Ol' Green Eyes: May 2024

Sunday, May 19, 2024

Mint Green Sixties Inspired Eyes- Recreating A Beyoncé Look By Rokael Beauty

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I bookmarked this look to recreate as soon as I saw it. It’s one of the recent looks that Rokael Beauty did for Beyoncé, photographed by Blair Caldwell which you can see below. His looks for her are always incredible but this one stopped me in my tracks. Mint green and sixties inspired, it’s everything I love in a makeup look. If you don’t know, Rokael has his own line of lip products and lashes and they’ve been firmly on my wish list since they were released. The shades and textures look beautiful and the packaging is something special. Check out rokaelbeauty.com to see more. The sixties cut crease is so easy to do with the Lisa Eldridge Seamless Glide Eye Pencils. I used Cinder Smoke as it’s a bit softer than black and topped it with Smoke and Mirrors from the Vega palette. I mixed a few shades for the mint eyes, mine is a bit more saturated but I still loved how it turned out. I used Lisa Eldridge Kitten Flick and Kitten Lash, the perfect liner and mascara for this kind of look. I finished the eyes with a few of the Sweed No Lash- Lash individual false eyelashes. I contoured my lips using two different NYX lip pencils and then added Songbird Gloss Embrace from Lisa Eldridge. The brushes make such a difference for a look like this, the MYKITCO and Spectrum Collections X KJH brushes make a look like this so much easier to achieve. I loved recreating this makeup, trying to find the right shades and wearing my hair a little differently than how I usually would to match the overall aesthetic. It was so much fun, sixties inspired makeup usually has a strong element of playfulness to me and that's one of my favourite things about makeup.

YSL Beauty Touche Éclat Blur Primer

Prada Beauty Reveal Skin Optimizing Foundation (LC5)

Smashbox Under Eye Brightening Enhancer (Light/Medium)

Fenty Beauty Match Stix (Amber)

Makeup by Mario Softsculpt Transforming Skin Enhancer (Light)

NYX Professional Makeup Lift & Snatch! Brow Tint Pen (Ash Brown)

West Barn Co. Soap Brows Extra Strong Hold

Lisa Eldridge Seamless Glide Eye Pencil (Cinder Smoke)

Lisa Eldridge Vega Eyeshadow Palette (Smoke and Mirrors)

By Beauty Bay Pastels Palette (Daze) (limited edition, similar here)

Morphe x Nyane Palette (Yung Metsi) (limited edition, similar here)

Hindash Cosmetics Beautopsy Palette (Lines)

Lisa Eldridge Kitten Flick Liquid Eyeliner

Lisa Eldridge Kitten Lash Mascara

Victoria Beckham Beauty Instant Brightening Waterline Pencil

Hindash Cosmetics Color Fluid (Heartist)

Lisa Eldridge Elevated Glow Highlighter (Pink Moon)

Unleashia Glitterpedia Eye Palette No. 4 All of Lavender Fog (Mauve Pink)

IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Dark Spots Concealer + Serum (Light Cool 20)

Lancôme Le Stylo Waterproof (02 Noir Intense)

Kiss Strip Lash Adhesive

Sweed Beauty X Nikki Makeup No Lash Lash

NYX Professional Makeup Lip Liner (Nude Truffle)

NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lip Liner (Brooklyn Thorn)

Lisa Eldridge Gloss Embrace Lip Gloss (Songbird)

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder

MAC Fix+ Stay Over Spray

IT Cosmetics Heavenly Skin CC+ Skin Perfecting Brush (discontinued, similar here)

Zoeva 128 Cream Cheek Brush (discontinued, similar here)

Spectrum Collections X KJH 08 (powder), 13 (eye blending), 18 (lips), 21 (eyes)

Sephora Collection Pro Airbrush Concealer 57 Brush

Lisa Eldridge Seamless Blend Brush (No. 15)

MYKITCO Pro 1.24 My Mini Smudge

Lancôme X Louvre Brush (limited edition, similar here)

West Barn Co. The Brow Brush

Half Magic Beauty Adornment Tweezers

Surratt Beauty Relevée Eyelash Curler

Thank you for taking the time to read this post, I'd love to know what you think of this look, would you wear it or are there any elements of it you'd wear? If there are any specific product reviews you would like to see from me please let me know. If you'd like to support my work as a Content Creator, you can do so through Buy Me A Coffee.

Emma x

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Maximalist Mermaid- Anam Cosmetics and Half Magic Beauty

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If you regularly see my content, you'll know I'm a huge fan of the brand Half Magic. I wrote a review of the products I bought from the brand when it first launched two years ago which you can read here. A few months ago they launched their Sparkle 911 Collection which included new shades of their Glitterpill Eye Paint + Liner, Magic Drip Glitter Lip Gloss and Sculptitude 2-in-1 Lip Liner. I always love seeing the campaign images for their collections and as soon as I saw the image below, I saved it so I could recreate it. I'm not able to buy any new releases at the moment as I'm not working (I'm currently a stay at home parent), so I used the products I already had to recreate this look instead of buying the products that were used.

At the end of last year I was sent some products from a new Irish beauty brand called Anam Cosmetics. At the moment they have one product, their Biodegradable Glitter Eyeshadow which is available in three shades, Gold, Taupe and Teal. I filmed a video for Instagram swatching the shades which you can see here. Their brand slogan is "áilleacht le hanam" which means "Beauty with Soul" in Gaeilge (the Irish language). "Anam" is the Irish word for soul (it's pronounced like the name Anna with an M at the end). Sustainability is at the heart of the brand. The packaging is fully recyclable and the glitter is biodegradable and made from plant-derived, renewable materials, completely plastic-free and vegan. They are also cruelty-free and Leaping Bunny approved. On their website they have a Sustainability section with a breakdown of each ingredient and its purpose. I love seeing this from brands as I'm very interested in the ingredients that are used in cosmetics and skincare. When I'm writing a review I like to research the ingredients to see if the claims a brand makes about a product are legitimate. In the past few years there's been a surge in brands using greenwashing terms when marketing products. There's a balance between explaining why and how you are choosing to try to do things that make a difference to the environment and brands that scare monger and allude to other brands as being harmful. I appreciate that Anam has chosen to explain everything on their website and the brand has been founded on these principles rather than using them as a marketing ploy. I love seeing an Irish brand doing something different from all of the other Irish beauty brands, it's so refreshing. I've been loving using these eyeshadows. I included the application video of this look below so you can see me using the Teal shade.

Anam Cosmetics Biodegradable Glitter Eyeshadow- Gold, Taupe and Teal

I had the Half Magic Face Gems that were used in the look and different shades of the Sculptitude Lip Liner and Magic Drip Lip Gloss, so I used those instead. I wanted an ethereal glow on my cheeks so I used the new Lancôme Idôle Tint in the shade 07 Earth Red mixed with Auric Glow Lust in Morganite and then added some extra glow using the KJH.Brand Hyper Shine High Lite in the shade Lite Pink. I knew I wanted glitter and glow on my eyes, lips and cheeks so I kept my base a soft matte using the Shiseido Synchro Skin Self-Refreshing Foundation which is one of my favourite foundations. I intensified the freckles across my nose and cheeks using the NYX Micro Brow Pencil to give my skin more of a fresh appearance as the foundation has a bit more coverage. I loved how this look turned out and I think the Teal eyeshadow is perfect. This would be ideal festival/ gig makeup or even just for a night out (or to wear to do your grocery shopping if you're me!) You could use any shade on the eyes and change the gem placement depending on your eye shape. I'd love to know what you think!