[sorry for getting this post up so late, I've been super sick the past few days!) For my tutorial this week, I wanted to post something that fit around the idea of Valentine's Day, but wasn't your stereotypical "date night" sort of look. I came up with this super vampy black and red look that I really like and would ... Read More »
I’ve got a pretty sweet deal going on with NYX Cosmetics- a five piece kit for $20! Here’s a look at what the kit includes, along with a video review and a mini tutorial on how you can use the products :) I Dream of St. Lucia Palette (beautiful pastel neon shades with a touch of shimmer) Roll on ... Read More »
Here we are at District 10! District 10′s industry is livestock, so I had a bit of trouble thinking of exactly what to do for this video short of drawing cow print on my eyes, haha :) I decided to go off of a photo I found on google, of a Chicken! I decided to use some of the colors ... Read More »
I’m a huge fan of NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils! They’re creamy and nicely pigmented and work amazingly as an eyeshadow base, blended out before applying eyeshadow to give it an extra boost (If you know me, you know I love and adore my Milk Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil!!) Here are swatches of the pencils I have now! What are ... Read More »
Hi! To add a little more to the blog than just swatches of new collections and new brands, I’m going to start swatching from my collection! I realized that this will be good for reference for both me and you guys, and it will be a way for me to pull out colors I may have forgotten about :) First ... Read More »
Hello! I was out of town over the past weekend for Easter, hence the lack of blog posts :) It’s been a busy month! I came back to my xSparkage mailbox being full of goodies (this always happens, the days before i go out of town I get nothing, but the second I leave they all show up!) and thought ... Read More »
I bought a skin for my laptop and Kindle last week from DecalGirl called Peacock Garden because I love love loved the colors in the skin! Pretty turquoise, blues, greens, and purples mixed with black and white. I immediately got inspired to create a look with these colors!! EyesToo Faced Shadow InsuranceInglot Loose Shadow #70Sugarpill Poison Plum EyeshadowFyrinnae ... Read More »
(First off: Yes, NYX is a Greek Goddess. No, this has NOTHING to do with NYX Cosmetics, although I do use two of their products. coincidence is fun!) I tried about 5 times last week to get figure out a look for Nyx, but nothing was working! You can’t force creativity, so I just put off Wearable Wednesday last week. ... Read More »
I’m going out tonight to see a band called Ludo (whom I LOVE and have never seen before, pretty excited!!) and just got the Urban Decay Book of Shadows III, along with the 24/7 Jackpot set of mini 24/7 liners, in the mail from Sephora. I thought this would be a good time to play!! Eyes Too Faced Shadow Insurance ... Read More »
YAY a video from me!! I wanted to do one using a bunch of stuff I got from IMATS, especially the OCC colors and the UD Naked Palette, and this is what I got :) Eyes Too Faced Shadow Insurance UD 24/7 Liner in Electric (CRAP i forgot to include it in the picture!) Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics: Nori & Wasabi ... Read More »
xSparkage Confessions of a Makeup Junkie
