Madd mail!!!

Easter presents, essentially!!  My mom made me cookies, Clancy and I bought a blanket, and we went out to dinner tonight.  Other than meeting my cousin's new baby, that was about it for this weekend!

IN THIS HAUL:
Emerald City Grab bag:
Good Witch Glitter
Bad Witch Glitter
Emerald City e/s
Wishes & Wonders e/s
Great & Powerful e/s
Winkie e/s
Ruby Red Hot Slippers lippie

Cinderella Grab bag (partial):
Cinder Girl e/s
Glass Slipper e/s
Enchanted e/s
Charming e/s

everything else:
Stawberry Shortcake lippie
Banana Pancakes lippie
Iced Chai lippie
Peppermint Mocha lippie
Ice Queen glitter bomb
Party Monster glitter bomb
Sea Siren glitter bomb
Foxy Lady glitter bomb
Material Girl glitter bomb
Halloween button pack

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Phototutorial: Pink Bow Ties.

I was inspired to this tutorial because of a Makeup Forever Labshine t-shirt I have.  I know, that doesn't really make a lot of sense, but these are the colors on the shirt, and that's what I wanted to capture, even if I didn't use Makeup Forever products to do it.

In today's tutorial, I use Tarte's Lash Primer & Gifted mascara, MSC pigments Adipose, Hello Sweetie, Bow Ties are Cool and the Silence, MSC Optimus Primer, and the Too Faced 3-Way Lash Lining Tool.

Phototutorial: MSC's the Bride

Today's look is inspired by the fact that I have yet to meet a Madd Style Cosmetix green that I didn't absolutely love.  Seriously, it's a fact.  The Bride arrived in the mail and it was love at first sight.

Madd Style Cosmetix Haul!

At last!! It's arrived!!  I technically placed this order back in October or November, but due to a paypal glitch, this package went to an old address and we had to wait out the process.  But here it is!  This is the Alice In Zombieland Collection, the Shaun of the Dead Collection, the Halloween Grab Bag, Candy Floss, Weeping Angel, Hello Sweetie, the Silence, Bow Ties are Cool, Optimus Primer in a pot (woo hoo!), Rebel Lollipop blush, and samples of All Nighter & Are You My Mummy?  I am going to try to get some swatches happening tomorrow, but my main priority is getting Clancy to actually get some sleep tomorrow.  Clearly, this photo doesn't show much besides a whole crap ton of pigment pots, haha.  =]

Disclaimer: I paid for most of these items. A handful of the pigments were "payment" for being a brand model.

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EOTD: A Smoky Mistake.

I started a smoky eye for work, then they called and said that they were issuing a snow day. So I busted out my indie brands and created this mashup for you. Sadly, I made a huge mistake when I added pink below the eye because now I feel like I look so tired. Whoops.

In this look:

• Madd Style Cosmetix Optimus Primer Eyelid Primer
• Darling Girl Cosmetics Eye Base in Starry Night
• Glamour Doll Eye Loose Pigment in Obscura
• Madd Style Cosmetix Loose Pigment in Revenge
• Madd Style Cosmetix Loose Pigment in Adipose
• Madd Style Cosmetix Loose Pigment in Girl With the Most Cake
• Too Faced 3 Way Eye Liner
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Liner in Perversion
• Givenchy Phenom'Eyes Mascara in Noir

To the best of my knowledge, all of these items are vegan & cruelty free except for the mascara.  Also, don't judge my eyebrows.  They've been growing in for a while, but much like my natural hair color, it's still a total mess.  And yeah, I look exhausted in the inner corners of my eyes.. cause I am.  I work retail and it's the holidays, haha.  One night of sleep will sadly not get rid of that darkness.. it'll be gone soon though.

EOTD: the Joker?

Eyes:

Korres Quercetin & Oak Anti-Aging Primer
MSC Pop N Lock Shadow Base [V, CF]
MSC pigment in Acid Bath [V, CF]
MSC pigment in Trashed [V, CF]
MSC pigment in Hold Fast [V, CF]
MSC pigment in Birfday Suit [V, CF]
MSC pigment in Bitch Slap [V, CF]
Eyeko Skinny Liner in Black [I think they're CF?]
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in Zero [V, CF]
Lancome Hypnose Star mascara

Another angle, from my webcam.  Have a great day everyone! =D

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TUTORIAL: YSL Nails Inspired!

Today I got home from work and decided I wanted to do a look.  I couldn't think of anything I was nuts to do, and since my requests document is on my dead computer, I grabbed April's issue of Glamour and flipped through it.  I found an image for YSL fingernail polish, and fell in love with the combination of a cool green, an orange, a cool pink, and black.

The supplies:

+ Madd Style Cosmetix pigments in Birfday Suit, Mushroom Jazz, Bang! Bang! and Frankenstein [V, CF]
+ NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
+ Blinc Mascara [V, CF]
+ Lancome Le Curler
+ Madd Style Cosmetix Fireworks lip bomb [V, CF]
+ Shiro Cosmetics Forty Cakes Intertube [V, CF]

Not pictured:
+ Korres Anti-aging Eye Primer
+ Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Zero [V, CF]
+ ELF Contour Brush
+ ELF Concealer Brush
+ Sedona Lace #305  Brush
+ Crown #C407 Jumbo Shadow Brush

Gather your supplies and meet me after the jump...

Fireworks Grab Bag Swatches

I did a full post about this here, including a FOTD photo from a wedding I attended, but here are the swatch photos I took.

I took this swatches over three bases; from top to bottom: ELF primer, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk, and NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean

FTC:  I paid for these items.  I was not asked to write this post.  I wanted to.  =]

TUTORIAL: Monster Inspired!

Nearly a year ago, the lovely Karyl of the Biting Gnome sent me a love package.  In that package was a precious monster who is one of the cutest little things I've laid my eyes on... and tonight I decided to do a tutorial based on him because I asked j0hn to pick an object for inspiration.  =] 

So let's get into the supplies:

In order of use:
MTcoffinz Under the Rainbow Eyeshadow Primer [V, CF]
Madd Style Cosmetix pigment in Love Potion No. 9 [V, CF]
Madd Style Cosmetix pigment in Outlaw Star [V, CF]
Madd Style Cosmetix pigment in Birfday Suit [V, CF]
Madd Style Cosmetix Awesome Sauce Foiling Medium [V, CF]
Madd Style Cosmetix pigment in Atomic Dreamland [V, CF]
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil in Zero [V, CF]
blinc Mascara [V, CF]

& the brushes (left to right):
Sedona Lace Midnight Lace Synthetic Brush #305
Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush
Real Techniques Base Shadow Brush
Real Techniques Pixel-Point Eyeliner Brush
ELF Flat Liner Brush

To see my look inspired by the little monster...

TUTORIAL: Summer Lovin' Look with Madd Style Cosmetix!

I recently received my grab bag from Madd Style Cosmetix and fell so in love with the products inside that I was compelled to immediately apply ALL of them to my face.  I'm not kidding.  Before I started on my eyes, I already had the Frenchie lip bomb on my lips and the Cha Cha bronzer on my cheeks as a pretty blush.

Please note that my eyes are already primed at this point, as well.  Let's get started with supplies.

 

We have here the Korres Antiaging Eye Primer, the Sleek Primer Palette, pigments from Madd Style Cosmetix in the colors Kozmosis, T-Birds, Crybaby, Beauty School Dropout, Greased Lightning and Pink Ladies; MAC eye kohl in Fascinating, ELF Waterproof Eyeliner Pen in Black and Makeup Forever Smoky Lash in Black.

So let's get to business...

Day 28: Blue!

From left to right?  Haha.  I don't even know, so much here.  Let's start in the back & move forward left to right.. that's all I can figure out to do.

Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush mascara in Indiglow

Wet n Wild Color Icon 8pan Palette in Blue Had Me At Hello [CF]
Wet n Wild Color Icon dual-ended Eyeliner in Rock On! [CF]

Tokidoki palette from the Robbery Palette [CF]

Wet n Wild Color Icon 6pan palette in Pride [CF]

Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box

MAC e/s in Blue Candy
Model's Own pigment in Neon Blue [CF]

MSC pigments in Yukon Cornelius, Sally, Blueberry Waffle, Time Warp & Poisonberry [V, CF]

MTcoffinz Color Balmz in Ice Cream Sundae [V, CF]

Victoria's Secret Pink With A Splash All Over Body Mist in fresh & clean

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Day four: your favorite eyeshadow color

Hands down? Green. These are my greens just from msc, haha.  & I'm missing a few.

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Last Night's FOTD: goth slash industrial style

Last night j0hn & I were guest entertainers at Acidic Trends presents: Triage.  We both donned nurse dresses, boots, and lots and lots of black paint (j0hn moreso than me).  The colors on my face are mostly from a Revlon cream palette, as well as some Ben Nye.  As far as regular cosmetics go, there some ELF liquid eyeliner, NYX black eyeshadow and a combination of MAC and Beauty Without Cruelty lipsticks.  Oh, and the mascara was the beloved Tarte Gifted mascara.  I think I set my makeup with the ELF HD powder.

j0hn had on lots of black paint, ELF liquid liner, Pumpkin & Poppy foundation, and a combination of Wet N Wild's Panther and MSC's Bitten for eyeshadow.  His lipstick is Black Radiance, for all of you goth kids trying to find good black lipstick on a budget.

FTC:  The BWC lipstick was sent to me for use and review and I received the mascara from work.  j0hn may or may not have gotten Bitten when he was a model for MSC.  He isn't anymore, sadly.  We used these cosmetics because we like them, and these are our honest opinions.

Pantone Color of the Year Tangerine Tango Products!

I wear Tangerine Tango every day at work, so I've found lots of items around work that look beautiful with it.  If you're looking for more items to go with your eyeshadow quad or that Tangerine Tango lipstick, look no further.

1.  Urban Decay eyeshadow in Free Love, $17
This color is a soft coral that teeters on the orange side.  It looks amazing as a single color look with some black liner and lots of mascara.  It has just the right amount of shimmer that means it'll look great on everyone, and would look great with any eye color.  This color is not vegan, but it is cruelty-free.

2.  Stila Long Wear Lip Color in Outrageous, $20
This is an amazing product for the girl on the go.  You can line and fill in one easy step, it never needs to be sharpened, and the color payoff is amazing.  It's affordable, it smooth to apply and it comes in a range of shades and finishes.  Oh.. and it smells amazing.  I think this item contains carmine, sadly.  Stila doesn't test on animals, though.

3.  Madd Style Cosmetix's Orange Eyeshadow Shades, $5
I have an insane amount of Madd Style Cosmetix, you already know this.  I have worn all of my orange shades that are currently listed on the MSC shop with Tangerine Tango looks, and they have all turned out beautifully.  I've posted a couple of looks on my youtube showing how to use these items together.  These are super affordable, as well.  All colors from MSC are vegan and cruelty-free.

4.  Hard Candy Fox in a Box in Skinny Dipping, $8
I received this item in a swap from Dawn and I absolutely love it.  It's such a lovely color and peach tones look good on pretty much everyone.  It's cruelty free but I'm not sure if it's vegan or not.

5.  Jordana Incolor Pretty Shine Luxury Glossy in 10 Dazzling, $1.99
This is affordable, gorgeous, and looks great over other lip products.  It's easy to find, easy to apply, and feels nice.  There's really nothing else to say, haha.  Go to your local Walgreen's and pick it up.  They are cruelty free, but I need to look up the vegan list on my computer when I get home.

5.  Pantone + Sephora Color of the Year Collection, $7-$68
Of COURSE this collection has to be on the list!  Both the Pantone + Sephora and the Sephora Collection cosmetics are a brilliant use of both Tangerine Tango and it's complementary colors.  The eyeshadow quad begs for the liner trio, and the glosses are beautiful and lovely to wear.  The best part about the collection is that it takes the guess work out of what you should wear with the color by offering options.  Sephora brand does not test on animals, but I can't seem to get a definitive vegan list out of them, haha.

FTC:  I have received some pigments in exchange for modeling or MSC.  I have no idea which pigments they are anymore.  I received the blush from Dawn in an exchange.  Everything else I purchased with my own money.  These are my honest opinions.  I do no represent Sephora, LLC or any of it's subsidiaries in any way, shape or form.

Madd Style Cosmetix: Queen of Hearts Collection!

I still remember being terrified of the ill-tempered Queen of Hearts when I watched Alice in Wonderland as a child.  When Mo announced she'd be doing a collection based off of the character, I was so excited.  When I saw the colors, I was even more excited.  The collection is a beautiful range of pinks and reds, and as a vegan, I'm always super excited to find pinks and reds that I can use, haha.  Even better, because they're loose pigments, they're super easy to mix into gloss, nail polish, eye seal, etc to use them as more than just eyeshadows.

The Queen of Heats Collection is $21.00 for five pigments and a glitter bag.

Here are a description of the colors taken directly from the MSC page:

♥ QUEEN OF HEARTS- a metallic red with pink and silver sparkle
♥ SEEING RED- red with subtle shimmer.
♥ PAINTED ROSES - a coral pink with rose glitter.
♥ OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! - a blood red burgundy with color shifting glitz.
♥ FLAMINGO CROQUET - a flamingo pink :)
♥ [BROKEN HEARTS - dusty pink glitter]

So let's dive into some swatches.. even though I'm terrible at them.

From L to R: Off With Their Heads, Queen of Hearts, Seeing Red, Painted Roses, Flamingo Croquet, and Broken Hearts glitter

 Make sure you get this collection, because like most collections, once it's gone; it's gone.

FTC:  I was provided this collection as a gift.  I will also be using it as a model of the company.  I was not paid for this article or my recommendation.  These are my honest opinions, and I reserve the right to them.

CO-CONTEST WITH MO!! =D

Hey guys!!  Mo and I are hosting a super exciting Valentine's Day contest!!  I hope you'll all check it out & enter!  There are two ways to enter, one being video submissions and the other photo, so there are no excuses to not participate!!  =]  All of the details are after the cut.

Ponyo Inspired Phototutorial!

Alright guys, this is my first phototutorial, please be patient with me.  =]

This is essentially a complimentary look based off of the popular Miyazaki film Ponyo.  The Madd Models are doing Disney themes this month & I technically cheated.  Disney owns American rights to Miyazaki films, therefore, they're still technically Disney.  I win!  =D

So here's what we'll need today:

From left to right:
NYC Show Time mascara (this is the waterproof one)
Almay eyeliner in Black
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
mark. Keep It Going in Entourage (black)
MSC piggiez in Disco Biscuit (shimmery primary blue), Dreamsicle (matte orange), Rambozo (red-toned shimmery orange), and Birf'day Suit (matte cream color)
Fluffy Shader Brush
Pencil Brush
Angled Contour Brush
Flat Shader Brush
Angled Liner Brush

Starting off by priming your lids.

Then apply your white base all over the lid.

Blend the base all over the lid, in the crease, and on the brow bone.

Now you're ready to start applying colors!  This is the fun part.  =]

 

You're going to start adding Disco Biscuit with the Angled Contour brush to create this shape on your eye.  The color below the eye will come later.  When applying DB, make sure you don't come down on your lid.  A little bit is okay, but too much on your lid will take away from the orange.

 

This is Dreamsicle.  I absolutely love this color.  It's a matte orange and it's what dreams are made of, haha.  It's applied in the inner corner, half way across the upper lid and across the entire lower lid.

 You're going to pat Rambozo over the entire lid.  Make sure you pat on enough to make it nice and pigmented.  It should come up and out to meet the blue.

Speaking of the blue...

In windshield wiper motions, slowly drag over and build up blue below the orange on the lower lid.

Now you're going to apply Birf'day Suit as a brow highlight.  You're done with eyeshadow, unless you need to touch up anything before moving on to liners & mascara.  I somehow didn't get any steps of this process, so just add the Keep It Going with the angled liner brush to created a small winged look on top.  Use your favorite eyeliner pencil to put black on the lower waterline.  Add your favorite (waterproof, haha) volumizing mascara & you're done!  Also, fun changes you could make would be to use Tiger's Blood by MSC as a liner, or a bright, primary blue as a liner.

 

The end!  =]  I hope you guys like it!

Fellow Madd Cat Tiffany's blog

So many of you are already fans of Madd Style Cosmetix, and as such, probably fans of Tiffany.  And if you're not, you need to go add her blog RIGHT NOW.  As if the fact that she's pretty amazing isn't enough inspiration, she's holding a giveaway that includes, among others, a whole lot of Madd Style piggiez!

Check it out:
http://mrsaull923.blogspot.com/2011/06/giveaway.html

Madd Style Cosmetix = Love

Like you guys didn't see this one coming from a mile away.  =]

So a few months back I started modeling for the fantastic & fabulous Madd Style Cosmetix (then Madd Style Cosmetics, hah).  My sick love affair with this company has grown exponentially since to what I'm calling Pokemon-status (GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL).  It's hilarious.  I have 13 purples & I need at least 5 more.  Yes, need.  Because not having every single color leaves a sad void in my life.

But to be fair, I'm currently panicking because I don't have Phantasm & I specifically need that color.  It comes with the territory of modeling & representing a brand; you need the resources to showcase the colors.  And I mean it when I say I need them all.  Because no two piggies are the same (which is both a blessing and a terrible, terrible curse, haha).

I realize that this is a terrible piece of writing and possibly a little too stream of conscious (and with my ADD, it's certainly all over the place), so now that it's 6am, I'm going to call it a night.

Go check it out for yourself:  http://www.artfire.com/users/MaddStyle

No, really.  Click on that link.  =]