Inglot Lipstick palette swatches and FOTD.

Back in January I visited Inglot for the first time during IMATS weekend. I bought a 5 pan lipstick palette as well as 10 pan eyeshadow palette. I finally got round to testing the palette. It was supposed to be for my bridal work because I use a lot of these colours on my current brides. 

Well. I'm not so sure anymore. This palette is way more than I bargained for. Check out the pics below to see what I mean...

Freedom System no 54 (excuse the foundation swatches on my chest!)

I honestly thought this colour was going to be too light for my skin tone but turns out to be quite the beautiful colour. Very creamy. Extremely moisturising. And em...rather pigmented. Possibly for some divalicous bride out there....

Freedom System no 90I'm gutted that you cannot see the true beauty of this colour. This lipstick is something SPECIAL. If you're going to be visiting Inglot anytime soon, seriously, check this colour out. It is Divine! It has a sparkle and a sheen that I haven't seen in any other lipstick. Anywhere! This is for the woman who ain't afraid of colour and won't stick to the regular bridal rules on her day.

Freedom System no 53Yep. This is where things started to go a bit crazy. Black Barbie perhaps? It's a thoroughly hot pink. So so so pigmented! Yes it can be sheered down but dang! I didn't expect these lipsticks to pack this much punch! Hot pink lover of a bride. She's have to be on another level to wear this one full on.

Freedom System no 10

For me, this is a no go colour. It's way too opaque for my colouring but you can make it work if you wanted to and are a darker lady. For my vanilla sisters, this colour is totally for you. Don't sleep on it! Incidentally it's probably the most wearable colour of the lot for brides me thinks. Definitely a keeper.

Freedom System no 7

 Now I know this is one colour that I wouldn't just wear as it is. However I think it is quite do-able with the right lipliner on my skin tone. Again my vanilla sisters will enjoy this colour. It's very pretty. Another bridal keeper.

I will be the first to confess that I totally underestimated the pigmentation in these lipsticks. They spread like melted butter. Might as well be an oil really. The coverage is unreal. Seriously. I'm going to have to invest in a whole lot more of these because I think they are fabulous. So much for the bridal palette. It really is the brightest one of the lot I carry. So I'm going to have to go back to Inglot and get more "wearable" colour. Oh the pain of shopping. *smile* If there is anything you think I should try out next time I'm in Inglot, holla! I'm always up for a good recommendation :)

And just cause I had to show you what was on the rest of my face...

MAC Matte2 Fig.1

Make Up Forever no 92

Inglot AMC eyeshadow no 15

Inglot AMC eyeshadow no 34

Pro-5 Freedom Pearl eyeshadow 407

MAC Select Cover up concealer

Black Opal Foundation in Beautiful Bronze and Truly Topaz

Graftobian warm Powder palette

Anastasia Express Eyebrow palette

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Pure Kajal Eyeliner in Unforgettable black

Stay Blessed lovelies xxx

Like a moth to a flame...

Tonight I wanted to practice doing a neutral eye on myself. Why? Because I just never wear them and when I do I end up wearing a neutral eye I end up doing something that changes the "neutrality" of it all. I was doing really well until it got to the part where I put some lipstick on. Here's what I had to choose from:-

I've got an decent personal lipstick collection with a good variety of colour. I could have chosen any colour. Any! But I chose this one:-

Now y'all have seen this colour before. It's that stupid Sleek Amethyst lipstick! For all the jones in my bones! Can someone explain to me why I chose it again? What is it with this lipstick? Why couldn't I just reach for something neutral considering the fact that I was actually practicing a neutral look?

I've known for a long time that it's my favorite lipstick. I've not posted FOTD's before on my blog because I've been wearing it and you guys might think I'm boring! [yes I care what you think about my lipstick!] But I love it!!!! But I wanna challenge myself. Any look that I do from now on, if lipstick is required, there shall be no Amethyst in sight. And you all know what that means...I'll just find another favorite to wear! lol!!!

Happy weekend lovelies!
Abundant Blessings to you all!

Half done.

I took this picture the other day on my way out to work. It's a different look but I really should have blended out my eyebrow concealer more.

Lesson of the day:- The camera does not lie. You can never blend enough :)

Stay blessed lovlies
xxx

Falsies with Sleek Graphite Palette: Round 2

So I tried some falsies again today and I have to admit that they looked a whole lot better than the first lot but I am still not convinced I can carry them off...

Check it out:-

Can you tell I'm wearing falsies?

What about here? Can you see them? Far less dramatic that the first ones I tried. *Warning...unamused face up ahead!*

Now here is where I got a problem. These pictures are clickable by the way. The lash on the left eye is visibly WAY above the lash line. To me it looks very obvious. And I cannot at this point in time get my lashes to sit where I want them to because of how curly my lashes are. They almost touch my eyelid and getting anything between them is more than a mission an a half!

The picture above is a lot more obvious. I did go to town like this though. Met 2 friends and they didn't say anything....don't know if that's a good or bad thing....Oh well!!! They look pretty when you close your eyes. Very flirty. I think I may have to try some more. *sigh*

Oh yeah. The eyeshadows are the new Sleek Graphite palette. I like it. They probably could have made it into 5 shades rather than 10 cause a few are just waaaayyyyy to close what who can complain for a 5iver? The purple on the bottom row, right is what I used as well as the creamy highlight that looks white on my skin. Good good buy. Very creamy. Shall wear more tomorrow me thinks.

Night night lovlies!
Be Blessed xxx

Sleek Sunset Palette: Rainbow eyes

It was never my intention to create a rainbow look with this palette. It kinda just happened! I am convinced the formulation for these palettes has changed. Definitely creamier. Which can be a good or bad thing.

For a colour base I used the Mehron Pro-Pencil Jumbo super white pencil and it creased. Incredibly. The proof is below. ow sad. And I had UDPP underneath. How on earth does that happen? It's not like I used loads either. Round one was not good....

That Barry M Orange blush ain't bad people. However with my skin and oxidation and all that jazz it ends up looking more red on my skin than orange-y. It lasted a good amount of time. Still happy with it.

I was supposed to wear some lashes with this look but I chickened out at the last moment. I promise next time I will wear them!!!!

Short and sweet for you my darlings!
Stay Blessed
xxx