Eye Look : Museum day!

I've wanted to publish this post for so long now because I went to the museum about 2 weeks ago and that's when I clicked the pictures. I used one of my favorite BB creams as a base since I didn't want anything too strong and dramatic. However, I felt like experimenting with my eyeshadow palettes and trying a new look. I was so happy with this look that I knew I had to click pictures of it to share it with you guys. After that day, this look has pretty much become my everyday look and I love how versatile it is. The shades blend so well together that I think this look could work for just a casual day or a daytime event too when a smokey eye is too loud.

I started with my Elizabeth Mott Creamy Shadow Stick(Received in ipsy bag) in the inner corner of the eye and over the inner half of the eyelid. It isn't pigmented enough to be a shade on it's own but it works well as a base since it's shimmery and the sparkles show through the shade you apply over the top. I then used a shimmery burnt orange shade over the top and went further out to cover the whole eyelid. This creates a natural gradient since the part of the eyelid with the shadow stick base appears lighter. You can blend it to achieve a better gradient. I then blended the dark plum eyelid shade from my wet n wild eyeshadow trio, that I reviewed here, into the crease (Yup I used an eyelid color for the crease. pretty badass right? Hahaha).  Finally, I used a really light golden color from an old Chanel palette that I hadn't used for ages and used it to highlight the inner corner of the eye and the middle portion of the eyelid (be careful not to cover up the actual shade you used on the eyelid. Just pat enough highlight to add some glitter and dimension.)  A winged eyeliner with my standard MAC Gel Eyeliner and a coat of Revlon Lash Potion (review) completed the look. Update: I don't think I used any mascara at all actually. I think I just didn't want the look to be too over the top for that day but I use that mascara for other days when I don't mind the little extra flutter. 

I hope you liked this look. Tell me if you would like to see a complete tutorial for it so that I can add it to my list of videos to do when I finally have the courage to start a youtube channel. If you do try it out, tweet or instagram the picture and link it to me so I can see it. It's just fun to see how the same look adapts to everyone's personal style. 

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Easy Fall EOTD : Fall In Love With Fall

This is probably the easiest Fall eye makeup look you'll come across. do you know why I'm so sure? Because I know that I'm lazy when it comes to putting on makeup early in the morning while I'm in a hurry. I used my Revlon Illuminance Creme Eyeshadow Quad ( Review ) for this look and I didn't even use all the colors. You can use any other creme eyeshadow or powder eyeshadow that's the same color. I just used this one because I love how easy and fast cream eyeshadows can be.

1. Start with a clean eyelid that has been moisturized and prep with an eye primer. 

2. I started by using the lightest color in the palette which is a shimmery pinkish-silver. It is a highlight color but I used it all over the lid. You could use any silver shade with pink tones.

3. I was never a huge fan of the darkest color of this palette but recently it's been such a convenience because it can take a look from zero to glam in seconds! I used this dark purpley-brown shade on the outer corners and crease.and blended it into the first light color.

4. You could end the look at step 3 but if you want to go for a more dramatic look layer on the dark color. Then I added a bit of NARS Albatross( Review coming soon!) to highlight the middle portion of the lid. This step just makes the look more dramatic and sultry like a purpley-brown smoky eye (if that exists). 

5. Finish up by blending well, curling the lashes and some nice mascara. I've used the Revlon Lash Potion Mascara ( Review ). 

Add some blush and a tiny bit of bronzer(optional). I didn't used any lipstick and just used a lip balm from the body shop because I didn't want to distract from the eye look.

PS: Do you notice how you can only see half my face in all the pictures? I put makeup on only one half of my face because I thought of doing a before and after shot. The idea got messed up! Hahaha So I apologize for all the awkward half-face pictures. 

I hope you liked this look and if you try it, send me a picture on Twitter or Facebook. Don't forget to follow me on Bloglovin' and gfc if you want to read more of these posts. 

Tanaya <3

Revlon Illuminance Crème Shadow Review

Like every other makeup addict, I heard/read about the Maybelline color tattoos and could not wait to try them for myself. I went to the Maybelline counter and decided to swatch them and try them out....it was love at first swatch! Since then, I have been to more Maybelline counters than I could count and swathed my favorite color tattoos more times than I care to remember. However I just couldn't get myself to buy any of them. I know that sounds weird and I can't even justify not buying them already to myself. Having swatches Bold Gold and Bad To The Bronze, I moved on to the Revlon counter and spotted this little quad of lovely shimmering cream eyeshadows. I swatched them and decided I would try these out and then buy the Maybelline color tattoos the next time. The darkest color in this quad is really similar to Maybelline's Bad To The Bronze and the lightest one is similar to Bold Gold so I thought they would make for a great comparison experiment between Revlon and Maybelline. Now onto the review.

Apparently this product was released in many variations, each with a different combination of colors but there were only 3 shades available at the store that I bought this one at. The choice was between Copper Coast and Pink Petals. As you can see i chose Pink Petals. I found the shades in the Copper Coast quad to be too commonplace. The shades in the Pink Petals quad are more unique and pigmented.

The product claims to make your eyes appear "luminous" and "bright" and stands true to this claim. The highlighting color is beautiful and adds a dewy shine to the eyes. It also works well as a brow highlighter. The second color is definitely my favorite in this quad. I can't describe it any better than a purple-pinky-gold but its beautiful! I use this as an all-over-lid-color because its so pretty that I want it to stand out. Also, the purple tones complement brown eyes well. The third color was probably intended to be a pretty peachy-pink but unfortunately it just looks the same color as my skin so I think I will use it as a base for my powder eyeshadows. The last color is a dark burgundy-purple. It is a good color for the crease but if you use it as a lid color it may make your eyes look tired so just avoid doing that. Here are some swatches of the 4 colors:

Despite being a cream eyeshadow it creases quite easily. It's such a shame because I really love the shades. They make for a wonderful natural eye look. If  you know how to prevent/reduce the creasing, let me know in the comments below. I find that using a primer just reduces the color payoff of these shadows. 

Cost: Rs. 540

For this cost, Revlon could have done a better job with the packaging. The packaging looks fragile and cheap and I'm always worried that I might drop the quad and break it. 

My Rating:3/5

T <3