IsaDora Zinfandel Review and Tutorial

The Swedish drugstore makeup brand IsaDora has a wide range of moisturizing lipsticks of which the one that has always caught my eye is the dark plum-ish wine-red Zinfandel. Very recently IsaDora launched their fall 2013 look including a lip-pencil matching this lipstick, and sharing its name, so I decided to buy them both.

Left: Zinfandel lip pencil, Right, Zinfandel lipstick

The lipstick has been out on the market for a while but I have never tried it on until now. It is one of the  Perfect Moisture lipsticks although its texture feels almost matte on when applied on the lips.
Like most dark lipstick from the cheaper selection of brands this one tends to get a little blotchy after a while, so you have to make sure your lips are perfectly scrubbed and moisturized before application. Reapplication is necessary during the day.

Pigmentation: 4/5

Longevity: 2/5

Texture: Creamy with a slightly shimmery finish

Kiss-proof? No

Price: 119 SEK (~$18) 

As for the pencil it is the perfect complement for the lipstick. It has a smooth, velvety finish and would look good on its own as well as underneath the Zinfandel lipstick.

Pigmentation: 4/5

Longevity: 3/5

Texture: Dry and opaque

Kiss-proof? Yes, without any lipstick on it actually is

Price: 69 SEK (~$10) 

Step 1. Begin with outlining your lips with the lip pencil. This way you can compensate for any asymmetrical lip shapes, so when you perform this step do it with relaxed, neutral lips. It sure is tempting to distort your mouth in order to stretch your skin for an easier application of the lipliner, but this will not help you achieve an even and symmetrical lip-shape.

Step 2. Fill in your entire lips with the lip liner. Now you can grimace as much as you like as long as you won't transform the outline you made in Step 1.

Step 3. Using a lip pencil fill in your lips with lipstick in the same shade as your lip liner (or a completely different one - who knows, it might turn out looking fabulous!).

Step 4. If your lip line is in any way still a little wonky-donkey, despite all your efforts with the lip liner, pick up some concealer on a thin brush and smooth out any un-eveness.

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Do you have any favorite lipsticks in this shade? :) 

Thanks for reading and welcome back! :D

Zebra!

I was doodling in my sketchbook a couple of weeks ago and came up with this look. You all know how fond I am of leopard print and when I thought about doing more animal print makeup looks the zebra print was a must-do! It actually turned out better in real life than I thought it would.

The zebra pattern was drawn with a liquid eyeliner and for those of you who want to know how to replicate this; I'm sorry but I don't know any shortcuts. You actually will have to draw this pattern by hand.

Face

*Skin base foundation 02  (Illamasqua)

Eyebrows

*Medium pencil Sophie (Illamasqua)

*#391 (Inglot) 

Eyes

*Medium pencil Sophie (Illamasqua)

*Jumbo Pencil Milk (NYX)

*#391 (Inglot) 

*Dollipop (Sugarpill)

*Tako (Sugarpill)

*Waterproof Glossy eyeliner (Isadora)

*Crappy upper falsies and individual ones with glued on rhinestones

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When doing creative makeup like this look you will sooner or later get the question "Do you really go out wearing that??!". First of all, there is nothing wrong with wearing makeup like this out (even for work if your employer permits you to do so!) as long as it's something you feel comfortable with. Something that you feel is part of your personality. For me, however, it is not, so the answer to the question above will be no, I don't go out with makeup like this. "Then why the hell do you do looks that you don't feel comfortable wearing out??!!" Hah! I saw that one coming from miles away and I'm already armed with an answer: Because I feel like it. It's as simple as that. The creative process is often more enjoyable for me than actually wearing a look.

Thank you for reading and hope you liked the look! :) 

Cobalt and Chrome

My eyes have been irritated as hell these past four or so days so I haven't been able to do the requested Tarja Turunen-look that I had planned to post this weekend. :( I'm sorry for that but I promise that this look will be top priority when my eyes decides that they want to wear makeup again!

Here comes a look that I did last weekend, using the Eyephoria Chrome eyeshadow by Isadora. I hope you'll like it!

I realize this look is far from unique, but I do like the combination of a metallic eyeshadow on the upper lid and cobalt blue on the lower. Besides, Velocity by Sugarpill is an eyeshadow I use far too seldom!

These pictures are taken in direct sunlight so Chrome looks a little bit more golden than it really is.

Warm-toned blush and nude lips matches this eye look perfectly!

Face

*Matte foundation Fair (Bare minerals)

*Blush Glow (e.l.f.)

Eyebrows

*Velvet revolver (Too Faced)

*Sexpresso (Too Faced)

Eyes

*Shadow Insurance (original) (Too Faced)

*Eyephoria Chrome (Isadora) applied wet

*Velocity (Sugarpill)

*Tako (Sugarpill)

*Gel liner Electric (Makeup Geek)

*Cupcake (Makeup Geek)

*Corrupt (Makeup Geek)

*Heaven (Too Faced)

*True natural Mascara (Lumene)

*False lashes #43 (Red Cherry)

Lips

*Lipgloss Edelweiss (Face Stockholm)

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I hope you're all having a fabulous Easter Holidays! :) Thank you for reading!