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2011-12-05T20:32:00.000-08:00

Tutorial: Glittering December

2011-12-01T09:07:00.000-08:00

Today I went to MUFE to spend my gift card I won from the Within Temptation contest.Here's my haul:I did a super glitttery look using two of my new babies (I'll do a review of these later):Diamond Powder 015Glitters #10This is so simple to do.Start with priming your eye:Then use black base, I used MAC Slick Black Greasepaint stick. The base should be a bit sticky, so that the glitter won't fall

Black Friday sales!

2011-11-24T11:05:00.000-08:00

Sigma is offering FREE international shipping with code "BF2011"________________________________________________25% off your entire orderNovember 24th & 25thUSE COUPON CODE: NOV25 20% off your entire order November 26th & 27thUSE COUPON CODE: NOV2015% off your entire order November 28thUSE COUPON CODE: NOV15Enter coupon code at checkout.__________________________________________________________

Chaotic Neutral

2011-11-21T16:17:00.000-08:00

Hola!I've been quite "boring" with my looks lately...I received these to palettes full of MakeupGeek's eyeshadows (they should arrive to MUG store in few weeks or so):I then arranged them to colorful and neutral, and I'e been using the neutrals quite a lot!They are highly pigmented, and I adore the colors <3I'll make a better post about them, once they are officially released.But here's few of my

Review: Lime Crime Styletto & Glamour 101

2011-11-19T13:24:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since my previous Lime Crime review, back then I also reviewed their lipsticks, Styletto and No She Didn't. Even though I'm still aware of all the gossip and drama around this brand, I base my review on the products, not the brand.I was again contacted by them, and this time I got 2 pieces from their latest collection called Lip Noir. Unfortunately one of them was Styletto,

Review: Incoco non-liquid nail polish

2011-11-18T15:39:00.000-08:00

I was contacted by Incoco, they asked if I wanted to try and review their products.I know my blog isn't really a nail / nail polish blog, but I paint and decorate my nails almost daily, so I said yes.Incoco tells the following about The Nail Polish Strips:Say goodbye to liquid nail polish – no more drying time, smudges, or streaks! Incoco nail polish strips provide a perfect manicure in minutes.

TheBodyNeeds

2011-11-16T12:27:00.000-08:00

A while back I ordered some MAC samples from thebodyneeds2.com, and they asked me if I wanted to try some of their shadows too.I got to pick 4 shadows from them, I picked three shades from their Blackened -collection, and one lighter shade.The colors I got were: (L to R) Blackened Emerald, Blackened Turquoise, Blackened Violet, Juniper and Pixie Dust:The blackened colors are pure awesomeness!

Black lace with Illamasqua Depravity

2011-11-13T16:01:00.000-08:00

Hello sweeties!I finally got something I've been wanting for over a year or so:There they are, my sweet, sweet Illamasqua Decadence lashes <3<3<3<3<3I can't even start to describe how much I love them! They are P E R F E C T !New Cream Pigment also found it's way to me, it's called Depravity:I still adore the packaging of Illamasqua's products:Depravity is matte lilac, it's actually quite hard to

Competition: FREAK! Win Illamasqua products!

2011-11-11T04:28:00.000-08:00

Hello my sweet readers!Today I go FREAK!We all know how much I love Illamasqua's beautiful looks, so when I was asked if I wanted to do a look inspired by their Freak campaign, I said YES!I took my inspiration from the lilacs and purples of the promo images (starring Illamasqua's muse Nic Endo), as well as all the flowers and other things from nature.Here's my Freak:The eye makeup is done using

Review: Anastasia Beverly Hills Beauty Express for brows and eyes

2011-11-06T09:14:00.000-08:00

Hello!A while back I received a Beauty Express kit from Anastasia Beverly Hills to try and review:Kit contains: brow wax cream, brow powder duo, eyeshadow duo, five stencils and angled brush.I really like the packaging, it feels sturdy and of good quality:I received the brow kit in color Brunette (also available in Blonde):Brow wax, two brow powders, and two eyeshadows:Wax is great. It keeps

Tutorial: Jangsarasque

2011-11-01T16:36:00.000-07:00

I know you want to know how to do this!Luckily I did a tutorial ;DProducts used: Sugarpill TakoSugarpill AfterpartySugarpill BulletproofSugarpill DollypopSugarpill Poison PlumStart with priming your eye with your favorite primer (never mind my lashes, I have some individual lashes from my previous look):Then apply white base for the whole lid (NYX jumbo pencil Milk is what I used):Take black

Photoshoot: Jewelry Magpie

2011-10-30T11:51:00.000-07:00

A while back I was doing makeup for a photoshoot by Petra Lönnqvist. We shot promo pics for the Finnish jewelry web shop Koruharakka.And here's some pic from that shoot:Photography: Petra LönnqvistMakeup: JangsaraModels Iiris & ElisaAccessories: Koruharakka.com

Tutorial: Broken Doll

2011-10-27T02:50:00.000-07:00

Still more Halloween looks... :DHere's a broken doll tutorial: First use light/white base for your face if you want. Also put on your contacts, if you're planning to wear them. Mine are Diamond Blue contacts from bornprettystore.com:Shape the broken areas with black pencil or such:Darken the broken areas so that they look 3d:Add blush, I used quite a lot to make the doll look. I also used nude

Tutorial: MAC Twisted Sweet Savage facechart

2011-10-26T03:51:00.000-07:00

This is a tutorial based on MAC's halloween facechart:If you are pale, start with few shades darker foundation what you normally use:Start the mask by shaping the "ornaments" with light/white pencil:Then use darker pencil (light brown, brown) pencil to shade the ornaments:Use small brush to apply light brown or brown eyeshadow to make the ornaments to pop more:Apply some light/ white eyeshadow

Tutorial: Purple and bright green

2011-10-23T13:13:00.000-07:00

I finally made something I can show :DI've been struggling with my makeup lately, everything looks too bright or dark or slutty or messy, so I've been using a lot of just mascara.But here's something bright finally, enjoy!Look is done using Manly 120 palette:First of all, use primer, and then apply white base to whole lid:Then use a flat brush to apply the deepest green to outer corner:Then apply

I [heart] Lush

2011-10-21T13:29:00.000-07:00

I went to Lush Helsinki yesterday where they held a small event for bloggers to tell about their new Christmas products. We got to smell, look and taste building blocks of the collection.Like always, everything was pretty:There were sweet, fresh, bitter and spicy things:Eyecandy:Melted snowmen fight against climate change:Mmmmm, yummy... candycanes.... :We heard stories behind the products, drank

Photoshoot: Corpse Bride

2011-10-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

Hola!A lot of you have asked me to do a corpse bride inspired makeup, so this is for all of you!This is the first "real" shoot where I was behind the camera and makeup, and model was incredibly sweet Ronja S.:And one photo of the makeup without any accessories:I used mostly sugarpill again, with MUFE flash colors.

Body and soul, I'm a FREAK.

2011-10-10T13:27:00.000-07:00

This is my today's "have to do something crazy with makeup" look.I had some inspirational photos, but it turned out to be quite different from those. I was thinking flower petals and butterfly wings when doing this, hopefully it shows.Look is mostly done with MUFE Flash colors, MUFE shadows #04, #26 & #07. Also I used Illamasqua Alchemy liquid liner.I also have good news for all my haters (I know

Tutorial: MAC Halloween Peacock

2011-10-09T14:58:00.000-07:00

Hola!Another MAC halloween facechart brought to life, this time this peacock look I found:And here's how to do it :Start with priming your eye with your favorite primer, as always (My contact lens is Bambi Princess Mimi Apple Green contacts from eyecandylens.com ):Then I applied Sugarpill Afterparty from inner corner upwards over the brow:Like this:Next we do same with Sugarpill Midori:Then

Tutorial: MAC Halloween Zombie chic

2011-10-06T00:54:00.000-07:00

Hola!I'm apparently going crazy this halloween, I've done so many halloween looks already ;PMore tutorials coming, when I get the instructions written.How ever, here's a look and tutorial based on MAC's halloween face chart:Start with priming your face with your favorite primer:Apply white base for your skin:Use red shadow for your eyes (Sugarpill Love+):Add more red with powder brush or similar

Tutorial: Purple and Gold

2011-10-03T14:18:00.000-07:00

This isn't my own design, I just recreated a makeup I once found from Google. If you know where it's from or who has done it, let me know so I can credit the artist!Makeup by Erin McCarthyProducts used:TFSI primerSugarpill Poison PlumSugarpill AfterpartyTrucco Angel blue & Angel violet (easily dupable with MUFE starpowders #942, or fyrinnae ghost shades etc)Sugarpill GoldiluxMAC Reflects

Fake yourself

2011-09-26T13:19:00.000-07:00

I got contacted by http://eyecandylens.com/ and asked if I'd want to try and review some of their products, including colored contact lenses and false lashes, and of course I wanted!I picked Bambi Princess Mimi Apple Green contacts, and No. 4 Sexy Eye False Eyelashes (they seem to be out of stock :S).Package arrived very fast, it was neatly packed, and everything was intact.I took Princess Mimi

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2011-09-24T14:23:00.001-07:00

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Tutorial: Royal Sugar Skull

2011-09-15T15:53:00.000-07:00

It's here, it's done!Personally, I think this might be the best mask/makeup I have ever done, I L-O-V-E how it came out.It's such a shame I did it quite late at night, so the lighting wasn't the best, and pics didn't turn out as stunning as they could have, but you can't always win :PStart with the white / light base. I know I should've done it much whiter myself, but of well:Still sick, that's

Illamasqua Morale

2011-09-14T15:58:00.000-07:00

Next up in my Illamasqua reviews is Morale Shimmer blush:Morale is very pink blush with sorta cold (blueish?) shimmer, and some tiny golden sparkles. "Rosed flush, shimmer finish" says Illamasqua's website.Unfortunately this is just not my color. I rarely use pink blushes, I'm more of a peachy blush user, and when I use pink, I want it to be matte.So I can't really tell if this is a good shade or

Theatre of Jangsara

2011-09-13T15:34:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Theatre of the Nameless!I was lucky to receive some products from Illamasqua's new collection, and here's a review of two lip products from the collection, and a recreation of one of the looks!Like I've said many times before, I love the style of Illamasqua. They always have the most wildest ideas with makeup, and they don't leave it to just lids and lips, they extend the look to

Review & Swatches: Sigma Flare palette

2011-09-11T08:14:00.000-07:00

Now that ponies are away from the way, a little review.This isn't the first one on the blogosphere, but I thought I could share my two cents too.So here it is, Sigma's Flare eyeshadow palette:It clearly says 'Hare' doesn't it?It certainly doesn't say 'Flare' O_oAs a Sigma affiliate I got to choose of of the palettes, and I went wit Flare, because it looked like it would fit me the best.Bare is

Friendship is magic! part III ! (Last one, I promise!)

2011-09-10T16:03:00.000-07:00

Hello! So the last bunch of MLP:FiM is done!I can do more MLP looks, if I get inspiration or requests, but otherwise this is it :DHere we go:Princess Luna/Nightmare Moon:I just couldn't get the right colors to this! Every shadow I tried turned out wrong on the lid. So I finally just gave up. Here's 120 color palette blues (like 5 of them or so :D), MUFE silver flash color, and Sugarpill Royal

Friendship is magic! part II !

2011-09-09T13:08:00.000-07:00

Hola!In was actually so inspired by this whole MLP theme that I did three MLP looks today!Here we go:Applejack:Applejack is da dude :D Even though Applepie is awesome, this is probably the "worst" makeup of the bunch. I don't know what could have I done differently, but oh well, atleast it's done :DI used 120 color palette, MUFE red Flash color for apples, Elise lashes (I dyed the white balls on

Friendship is magic!

2011-09-08T14:49:00.000-07:00

I know I'm not alone here when I say My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is awesome show!I don't know why I decided to start doing makeups inspired by the ponies, but hey, here are the first ones:Pinkie Pie:Pinkie Pie is PINK! So is the makeup.I used Manly 120 palette pinks and MUFE starpowder #951, and some NYX Hot Pink Candy Glitter Liner.Balloons are done with MUFE flash colors.Rainbow Dash:

What's for Halloween?

2011-09-07T15:23:00.000-07:00

Sorry, no photos today, I didn't have time to edit them at all, but I have a question for you all instead:What looks would you like to see me do for Halloween? Do you want inspiration looks or tutorials?

Rolling in the deep

2011-09-06T14:28:00.000-07:00

Hola!Lately I've fallen in love with Adele's song Rolling in the Deep, and because of that I also made a bit research about what kind of makeup styles she uses.So today my look was inspired by Adele, and here's the result: Palladio eyelid primer28 neutral palette colorsMAC Blacktrack fluidlineEbay bulk lashesMy other look for today was something totally different:Sugarpill Flamepoint +

Tutorial: Kim Kardashian smokey eye

2011-09-05T13:56:00.000-07:00

I saw someone asking a tutorial of Kim Kardashian's look:I though it could be fun to see how I would pull this up, so here's my version and the tutorial :D(Before someones starts a fight, I admit that I have used a quite a lot of photoshop in some of the pics. )(And I'm sorry if the tutorial pics are too dark, my screen broke and I didn't have enough time to configure my borrowed screen)You need:

Leaves of the fall

2011-09-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

This look I did inspired by the MakeupGeek's weekly challenge, fall colors. I used only Ben Nye pigments this time, and I also picked up some real leaves from outside, attached then to lashes and skin with lash glue:UDPPBen Nye Sun Yellow - Lower lashline, inner corner, highlight Ben Nye Aztec Gold - Over whole lid Ben Nye Tangerine - lid Ben Nye Indian Copper - crease, outer cornerBen Nye

Random collection of themed looks

2011-09-03T09:29:00.000-07:00

So this is just a post containing pics of random "inspired by something" -looks.I can't really remember what I used where anymore, sorry about that.But anyway, first the oldest, I wanted to do a bit different mermaid look, something a bit inspired by the "damned sailors of the Flying Dutchman (?)2 from Pirates of the Caribbean, where the men are part of the ship. I wanted to do the look where the

Jangsara goes Bratz!

2011-09-02T14:45:00.000-07:00

So, Makeup Geek held a Bratz doll -inspired weekly challenge a while back, and even if I don't like the dolls at all (I think they are way too sexy for children with their heavy makeup, blowjob lips and tiny miniskirts), I wanted to see what I can create from it.My first attempt was one of the "bimbos", huge lips, non-blended shadows, glitter (it doesn't show in the pics though) ridiculous lashes

Review: Illamasqua Masquara

2011-09-01T11:47:00.000-07:00

Hola!Review time! Illamasqua's new mascara:If the eyes are the windows of the soul, our new Masquara in Raven (midnight black) reveals a heart of darkness with a new formula that lengthens, defines and dramatises lashes to extremes.The happy union of our unique brush design and new smudge proof formula ensures lashes can last the whole night through.Just look at the pictures released from the

Like fairies and flowers

2011-08-31T13:33:00.000-07:00

UDPPMUFE White Flash color (base color)Sugarpill Tako (lid, inner corner, highlight)Sugapill Poison plum (Purple lines on upper lid)MUFE Yellow flash color (inner corner)MAC Reflects Transparent Teal glitter (I still don't have Sugarpill Lumi :S)MAC Blitz&Glitz fluidlineDew Drop false lashes from SugarpillTiny viola flowers attached to lashes and lid with lash glueI'll post the older stuff at

Who's that bimbo?

2011-08-30T15:13:00.000-07:00

It's-a-me, Jangsara! :PMainly I wanted to test out if I could do the "scene style" (correct me if I'm wrong here :D) hairdo with my red wig.And since I thought I did quite nicely with the wig, I had to do the makeup too ;PAnd I know, I over did the eyebrows. They were supposed to be heavy, but maybe not THAT heavy.But hey, I say it's lack of applying makeup, after summer I've got sloppy! :DUDPP

Still alive (and a GIVEAWAY!)

2011-08-29T14:57:00.000-07:00

.. I guess that's the most used title after the writer has been away for a while. :PFirst I have to apologize that I've been "gone" so long. I kinda found social life, enjoyed summer and friends, forgot to "paint my face" (mostly because it was too hot to even think about heavy makeup), fell in love with neutral shades.You know the feeling, when you have crossed the line, and you feel almost

So get your a** up, show me how you burlesque!

2011-07-28T09:52:00.000-07:00

Hola!Lately I've been doing not just one, but two burlesque themed makeup and photoshoots!The first one was for bachelorette party , it had to be bold, but still fitting for bar round. With second one I had totally free hands, but I ended up doing quite ordinary look, I didn't want to overdo the look.And I must admit that I really like how the pics came out!First the yesterday's look with T:____

Tutorial: Steampunk

2011-07-26T00:40:00.000-07:00

(I'm sorry I haven't updated in ages, but here's a tutorial for you guys!)TFSI primer MAC Old GoldMAC Heritage RougeMAC Dark SoulMAC MelonMAC VanillaPalladio eyeliner BronzeMAC Blitz&Glitz fluidline MascaraStart with priming your lid with your favourite eye primer: Apply MAC Old Gold pigment to inner half of the lid: Then apply HeritageRouge to outer corner, and to crease:Darken the crease a bit

Tears and Pearls (and fudge!)

2011-07-05T03:04:00.000-07:00

Hello!It's been so hot in here, that I really haven't even used makeup lately.Can you believe, I even stopped using foundation, because it would melt away anyway :PSama thing with eyeshadows, I've been using only neutrals, if any. My makeup has pretty much have been just mascara and defined brows :PAnd it's also been too hot to even play with makeup, but I managed to do this pearl look while back

Running with Blades

2011-06-26T13:05:00.000-07:00

My friend asked me to do cyber inspired look, so I did this:A little too much Blade Runner, but oh well :D It's actually quite hard to do cyberlook without falling into cliches :D I used 120 color palette and Stargazer glitter, and Illamasqua Disciple lipstick.My own makeup looks have been so boring lately, there's really nothing to post. I've been wearing mostly eyeliner and mascara, and neutral

Within Temptation makeup contest

2011-06-23T11:30:00.000-07:00

So, the winner of the MUFE challenge was finally announced, so I'll be able to post this :PThe three finalists:So the point of the contest was (like I've said many times) to create a makeup inspired by Within Temptation's new album, Unforgiving.Three finalist were chosen to make the look in front of the judges, so that the judges see that the makeup is really done by finalist, and that the

Miss Mystique

2011-06-17T13:43:00.000-07:00

Hola!I've seen couple of great looks lately, inspired by Mystique from X-men:I wanted to see if I could do the look, and I think I did quite well!I used Mehron's 3D Gel and few drops of lash glue to create the texture on the skin, MUFE blue grease paint, TheSheSpace Twisted Psychic pigment for the color of the skin and black and silver from MUFE Flash palette to bring more edge to the

Tutorial: Lava rubies

2011-06-10T12:26:00.000-07:00

Hi!Here's a small tutorial for your all!MAC Slick Black greasepaint stickMUFE #940 StarpowderMUFE #917 StarpoederMUFE #101 eyeshadowMUFE 4L Aqua pencilStart with priming your lid:Then apply black base to outer half of the lid:Blend it with finger or brush if you prefer:Then apply MUFE #940 starpowder to whole lid (Trucco Angel eyes red is similar, as well as Fyrinnae's red ghost shade. I think

I can has?

2011-06-09T02:23:00.000-07:00

Hi!Again, this post will not include my looks, only drooling. Temptalia posted pictures of MAC's upcoming Semi-precious collection, and I'm in awe:I included the most droolable shadow pics here, check out the rest of the collection from Temptalia:Blue Sheen Melange of navy, black, peach (Limited Edition) Oooh, electric looking blue! I've been drooling MAC Sea & Sky mix, but this looks much

Review: Sigma Dry'n'Shape

2011-06-08T14:24:00.000-07:00

The Dry’n Shape was designed to completely dry and shape your most dense brushes within 4 to 6 hours, guaranteed. The Dry’n Shape provides the necessary pressure to bristles to quickly and efficiently remove water from every fibre. The fabric used to shape the bristles was specially engineered to accelerate water evaporation, resulting in a faster drying time for your brushes.The Dry’n

Tutorial: Rihanna inspired

2011-06-08T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hi!MakeupGeek has a Rihanna inspired weekly challenge, and here's my look inspired by Rihanna: To see the tutorial, click yourself to MakeupGeek website:There also review and swatches of one of weirdest makeup thingies, Loreal One Sweep eyeshadow, check it out too!

This will lash forever

2011-06-06T14:50:00.000-07:00

Hello!I finally used my Paperself lashes I got from Asos.com, these are called Small Peonies:Like said, the lashes are paper, so you need to be really careful with them when you use them.But they are quite stunning in their own way! I wouldn't use these publicly, but they are awesome for different photoshoots, masquarades, halloween etc.Mine aren't probably applied very carefully, I didn't want

The last of them

2011-06-01T14:56:00.000-07:00

Hola! Or maybe I should say UGH!LaDonna asked on my facebook page if I ever have considered doing native american look, and my friend Tanja instantly wanted to model for this shoot.So since we here in Finland are quite pale naturally (I've used MAC NC(NW, can't remember)20 on Tanja's skin in earlier looks), so we needed to get her skin look darker.I mixed MAC NC30 with MUFE flash color brown,

Cake is a prize

2011-05-29T12:18:00.000-07:00

Hello again everyone!I'm sorry I haven't really updated my blog recently, I've had so much stuff happening, like my birthday:Cake wasn't a lieI'll also been a bit ill, and I've slept a lot.I also took part to a Make Up For Ever's contest, where the goal was to do a makeup inspired bt Within Temptation's new The Unforgiven album. (I mentioned it in this post, where you can find the look that I

Photogalore - Golden times

2011-05-24T13:45:00.000-07:00

Hola!Yesterday it was silver, today it is gold!And I haven't lost my touch with my camera yet!My friend Janita was visiting today, and I created this crazy look to her, it reminds me of Greek goddess, China, Mona Lisa, Reneissance and India, all at the same time! :DPhotography: Jangsara Model: Janita Makeup Artist: JangsaraAnd just to show you how awesome my new reflector is, here's too shot's

Marry the Night

2011-05-23T14:35:00.000-07:00

.. I was born this way:...maybe a bit crazy ;DLady Gaga's new album is out, and I did a quick look inspired by Gaga.Heavy Metal Lover:Lashes are NYX #143 & FE113 (kkcenterhk.com) and lower lashes are A021 (kkcenterhk.com). On lid there's Gosh Steel & Holographic Silver, and silver nail foil.On brow there is ornament tape from craftstore :DFashion of His Love:The Queen:On the Edge of Glory: Ps.

Review+swatches: BeautyUK Pearl Liners

2011-05-19T14:48:00.000-07:00

Hello!Remember my hype about the BeautyUK Pearl liner a while back?I liked it so much, that I got myself the rest of the shades too!Eclipse, Sorceress, Purple HazeBlue Lagoon, Oceania, Stardust Stardust (again) , Sphinx, Rich MahoganyThey are all the same quality, none is less pigmented, less wet or dry or anything. They all have almost phenomenal staying power, my swatches lasted two days (and

Behind the scenes of Pippi Longstockin

2011-05-16T11:33:00.000-07:00

While Finnish hockey team was prepearing to WIN the gold medal, we had some fun with Pippi Longstocking / circus themed photoshoot.I'll share the official photos when I get them from the photographer, but here's some behind the scenes stuff and blooper pics for you!Things don't always go as planned...:...the horse might want to go somewhere else.....the balloons may want to go with the wind...I'm

Heat of the moment (and giveaway winner)

2011-05-13T14:53:00.000-07:00

Say hello to my new babies!I got myself three new MAC shadows, to my surprise they were all from MAC's Cool Heat -collection (2008).I already owned Warm Chill, and now I got Solar White, Gulf Stream and Cool Heat:Solar WhiteFrosty muted white-gold (frost)Solar White is beautiful highlighter shade for me, it's warm light white gold with a hint of pink/peach shade: It's almost like MAC Cloudbound

Photoshoot: Spirits of the forest

2011-05-11T01:11:00.000-07:00

Hello!Sorry for my absence, I was a bit busy with these A-M-A-Z-I-N-G photoshoots!Theme for the first photoshoot was wood anemone (windflower, thimbleweed, in finnish valkovuokko), so I went with yellow, white and green, just like in the flower. I also added some rhinestones in same colors, and black winged eyeliner.Second shoot was something goblin/troll like, but still pretty.I went with

Beauty(from)UK

2011-05-03T11:18:00.000-07:00

Hallo!I got stuff to try from BeautyUK, and here's a little review of them.I also started to use ratings, so it would be easier to check what did I think about the product! Let me know what you think!Baked eyeshadow Meadow, Pearl liner Sorceress, lipstick VampireHere we go BeautyUK baked eyeshadow Meadow: Well... I hate to give negative reviews, but this isn't really that good.It's a bit chalky,

Sparkling Purple

2011-05-03T02:27:00.000-07:00

My makeup for Vappu was purple and glittery :DI used Barbie loves Stila Purple Pumps Smudge Pot on base, MUFE #09 & "92 on lid, and MAC Fuchsia glitter on top of the shadows, fixed on place with Fyrinnea Pixie Epoxy. I also draw some leopard spots with several purple eyeliners :DMy sweet daughter also wanted makeup, so we colored her hair with colored hairspay, and I added some orange eyeshadow,

Tutorial: Vappu look

2011-04-28T00:21:00.000-07:00

In Finland, Walpurgis day (Vappu) is, along with New Year's Eve and Juhannus, the biggest carnival-style festival held in the streets of Finland's towns and cities. The celebration, which begins on the evening of April 30 and continues to May 1, typically centres on copious consumption of sparkling wine and other alcoholic beverages. WikipediaSo, here's a basic bold look that you can do, to make

Beauty, beast and Unforgiven

2011-04-27T13:59:00.000-07:00

Hola!I've had a crazy last couple of days :PI'll start with the purple rihinestone makeup I did couple days ago: This look was mainly done, because I wanted to show the nails I did: There fimo flowers, roses made out of cernit, glitter, rhinestones... <3Approximately a year ago I bought some feathers, and now I FINALLY made a look using them.This time I cut them in the wanted lenght, and

Collection of crazy looks

2011-04-22T15:05:00.000-07:00

Hola!Since I have nothing really new to write about, I thought I'd collect some of my latest "crazy looks" here.We all know that these are the ones I love doing the most :DThis look was inspired by a look I saw in Dolores magazine, and I did it with Sugarpill makeup.I bought some gold nail foil from ebay, and created a golden look using it and sugarpill Goldilux. Eyes are photoshopped.I got

Eyeko Liptastiks and some looks

2011-04-17T13:46:00.000-07:00

Hello!I've been feeling little ill lately, so I really haven't updated anything, but here's a little round-up:I got some Eyeko Liptastik lip pencils to try, and I love them:They are close to Tarte lipsurgence lipstains I reviewed at some point, but these have COLOR.My personal favourite turned out to be Hot Lips, which is lovely fuchsia shade. Loudmouth is a bit tricky color, it's KINDA muted

Photoshoot: Voyage of Discovery

2011-04-13T03:51:00.000-07:00

1 Photographer1 Model1 Makeup Artist~11 hours5 looks Our latest photoshoot with incredibly talented Petra Lönnqvist and model Kata was long, but extremely fun.This time we had a clear theme, Petra wanted five images of the same person, all with completely different styles.We picked hippie look, goth look, extremely feminine look, Tuksu look (Tuksu is a Finnish "celebrity", you can check her

Tutorial: Totally kawaii!

2011-04-13T01:37:00.000-07:00

I never posted my previous japan/ganguro/cute-gone-wrong tutorial, but here's a supersimple supercute makeup tutorial for you!(Sorry for the bad images, I didn't have fresh batteries for my flash )Apply your favourite primer: Liine your lower lashline, so that the wing goes downwards compared to eye, not upwards as usually:Then apply some light color to the lid. I used NYX pearl mania Baby Blue:

I wasn't born pretty

2011-04-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

I was contacted by Born Pretty store a while back, they asked me if I wanted to review some of their products on my blog.So I picked some interesting stuff, here they are:- Gold color foil nail sticker- Nail art french stamp template kit- Nail art stamper with scraper- Black & blue feather false eyelashes - Gold colour false nails- Easy and fast glitter nail art StickersI'll start with the

MSCHIC Lip Kiss + chance to win YOUR favourite Lip Kiss!

2011-04-06T12:09:00.000-07:00

"New MSCHIC LIP KISS lip glosses are natural, long lasting and caring with professional shine and pigment. LIP KISS is a mineral lip gloss without parabens and allergens. LIP KISS collection contains eleven perfect shades from nude to bright red with delicious white chocolate scent. "I got three shades to try, and I picked Nougat (pearly nude), Venus Red (fuchsia with blue shimmer) amd

Are all aliens green?

2011-04-01T15:38:00.000-07:00

Hola! I was creative today again, and did two wild looks!First look is from Katy Perry's Alien video (wasn't really impressed with it), where there was one look that I wanted to re-do:And here's my take on it: I made the pattern on the forehead mre random, and I also added huge (NYX) falsies and modified the lips more fierce. I used mostly Illamasqua cream pigments to make this look.Later on the

K. ET. Perry

2011-03-29T12:54:00.000-07:00

I come in peace!Ruu Ruu asked me to do my version of Katy Perry's E.T. look.At first I wasn't excited about the look, it's not very "alien" to me, but I did some modifications with mine, and I turned out to be quite happy with it.I know that I put more effort to photoshopping than the in the makeup, but I did the makeup in about 20 minutes yesterday night, being tired as.. tired can be :DSo sure,

This ain't a love song (nor makeup post)

2011-03-27T13:20:00.000-07:00

Hola!This won't be a makeup post :DI just wanted to share my awesome new "sunglasses":Now I'm ready for paparazzis to come :D Then some of you might notice that my hair color changed a while ago.My old hair used to look like this: Color was almost grown out, it had no shape, no style, no nothing. I went to hairdresser, and this is pretty much what I got: Then I decided to order clip-on

Tutorial: Bright colorful arab eye

2011-03-25T01:59:00.000-07:00

This is a bit older tutorial, just found it from my computer :DAs always, start with priming your eye:OPTIONAL STEPS TO MAKE THE COLORS POP MORE:---- Use bright green base for lid (I used Limelight paint I got from Aromaleigh, but MAC Shadesticks, NYX Jumbo pencils etc will work, as long as it's bright light green. Or white might work too ):Then I used an orange base for crease and abov. I used

Tutorial: Viva Glam Gaga 2

2011-03-23T14:39:00.000-07:00

MAC Fresco RoseMAC GessoMAC OrbMAC HandwrittenMAC BlacktrackMAC #34 lashesMAC Viva Glam Gaga 2 lipstickAs always, start with priming your eye with your favourite primer:Then apply MAC Fresco Rose paint pot to lid and crease:Apply MAC Gesso to highlight and inner corner:Then soften the edge between Gesso and Fresco Rose by applying MAC Orb to lid and under highlight:Apply MAC Handwritten to outer

Photoshoot: Story of the frozen ghost

2011-03-23T02:03:00.000-07:00

Wohoo, I got some photos from the latest photoshoot!Enjoy: On her brows is basic silver netting cut into shape:I also uploaded a era post on Makeup Geek, go check it out if yyou haven't already!Jangsara through the eras

Behind the scenes of today's photoshoot

2011-03-20T13:26:00.000-07:00

Hola! Here's a small sneak peek of what I did today: We had another photoshoot with Petra and gorgeous model Laura A.We took one of my wedding dresses, and Petra took some photos on a frozen lake:And on a porch of an old house: And a (bad) close-up of the makeup:I can't WAIT to get the real photos to see! I'm sure they're gonna be awesome <3I'll do a "real" post soon :D

My first photoshoot - Can I do it? YES I CAN!

2011-03-16T00:03:00.000-07:00

My Twitter followers might remember that I tweeted something about photoshoot a while back. Now I got some photos of the shoot!I was pretty nervous, because this was my first photoshoot with real photographer and real models.Theme was "gothic, but with color", so I decided to go with classics, purple and red. Photographer especially liked this look, so I did the purple look with rhinestones.And I

Tutorial: 60's smichties

2011-03-15T02:22:00.000-07:00

I promised about month ago, that I'd give you a tutorial for 60's makeup, and here it finally is!As always, start with priming your eye:Then shape your brow. Brow style in 60's was dark and sharp:Then use pencil brush to apply matte black eyeshadow to your crease:(OPTIONAL) Use white base for lid, I used NYX Jumbo Pencil Milk:Apply matte white eyeshadow to whole lid:Line your lower lashline and

Crazy Makeup Lady = Wonder Woman?

2011-03-09T13:29:00.000-08:00

Soooooo!From Black Swan to Wonder Woman!Yesterday was the release of MAC's Wonder Woman collection in Finland, and I went to check out what it had to offer.Not much as it turned out, but the best thing was free. INSPIRATION.But these weren't free:I ended up buying the purple mascara (Victorious), #44 lashes (They were sold me as part of WW collection, but the real lashes from the collection are

Sigma premium travel kit in sale!

2011-03-09T08:36:00.000-08:00

Sigma is having their awesome premium travel kit on sale:I love this set, get it while the offer lasts!(No code needed)I try get my latest MAC shoppings posted later today :)

My very own Black Peacock

2011-03-08T14:58:00.000-08:00

Hello!I watched the movie Black Swan yesterday, and I was immidiately inspired by it.I just have to admit that I wasn't a huge fan of the "black swan makeup", so I made my own version of it:And few more pics:I also made a look that "honours" the original one more, except that I changed the swan to peacock :DHere's the original from the movie:And here's my "Black Peacock":Sorry for the quick and

Toxic Illamasqua - Endless Inspiration

2011-03-04T01:00:00.000-08:00

I got awesome package from Illamasqua!Illamasqua's Spring/Summer collection is called Toxic Nature, and again it's the source of huuuge inspiration for me.Looks aren't exactly pretty (at least not in the way we describe pretty), but still the colors, ideas etc inspire me a lot.My personal favourite look was on the leaflet:And so I tried to recreate it. I would LOVE to say that Mad Hatter was

Avon Calling!

2011-03-02T03:09:00.000-08:00

Sorry for not posting, I've had a busy week with *stuff*I had job interview, flu, quality time with family and frieds... :DBut now I'm back to tell you that Avon is actually good :DDon't ask me why, but I've always thought that brands like Avon, Oriflame, Yves Rocher are all "not-so-good" quality, but Avon just proved me wrong.I got four pencils and one eyeshadow palette to try, and I have

India, incredible India

2011-02-22T14:07:00.000-08:00

Skin:E.L.F Mineral Infused PrimerMAC & MUFE concealersLancome Teint Miracle Urban Decay cream highlighter SinE.l.f. Candid Coral blushMUFE Sculpting kit Eyes: Too Faced Shadow Insurance MUFE #02 -inner corner MUFE #83 - outer corner MUFE#92 - crease, outer corner, lower lashline MUFE #09 - blending MUFE #101 - highlightBlack gel liner E.l.f. glitter liner Stardust Mascara Ardell InvisiBand

Third Elf from the left

2011-02-20T14:58:00.000-08:00

Time for my third e.l.f. order!This time I got lashcurler, blush, eye primer, Ivory gel liner and Innocent Nail polish as a free gift.Eye primer is not in the picture, I totally forgot it. I'll review it later. So.First the most horrible thing ever: Mechanical Eyelash CurlerThey sure do look nice and sturdy, BUT:Apparently nobody has bothered to smooth the sharp metal parts! I just can't put

The Birth of Venus

2011-02-19T09:16:00.000-08:00

Hello!I have sooo much to update, I got my third E.L.F. order, my first Avon order, My Beauty Diary masks, Benefit That Gal primer... And of course recent makeup looks.But I'll start with the best thing, makeup & photoshoot with a friend, who was kind enough to act as my model <3(This one is quite heavily photoshopped, but the rest are just lightened etc) I love using her as makeup model because

Elffing around

2011-02-15T02:16:00.000-08:00

I got my second E.L.F. order today.I'm not exactly screaming for joy when it comes to E.L.F. My US readers may ask why, and I'll explain the reason.For example, on e.l.f.'s US site Mineral Infused Face Primer is $6 , which is about 4,5 euros. On UK site, it's £6, which is something over 7 euros. So it's almost double the price. Sure it's still cheap, compared to other cosmetic prices, but :/Also

Bobby Brown Sandwash palette pics & swatches

2011-02-13T13:04:00.000-08:00

I got this palette a while back, and here's some pics and swatches:Palette it self is really small:Pigtured with regular (small) sized MAC shadowShadows are beautiful, but a bit too light and similar to each other. But if you want mostly some shine, not really color, this works great: And swatches:I like the pure white one, it's great for highlight, and the gold/purple nest to it is great too. I

LOTD 12.2.

2011-02-12T03:08:00.000-08:00

Short posts more often, here I come!Today's look: MAC Vanilla pigment (lid, highlight)MAC Later pigment (crease)MAC Fuchsia pigment (over later)MAC Brash & Bold pigment (above later)MAC Kitchmas pigment (above Brash & Bold)NYX lipliner Bloom + MAC Pro longwear Love Forever!

Question

2011-02-11T15:42:00.000-08:00

Would you rather like:a) That I'd post small posts (a review/swatches/one look) more oftenorb) larger post once or twice a week?Also, did you notice the Swatches page up there?I'll try to update as much swatches there as possible, so that they are easy to find!You'll get a tutorial for this one at some point!

Current skin routine

2011-02-11T13:27:00.000-08:00

Hola For my huge suprise, I've gotten quite a lot comments of my "perfect" and "flawless" skin lately.It's a suprise, because I really don't have good skin.I have large pores, zits, dry spots, oily spots, red spots... You name it, I have it.Sure things could be worse, but my point is that my skin isn't even near perfect.Hrrrr.I know why my skin isn't good. I don't drink enough water, I smoke, I

1001 looks and BeautyUK review

2011-02-10T15:25:00.000-08:00

Hola!So, I've been trying to do a Valentine's Day look for you for a while now, but I just fail at using pink. It just isn't my color. But I made awesome lashes :DI used feather, nail rhinestones and nail fimo :D Too bad they aren't really usable :(But finally I managed to do super classic Valentine's look :D Classic pin-up with 28 neutral palette:1 – lid 2 - Crease 3 – Crease 4 – Highlight,

I'm your biggest fan

2011-02-06T15:09:00.000-08:00

...I follow you until you love me..You maybe guessed right my newest MAC baby:I wasn't really excited about the MAC Peacocky collection, even though I love peacocks and all.I thought that most of the shadows were just... dull. I don't know.Anyway, there was one shadow that I bought, that's Paparazz-she. I have a hing for oranges (I still love Off the Page a bit more than any other MAC shadow), so

Fyeer-ih-YAY!

2011-02-03T10:32:00.000-08:00

I love Fyrinnae. I may have said it earlier too, but I say it again:I LOVE FYRINNAE. My latest order arrived while ago, and I've been dazzled by all the pretty colors!I ordered the following: Glow Blush: HypnotizeGlow Blush: EnchantPowder Highlighter: In The SpotlightVelvet-Gel Silica PrimerArcane Magic: Madame & Eve'sArcane Magic: SorceressArcane Magic: GlitterboiAtomic Afterglow Loose Eye

The big Sigma brush post

2011-01-29T14:38:00.000-08:00

Hello! I get a lots of questions about my brushes, and as I have maybe stated earlier, I use mainly Sigma brushes. If there is somehing better, I don't know about it, and as long as I don't know about it, everything is fine, and I continue to love my Sigma brushes. :DThis post originally started as a review post of Make Me Crazy kit and Extravaganza body brush, but ended up writing quite a lot

Tutorial: Later, my Silverwear

2011-01-27T15:14:00.000-08:00

This is an OLD look that I just remembered :DProducts used:TFSI MAC Later pigmentMAC Silverwear eyeshadow (from Tartan Tale palette)Black eyelinerMascaraAs always, base your eye with your favourite primer:Use MAC Later pigment foiled on the lower lashline:Smudge the lower lashline with MAC Later:Define your crease with MAC Later pigment. Do small wing to outer corner:Smudge that one too:Fill the

Drag me through nails

2011-01-26T00:51:00.000-08:00

Hola!I've been trying to be creative lately :PA friend of mine went to Bling Bling party, and he wanted to go as overdone drag queen. :DInspiration was this huuuuge yellow/orange headpiece he had, so I made makeup to fit that.His "soul patch" (the beard thingie) was a lot lighter, but we decided to darken it to make the look more... more... um... well to make it look MORE :DOf course I had to do

My Throbbing Heart

2011-01-20T03:24:00.000-08:00

Valentines day is approaching, and Illamasqua has released small collection to celebrate it! Cult British beauty brand Illamasqua invites you to step into a world where your heart will race and your pulse quicken. Inspired by your Alter Ego’s inner depths of desire, and in celebration of Saint Valentine, the new Throb Collection consists of three new Nail Varnish shades, an Intense Lipgloss and a

Tutorial: Peacocktail

2011-01-16T13:47:00.000-08:00

One more peacock look, I guess this is my favourite:Products used:Fyrinnae Pixie EpoxyFyrinnae HypercoolBen Nye Mermaid GreenMAC The Family CrestMAC Heritage RougeMAC CocomotionBen Nye Iced GoldMAC Black Line Pearlglide linerMascara Prime your eye with Pixie Epoxy:Apply Hypercool all the way to the middle of the lid (I would suggest a dupe of this, by so far I haven't found anything even close to

Tutorial: MAC Peacock

2011-01-14T16:43:00.000-08:00

Tutorial time!MakeupGeek has a peacock week, and I did few peacock inspired looks for the idea gallery. This was the other one, and another one was done with Urban Decay BoS III.First use your favourite eyeprimer ( I used TFSI), then base your ld with NYX jumbo pencil Black Bean:Then apply blue base to crease and slightly above it (I used Sky Line gel liner):Then apply MAC Steel Blue pigment to