Illamasqua Paranormal Collection

Today Illamasqua launched their most recent collection called Paranormal. There are a lot of goodies in this collection that I am dying to try out! :)

Here are some of my favorites from the collection:

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The eyeshadow palette looks very alluring with the four bright shades Paranormal (vivid cerise), Aura (warm copper), Trance (soft violet) and Possession (cool green). All of these eyeshadows combines the best features of cream and powder eyeshadows to create a silky, longlasting finish.

Price: £34

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Lipsticks in ESP and Posture.

Price: £16.50

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UV Glow nail polishes in Séance, Ouija, Omen and Geist.

Price: £15 (Séance, Ouija, Omen) and £13 (Geist)

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My absolute favorite in the collection is this gel eyeliner. Simple product but I love gel liners and I have been waiting for another cruelty-free one for ages (at least that's what it feels like). "The long-lasting and water-resistant formula is guaranteed to stay in place all day." Now, how good doesn't that sound? :D I can't wait to try it out!

The whole Paranormal collection is available at http://www.illamasqua.com

What about you guys? Are you curious about this collection? :) Maybe you've already tried it out?

Giveaway WInners and new Giveaway info!

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Hello Lovelies! I know I promised a Daring Digits post, but I had a bit of an emotional break this afternoon. I'm having a very hard time dealing with my mom's cancer returning, and am prone to bouts of hysterical crying.

In happier news, The Daring Digits 80's Hits Collection Giveaway has ended! The winners have been chosen and emailed. First of all I want to say THANK YOU!!! to everyone that entered. I wish that I could give you all something, but I'm already rather broke and that would take selling my car. I also want to mention that winners were selected at random, and my husband pushed the little button on rafflecopter.

Winner Number 1:
Missy Robinson of Gnarly Gnails! I love this woman's nail art and her absolutely perfect nails. I just found her on IG a few weeks ago, and I'm already photo stalking her. You should too!

Winner Number 2:
This one requires a disclaimer. Most of my giveaways have ended up with someone I know winning. I do a lot of challenges and know a lot of awesome bloggers because of those. So far someone from those groups has won in 2 out of 3 giveaways. Winners are completely random so imagine my surprise when my second winner was Gini from Sassy Paints! I'm still shocked! I'm also happy for her since I know she could use a win. Lately people have been being horrible and hating on her nail shape (which is also my nail shape on my right hand, just shorter) and she recently had to post a blog post about it. If you haven't already, head on over to her blog and check it out. I think that sometimes people forget that there are people attached to the nails we see online and speak without thinking.

So there ya have it! Congrats ladies!

Now, onto the next giveaway!!!!

Since KLK hit 500 followers during the Daring Digits Giveaway, I'm keeping my word and starting another giveaway on 5/1. The prize this time is the yet to be released Holographic Collection from BG Cosmetics. I have swatches of these beauties here on the blog, and will have the 4th polish swatched for you all tomorrow. This collection is amazing. Not only are these polishes packed with holo goddnes, but 2 of them ar glow in the dark, and one is a True White Holo (I'm working on getting my hands on that one to show you all)!! Giveaway will be live Wednesday morning and will run until 5/30. There will be tons of ways to enter and special "surprise" entries posted at random. 

I hope you all had as much fun with this giveaway as I did. This was by far the largest giveaway I have run, and I hope to be able to keep posting some awesome giveaways on a regular basis.

Thanks for entering and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber

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Twenty Seven Polish All That Glitters Collection - Inferno!!

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 Hello Lovelies! I wish I could say Happy Monday, but I am not in a good place. If you follow me on FB or Instagram, you may already know what is going on. I won't go into details here, but suffice it to say that my Mother's Cancer returning is a very very bad thing. I will still be posting as much as possible, but there may be days where I just can't. I need to be with my mom, my kids need to be with her, and I know I'll need time to just be. I know you all understand, and I thank you all for your kind words and support. I have the best readers ever!

Today I have a new beauty from Twenty Seven Polish to share! Twenty Seven Polish holds a special place in my polish lovin' heart - it was the first handmade Indie brand to capture my heart. I've loved Twenty Seven since I unwrapped my first one, and I have almost every one now! Lisa, the brilliant mind behind Twenty Seven, is one of the sweetest people I have ever met as well, which makes Twenty Seven one of my top 3 Indie Brands. I honestly have no idea why people are not lining up to grab her polish...it's honestly amazing. 

Today's Twenty Seven is Inferno from the "All That Glitters" Collection.  This is one of the most beautiful glitter collections I have ever seen, and I plan on grabbing the other 3 as soon as I'm not dirt poor! Inferno is quite possibly my fave from All That Glitters, since it's just show-stoppingly beautiful. Inferno is a mix of micro fine bronze glitter dust, small gold hexes, red holo squares, and a matte blend of reds and oranges. It honestly looks like a sparkly fire on your nails! The shimmer and shine in this baby is just increadible - I had to tone down my lighting since it was just sparkling everywhere. 

Inferno is technically a Glitter Topper, but considering that it's a serious glitterbomb, I chose to wear it alone. I'm wearing 3 thin coats here, although 2 would have sufficed. 

All photos are 3 coats of Inferno over NPB Glitter-A-Peel and topped with Glitter Food and HK Girl Top Coat. Please forgive the lobster hands! Low lighting makes me look a bit like Dr. Zoidberg. 

 Love, Love, Love!!!!!! I adore every polish that Lisa makes, but Inferno has stolen my heart! I just love how it looks like little flickering flames. What a fabulous combination of colors and finishes. A definite win!!!

Inferno's formula was wonderful - usable right from the bottle with no thickening during use, no clumping, gooping or glopping. Application was just as lovely, Inferno is one the easiest glitterbombs I've used, flowing smoothly over the nail with just the right amount of glitter. No balding, dragging, or hand placing glitters with this girl. The glitters lay flat on the nail, but since there is so much glitter, it does dry a bit textured. I used a light coat of glitter food to smooth things out before my usual top coat.  I will mention that even before top coat, Inferno was so incredibly sparkly. I really want to use this in a gradient now!

If you haven't checked out Twenty Seven Polish, then you are seriously missing out. Lisa's polishes are not only beautiful, but her formula never disappoints. And her prices are stellar!

You can grab your own bottle of Inferno (and check out the rest of the amazing Twenty Seven Line) at Twenty Seven Polish on Etsy or at 27polish.storenvy.com. Inferno is only available as a mini, and sells for $4. Full size bottles of Lisa's pretties sell for $7-$8. Twenty Seven Polish does ship internationally- just shoot Lisa a message for shipping info. Be sure to follow Twenty Seven Polish on Facebook for new releases and sale info.

What do you think of Inferno? Have you tried any of Twenty Seven's Polishes?

Be sure to check back this evening for some Daring Digits awesomeness!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber
   

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Papillon

This will be a perfectly wearable daytime look suitable for work... No, just kidding! :P I've been creative with my makeup again and the result was a colorful butterfly makeup look that I am going to use in a Sugarpill Spring contest at Makeupbee. To be honest I already have all the Sugarpill palettes so I figured that I'd host a giveaway on them if I win. :)

Vote for my look here, please --> *Click*

Anyways, here's the look:

Butterfly wings are one of my favorite things to draw (except eyes...) and this is the way I usually draw them.

The main idea was to put an unexpected color between the teal and the purple so I chose gold, because it adds such a wonderful highlight to the whole look and also gives some warmth.

Step 1. Prime your eyes and fill in your brows.

Step 2. Draw a rough outline with a white eyeliner pencil.

Step 3. Fill in the shape with Nyx Jumbo Pencil in Milk.

Step 4. Apply Mochi by Sugarpill in your inner corner.

Step 5. On the outer part of the win I applied 2AM by Sugarpill and traced the outermost edge with Poison Plum.

Step 6. In between, I applied Goldilux (also by Sugarpill).

Step 7. Now apply eyeshadow to your lower "wing". Outermost I applied Poison Plum, then Dollipop and lastly 2AM just beneath the lashes.

Step 8. Use liquid eyeliner to draw an extended wing along the upper lash line.

Step 9. Trace the outer edge of the shape.

Step 10. Fill in some more.

Step 11. Mascara and false eyelashes to upper lashes.

Step 12. Add rhinestones to the black parts of the wings. Then, using a liquid white eyeliner draw some random dots along the edges of the wings.

Step 13. Last but not least, apply golden eyeliner to your waterline. Done!

Face

*CC cream Light (Lumene)

*Studio Finish Concealer (M.A.C.)* 

*Mineral Veil (Bare Minerals)

Eyebrows

*Browshadow Dark brown (Anastasia Beverly Hills)

*#391 (Inglot)

Eyes

*Shadow Insurance (original) (Too Faced)

*Jumbo Pencil Milk (Nyx)

*Mochi (Sugarpill)

*2AM (Sugarpill)

*Poison Plum (Sugarpill)

*Dollipop (Sugarpill)

*Afterparty (Sugarpill)

*Goldilux (Sugarpill)

*Aqua Color White (Kryolan)

*Glossy Waterproof eyeliner (Isadora)

*False lashes #43 (Red Cherry)

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I really hope that you liked this look and that you enjoyed the tutorial! I have decided to at least try to do more tutorials in case you guys would want to know how a look I post is created. How does that sound? :)

Thank you so much for reading and big thanks to those of you who went in and voted for my look at MakeupBee! :)

*Not cruelty-free