Last June, my friend Bevs from Kiko's Angels sent me a very wonderful gift.

Yes, it's NYX Smokey Look Kit!! (smokey gray)

Please visit her online shop on facebook:

http://facebook.com/kikos.angels1
Nyx products are always on sale!!

Be sure to be patient coz it's a pre-order basis.

Everybody knows that I'm a sucker for makeup and she's very generous.
We share the same birth month and it is so foolish and bad of me
 that I didn't even give her any.

(I'm sorry sister!! I owe you big time promise!!)

June was the craziest and busiest month for me this year,

 and I don't have much time to go online and even take pictures.
My skin even went ballistic and until now I feel so mad about it.
My integumentary system couldn't handle stress and dust. Ugh!
I even stopped blogging for a few months.

Now I'll be sharing my FOTD, actually I had it a few days ago. Lol

Some of my female friends were sending me messages on what particular product I used

and the lippie's shade.
**DENISSE ANGELICA MENESSES I MISS YOU!!!!**
(I hope you and Jen will like it ^^)

What shades to use? I'll put heart on it.

Swatches are here:

1st Row

2nd row

3rd row

Face

Nyx HD primer

Revlon Photoready Compact Makeup

15 concealer palette

Revlon Age Defying Foundation

Eyes:

Elf eyelid primer and eyeliner sealer

Nyx Smokey Look Kit

Avon Glimmerstick eyeliner in black

Avon Extralast Liquid eyeliner in Shimmering black

Avon Extralast Mascara in black

Cheeks

Elf blush and bronzer duo

Maybelline powder blush in Strawberry

Lips

Nyx Slim Lip Pencil in Hot Pink
mixed with

Nyx Round Lipstick in Narcissus

more FOTDs soon!! ^_^

I got contacted by http://eyecandylens.com/ and asked if I'd want to try and review some of their products, including colored contact lenses and false lashes, and of course I wanted!

I picked Bambi Princess Mimi Apple Green contacts, and No. 4 Sexy Eye False Eyelashes (they seem to be out of stock :S).
Package arrived very fast, it was neatly packed, and everything was intact.

I took Princess Mimi contacts, because their diameter is 15mm instead of the normal 14mm, and I wanted BIG EYES.
Well, I got what I asked!

Huuuuuge eyes! (There are also the eyecandy lashes in pictures above)
And they feel so comfortable, like I wouldn't have contacts at all!

Here's some daily looks with the contacts and lashes:

They work with glasses too I think!

As well as without glasses!

I haven't really done any wild looks recently, but they worked with this blue look too:

And one of the reasons I've been quiet, is this:

Well, not excatly that, but more this:

Done by J. Salakka

It's in my upper back, I love it, and in that picture it is one day old, so it's not healed yet, but I still had to share the picture :3

Who knows what it's inspired by?

These are tricks that I usually do
whenever I left some of my makeups at home
or I want to experiment and maximize the use of my cosmetics.
It is safe to combine different makeup products and playfully experiment with it.
Remember the rule of thumb: Mix , blend, mix, blend.

D-I-Y Nude Lipstick

I love the Kardashians for pulling off nude lips and for rocking smokey eyes.

Unfortunately, some nude lipsticks washes me out coz I’m so pale and fair.

Using my 15 concealer palette,
I try to blend it on my lips to achieve the perfect nude
that will match my complexion,
then top it off with a pink lip gloss or lip balm.
Since the palette contains different shades of nudes and neutrals,
it's easy to find your perfect match.
Just remember to bleeeeend your hearts out!!

You will need:

Concealer of your choice

Pink lipgloss or lip balm

I personally use these:

Don't tell me it's a cheap thing to do this. Even Victoria Beckham does it. :)

D-I-Y  New Lip gloss

4 years ago I discovered it on Youtube.
I forgot the youtuber's account I didn’t forget this trick.
If you are sick and tired of your lip gloss and lip balm colors
you can upgrade it and by using your pink,
red coral or gold eye shadows and pigments.
All you need is to powderize the pressed shadows
or sprinkle pigments on a pea size of lipgloss or lipbalm
then mix at the back of your hand with a lip brush.
You’ll have awesome lip glosses in no time.

You’ll need:

Eyeshadow or pigment of your choice

Clear lip gloss, lip balm or petroleum jelly

D-I-Y Liquid Eyeliner

Since my eyes are somewhat small and I think it is really crease less,
some eyeliners look too harsh and strong
that I have to soften it with a black eyeshadow.
To make a softer liquid eyeliner,
you just need black eyeshadow or any dark colored ones like
dark brown or blue
chunk it and blend with water, or visine.

You’ll need:

Dark Eyeshadow of your choice

Visine or just plain water

D-I-Y Tinted Moisturizer

Actually I need a heavy coverage foundation for my blemishes
but there are times that I need to tone it down
especially if I will just go somewhere that I don’t need makeup on
and I only need to even out my skin tone.
Tinted moisturizers are only for the gals blessed with flawless skin.
You just need to enhance it and add some glow.

You'll need:
Moisturizer
Liquid foundation

D-I-Y Cheek Stain

Sometimes, I use lipsticks directly on my cheeks and blend it with my fingers
so that my cheeks will match my lips.
But if my skin is already prepped with powder,
then it’s too difficult to blend.
To make cheek stains,
just mix moisturizers/sunscreen with a creamy lipstick then blend well.

You’ll need:

A few drops of moisturizer or sunscreen

Creamy lipstick of your choice

D-I-Y  Nail Polish

I remember when I was in highschool
I used to blend different nail polishes to get the desired colors that I want.
One time I used my experimental  nail polish on my nails and my bestfriend borrowed it.
I mixed pinks, purples and glitters I think.
The next day her mom asked me what’s the name of the shade coz she liked it.
 I couldn’t answer her of course!^^
Now I learned how to do it well and hygienically. LOL
before I’m not sure if it was hygienic and the consistency was funny
coz I didn't use nail polish solvent.

You’ll need:

Nail polish solvent

Clean nail polish bottle

Nail polishes that you want to mix together

 

Enjoy and save at the same time!! ^_^

It's here, it's done!

Personally, I think this might be the best mask/makeup I have ever done, I L-O-V-E how it came out.
It's such a shame I did it quite late at night, so the lighting wasn't the best, and pics didn't turn out as stunning as they could have, but you can't always win :P

Start with the white / light base. I know I should've done it much whiter myself, but of well:

Still sick, that's why the tired look

 Then I made line from the corner of my mouth almost to ear (I used basic black pencil):

Then some more depth to cheeks, I used MUFE flash colors black, and some blue and turquoise:

Continue the shading, find your own bone structure, and apply more dark to it:

Then the nose. There lots of different ways to do the "skull nose" (or noseless)I chose this one. I used again MUFE black flash color, which I then finished with matte black eyeshadow to make it appear deeper and less shiny:

Then eyes. Again, find where your bone are, go with them. I wanted to make them also bigger, so I extended the color higher. I used MAC greasepaint stick Slick Black, because I didn't want it to smudge:

Then I used blue base (MUFE blue & turquoise flash color) on the edger of black on eyes, and then applied Sugarpill Royal Sugar over the blue base:

I also applied Royal Sugar to cheeks, so they would go well with the eyes and look deeper too:

Then I applied some sequins to the look (and I used basic lash glue to attach them):

..and same for the other side:

I then just drew black thin line to my lips, so they would look kinda like teeth (I used black liquid eyeliner, because I didn't find my thin brush at that moment :D):

Next I did both the web-thing to the forehead, as well as the chin- thingie. On forehead I just drew the lines with black pencil, and on chin I used again black, and blue&turquoise for "blending", and added sequins in the shape of a flower in the middle of it:

Then I applied MAC Reflects Transparent Teal on the web- thingie, and again put sequins in the shape of a flower:

Finally I added small black rhinestones in the middle of the "flowers", applied black liner to my waterline, added some mascara, and some random falsies (FE129 from kkcenter HK). Then I put on a wig and attached some flowers to it, and the look was done.

If you're planning to do this look for halloween (or any other event) remember to also add white to your ears (if they are showing) and neck... I didn't, because I did this just for fun.

PS.
Guess what (or WHO) was on Illamasqua's newsletter?

I almost went nuts, that's how honered and happy I was! <3