Avant Garde Fashion Look

I love the dramatic, avant garde makeup looks that border on insanity. This look was inspired by black, as I wanted to use black lipstick but still keep the look very high fashion looking, and not gothic. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Be brave and rock it!

Products used:

Face
Makeup Forever Mat Velvet+ foundation (Nr. 15),

Eyes
MAC Paint in Stillife, MAC eyeshadows in Solar White, Copperplate, Print, Dazzlelight, Maybelline white kohl pencil, MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack, false lashes from ebay (no name brand)

Brows
MAC Spiked brow pencil, MAC Carbon eyeshadow, Margaret Astor clear mascara

Cheek
Illamasqua powder blush in Intrigue, La Femme blush in Lilac Champagne, Ben Nye Greystone e/s

Lips
Essence black eyeliner, Barry M lipstick Nr. 37, MAC So This Season Lipglass, MAC Glimmergloss in Blackfire, MAC Mineralize Eyeshadow in Young Punk

Thanks for watching! :)

St. Patrick's Day Nails

This is the first nail design I've ever done and I know it's not perfect, but I think it would be really fun for St. Patrick's Day! Somehow this is looking a lot cooler in real life than on this picture. I hope you enjoy it. What are your plans for St. Patrick's Day this year? Do you celebrate it?

When I lived in Montreal I always saw the big Paddy's Day parade, then drunk the night away in an Irish brew pup with friends, swilling green beer and listening to Irish folk music. Ah, the memories of my student days!

Nailpolish I used:
Illamasqua Smash, Illamasqua Rampage, Misa Green With Envy, Essence white tip painter, Seche Vite topcoat

Alice in Wonderland

I went to see Alice in Wonderland today in 3D and had a great time! What a lovely fairytale! I personally liked it a lot, although the film has gotten some negative reviews. Meh, whatever, I went purely to delve into Tim Burton's vision of Wonderland and it was a thrilling adventure indeed. I love how he re-interpreted the fantasy world, the rich colors, the mesmerizing costumes of all the characters, the makeup - it was a visual feast. Storyline comes second in such a movie, in my opinion. When I go to see a 3D movie, I want to have a visual orgasm. I don't care too much about the story. The same reason I loved Avatar - great movie, awful story. But really, who cares?? I'm there to enjoy the ride, that's all.

I loved all the costumes, how cute were all the versions of Alice's blue dress? Her red dress at the palace of the Red Queen was so couture! Stunning!! I also thought the Cheshire cat was so cute, I loved how his coloring was gray and teal. I was very inspired by the movie, so as soon as I got home tonight I ordered this wig:

I hope it arrives soon!! It's being sent all the way from China, gotta love cheap deals on eBay. Can you guess what it will be for?

Anyway, if you are into 3D movies and just want to be entertained for 2 hours, I definitely recommend you check out this movie.

Pink Romance Spring Look

This soft, romantic and elegant look is perfect for spring. Soft pink and lilac shades, couples with cool grays. Pair it with some colourful earrings and you're all set!

Face
Makeup Forever Mat Velvet+ in 15, MAC Cremeblend blush in Joie-de-Vivre, Lancome Blush Subtil in Highlighting Rose

Eyes
MAC Bare Canvas Paint, Mehron Paradise pallette (Pastel) for the pink base, MAC eyeshadows in Crystal, Swish, Smut, Shale, Print, Vanilla, and Vellum, MAC Kohl pencil in Feline, Lancome Artliner in black, Illamasqua Volume mascara, false lashes from H&M

Lips
Rimmel Vintage Pink lipstick, Margaret Astor Gloss

Nails
Illamasqua - Wink

Illamasqua Wink

This nailpolish is fantastic! What a beautiful colour for spring, it's a pastel lavender cream which applies smoothly and evenly. It's maybe a tad on the thick side but overall this color is gorgeous! It's a part of their spring collection, which has 4 different pastel shades, including also a pale blue, a minty green, and a chickadee yellow shade.

Illamasqua is available online at illamasqua.com , at department stores in the UK, and through Sephora online if you're in the States.

Right now, Illamasqua is also holding a nailpolish competition, where you get a chance to design and name an upcoming nailpolish shade, which will be produced by Illamasqua! You will also receive a bottle of the winning polish if your entry is chosen. How cool is that?

Here are the details! Good luck.

Illamasqua is asking finger fetishists the world over to submit a description of their dream nail varnish colour, for their chance to make it a reality.

Run in conjunction with luxury retailer, Selfridges, this incredible competition is giving nail varnish fans the world over the opportunity to push their imaginative boundaries further than ever before and design their very own perfect shade.

Entrants must explain in no more than 50 words what inspired their unique choice, and provide an image or photograph to illustrate their big idea.

The prize? Two winners will see their dream colour created and sold exclusively at Selfridges in London, Manchester Trafford and Birmingham from October 2010. In addition, they’ll receive a bottle of their winning colour before anybody else!

The winning entries will be selected by a high-profile judging panel consisting of legendary make-up artist Alex Box, nail artist to the stars Sophy Robson, Selfridges’ Beauty Director David Walker-Smith and Pixiwoo.

The rules:

In 50 words or less, submit a description of your dream colour and the thinking behind it – please include pictures to illustrate your inspiration if possible.

Entries must be submitted in one of the following three ways, no later than
14^th March 2010:

Via email: competition@illamasqua.com

Via blog post: competition@illamasqua.com

Via mail:

NAIL COMPETITION
c/o Illamasqua
6-8 Amwell St
London
EC1R 1UQ

One entry per person. Competition is open to entrants globally.

Longer Eyelashes with Lilash

In this video I review LiLash and LiBrow, two products I have been testing and using since April 2009. I have had very good results with these products and have noticed that the length of my eyelashes has increased. A lot of my subscribers have actually asked me if I'm wearing false lashes in videos, when in fact they were my natural lashes, enhanced by LiLash.

Watch the video if you want to know how this product works, my experiences with it, pros and cons, etc. LiLash and LiBrow cost $139.97 USD per vial, which is steep, but for me the investment has very much been worth it. You apply it once a day in a line, as if you are applying liquid eyeliner. The product is a clear gel, and lasts for longer than 6 months. In this video, you can see the maximum length my lashes reached using LiLash. I took a break from the product for a while, but am currently on the wagon again and using it daily.

You can purchase LiLash from their website here. I personally would not feel good about buying these products on eBay or Amazon Marketplace sellers due to the risk of counterfeit products which might contain potentially harmful or simply mystery ingredients.

Painting on the Body

Looks like a painting, right? Wrong! It's body painting on a model, it's all makeup at a photoshoot! Click on the picture to see full size. Simply amazing.

Lancome Contest launched

I am so excited to finally be able to share my Lancome premiere Video with you! This video was quite hard for me as it was all in German and I still wanted it to remain professional yet personable at the same time.

To kick things off, Lancome Germany has offered up an enormously generous contest, the likes of which have rarely (or dare I say never) been seen before on Youtube. There will be a total of 110 prizes given away to lucky winners: 10 complete look sets of Lancome products worth €272 (about $366 USD) as used in the video, and 100 Hypnose Precious Cells mascaras, a brand new product set to launch in March. The contest is open worldwide!

Here's what you need to do to enter:

- You must be a Fan of Lancome Germany's official Facebook page; hit the "Become a Fan" button at the top of the page beside their name. You must be a Fan to be able to win.
- In the Gewinnspiel tab on the top of the page, enter your details. You must complete this form to be entered into the prize draw.
- Winners will be selected by random draw and notified.
- The prize packages will be sent to your shipping address directly by Lancome Germany.
- Please subscribe to my channel for more giveaways and looks.

Become a Fan of Lancome Germany on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/LancomeGermany

Translation of the form you need to fill out:

Click on Zum Gewinnspiel

Frau / Herr = Mrs. / Mr.
Vorname = First Name
Strase & Hausnummer = Full Street Address
Nachname = Last Name
PLZ = Postal Code
Ort = City

Make sure both checkmarks are ticked and click on Teilnehmen. That's it! If you're unable to see the tab, make sure your Flashplayer is updated to the latest version, or try in a browser such as Firefox - it works! Make sure you have Flashblock disabled if you have that Add-on on Firefox of course.

I hope you enjoy this contest, and please become Fan of Lancome Germany to show your support! It would mean a great deal to me also.

MissChievous for Lancome Germany

I am thrilled to share some exciting news with you: Lancome Germany has given me the opportunity to present videos for them on my Youtube channel! Lancome is of course a household name with anyone into beauty and cosmetics, and I was recently introduced to trying their products around Christmas time last year. I am overjoyed to be able to work together with Lancome Germany, and will soon present to you, my dear viewers and readers, an upcoming video for this prestigious brand.

The video will launch on February 19 and coupled with it will be an absolutely amazing contest with over 100 prizes! Yes, you read right: over one hundred prizes! What's even better is that the contest will be open worldwide, regardless if you speak German or not. The video will of course be in German language, but I will provide subtitles for all you non-German-speaking viewers, and will give you lots of details on how to enter the contest.

To already join in on the fun, all you have to do is "Become a Fan" on the official Lancome Germany Facebook page. Much more details on the look, the prizes, and the products I will present to you will follow.

Become a Fan of Lancome Germany on Facebook

I am thrilled at this opportunity, and I hope you guys will find it also exciting to perhaps win some goodies from Lancome! And of course watch out for my video for Lancome Germany on February 19th on my Youtube channel. I hope you will join me in making it a smashing success.

OPI Bastille My Heart

Todays nails of the day are OPI Bastille My Heart. This red polish came out with the France collection. It doesn't show quite accurately on this picture, it's deeper in real life, like a deep crimson red. I'm not huge on red nails, but every now and then it tickles my fancy.

This actually came about because I filmed a video tonight on how I manicure my nails, so I picked the brightest color so it shows up really well on film. Filming the manicure video was so much fun actually, that it's made me consider getting into nail art. I'm not huge on nail art as I think a large part of it just looks really tacky, but I have seen some designs that looked really good, especially those of the "less is more" variety.

Would you be interested in seeing some nail art videos from me? I have a feeling it might be something I could get good at since I love artsy stuff in general, and I'm pretty decent with a paint brush. Although I have no idea what type of brushes are suitable for nail art, can you just use normal art brushes? Can you use normal nail polish, or does it have to be thinned down a bit?

I'd be happy for any input or tips in the comments!! Oh and the manicure video will be coming up soon on my Youtube channel. It's been so frequently requested but I was never able to do it before without a good tripod, which I have now! Yay for sturdy set-ups.

German Carnival Makeup

This look is inspired by Carnival, which is traditionally celebrated in February (I think) in Germany, as well as some neighbouring European countries like Switzerland and Austria. It's similar to Mardi Gras, which is more known in North America. I decided to go for a really colourful, cheerful, and creative mask as it's a great idea for wearing to a masked ball, and an opportunity to practice your skills.

Products used:

Makeup Forever Mat Velvet+ Foundation, Ben Nye Grande Lumiere palette (eyeshadows), Mehron Paradise palette in Tropical, Ben Nye Cake eyeliner in black, MAC Blacktrack & Uppity Fluidliners, L'Oreal Voluminous mascara, Illamasqua Maneater lipstick, Essence glitter eyeliner in Gold, Ben Nye Final Seal spray

Nails: Sephora by OPI - Metro Chic

If you want to purchase Ben Nye, Kryolan or other professional brands, here is a list of recommended shops and retailers.

New Straits Times Feature

Thank you so much to one of my subscribers, Engku Farah, for emailing me a scan of this article which was published in the New Straits Times in Malaysia back in November 2009.

Want the gorgeous wavy hairdo that young Hollywood starlets such as Gossip Girl's Blake Lively and Kate Beckinsale are sporting on the red carpet? MissChievous, a self-taught freelance makeup artist whose passion for makeup and all things related to beauty, can help you. Here video Young Hollywood Wavy Hair: Curling with a Flat Iron is an easy to follow guide on how to achieve the right balance of messy and sexy. The Swiss-Canadian has many more tutorial videos on beauty and makeup to try out for any occasion on her Youtube channel and blog.

Here is a link to the video they discuss. How exciting! Look ma, I'm big in Malaysia! Haha just kidding...

By the way, if anyone sees a publication or press report of this kind of my channel or work, please email me! These papers never contact me directly so I have to rely on my fans all over the world so I can find out about these things. :)

Kim Kardashian Cat Eye

This look was inspired by Kim Kardashian's sultry sexy look that she wore in a photoshoot for her 2009 calendar. In the last imge I have used the wonders of Photoshop to give that blue glow, similar to what was done on Kim's image. You can see the similarity once the colors are adjusted like this!

I love this look and it would be perfect for a sexy date when you want to look extra smoldering and sultry. Perfect for Valentine's Day too!

Face & Cheeks

Revlon Colorstay Foundation in Ivory, Benefit HighBeam, Bobbi Brown Platinum Pink Shimmerbrick, MAC Shimpagne MSF, Barry M Natural Dazzle

Eyes
MAC Paint in Bare Canvas, NYX White eyeshadow, MAC eyeshadows in Print, Carbon, Malt, Soft Brown, Dazzlelight, MAC Feline Kohl Power, Max Factor mascara, MAC Blacktrack Fluidline, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk,

Lashes
Ardell 102 Demi, MAC Nr. 42

Lips
Rimmel Addiction lipliner, Gosh Darling Lipstick

Nailpolish
Barry M Baby Pink

By the way, I've started an interactive Q&A website to cut down on repeat questions. It's a site where you can ask questions and read previous answers! Here's the link if you want to check it out. Please stick to questions only, no requests, and I won't answer the same question multiple times, sorry! Click here to check it out.

Andro Look

This look seems very androgynous to me; the eyes are extremely heavy and intense, while the rest of the face is scultped and contoured, and the lips are just erased. I personally love this, it's one of my favorite looks I've done in weeks! I hope you enjoy it as well. This would be perfect for a New Years clubbing event, when you can get away with the heavy dramatic makeup without looking totally out of place.

Eyes
Gel eyeliner from ebay (seller jolieeeee) in navy blue, MAC eyeshadows in Plumage and Carbon, L'Oreal black kohl pencil, Ben Nye Toast e/s, Maybelline The Colossal mascara

Brows
MAC Brow in Spiked, MAC Carbob e/s, FaceFront Cosmetics concealer in pot, Margaret Astor clear mascara gel

Contouring
Barry M Natural Dazzle bronzer, Ben Nye Contour Nr. 1 powder, MAC Shimpagne MSF

Lips
FaceFront Cosmetics concealer, Illamasqua Intense lipgloss in Absorb

Vancouver Event 2009

Thanks so much to all my guests for coming to the Vancouver Event 2009! It was so great meeting you all and I hope everyone had as wonderful a time as I did.

Some more pictures from the event! The location was at Earls Restaurant in Yaletown. Unfortunately some people had already left before we had a chance to take the group picture. The raffle was a huge success! I wish I could have gotten everyone a present but I hope the winners enjoyed their gifts.

Special thanks to Blo Dry Bar, Skoah Spa, and Beautymark for their contribution to my raffle!

Vancouver meetup: Dec 12

Please watch the above video if you plan to attend the Vancouver, Canada meet & greet event I am hosting! You will find all the important details of the event and how to get involved.

Date: Saturday, 12 December 2009
Time: 2pm - open ended
Location: A restaurant in Yaletown, downtown Vancouver, Canada (exact location will be given out by email)

Minors are welcome but please do not try to order alcoholic drinks! If you're 14 years or younger you must come with an older person or adult. There will be lots of great prizes (beauty products and beauty services) raffled off so bring some change to buy your raffle tickets. I am trying to organize some wonderful gifts for you all that will make it even more worth your while to come!

Following the meet-up at the restaurant where we will be having food & drinks (paid by yourself), we will be doing an optional shopping trip around downtown Vancouver and hit up Sephora, MAC, Sears makeup counters, whatever! It is a few blocks walking distance from the restaurant, so don't wear uncomfortable shoes you can't walk well in, and bring a warm coat, gloves, hat, etc - Vancouver has been freezing cold lately and the weather forecast for Saturday is not great.

How to RSVP and get yourself on the limited guestlist (max. 40 people)

Send an email to rsvp.julia [at] gmail dot com with your full name (first and last), your age, and a contact telephone number where you can be reached in case of emergency. (Will be kept confidential.) You can bring a friend, but make sure to also include their details. Please use this email to RSVP only! I'll be emailing you back with the details of the location. Once the 40 spaces are filled, I will be making a waiting list; you may be contacted last-minute if there has been a cancellation from someone. Please only RSVP if you definitely can come. As there is a guest list limit, I don't want to have no-shows and take away a spot from someone who really wanted to attend.

I look forward to seeing you there! If you can't attend the event, I will be filming the entire day and uploading it on my Youtube channel afterwards.

Vancouver meetup update!

Please watch this video for important information regarding the planned Vancouver meet-up! Final details will follow very soon my channel. Are you planning to attend? Let me know in the comments! (This isn't the actual RSVP, just getting some feedback. Concrete infos on how to RSVP will follow in my next video.)

Looking forward to hanging out with you all! I think it will be so much fun! I am putting a lot of time into making this a special event for you all. :)

All my bags are packed...

Tomorrow I'm finally flying to Vancouver - yipee! While I'm not looking forward to a 10 hour flight plus stop-over in Amsterdam, I did finally manage to finish up the bulk of my packing. I am thankfully under the baggage weight limit, and I've pared down my makeup kit as well.

I present to you my "desert island" makeup bag!

Revlon Colorstay foundation (in Eucerin pump bottle)

MAC Blot powder

Barry M Blusher in Pink Orchid

La Femme Glow on Rouge in Nectar Peach

Barry M Natural Dazzle bronzer

Illamasqua brow powder

MAC quad with 5 shadows: Carbon, Dazzlelight, All That Glitters, Blue Flame, Satin Taupe

Urban Decay primer potion

Margaret Astor brow gel

Ben Nye Concealer wheel

Lipsticks: Nars Scarlet Empress, MAC Hue, MAC Red, Barry B Palest Lavender

MAC Underage lipglass

Nailpolish: Barry M Baby Blue, China Glaze Ruby Pumps, Manhattan 35W

Essence black eyeliner

generic navy blue gel eyeliner

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC Lipliner in Red Enriched, Velvetella

Max Factor kohl liner in Natural Glaze

L'Oreal Voluminous mascara

Mabelline The Colossal waterproof mascara

sharpener

Brushes:

generic stippling brush (ebay)

Hakuhodo blush

MAC 217, 229, 192, 187 (not pictured)

Afterglow angle liner

generic fluffy brush (ebay)

Stila Nr. 5

I haven't packed my other toiletries yet but I'm going to be keeping those to a bare minimum and just buying the rest in Canada like shampoo, shower gel, etc.

Now I'm off to pack the rest of my things and then hopefully get an early night's sleep!

xo,

Jules

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I'm so not a dedicated beauty blogger haha! I guess I should be writing about beauty products and things but I get bored of it sometimes. So here's just another rambling post of nothing super significant.

Well today has been a rather shit day. I found out that either the Canadian Embassy or the Swiss postal service have somehow managed to completely screw things up, and the issuing of my passport has thus been delayed. I'm flying on December 4th so I called the Embassy today inquiring where the hell is my passport? Looks like I now have to pay an additional $67 for a bloody emergency temporary passport which is only valid for 30 days use, and then I'll have to pay another $100 or so for another normal passport!! All because either the Embassy or the Postal people screwed up, through no fault of my own, and I now have to have an emergency passport issued so that I can fly on Friday. Great. $167 for a bloody passport. (Not to mention the additional costs I had of about $20 for getting a reference slip signed by my doctor, and another $30 I'll now have to spend to go to Bern tomorrow by train. So a grand total of $217 for a freaking passport. Yeah, I'm pissed off! What a waste of money!! Especially because it's not my fault and due to the error of inefficient offices.

Then I spent like an hour arguing with my stinking cell phone provider because these morons wanted to force me into another year long contract without any additional benefits like a new phone, because apparently I didn't cancel 2 months in advance. The funny thing is I called about 3 weeks ago and told them to cancel my contract, which doesn't even expire until January 15, 2010! So finally after being passed through endless waiting lines on hold and arguing with several people, I managed to turn my contract into a pay-as-you-go, which is what I wanted as I've barely been using my phone lately. Sunrise, are you reading this? I hate you! Next contract will be with another company, for sure.

Meh, so this whole day has just been one endless headache and yes I'm going to vent on my blog. Tomorrow I'll have to somehow manage a trip to Bern to the embassy head office to get my emergency passport issued, and it snowed today so it will be extra soggy and slushy by then I bet. Yay me!!

Then today I found out I can only take on one 23kg baggage piece on my flight to Canada, which is supposed to have enough clothes and makeup and all the stuff I wanted to bring for about 3.5 weeks. Yeah I can wash there, but I want to have lots of wardrobe options as I'm not sure of all the activities and things I'll be doing there. I'll just bring minimal cosmetic items as they are bulky and heavy and I'll just buy shampoo, shower gel, body lotion and stuff like that there. Anyway I was planning to do a lot of hauling for makeup there so I'll bring minimal makeup stuff.

I am however really looking forward to my trip to Vancouver and am really ready for a break and overall change of scenery, even if it's just for 3 weeks. Really looking forward to seeing my family and spending some quality time together, doing fun stuff and shopping, etc. I've prepared some makeup videos in advance so I'll have stuff to upload while I'm on vacation, and I'll probably be vlogging on my other channel around Vancouver, and uploading haul videos or things like that.

Today was also the first day of snow. It's pretty but - bah humbug!! Hope your day was better than mine!

Meet MissChievous in Canada

Just a quick update on the possible meet & greet! If you're subscribed to my TheThirdShift Youtube channel, you will already have heard about this. I'm going to be in Vancouver for 3 weeks over December for the holidays, and am planning to maybe host a meet & greet for my subscribers and fans! I'd really love to meet some of you guys, and it would just be so much fun! And you could also meet fellow makeup fiends!

OK here's the preliminaries as outlined in my video on the subject:

The meet-up would be in December, probably on the second or third weekend of December (Saturday or Sunday), during the daytime, likely to be downtown in Vancouver, Canada. Possible ideas would be a communal makeup shopping trip to Sephora or MAC, Holt Renfrew, Pacific Center, or something like that. The meet-up would be 1-2 hours and all ages are welcome! If you are 14 years of age or younger, you must come with an older person (friend, sibling, parent, etc) just because I want to make sure you all get there and home safe and I can't be held responsible for very young people. If you're below 18 years, you should of course ask your parents or guardians for permission so that they know where you are going and meeting someone from the Internet - I could be a crazy axe murderer! LOL (We will be meeting in a public place like a shopping mall.)

If you think you can attend, please use my preliminary sign-up sheet! This is just to give me a basic idea of numbers, nothing is 100% definite yet but if there is enough interest, I definitely want to make this happen. Please click here to go to the sign-up sheet, add your first name, tick the box, and press OK. That would really help. I'll update with more conrete infos regarding date, time, location closer to the time on my main Youtube channel.

So excited!!