It takes a village.

Do you guys know that saying? I'm sure we're all familiar with that phrase. It usually applies to raising children, though (and I usually agree with it, especially when dealing with bad ass kids out in public), but this is a makeup blog, so in this instance, I'm referring to makeup.

Lately I've been teaming up with the lovely Codi (louloulovesbeauty) and Jameliz (jamzbeauty) to figure collaborations for comparison swatching and other things, and we decided to do a collaboration today! The common theme was to use yellow eyeshadow (I gave it a side eye at first), but outside of that anything went. Here's what I came up with:

Me finessing in the mirror:

Closeup on the eyes:

And a video, of course.

You'll notice that there are quite a few pictures for this look, and that's partially because I did enjoy the outcome, but the main reason why I took and posted so many pictures is because I worked my ass off for this look.

Let me tell you why the BH Cosmetics Take Me To Brazil palette ain't shit.

The color payoff is beautiful, it really is. Just as vibrant in the pan as it is in swatches and on the lid, but the only problem is that it won't stay on the got damn lid. I tried applying these shadows with my brush first, and I got a dull covering over the lid, but to really get this vibrancy I had to pack the shadow on with my fingers, because matte eyeshadows still suck. So yeah, everything's going all good and whatnot, got a little blending going, eyes are poppin' and whatever, but as soon as I went to sketch out my wing, the damn shadow started to move, right off of the white base that I laid under it. And then it transferred like hell onto the hood of my eyes (which you can see in the eye closeup); now, because of the natural shape of my eyes I usually get a little transfer, and I can usually fix the problem by just reapplying my crease shade, but this was ridiculous. I had to set my face like an Easter Island head just to keep the color from transferring too much before I could finish my face and take my pictures (so if my contour is a little off, that's why). I was rooting for you, Take Me To Brazil! We were all rooting for you! I was just talking shit about how good BH was the other day! You're making me look bad!

It took a village, the village shaman, the mailman and the grace of God to bring this look together long enough for me to capture it on film, so yeah, you're going to get nine pictures of this damn look, because I earned it. So there. Here's the details.

FACE:

Primer:

• L'Oreal Magic Perfecting Base Primer on my cheeks
• E.L.F. Mineral Infused Primer on the rest of my face

 Concealer:

• Mouth: L.A. Girl HD Pro Orange Corrector with the Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer in Chocolate Brown under the foundation, and L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn over the foundation
• Nose, Chin, and Uneven Skintone on Cheeks: Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer in Chocolate Brown
• Under Eye: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn; Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer in Chocolate Brown

Foundation: Maybelline Fit Me! Matte + Poreless Foundation in 340 Cappuccino

Face Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Golden Cashews

Bronzing Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Warm Hazelnut

Setting Powder: Black Opal Deluxe Finishing Powder in Neutral Light

 

BROWS:

Filler: L'Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Definer in Dark Brunette

Browbone Highlight: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn

 

EYES:

Primer: LORAC Behind the Scenes Eye Primer

Base: The Sculpt powder in the Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

Lid Base: NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

Shadows:

• Lid:
• Overall: #2, in the BH Cosmetics Take Me To Brazil Palette
• Outer Third: #21, in the BH Cosmetics Take Me To Brazil Palette
• Transition Between Overall and Outer Third: #6, in the BH Cosmetics Take Me To Brazil Palette

Eyeliner:

• Wing: Wet 'N Wild ProLine Felt Tip Eyeliner
• Water Line: Jordana Cosmetics Easyliner Eyeliner in Blue Devine

Mascara: L'Oreal Paris Butterfly Intenza Midnight Black

 

CONTOUR:

Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

 

HIGHLIGHT:

#7, in the Makeup Revolution Golden Sugar Ultra Blush Palette, with #4 from the same palette over top

 

BLUSH:

#15, in the BH Cosmetics Pride + Prejudice + Zombies Palette

LIPS:

Lipstick: NYX Cosmetics Liquid Suede Liquid Lip Cream in Soft Spoken, with Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in Untainted Spice on the perimeter of the lips

Liner: Jordana Cosmetics Easyliner Eyeliner in Coffee Bean

Okay, you guys, that's it. I'm done with this palette and I don't want to look at it anymore, so I'm gonna sign off now. I'll see you around this silly blog somewhere soon, bye!

P.S., Look at Codi's fucking collab look, you guys.

LOOK AT IT YOU HEATHENS.

AND LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHT ON JAMELIZ'S FUCKING NOSE.

What the fuck. What the fuck, I can't. Bye.

x Ashlan