IndieAna- In Search of the HolyGrail

I couldn't let Halloween go by without creating a fitting theme for Come Play With Me. I chose to include a spooky face and also Halloween themed nails. It's been a while since I have gone crazy with makeup and had some fun doing it. I'll begin with the face. I wanted to try and create a ventriloquist doll look. I find them very creepy, so yay! Great for Halloween! I received the Stargazer pressed powder in an Ozsale order, I didn't buy it, but decided to keep it. White powder can be handy for Halloween, lol. I used this for my face base, it was terrible and patchy, so I added some LA Girl white eye primer and blended that out. My white base was far from even, it wasn't the most fun part of creating the look. My eyes were very easy. I used a light neutral shade for my lid, then deepened the crease with a dark brown, and just blended it out. I used NYX Jumbo liner in "Milk" to line a thick white lower water line. Some brow liner and mascara ...

A huge thanks to Nerida from Space of Beauty for including her blog post in "A Few of My Favourite Things" link up, you can check out her post here . I would have been very lonely at my "party" without her, lol. Well I couldn't let October go by without having a little Halloween fun. Of course, I don't want to do this alone, so please join in "The Spooky Edition" beauty link up party. Share with me a face look, nail look, eye look, etc. It doesn't have to be over-the-top like mine, maybe you want to incorporate some Halloween colours into everyday makeup or nail looks. There's only a couple of rules to be a part of this beauty based link-up 1. Refer to my blog, leaving a link to the "Come Play With Me" link up. 2. Comment on other people's blogs. 3. Have fun! There's no right or wrong way of creating these posts, I just want to see your interpretation. If you have an idea for a future Come Play With Me theme...

As the title suggests, this is all my favourite things. I'm concentrating on makeup here, otherwise this would take a loooong time. Although, I have many products I adore, I just wanted to create one makeup look. This was not an easy thing to do! I'll list all the makeup products that I used to create this look. As some products are in my daily rotation, I don't class all the items used as favourites. I'll give just a brief rundown of each, with included links to reviewed products. Face: Dermalogica Primer- One of the best primers I've used. Garnier BB Cream for oily/combination skin - HG BB cream, the only one I have bought a back-up for. Silk Naturals HD Peach Concealer - Fantastic at colour correcting my under-eye circles. Dr LeWinn's Antiaging Concealer Mirenesse BB Pore Powder - Perfect for setting my makeup, whilst providing a flattering blurred finish, pity about the smell. Mirenesse Marbled Blush in Carar...

Oh joy! It's time for another Come Play With Me feature! I just love the anticipation of the next theme. You never know what kind of makeup will be needed for the next look, it's rather exciting having a new inspiration for creating some makeup fun. Cathy from Silver Screen Beauty Queen kicked off her chosen "Gold" theme, with a lovely sunkissed golden look , so pretty! I love gold shades, but it's not something that I wear often, so I was only too happy to create a look based on this warm metallic shade. Face Natio Pure Mineral Skin Perfecting BB Cream in Medium . EveryDay Minerals "Viki's Radiant Creation" Lucent finishing powder. MAC "NW25" Mineralize Concealer. L'Oreal "Golden Apricot" Delicioux Blush. Benefit Sun Beam highlighter. Eyes Elf "Sheer" Eyelid Primer . Silk Naturals Stick 'Em Eye Primer . 6-Pan MAC palette highlighter shade. 88 Warm Palette blending shade. Hi-Fi...

The lovely Hailey from The Beauty in Life blog chose a rather fitting theme for this installment of Come Play With Me. I just love her romantic, yet festive makeup look she created for " Under The Mistletoe ". Face Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation MAC Mineralize Concealer Dr LeWinn's Illuminizer Silk Naturals HD Concealer Mirenesse "Carrara Coral" Marble Blush YBF Yellow Neutralizing Powder Eyes Elf "Pearl" Eyelid Primer Prestige My Blackest Lashes mascara Mirenesse "Cleo" Inside Out Eye Kohl liner YBF Brow Pencil Sleek "Gold" Dip-It Eyeliner Mirenesse "Black" Superlong Wear Gel Lips Mirenesse Coco Lipliner Duet Mirenesse Lip Bomb I love sharing these themed looks with like-minded beauties. If you decide to join in on the fun, please link your post in the comments. I'd love to see your Christmas-y creation :) Merry Christmas! xx Also check out Kat of kats c...

"Come Play With Me" is a fun way to interact with fellow bloggers who love creating makeup/nail looks. I love checking out other's creations just as much as I love diving into my own stash to try my hand at interpreting a selected theme. Yes, I still love playing "dress ups"! Lol. Seeing that we still have a couple of weeks left of Spring, I decided on a flower theme for this installment of "Come Play With Me".   My favourite flowers would have to be sunflowers. There are so many beautiful exotic flowers, but I just love the simplicity of a this golden flower. The yellow colour is an obvious reminder of the sunshine, and the happiness it makes me feel.  Yellow is not a colour I'd reach for normally to put on my lids. Although, this look was a bit of fun, I actually am loving the shade! Kat's inspiration is the beautiful Fuchsia.  What's your favourite flower? Better still, show me with your own interpret...

Having Gemma join the Come Play With Me series once again had me very excited (we'd missed you, hun!) Her chosen theme, Futuristic Love  had me scratching my head for ideas. I loved Gemma's idea of makeup trends in the future being simple and quick, such as stick on creations. Great idea! Me? For a while I had nothing. Finally, it occurred to me that when I think of the future I think of bold metallic looks when it comes to makeup trends. So my next job was to rummage through my collection for various metallic options. I just love rediscovering beauty products!    Oh, and apparently tiger skin dressing gowns are going to be huge in the future, too ... ;) Monique's futuristic look is actually totally wearable, I love it! Who says the future needs to look dull? Kat  gives us such a lovely pastel eye look. Check out Hailey's version, talented as always, and something a little different :) This series is a lot of fun, it would be great i...