A while ago MAC launched their summer collection, called Hey Sailor! I was lucky enough to receive some pieces from the collection:

So the items I got were:

• Emerald Sea Power Point Eye Pencil
• Jaunty eyeshadow
• Feeling Fresh eyeshadow
• Fleet Fast Powder Blush
• Riviera Life Lipglass 

Let's start with the eyeshadows:

Feeling Fresh:

Feeling Fresh is a truly fresh color, bright green with a fair amount of shimmer. I think it's pigmented and it blends well, and it's great color for bright looks. Again, my red hair doesn't really work with greens right now, so haven't loved this baby as much as it deserves. :P

Jaunty:

I. Love. Jaunty. 

Really. This is the ultimate everyday color for me. If I don't feel like putting much makeup, just a hint of this with liner and mascara and I'm ready! 

It's pearly, beautifully shimmery light beige, not too shimmery or glittery, but glowing. And it's pigmented, and a dream to apply and blend.

Emerald Sea Powerpoint pencil:

Emerald Sea is almost matte green eyepencil, kinda dirty green. It's not the most pigmented pencil I've seen, but you can get nice smooth and soft green lines for a summer look with this.This did last nicely on my upper and lower lashline, but faded in few hours from waterline, and it was quite a pain to apply evenly to waterline.

Here's a super quick look with the shadows and pencil:

Fleet Fast:

Fleet Fast is a bit dirty pink with tiniest peachy golden shimmer, and it has actually become one of my "to-go" blushes. It's extremely pigmented (like most of the MAC blushes I have) and I have be careful not to get clown cheeks with it, but if used lightly it gives natural look.

Swatches:

Riviera Life:

 Riviera Life is bright orange semi-opaque lipgloss with some gold shimmer/sparkles. I love the scent of MAC lip products and this is no exception. Unfortunately I never learned how to use oranges (or warm reds) so I haven't really used it, but when swatched it felt quite lasting, not too runny or too sticky.

Illamasqua is releasing their new summer collection called Naked Strangers. I was lucky enough to get some pieces of the collection to review and swatch!

Nail Varnish (£13.50)

Dress up your nails and explore your fantasies with our award-winning Nail Varnishes. Are you Monogamous (creamy flesh pink, matt finish), Faithful (coppered metal) or Swinger (glistening platinum gold)? Apply a lustful layer then answer our question.

Lipglosses (£13.00)

Lick your lips then smooth on a rich layer of Intense Lipgloss in Stranger (platinum gold) for obscene levels of pigment. Alternatively, apply Sheer Lipgloss in Intimacy (nude pink brown) on naked lips, to tease and tempt your lover. Or lovers…

Blushers (£16.50)

Stark naked might mean no clothes, but who said anything about no make-up? Create a provocative flush that lasts all night with Powder Blusher in Naked Rose (neutral beige brown) and Cream Blusher in Zygomatic (naked pink brown).

The Naked Strangers collection is available from Wednesday 23rd May on Illamasqua.com exclusively for registered members
Available nationwide and globally (excluding Sephora) from 31st May
Available at Sephora.com from 7th June


Nail Varnish Faithful:

I love Illamasqua's nail polishes. They always apply smoothly and evenly, usually one coat covers well, second coat is just to smooth the nail even more.

They are really long lasting, and quickly drying. 

Faithful is really pretty warm copper, surprisingly suitable for my skin tone and a great color for summer.

Intense Lipgloss Stranger:

Another of my favourite products from Illamasqua are the intense lipglosses. They really are INTENSE. 

And this one is beyond words, I love it! It's liquid light gold, it's really opaque, lasting, and beautiful.

Powder Blusher Naked Rose:

Naked Rose is matte pinkish beige powder blush, perfect for everyday use. I think this is best for quite light skin tones, because it's pretty light, even though it's very pigmented.

 And because it's becoming a habit for me to always remake Illamasqua promolooks, here's my take with the Naked Strangers look:

I've been always a fan of dark, mysterious gothic concept of Tim Burton's movies,
from The Nightmare Before Christmas to Alice in Wonderland.

He's a genius director and his creativity has no limitations.

He's known for making quirky movies and for collaborating with his bestfriend, 

Johnny Depp, musician David Elfman and his domestic partner Helena Bonham Carter.

I'm looking forward to see 3 of Tim Burton's new film.
The Dark Shadows, Frankenweenie and The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D.
3 movies for 2012!

I've been constantly telling my boyfriend that I really want to see the Dark Shadows.
Well at first he doesn't like it, but then, I had few conflicts at home,
had been in a bad mood and been constantly crying and not eating that weekend
and he seems to be so bothered and told me we're gonna see the last full show of that movie.
 Of course it made me happy!!!!!
My weekend, after having too much drama finally ended in a good way.
**It's because I told my mom I wanna work in Singapore with my 2 bestfriends.
 As soon as my plans started to get better
my mom backed out and told me to stay.**

The movie's good, not as fantastic as the Corpse Bride or Edward Scissorhands,
 but the twist and the story itself is fresh and unique.
 It's a famous opera now made into a movie.

Johnny Depp portrayed the role of Barnabas Collins,
who was born in Liverpool in 1700s, got cursed due to being a playboy,
became a vampire and imprisoned for almost 200 years inside his casket.

 The way he speaks using old English is quite funny and amusing.

I can't tell if he' already cursing or just giving his speech.

The movie's fun and I was laughing my heart out.
I learned how to say "kiss my ass" without saying it rudely.

  I posted in my personal social networking site that
I wanted to get Nyx's latest palette which is inspired from the movie itself.
 The next day my best friend gave me 3 lipsticks and shades that
are perfect for achieving a vampire look!! Now I don't want this palette anymore.

  

 Lippies are from Kirkland Borghese.  Shades are Ruby Red, Maple and Plum

The makeups used in the movie are really good.
 I always wanted to become a professional makeup artist,
but not for runways or fashion shows.
Instead, I want to work for special effects for films and movies.
I tried to search for makeup schools for it, but unfortunately
it's only available in America.

  

 I want to try Barnabas Collins' makeup to see if I can really do the same effects

but unfortunately it's not wearable and I will look like a freak walking around like this.

For the makeups used on him, I found out that this look is created by a makeup artist 

named Joel Harlow and it involves paling the skin, creating and applying a prosthetic bridge 

to the nose, pointed ear pieces, hollowing the eyes, vampire teeth,

 creating a wig with odd strands for a fringe and creating false nails and longer fingers.

 This is such a big accomplishment for an artist.

Makeup can change everything. I can even make myself look sick or healthy if I want to.

 

Spoiler Alert: At the end of the movie Victoria Winters did the same thing
that Barnabas Collins' ex-girlfriend did. Since they are cursed, she jumped off
the same cliff where Barnabas and his ex jumped 2 centuries ago.
This time, Victoria lived but she turned into a vampire.
  I fell in love with her vampire makeup look.
Pale skin, dark hollow eyes, dark cyanotic lips.

I think my take for Victoria's makeup is kinda fail.

Mine's wearable and not dark enough, no major cheek contouring and
hollowing of eyes coz I wore it and walked around the office looking like this. ^^

I even scare my student Bloom through my video class with her.^^
You can also say that it's more on Bella Cullen look..
At least it's still vampy. :)

Products Used:

Face

Nyx HD Primer

Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation in 200 Nude

Clinique Dermawhite Spot Concealer

Maybelline Clear Smooth Minerals Powder Foundation in CO2 Rose White

Origins Maquillage Compact in Sesame 02

Brows

Elf Eyebrow Kit in Dark Brown

 mixed with

Costco Black Mineral Eyeshadow in Truffle

Eyes

Sugar Skull Cosmetics 88 earth palette

Victoria's Secret Eyeshadow Quad in Sultry

dabbed Kirkland Borhese Lipstick in Rare Ruby

Costco Black Mineral Eyeshadow in Truffle

Costco Dark Brown Eyeshadow in Velvet

Etude House Code B Gel Eyeliner in Strong Black

Christian Dior Diorshow Mascara

Christian Dior Eyeliner in Noir/Black

Cheeks

heavily countoured with a taupe eyeshadow

Lips

Kirkland Borhese Lipliner in Rare Ruby

Kirkland Borhese Lipstick in Rare Ruby mixed with

Kirkland Borhese Lipstick in Maple

If I will add a photo effect like decreasing the temperature and

make it cooler just like what you see from any vampy movies and series,

it will turn out to be like this:

 

According to Psychology, if a person is into anything dark and gothic,
admires withered trees and moonlight,
he or she is most likely suffering from sadness or depression.

I'm not in denial coz most of the time I'm happy, I'm loud and noisy,

but whenever I see something like withered trees on Tumblr
I feel really calm and I'm astonished.

I really want to experience autumn to see how beautiful falling leaves are,
 and I really admire the beauty of moonlight. 

Once, my aunt and I have tried what we call as "moon bathing"
and it's such an awesome experience.
It happened right after an eclipse in 2004 and we brought our blankets outside.
 They don't have much neighbors that time, and you will just see trees and streets.
It's so bright and everything around you is bluish and peaceful.

Enough for this depressing dark story!!!

 We gotta support two 3D movies from Burton this October!

I'm soooo looking forward to it and I want my younger cousins to see

it as well. My boyfriend's been a fan of Jack Skellington since he was little.

I'm gonna take him out for a treat.

Another remake of Tim Burton's 1984 short film,
a dog that comes alive named Frankenweenie.

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