REVIEW: Eye Kandy Cosmetics!

Hey loves, so I have a new review today, it's for Eye Kandy Cosmetics which I discovered at the Hyack Festival here in New Westminster yesterday. We went for lunch for Tay's b-day and ended up getting stranded by the Hyack Festival Parade down 6th St, so we wandered around and came across a booth where this lovely girl (Jessica, I believe her name was) showed me the lovely glitter makeup they sell at Eye Kandy. I purchased the "Liquid Sugar" and 3 different colors of glitter so that I could try it out and see just how durable the Liquid Sugar really does make your makeup:

It's really a nice product actually! Like I said in the review the liquid sugar really helps keep the product on solid and, as a cheaper alternative, could be used with your own glitter most likely. I'll be fiddling with it some more and maybe creating a few looks with it when I'll update you on my thoughts, but for now... I love Eye Kandy Cosmetics!

Love ya lots!

- Tyrel

Rainbow Treat!

Hey loves,

Been a while, I know, but I've been super down on these anti-depressants that I've recently started. It's hard to get motivated right now. I'm sure my body will adjust soon, but I'm just so bleh! You'd think that being on stress leave from work would make me more productive (I do have ALL the time in the world right now) but I mainly find myself reading a lot or exercising, I wrote some a few days ago though (the start of a novel actually).

Anyway, today I was extremely bored so I decided to watch 2 hours worth of makeup tutorials on YouTube that I've subscribed to but have neglected to keep up on... One of the most interesting characters on there is Pertlitude he is this AMAZING makeup GUY who does tutorials and reviews that I absolutely love! For pride month (where he's from, out here it's July-August) he's been doing DRAG tutorials that are beautifully informative and I plan on trying out his chest conturing techniques very soon (the only thing I can't do is the tuck, I don't think I ever want to do that)

But anyway, he did this wonderful series of how to do everything drag and in it he had a rainbow eyemakeup that I fell in love with and decided to try my own version of... enjoy!

Love ya lots!

Tyrel

SPECIAL TODAY! Holly Golightly Inspired Makeup!

Hi loves!

So, I know I've been away for a while now, but I've got some personal issues that I've had to deal with for the past week now. I've had some tough times, but let's not dwell on that, let's have a look at what's going on today!

So, last night I introduced my partner, Taylor, to Breakfast at Tiffany's, which is one of my all time favorite movies and books! It's perfection (well, if it didn't have the racism aspect to it, it would be, but I forgive and blame it on the times) When I was a young boy, my sister and I loved the song "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and in it they mention the film, so when we saw it at the video store we just had to rent it, needless to say, we fell in love with it and Audrey Hepburn (how can you not!) and we've both watched it countless times!

Since getting into makeup, I've taken to noticing and trying to figure out how looks are accomplished (in advertisements, movies, tv shows, everything) and last night was no exception, Audrey Hepburn's look is ridiculously simple, yet devine beyond all words. I watched closely and made notes so I could attempt to copy the main look she has throughout the whole movie.

Starting with the skin she has such a wonderfully clear complexion that I can only mimmick with foundation.

Her cheekbones are perfection (and made even more apparent with blush under them)

Her eyebrows are penciled over to highlight the fullness of them (her makeup scene in the movie where she first meets Paul is so elegantly done: penciling in the brows and brushing it through as she talks on and on) 

Light colored eyeshadow is placed only on the lids and blended slightly up to not show a line

She has a thick liquid eyeliner above the upper lashes that wings out slightly, the liner, combined with a healthy coat of mascara give her lashes such a full look! (I also lined my upper lids to fill them in more, but I'm not sure if she would have),

and to finish it off she places a simple pink or nude color on her lips throughout!

"Hand me my purse, will you darling? A girl can't read that sort of thing without her lipstick"

Audrey's simplicity is truly inspiring and it's amazing how much you can do with just a little makeup!

Love you lots,

Tyrel!

Making Face: Great Looks #2: The Vamp!

Oh my goodness! So here is a look I LOOOOOOVE! So cool look and so fun to do! Today's look is called "The Vamp" and it's modeled here by Demi Moore:

How?

1) No concealer? YEAH RIGHT! I'm not as flawless as Demi, thank you! It's suggested that you don't conceal, but for a loo this crazy, I had to, and not just lightly!

2) Loose powder is applied with a sponge all over the face (I just use pressed, sorry don't have loose, and if I'm gonna use a sponge anyways...)

3) Brush your lashes up, then down at the ends (I defined them, again, I'm not DEMI)

4) Apply a browny-grey eyeshadow around the eye, focusing darker on the top of the inner crease and the outer eyes (I used a brown, then blended in a grey)

5) Mascara the top and bottom lashes (I put on false eyelashes and mascara)

6) Cover the lips with concealer and blend into outer area, draw the inner lips with an light lipliner making a shape.

8) Fill in the lips you just created with a dark toned lip-liner

And suddenly "Tyrel is a vamp, he's a vixen not a tramp, he's the da-da-da-da!" 

So, this was my first time using false lashes as well, so I should mention that, I think. It was an interesting experience, obviously it hightens your look a hell of a lot, but honestly, I don't care for them. They feel so fake and heavy and I feel worried constantly that they'll fall off. They're not hard to place (or at least I don't think so) it's just not my thing... Here's the look without:

But yeah, so it obviously makes the look better, I just don't feel comfortable in them. I'll be using them again, just know that I won't be enjoying it, ha ha!

Love ya lots,

Tyrel

Making Face: Great Looks #1: The Innocent!

So here we are, onto another section of Kevyn's book. This is another "simplicity" type look and I'm kind of over them... I understand they're important for everyday looks or if you don't want to really look made up, just gorgeous... But I want to do exciting things >:(

I skipped over the section called "the gathering" for right now (I don't know if I'll do it to be honest), I love the stories in it of these ordinary people coming in and getting a makeover for different reasons, but the looks are kind of redos of the first section of the book. I MIGHT try a few as further practice, but a lot of this section's photos have to do with a FULL makeover too (hair, clothes, everything...) and I don't want to get into that stuff right now.

So anyways, here's the look:

How? Honestly, it's just another "simplictic" look... Light concealer, light blush on the cheeks, temples and chin, light color on the lids (or no color), a brown along the crease for shadow, light mascara, a light lip liner around the lips and fill with some light or clear gloss...

I'm sorry to not go into detailed by the numbers on this one, but it's the SAME thing! I don't know, I guess I just think we should either be able to figure out the minor alternatives on our own or just be given them in brackets "(for added effect try this)" Sorry this one was a bore, but trust me when I say you're gonna love the next one!

Love ya,

Tyrel

Goodies Purchased Today and a VIDEO REVIEW L'OREAL's TELESCOPIC EXPLOSION MASCARA!

Hey loves,

Today I went out with my sister and on our journey I picked up two products that I was dying to try out!

1) Fake Eyelashes: I got Ardel's Fashion Lashes Starter Kit, wanted something simple to try out (Probably have something tomorrow, what I'm thinking is something I know you'll LOVE!) I've been told by friends these are terrific starters!

and

2) L'OREAL's TELESCOPIC EXPLOSION MASCARA: This I've been wanting to try FOREVER now! (Well the whole 2 weeks I've been into makeup) The premise is just so amazing: a small wand to get lashes seperately and make it easy to reach everything... I've posted my first video review on this product here:

As I said in the video I'm not here to buy and try things out, so this won't be a regular thing, I'm not going to be blowing my wallet on makeup to do reviews on it (I don't really think I'm the best authority anyways) This was a one off thing where I needed to try it and decided to spend the cash to try... Hope you enjoyed!

Love you all!

Tyrel

SPECIAL TODAY: Following Aja's Sexy Sultry Smokey Eye Tutorial!

Hey everyone!

Sorry I didn't update yesterday (well technically 2 days now that it's after midnight) but I was having major life issues that were needing attention sooner than the blog, sorry, I'm gonna make it up tomorrow (well today) trust me! Sooooooo... Today is a special day! My friend Aja put up another tutorial today for me. I requested she do a smokey eye tutorial and told her I'd try it out as soon as she did it! Here's the tutorial:

Here's my response:

I don't know about you, but I EFFING love her and her tutorials! Aja is so wonderfully quirky and easy to follow! Ugh! Subscribe... NOW! Bye bye for now loves!

- Tyrel

Making Face #9: Classical!

Number 2 for today is the final one that I'm going to do out of the first section of Kevyn Aucoin's Making Faces. There are 2 looks in this section that I'm not going to do: "Defining" and "Softness". The reason I'm not going to do these two looks is because they are just so light and, really, just minor tweaks to the "simplicity" look, I don't feel they'll further my knowledge any, so I'll skip them and note the subtle difference for future use.

So, as I said before, here's another look for today, this one is called "Classical" and is SOOOOO easy to do that I figured why not?

1) Eyebrows are brushed first upwards, then downwards at the ends (I used a lighter colored liner to lesses the color a bit because it's such a simple and nice look)
2) Gold eyeshadow is appled on the eyelid and "washed" in
3) Eyelashes are curled and Mascara is applied to just the top lashes.
4) Lip-line and fill the lips
5) Put on some red lipstick (blot with single ply, reapply, blot, then reapply)

It's that simple! Love it!

I really hate how easily lipstick gets on your teeth :( Any tips on how to NOT do this?

Love ya,

Tyrel

Making Face #8: Glamorous: REMIX!

So, I'm not feeling all that well today >:( I think I FINALLY caught what Taylor had a few weeks ago and am a bit weak. It's not a harsh cold, just makes you tired and nose-annoyed... But I was lucky and got off work early and decided to thrift store it up. I was lucky again to find that books were "HALF OFF" today and got a copy of "Drums of Autumn" by Diana Gabaldon in hardcover and a 20-book-set of "Nobel Prize Winners" in hard cover! Also, they sell these really cute eyeshadow palettes there (NEW, don't worry!) so I bought 2 because they have a lot of colors and are pretty cheap... When I got out to my car though I dropped one of them palette boxes and was saddened to come home to find 2 of my colors cracked (but still useable)!

So yeah, today's look is Glamourous... R-R-R-R-REMIX!!! YAY! So Kevyn Aucoin does two versions of the "glamorous" look on two seperate models, so here is number two, which I'll dub "Glamorous: Remix"

This look is just a lovely, everyday kind of version of the first look! The first one is in your face and hard, this one is soft and polite, I love them both so much for different reasons!

1) First, you want to shape your brows (I was NOT gonna go this thin, so I hid my brows under a bit of powder and drew in the middle. I wouldn't recommend this because it'll look silly outside, but I just wanted to do it for effect) then pencil them in (best to have an upward curve, not angry though)

2) Apply concealer where needed and loose face powder

3) A golden-brown eyeshadow is placed on the lids going dark alon the last line, the blending upward

4) Black eye-liner is placed along the lashline and slightly smudged (SLIGHTLY)

5) White eye-liner is placed along the waterline (I LOOOOOVE this) to open the eyes more for an innocent, doe-eyed look

6) Lashes are curled and mascara is placed on top and bottom

7) Pink blush is applied to the cheeks, temples and chin

8) Red lipstick is applied

9) (I forgot to do this AGAIN) A fake beauty mark is applied to the cheek with a black eyeliner!

Truly gorgeous! Try it out loves!

- Tyrel

Making Face #7: Glamorous!

Hello loves! Yes, this is makeup tryout number two for today! I was bored when I came home from the lovely dinner my sister made us, so I decided to do another! Tonight's look is G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S! Yes, we're flyin' first class up in the sky!

So this look is obviously sexy and fun! I mean Fergie's got an effing song with Luda about it! Here's how:

1) Concealer where needed, then some loose powder over the whole face!

2) Apply brow pencil, lightly feathering throughout

3) KOHL EYES! (top and bottom rims with eyeliner, I've found the trick for the top layer: aim your pencil where it needs to go, then look away from it as you glide it along) Smudge into your lashline on both sides!

4) Take some black eye shadow and outline what you just did with that eyeliner using a sponge-tip brush

5) Take smokey grey color and outline the black eyeshadow, blending in

6) Use loose powder (or a highlighting eyeshadow, like I used) around the grey and blend more

7) Curl and mascara the lashes!

8) Soft pink blush on the cheeks

9) Natural colored lip-liner to line and fill the lips

10) RED LIPSTICK (blot with single ply, reapply, blot again, reapply!)

Ha ha! I noticed the Volver poster in the background of one of my pics and realized Penelope Cruz and I had similar makeup!

So yeah, it's that simple ot feel and look stunningly glamorous! I LOOOOOOOVE this look, so pretty!

Love ya,

Tyrel!

Making Face #6: Colorful!

Today was a pretty good day <3 It was sunny and a meeting at work was held out in the courtyard... I ended up getting off early and had a nice wander through the mall. I got myself some pizza and a diet pepsi, then looked at the fake lashes at Shoppers Drug Mart. Shoppers only has 1 brand of fake lashes that costs around $13 (without the glue, which is another 2.50) so I decided against it since I don't get paid til tomorrow.

I continued reading "The Rules of Attraction" by Bret Easton Ellis, my favorite author who is releasing a new book next month (the sequel to his first and my favorite, "Less than Zero"), so I'm re-reading all 6 of his books before the next one. Finally, I decided it was MAKEUP TIME!

Today's look is called "Colorful" and I don't think it looks that great on Kate Moss, to be honest. Kate is a lovely girl, but the green-gold just makes her look cheap and, personally, like she's playing "makeup". Also, I was SOOOO tempted to venture out of the tutorial today and create my own version of "Colorful" but decided against it. I'll stick with the project, and in the end I'll create my own looks!

Here it is:

So yeah, it's not really hard to do...

1) Use some "sheer foundation" all over your face, I just did regular because I looked up "sheer foundation" and it seems like kind of a bitch to use.

2) Blush your cheeks, temples, and chin.

3) Loose powder on the face, I like this because it lessens your blush a bit

4) Pencil brows (if you'd like) and brush them

5) Use a turquoise-blue eyeliner to do the lower and upper rims of the eyes (seriously, starting to get really good at the uppers)

6) Liquid metallic green eyeshadow is applied to the lids and under-eye (no liquids here, so I used regular, sorry!)

7) Gold eyeshadow is placed on the middle of the lid and blended out

8) Curl and black mascara the upper lashes and lower.

9) Using a flesh-toned lip-liner, outline and fill the lips

10) The apply a simple light-red or pinky gloss

TADA!

That's it for today loves, gotta run off to my sister's place with my boy! She's making us a prime rib dinner <3

Love ya!

- Tyrel

Making Face #5: Neutral!

Today's face is NEUTRAL! It's a simple, yet slightly glamorous everyday look...

I was having quite a boring downer kind of day today, it was my second day off and no one was around to do anything with: Taylor had school, so I got lunch with my sister, but she had to work, so it had to be a quick one, and the friend I was supposed to lunch with was super busy so we didn't get to meet up either. I'm gonna do a late dinner with my father and sister, cause this is the only night I can see my dad with his scheduling and I haven't seen him for like 2 or 3 weeks :( Taylor's going to the movies with his classmates and I'm just feeling super lonely... So yeah, I wasn't going to do a look today, but figured it might cheer me up some.

1) For this look you start out with some warm-toned foundation under the eyes and around the cheekbone, around the lips, and from the brow done the bridge of the nose. (This is really cool because it gives these areas a smoothed over look and brings forward any sunken in eyes and such)

2) Blend that in so you don't have lines

3) Apply some translucent face powder

4) Pencil in your brows to define them

5) For the eyes, you take a neutral brown color on a sponge tip applicator and apply it to the inner eye, under the bottom lashes, around the outer corner and slightly to the inner corners, BLEND

6) Take a pale flesh toned color and apply to the middle of the eye, blend that out now too.

7) Curl and mascara the upper and lower lashes (Mine aren't that full so I applied a bit of eyeliner to the outer lashes )

8) Take an apricot blush and dust it onto the cheekbones, temples, chin, sides of neck, and hairline

9) Use a neutral toned lip pencil around your lips, then fill it in

10) Cover with a neutral pinky-beige lip color just to the edges of the lip liner

11) Finally take a lighter neutral lipsick and put just on the middle of the lips (this makes them 3D-ish? I'm working on learning this technique still)

12) DAZZLE!

So this look cheered me up a bit. I think it looks decent, not my favorite, I don't think I've mastered it, but it went okay and hey, I'm learning, right? At least I was semi-productive today...

Love ya, thanks for listening, and sorry for being a dramatic Julie... but bleh, I'm just having a total downer day... The sun'll come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar, that tomorrow, they'll be sun!

-Tyrel