EOTD Pink: new TKB stuff

Light is still crappy today, cant shoot swatches. And must start preparing the dinner too. But here's some pink eyes:

Aster Hue outer corners and crease, Smokey XXX in the crease, Apple Blossom all over lid, Angel Wings blended upwards from the crease and in inner corners, Pink Crystal wet as liner on lower  lids.

And the light is gone...

Oh happy day - TKB haul has arrived

This time around I also ordered 4 ounces of the eyeshadow base and a pretty big heap of oxides (all samples) from TKB Trading  - going to try my own mixing. Cant wait to get home and start the repotting and swatching - though I suspect the short winter day may not be long enough for a successful photo session.
Order was shipped via USPS Priority Mail on December 11 and arrived December 23.

 This is now some time later, here's most of them nicely potted - ran out of jars eventually...

 I did not bother with the Sparks! collection - I do not like sparks that much and wont be using them in everyday do's. Mostly for formulating. Too bad no jars were left over for the oxides... I did not consider the Zodiacs to be worthy of potting either.

TKB kraam on poolfabrikaadid - st nad pole valmis segatud lauvärvid, puuduvad magneesiummüristaat,  boornitriit jms siduvad komponendid. Nad on kantavad (mõningate eranditega) ainult meigi aluskreemi kasutades, siis püsivad hästi peal. Osad on nii läbikumavad, et õige tooni saab kätte vaid niiskelt peale kandes (Edda Got Attitude! komplekt näiteks, ja siis need sodiaagi-värvid).

EOTD Green: Apple mixed with Tangerine

TKB Trading's Pop! Collection is very bright - yes, but has no good coverage on it's own. I think these micas lack adhesion and coverage. They are high in sheen but when looked at from another angle - the skin shines through. Good if used on top of MAC paint pots etc but not on their own.

Another lesson learned today - blending is a tricky job. Especially when trying to blend the Pop! micas - they disappear...

Colors used: Tangerine+Green Apple mix (50-50) all over lid, Blueberry in the crease, Lemon Drop above the crease and all blended down. Picture taken in artificial light, much brighter irl.

And the same mix (50%Green Apple-50% Tangerine) in daylight, next day. Same color used wet as liner too. Minimum blending - used Conservatorie's 18K Gold to blend upwards from the crease.

EOTD Brown: The Conservatorie's Super Brilliant Mocha mica

Super Brilliant Mocha is one of Conservatorie's loveliest micas: shiny, sparkly and adheres well. I am a bit displeased with Simply Naturals's Polished Silver, it's not as smooth as I would like and it's particles are too big for my liking. When I ordered I thought of getting silvery sheen  but instead got silver sparkle. TKB's Pisces Blue is not adhering well if used just as plain mica - it falls off. The shine particles are too big - if u want blue with golden sheen, order Ocean Green instead (which I did not but now I know better).

Colors used here are:

Manhattan's eye makeup base all over lids

EDM's Pearl Sunlight under the eyes

Super Brilliant Mocha mica all over lid

Polished Silver in the crease, blending upwards

TKB's Pisces Blue wet as liner

EDM's intensive fair concealer as base

TKB's Winter Rose as blush.

While editing the EOTD's I realized: effect would have been better if I would have used Pisces Blue in the crease as well. Pictures are taken in daylight by the window. Blush is totally invisible.

Here's some pictures taken 7 hrs later: the makeup stayed on quite well except on the chin which was hidden in multiple layers of the shawl.The foundation rubbed off. I think most ladies  living in colder climates have trouble with washing their shawls and coat collars quite often - cause they're covered in foundation.

Skin during winter

It was -15 degrees Celcius this morning, quite cold. I wrap myself in my scarf but still the cold gets through - especially the skin around the eyes looks like crap. As I step through the door I look as if suffering from a serious skin condition - red patches under the eyes.

Unfortunately I forgot to take a FOTD but - there's still time tomorrow. Skin suffers a lot right now - needs special heavy creams in the evening (got a tester of Dr. Hauschka's quince cream just for this, the rose cream was already sold out) and careful moisturization, gets flaky otherwise. Oil cleansing method is the way to go right now - no soaps whatsoever allowed. And absolutely no water on the face in the morning! The skin's own sebum is the best thing for skin when it's this cold outside, all cleansing procedures must be kept for the evening.

The cold wave is here to stay until Christmas at least. The good thing is - it's not cloudy! We can actually see the Sun!



PS! I am aware that I do not use the Dr. Hauschka products as they were intended - Hauschka's entire skin care routine is exactly the opposite - the cream should be applied in the morning and no products used when going to bed...