Another attempt at Flapper makeup

Hello Everyone,

I'm sure all of you already heard about the Japanese tragedy that is unfolding right as we speak. I don't have any relatives in Japan, but I do have some friends and a deep care for the country. I've been in a sort of shock since yesterday. I'll be donating to RedCross as well as donating to the Charity Blog Sale ran by MayLovesMakeup.com. Please check it out and donate any beauty items. You can also follow them on twitter @BBCBS.

That said, I did manage to pull myself together to put some makeup on today. Remember my post on attempting to do a Flapper makeup look? Today I tried it again and I'm much happier with the results.

I deliberately left my eyebrows bare, because I wanted the emphasis to be on the eye makeup.

I realize that photos in my kitchen are not the most glamorous, but that was the place with the best lightening.

My husband didn't like the makeup at all lol. He said I have raccoon eyes and look like female version of Marylin Manson. Yes, I still love him because he actually takes time to comment on my makeup and most importantly NOTICES it :)

I wanted more matte finish on my cheeks, while being bold and bright. I had to tone it down a lot because at first I applied too much. After toning down with powder, I applied a little bit more .

Although this photo is blurry, I love it. The wind hit just at the right moment.

Face:

• MAYBELLINE The Smoother Skin Retexturizing Primer
• MAYBELLINE Dream Satin liquid Air-Whipped foundation in Ivory
• No 7 Instant Radiance Concealer in shade II 
• Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder in Transparent
• BOURJOIS Limited Edition Blusher in 74 Rose Ambre

Eyes:

• URBAN DECAY Primer Potion
• UD Naked Palette (Gunmetal and Creep)
• COLLECTION 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip liner in Black
• No 7 Exception Definition Mascara - black

Lips: 

• Wet n Wild ColorIcon lipliner in Berry Red
• L'Oreal Colour Riche in Red Rhapsody

What do you think?

~ Lyuba

Attempt at 1920s Flapper Makeup

Hello Ladies,

Yesterday was my play with makeup day, although I didn't get around to it until way later in the day. Originally I was planning on doing 2 looks for the BUBBLEGARM's Sigma Make Me Up contest , one pink and one blue, but I also really really wanted to do a black look. Yesterday I only did one look, but tomorrow I'll do the pink look too because that's the set I really really want.

I've been thinking of doing a Flapper inspired makeup look for a while, seeing as how I am obsessed with Flapper hats :) So I researched it a little, found out that white face, dark eyes, small dark red lips, pencil line think eyebrows were all the rage at the time and to work I went. Not everything about this look makes me happy, but for the first time I think it's ok. I'll know what to do different for next time.

Next time I will not go with eyeshadow all the way to my eyebrows, but I did it on purpose. I don't have anything that could completely conceal my eyebrows so I figured eyeshadow will help with that. It did, but it also took away from the more accurate look. So hopefully by the time I do this look again, I will get all the necessary stuff to conceal my eyebrows.

What do you think? When I get home I will update with more detailed photos as well as a list of stuff I used.

~ Lyuba

Dare to Wear Challenge - Tribal Mermaid anyone?

Hello everyone,

Few days ago I saw that FunnyFace Beauty extended the deadline for her latest Dare to Wear Challenge, which is not only fun but also for a good cause. Seeing as I have only been following her for a short time, I had no idea she was doing those challenges so the extension benefited me a lot :) For this challenge, she is inviting you to create a look inspired by African tribal images/makeup. Me being myself, I took a look at inspiration pictures she provided, googled some more images, even saved them, but at the end I didn't even look at any of them before starting my look. And of course the colors are not exactly what I would associate with African tribal colors.... Figures.

 This morning I woke up nice and early, and because my husband is away and I don't have to cook the turkey, I had lots of time in the morning to play with makeup. Perfect time to do something crazy right?

I started out with my usual primer/foundation/concealer routine, nothing special about that. Then I picked out the colors I would use. A while back I bought some Aromaleigh eye shadows in their closing out sale (big tear here), but they just sat unused so I decided to give them some lovings.

These colors were talking to me... begging to be used.. and while applying my makeup I kept thinking that I look like some kind of tribal mermaid with her war paint on. Tribal Mermaid it is then!

 I wish I didn't drew the pink line on my forehead... I will know for the next time. This is my first ever time doing anything this crazy by the way.

 My pathetic attempt at a battle cry. :)

 Love this picture! I call it Tribal Mermaid zombie.

 Sorry about lipstick on my teeth :( I didn't notice it until editing photos, and I'm not that skilled with Photoshop to take care of it. But check out my pout! Considering my lips are not the fullest of the bunch, I loved how gloss made them look.

Face:

• GOSH  Velvet Touch primer
• GOSH Natural Touch foundation in 34 Vanilla
• COLLECTION 2000 Illuminating Touch Light diffusing concealer in 2 Natural
• RIMMEL London Stay Matte pressed powder in Transparent  to set the foundation
• AROMALEIGH Gothic Lolita in Aqua Nightmare overall, blended in some places with Cobalt and Watermelon (not sure what collection)
• AROMALEIGH Watermelon and Rocks! Sonic Eyes Hitormiss for the lines
• BOURJOIS Shimmering Shine liquid eye shadow in 35 Gris Platine for the dots

Eyes:

•  E.L.F. Mineral Eyeshadow Primer as a base
• AROMALEIGH Gothic Lolita in Aqua Nightmare on the lid, with Watermelon on the brow bone 
• COLLECTION 2000 Extreme 24 hour felt tip liner in Teal for the eyeliner and brows - told you I would use it again today. And let me also tell you how much fun I had trying to remove it! But to be fair, I knew exactly that it would stain, and I wasn't going to use it on my brows..... until it was the perfect color. 
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk on waterline
• EYELURE Naturalites Intense eyelashes

Lips: 

• AROMALEIGH Watermelon mixed with  Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss

I think there are still couple days to get your entries in! So come on, it's fun and for a good cause!

~ Lyuba