2014 #FIFAWorldCup Inspired MakeUp #3 - GERMANY

Through Beauty Eyes 2014 FIFA World Cup Inspired Make Up - GERMANY

I am putting my bet (not literally) on Germany to win this World Cup although they are currently sitting on a draw at 49 minutes as I write up the post!

EYES 

Urban Decay Primer Potion 

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk 

Dolly Wink Eyebrow Pencil

Benefit Australia They Are Real Liner

 Milani Liquif'eye Metallic Eyeliner Pencil in Black 

Dolly Wink Volume Mascara in Black 

Illamasqua Powder Eyeshadow in Hype (Fundamental Palette)

LILY LOLA Mineral Eyeshadow (Matte Brown)

I Nuovi Eyeshadow in Siren Red

Urban Decay The Black Palette in Black Dog 

STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL:
 2014 #FIFAWorldCup Inspired MakeUp - GERMANY

1. After applying my Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer and NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk (this would intensify the bright colours and keep them in place), gently pack on the any vibrant yellow eyeshadow from your collection (I am using Illamasqua Powder Eyeshadow in Hype from the Fundamental palette) across the inner third of your upper lid.

2. Then, apply a matte brown eyeshadow (mine is from LILY LOLO Mineral Cosmetics) on the outer third of my lid and along my crease and meet the end of my yellow eyeshadow (leaving the centre part of my lid free).

3. This is probably the hardest step and if you're fairly new with makeup, maybe apply your foundation after you have done the eyes. Apply your blackest eyeshadow (using Black Dog from my Urban Decay Black Palette), creating a "V" at the outer corner of my lid (make sure the "V" is smaller than the area of the matte brown eyeshadow!) and slowly blend them together.

4. Finally gently pack on the brightest red eyeshadow you have on the centre of lid (I am using I Nuovi Eyeshadow in Siren Red ) and blend all three colours together. Gently. You may need to go back and reapply the yellow & red eyeshadows as they might lose some intensity whilst blending!

5. I used Benefit Australia's new #BenefitRealLiner on my upper lashline and Milani's Liquif'eye Pencil Eyeliner in Black to line my lower lashline. I then set it with the same Black Dog eyeshadow and to soften to look. 

6. To finish off, apply a few generous coat of your favourite mascara. As always, you have the option to apply falsies to further intensify the look.

FACE 

Dermalogica Age Perfect Skin Primer

Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation

Cover Girl Olay Simply Ageless Concealer in 215 

MAC MSF Blush in StereoRose

 Face of Australia Limited Edition Glamazon Contour (For Bronzer)

Pearly Champagne Shade from OFRA Diamonds Are Forever palette  (as Highlight)

MAC MSF in Medium 

LIPS

Rimmel Moisture Renew Lipstick in Ringa Ringa Roses

#OOTD

Top: Dolly

Skort: ZARA

Boots: Country Road

Coat: ASOS

Scarf: TEMT

Necklace: SportsGirl

Bag: MnG

This is probably my favourite look out of the three I have created so far and I actually think its more wearable than the other two! 

What do you reckon?

What other countries look would you like to see?

XOXO,

A

2014 #FIFAWorldCup Inspired MakeUp #1 - Brazil

So, World Cup fever doesn’t necessarily have to revolve around the actual soccer ball (or football) itself.

 Especially for us chicas, the FIFA world cup gives us more reasons to rock bright and colourful looks during the tournament. (Not that we need any reasons to – but as I grow older, I tend to stay on the “safe side” and haven’t been exploring colourful FOTD as much as I used to do. Is it just me or are there anyone else with me? :P) 

So,after a random playtime and experiment last Friday in conjunction with the open ceromony of 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup, I decided to create this ThroughBeautyEyes 2014 FIFA World Cup Inspired Make Up series. 

This series will consist of make up based on the World Cup theme over the couse of this tournament - not neccessarily in the order of countries I support! 

ThroughBeautyEyes 2014 #FIFAWorldCup Inspired MakeUp - Brazil

Of course, Brazil will be the first instalment in this series, being the host country and all ;)

Illamasqua Fundamental Palette | INGLOT Freedom Palette | Wet n Wild Eyeshadow Palette in Pride

These are the palettes I used to create this look but feel free to make use of whatever colours you have in your stash - all you need is bright yellow, green and dark blue eyeshadows. AND of course, a very good blending blush!

EYES 

Urban Decay Primer Potion 

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Edgy Emerald

Face of Australia Eye Brow Kit

Dolly Wink Liquid Liner 

(I replaced it with Face of Australia Budge Proof Gel Liner in Brilliant Blue in my step-to-step tutorial guide)

Dolly Wink Volume Mascara in Black

YELLOW (#1) | Illamasqua Fundamental Palette - Powder shadow in Hype (#1)

GREEN | INGLOT Eyeshadow (#2) + Wet n Wild eyeshadow palette in Pride (#3)

BLUE | Wet n Wild eyeshadow palette in Pride (#4)

STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL:
2014 #FIFAWorldCup Inspired MakeUp - Brazil 

1. After priming your eyes with a primer and set the base with a cream eyeshadow (I used NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk and Maybelline Colour Tattoo in Edgy Emerald here), gently pack on the green eyeshadow on the centre of the lid, leaving out the inner and outter corner of your eyes.

2. Then, apply the dark blue eyeshadow at the outter corner of your eyes, creating a "V" shape and bringing it slightly into your crease.

3. Next, apply a bright matte yellow eyeshadow (using Illamasqua Hype from the Fundamental Palette) at the inner corner of your eyes, dragging it down to your inner tear duct area/ lower lash line.

4. BLEND, BLEND & BLEND all three colours together. You may lose some of the intensity of the colours, just go back and pack on more colours and blend it until there are no harsh lines and reached the intensity you are looking for.

5. Line your upper lash line with either a black or dark blue eyeliner and create a wing.

6. Then, line 1/3 of your bottom lash line with the same eyeliner and connect it to the wing.

7. Set the eyeliner with the same blue eyeshadow that you use on your outter V.

8. Line the middle (1/3) of your lower lash line with the green eyeshadow you used on your eyelid.

To finish off the look, apply a few generous coats of your favourite mascara (mine is Dolly Wink volume mascara - no surprises here) and to magnify the effect of this look, you may add on some falsies but I wasn't quite up for that. ;)

FACE 

Benefit That Girl Primer

Physician Formula Organic Wear CC Cream in Light & Medium

Cover Girl & Olay Simply Ageless Concealer in 215

Illamasqua Katie Blush

Face of Australia Limited Edition Glamazon Contour (For Bronzer & Highlight)

MAC MSF in Medium

You can easily transform from day to night with a different lip colour! :P

Wearing FoA Lasting Looks Lip Creme in Permanently Pink

FROM DAY: Wearing a baby pink lips 

Wearing FoA Lasting Looks Lip Creme in Love Berry

TO NIGHT: By amping it up with a fuchsia lips!

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and you should definitely give it a go!
(Don't forget to hashtag #2014FIFAWorldCupMakeUp if you decided to join the fun!)

I am quite lucky to be work in a rather casual environment - that means no warning letter for rocking up to work with these colours. :P

What countries would you like to see next?

XOXO,

A

Spring Specials: FOTD featuring Sisley Phyto-Ombre E´clat in Garden Rose

 Doesn't this Sisley Phyto-Ombre E´clat Eyeshadow in Garden Rose just screams spring? :D

 When you think of spring, you think of gorgeous flowers in the shade of pink and lilacs; summer dresses with sandals; florals and the warm, crisp air! SPRING is what first popped into my mind when I received this beauty!!

If you have been following ThroughBeautyEyes for a while, you would probably already know that I am not usually adventurous when it comes to my eye make up, except for very special occasions, like my Harajuku inspired FOTD or Mermaid Inspired FOTD . 

It could be the lovely sunshine Sydney has been blessed as of late or it could be simply because Garden Rose is such a gorgeous shade - I decided to rock this pinkish EOTD during a recent Friday night out. 

On my EYES

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Illamasqua Cream Pigment in Androgen*

Sisley Phyto-Ombre E´clat in Garden Rose* (all over the lid)

INGLOT single eyeshadow in Matte392 (crease colour)

INGLOT single eyeshadow in DS459 (to blend the lid & crease colour together)

Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil in Hazelnut

Kiss Me Heroine Smooth Liquid Eyeliner

Milani Liquif'eye Metallic Eyeliner Pencil in Black

Dolly Wink Volume Mascara in Black

On my FACE

Shu Uemura TSUYA Skin UV Under Base Youthful Radiance Mousse* (as sunscreen & primer)

Illamasqua Skinbase Foundation in Shade 11

Illamasqua Limited Edition Skinbase Foundation in Shade Au*

Arbonne Cosmetics Creme Concealer in Light*

MAC MSF Powder in Medium

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Compact in Bronze*

Jane Iredale In Touch Highlighter in Complete*

On my LIPS

Australis Limited Edition Lipstick in Lick The Icing

The Complete Look which shouts spring, don'tcha reckon? Pink-themed EOTD plus floral top. ;)

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Make up done, now its down to the hair business. 

Remember my post about achieving fuss - free waves using Scunci Pin Twirls? That was exactly how I rocked my hair along with my Garden Rose FOTD. Easy peasy way to give your hair some wavy curls! 

Please note that my hair colour is WAY darker than that - I was just tweaking around with the lightings and effects and I loved this colour. Hmmm, serious consideration to be put into this colour as the summer 2012/2013 colour?

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Yours truly got a little too engrossed in playing around with the different colour settings and effect and Picassa and VOILA - the results as follows: 

Hope you enjoyed this "Spring FOTD" - it has been a while. =P

What are your favourite spring colours?

Disclaimer: Please note that products marked with asterisk (*) were provided to me for consideration purposes. However, all opinions expressed are 100% honest. Please refer to ThroughBeautyEyes disclosure policy for more information.

XOXO,

A

FASHION FRIDAY: RED TIGHTS + LOAFERS + FAUX FUR

THANK GOD it's FRIDAY, cupcakes!

This week has been dragginggggg on - anyone else is with me? 

Despite this long week, it's unbelievable how quick time has raced by and we are marching into the EIGHTH month of 2012.  2012 hasn't exactly been my year - let's hope the remaining second half of the year is a better one! 

ANYHOOS,  yours truly is in the (rather slow) process of revamping and introducing new topics into ThroughBeautyEyes.Com. I have quite a few ideas in my mind but it's going to be quite some time before they can all be executed. Baby steps people, so bear with me for the time being. =)

Since I am putting more effort into dressing up and am trying to broaden my knowledge in the world of fashion, FASHION FRIDAY will now be my very own lookbook to diarise the stuff I wear. 

My first instalment of Fashion Friday consists of animal prints loafers, coloured tights & faux fur jacket! 

Perfect for a lazy Sunday brunch with the girlfriend. :)

I have been on the hunt for a pair of animal printed loafers for yonkers and of course, when ZU was selling these at a fraction of its original price, Adeline could not say no. Did I mention they were leather too? 

Value buys always give me a great sense of satisfaction - especially for products/ items that I have been lemming for a long time! 

Long sleeve tunic top - Cotton On

Red tights - Cotton On

Faux Fur Jacket - TEMT 

Loafers - ZU

Rings - Online & Malaysia

A lazy sunday also means au naturale FOTD - give your skin some space to breathe! :)

Skip the daily foundation, eyeshadows & eyeliner and go straight to the mascara (to "open up" your eyes), mineral powder (for a light coverage), blush (for a nice glow) & of course your favourite lippie!!

This is definitely one my favourite weekend combos which ticks off the boxes of the 3Cs.

Comfortable, Casual & Chic. 

Hope you enjoy this new fashion "segment" on le blog and let me know if there's anything else that you'd love to see more on this blog! All inputs welcome! :D

What is your ideal lazy Sunday style?

XOXO,

A

FOTD - HARAJUKU INSPIRED FT ILLAMASQUA HUMAN FUNDAMENTALISM COLLECTION

Happy hump day lovelies! 

As you may have noticed, ThroughBeautyEyes have been lacking posts in the beauty department as of late - as far as I can recall, the past few posts were update-related kinda pictureposts. It's time to bring the beauty stuff back, don't you think? I mean who am I kidding, one of the main reasons this space was created was to accommodate my never ending musings about beauty related stuff.

Without any further babbling ado, lets move on to my "Harajuku" inspired FOTD created using the Human Fundamentalism Collection by Illamasqua as the "main theme".

Before you start painting images of yours truly strolling down the street with some funky Harajuku outfit, STOP RIGHT NOW! Japanese fashion and I were never friends and I don't think we will ever be. The closest I can possibly get is probably "gyaru-inspired" make up. So, when Fashion Hayley needed someone to help her with her Harajuku - inspired shoot, I turned into my best friend - Google and Google told me "outrageous" and "out of the ordinary" were the key. So, BAM, a little mix and match here and the look is created. :)

Human Fundamentalism Collection by Illamasqua. 

The products used from this collection were:

*Skin Base Foundaton in Shade Au (which I mixed with it with my Skin Base Foundation)

*Fundamental Palette

The Fundamental Palette - used to express your alter ego. 

From Left to Right: 

- Powder Eyeshadow in Hype

- Matte Cream Pigment in Mint Green

- Powder Eyeshadow in Inception

- Liquid Metal in Molten Pewter

*Precision Ink in Scribe (anti-liner that acts a highlighter)

Scribe - The Anti-Liner. 

And also, someone outside of the Illamasqua family :P

The INGLOT Custom Eyeshadow Palette used to complement the Fundamental Palette.

STEP TO STEP TUTORIAL TO CREATE THIS HARAJUKU LOOK:

STEP 1: After priming your lid with your favourite eyeshadow primer (I used Urban Decay Primer Potion), apply Cream Pigment in Mint Green all over your lids.

STEP 2: Apply Hype on the 2/3 of your lid and a dark green/teal colour (I used my INGLOT Custom Eyeshadow Palette) on the remaining 1/3 of my lids. Use a blending brush, blend the 2 colours together to remove the harsh edges. 

STEP 3: Using an angled brush and Inception, gently draw a line along your crease, where your eye socket sinks in. 

STEP 4: Apply a matte coral-red eyeshadow (Once again, I used my INGLOT Custom Eyeshadow Palette) along your crease and blend it with the purple eyeshadow drawed earlier. 

STEP 5: Apply Precision Ink in Scribe on your lower lid.

STEP 6: Then, apply any purple gel/ liquid eyeliner you own ( I used Youngblood Incredible Wear Gel Liner in Black Orchid) under Scribe. Set the gel liner using Inception. 

STEP 7: Finally, using Milani Liquif'eye Metallic Eyeliner Pencil in Blue to line my lower lash line. 

You can either leave it as it is like the first picture above or you can add a final touch by adding a blue liquid eyeliner. Personally, I think the look is incomplete without lining my upper lash line. But whatever floats your boat really :D

 And finally, add a few generous coats of your favourite mascara. (I used Australis Voluptulash Mascara and Australis Killer Curves Mascara here - my all time favourite combo!) You may add some dramatic lashes here for a better effect but I was running out of time so I decided to give it a miss. 

V-O-I-L-A! The Complete Eye Look! 

Products on my FACE:

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation in Shade 11

*Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation in Shade Au (the reason behind the dewy-bronzy look)

Illamasqua Powder Blush in Hush

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind In Nude

MAC Mineralised Skin Finish in Medium

*Jane Iredale In Touch Highligher in Complete

On my LIPS 

*Illamasqua Lipstick in Atomic 

Circle lenses worn here were from MUKUCHU* - EOS 201 2-Tone Toric Lenses in Blue. 

Here are a couple of outfit shots "styled" by Fashion Hayley:

It looks pretty "kawaii" in my opinion but definitely not something I would wear on a daily basis!

(Accessories are my own)

The entire outfit! :D

Got these burgundy booties from ZU for a steal of $30 when they were on sale! One of my best buys to date! Who says pretty stuff gotta be exy? :P

Hope you girls enjoyed this Harajuku inspired FOTD tutorial. 

It has been a while since I have a tutorial that sways away from the usual "safe" neutral colours. 

Do let me know if you would like me to do a detailed review or swatches on any of the products above! 

Are you a fan of the Japanese fashion? 

Have you created any "Harajuku-inspired" FOTD? 

Please share them, I would love to check it out. :)

Disclaimer: Products marked with asterick (*) were provided to me for consideration. I am in no way affiliated with any of the brands above, nor am I being compensated for this post or any sales made. All opinions stated are 100% honest. For more information, please review Through Beauty Eye's disclosure policies. 

XOXO,

A

OUTFIT OF THE DAY: ACCESSORIZED

Happy hump days! 

I could so do with some mid week bubbly time! Who's with me? =P

I am not sure about you, but I tend to "dress up" slightly on Fridays - be it accessories, a "dressier" piece of clothing or even a more sultry make up look. To me, the word "Friday" also act as a double agent for sneaky drink at lunch, after work drinks which may potentially lead to some shenanigans with all the dancing happenin'. 

Instead of sipping a glass of Sauvignon Blanc #LikeAClassyLady at your favourite bar in your Monday-Thursday, prim and proper and maybe a tad boring corporate wear, why not spice up your outfit a little with some accessories?

Here's a breakdown of what I wore last Friday:

 Rose Statement Necklace: EQUIP / Stone Ring:EQUIP / Spiral & Wing rings: EQUIP /Pink Wrist Belt: SPORTS GIRL

Never underestimate what a simple but elegant statement necklace can do to your otherwise casual/dull outfit. 

 See what I mean?

My dress would have looked plain and somewhat casual without the statement necklace! In fact, I had quite a few colleagues wondering if I had a special event that night as they reckon I was "pretty dressed up". In fact, this is one of my more "couldn't be bothered" Friday outfits. 

Dress: Dotti/ Maroon platforms: ZU/ Pea Coat: ASOS / Belt: Forecast/ Rings: Equip/ Wrist Belt: Sports Girl

FOTD: Lancome Rouge In Love Lipstick is mad love <3 

Do you "dress up" a little for work on Friday too?

Or are you one of the less lazy ones around who change after work?

What's your current favourite piece of accessories? 

Hope you lovelies are having a great week so far!!

PS: Apologies for the poor quality photos. All photos were taken using my humble iPhone 4S. 

XOXO.

A