Fyrinnae Review

I placed an order with Fyrinnae on 2.4. and it arrived super fast, on 12.4. I wanted to try a Lip Lustre and bought a few mini eyeshadows and a blush sample also. I have many Fyrinnae eyeshadow already and I have been very pleased with them.

Everything came wrapped in dolphin paper ;P

This is what I got!

All colours are a bit warmer in real life. I chose many taupe/brownish colours, since I use those a lot and the Fyrinnae colours have always been very complex and interesting. I was not disappointed! The lip lustre seemed nice also, it wasn't goopy and the colour was intense.

Cuddlefish

Platinum

Sugar Skulls

Bastet

Polar Bear

Captivate (blush)

Shenanigans (a free sample)

Biker Chic

Book of the Dead

Coffin Velvet (Lip Lustre)

The Red Dress

Since I've been super busy with work and studies (did you know that WoW erotic roleplayers use health potions after rough sex? I learned that at a seminar today), I'll just post a few pictures of my surprisingly red dress. I ordered a few things from Restyle, since they had new skeleton themed skirt and leggings, and decided on the last minute to add a dark pink dress to the order. It arrived today and turned out to be more red than dark pink. I generally don't wear red, but the cut is nice and the size is spot on, and I kind of bonded with it when ironing out all the wrinkles it had from being cramped in a tiny bag ;P

Sorry about the dark pictures, there's no light left outside and the flash batteries need recharging. At least on my screen the colour looks too red in the pics, it isn't a fire-engine red, but a bit cooler shade like a raspberry, the camera didn't really capture it. Seems to go well with Forever Fuchsia Maybelline lip tint! I'm wearing Fyrinnae Sleepy Hollow on my lids. 

Möttönen wanted to participate ;)
And that's the build-in underskirt showing beneath the dress, I have to cut it shorter.

Last Rays of the Sun

I've been celebrating Easter by eating heaps and playing Dragon Age II. I say it's an excellent way to spend almost any holiday ;P Today my other half and me did a quick photoshoot in the living room just before the sun went down (well, so low the opposite building covers it, but still). I wore Concrete Minerals Jezebel smoky eyes and Gosh lipstain in Berry, with some Evil Shades China Doll blush.

By the way, the lace body and hotpants cost 2,5 euro from the fleamarket, both excellent finds! I haven't been kind to the body and it has a small tear on the side, but it's easily fixed. The necklace is from Seppälä and cost 3 euro, if I remember correctly. Earrings are from eBay and the shoes by Iron Fist.

On to the pictures!

This one is my favourite, also featuring Nana's ass.

Möttönen liked the sunny sofa also.

Here you can also see my Iron Fist shoes!

The batteries in the flash were running out, resulting in dramatic pictures.

Bonus picture of Möttönen lounging on the sofa armrest!

L'Oreal ColorAppeal Trio Look

Today I used one of my favourite (and oldest) palettes, L'Oreal ColorAppeal Trio Pro in 323 Smoky Chestnut. It's a eyeshadow trio in brown shades.

Mine is quite worn, it's about four years old, but it still seems to be available. Still, nothing has broken and even the tiny applicators are surprisingly useful. The palette claims to be meant for grey eyes, but it works really well with my green-grey-blue eyes, better than the blue and green eye palettes.

The palette has a light champagne shade with some neutral shimmer, a medium reddish brown (works really well with green eyes) and a cold dark brown. According to the instructions on the back, the lightest shade is for highlighting, the medium goes on the whole lid and the darkest is used instead of eyeliner on the base of the lashes on upper and lower lid.

The colours look too light in this picture, the one with the lid closed shows them better.

I use it a bit different, I put the lightests shade on the browbone and inners corners of eyes, use the medium shade on outer part of lids and the crease, and add the darkest on top of the medium in the outer corners to deepen it. I have tried it according to the palette instructions, but it didn't look as nice as my technique on my eye shape. The colours still go very well together, so you could do many looks with this palette.

I also have MAC Fluidline liner on upper lid and Gosh lipstain in 002 Pink.

Maybelline Super Stay 10H Tint Gloss Review

Last week the new Maybelline Super Stay 10H Tint Glosses came to the department store next to my home, so I picked up two on way way home from work. They seemed alike to lip stains, which I love, and had a good selection of colours. I got the Timeless Plum and Forever Fuchsia. They cots 9,50 euro each.

I've now used both a few times to get the feel of the product. They go on much like lip gloss, and the applicator is one I haven't seen before, a small fluffy oval that's precise when you hold it in one position and can "paint" large areas in another. I really like it, I feel it's easy to work with. The package is kind of blah, white plastic, and it will get dirty easily. Also the stickers with colour name and ingredients don't fit with the curve of the cap and look like they will come off easily.

Forever Fuchsia and Timeless Plum

 I chose two cool colours, because I think they compliment my skin tone nicely, Forever Fuchsia is a pink shade and Timeless Plum is a cool purpley tone. The formula isn't the same as lip stains, it's a bit stickier and leaves a layer on the lips, and doesn't last as long. The colour was pretty easy to get even with a few layers. On my lips, lip stains (I've tried Max Factor, Gosh and Lumene) usually last the whole 8h day at work, but Super Stay Tint Gloss doesn't. It's still a lot easier than regular lipstick, since it doesn't smudge or leave stains.

Forever Fuchsia worn

Timeless Plum worn

It leaves my lips feeling a bit dry, but you can add lip balm on top even when wearing it. When you first put the product on your lips, you need to let it dry before you add another layer for depth or touch anything with your lips. If your lips get wet, the colour will go blotchy (I sneezed, totally messed up the colour!), but you can just let it dry and re-apply. After dry, the tint gloss has an almost matte finish. The product has a distinct pineapple smell. The colour washes off with just water but leaves a slight stain behind. I couldn't really see the staining on my lips, but with swatches on the back of my hand it showed.

Pros

+ Nice applicator

+ Good selection of colours

+ Less fussy than lipstick

+ Last longer than lipstick or lipgloss

+ Smells nice if you like pineapple

Cons 

- Doesn't last as long a lipstain

- Package will get dirty soon

- Is water soluble (but leaves a slight stain)

- Drying

- Smells bad if you don't like pineapple

I'd definitely buy this product again. There's a really small selection of lip stains available (at least in Finland) and this product is a welcome addition. I haven't been able to find any plum shades in other lip stains so this is becoming a favourite.

Here's pictures of Forever Fuchsia worn, thanks to my boyfriend for the pictures! I got myself a new orchid and wanted pics with it, and it matched the lip tint. I'm wearing Fyrinnae Moon Child and Geek Chic Cometics' The Pointy End on my lids. Natural light looks so good in pictures!

Giveaway Winner!

Thanks for everyone who participated in the 100 Followers giveaway, it was nice to see so many people interested and to read all your lovely comments!

Today I put all the participants' names on pieces of paper and had my other half draw a winner from a (very hairy) garrison cap.

And the winner is...

Lutrinaë!

Congratulations! Please e-mail me at karoliina.kalma@gmail.com so I can send you the prize :)

I just want to say I really appreciate every single follower, thank you for reading my texts and for all the comments so far! I'm currently concentrating on sneezing and blowing my nose (damn these spring colds), but I'll be doing a few reviews and lots of new looks in the future.

Here's a picture of a sleepy Möttönen for you ;P

Dark Sunshine Award

I got the Dark Sunshine Award from Lesthi and MadamNoire, thank you both so much!

Rules for the [Dark] Sunshine Award

1. Post the award picture with a backlink to the person who nominated you
2. Answer the ten questions posed to you
3. Pass on the award to 10 or more bloggers

Questions

• Favorite color: Purple, turquoise and black

• Favorite animal: Cat

• Favorite number: 7

• Favorite non-alcoholic drink: Apfelschorle (a German soft drink mixed from carbonated water and apple juice, it's delicious!)

• Facebook or Twitter: Facebook. Twitter is fun, but it's too hard to find interesting people to follow.

• My passion: I'd say crafts in general, since I love to paint, draw, decorate and sew.

• Getting or giving presents: I like both! I'm always thrilled to receive presents :)

• Favorite pattern: Baroque flower patterns, stripes and polka dots

• Favorite day of the week: Friday of a very lazy Sunday. 

• Favorite flower: Lilies and roses! I also liked the purple tulips I saw last week, didn't know they came in that colour ;)

The Award goes to:

(I only came up with five, and I hope none have been awarded with this before, sorry!)

Gently Out of Time

DesperateHell

Lady Vampiric

Oh, I'm in Love with Egypt!

Wandering the Borderlands