Makeup lines to check out!

I've been doing a lot of digging lately on Etsy and on random blogs, searching for underground makeup lines and DIY cosmetic makers. These are the following I've found that look pretty awesome to me. I don't own any of their products yet but thought I'd make a list since a lot of people don't know about these brands and should know more than just MAC, what they can get at Sephora, Lime Crime, Sugarpill and Medusa's Makeup. I'm not saying these brands aren't amazing, but there's a lot out there so why not explore? Here is my list, in my opinion worth checking out!

Venomous Cosmetics- They offer pressed eye shadows, loose eye shadows, and lip products. The price ranges from $3.50 to $7.50 for a product. They have liner coming soon. All the ingredients are listed so you know it's not repackaged. I don't see the same typical ingredients that some makeup lines have that could possibly be a repackaged item. They're products are very bright and vibrant since they are trying to match the colors up to venomous creatures which is a cool idea for something different. Worth checking out!

Vicious Cosmetics- Is a homemade cosmetics line with bright and vibrant colors. They sell eye shadows with lip products coming soon. All eye shadows are $5.00 a piece for jar, but can't find the size of them any where or the ingredients. It's worth checking out I guess and if you have questions they have a contact section to do so.

High Voltage Cosmetics- This brand offers eye shadows, lip products, eye shadow base, blushes, eye brow powder and eye liner. I'm very impressed with the number of products they have and offer. Everything looks like very good quality and the prices range from $1.25 to $6.25. All eye shadows come in a 5 gram jar. They definitely seem worth checking out.

Links to the following lines:
venomouscosmetics.com/
etsy.com/shop/ViciousCosmetics
viciouscosmetics.com
www.etsy.com/shop/whitehare7
hvcosmetics.zxq.net/

My first homemade eye shadow!

For a few months now I've been really getting into makeup as far as what ingredients are in what and how they're made. I've even gone as far as wanting to start making my own eye shadows and blushes. So recently I starting formulating some eye shadows and I've finally finished one. I've made my own base and created my own color, still learning so it will probably take a while to perfect it but I am happy with the results since this is my first one. People always say practice makes perfect and I won't give up on something I've really grown a passion for, so this is what I got.



And the swatch:

Get The Look - Acid Lime

What was used:
MAC NC20 Studio Fix
Urban Decay Primer Eye Potion
MAC Eye Brow Velvetone Pencil
MAC Big T
MAC Lime
MAC Sour Lemon
MAC Rice Paper
MAC White Frost Eye Shadow
Sephora Eye Shadow Collection Aspen Summit
MAC Dazzle Lash Black Mascara
MAC Engrave Eye Pencil
MAC Ebony Eye Pencil
Yaby Blush Refill bl020
MAC Chatterbox Lipstick
MAC Giddy Lipstick
OCC Brushes
Crown Brushes

OCC Loose Colour Concentrates - 11 swatches

Well I actually took the time today to go through my OCC pigments collection and decided to get some swatches for you. I'm totally in love with OCC (Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics), they are probably one of the best makeup lines around in my opinion. You get amazing results using very little of their product, which means it lasts way longer. These loose pigments sell for $11.50 each and come in 2.5g clear round jars. Unlike most loose pigments these do have the sifter holes so it's a lot easier to apply. I would still recommend using a loose white powder under the eyes to catch the falling shadow or use a tissue. You can apply these wet or dry, if you apply them wet you get a way more vibrant color pay off. Their pigments are very pigmented and bright so it's great for photography or for every day use to get noticed.

Below are 11 colors, from left to right: frigid, cherry bomb, glisten, rime, static, pollencount, atmosphere, chlorophyll, cavu blue, heroic, and wasabi. (Cherry bomb and pollencount aren't recommended for the eye area.) For more info go to: occmakeup.com







above: Wasabi, Atmosphere, and Rime



Heroic, Cavu Blue, and Frigid



Chlorophyll, and Pollencount



and last: Cherry Bomb, Glisten, and Static

Naked Cosmetics - Urban Rustic

I've been meaning to review Naked Cosmetics for a while now and have finally gotten around to doing so. Their slogan is if it's not naked, it's not natural. They claim to be the purest and most natural makeup that exists and is made of 100% oxidized mica. I will be reviewing 1 of 4 Naked Cosmetics collections that I own and will be doing the other 3 very soon. This collection is called Urban Rustic, it's mostly golds, coppers, and browns. All collections come in 6 colors in individual jars with screw on lids that are .5 oz each. I love this makeup because you can do so much with it, it's not just for eyes.

I'm not sure when this company started, but spotted them at a Canadian Makeup show in Toronto in 2007. Not knowing who they were I immediately wanted to buy some of their products from their booth. I bought the Broadway collection and Shock Effect collection, both are very bright colors. The packaging is a bit messy since the jars do not have the sifters on them, they are just open with the lids of course. So application can be a bit messy but the color pay off is amazing! You can apply them wet or dry, but I would recommend damping your makeup brush to get a better and more intense effect.

I did mention their products aren't just for eyes right? Well not only can you use it for eye shadow but you can use it for eye liner, nail polish, lips, bronzer, and temporary hair highlights. Yes it's a lot but it's really cool that you can do so much with one product. They do make their own eye primer and lip gloss which is clear, you can mix these with the mica to produce your own lip gloss or eye liner. For nail polish, they say use clear polish and mix the mica in to it to get the color you want, you can mix more than one color to make your own custom color polish. To make bronzer, add a white lotion to a small amount of color desired and mix then apply to the face. Last of all for temp. hair highlights, they say to just brush it on in the desired pieces of hair and set with hair spray.

Would I recommend Naked Cosmetics? I say yes, it's awesome as an eye shadow. I've only used it as a lip gloss besides as a shadow and found it to be hard to apply but with the right lip gloss I'm sure it can be done. Their product goes on very smooth and is very pigmented. Urban Rustic is a great selection of colors, usually I'm into neons and bright colors too much but this set really caught my eye. Do use powder under your eyes or a tissue to catch the falling shadow since application of the product can be messy. For more info go to: nakedcosmetics.net







Below are swatches of Urban Rustic!