Alexa's Make-Up & More

Rise of the Guardians Inspired

2013-05-14T10:38:00.002+03:00

Hi! Don't hate me :)) I know I've been super lazy but, really, I see that most of you follow me on facebook so I don't really put much effort into posting on the blog. But, what the heck! I ain't got nothing to lose, especially now when I'm on "living room confinement" since we're renovating around here and it's all just one big mess.
Anyways, I finally got to watch the animation Rise of The Guardians and let me tell you that i absolutely loved it! It's one of the best animations I've ever seen in my life...and it inspired me to do some wearable looks based on the main characters. So, without further ado, here are the first two....Jack Frost and Tooth Fairy!

I really hope you enjoyed this! I did! :)) For the next looks I'm planning to do video tutorials as well, so stay close if you want to learn how to do the other looks. Kisses!

Catching up & Lifestyle change

2013-04-03T16:21:00.000+03:00

Hello girls! I'm so sorry for being such a lazy ass and not posting anything in a really long time...I have no particular reason why I did so...I just didn't feel like it. I actually don't feel like anything lately, the weather is so depressing, and makes you just wanna snuggle your pillow and not get out of bed.
So anyways, to catch up with what I did, I'll start by telling you what MIRACLE face products I have :D My mom recently returned from her vacation in Jordany and she came home with half a suitcase filled with Dead Sea Minerals enriched cosmetics :)) Which was to my absolute joy since I am a total hoarder when it comes to stuff like this. I was a bit reluctant at first because I have never used products like that but was really eager to do so since my face decided to go nuts :)).
I have a whole stack of masks and facial creams, serums, body scrubs, facial scrubs, mud masks etc. all of them from Dead Sea Fortune and so far I have tried the facial scrub, body scrub, face mud mask, day&night cream and body butter. Let me just say HOLY CRAP! My face has never looked and felt better! The first time I applied the mud mask it stung a bit and the next day I had some zits appear but then everything went smooth. I am so in love with these products, they really work and I really love that they are based on natural ingredients!

Next up I decided that I got sick and tired of complaining about my body and not doing anything about it so I started going to the gym and lately I gave up on sodas or any kind of sugary drink. I only drink flat water with lemon or tea. Don't get me wrong now, I don't think I'm fat...I'm like 1,68 m and 53 kg which is almost too little for my height but I have no muscle tone what so ever...everything just hangs there :)) I want abs and butt and legs! :D Next step and the hardest will be giving up on sweets which I absolutely LOVE! Like...crazy love...but slowly I will reduce the amount I eat. I'm expecting to see some visible progress within the next 2 months and share it with you.

Third and last thing, I wanted to show you some of the looks I did :)

Lazuli Liner

Sweet Valentine . Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb23EF41EBg

Precious Jade

Bird of Darnassus

Starcraft 2- Sarrah Kerrigan as Queen of Blades

Lime Crime Carousel Glosses and special makeup!

2013-01-13T00:30:00.001+02:00

Hello my beautiful followers! First of all I hope that all of you are having the most amazing 2013! Sorry for being MIA, but it's been crazy with the holidays and all, and currently I'm elbow deep in some projects and I barely had the time to do any sophisticated makeup.
Lime Crime has been so sweet as to send me the amazing gloss trio which includes Present, Hollygram and Snowsicle. Let me just say WOW! and not the game...we'll get to that part later. :))

So, this is my personal impression on the glosses:
1. I absolutely love the boxing! It's so original and cute that even my fiance liked it.
2. The lip brush is perfect for applying the gloss accordingly to fit your lips...so if you have smaller lips this is your go-to brush.
3. They smell delicious! Really, i could just eat them off my lips.
4. The pigmentation is gorgeous! I'm not sure when I'll get the chance to wear green lip gloss but I still love the tiny sparkles in it.
5. Snowsickle is the most amazing gloss I have ever owned....you can wear it simple or over any other matte shade to give it an extra sparkle.

Here's a few photos and swatches

Hollygram

Present

Snowsickle

So for me....they get a 5/5 rating!

So lately I have gone mad for WOW....as in World of Warcraft, my hubby bought me the WOW Battle Chest which includes the first three expansions and I'm like in love with this game. (Gonna play after I post this). I love it so much I decided to start a short makeup series which includes the two sides, Alliance and Horde.
Without further ado...my interpretation of Alliance.

Hope you enjoyed this and keep close for more of my looks!

The holidays are coming!

2012-12-19T01:05:00.001+02:00

Hello ladies! As I've mentioned before I'm super duper excited about Christmas, I've already bought presents for everyone but still haven't got a Christmas tree :( Anyways, I've been matching my makeup with this wonderful holiday and season almost every day and really wanted to share with you two of my favorite looks. Sorry about the first one...by the time I finished my makeup it was getting darker outside and the lighting was awful for the pics, hence the poor quality. T_T

As for the video tutorials, I'm waiting for my new Samsung Galaxy Nexus to get here so I can film in HD for you guys :D Can't wait!

Here are the two looks I've mentioned. Oh, and before I forget, I want to thank Lime Crime again for the products which I use almost every day!

WINTER WONDERLAND

JINGLE BELLS

Feel free to comment and may you have an amazing holiday!

Lime Crime Christmas Glam Look

2012-12-06T22:49:00.000+02:00

Hello ladies! I've been having some difficulties starting the video tutorials because the webcam I wanted to use doesn't have enough frames per second :( boo! And...since I need a new phone I said I'd wait longer and get one that records in HD...I wanted Samsung Galaxy S3 but I'd rather buy a laptop than spend so much on a phone :))
Anyways, until I get the whole youtube video tutorials started, here's a step-by-step tutorial for a glamorous and colorful holiday look. I actually tried this look with two types of lipsticks.

I've used Lime Crime's Alchemy Collection for the eyes and lips along with Quill and Rhyme eyeliners. Thank you again Lime Crime for the awesome products!

Step 1

Prime your lids using your favorite primer, then take Serpentina lipstick and take some product using your finger and apply on your lids as a base.

Step 2

Using a flat brush, apply Lucky Charm over the green base.

Step 3

Take a stiff blending brush and apply Incantation over Lucky Charm and blend upwards.

Step 4

Highlight your brow bone to even out the remaining space, using Spellbound.

Step 5

Take a smaller brush and using Lucky Charm line your lower lash line. Stop half way in.

Step 6

Using that same brush, apply Love Potion no. 9 all the way to the inner corner.

Step 7

Take some more Spellbound and highlight your inner corner

Step 8

Again, take your Serpentina lipstick or if you don't have that take some chapstick on your finger and apply over the green eyeshadow, then with a flat stiff brush, apply some gold glitter. I also applied some snow-like glitter because it had some green hues to it.

Step 9

Line your eyes using Quill eyeliner, then after it's dry, line with Rhyme or a golden eyeliner over the black one.

Step 10

Appy false lashes or simply mascara your own ones.

Step 11

Cover your lips with a generous coat of Poisonberry lipstick or if this is too much for you go for a nude, peach or even orange lipstick.

Here's the final look:

Lime Crime Alchemy Collection

2012-12-03T20:26:00.000+02:00

Hello darlings! So here it is at last! The Alchemy collection is finally here and let me say it's amazing. The same as every product Lime Crime sells, this palette has been created with passion and love for makeup. The colors are pigmented, long lasting and gorgeous. As for the lipsticks, they're creamy and soft and very very pigmented...I actually had some trouble removing Poisonberry off my lips.
Without further ado, here are some photos and swatches of the products and also a look I did using the Alchemy collection alongside Aquataenia palette and Uniliners.

Serpentina Lipstick

I hope you liked this, and I really want to thank Lime Crime once more for sending me these amazing gifts and for believing in me!

Some artistic looks to get the holidays started

2012-11-25T23:33:00.002+02:00

Hello ladies! One thing you didn't know about me is that I'm a Christmas mega-fan! I absolutely love this holiday...it's my favorite part of the year (except for my birthday) :))! So I've already started the "X-Mas" inspired looks series with a more artistic and non-wearable look that I wanted to share with you. But before the holiday look I want to share another look I did last week...it's full of color just as I like it and surprisingly it took me more than one hour to get this sucker done...but I'm pleased with the result.
Without further ado, here are the two looks I prepared for you.....and also some news at the end of the post, so keep reading this!

Color storm

Golden Christmas

(Details created with Lime Crime Uniliners in Quill, Lunar Sea, Rhyme)

And as I promised earlier, I have an announcement: Starting December, I'm going to be filming video tutorials for you guys on Youtube! I've already had my followers vote on Facebook what look they want to see first and "Night Glam" got the most votes. Keep your eyes peeled!

Guess who went shopping?

2012-11-14T22:59:00.003+02:00

Hello there ladies! So yes...I went on a tiny shopping spree for cosmetics. On Friday I have this event with a fashion show including wedding dresses and I needed to restock on makeup products since there's going to be some heavy work :)). Anyways, I ended up buying two foundations, mascara, eyeliner, and I couldn't help myself not to get something from NYX as well so I bough a lipstick and an eyeshadow and got a complementary Jumbo Pencil at choice....I was planning to get the Milk one but they were all out T_T
So, without further ado, here's the cargo!
P.S. The foundations are not for me! :)) They're for the models... :D mkay?

L'Oreal Lumi Magique Foundation

Maybelline New York Dream Satin Liquid

There is also a spray version of this but it's nowhere near as good.

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean

NYX single eyeshadow in Wild Fire. It's a gorgeous shimmering teal-ish color.

NYX Lipstick No. 507. This is an amazing golden-orange color

which looks absolutely gorgeous on the lips and it's very soft and creamy.

I didn't swatch the mascara and the eyeliner...both are from Rimmel London and I assure you they're amazing.

Anyway, I hope you liked this short swatch and also I hope you like the look I wore for today (added some NYX Wild Fire). Feel free to leave a comment!

BH Cosmetics goodies

2012-11-08T20:02:00.002+02:00

Well guess what came in the mail? I figure you've already guessed since it's in the title and yes my gorgeous ladies, you're right! My prize from the "Back To School" competition finally came after almost a month's wait. I was super excited to open the package and examine all my goodies :D I wanted to show you the photos and do a little review on the products.

Le box :))

This is the travel bag...it's actually smaller than I imagined but i like the fact that it's pretty solid and doesn't wrinkle or get flat.

The three palettes

The 28 color palette looks really amazing...I love the colors in it even though I don't really wear smokey eyes that often but I guess I'm gonna give it a try with this new palette. You can also create lots of beautiful nude or soft looks with the colors.

Aaaand a look I created with this palette

The Contour and Blush palette is really good, pigmented and easy to blend. The only thing that I don't like about it is that the blushes are matte and I like my dose of shimmer...but I guess I can blend it with some Lime Crime Top Hattie eyeshadow for some sparkle

What really blew my mind was the Lip Gloss Palette...usually when you buy a palette with many lip glosses they're not really pigmented and they're dry and sticky...but surprisingly, this BH palette is absolutely gorgeous! What you see is what you get...the colors stay true...absolutely amazing.

I want to thank BH Cosmetics again for the amazing prizes and also give a thumbs up to their amazing store...check it out here: bhcosmetics.com

My cat loves BH Cosmetics too :)))

New Lime Crime Uniliners Look and Review

2012-11-06T00:25:00.001+02:00

Hello beautiful ladies! I never got a chance to create a look with the amazing new uniliners which Lime Crime sent me to try out. They have been so kind and I really want to take this chance to thank them again for being so amazing and believing in me...they're my absolute # 1 favorite makeup brand. Anyways, since I had a day off from school and work today I took some time to create an artistic look.
Before I post the pictures I wanted to describe these amazing new uniliners....

Rhyme is a gorgeous and rich gold eyeliner which glides on so smooth on your eyelid that you can't get it wrong! It has a soft shimmer to it which is perfect for making your eyes pop out!

Reason on the other hand is a cool silver color, nevertheless as gorgeous as Rhyme. It gives a nice twist to any look especially if you pair it up with blue eyeshadow.

And without further ado...here's the look!

Also, here's a softer look where I used Rhyme to make everything pop out.

Late Halloween Special FX Make-up

2012-11-02T23:38:00.001+02:00

Hello there ladies! I haven't had much time to blog lately with dividing my time between school, work and my fiance. I haven't even had time (or good light) to do some looks with Lime Crime's new uniliners but i promise that's the next look i will post. Anyways, I've been through hell and back this week, I've had some tough personal issues on Sunday, then on Monday I found out my young uncle just died in a car accident...and he was only 30....so you can imagine that I couldn't think about blogging.
Putting all things behind, I was getting bored today and it just popped into my head to try something new...of course my brave fiance was my experimental volunteer for this :)) poor thing. It may come as a surprise to you but (this is my first try at this kind of makeup) I actually didn't use liquid latex, because i can't seem to find any to buy here. What I did use is a mixture of milk and gelatin powder along with paper tissues. Hey, you need to improvise! :)) Hope you like it and I really want to see your thoughts so please feel free to comment below!

Sleek Glory Palette 2012 Review

2012-10-24T15:19:00.005+03:00

Hello there darlings! I've been gone to Bucharest this weekend so I haven't had much time to do any looks or post. Anyway, I ordered Sleek's newest palette, Glory 2012 and I thought about reviewing it for you guys! It's really hard to choose just one palette out of all those amazing ones Sleek has but hey, when you're on a budget, you're on a budget :))
So, what can I say about the palette...First of all, I'm a huge fan of resistant boxes for eyeshadows because i'm naturally clumsy and I drop them a lot. That's why I give Sleek a 10+ for the resistant casing :)) and why i prefer buying Sleek makeup.
The pigmentation is also great! The colors are mostly shimmery and soft and long lasting. I really love the fact that this palette has two ivory colors which I use a lot in my looks. I also did some swatches for Glory, hope you like it and I hope i'll have some time this week to do some looks with it and also with the amazing new Uniliners that Lime Crime sent me.

Names: Left row (starting from the bottom one) - Tube, Overground, Bakerloo, Jubilee, Platform (matte), Northern
Right row (starting from the bottom one) - District, Hammersmith and City, Piccadilly, Circle, Victoria, Central (matte)

Weekend Shopping Spree and News!

2012-10-15T21:35:00.002+03:00

Hello luvs! :) Before I start, let me share some wonderful news! As some of you might know, I participated in the BH Cosmetics sponsored Back To School Competition on makeupbee.com and a week ago I got an e-mail announcing that I had been chosen as one of the three winners! You can only imagine how happy I was :D I will be receiving some amazing prizes and I will post some pics as soon as they arrive but meanwhile this is what i'll be receiving.

28 Color Smokey Palette

Blush and Contour Palette

88 Lip Glos Palette

So this weekend turned out very nice despite the rainy weather. I visited my ex apartment mate from where I attended college for 2 years...well we actually went there to do some shopping since I never find anything nice in my town and my fiance can't find good shoes here either. The shopping spree was almost a success....I didn't find any winter coats worth the money (well there was a gorgeous one but it was white and I'm not good with being careful ). I ended up buying a Stradivarius denim shirt...i got an L one even tough I'm an M or S, a pair of tights from Terranova and Zara boots. :D Hope you like them!

My ZARA TRF booties :D nice and warm!

Stradivarius Denim Shirt

For any thoughts and suggestions feel free to comment!

Coral in the sea Look with tutorial

2012-10-08T17:52:00.001+03:00

Hello darlings! Sorry for being so late with the tutorial for this look. I've come down with the flu these days, sadly so I haven't had time for blogging much, and there's college to attend to and so on. Anyways, before I post the look and the tutorial, I wanted to share some amazing news with you girls. Lime Crime has come up with this new and absolutely amazing collection named "Alchemy".

The collection contains one eyeshadow palette with 5 stunning colors, two surreal lipsticks which will blow your mind and a "mook" which is a small booklet with photos. The collection is due to premiere on Oct 13th so keep your eyes peeled. As usual, they have been kind enough to provide me with the collection so I'm pretty excited to get it! It will be amazing! Aaaand, as the cherry on top of an exquisite chocolate cake, Lime Crime is preparing something new...you'll find out pretty soon! Better stay tuned!

Back to our topic now...here's the look I created and the products I used, along with a tutorial! Kisses!

Products used:

FACE: L'Oreal Le Teint Accord Parfait (Rose Ivory)

L'Oreal Concealer (Ivory)

Rimmel London Silky Loose Powder

E.l.f. illuminating cream

EYES: NYX primer

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Oyster

Lime Crime Aquataenia in Coral of the Story, Nautilus Prime and Atlanteal

Sleek Acid Palette

Flormar 5 color palette #06

Lime Crime Magic Dust in Top Hattie

Rimmel London Glam Eyes Liquid Liner

Lime Crime Uniliner in Lazuli

Avon Plump Out Mascara

CHEEKS: E.l.f. Beauty Encyclopedia Face Edition (Bronzer and Blush)

LIPS: Lime Crime Opaque Lipstick in My Beautiful Rocket + Centrifuchsia

Step 1: Prime your eyes and add NYX Jumbo Pencil in Oyster

Step 2: Add coral eyeshadow (Lime Crime Aquataenia in Coral of the Story)

Step 3: Highlight inner corner (Flormar 5 color palette #06 Light Pink)

Step 3: Add hot pink eyeshadow (Sleek Acid - Pink)

Step 4: Blend purple over (Sleek Acid-Purple)

Step 5: Blend the purple upward (Flormar 5 color palette #06 Light Purple)

Step 6: Add highlight (1) and navy blue (2) to lower lash line, stopping half way in

( 1.Lime Crime in Top Hattie, 2.LC Aquataenia in Nautilus Prime)

Step 7: Continue with light shimmering blue (LC Aquataenia in Atlanteal)

Step 8: Line and mascara your lashes (Rimmel London Glam Eyes Liner and LC Uniliner in Lazuli)

Hope you liked this tutorial! If you don't have those precise eyeshadows you can always find swatches or ask me to give you swatches from other more accessible palettes.

Also, as I promised, here are some photos of my new hair color (which is pretty much the same as the last one only it's darker and it has a violet hue). I've started using hair dye with ammonia and to my surprise I love it...it makes my hair shiny!

Thanks to my fiance for the photos!

Neutral Cut-Crease Look and New hair color

2012-09-29T22:40:00.001+03:00

Hello ladies! I've been a bit absent this week...actually I felt so lazy. I think it's this sudden weather and temperature change that makes me so lethargic. Anyways, getting back to our deal, sometimes I don't have as much time as I'd like to do my makeup so I do a quick neutral one with eyeliner and a soft lipstick. Here's the look I wore yesterday for work (i work as a makeup artist) and later at night for a small party. I hope you like it, all the products will be listed below, and i'm waiting for your comments on it!
What I also wanted to share with you is that I've been having serious thoughts of changing my hair color (again!). I used to have this sandy-blonde color which was my natural hair color but I got tired of it and of not having any contrast on my face so I dyed it a dark cherry color which was ammonia free but it washed out pretty fast. Now I'm trying a dark violet color and I'm keeping my thumbs up :)) I'll post some pics as soon as I do my hair tomorrow.

Now, here's the makeup.

Products used:

Face: L'Oreal Le Teint Accord Parfait (Ivory), L'Oreal Concealer (Ivory), Rimmel London Silky Loose Powder

Eyes: NYX eyeshadow primer, E.l.f. Brightening eyeshadow (Ethereal), Sleek "Au Naturel" (Bark, Regal, Capuccino, Nougat), Lime Crime Magic Dust (Top Hattie), Rimmel London Glam Eyes Liner, Rimmel London Scandaleyes Mascara.

Cheeks: E.l.f. Beauty Encyclopedia, Wet n' Wild Cover All (Illuminator)

Lips: Kallos LOVE clear pink lipgloss

Foundation Smackdown: L'Oreal Le Teint Accord Parfait vs. Maybelline Affinitone 24h

2012-09-21T16:01:00.000+03:00

Hello there ladies! Today's post is going to be a review for two foundations that I bought this week and hopefully it will serve you as well when choosing your own foundation.
I wasn't actually planning on buying two of them but L'Oreal had this great promo with an ivory foundation
(which is what I need for my skin tone) and a liquid concealer for a very reasonable price...so momma see, momma gets :)) get me?

First contestant is L'Oreal Le Teint Accord Parfait

They describe it as:
"The foundation that perfectly matches the color and texture of the skin. From a thorough analysis of carnations women, 11 Accord Parfait shades are so faithful to the natural skin tone they merge with"
( http://www.loreal-paris.fr )

I say: At first I was a bit worried because when I tested it on my hand it looked very pale and white and the last thing I need is to have an even more white complexion. But, as I put it on my face and blended the foundation into my skin the effect was amazing! It really does merge with your skin tone...it was actually my exact skin color and it gave me a very natural, flawless-looking face. As for coverage, I would give it a 9, for the reason that on more "damaged" areas you need to apply two coats of it. It also has a very silky smooth finish to it, making your face feel like it's caressed by satin. Personally I recommend it...compared to other products it's fairly cheap. (For example, where I live, a MAC foundation costs roughly about 200 RON while L'Oreal foundation goes somewhere around 60 RON, that means about 20 dollars)

Swatch:

Second contestant is Maybelline Affinitone 24h

They describe it as: "Finally, a foundation that pushes beyond any limit the notion of resistant makeup. Due to its unique formula, the new revolutionary foundation Affinitone 24H from Maybelline New York assures a perfect makeup base which lasts all day" (Translated by me)
( http://www.maybelline.ro/PRODUSE/Ten/FOND-DE-TEN/Affinitone_24h.aspx )

I say: This was actually my first choice, before buying L'Oreal as well. I usually go for Ivory, Nude or Beige, depending on how the foundation looks and blends into the skin. I chose 010 Ivory this time, as it was the lightest shade. Well, I had a big surprise coming my way! Even though it looks light, when I put it on my face, it was actually a shade darker than my skin and it had a sandy tone to it. The coverage it gives is quite nice and resistant but i'm disappointed at the shade. A good thing about it is that it's got a smooth finish to it and it doesn't smell as bad as the normal Affinitone did. I would like it better if it matched my skin. As for the price, it's about half the price of L'Oreal...I paid about 37 RON for it (about 10-11 dollars)

Swatch:

Conclusion:
I personally would reccomend L'Oreal if you're willing to spend more money on foundation but if you're on a tight budget, Maybelline is the choice for you. Anyways, I still give the thumbs up and the golden belt to L'Oreal Le Teint Accord Parfait.

I hope this helped! If you have any questions or ideas feel free to leave a comment below!

Invisible Makeup. Making a difference.

2012-09-13T00:16:00.001+03:00

Hello darlings! It may come as a surprise to you or maybe not, but this is actually the first time I've ever tried "invisible" makeup. Well, the thing is that ever since I've started doing makeup I've never walked out the house without it, or if i did, I either had no makeup at all and wore sunglasses or I just pulled off a simple eyeliner with pink or purple lips. This week however, I haven't had much time to do my makeup so I opted for something simple but face illuminating and effective. You'd be amazed of the difference a little foundation makes.
Here's how you can look fresh and pretty without looking overdone or with too much makeup, for those days when you just don't feel like it.

Step 1: Make sure your face is clean. Wipe off the excess sebum or impurities with a cosmetic cotton disc and tonic lotion. (My favorite is Garnier's Tonic Lotion with either grapes or astringent lotion). Apply a light hydrating cream if you feel that your face is too dry.

Step 2: Apply your foundation. As we want a natural and soft look and avoid a caked face, simply add a dot of foundation to both of your cheeks, forehead and chin. This should be enough to lightly cover your blemishes and also level your skin tone. Use a foundation brush for a natural airbrushed look.

Step 3: Conceal! Take your favorite concealer and conceal under your eyes using the lightest concealer, and then conceal around your nose and edges of your mouth with a concealer closest to your skin tone. Blend everything into your foundation. If you have any redness on your face, a green concealer should be applied prior to the skin tone one.

Step 4: Powder to set everything in place! Choose a soft loose powder and apply a small amount using a powder brush to set your foundation and concealer and to give everything a uniform look. My personal favorite powder is Rimmel London's Silky Loose Powder.

Step 5: Fill in your eyebrows but don't overdo them! Remember, we're aiming for a natural look. Just fill in the visible and disturbing gaps. As Marlena from makeupgeek.com said, find a brow pencil with a kaki undertone.

Step 6: Apply a primer on your eyelid before any eye-shadow. Find a matte eyeshadow which is closest to your skin tone and apply it all over your lid and on the lower lash line. Then, take a matte white eye-shadow and highlight your brow bone and the inner corners of your eyes (here you can also use a shimmering white).

Step 7: Mascara your lashes. Here it depends on how you like them. I like my lashes well coated but if you feel that's too much, one coat should do the trick.

Step 8: Apply your favorite blush in a discreet layer just enough to give you that rosy flushed look. Finish everything off with either a simple coral lipstick or a clear lip gloss.

Here is my before and after using the technique described previously! (Yes, I look horror :)) Bad sleep...)

I hope this was useful and if you have any questions or suggestions feel free to ask or e-mail me at alexandramorarischwarz@gmail.com

Touch of Purple (with tutorial)

2012-09-11T17:55:00.000+03:00

Hello ladies! Some of you may have seen my post on my facebook page, but for those of you who haven't, I did this look for a wedding I went to this previous Saturday. It was actually my first wedding with my fiance, and I was very keen on matching our clothes. Since he didn't have a black tie, I decided to match my make-up with his tie so I ended up doing a purple tone look. I also thought of you guys and I did a step-by-step photo tutorial on it. I really hope you like this look and if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to comment below! Kisses!

Products used:

Face: Rimmel London Lasting Finish Foundation;

Wet n' Wild CoverAll concealer,

Rimmel London Silky Loose Powder.

Eyes: NYX eyeshadow primer (skin tone)

Lime Crime Magic Dust (Nymph)

Sleek Acid (Pink, Purple)

Lime Crime Magic Dust (Twilight, Empress)

Lime Crime Magic Dust (Top Hattie) as highlight

Sleek PPQ palette (Lilac Allen)

Wet n' Wild Mega Liner

Red Cherry False Lashes ( # 205)

Rimmel London Scandaleyes Mascara

Cheeks: Giordani Gold Bronzing Pearls

Lips: Sephora Lipstick ( don't know the name but it's a peachy shimmery color)

Step 1: Add shimmering ivory color to the inner half of the lid

Step 2: Add hot pink color to the other half and blend well

Step 3: Add a purple color over the pink one and blend over

Step 4: Add a darker purple for more dimension and effect

Step 5: Highlight your browbone with a white shimmering color and do your lower lash line with a dark purple color. Stop halfway through,

Step 6: Add a shimmering light purple to the other inner half to make your eyes pop and to illuminate them

Step 7: Line your eyes with liquid eyeliner in a cat-shape. I opted for a smaller line since I wore false lashes and did not want to overwhelm the look.

Step 8: False lashes and mascara. You can totally pull this off without false lashes but since I was going to a wedding I wanted the look to be more dramatic.

Great! Now you're done! Make sure you wear a peachy blush or a soft bronzer with this look and wrap it all up with a soft pink or a shimmering peachy lipstick. Lip gloss is optional ;) (if you don't have a date) :))

Here's a picture of me and my wonderful future husband at the wedding plus a photo of my hair, which I thank Emilia for one more time!

:))

Giveaway Winner!

2012-09-01T17:44:00.000+03:00

Hello everyone! So, before I announce the winner, I want to thank you all first for participating and sharing this giveaway. It's been really great to see my Facebook page grow with so many people. You're all amazing and I really hope you'll keep following me further because I promise you lots of looks and more giveaways to come. That been said, I spent like 20 minutes to write down in excel all of your names in the order they appeared at comments. I also took into consideration those few who shared but did not comment and also who only commented on the link and not the picture. Well....let's see then:

THE LIST

There have been 196 VALID entries

Annndd Cogratulations no 53- Tynea Tyghtline!!!!

Please e-mail me at alexandramorarischwarz@gmail.com and I will let you know the details I need for you to receive the pack!

Favorite products & Birthday wishlist

2012-08-31T16:32:00.001+03:00

Inainte sa incep am sa fac un mic anunt: Avand in vedere ca majoritatea celor care imi citesc blogul sunt din strainatate m-am decis sa postez de acum doar in engleza. Sper ca cititoarele din Romania sa inteleaga. E mai usor asa :) si mai putin scris la postare :)) Asa ca incepand cu acest post, va fi totul in engleza.

Hello luvies! Today's post is going to be about my favorite products over the past few months and my upcoming birthday wishlist. It was really hard to sum up just to a few products since I'm in love with so many cosmetic and beauty goodies.

Here's a top of my absolute favs:

NYX Eyeshadow Base (Skin tone)

I love this alot. It does a really great job with prepping the eye lid and keeps the color on. Really glad I ordered it.

Rimmel London Silky Loose Powder

This is one of my absolute fav powders. It makes the skin so matte and soft and even if I put a little extra foundation on by mistake it makes everything look natural. Absolute <3 nbsp="nbsp" p="p">

Rimmel London Scandaleyes Mascara (Extreme Black)

I actually bought this just last week but i'm really in love with it. My mom actually laughed at the enormous brush but I like that in a mascara. I'm always having trouble with my lashes since they're virtually invisible :))

Dove Purely Pampering (Shea Butter and Warm Vanilla)

I am a declared cosmetic junkie....really. And I'm also a body lotion and shower gel junkie because having 1000 sorts of them wouldn't be enough for me. During college, when I lived in another town, apartment mate and I used to have like 10-15 bottles of shower gel in the bathroom. :)) But out of all, this is my all-time favorite! It's....divine! You need to try it!

On Line Liquid Soap (Milk & Honey)

I couldn't find an image of that specific aroma, but the point is I love this soap. I've been buying this for 5 months now and it's amazing. And I mean amazing for makeup removal! I forgot all about expensive lotions for removing my makeup...ever since I have this soap, I've been washing my face every night before bed with this and besides removing 100% of your makeup in no time, it also leaves you face really smooth and silky!

Well, that was it for favorites, let's get on to my wishlist. As you may or more accurately may not know my birthday is coming soon (September 15th) and I'm turning 22! :)) haha, old yeahh. Sooo, I decided to help my fiance and mom get me a gift (because the last 2 weeks before my b-day everyone starts asking the same question every day "What do you want for your b-day?") and I made a list of things I want which I will also share with you in the idea that you will get to know me a little better.

My B-day Wishlist

- Shoes (actually autumn boots...cause I'm a crazy shoe addict)

- A bag

- Lime Crime Nail Polishes

- Another kitty

- A brush belt

- A pretty dress

- Shoes shoes shoes

- Cosmetics

- A bracelet

- A skinny waist belt

- A puzzle of Daenerys Targaryan (GOT fan!!)

- A nice wedding (haha joking)

- A smile and a kiss from my fiance

- To get to know all my followers and the staff from Lime Crime

- Lana Del Rey

:)) Hope you guys liked this post and good luck for those who entered the giveaway on my facebook page.

Also don't forget to vote for my Zodiac Inspired look on makeupbee.com

Lots of Love!

My new passion

2012-08-29T15:26:00.001+03:00

Salutare frumoaselor! Revin azi cu o postare mai inedita, si anume, sa va arat noua mea pasiune. Totul a inceput acum 1 saptamana si ceva...ma uitam pe makeupbee la Katie Alves si la Yumemi Sakai si nu puteam sa ma minunez de cat de superbe erau machiajele lor cu imagini. Si asa, am stat si m-am gandit ca hei...eu de ce nu pot? Pot si eu! Si uite asa, avand la dispozitie o poza superba de la logodnicul meu am atentat si eu la acest stil de machiaj. Acuma sincer nu stiu cum se numeste acest stil de machiaj dar eu ii spun "Landscape makeup" pentru ca ma inspir din poze cu anumite scenarii. Sper sa va placa si voua ce am realizat pana acum si daca aveti intrebari sau sugestii va astept cu un comenatriu. V-am pupat!

Hello gorgeous girls! I'm posting today something different, more precisely, showing you my newest passion. It all started about a week and something ago..I was checking out Katie Alves and Yumemi Sakai on makeupbee and I couldn't stop wondering how gorgeous their photo inspired makeups were. So, I sat and thought that hey...why can't I do it? I can! And so, with a gorgeous picture I got from my fiance I attempted to do this type of makeup. Honestly I don't know what this style is called like but I call it "Landscape Makeup" because I get inspired by beautiful landscapes and scenery. I hope you like what I did up till now and if you have any questions or suggestions feel free to comment. Kisses.

PS: Special thanks to Lime Crime for helping me achieve this and for believing in me!

Over the mountains

Across The Sea

Magical Cherry Blossom

Aaand I'm loving my hair color :))

Lime Crime Giveaway!

2012-08-21T23:59:00.000+03:00

Salutare fetelor! Cu ocazia a 500 de like-uri pe pagina mea de facebook, am organizat un giveaway sponsorizat de carte Lime Crime bineinteles :D Premiile momentan vor fi un secret dar va asigur ca sunt superbe! Giveaway-ul este deschis pana in 1 septembrie cand voi si alege o castigatoare cu random.org. Aveti instructiuni cu ce trebuie sa faceti aici: Giveaway
Succes!

Hello girls! On the ocasion of my page reaching 500 likes, I've organised a giveaway sponsored by Lime Crime of course :D The prizes are a secret for now but I assure you they are gorgeous! The giveaway is open until September 1st when I will also choose a winner with random.org. You have the instructions here: Giveaway
Good Luck!

Eyebrow photo tutorial

2012-08-18T01:00:00.000+03:00

Buna seara frumoaselor! :D Dupa muuulteee intrebari si cereri (mai ales din strainatate) m-am decis sa va arat cum imi fac eu sprancenele si cum le puteti contura si voi. Acum..un lucru trebuie sa stiti despre sprancene, defapt mai multe...Sprancenele trebuiesc mereu sa fie pensate, tunse si aranjate pentru ca, credeti-ma, niste sprancene bine puse la punct schimba intreaga fata si tinuta. Eu trebuie sa imi fac sprancenele zilnic din trei motive: 1. Pentru ca ale mele sunt blonde si subtiri si nu am incredere in nimeni sa mi le tatueze; 2. Pentru ca de cand m-am vopsit castaniu-roscat ar arata ciudat sa am sprancene blonde; 3. Pentru ca exista o diferenta enorma intre un machiaj cu sprancenele aranjate si unul cu sprancene neglijate.
Sfat pentru voi! Daca aveti sprancene cu forma frumoasa, nu are rost sa va apucati sa le vopsiti sau sa le faceti cum le fac eu. Ingrijiti-le, pensati-le, tundeti-le mereu si sunt perfecte exact asa.

Good evening gorgeous! :D After aloooot of questions and requests (especially from abroad) I've decided to show you how I do my eyebrows and how you can do them too. Now, there is one thing you should know about eyebrows...actually alot of things...The eyebrows always need to be plucked, trimmed and brushed because, trust me, a pair of well taken care of brows change your entire apparel. I have to do my brows every day out of three reasons: 1. Because mine are blonde and thin and I don't trust anyone to tattoo them; 2. Because ever since I dyed my hair a dark auburn color it looks weird with blonde brows; 3. There is a huge difference between a make-up with fancy eyebrows and one with neglected ones.
Word of advice! If you have nicely shaped brows, there's no point in dying them or do what I do. Just take care of them, pluck them, trim them and they're perfect just like that.

Aveti nevoie de/ You need:
- O pensula dubla pentru sprancene (un capat cu perie si unul cu pensula unghiulara)/ A double eyebrow brush (one end with a comb and one end with an angled brush)
- O pensula mica pentru concealer si concealer/ A small concealer brush and concealer
- Fard/ Eyeshadow (Eu folosesc/I use Sleek "Au Naturel")

FACETI ACEST PAS DUPA APLICAREA FONDULUI DE TEN!

DO THIS AFTER APPLYING FOUNDATION!

1.Periati sprancenele/ Brush your brows

2. Cu pensula unghiulara si fardul dorit incepeti sa trasati conturul incepand din coltul interior

With the angled brush and wanted eyeshadow start tracig the contour starting from the inner corner

3. Continuati conturul pana la capatul sprancenelor

Continue tracing until your eyebrows end

4. Ajustati arcada urmarind linia naturala a sprancenelor

Adjust your arch following the natural line of your brows

5. Completati conturul sprancenelor si in partea de sus a lor

Complete the trace of your brows in their upper part too

6. Umpleti golul ramas cu fard si daca mai e nevoie intensificati culoarea adaugand mai mult fard

Fill in the empty space remaining and if necessary intensify the color by adding more eyeshadow

Luati apoi o pensula pentru concealer si putin concealer

Take concealer brush and some concealer

7.Corectati excesul de fard sau liniile gresite si dati sprancenelor forma dorita (aveti grija sa amestecati concealerul de pe margini astfel incat sa se piarda in fondul de ten)

Correct the excess of eyeshadow or uneven liner and shape your brows as you please (make sure you blend the concealer on the edges so that it fades into the foundation)

Sprancenele voastre sunt gata!

Your brows are now done!

Sper ca v-a placut si astept comentariile voastre!

I hope you enjoyed this and I'm waiting for your comments!

Fantasy make-up and catching up

2012-08-09T14:07:00.000+03:00

Salutare! M-a lovit un val de lene, asa ca de vacanta. Partea buna e ca desi in timpul saptamanii lenevesc, macar am de lucru in weekenduri...bine ca-i sezon de nunti. :)) Chiar ma gandeam ca n-am mai facut demult nici un machiaj gen fantasy si imi era dor. asa ca m-am pus pe treaba si am realizat 2 machiaje in acest stil. Primul e intr-adevar mai fantasy, al doilea, daca scoti buzele sclipicioase si sclipiciul de pe fata, il poti chiar purta pe strada.
Am sa va postez si pozele cu machiajele dar si cateva poze cu micuta mea colectie de farduri. Si spun micuta pentru ca mie sincer nu-mi ajunge...vreau mai multe.
Cat despre noutati, am uitat sa va zic ca am avut o prezentare de moda in 2 august. Alina Ceusan a tinut neaparat ca fetele sa fie toate machiate lafel, cu negru (si am suferit cumplit ptr treaba asta) asa ca m-am conformat si mi-am rupt spatele pe 15 modele :)) Macar prezentarea a iesit super..puteti vedea cateva poze aici: Fashion Show
Siiiii....m-am inscris intamplator pe makeupbee.com la un concurs de machiaje sponsorizat de Anastasia Beverly Hills (Anastasia Soare) si am intrat in top 10. Din aceste 10 machiaje sponsorii aleg 3 castigatoare asa ca stau cu sufletul la gura si astept un rezultat.
Acum, pozele...V-am pupat si astept comentariile voastre!

Hey girls! A lazy wave hit me since the vacation started. The good part is that i get to work in weekends...good thing it's wedding season :)) I was really thinking that I haven't done any fantasy make-up in a while and I kinda missed it, so I got busy and came up with two suck makeups. The first one is indeed more fantasy like but the second one is quite wearable if you take out the glitter.
I will post some pictures of the looks and also a few photos of my tiny cosmetics collection. And I say tiny because they're really not enough for me...I need more :))
As for catching up, I forgot to tell you about a fashion show I attended in August 2nd. The coordonator insisted on the models having the same makeup, black cat-eye (to my dis-contempt) so I broke my back on 15 models :)) At least the presentation was awesome! You can see some pictures here: Fashion Show
Aaaand, I entered a makeup competition on makeupbee.com which is sponsored by Anastasia Beverly Hills and made it in top 10. The sponsors will now choose 3 winning looks so I'm anxious about the results.
And now photos... Kisses and I'm waiting for your comments!

Rainbow Magic

Glitter&Colors

Bonus: My tattoo :D

Lime Crime "Aquataenia" Palette Review & Looks

2012-08-03T18:58:00.000+03:00

Salutare dragele mele! Mare mi-a fost surprinderea cand ma suna mama dimineata si ma intreaba "Ti-a trimis iar Lime Crime pachet?"...Mirata, zic ca nu, adica cel putin mie nu mi-a scris Cassie ca imi trimite ceva, ca de obicei ma anunta inainte. "Da ai aici doua notificari de la posta ca ti-a venit un colet din SUA". Nu puteam sa imi dau seama de unde pachet din SUA, ca doar nu-mi comandasem nimic si nici nu am primit vreun mail cum ca imi trimit ei ceva...Ei bine, a doua zi ma duc la posta sa-mi scot pachetul....pam pam...de la Lime Crime bineinteles. N-am mai avut rabdare pana acasa asa ca am deschis pachetul in parcul de langa posta (defapt acolo mi-am deschis toate coletele). Au fost foarte draguti sa imi trimita noua lor paleta (lansata la IMATS) "Aquataenia".
Review: Cutiuta este exact ca la cealalta paleta, cu culorile si denumirile pe spate. Cat despre culori, imi place foarte mult faptul ca sunt toate sunt sidefate si mai ales pigmentate. Mie imi par asa mai pastelate cumva...imi place foarte mult. Rezista mult pe ochi si sunt foarte usor de folosit. Nu am nici o nemultumire. :D
Aveti mai jos cateva poze, swatchuri si doua machiaje.
Pupici!!

Hello darlings! I was surprised to wake up in the morning and have my mom call me and ask "Did Lime Crime send you a package again?" . I said, no, or at least Cassie hasn't written me anything to let me know that they're sending me something, and she usually does. "But you have two postal notifications on a package from the USA". I couldn't figure out how because I hadn't ordered anything and I certainly didn't get an e-mail letting me know that I should be expecting a package.Well, I went the next day at the postal office and it was of course from Lime Crime. I couldn't wait so I opened the package in the park next to the postal office (where I actually always open my packages). They were sweet enough to send me the new palette (launched at IMATS) "Aquataenia".

Review: The box is exactly like the other one (Chinadoll), with the colors and names on the back. As for the colors, I really like that they're shimmering and most of all pigmented. I find them somewhat pastel-like.....and i'm really loving that. The colors are so soft and wearable, and resistant. I have no complaint! :D
Below you have a few pictures, swatches and two looks.
Kisses!

Look 1

Look 2