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LOTD Red Wine... Sparkling

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:33:00 +0000

Autumn is here! And after two grey rainy days we have a sunny but fresh Thursday.

Inspired by red leaves and glittering dewdrops I did this look today:

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Glossybox Switzerland September

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:57:00 +0000

After a very long announcement time (about 2-3 months) there is also a Glossybox available in Switzerland.

There was a special offer for just ordering one single box, so I was very tempted... and of course I ordered a box end of August.

Today - "only" 18 days later the box arrived.

And I'm slightly disappointed with the products. For CHF 21.- and for the very first box I would have expected something more special.

So what was inside?

Kiehl's Ultra Facial Moisturizer
It's a very good one, although I prefer moisturizer with SPF. You can get that sample size in every Kiehl's store for free if you ask nicely.

Lancome Genifique
I'll test it definitely. I don't get a lot of sleep at the moment.

L'Oreal Paris Color Riche nail polish
nice color in teal, good for autumn. But psssst, Glossybox, L'Oreal is not a luxury brand ;-)

Maria Galland Gloss
The gloss is more a balm and feels very comfortable on the lips, but I don't like the color. It looks very bright red but on the lips it's only just slightly red... more rosy... nothing I would use for my daily look since I prefer either nude lips or statement lips. Nothing between.

Paul Mitchell Shampoo
Interesting. Smells good. I'll test it.

Conclusion
It's so nice when you get a monthly surprise box. I love the idea and the concept but I think the box in Switzerland is way too expensive. In other EU countries it's cheaper. In France it's only EUR 10.- / CHF 12.-!!!
I'm a real cosmetic freak and therefor I had somehow higher expectations. Instead of two face care products (moisturizer and serum) an eye shadow would have been great. Or any other make-up thing, but there are 4 care products and just only 1 decorative product (the nail polish). I often get care products at the counter of the brands in the mall. So that's nothing I would pay for it.
And the delivery time (18 days!) is way too long.
I don't think that I'll order a second box for this price. Only 1 pencil for idea and nice packaging.

Spotted: Redheads

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:55:00 +0000

It's exactly one month ago since my last posting. Sorry for that but the reason is small, blonde, beautiful, lovely, 52 cm... he's just so perfect and I'm totally in love!!!

I'll do a checklist on make-up for young mums soon :-)

Just spotted in the German Glamour: this wonderful editorial with a very pretty model. I really like the pale skin with the red hair. See the eye make-up: it almost the same color as the hair.

This makes me wanna try red hair for myself.

Have a great weekend!

Tutorial: John Galliano Autumn/Winter 2012/13

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:40:00 +0000

One of my favorite looks from the last issue of the In Beauty, was the one from John Galliano for Autumn/Winter 2012/13.

It was a black smokey eyes with a peacock shimmering blueish-greenish color on top. Therefor a lot of black kohl pencil was used.

For my version I changed the black with a brown color to give the look a softer note and make it more wearable for daylight (of course as always, it depends where you work).

You can even let the black kohl pencil out, if it's to dark for you. Exchange it with a brown one. Or if you want more drama, add the black kohl pencil to your waterline. I didn't because I got dry eyes and putting something on the waterline make them even more dry.

Tip: But you can add some color into the inner corner to get also a quite good dramatic effect.

Start with a black line (Maybelline Expression Kohl Pencil)

smudge it with a pencil brush into the lashline...
... and a little bit into the inner corner

use the leftover on the brush for the lower lash

Add a brown cream color on the lid and blend it
I used MAC Paint Pot Constructivist for it, my all time favorite

... also a little bit of the brown color under the eye and blend it with the black
add some highlighter under your brow and in the inner corner
I used here MAC Blanc Type

Time for shimmer!
Add some shimmery eye shadow on top in the middle and
blend it to the sides and upwards
(e.g. MAC Pigments Blue Brown which is actually more green than blue)

I also added some bright white-blue shimmer in the middle
(Sugarpill's Lumi Loose)

Brush your brows! If necessary add some brow powder.
Mascara! I used here a blue one to achieve a more luminous look
(ByTerry Mascara)

Not enough shimmer for today?

OPI Just Spotted the Lizzard
the pic is very pale... it's a green-blue-golden color
looks more like a shimmering dogbane beetle

How to make your own Colored Mascara

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Found on You Tube... this is a really great tip how to make your own colored mascara.
Besides upcoming Street Parades, Love Parade, Summer Festivals...
How many opportunities do you have to wear colored mascara anyway? And when you want to use it again the product is old and dried out.
So check this tutorial from Nikkietutorials.com out:

LOTD Sparkle Pink

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:42:00 +0000

Today I'm wearing something neutral-grey, so I wanted to add some bright color to the outfit.

Products used:
MAC Paintpot Artifact
MAC Mineralize Eye Shadow Quartz Fusion
Kiko Eye Shadow Colour Sphere
MAC Eye Shadow Blanc Type
MAC Pigment Neo-Orange
Armani Mascara Eyes to Kill

Tip: MAC Mineralize Eye Shadow has a lot of sparkle and glitter in it. So use a moist (not wet) brush for applying. So nothing can fall down. I use MAC Fix+ for this, just two pumps will do it.

Cheers!

Spotted: Before and After Make-up

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Spotted on Randommization.com

I always love to see before and after make-up pics. It's so fantastic to see what make-up can do and how it can modify your face.

These pics of transvestite make-up are really stunning.

See more here. (all pics via randommization.com)

Have a great week!

Tutorial: Talbot Runhof Autumn/Winter 2012/13

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 14:22:00 +0000

One of my favorite looks from the last issue of the In Beauty, was the one from Talbot Runhof.

Instead of doing a cat eye with a wing they emphasize the crease with another line to create more deep and expression to the look.

They used a lime green color for this. In my version I used a coffee-brown kohl pencil.

I can imagine that this style would also look good with a blue, purple or bordeaux color.

Sorry for "creepy lenses".

I run out of the neutral ones.

And now to my version of the runway look:

start as always with a primer (e.g. MAC Paints)

put some matte fair brown eyeshadow on the lid
(e.g. MAC Omega)

draw a line with a kohl pencil
it's easier to use the kohl pencil instead of a liquid liner
because you can correct more easily (MAC coffee)

draw a second line along your crease of the eye
Tip: the pencil will more glide if you keep turning it

put some of the fair brown eyeshadow over it to fix it
blend a little bit of the eyeshadow over your crease up
to the eyebrows

since I was not satisfied with the effect on the lash line
I gave some black liquid eyeliner over it
just a fine line (Lime Crime)

blend the black line into the brown line with a fine brush

some cream eyeliner for the water line (Isadora Inliner)
and a little bit of the brown kohl pencil exact on the under lashes
(make some small points)

Mascara! (MaxFaktor 2000 kcal)
Highlighter in the inner corner and on the highest spot under
your brown, then blend it (e.g. MAC Blanc Type)

Done! :-)

Cancer Warning on American Apparel Neon Nail Polish

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:13:00 +0000

Yesterday I went into an American Apparel Store to have a look at their neon nail polishes.

I was looking for the yellow one to do a similar look like PShiiit.com did it (see pic below).

Beside that the yellow one was sold out, I was shocked to see the warning on the package:

WARNING
THIS PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, OR BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM

Can someone please explain me this? Why would AA sell stuff that makes cancer? And why is this only in California known?

And which chemical is this?
And why they don't tell about the risk on their homepage? There it only says:
All sales of this item are final. No returns or exchanges.
These unique shades of of high-quality neon color are quick drying and long lasting. Manufactured in the USA. Cruelty free, DBP and toluene free.

They say it's DBP (Dibuthyl Phtalate) and toluene free. Those ingredients are known to cause cancer and might make infertile. That's why the EU banned them from toys and cosmetic products. But if they are not in the nail polish, why they put the warning on the package? This feels like buying cigarettes...

I will write AA and ask them what this is all about... I'll keep you posted.

Review: Eye Rock Tattoos and Tape

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:54:00 +0000

Do you know Eye Rock?
I'm a big fan of graphic eye make-up, so it was no wonder, that I gave it a try as I spotted them on asos.com.

It's instant perfect eye make-up, no smudging, perfectly balanced eyeliners on both eyes... too good to be true?

They look really perfect on the pics in the internet or on their homepage. But when they arrived I was a little disappointed.

Let's see why...

While the ones with the feather and the lace pattern are removable tattoos, the liners came out as tapes (as it says on the package, but I over read it somehow).

The tape is matte and a little bit like a fabric.

The printed black line is not high quality. It's more dark grey than black. You can see the white dots (not printed) through.

The tape itself is way to long even for the biggest eyes. So I had to cut it in two pieces.

And since the black wasn't well printed I went with some liquid eye liner over the tape...

... but then it didn't stick any more.

And it felt very heavy on my lid, I couldn't move my eye very well, so I took it off after a few seconds and painted my own line with an ordinary black liquid eye liner.

BETTER!
and more comfortable :-)

On the other day I tried the "spiky" tape, but it was even more uncomfortable. It was pulling and pricking... ouch.

I gave up.

Finally I tried the lace tattoos yesterday. It's easy to apply, just as you might know from the Bazooka-Tattoos: place the sheet on your skin, apply some water, wait and take it off.

The only "problem" for me was, that the stencil was huge. It's lace pattern on the upper lid and under the eye. Way too big and too bold for a "nice daytime look with something special".

So I cut it.

But the piece did not fit right. And it looked weird.

I thought about making really dark smokey eyes and combine it with the lace, but...

... it wouldn't have make it better. It looked so misplaced.

Thought that.
Laughed loud.
And took it off.

(Actually you have to rub it off quite hard.)

Résumée:
The tape is very inspiring. You can do so much more than just an ordinary line. In theory it sounds promising, but in daily routine it does not work for me. I'll try the other lines, when there's a special occasion like Street Parade or maybe for a shooting, but it's nothing you want to wear a whole day. Although it says it lasts up to 16 hours, I wouldn't want that. So only one pencil for the idea.

The tattoos are more comfortable and there are very nice patterns. But for me they are too big and too loud. They could have been designed more delicate for a better subtle look. Or maybe more smaller pieces just for the corners...? Just similar to PaperSelf lashes? I think the ones with the feather pattern are the better choice than the lace. You can cut them easily in smaller pieces to decorate your eye. I will try this soon and of course I'll keep you posted. Only two pencils: one for the handling and one for the idea.

Hair Tutorials for Summer

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:37:00 +0000

One of my favorite blogs is the one from Joanna Goddard, A Cup Of Joe. She's living with her husband and her toddler son in Manhattan and writes about everything a woman likes to know or to talk about. From motherhood to sex, from recipes to fashion, from accessories to decoration or holidays or...

With her friend, Caroline, she does wonderful hair tutorials with lovely pictures. In case you don't know her blog, check it out.

Bella L., this post is for you ;-)
So if you are fighting with frizzy hair now in the heat of this summer or if you are tired of just making a ponytail or you need some inspiration, check out the wonderful tutorials. They are pretty easy and won't take long in the morning. All you need is long hair.

These are my favorites:
(all pics via A Cup Of Joe)

ROPE BUN
tutorial here

PERFECT KNOT
tutorial here

SLEEK PARTED PONYTAIL
tutorial here

THREE TWISTED BUNS
tutorial here

MESSY FRENCH BUN
tutorial here

BRAIDED CROWN
tutorial here

Now I want long hair, too!

Mixed Cat Eyes and Lines

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:42:00 +0000

Spotted at Stylecopycat and Anothermag.com I find it very interesting how different a few more or less lines can make your eye.

Sometimes all you need is good eyeliner or kohl pencil.

Speaking of different eye lines... do you know Eye Rock? They make removable tattoos for the eye, I ordered some... of course I keep you posted.

Have a great day!

DIY Make-up Magnet Board

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:15:00 +0000

What to do with all your make-up stuff?

Spotted on Laura Thoughts I found this DIY.

Such a nice idea and decoration for your room or bathroom.
Unfortunately it wouldn't work for me. With all my stuff I would need a gallery :-)
But maybe it's something for you?

Have a good week!

Tutorial Anna Sui

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:41:00 +0000

I've already showed you my favorites of the new In Beauty and promised to do some tutorials and to make my own version - from runway to ready-to-wear:

Let's start with Anna Sui's runway look for autumn/winter 2012/2013:

It's a very strong and bright blue color, it's not only an eyeliner, the whole lid was filled with the opaque color. The focus was on the upper lid, so no mascara or color under the eye beside a little blue point in the middle of the eye.

Tip: blue doesn't like red undertones, so be sure to use a good foundation and concealer to cover up spots or red marks. Don't use a red toned blush, I just used some (pale) bronzer to complete this look.

... and here's my version:

start with a primer (I used Mac Paints Bare Study)
and a white kohl pencil for the water line (IsaDora Inliner)

If you find it hard to draw a symmetric line, start with a
white line first and then fill it out.
You can easily correct the white line with a q-tipp.
See also tutorial here.

Fill out the white line with a blue eyeliner (Lime Crime's Lazuli)

For more depth go over with a black eyeliner
be sure to wait long enough until the blue color is dry

clean the white line if something's left
go with some brown shimmer into the crease and blend
it up to the eye brown for more definition
(Bobbi Brown shimmer brick)

For more definition under the eye use a matte brown eye shadow
and blend it upwards to the wing

Don't forget the little point!
I marked it in the inner corner because under the eye it looks like a teardrop
And because I used mascara on the under lashes it won't be seen well anyway.
Mascara, eye brown and ready!

In Beauty - My Favorites

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:55:00 +0000

Since I'm so badly curious, I couldn't resist to run over the pages fast forward of the newest edition of In Beauty autumn/winter 2012/2013.

At first sight, I see not many totally new looks. Autumn/winter will bring us different versions of smokey eyes or - rougher - smudgy eyes.

Also a cat eyes with sometimes more or less thicker eye liner were often seen on the runways.

Only eye-catching for me was that designers used more red eyeshadows, which I really liked.

Have a quick look at my favorite looks. I will show my versions of them in the next weeks. Which one do you like most?

graphic blue liner with point

smokey eyes with lovely peacock shimmer

Let's see if I can make a lighter, more wearable version of this

beautiful bronze-orange

graphic cat-eye

with paper lashes from Paperself, see my post here

I like the combination of purple and orange

emerald green graphic - very elegant

no eye make-up here, I'm fascinated by the mohawk-banana.
as soon as my hair is long enough I'll try this on my head.

Review: Lime Crime Liquid Eyeliner

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:47:00 +0000

I've already did a review about the Lime Crime's Palette d'Antoinette.

Now it's time to talk about Lime Crime's new eyeliner. They come in 6 bright beautiful colors:

from left to right:

Citreuse

Blue Milk

Quill

Orchidaceous

Lunar Sea

6th Element

Lazuli

pic via www.limecrimemakeup.com

I ordered three eyeliners: Orchidaceous, Lazuli and Quill.

The packaging has a nice design, but one brush arrived damaged: a few hairs were folded and were sticking out. After I cut them, another hair (see pic left) stuck out again. :(

The package of Quill, the black one, was overfilled and some already dried "ink" was running all over the bottle.

So that was not bad, I could clean it, but still I think it shouldn't happen. Made me a little bit disappointed.

But lets talk about the colors:

QUILL
A really strong and glossy black, I like it very much, although I have to say it's not that special. I already have some quite good black eyeliners.

So why did I order?
Because I was curios after reading Lime Crime's description "Shiny black liquid liner. Glossy black. The darkest black you've ever experienced!"

Ok, it's dark black and glossy. But still... I expected a little bit more shine.

LAZULI
is a bright royal blue, very opaque... love the color.

ORCHIDACEOUS
should be violet-purple, but mine comes out more magenta-pink-violet, which disappointed me again. It seems I have no luck with the whole Orchidaceous bottle. Or maybe the color reacts with the base, but that shouldn't be as well.

I would love to try the other colors. The yellow is very tempting, also the white. I can't imagine if it's really opaque. That's rare to find.

I think the price is with $ 13.99 a good deal.

So because of the changing color Orchidaceous, the slightly damaged brush and the dirty Quill-bottle only 3 from 5 pencils.

LOTD Pink and Red

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:48:00 +0000

As I already said: Summer time is color time.
So inspired by the pink and red ombre nails (here) I did this look today.

The bright red is from Lime Crime's China Doll palette and the pink is from Lime Crime's Palette d'Antoinette.

Happy Monday!

New in: In Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:37:00 +0000

I already told you about my make-up bible In Beauty.

Now the new issue N°9 is out for autumn/winter 2012/13. I can't wait to explore and get inspired by the thousands looks from the runway and experimenting with them and make them slightly more wearable...

I keep you posted!

Ombre Nails

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:09:00 +0000

Recently seen in the German Petra... Ombre Nails in pink and red tones. So lovely and perfect for summer.

Since my nail polish treasure has not so many different pink and red tones, I did a slightly different version with stone-rose-grey shades.

All OPI:
Moon Over Mumbai
Tickle My France-y
Over the Taupe
I Brake for Manicures
Siberian Nights

Happy week!

LOTD Starry Starry Night

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:50:00 +0000

Do you know this song?
Starry starry night, paint your palette blue and grey...

Somehow I had Don McLean's song in mind, when I did this look. It's such a beautiful song, you gotta listen to it here.

Products used:
MAC Paints Bare Study (as a base)
Maybelline Expression khol pencil
MAC Mega Metal Shadow Unflappable
Sephora My Boyfriends Jeans N°94
Max Factor 2000 kcal Mascara

Tip: Since my complexion has a red undertone which doesn't go well with blue eye shadows, be sure to go over all red spots with a good concealer.

T.G.I.F!!!!

Shooting with Liquid Latex

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:19:00 +0000

The last Shooting with liquid latex was just great. This material is so amazing and I'm looking forward to do something with latex again. You can do everything with latex, it's so versatile. It smells a little bit, but this goes away as soon as it dries.

For this shooting we made a top/bustier and long gloves out of liquid latex.

Credits:
Photographer: Mathieu de Clau
Model: MissJuly
Hair and Make-up: by myself

Youtube: How to look your best the morning after

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:10:00 +0000

I think everybody, who's looking for make-up tutorials on youtube knows Panacea81.

This tutorial today gave me goose bumps... it was done in cooperation with Refuge.org.uk

But before I tell too much... have a look on yourself:

LOTD Smokey Eyes with Bronzer

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:49:00 +0000

Have you ever tried to use your blushes and bronzer and powders for the eyes?

Why not? It works also very good. You just have to be careful with strong colors. They might not be suitable for the sensitive skin in the eye area and cause allergies. e.g. some of MAC Cream Colour Bases are for lips or cheeks only.

This look is done with a greyish black eye shadow from MAC and blended out with Bronzer. Eye liner is from Lime Crime.
*** Review coming soon ***

Have a lovely day!

Review: Lime Crime Palette d'Antoinette

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 08:13:00 +0000

Lime Crime's Palette d'Antoinette is the second palette they brought out. Also like the first one, the China Doll Palette, the eyeshadows are bright and all matte beside the silver shadow.

The colors from left to right:
Royal Flush: a pastel baby-pink
Absinthe-Minded: a light fresh green
Macarooned: a peachy orange
Ribbonesque: a very opaque lilac
Mercurious: a silver - with shimmer

pic via lime crime

Because there are so many swatches from this palette on blogs to find, I decided to do the swatches on a black base. I used here MAC Paint Pot Blackground.

And as you can see the colors are really opaque and work also on dark background. Although you have to go over a few times with more color than usual but it works really well.

The shadows are very soft, good to apply and to blend.

Here are some looks with the colors:

Royal Flush

Absinthe-Minded

Macarooned

Ribbonesque

Mercurious

Résumé:

I like all the colors, although I would wish for another highlighter than the silver one. A pastel shimmer like MAC Vanilla would have fit more into the palette. Although the silver is really nice and I guess the best silver I've seen so far, I'm not sure if I will use it often. For me it's too harsh or too 70s style... or maybe I just have to find the perfect color combination. I will let you know if I found one ;-)

The quality of the shadows is stunning good: very opaque, soft, good to apply and to blend. The package is a metal case and very robust. Often the packages made of plastic get damaged easily. I definitely would buy it again.

4.5 from 5 pencils

LOTD Silver

noreply@blogger.com (Rini) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:05:00 +0000

This is a little bit too dark on the pic and somehow it looks blurry. I took a few pictures, but they all came out the same way. It might be the silver shadow that causes that "phenomena".

So in real it's not that blurry but fine blended of course.

Look is done with Mercury from Lime Crime's Palette d'Antoinette and Sleek Make-up Matte Palette V2. Mascara: Armani Eyes to Kill

T.G.I.F!!!!

Happy Weekend everybody!