Look: Soft Blue and Purple using Sleek Original Palette

As I have mentioned in my previous post, I'm currently away from home for a month-long holiday. To save on baggage cost, I had to pack light. For powder eyeshadows, I only brought with me my Sleek Original Palette and a MAC quad of neutral shades.

Also, I'm with my boyfriend's family and let's just say they are people who think rather conventionally so anything ever so slightly bright on my eyelids will be deemed too much. Through out my stay here with them I haven't been wearing lots of colours - mainly neutrals. People who know me will know how I abslutely adore colours. Another reason being the lighting is extremely terrible. There isn't natural lighting at all in his room.  It's all yellow light right at the top and harsh shadow is casted everywhere on my face.

One fine day I was left alone in the house as everyone was out - I had plans with my friends so I took my own sweet time to get prepared. Since nobody was around, I took the liberty to bring a mirror out into the balcony and I really MUST thank myself for doing so.

Doing my makeup has never been that enjoyable. Colours looked so much more true and crisp. Even pictures turned out great! Bizarre but it's true - natural lighting is so important because under artificial lighting, you won't even be able to tell if a foundation is matching your skin properly. 

Case in point is the picture you can see below - for 2 days I have been wearing this new foundation without knowing it's too pink for me! I was totally horrified when I stood in the balcony looking at myself in the mirror. The shade's not completely off but if not blended well into the neck, the difference is pretty obvious. And I didn't want to believe my boyfriend when he told me that my face was looking a little 'reddish' heh. Come on, how am I supposed to believe a guy's opinion about makeup right?

If well blended and set with a yellow-toned powder + a little bit of bronzer, it can be disguised.

For eyes, I didn't know what to do so I picked a blue, added a bit of purple, sheered them out so the colours won't look too intense as I was still going to meet the family later in that afternoon. 

Face

Banila Co Prime Primer Matte

Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse in Creamy Natural

Shiseido Concealer Stick in No. 2

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light Medium

Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Bronze

Cheeks

Clio Art Blusher in No. 2

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in By Candlelight

Lips

MAC l/s in Blankety

Eyes

Shiseido Natural Eyebrow Pencil in Ash Blond

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC Next to Nothing e/s (highlight)

Sleek Original Palette bright blue, purple & medium gold e/s (blue on entire lid, purple on inner lid, gold lightly swept on crease and lower lashline)

MAC Charcoal Brown e/s (crease)

MAC Print e/s (outer corners)

MAC Superslick Liquid e/l in Marked for Glamour

Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in 0L (tightline)

Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil in No. 10 Almost Famous (waterline)

Cover Girl Lash Blast Mascara