Revlon Gold & Jess Hot Date

I bought these polishes back in January in Poundland. I've actually had the swatches sitting on my laptop in my "swatches to post" folder for far too long. Both of these polishes are gorgeous duochromes.

Revlon Chroma Chameleon Gold is a stunning gold-green duochrome, swatched here with three coats alone on the pinkie and index finger and two coats over black on middle and ring. I probably could have just done one coat over black and two alone, but I wanted to make sure there was 100% no nail line visible. The duochrome in this is pretty strong and it dried in a reasonable time. 

The RRP for Chroma Chameleon shades is £6.49 in Boots, but if you see them in Poundland then grab one, because they're gorgeous and a total bargain.

Jess Hot Date is a purple-bronze duochrome with a hint of green. As soon as I saw this I knew I had a snatch it up, I mean look at it! It's just a gorgeous on the nails as it is in the bottle, which given this was 97p and a brand I've never seen outside of the pound shop I wasn't expecting. I will admit it utterly stinks though, I work in a lab and I'm used to strong smelling solvents and I thought this was bad. Not a nail polish you want to use on a train or in a small enclosed area. The polish is shown as three coats alone on index and pinkie and two coats over black on the ring and middle fingers. It's so pretty and cheap I'll forgive it the smell, as long as I'm in a ventilated room.

Seven Deadly Sins: Pride

art used for banner is by dahlig, you can see the full series here

In almost every list, pride (Latin, superbia), or hubris (Greek), is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and the source of the others. It is identified as believing that one is essentially better than others, failing to acknowledge the accomplishments of others, and excessive admiration of the personal self (especially holding self out of proper position toward God). Dante's definition was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbour". In Jacob Bidermann's medieval miracle play, Cenodoxus, pride is the deadliest of all the sins and leads directly to the damnation of the titulary famed Parisian doctor. In perhaps the best-known example, the story of Lucifer, pride (his desire to compete with God) was what caused his fall from Heaven, and his resultant transformation into Satan. In Dante's Divine Comedy, the penitents are burdened with stone slabs on their necks which force them to keep their heads bowed.
The demon associated with this sin is Lucifer (who else?) 

We're finally here, the end of the sins series! I feel like it's taken me a long time. This is the final look and probably my second favourite aside from Lust, though the photos didn't take too well. There's lots of glitter and lots of purple. It's definitley a very dramatic look. 

Used: Shiro Alkahestry on the inner corner, Shiro Shinigami across the lid, Victorian Disco Shadowform on the outer corner, black is from the MUA Starry Night palette. Extra glitter is Black Rose Minerals Stardust. Eyebrows are Fyrinnae Mystical Hedgehog on the inner half and Victorian Disco I'm 100 Years Older Than You But It's Okay on the outer half. White liner is a Rimmel pencil. Lips are Rimmel Apocalips in Eclipse. Lashes are by Revlon [double wink I believe] and rhinestones are from eBay.

Seven Deadly Sins: Lust

[image for banner is from the stunning seven deadly sins series by dahlig on deviantART]

This is a series I've been meaning to do for a while, especially after seeing Deja and Klaire De Lys's amazing takes on the sins. I love the seven deadly sins as a thematic element in the bible and in pop culture with everything from horror movies like Se7en, to TV shows like Supernatural to the classic Dante's Inferno and the video game that inspired. 

Lust or lechery (carnal "luxuria") is an intense desire. It is usually thought of as excessive sexual want; however, the word was originally a general term for desire. Therefore lust could involve the intense desire of money, food, fame, or power as well.

In Dante's Purgatorio, the penitent walks within flames to purge himself of lustful/sexual thoughts and feelings. In Dante's Inferno, unforgiven souls of the sin of lust are blown about in restless hurricane-like winds symbolic of their own lack of self-control to their lustful passions in earthly life.
The demon associated with this sin is Asmodeus

Used: Shiro Cosmetics Zero on the inner corner, Victorian Disco For the Horde over the main lid, Black Rose Minerals One Does Not Simply on the outer corner. The black liner is Femme Fatale Unholy mixed with ELF Lock and Seal, brows are also done using Unholy and then blended out into For the Horde. Lashes are from Eylure. Black eyes are contacts by I think Titan, they're 17mm lenses, though unfortunatley they show way too much iris in the center.
Bonus full face shot, I used Revlon Red Laquer on my lips. 

PS. Don't forget to enter my giveaway

New Years Eve Party Look

New Years Eve is all about the sparkle right? This is a silver, smoky look which should go with anything. Not sure if this is exactly what I'll be wearing tonight, but it's pretty and easy to put together. Though sadly my camera wasn't picking up the sparkle as well as it should have done.

Used: MUA Starry Night palette [BR2, BR3 and TR4 across lid and crease. TR6 in outer corner and crease as shown in swatches here], Victorian Disco Steady Aim patted over the lid. Collection Extreme felt tip liner in black with Collection Glam Crystals Hustle. Lashes are Revlon Thickening Chic. Brows were filled with MUA Starry Night TR4.

Revlon Top Speed: Forbidden Swatches

This is the final thing in the competition prizes from Nancy at Dark Side of Beauty. This is super, super late, but I suck at nail swatches. This is Revlon Top Speed nail varnish in shade 43 Forbidden. This is a gorgeous deep red, and does dry fast though not quite the 60 seconds advertised.

You can purchase Revlon Top Speed nail enamel from Boots and Superdrug, as well as a various large supermarkets and online stores. It retails for around £6.49.
Though I make no promises Forbidden is available here, as this was a contest prize, I think it may be.

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipsticks

Another from the giveaway hosted by the lovely Nancy. These are two of the Revlon Super Lustrous lipsticks. I absolutely love these, they are some of the most moisturising lipsticks I have ever worn and they last for hours.

Cherry Blossom is a more blue-toned cherry red,

Red Laquer is an orange toned and wearable red. Love this, it's perfect paired with a classic cat eye,

Revlon Midnight Express Cream Shadows

So, I suck.
Ages ago I won a competition run by the lovely Nancy at Dark Side of Beauty, which Royal Mail in all their wisdom took freaking forever to deliver. As in, it arrived two or three weeks ago. I've had the swatches done for ages and I'm only just getting around to posting them. I'm sorry Nancy, I suck!

Anyhow. Swatches.
These are all swatched on bare skin and photographed in natural light. The colours have no names, so I went super simplistic. Descriptions are my best attempts.

Green- A pretty olive green with golden glitter 

Silver  - plain metallic silver

White - champagne white

 

Black - plain matte black

Bronze- orangey bronze with gold glitter

Purple - eggplanty-burgandy purple. Brown based with silver glitter

I really like the bronze, and the purple is a unique shade in my collection. That green is nice too, reminds me a little of The Fett

Unfortunatley, while these are nice colours, they don't last long, probably due to the formula being so creamy. I wore them with eyeshadow over the top to set and they only lasted three, maybe four hours at most, without eyeshadow it  was a lot shorter. Boo. Oh well, they are pretty.

Holy Rainbows Batman!

So this week I took part in Aqueela's Weekly Makeup Challenge, the theme was rainbows and it was great fun to try out a rainbow look (something I haven't done since College, over four years ago!). Everyone else did some amazing looks too, I love Hanna, Deja and Danielles!

This is the look I came up with:

I'm kinda proud :)
Products used:
Eyes: (from inner corner outwards) Fyrinnae Scarlet Macaw, Shiro Chiefest of Calamities, Shiro Cornucopia, Shiro There And Back Again, Shiro Bubblebeam, Fyrinnae Mystical Hedgehog (crease and lower lashline). Revlon False Lashes in Golden Saturn, MUA gel liner in Underground, Rimmel white kohl eyeliner George eyebrow pencil
Lips: Shiro Intertubes in Magnets

Please remember to check out the rest of the amazing looks here!