Milk & Brulee

Recently, I've not had much time in the mornings to do the whole eye makeup routine, you know eye primer, lid colour, define the crease etc. Uni has become incredibly hectic and all i want to do is try to not look dead and scare my friends off. So i realized that by highlighting my inner corners and brow bone i kinda could fake the whole,* I haven't been up the whole night and am literally running on coffee look*

Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon Single in Brulee and Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk

This is the combo that helps me do just that. No miracles here, just good old makeup products:)
I use the Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk on the browbone and inner corners, then top it off with the Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon single in Brulee. The Nyx Jumbo Pencil has a slightly tacky feel to it, so when i apply my shadow on top, it stays put for slightly longer than usual. Brulee has been  my go-to shade the past month or so.  Pigmented, creamy and easily blended. It's completely matte and does a good job of highlighting, what more can i ask for! 

Milk and Brulee

 Do you have a go-to eye look? What are you favourite products?

My Lazy Neutral Eye Days

Now if there's one thing I would skip in my rushed daily makeup routine it would definitely be eyeshadow. Somehow I always feel a little overdone when i have the full eye makeup going on i.e lid, crease and a highlight for daily wear. But after reading a ton of blogs and feeling a little bit inspired  *also my ton of shadows just sitting there staring at me* I decided to try and make an effort over the past few weeks with my eye makeup application.

I decided to start with some neutral shadows just as a wash of colour all over the lid. So using a fluffy blending brush, I apply the shadow and blend it in. Not too obvious but still makes my eyes appear brighter. Smudge some brown liner, add tons of mascara and i'm done.

These are the shadows that i have been reaching for a lot. I'm hoping to add some bolder colours into my routine and just stop being lazy in the mornings. 

Elf Butter Cream, Glamour Doll Eyes Pigments in Boyfriends Sweater and Bare Naked

Boyfriends Sweater, Bare Naked, Butter Cream

Are you a serial eyeshadow skipper as well? Or do you prefer neutrals?

Being Bold with Pigments

I consider myself a neutral girl when it comes to eyeshadows....I play it pretty safe when it comes to colour choices and never really dare to stray into uncharted territory ..but after seeing a billion Youtube vids on Barry M pigments and considering how affordable they are I decided hmmm maybe I can start my experimenting with some colours using these pigments. 

I never was much of a pigment user until recently. In fact these were the very first pigments that I owned and so I guess you could say I kinda went pigment crazy from then onwards. I have come to accumulate a few of these wonderful pigments, so I thought I would do a mini review/swatcheroo of them.

These are all swatched wet using some Mac Fix+ and without an eyeshadow base.I personally feel  the best way to use pigments is to use them wet as it brings out the colours and makes them more intense.

L to R: 88 winter berry, 55 fig, 20 baby blue, 92 aqua gold, 59 lilac

L to R: 87 coral, 3 pink/gold, 44 bronze, 39 tan, 96 gold

These pigments are awesome if your like me and experimenting with new eye products and want to try playing around with pigments. They're extremely pigmented and come in a vast arrays of colours. My personal favourites are bronze and tan neutral gal at heart.  Love love love them! You can get these wonderfull pigments from the Barry M website or from Crush Cosmetics. So ladies what are your favourite pigments and how do you use them?