Rita Hayworth-inspired look using BFTE Shadows - 1/30/2011

This look was a request by one of my subscribers on my Makeup Junkie Facebook Page.  Here is a link to my Youtube Tutorial for this look.

I really like how this one turned out.  The Honey shadow on the lid is a great sparkly color and perfect for a neutral look.

Products used:
Face:  BFTE Mineral Foundation; Blush:  NYX - Sand; Lips:  Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar in Harlot with BFTE Mineral Shadow in Black Cherry brushed over top.

Eyes:  MAC Paint Pot in Painterly used as base.
Lid:  BFTE shadow in Honey
Crease:  BFTE Shadow in Chocolate
Highlight:  BFTE shadow in Very Vanilla
Liner:  Tarte cream liner in Black (EmphasEYES)
Mascara:  Tarte - Lights, Camera Lashes

BFTE - Electric Blue!

Since today the sun came out for the first time in MANY weeks, I wanted to do this fun look.

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Products used:
Primer:  BFTE Eye/Lip Primer
Color Tattoo in Too Cool (all over lid up to brow)
Breeze - Inner 2/3 of lid
Candy Shop - Outer 1/3 of lid
Electric - Crease
Deep Crease - A tiny bit of Grape
Brow Highlight - Diamonds (also used in tearduct area)
Liner:  BFTE Gel Liner in Oceanic with Electric patted over top
Lower Liner:  UD 24/7 Pencil in Woodstock with Grape patted over top
Upper Waterline:  UD 24/7 Pencil in Zero
Lower Waterline:  BFTE Gel Liner in Oceanic with Electric over top to set it
Mascara:  Tarte - Lights, Camera, Lashes
Lips:  Urban Decay Stardust Gloss in Glitter Rock

BFTE - Matte Bloggers Set Review

So I got my matte bloggers set from Beauty From the Earth and I love them all.  I got Patriot (A bright Navy Blue), Girl Next Door (Peachy Pink) and Main Stage (another great Blue shade).  I also ordered Whisper (Color of the Week), Electric (OMG wait til you see this swatch!  It is a bright shimmery blue), and a sample jar of Diamonds (a glittery white highlight color).

I can't wait to wear all of these colors!

This first one is Main Stage

This one is Patriot

Girl Next Door

Electric (LOVE this color)!

Diamonds 

Patriot, Girl Next Door and Main Stage (Matte) Indoors without flash

Patriot, Girl Next Door, Main Stage, Diamonds and Electric (Natural Light - Shade)

 Patriot, Girl Next Door, Main Stage, Diamonds and Electric (indoors without flash)

Diamonds and Electric! (Indoors without flash)

Electric!!  I love this color! (Outdoors in the Sunshine!!)

Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow - New Swatches

I swatched Beauty From the Earth's Whisper over top of 3 of the bases today (Too Cool, Bold Gold, and Edgy Emerald).  My favorites are Too Cool and Bold Gold).

This first photo is in the Sunlight!  (Finally got some sunshine in Oregon!!)

This second photo is outside but in the shade.

This last photo is taken inside at my makeup table.

FOTD Using Maybelline Color Tattoo Tough as Taupe Base

After doing an in-depth review last night, I wanted to use one of the new Maybelline Color Tattoo's as my base today.  Tough as Taupe was the one chosen! I was going for a pink and brown smoky eye but with the brown base it turned out as a purple smoky eye - equally gorgeous I think!  The dark base really does help the colors pop!

Products used:
Face:  Primer - MAC's Matte Cream (I'll be doing a review on this after using it a few more times also); Foundation - BFTE's Custom Blend Mineral Foundation
Cheeks:  BFTE's Mineral Blush in Lush
Lips:  Buxom Gloss in Sugar

Eyes:  Primer - BFTE Eye/Lip Primer.  Over top of the primer, I used Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe.
BFTE Shadows:   Inner 2/3 of lid - Deja Vu, outer third of lid and crease - Gable; Very Vanilla was used to blend out harsh lines between crease and brow highlight.  Brow Highlight and in the inner corner of my lid/tear duct area was Glistening.
Liner:  Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Zero with Gable brushed over top (both upper and lower lashline).  I also used Zero in my waterline.
Brows:  Urban Decay's Buck

Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow

A fellow makeup junkie and good friend, Marisa Cree, turned me on to these gems.  They are a creme shadow/base similar to MAC's paint pot for 1/3 the price.  MAC paint pots are 5 grams of product and Maybelline Color Tattoo has 4 grams of product.  Paint pots sell for about $17-$18 each and the Maybelline Color Tattoo are $6.99 (at least at my local Walgreen's that's what I paid).  Maybelline makes 10 shades but my Walgreens only had 7 and I bought all 7 of them.  I am truly glad I did ... they were buy one get the next half off!  When I left, they had one left on the shelf!  :)

My first impression is that I'm in love ... they are super pigmented and MAC does not have anything close to many of these shades.  A few standout favorites are Tough as Toupe, Pomegranite Punk, and Too Cool.  You could totally wear these by themselves with a liner and mascara and be out the door!  I put one of them on my forehand and within 10 minutes it was set and would not budge!

I can't wait to do a more in-depth review after I've had a chance to use them a bit and do some tutorials.  I am very anxious to see what these gems do with different BFTE shadows over top!!

Now for the photos!

Now for a bit of Comparisons!!  I compared MAC's Paint Pot in Dangerous Couve with Audacious Asphault.  They are both similar grey colors but Maybelline's is definitely more pigmented