Super quick Eye of the Day

I got inspired this morning by a baby blue shirt I pulled on and so here is my first Eye of the Day post. It looked better when I first did it, but I kept getting side-tracked and therefore its been a couple hours. Anyways, I hope you can still appreciate the idea of it- it's blue still yes, but it's a wearable blue look I think. It's not vivid and it's not going to make you look like a child (at least I don't think it does, just someone with a love of colour!)
Here I used Fyrinnae's shadow in Otherworldly (click here for a swatch of Otherworldly and information on the company Fyrinnae!) all over the lid, I also pulled this down into my tear-duct area and along my lower lash line to make my eyes look more awake and bigger.
I used Barry M's Dazzle dust in number 78 in the crease (starting from the outside of the eye and bringing it 3/4ths of the way toward the tear duct). Both were over pixie epoxy and if I wanted them to last a full day I would have used Too Faced Shadow Insurance as well. If I did this again I'd probably include a matte highlight colour in a soft grey or just a light nude to match/even-out my skintone.

All in all I like the look because it's colourful, but not super in your face, or flashy. What do you think?

Eye Primer - Overview

Eyeshadow primers have helped many a girl (and guy!) extend the life of their eyeshadow over the course of the day. When I use it it can prevent creasing for hours longer than without, some also are known in enhance the vividness of the colour. But which ones are smart buys to try? Which ones are worth a small fortune? I've compiled a price per 0.01oz guide in both Canadian dollars and American. Have a look, compare and I wish you the best of luck finding the perfect one for you! (My current favourite is Too Faced Shadow Insurance but it used to be Urban Decay's Primer Potion. What eye primer do you rely on?

***PLEASE NOTE!!!! I have collected all eye primers I knew of that I could easily calculate for this, I have NOT gone through and sorted the animal testing brands from the non-animal testing brands as I wanted this as an overall overview. I apologize for any inconvenience!

Canadian
1) Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion XL 0.55oz, $25.30 CND-$0.46
2) Lorac behind the Scenes Eye Primer 0.47oz, $26 CND- $0.55 (Sheer Ivory Beige)
3) Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion Original (clear), Sin (shimmery Champagne), Eden (matte nude) 0.34oz, $22 CND-$0.65
4) Too Faced Shadow Insurance 0.35 oz, $24 CND-$0.69
5) Benefit Stay Don’t Stray 0.33oz, $30 CND-$0.91 (Nude)
6) Laura Mercier Eye Basics 0.25oz, $27 CND- $1.08 (Buff, Cotton, Eyebright, Flax, Linen, Peach, Wheat- Brown, pale yellow, pale blue, pearlized beige, light Ivory, Peach, pale brown)
7) NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base 0.26oz, $29 CND-$1.12
8) Mac Prep and Prime Eye 0.17oz, $20 CND-$1.18 (Light, Medium and Medium-Dark)
9) Per-fekt Beauty Eye Perfection Gel 0.3oz, $49.50 CND-$1.65 (Comes in clear, light, medium, dark- is also a brightener and puffiness reducer)
10) Kat Von D High Voltage Primer 0.12oz, $20 CND-$1.67 (Nude and Smoky)
11) Sephora Collection Tricks of the Trade Eye Primer 0.07oz, $16 CND- $2.29 (beige)
12) Tarte Lifted Natural Eye Primer with Firmitol 0.11oz, $26 CND (firming agent, transluscent)- $2.36
13) Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer In Warm Beige or Glimmering Nude 0.08oz, $23 CND-$2.88
14) Bare Essentials Bare Vitamins Prime Time Eyelid Primer 0.05oz, $20 CND- $4.00
15) Guerlain Ombre Eclat Eye Shadow Primer 0.08oz, $34 CND- $4.25


American
1) ELF eye Primer 0.15 oz, $3 USD- $0.20 Neutral that goes on clear
2) Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion XL 0.55oz, $23 USD- $0.42
3) Lorac behind the Scenes Eye Primer 0.47oz, $20 USD- 0.43, $26 CND- $0.55 (Sheer Ivory Beige)
4) Too Faced Shadow Insurance 0.35 oz, $17USD- $0.49
5) Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion Original, Sin, Eden 0.34oz, $18 USD- $0.53
6) Amazing Cosmetics Eye Shadow Primer 0.25oz, $16 USD-$0.64 (light and Dark)
7) Benefit Stay Don’t Stray 0.33oz, $24 USD- $0.73
8) NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base 0.26oz, $24 USD-$0.92
9) Laura Mercier Eye Basics 0.25oz, $24 USD- $0.96 (in Buff, Cotton, Eyebright, Flax, Linen, Peach, Wheat- Brown, pale yellow, pale blue, pearlized beige, light Ivory, Peach, pale brown)
10) Mac Prep and Prime Eye 0.17oz, $16.50 USD-$0.97 (Light, Medium and Medium-Dark)
11) ArtDeco Eyeshadow Base (Neutral colour, w and w/o Fragrance available) 0.16oz, $19.50 USD-$1.22
12) Kat Von D High Voltage Primer 0.12oz, $15 USD- $1.25, (Nude and Smoky)
13) Per-fekt Beauty Eye Perfection Gel 0.3oz, $45 USD- $1.50 (Comes in clear, light, medium, dark- is also a brightener and puffiness reducer)
14) Sephora Collection Tricks of the Trade Eye Primer 0.07oz, $12 USD-$1.71 (beige)
15) Tarte Lifted Natural Eye Primer with Firmitol 0.11oz, $20 USD- $1.82(firming agent, transluscent)
16) Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer In Warm Beige or Glimmering Nude 0.08oz, $20 USD- $2.50
17) Trish McEvoy Eye Base Essentials 0.09oz, $24 USD-$2.67 (Also a brightener, 5 skin colour shades)
18) Bare Essentials Bare Vitamins Prime Time Eyelid Primer 0.05oz, $16 USD-$3.20
19) Guerlain Ombre Eclat Eye Shadow Primer 0.08oz, $35 USD-$4.38

Pictures from Urban Decay Lorac Cosmetics and Too Faced Websites

True Blood- A look at Pam's Cosmetics

I Don't know about anyone else but I love the Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris; the original author of the hit show True Blood. For those of you who don't know who is in the above picture, that's Pam, a snarky vampire with a love of twinsets in pastels and designer fashion. This still is from the third season and I just loved how in character this shot was with her personality. And for anyone wondering, the lipstick pencil she's using is NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil most likely in Damned, a deep magenta berry colour. (However, the NARS facebook page says that it's Cruella, which to me is a different colour- but really they are both nice :D). I saw this product in store at Sephora quite a while ago and the lemming has yet to pass on, a lovely creamy texture with excellent staying power, it's $24 USD. For those of you who aren't as vampy in your make-up there are many other shades available. Anyone else like these? Or are you interested in a full makeup look from one of the True Blood series? Leave a comment and let me know!
(Picture from http://ginacarbone.wordpress.com/)

EDIT: To see the difference between Cruella and Damned as well as all the other NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencils check out my newer post HERE!

Fyrinnae Haul- plus mini review

All Haul Pic
Fyrinnae is an online beauty retailer known for their complex and colourful pigment eyeshadows, and their Pixie Epoxy a 'glue' used to keep pigments on the lid and not your cheeks! It also enhances the vividness of the colour. The nice thing about Fyrinnae other than the vast range that has something for everyone is the very reasonable prices. Everything is under $10 USD and any purchase over $20 (USD) is qualified for free shipping, internationally.
Fyrinnae is completely vegan friendly and does not test on animals. They also have the option of samples sizes of all their products and every order comes with a free sample based on what you ordered.
I've been interested in the company for about six months and finally decided to make an order. Here's what I got:

Sample size of Jade Ghost eyeshadow
Sample size of French Vanilla Shake eyeshadow
Full size of Sumatran Tiger eyeshadow (a portion of the proceeds goes to the World Wildlife Fund)
Free Sample of Otherworldly eyeshadow
Full size Pixie Epoxy
Sample size of Romantique Lip Lusture
Sample size of Ghostly Voice Lip Lusture
Sample size Ultra Phatom Lip Lusture

Starting with the Lip Lustures, I was highly impressed with the lovely colours and pigmentation of them. Ghostly voice was much darker than I thought but it makes for a lovely navy blue lip. However, I am a compulsive lip smoosher meaning that the texture of these (very liquid-vaseline-like) wasn't creamy enough for me to be able to wear comfortably, even with a lipstick underneath (as they tend to make the lipstick the same consistency of the Lusture). Below is a swatches blended in and just swiped on my hand.
Lip Lusture thick swatches
Lip Lusture sheered swatches
The pinky peach with gold reflect is Romantique, the light blue silver is Ultra Phantom (had the largest shimmer bits in it but did not feel gritty) and the dark blue is Ghostly Voice (which is stunning but dark)
These are completely non-sticky so if that's your thing these are definitely worth looking into.

Next up is Pixie Epoxy (unfortunately not in the Haul picture because I forgot it in my makeup essentials area- you'll see why below!) This is life changing for all my pigments! All you need is the smallest dab of this clear gel on your lid. It feels velvety smooth and doesn't feel wet, or greasy- in fact I pretty much don't feel it at all once applied. However, it's like a magnet for pigment, holding it to the skin so I don't end up with powder all over my cheeks! When I run out, you can bet I'll be purchasing it again.

Eyeshadows. Oh all the beautiful eyeshadows. It was extremely difficult to pick the small amount of colours that I did. I had to tell myself that I was only allowed spring and summer colours or I would have dived into jewel tones with glee and my credit card would have broken under the weight. Here is a shot of the colours I picked with dry swatches on the left and swatches over Pixie Epoxy on the right.
Cool Light Swatches
Warm Light Swatches
From top to bottom: Sumatran Tiger (a red-brown with green duochrome in real life the duochrome is much more prominent), French Vanilla Shake (a light brown almost off white colour that is mostly matte), Otherworldly (a very pale blue-green), Jade Ghost a pale green that changes gold in certain light. Overall, completely stunning shades I can't wait to wear again and again.
As a side note, the pattern on the Sumatran Tiger eyeshadow is tiger patterned- adorable!
Sumaturan Tiger e/s Packaging

Urban Decay Vegan Palette

Urban Decay is coming out with an all vegan eyeshadow palette for the first time ever! I've no idea on the release date yet but the shades include: Gunmetal, Smog, Twice Baked, Half Baked, Urb and Mildew. All in all a gorgeous set of earthy colours. Plus I love the packaging on it! From what you can see in the pictures, it looks like the palette is also going to come with a mini primer potion in Sin and a black 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Zero. What do you think about the palette?


Pictures from Beauty and Fitness Addict Blog