EotD: Legendary Kokiri

Products Used:

• Kokiri Forest - Shiro Cosmetics - Eyelid
• Rupee - Shiro Cosmetics - Crease
• Link - Shiro Cosmetics - Lining upper and outer lower lash line
• Falsies Flared Mascara - Maybelline - Upper and Lower Lashes in Blackest Black

New Poll on the Facebook Fan Page

Hey all!

Just wanted to let you know that I have a poll up on the Facebook fan page for you to vote in!

What geek-inspired looks would you like to see me blog about for Halloween?


Feel free to vote for more than one option. The options I added were:

• Thundercats (Old and New)
• The Misfits (Jem and the Holograms)
• Doctor Who
• Torchwood
• The Women of Indiana Jones
• X-Men (Will not be replicating inspirations from other blogs)
• Power Rangers (All Seasons)
• Greek Mythology (Possibly also Percy Jackson here?)
• Disney Princesses
• White Wolf's World of Darkness RPGs

If you can't access the FB poll, do not hesitate to place your vote in a comment here. Also, vote for as many as you like as I may mix and match some inspirations if there's enough interest.

Facebook Poll

EotD: Tinkerballa the Ranger

My second in a line of Guild inspired eyes of the day, I thought I would post an eye look inspired by Tinkerballa of The Guild.

Please pardon my sunburnt nose as my sunscreen wore off in the middle of waiting for an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition reveal.

Eyes:

• Laura Mercier Eye Basics - Cotton
• Geek Chic Cosmetics - Game Over
• Geek Chic Cosmetics - What's Under the Helmet?
• Geek Chic Cosmetics - Naked Wedding

Game Over is my eyelid color, What's Under the Helmet? is in my crease, and Naked Wedding is lining my lower lash line.

EotD: Cunning and Wit

So, I originally thought I would have time to do an entire week of Harry Potter inspired eyes and looks but unfortunately real life got in the way (Curses!). I did, however, want to do a Slytherin inspired look at the very least as this is my house. I take pride in this. Also with the quality of the Fang Banger's Quartet from Geek Chic Cosmetics and in this case, Purity Burns. I knew it was the best color for this.

On my eyes:

• Geek Chic Cosmetics Eye Shadow - Purity Burns
• Wet n' Wild Color Icon Trio - I Dream of Greenie (Browbone and Crease colors)
• Maybelline mascara in Black

I first started with the crease color from my Wet n' Wild trio along the lash line. Then I went over it and covered the main part of my lid with Purity Burns from Geek Chic Cosmetics. Then I put the browbone color from the same trio in the crease and blended upward and into the inner corner of my eye to highlight.

Then I finished with the mascara.

A relatively simple look but still something I wanted to share.

EOTD: Codex, the Healer

Do you know anyone addicted to an MMO? Are you that person? Either way, the hijinx of The Guild is for you. This wacky webseries follows the misadventures of members in an in-game guild as they band together in real life.

This EotD was inspired by the guild healer, Codex, as played by Felicia Day. While the colors aren't an exact match, I feel that it captures the feel of the character as well as accenting the eye in just the right way.

For the color on my eyes, I used the above trio, Spoiled Brat by Wet n' Wild. As always I primed my eyes with Too Face Shadow Insurance as well.

First, after priming my eyes, I patted the browbone color, which is a shimmery silver on the inside half of my eyelid. I didn't go too far up my browbone because I am doing half and half color. I also applied some of the silver on my lower lash line.

Then, I took the eyelid color, which is the bright deep pink and patted it on the other half. You don't want to blend the main pink too much or else it will fade the color and it may look more like an irritation than an awesome color. I blended by just patting a small amount of the silver over the middle line.

Then, I took a small brush and the sparkly black crease color and lined my lash line with it to give it a little bit of that smoky look.

The look was finished off with MAC False Lashes mascara on the upper lash line.

These photos taken in natural light. I will have photos with flash ASAP.

EOTD: Patty O'Green

I love this look so far. It's a daring day look using Wet n' Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Trio in I Dream of Greenie. I decided to do what I've learned as a smoky eye. However I knew going in that it's wouldn't be that smoky. I'm really pleased with the results and the more I looked at it, the more I thought of Patty O'Green from Rainbow Brite.

As always, I primed my lids with Too Faced Shadow Insurance and the mascara was MAC False Lashes but otherwise all of the shadows are from the same Wet n' Wild palette. Even my eyeliner was the same brand.

After I primed my lids, I took the medium color and patted it all over the main part of the lid. I made sure to go all the way down the lash line but I was very careful not to blend it too much into the corners or the crease.

After this, I took what was supposed to be the crease color and blended it along the upper lash line. Then, took the browbone color and blended it into the crease. You can take this up to the browbone if you wish, but I wanted to keep this at least a little subdued (HA!) for daytime.

After the colors are blended together, I took a black eyeliner pencil also from Wet n' Wild and lined my upper lash line.

Then, I applied two coats of black MAC False Lashes mascara.

Pretty simple to do and a stunning look IMO.

EOTD: Rippin' Str8 to Your Heart

This eye of the day was inspired by the members of Str8 Rippin'. Another pro team in the MLG, these guys took 2nd place at MLG Columbus. 

This is their logo which inspired the look through their team colors. All of the eye colors came from the Sephora Color Play 5-in-1 Palette. First though, I made sure my eyelids were properly primed with Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Then I patted on a shimmery bright blue. I took a flat, stiff brush and used a dark navy blue from the palette to line my lash line. At the outer corners, I used a shimmery black and patted it on to build up some color but kept it to a very small area. Then, I put Pro Longwear Mascara from MAC in Burnt Umber on my upper lashes only.

I think this look is a great casual eye that still has some pop to it. You can wear it with jeans or with something a little bit dressier.

On the Face:

• Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Nude

On the Eyes:

• Sephora Color Play 5-in-1 Palette:
• Bright Shimmery Blue - all over
• Shimmery Black - outer corner
• Deep Navy Blue - liner
• MAC Pro Longwear Mascara - Burnt Umber

EOTD: The Godsquad

So I've been wanting to do eye makeup based on some of the top Halo teams but I didn't have the makeup palette or the selection of colors to really do what I wanted with my makeup. Well, today that's changed. With my new Sephora 5-in-1 palette in hand, I set off to make a look based on the current Godsquad of Halo, Roy, Lunchbox, Ogre2, and IGotUrPistola, the current line up of Instinct.

For those of you who may not be familiar with Major League Gaming, let me give you an idea. Major League Gaming, or the MLG, is a videogaming league. Their main attraction is usually Halo (right now, Halo: Reach) but they have other games spotlighted as well. This year, they also have Call of Duty: Black Ops and Starcraft II. I started attending events in 2009 with MLG Columbus as Press and since then I have gotten to hang out and interview some of the top pros. Now, I go to support them and they are nothing short of awesome.

In celebration of Instinct's 1st place win at Columbus, I thought I would start with them and go from there.

This is their logo which is where I got most of my color inspration. The main difference is that I decided to use white as the dominant accent color and black as the secondary as I think it looks better on my eye.

Now onto the colors used.

On the Eyes:

• Too Faced Shadow Insurance
• Sephora 5-in-1 palette - Shimmery Grass Green Color and Shimmery White
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes - Jet Black
• MAC Pro Longwear Mascara - Jet Black

So not much is really needed to achieve this look but with the bright green, I think it adds a bit of a pop to the look. Now for the photos!

EOTD: Daddy's Little Precious

This is the look I decided to wear for Father's Day. I chose the name because of the metallic, glittery touches on the inside and outside corners and also because my father got me into The Lord of the Rings when I was 9 years old and it continues to be something the two of us bond over. I also wanted something at least a little natural looking so that my dad wouldn't looks at me weird. ;)

• Too Faced Shadow Insurance
• Sephora 5-in-1 Palette - Matte Mushroom Brown, Metallic Gold (not Antique Gold), and Metallic Copper
• Make Up Forever Aqua Eyes Liner - Brown
• MAC Longwear Mascara - Jet Black

I started off, as usual with Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Patting it on my eyelid, brow, and below my eye. Once this was blended and a ready, I put the mushroom brown color on the main part of my eyelid. I was careful not to go too far into the crease or outside of the main lid. I patted some copper on the inside corner. I wanted to make sure to build a good base of color here. The same with the gold on the outer lid. I took the gold below my lower lashes.

After this, I lined my lash line with a brown eyeliner (Make Up Forever in Brown) on the top and bottom and applied two layers of mascara on my top lashes.

A relatively simple but nice look. :D

Happy Father's Day to all of the fathers in the world.

EOTD: Sapphire Stardust

A very simple eye that can be layered to become more daring. Silver fades to a deep blue and eyes lined with a bright blue liner.

Items Needed:

• TooFaced Shadow Insurance
• Jane Zingers in Hi-Ho Silver
• L'Oreal Palette in Sapphire Sea
• Isadora Eyeliner in Blue
• MAC Pro Longwear Mascara in Jet Black

I started off with Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Now that I have it, I swear by it. And it really did help in the application of my eyeshadow.

Next, I patted on Jane Zinger in Hi-Ho Silver. I also dabbed some on the inside corner to add some sparkle there.

Now, I took the dark blue color from my Sapphire Sea duo by L'Oreal and put the blue on my outer corner and in my crease. Then, I lined my lashline with my Isadora blue eyeliner and flared it up at the corner.

Then, I applied 2 layers of MAC Pro Longwear Mascara in Jet Black to get a full lash look.