February 2017 - Fashionicide // Fashion, Makeup and Beauty

Sunday, February 19, 2017

MAKEUP || The World's Funeral

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Politics is not for the faint of heart. And I'm not even talking about 'getting involved' in politics, I'm just talking ...

Politics is not for the faint of heart. And I'm not even talking about 'getting involved' in politics, I'm just talking about watching it unfold. The past couple of years have seen the rise of genuinely unpleasant, nasty politics. We've seen UKIP take in 4 million votes at the last election here in Britain, largely on an anti-immigrant ticket; we've seen the UK vote to leave the EU, again largely on an anti-immigrant ticket and now Donald Trump is currently running the US, also riding high on an anti-immigrant ticket.

Here in Britain, we have a lot of problems. But the root cause of those problems is not, has never been and will never be immigration. The like of UKIP and the far-right have played on the lack of funding in public services since 2010, and instead sought to use immigrants as scapegoats. And it's working, all over the world.

This doesn't really bode well for people of colour in the West, or refugees fleeing warzones created by the West, or economic migrants trying to escape poverty in countries ravaged by the West. But the main thing is, we need to think about the poor white people who aren't allowed to call a Paki a Paki anymore, because of these bleeding-heart PC liberals taking offence to everything.

Anyway, whilst we all watch the world burn and laugh at Donald Trump memes, here's the makeup look I've decided to wear to it's funeral. All I need now, is to decide what pair of shoes to wear. Any ideas?

|| FACE ||

Make Up Forever Mat Velvet + Foundation - 55 Natural Beige
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer - Dark
LA Girl Pro Conceal - Creamy Beige
BEN NYE Banana Luxury Powder

|| CHEEKS ||

MAC Powder Blush - Gingerly
Freedom Makeup London Pro Contour - Medium 01
Phees Makeup Shop Luxe Holographic Highlighter - GLO UP

|| BROWS ||

NYX Tint & Frame Brow Pomade - Espresso

|| EYES ||

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Milk
Illamasqua Precision Gel Liner - Infinity
MAC e/s - Carbon
Water (for the tears!)
Illamasqua - The Corruptor Special Effects Gel
Lit Cosmetics - Clearly Liquid Glitter Base
Lime Crime Zodiac Glitter - Aquarius
L'Oreal False Lash Superstar X Fiber Mascara

|| LIPS ||

NYX Slide on Lip Pencil - Summer Tease
Lime Crime Velvetines Liquid Lipstick - Red Velvet

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Alt Valentines Makeup Look Collab || Glossy Pink Eyeshadow

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Ahhh, Valentine's Day. Cue the barrage of soft, sweet, romantic pink tones, the abundance of reds for the vixens and those smokey '...

Glossy Pink Eyeshadow Alternative Valentines Makeup

Ahhh, Valentine's Day. Cue the barrage of soft, sweet, romantic pink tones, the abundance of reds for the vixens and those smokey 'come hither' eyes. This post features none of that, as it's an alternative Valentine's Day Makeup look in collaboration with Aine and Alana - my favourite alliterative terrible twosome - whose blogs can be found HERE and HERE.

I'm not gonna lie. I love Valentines Day makeup looks - possibly because its one of the few times of the year where people leave behind their nude, neutral comfort blankets and go for something a little more colourful, it really does make for a nice change.

I wanted to try something a little different for my own Valentines Day makeup look though. I've been dying to do a glossy eyes look for ages, so much so, I even stalked the experts (that's you, Safiyah and Amina!) and got them to share some secrets. They both suggested a Mixing Medium - something like MAC's Mixing Medium Shine, which is a wax based formula that can leave you with shiny eyes, and of course some trusty lip gloss.

So, instead of going for the traditional pastelly, soft pink look, I thought I'd road test a shocking pink eyeshadow with gloss on top.

To achieve this look, I applied primer first, all over my lids and lower lash line. I then swept Sugarpill's Dollipop Pressed Eyehadow - my HG pink shadow - all over the lid, extended it beyond my brows, lower lash line and blended the fuck out of them. To give it the Lima Magic effect, I added glitter to the middle of my lower lash line.

For the penultimate step, I added another pop of colour to the inner corners using Lime Crime's Superfoil in Tutu, which is a cool toned purple, something I'm noticing is hard to find. Now comes the fun part. THE GLOSS! Using my finger, I patted the lipgloss ever so ever so gently over Sugarpill's Dollipop, ensuring that my lids and lower lash line were covered in. Try to avoid rubbing it though, it just doesn't work quite as well as patting.

For the cherry on top of this Valentines cake, I popped on a pair of my favourite lashes from Daiso, Japan. I'm not gonna talk too much about Daiso, just to say that if you're ever in Tokyo, you really need to find one. Anyways, thankfully the lashes adhered, despite my whole eye area being covered in shiny gloss!

Pink Jelly Glossy Eye Valentines Makeup Look

In terms of longevity, I was conscious that it might crease and start to crack up. This did happen, but not in the major way that I thought it might. If you happened to have a magnifying glass on your person, you may have noticed it (and taken a punch for getting so close), but otherwise it held up pretty well. I'm presuming the primer I used underneath helped it stick, or applying the gloss with my finger meant I used less gloss than with an applicator? Who knows, it hung around, that's the main thing!

|| FACE ||

Alternative Valentines Glossy Eyes Makeup Look

NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation - Barcelona
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer - Dark
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer - Ginger
BEN NYE Banana Luxury Powder

|| CHEEKS ||

Sugarpill Pressed Eyeshadow - Dollipop
Freedom Makeup London Pro Contour - Medium 01
Phees Makeup Shop Luxe Holographic Highlighter - Shook (use code FASHIONICIDE for 10% off! Not an affiliate link).

|| BROWS ||

NYX Tint & Frame Brow Pomade - Espresso

|| EYES ||

MUA Pro Base Eye Primer - Nude
Sugarpill Pressed Eyeshadow - Dollipop
Lime Crime Superfoil Eyeshadow - Tutu
Lit Cosmetics Clearly Liquid Glitter Base
Stargazer Glitter Shaker - UV White
Lime Crime Zodiac Glitter - Gemini
Inglot AMC Lipgloss - 541
L'Oreal False Lash Superstar X Fiber Mascara
Daiso Lashes

|| LIPS ||

Barry M Lip Liner - Pink
Sephora Cream Lip Stain - Strawberry Kissed
Inglot AMC Lipgloss - 541

Alt Valentines Pink Shiny Glossy Makeup Look

I'm absolutely amazed at how well this look turned out, it looks almost like a superhero's mask, to protect this young heroine's identity, but then also has this shiny, jelly-like quality to it. Either way though, Glossy Pink Eyes are most definitely the future. I hope you've enjoyed this collab with Aine and Alana, I certainly have!

Sunday, February 05, 2017

The Lima Coat

Sunday, February 05, 2017

The Original, in Tokyo. This coat. By god. Everybody loves this coat. This beautiful, oversized lilac coat. I love this coat, you lov...

The Original, in Tokyo.

This coat. By god. Everybody loves this coat. This beautiful, oversized lilac coat. I love this coat, you love this coat, the random passers-by on the street love this coat and maybe even god himself loves this coat. No. Maybe god himself created this coat, just for me. Not only does this coat keep you warm(ish) during these foul winter months, it also makes you look fucking fabulous too.

So yep, there it is. God himself fashioned this coat, from the wool of the finest little sheep leaping around the gardens of eden, eating apples (at least the ones they're allowed to) and having fun, he took the pigments from the most beautiful lavender going and put it all together to make this coat. For me. Well perhaps not. But I think we're in agreement that this is a special coat.

Me and this coat have history too. I bought it back in 2015 from the Missguided sale, and to be honest, I hated it. I wondered why I'd even bought it. It just didn't feel right, but it grew on me, and I came to love this coat. But there's something you ought to know, a confession if you will. The coat I'm wearing with the candy floss, is not the same coat that I'm wearing down below.

No, I don't have two of the same. That wouldn't be so bad. What actually happened is I ran out of space in my suitcase whilst in Japan. I needed to fit in as many beauty products as I could, so I took the difficult decision to leave the coat behind. Yep, I left it in my Airbnb in Tokyo, without so much as a tear. I thought I wouldn't miss it. But then I got back to the UK, and looked back at the photos of me and my wonderful lilac coat, and I missed it so. I started to wonder where that coat is now, whether it's wandering around the streets of Tokyo, living it up.

So I bought another one, from depop. And the rest is history.

It also makes for an excellent Kangaroo-style pouch for kitties

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