Sigma Discount Code for July!

Hey Everyone!

I just have a quick post for you today letting you know what the July discount code is for Sigma! If you use the code RNL2013 you will be able to receive 10% off of your entire Sigma purchase!

-Alicia

Review: Glamour Doll Eyes Matte Squared Masculine Collection!

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I have a very exciting post for you today! This post will be showing you the upcoming Matte Squared Maculine Collection that Glamour Doll Eyes will be releasing tomorrow, June 21st, 2013! The Masculine Collection consists of 10 matte shadows that contain a colored shimmer/sheen to them. If you were able to get the Halo Collection, these shadows are similar to Unveil. This collection will only be available for 6 months and after that there will be a Feminine Collection released. What Glamour Doll Eyes plans to do with these two collections is to have them both released for 6 months and GDE consumers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorites from each of the collections! The top 5 from each collection (10 shadows in total) will be added into the permanent line!

Now to get into the swatches!

• All photos taken in artificial light with flash.
• All shadows were swatched over Two Faced Shadow Insurance.
• I will be giving my description of the shadows.

Left to Right (start at top): Arrogant, Irrational, Fearless, Thoughtless, Courageous, Inconsiderate, Presumptuous, Reckless, Facade, & Chivarious

This next set will show you the sheen that these shadows have to them!

Left to Right (start at top): Arrogant, Irrational, Fearless, Thoughtless, Courageous, Inconsiderate, Presumptuous, Reckless, Facade, & Chivarious

Left to Right: Arrogant, Irrational, Fearless, Thoughtless, Courageous

Arrogant: A deep teal shadow with a slight blue shimmer throughout.

Irrational: A green shadow with a golden-green sheen/shimmer throughout.

Fearless: A deep blue shadow with a purple sheen/shimmer throughout.

Thoughtless: A lighter blue shadow with a pink-purple sheen/shimmer throughout.

Courageous: A gray-taupe shadow with a pink-golden sheen/shimmer throughout.

Left to Right: Inconsiderate, Presumptuous, Reckless, Facade, & Chivarious

Inconsiderate: A perfect skintone matte shadow with a very slight pink toned sheen/shimmer throughout.

Presumptuous: A yellow shadow with a pink-purple sheen/shimmer throughout.

Reckless: An orange shadow with a pink sheen/shimmer throughout.

Facade: A gorgeous berry pink shadow with a lighter pink sheen/shimmer throughout.

Chivarious: A brick red shadow with a golden sheen/shimmer throughout.

I absolutely love the idea of these shadows and especially love matte finish! The blue shadows were the toughest to work with and definitely need a primer, but honestly they still blend quite easily. I didn't have much trouble at all blending these shadows.

My favorites out of the Masculine Collection are Arrogant, Courageous, Inconsiderate, and Facade!

Which shadows are your favorite? Do you plan to pick up the Masculine Collection?

-Alicia

 

**DISCLAIMER**All products in this post were purchased by myself and all opinions are my own. My obligation is to give my readers an honest review of any products, whether positive or negative.

Envious Utopia Makeup Tutorial

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So I have been dying to do a tutorial using the MakeupGeek Utopia pigment! I wanted to incorporate it into a cut crease sort of look and this is the style that I came up with! I ended up using mostly my MUG shadows with this look, as they are in need of some more love haha! Also a side note, I am so not used to being tan with my lighter hair and it's making me double take what my actual color looks like haha! I guess I just don't realize how much darker my hair makes me look! Anyways, on to the tutorial!!!

Face:
CoverGirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 foundation in 842 & 855
NYX HD Photogenic Concealer in Light & Beige
MAC Studio Fix Powder in NC35
Sonia Kashuk Cream Bronzer in Warm Tan
theBalm Bahama Mama Bronzer
theBalm Down Boy Blush
MAC Whisper of Gilt Highlighter

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
UD 24/7 Liners in Eldorado & Mildew
UD Naked 1 Palette: Half Baked
MUG Shadows: Envy, Corrupt, Vanilla Bean, Sea Mist, & Utopia
Naked Cosmetics Ivory Stack IV05
Milani Liquif' Eye Liner Pencil in Black
Physicians Formula Eye Booster Liner Pen in Ultra Black
CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara in Black
Andrea #21 Lashes

Brows:
MAC Brun & Mystery

Lips:
NYX Lip Liner in Nude Pink
Rimmel Kate #101

-Alicia

Swatches: MakeupGeek Pigments & Shadows!

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I have quite an exciting post for you today! I was lucky enough to be able to purchase some of the new MakeupGeek pigments and some more of their shadows! I absolutely adore their shadows and if you would like a full review please click here. Since I love the shadows so much, I just had to try some of the new pigments that just came out not too long ago! Everyone is raving about them on the YouTube and Blogging community, so I figured why not?!

I absolutely LOVE the packaging for the pigments. The cover is a matte black finish and the MUG symbol is actually a part of the cover, not just a sticker!

Each of the pigment jars contain about 2g of pigment product and cost $6.99!

Lets get onto the swatches!!

• All photos are taken in artificial light with flash.
• All swatches are done over Two Faced Shadow Insurance, unless stated otherwise.
• I will use MakeupGeek's description of the shadows followed by my own.

Left to Right: Insomnia, Enchanted, Birthday Wish, & Utopia

Left to Right: Insomnia, Enchanted, Birthday Wish, Utopia

Left to Right: Insomnia, Enchanted, & Utopia

Insomnia with green sheen

Insomnia:

• MUG: Insomnia is a dark chocolate colored pigment has sparkling blue/teal reflects.
• ME: Insomnia is a gorgeous teal/green and brown duochrome. This shadow is comparable to that of Blue Brown Pigment from MAC and Dinospotz from Glamour Doll Eyes.

Enchanted:

• MUG: Enchanted is a light plum containing shimmer.
• ME: Enchanted is a light pink toned plum with shimmer throughout. 

Birthday Wish:

• MUG: Birthday Wish is a light golden peach shade.
• ME: Birthday Wish is a light peachy/rose gold with shimmer throughout.

Left to Right: Utopia alone, Utopia over TFSI, Utopia over TFSI and wet with MAC Fix +, and Utopia over a black base

 Utopia:

• MUG: Utopia is a duochrome glitter pigment that is the perfect mixture of deep browns and antique gold shimmer
• ME: Utopia is a beautiful bronzed gold glitter pigment. This shadow really transforms when it is applied wet and over a black base to a real antique gold look.

Out of these pigments, I have to say that Utopia is definitely the most unique and out of my entire collection, is the most unique pigment/glitter that I own! This pigment transforms from a gold glitter into a metallic gold when it's applied wet and over a black base!

I am a complete sucker for duochromes, so of course Insomnia was a must have! Although there are a large variety of dupes for this pigment, I find that each of them have their own uniqueness to it and not all are exactly the same!

Now for the shadows that I picked up!

From Left to Right: Sea Mist, Unicorn, Purple Rain, & Mango Tango

 Sea Mist:

• MUG:  Sea Mist is an emerald green with shimmer.
• ME: I find this shade of green to be quite unique. I think that it is a combination of an emerald green and teal with shimmer throughout.

Unicorn:

• MUG: Unicorn is a blue purple shadow.
• ME: Unicorn is a light purple with a blue undertone.

Purple Rain:

• MUG: Purple Rain is a matte true purple.
• ME: Purple Rain is a gorgeous deep purple shadow with a matte finish.

Mango Tango:

• MUG: Mango Tango is a peachy pink with flecks of gold.
• ME: Mango Tango is a gorgeous pinky peach shadow with a slight gold shimmer. This shadow would be awesome as a blush!

Left to Right: Peach Smoothie, Frappe, & Brown Sugar

Peach Smoothie:

• MUG: Peach Smoothie is a light peach with a soft matte finish.
• ME: Peach Smoothie is a matte pale peach shadow.

Frappe:

• MUG: Frappe is a medium maple brown matte.
• ME: Frappe is a medium cool toned matte brown.

Brown Sugar:

• MUG: Brown Sugar is a warm shimmery copper brown.
• ME: Brown Sugar is a gorgeous copper based brown with a golden sheen.

Out of this batch of shadows, my favorites are Purple Rain, Sea Mist, Frappe, & Brown Sugar. The MakeupGeek shadows run for $5.99 each.

I hope that you all liked this post! Have you tried any of the new pigments? If so, which are your favorites? 

-Alicia

**DISCLAIMER**All products in this post were purchased by myself and all opinions are my own. My obligation is to give my readers an honest review of any products, whether positive or negative.

 

Minty Chip Makeup Tutorial

Hey Everyone!

I have another Glamour Doll Eyes tutorial for you! I wanted to break out some of the shadows from the Blogger Collection since I haven't used them in a while! I really hope that you all enjoy this tutorial!

Face:
Revlon ColorStay Foundation 180 Sand Beige
NYX HD Photogenic Concealer in Light & Beige
Purely Cosmetics Diamond Powder
Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Milani Luminoso Blush
MAC Whisper of Gilt Highlighter

Eyes:
MAC Painterly Paint Pot
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Horseradish
GDE Shadows: Behind The Scenes, Katie's Storm, Morocco, Going Green, & Mackinac
Physician's Formula Eye Booster Liner Pen in Ultra Black
CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara in Black

Brows:
Anastasia Brow Wiz Pencil in Brunette

Lips:
MAC Shy Girl & MAC Viva Glam Nicki Lipglass

-Alicia