3 posts tagged “nyx blackbean”

Ok.. so that was a really long title for this eotd... but hey, putting names together is rather fun! :P

so here's what I used. Placements will be described in the pic tute... if you bother to read that far:

Monistat
NYX JEP in Pacific
NYX JEP in Cottage Cheese
NYX JEP in Blackbean
TSS Mesh and Lace
TSS Ruler of the Land
TSS Root of Evil
TSS Sweet like Sugar
TSS Lucifer's Chariot

with flash

without flash
and here's the tute... (for pics of the brushes used, please go HERE)

Start with a smidgen of monistat on each eye - didn't bother to take pics cos it just looks like normal skin. Next, cover the lid up to the crease with NYX JEP in Pacific. Draw a thick line of NYX JEP in Cottage Cheese just under the brows.

then blend the Cottage Cheese downwards to meet with the Pacific.
Next pat Mesh and Lace on the inner 2/3s of the lid. I used my Loew-Cornell Maxine Mop #270.
then Ruler of the Land on the outer 2/3 overlapping w the Mesh and Lace in the middle. Same brush.
Using the Essence of Beauty larger crease brush in a windshield wiper motion, brush up to the crease area using Ruler of the Land.
I switched to the smaller Essence of Beauty crease brush and applied Root of Evil in the outer corner and a little into the crease. I used the point of the brush and placed it into my outer corner then rolled it up into the crease (not a back and fro motion)... hard to explain really but it gets the effect I like.
A thin layer of Sweet as Sugar was applied using Loew-Cornell blender mop #276.
If you've noticed, I haven't done any blending apart from what the brushes do when I apply the colors. Now, I grab my newest favourite blending brush, the EDM eye buki, and sweep that over my eye from outer corner inwards. With each sweep, I clean it off on my microfibre cloth so the colors don't get muddied.
Using the smaller crease brush again, I apply Sweet like Sugar on the tearduct area. On the lower lash line starting from the inner corner, Sweet like Sugar, Mesh and Lace, Ruler of the Land, Root of Evil.
Penultimate step is to apply Blackbean using my Beauticontrol brush. (forgot to take pics at this point.) Followed by patting in Lucifer's Chariot using SN's Ultimate brush - the liner side.
Finish off with Mascara if you want. Me... I'm too lazy and I'm only going to my mom's after all... *grin*

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial... let me know if you'd like to see more :)

this was an eotd from about 2 weeks ago...

Monistat
NYX JEP Blackbean - thick line smudge to crease
TSS Never Follow Suit - patted all over lid
TSS Colossal Karma - outer 1/3 n crease
TSS Cup Running Over - highlight up to brow
there was a strange crease effect on my lid when I did this... I think I didn't smudge the blackbean enough.. sigh.

Here are some eotds from the last week or so... been using mostly TheSheSpace's Cindy LE colors (which are being sold again!!!)... all using Monistat as a base with varied NYX jumbo eye pencils too... can't remember which ones I used tho. I think I shld take pics of those too. (the notebook keeps walking off) Liners are mostly e/s using NYX jep blackbean as a base. I find tat makes the line stay on longer without smudging.

as usual, please click on pics for bigger versions ^^

20 Nov - Fairy Dust Frenzy, Fairest of Them All, Three Evil Chicks

19 Nov - She Does Sparkle, Midnight at the Palace, Proven Fabulous (lovely lovely color!), Keys to the Castle

18 Nov - Over Coiffed, Killer Coutre, Midnight at the Palace

16 Nov - orphaned look... I have no idea what I used!

16 Nov - MMBB 4 Leaf Clover, Antiquity, Mistletoe (love this especially as a liner!)
the little brush in the picture was part of the set of brushes Duck helped me get... its so great for wet lining! But not for patting on e/s on top of my blackbean.
14 Nov  - Sweet like Sugar, Laughing Outcast, Twisted Pyschic, Resisted Anxiety, Root of Evil

6 Nov - Shadow Knows, Boogie on Man
was experimenting here... its basically one shade all over the eye... then I used blackbean to line the lashline. Used my Forever Female pencil brush to smudge the darker shade into the line drawn... I guess I'd use this on days where I don't want to play with colors... the brush is a little too thick to get the kind of smudged effect I was hoping for... will be looking out for smaller sized brush heads ^^

3 Nov - Be Who You Are, Enough Said, Tattered Guru, Fleeting Wisdom (from Stone's Throw LE collection)

for those who are curious... the little round purple stickers on my bags of samples just indicate to me that I've tried this color... I am making myself get to the point where *all* my samples will have that sticker. Until then, I'll probably be going on a no buy... :(

unless Heather comes up with even more collections... somehow, I can say no to everyone but Heather... so Heather... please please have pity on my wallet!