Happy belated Valentine's Day?

This is embarrassing.

I said that I was going to do a Valentine's Day post on Valentine's Day; I had done a look in advance and everything. And yet here we are, four days later, you shaking your head at me, me looking pitiful. I'm supposed to be doing better in 2018.

I think the problem is that I did the look in advance for ahem reasons (which is funny because I didn't even use the look for what I wanted to use it for anyway) so there was no urgent need to do the blog post. I should've done the blog post that same day and just saved it, but it's neither here nor there now. 

See, for your forgiveness, I was supposed to give you two looks with details, but I seem to have deleted the details for one of the looks I had done, and therefore can't post it because I haven't the slightest idea of what I used. I'm gonna deactivate this blog after this post.

 

This look still has the whole pinky Valentine's Day-esque vibe going on, so maybe that's not too bad? I don't know; this is a train wreck.

FACE:

Primer:

• Wet 'N Wild PhotoFocus Matte Face Primer on my T-Zone
• Nicka K New York Ultra Smoothing Makeup Primer

 Concealer:

• E.L.F. Orange Concealer Stick under the Tarte Shape Tape in Deep on my mouth, and the Shape Tape paired with the Wet N Wild PhotoFocus Concealer in Medium/Deep Tan under my eyes.

Foundation: CoverGirl Queen Collection All Day Flawless 3-in-1 Foundation in Q825 Golden Honey

• Applied with a fake version of the Farsali Rose Gold Elixir, and enhanced by the Wet N Wild Hello Halo Liquid Highlighter in Goddess Glow under my eyes, and Go With The Glow on my forehead and chin.

Face Powder: Ben Nye Luxury Powder in Sienna

Under Eye Setting Powder: Maybelline Fit Me! Loose Setting Powder in Medium Deep

 

BROWS:

Outline: ColourPop Brow Pencil in Black 'n Brown

Filler: E.L.F. Brow Kit in Dark

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

 

EYES:

Primer: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Toffee

Shadows:

• Transition: Warmth, in the Bad Habit Inferno Palette
• Crease: Hot Spot and Smolder, in the Bad Habit Inferno Palette
• Lid: Burn, in the Bad Habit Inferno Palette, with Ahora, in the Juvia's Place The Saharan II Palette on top
• Lower Lash Line: Hot Spot and Smolder, in the Bad Habit Inferno Palette
• Inner Corner: Marrakesh, in the Juvia's Place The Saharan II Palette

 

Eyeliner: Wet 'N Wild ProLine Graphic Marker Eyeliner
Mascara: Ruby Kisses Very Sexy Mascara on the bottom lashes

Lashes: E.L.F. Luxe Lash Kit in Winged & Polished

 

CONTOUR:

Ruby Kisses 3D Contour Palette in Medium Dark

 

HIGHLIGHT:

Tan Lines, in the Bad Habit Oasis Highlight Kit, with Marrakesh, in the Juvia's Place The Saharan II Palette on top

 

BLUSH:

Milani Baked Blush in Rose d'Oro

 
LIPS:

Nicka K New York Lip Gloss in Chocolate Cosmos to act as a liner of sorts (I couldn't find my liner), paired with the Milani Amore Shine Lip Gloss in Foxy Sexy

Honestly I'm surprised you stuck around this long to read the end of this post, but I thank you for it anyway. I promise to be more put together and ready in my next post, which will hopefully be soon!

x Ashlan

Happy Valentine's Day!

Well, not yet, but...you know what I mean.

It's hard to ignore Valentine's Day (as much as I want to) with all of the sales in the stores, and the emails for the sales in the stores, and, most importantly, the endless barrage of Valentine's Day tutorials coming out by the makeup artists of YouTube. Everybody's getting ready for the big day, and what am I doing? Stuffing my face with chocolate covered strawberries and playing in makeup my damn self. Queue the look!

 

The bottom two are my faces when I noticed how light my face looked in the flash. Sigh I'll never be a professional.

Le Details:

FACE:

L'Oreal Paris Magic Perfecting Base Primer for the texture on my cheeks

Concealer: L.A. Girl Yellow Corrector on the corners of my mouth; Nicka K New York HD Concealer in Fallow on the corners of my mouth, my nose, under my eyes, and the skintone unevenness on my cheeks

Setting Powder: Ruby Kisses HD Set 'N Forget Invisible Setting Powder

Foundation: Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme Foundation in 340 Caramel

Face Powder: Black Radiance True Complexion Soft Focus Finishing Powder in Creamy Bronze

BROWS:

Brow Filler/Liner: L'Oreal Paris Brow Styling Definer Pencil in Dark Brunette

Browbone: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn; Nicka K New York HD Concealer in Copper

EYES:

Primer: Ruby Kisses 24 Hour Eyeshadow Magic

Shadows (this look was a LORAC Unzipped Gold One Palette Wonder!):

• Base: the Sculpt powder in the Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark
• Transition: Undeniable
• Crease: Unedited
• Lid: Unpredictable
• Outer V: Unafraid
• Inner Third: Unleashed
• Lower Lash Line: Unlocked on the inner half; Unedited on the outer half

Liner:  Hard Candy Stroke of Gorgeous Felt Tip Liner on the top lid; L.A. Girl Gel Glide Eyeliner in Very Black on the water line

Mascara: Benefit Cosmetics They're Real!, enhanced by the Milani Length In Seconds Lash Extension Fibers

CONTOUR:

Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

HIGHLIGHT:

Anastasia Beverly Hills Illuminator in So Hollywood

BLUSH:

#4 in the E.L.F. Studio Blush Palette in Dark

LIPS:

Lipstick: an ombre mix of the Hard Candy Velvet Mousse Lip Color in Tulip, with the Nicka K Lipstick in NY404 Carmine

Liner: Jordana Cosmetics Easyliner in Coffee Bean on the bottom lip; Nicka K Auto Lip Pencil in AA33 Dark Red

I had fun with this; I felt a little closer to the Instagram/YouTube famous MUAs with this look, and the wig lol. I had to post this before I forgot the details, which happened for the last two looks smh forgive me, I'm bad at this.

x Ashlan