors for liners and I have been trying to be less afraid of a dark crease color so dark colors it is too!


Cake pops - is an iridescent purple with turquoise sparkles
Superstar - is an iridescent gold and copper mix
Whisper - is a soft nude beige with golden sparkles
Cloud - is iridescent blue with purple shifts and blue sparkles
Nieces - is a peachy pink with a golden sheen
Princess - is a barbie pink with golden sparkles
Hiccup - is a golden purple with golden shimmer
Marquee - is a blackened purple taupe with a pink sheen
Fairy - is a dark periwinkle with purple and aqua sparkles
Troll - is a pale blue toned purple with aqua sparkles
Unicorn - is a deep inky purple with a blue cast and red sparkles
Monster - is a mid-toned purple with a faded royal blue cast and aqua sparkles
Secrets - is a rich red based purple with lots of blue sparkles
Candy Hearts - is a vibrant pink with a golden sheen and gold sparkles
Bubble - is a soft peachy pink with a purple/blue sheen
Goddess (free sample) - is a mid-tone golden brown

Swatches

swatched over bare skin - no primer

Cake pops, Superstar, Whisper, Cloud

Cake pops, Superstar, Whisper, Cloud

Cake pops, Superstar, Whisper, Cloud

Nieces, Princess, Hiccup, Marquee

Fairy, Troll, Unicorn, Monster, Secrets

Candy <3, Bubble, Goddess

I was very pleasantly surprise with these eyeshadows and I cannot wait to play with them. I love cake pops. These photos cannot do it justice. I tried, but I just cannot seem to capture how pretty it is. The closest is actually the lid of the clamshell. So pretty! At first I overlooked superstar, but looking at the photos, this is also an amazing color. With a greyish base and buttery yellow sparkles I am in love. Nieces is a really pretty coral color. I have been trying to find the perfect coral eyeshadow and this may be it. Hiccup and Marquee look quite similar, maybe I didn't need them both. Bubbles is a very nice golden coral. I also really love unicorn and secrets. They are two very pretty dark sparkly purples! You must have these two. Actually you need all of the purples, blues, blurples that I ordered. They are very pretty and unique.

 Everyday is an adventure.