Sparkled Beauty

The colourful but lazy-day FOTD is back :) It is when I skip foundation and powder all together but go for lots of colours for the look.

Lovely on my lips is Beautique lip liner in Jewel, a nice darker red. I have been wearing more lip liners by themselves when I don't have much time to get ready.

On the eyes are 3 LA Girl Glide gel eyeliners:
- Paradise Purple (upper lash line)
- Aquatic (inner half) and Royal Blue (outer half on lower lash line).

Cannot deny my love for Aquatic. I would wear it all over my eyes if I can but it sure is too bright for work. For now, I limit it to the inner corner :)

Other products used:
- It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eyes full coverage concealer in Neutral Medium
- Cover Fx Conceal Fx Camouflage concealer in Light
- Maybelline Color Tattoo in Pomegranate Punk on its own as an eyeshadow
- Elf baked highlighter in Blush Gems as brow bone highlight
- ArtDeco All in One mascara in 01 Black
- Annabelle Lipsies in Fruit Punch as blush, set with Essence duo blush in Nothing but Lovestoned
- Annabelle InstaGlam Brow Design + Fix in Medium to Dark and Wet n Wild Color Icon brow & eye liner in Dark Brown.

It is supposed to be balmy at 7 degrees later today, a substantial melt for all the snow left over from the storms last month (if only it does not freeze over night again lol). A sign that Spring might finally be here? I hope so!

Turns out, it is Liner Week on the blog this week :) We follow LA Girl Glide gel eyeliners yesterday with Beautique lip liners today.

You might not notice it before, but Beautique is a makeup brand available only at Sally. Their lip liners caught my eyes (when I was browsing the nail polish) because of the long and skinny pencil form and the red tags on them ($2.49 before extra 50% off).

Here are, from L-R: Currant, Sienna, Jewel, Wine, Real Red and Soft Pink.

As you will see below, the colour indication at the end of the pencils are not always accurate and the pencils come with safety wrap, so I hope these swatches are helpful.

Currant is a mauve, certainly not as dark as it looks from the outside.

Sienna is a darker burnt orange, quite matte.

Jewel has a few random shimmers here and there but not visible on the lips.

The name Wine was quite misleading I found, as it is more of a dark raspberry. And Real Red is the prettiest modern (matte) red for the money, period!

Soft Pink is a barbie pink with a strong sheen of gold to it, great to be applied to the middle of the lips for an illusion of thicker lips. It does take a few extra swipes to show up though.

These lip liners do not start out creamy at the first swatches. But with a few uses, they become easier to apply and offer better pigmentation, so give them a chance to work for you. I end up loving all 6 colours, dark or bright!

The pencils have 0.045oz/ 1.28g of product (not a lot more than regular liners), and the price is great. I am not sure how many colours there are in the line, so if you have a favorite shade, feel free to tell me about it :)

Here is a FOTD for Jewel. Stay tuned for more!