Rinoa Heartilly Makeup [Michelle Phan, I challenge you!]

Do I look like her, even a little bit? Haha~

Gah, holding my bangs up because they're getting too long!

Admittedly, I do watch Michelle Phan's videos and actually do learn some useful tips and tricks from her. However, I cannot say I am a fan of her "cosplay" makeup tutorials/videos. Especially her Hatsune Miku video...dear god that was a lower lash disaster.

So, I have decided to challenge her most recent FFVIII Rinoa makeup look with my own! I tried to follow Rinoa's official artwork and CG from creativeuncut.com as closely as possible. Perhaps that is something Michelle did not do? My biggest tip, and what I live by, for cosplay is to always, always do cosplay makeup while looking at a reference of the character!!

Unlike Michelle, I do not have a Rinoa cosplay I can just pull out of my closet, so I had to make do pretending my hair could somewhat look like Rinoa's... The second picture is the closest I could get it. |D

Closeup of the eye makeup. :]

Oh dear, I have not been taking care of my eyebrows as I should..

And finally, the makeup that I used!

Hey....it's the Dolly Wink eyeliner I got from Shari! ;)

Urban Decay Vegan palette Half-baked, Smog

Maybelline Fit Me! powder foundation in shade 325

Loreal Hip in Shady

bareMinerals eyebrow powder in medium brown

Sephora eyeshadow in aspen summit N°23

Smashbox highlight/cheek color in Golden Blossom

Wet 'n Wild H2O Proof pencil liner in black

NYX pencil liner in black

Dolly Wink liquid liner

Eye Charm double eyelid tape

Makoto-ltd brand eyelash glue

awesomely cheap eBay fake lashes

How successful do you think I was? Do you guys want a step-by-step tutorial? Leave me a comment! ♥

More Nail Polish and a Matte Finisher

Day 8. Augh, terrible, lazy, cop-out outfit today... :( I'm dressed like for summer, and it's supposed to be winter!

2 more makeup orders came in today! 3 $OPI polishes (left to right): Club Queen Scene, Rumba Romance, and Handpicked for Me. The one on the left? Rock & Republic Matte Finisher from a HauteLook.com sale!!! So exciting!! It's so amazing. I instantly had to mattify the $OPI Teal We Meet Again I'm wearing.

NotW! Yeee.

Base color: Sephora by O.P.I. Teal We Meet Again (2 coats)

Top coat: Rock & Republic Essie Clearly Matte finisher (1 coat)

On ring finger: Sephora by O.P.I. Flurry Up Top Coat (1 coat)

Isn't it gorgeous??? It made me like Teal We Meet Again even more. I also added an "accent nail" by just using $OPI Flurry Up top coat and then the matte finisher again. I LOVE both top coats, haha! Worth all of my $$. I'm dying to try E.L.F.'s version of the matte finisher, but it's always out of stock. Has anyone tried E.L.F.'s matte finisher?

Just showing everything from my haul today. The 3 polishes, matte finisher, and the Valentine's Bare Escentuals free gift from Sephora! It came with a full-sized brush and what looks like a full-size of the blush/bronzer duo. Can't wait to try everything! I always love getting the Beauty Insider emails and their free codes. :) I'm slowly making my way to 500 points with the help of friends and group orders~

November-December Hauls!

There are a LOT of hauls I didn't post yet, kind of because I wanted to swatch them all first...but I thought, ehh why not? Or else I'll probably never get around to it, haha.

Firstly, $58 of Sephora by O.P.I.! 'Cept I only paid $43 for it...yay Beauty Insider!

I got (left->right) Leaf Him at the Altar, Mermaid to Order, Flurry Up Topcoat, Strengthener, and the 2010 Holiday Mini Collection (consisting of Dear Diary, Still Shopping!, Looks Like Rain Dear, Sample Sale, Teal We Meet Again, and Just a Little Dangerous).

Working on swatching these still! My favorites are Mermaid to Order and Teal We Meet Again. :)

I went to the Stila Warehouse sale in LA also and got an eyeshadow in Jade and a Stila smudge pot in Pomegranate. The eyeshadow just came in the pan; the single case for it was bought from Sephora later on.

And my Sephora haul from that day! Kat Von D's Autograph liner in Call Girl and the Stila single refillable eyeshadow pan compact.

Finallyyy, my November Sephora haul!

Benefit's High Beam To Go, an YSL Radiant Touch that was accidentally mailed to me(?), Clinique Acne Solutions Clearing Concealer, Stila Make an Impression in Moscow Travel Palette, and some free samples (including a Bare Escentuals brush and mineral veil!).

Can't wait to try/review/swatch all of these~

There's actually a little bit more too from drugstore and another Sephora haul, ehehe.