Facebook Giveaway! Win a 42-piece makeup palette

As part of my ongoing Myths & Legends 200,000+ Subscriber contest, I'm doing a few giveaways through my social networking sites. Last time it was here on Blogger, the next giveaway is happening on Facebook!

I'm giving away a 42-piece double stacked makeup palette (one tray has eyeshadows, the other blushes) to one lucky winner who I will draw randomly using random.org in a few days time.

How to enter:

1. You must "Like" my official Facebook page (hit the Like button beside my name to become a follower.)
2. Head to the Discussions tab up top and enter on the official thread I have created there. You will find detailed instructions in the thread.
3. ONE entry per person only. The contest is open worldwide. I will draw a winner randomly in a few days time and announce it through Facebook.

Click here to visit my Facebook and enter

All contests will end October 31, 2010 and the prizes will be sent out then. For more information about my contest and what else I'm giving away in prizes and how you can participate, check out the complete rules here.

Good luck!

Craquelure Manicure

This is one of those weird manicures that looks much better from afar, if that makes sense. On a recent trip to Germany I picked up the P2 Crackling Topcoat in Black Explosion because I'd seen the effect on other blogs and thought it was kind of cool.

How it works:

You first apply your base color of choice, here I'm sporting Models Own Pink Punch (a highlighter neon pink). Then you apply the black topcoat; you have to work very quickly and use a good amount of product if you have long nails like mine because this stuff starts cracking and drying up almost instantaneously. It must be some kind of chemical reaction that reacts with air because when you paint it on it just looks like black polish, but once it start drying it begins to crack and pull together, leaving a very edgy texture. When you zoom in really close like in the picture, it looks a bit odd, but when you just see your nails as you normally would, it does look really cool! The only thing is that it leaves the top of the nail feeling a bit bumpy, so I followed it with a coat of Seche Vite to smooth it out.

I can't wait to try this out with various base colors. I wish they made this crackling polish in lots of different colors too. P2 one has the black and a grey one as well. The black actually dries down to a matte finish without clear topcoat.

What do you think - love it or hate it? I think I'll try this with white next!

Sexy Cat Halloween Makeup

This is my interpretation of a cute and sexy cat makeup for Halloween. Hope you enjoy!


Eyes
MAC e/s in Smut, All That Glitters, Copperplate, Carbon, MAC Feline kohl pencil, MAC Blacktrack Fluidline, Revlon Colorstay liquid liner in black, Illamasqua Precision Ink in Alchemy, MAC lashes Nr. 42

Nose
Revlon Colorstay Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Cheeks
Barry M Natural Dazzle Bronzer

Whiskers
Illamasqua Precision Ink in Abyss

Lips
Essence black eyeliner, Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar in NSFW

Nailpolish
Models Own Raspberry Crush

Link to the video tutorial

Luuux: A place where Thieves get ahead

So I'm sure a lot of you have heard of this website Luuux, which offers bloggers compensation in the form of Luuux points, which then can redeem for prizes such as Louis Vuitton purses or iPads. Several Youtube Beauty gurus and other bloggers have promoted the site heavily, as they stand the most to gain from it. It's essentially a pyramid scheme site, where members get points for recruiting new members, blog comments, etc. I'm not too familiar with the exact ins and outs of how it works to be honest as I'm not interested in joining such a site.

However, it's come to my attention that Luuux is also allowing so-called bloggers to profit from stolen content, in some cases these users are copying and pasting word-for-word the pictures and information from prominent bloggers such as Scrangie, Temptalia, VampyVarnish, and I'm sure many others. From what I can make out, Luuux does have some policies in place against copyright infringement, yet is slow to act on these. There seems to be no monitoring of new posts to see if users indeed upload original content, or if they have just stolen their content from other websites.

The site seemingly disregards the hard work that bloggers put into their work. Real bloggers put in countless hours of meticulous research and some invest in expensive photography equipment to enhance their content. It's no surprise that copyright theft would happen on a site where members gain compensation for every post they make. These "bloggers" only have their eye on the prize, and don't think twice about stealing content from other people. What good can come from such a website?

You can read how tough a time Kelly from Vampy Varnish has had to have her stolen images removed from the site. She is but one of the bloggers affected. So far I haven't seen any of my own content on the site, but it still makes me mad that a website would do so little to protect the copyrights of those people who actually put in the hard work, and reward thieves.

I am hoping that Luuux puts in some more stringent measures to protect bloggers from copyright theft, and that members are forced to post original, meaningful content instead of spending 3 seconds on Google and copying and pasting someone else's hard work.

Real bloggers don't blog on Luuux.

What is your take on this?

Creepy Dead Doll Halloween Makeup

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I wanted to create a creepy looking dead doll makeup for Halloween and this is what I came up with. I was going for bruised and blood-shot looking eyes with some veining showing through, a skull-like looking face, yet still retaining some classic doll features: big wide eyes, long lashes, and a heart shaped mouth. You could even darken up the eyes if you want more contrast!

Face
Makeup Forever Mat Velvet+ foundation in 15, MAC Airbrush foundation in White

Contour
MAC Copperplate e/s, Ben Nye Greystone e/s, Illamasqua Intrigue blush

Eyes
42 piece Double Stack Matte Palette available on ebay, Ben Nye Greystone e/s, La Femme cake eyeliner in Blue, generic eyelashes from ebay, Red Cherry lashes Nr. 501, Maybelline white kohl pencil,

Lips
Ben Nye concealer wheel SK-II, Nivea Bedtime Plum lipstick

Nailpolish
Orly It's Not Rocket Science


Link to the video tutorial on Youtube. What are you dressing up as this Halloween?

Giveaway Winner

I've selected a winner for the palette giveaway using random.org and it generated the number 10!

And the tenth comment on that post was by Luna LaCroix! Congratulations Luna, you have won the palette and I will be sending it to you at the end of this month when the other giveaways are also over. Please contact me with your shipping details! julia.youtube (at) gmail.com

Thanks to everyone who entered! Remember I'll also be doing giveaways on Facebook and Twitter, so follow me there for another chance to win something. Find out more details about my ongoing Myths & Legends contest here.

Win an Eyeshadow & Blush palette

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As part of my ongoing Myths and Legends Contest, I promised you all some random giveaways for those people who do not want to do a video response. This will be the first giveaway for my Contest, this time it will be a brand new 26-piece eyeshadow and blush palette. (It still has the protective plastic on in this picture so it is reflecting weirdly.)

This is a generic palette (like the 88 palette, 120 palette) but it has some great colors for fall! If you'd like to win this, here's what you need to do:



Follow my blog

• Hit the Follow button on the right side of my blog or be subscribed to my feed by e-mail
• Leave one comment to this entry (must be using your Blogger or Google account so I can see if you are indeed a Follower) If you are reading this in Google Reader, you will need to visit my website to participate.

This is open worldwide! The prize will be shipped out at the end of October as I will be doing a few more giveaways on Facebook and Twitter as well. One entry per person only please. The winner will be announced in a couple of days (contest will end at my discretion.) The winner will be selected using random.org.

Click here for more details about my Myths & Legends contest and how to win even more prizes.

Good luck!

This contest is now closed. See my next entry to see who won.

Cleo Magazine Feature

Thanks to two of my Twitter followers for tweeting me pictures of a small feature I had this month in a Malaysian magazine called Cleo, along with other Youtubers. The feature is about vampire-esque makeup videos and three different looks were selected, including mine. They featured my Evan Rachel Wood recreation from her character in True Blood.

If you missed out on that particular video and would like to see it, you can click here to check back on that entry.

For more Press clippings, click here.

Good vs. Evil: Angel Halloween Look

Josh (Petrilude) and I wanted to do a video collaboration for Halloween and we decided to go for a classic good versus evil theme. What could be more classic than an Angel and a Devil? This would be a great look for a couple for Halloween if you want to do a corresponding look - the man as the devil, the woman as the angel. If you want to check out Petrilude's devil look, click here.

Products:

Face

Nars Cheer Glow foundation in Mont Blanc

Eyes

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk, MAC White pigment, MAC Pink Pearl pigment, Naked Cosmetics Cotton Candy pigment, MAC Bright Fuchsia pigment, generic brand cosmetic glitter, Leni Lash Nr. 302 white feather lashes, Duo glue, Max Factor mascara, Ardell Lash Tite glue, white feathers and rhinestones from the craft store, Max Factor white kohl pencil

Cheeks

Nars Desire blush, Illamasqua Intrigue blush

Lips

MAC Angel, Margaret Astor Pastel Pink Lipgloss

Nails

Sally Hansen - Whirlwind White

Link to my video on Youtube

Vampire Nail Art

Nailpolish:
Eyeko Vampira (base)
Essence White Tip Painter (fangs)
Eyeko Saucy (blood)
Seche Vite Topcoat

These nails are so perfect for Halloween! They would also go well if you're dressing up as a vampire. They feature fangs on a glittery black and red background, dripping in blood of course. If you want to see my Halloween Vampire makeup tutorial from 2 years ago, click here to watch that as well.

Cirque du Soleil Fantasy Look

I filmed this look a while back on my old camera, just a random spur of the moment look I came up with. When I showed the finished look to my boyfriend, he said it reminded him of Cirque du Soleil! I hadn't planned on that, but I had to admit it did remind me of it too a bit. For whatever reason I decided to look up Cirque du Soleil online and see what shows they were doing currently, and saw with great surprise that Varekai was coming to Zurich! Without further ado, I bought tickets, and we'll be attending the show on October 9th!

I'm so excited! I've always wanted to see a Cirque du Soleil show, but never had the opportunity. They now have shows and tour all over the world, with several shows permanently in Las Vegas.

Products

White Eyeliner pencil, Ben Nye Grande Lumier eyeshadow palette, Ben Nye Red e/s, MAC Blue Flame e/s, MAC Orange e/s, MAC Firespot e/s, Makeup Forever Nr. 92 e/s, cosmetic glitter, Ben Nye Glitter Glue, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk, MAC Feline kohl pencil, MAC Beet lipliner, Lime Crime Centrifuchsia and Countessa Fluorescent lipstick, MAC Reflects Transparent Teal glitter, false lashes from ebay

Nails
Catrice - Blue's Brother

Link to the tutorial on Youtube

Fall Nailpolish Haul

Eeeee! Polish overload! I'm a huge polish junkie and I could not wait to get this order in. Fall can officially commence now; my nails will be in style. I picked up some from the new Orly Cosmic FX collection, some Color Club, and China Glaze. I've also got two of the new Illamasqua nailpolishes that debuted out with their Art of Darkness collection. OK let's get right to the pictures! (Names are all left to right, click on the pictures for full size.)

Orly: Space Cadet, It's Not Rocket Science, Halley's Comet, Glitz & Glamour

Color Club Jewel of a Girl, China Glaze Wagon Trail, China Glaze Short & Sassy

Illamasqua: Viridian, Scarab

Now on to some detailed swatches and my overall thoughts of these polishes...

Orly: Halley's Comet, Space Cadet, It's Not Rocket Science, Glitz & Glamour

Halley's Comet: Intense turquoise multi-chrome with flashes of green, teal and gold with a unique finish. It's hard to describe the finish, it's a mixture between glass flecked, shimmer and foil.

Space Cadet: Multi-chrome color with flashes of lavender, gold, green and olive. This is so unique, I don't have any polish like this. It reminds me of an oil slick shimmering in the sunlight. Again, has that same foil/shimmer/glass-flecked type of finish. This needed 3 coats, but I think I'll try layering this over a black next time so that you don't get the "visible nail line". This colour is a must-have if you are into unique polishes.

It's Not Rocket Science: Green multi-chrome with flashes of golden olive and teal. Apparently China Glaze Zombie Zest from their new Halloween collection is supposed to be a dupe of this, but I can't say for sure (it was sold out when I placed my order.) Love this color!

Glitz & Glamour: This is a part of the Orly Holiday 2010 collection and I love it. It's a very warm toned gold (leaning almost to a golden copper) with a strong foil finish. I can't wait to wear this at Christmas time as it reminds me of gold ribbon, or golden Christmas tree ornaments.

China Glaze Wagon Trail, China Glaze Short & Sassy, Color Club Jewel of a Girl

Wagon Trail: Hotness in a bottle! A very dark olive green which glows from within, and runs to nearly black around the edges. It flashes intense golden olive in the sunlight. Applies like a dream too - I can't wait to do a full manicure with this. This originally came out in fall 2008 with the Rodeo collection, but it's still amazing now.

Short & Sassy: A rich magenta burgundy which also has that "lit from within" look and darker around the edges. Originally released with the fall 2009 Retro Diva Collection. It reminds me of cranberries - perfect for winter.

Jewel of a Girl: A deep maroon burgundy leaning to the brown side. I love this shade for fall, I'm just automatically drawn to these aubergine type of colors at this time of year.

China Glaze Branding Iron (for comparison), Illamasqua Scarab, Illamasqua Viridian

Scarab: A blend of copper, deep red and maroon is how I would describe this shade, with a beautiful shimmer finish, leaning to metallic. I've included a picture of China Glaze Branding Iron as a comparison but as you can see, it's not a perfect dupe. The colors are fairly similar but Scarab is a bit more coppery, and Branding Iron is a deeper red. Although, if you already own Branding Iron, it's probably not necessary to own both.

Viridian: Another beautiful green for fall! A mix of forest green and deep teal is how I would describe this colour, and the opacity is amazing as well. This has a strong shimmery finish. Actually, both Scarab and Viridian would make great holiday colors as well - I'm envisioning a manicure of Scarab with Viridian as an accent color on one nail. Must try that out for the holidays!

Where to buy:

transdesign.com

head2toebeauty.com

(Both offer international shipping, Trans Design has a flat rate option of $18 for 9 regular sized polish bottles. I ordered this time at Head2Toe as TD were sold out of some colours.)

Illamasqua polishes available at:

illamasqua.com

Link to my video on Youtube

Disclosure: Illamasqua provided their polishes to me for review. All other polishes seen here were purchased by myself.

What I hate the most...

…is the post-Halloween-tutorial-filming clean-up! It gets like this every single time after filming an elaborate look. Not my favorite part of the whole process but it's usually a sign that I've put in some effort. :)

I just filmed another look tonight, I'm really liking how it turned out! My next video will be another Halloween tutorial.

 

 

Rihanna Who's That Chick Look

I decided to try to recreate the look that Rihanna wears in her latest video (Doritos commercial? Whatever!) because I loved the bright colors. This look would be perfect for those with darker skin as well. This is definitely a very dramatic look perfect for a music video, it could definitely be more toned down for a more wearable look. I'd go for a natural and less bright application of the blush, and use the same colors for the eyeshadow but maybe make them more muted and less intense.

Products I used:

Face

Nars Sheer Glow foundation in Mont Blanc, Nars blush in Crazed and Desire

Eyes

Mehron Tropical Palette (yellow facepaint), Ben Nye shadows in Sun Yellow, Chartreuse, Dark Brown, MAC Carbon & Dazzlelight, MAC Feline kohl pencil, Max Factor mascara in black

Lips

MAC Chatterbox, Margaret Astor lipgloss

Nailpolish

Barry M - Limited Edition Pink, China Glaze - Sexagon

Link to the video on Youtube

Urban Decay haul and fall nails

I recently acquired the Urban Decay Naked Palette, thanks to a very nice Swiss subscriber of mine who offered to custom purchase one for me on her trip to London. (A custom purchase, aka CP, is when someone buys you something and sends you the product, and you pay them back for it. This is sometimes done for hard to find products.) Since Urban Decay isn't available in Switzerland, I was so happy to get my hands on this! (Thank you Fabienne!)

It comes with 12 neutral color eyeshadows, a mini Primer Potion, and a dual end 24/7 eyeliner in black (Zero) and brown (Whiskey). This palette has been much discussed in the beauty world, and I've heard from some it's a little bit hard to come by in the States now. For what it's worth, it's available at Sephora and Ulta in the USA, and House of Fraser, Debenham's and Boots in the UK. Ordering online through those sites might be your best bet.

For internationals, I contacted HQhair.com before I obtained this one, and was informed by a customer rep: "I can confirm that we will be stocking this item and it will be in stock at the end of this month." So fret not if you don't have it yet, and please don't pay exorbitant ebay prices for it! Don't quote me on this, but I think HQhair ships worldwide, hopefully that will count for this palette too.

Please don't expect any tutorials with this quite yet, I'm currently still ploughing through Halloween looks. Maybe I'll have time to do a look with this before Halloween is over but I can't promise anything.

Lastly I wanted to show you one of my favorite nailpolishes for fall. I give you China Glaze "Foxy".

It's a bit more brown toned in real life, but I absolutely love this shade for fall; the perfect blend of copper, brown and red. I do believe I'll be wearing this loads!

That's it for today. My mother is visiting this weekend for a few days, so I probably won't be around much. So wishing you an early happy weekend!

xx

Visual Kei Extravaganza!

Oh how long I've wanted to do a Visual Kei look! It's been frequently requested as well and since Halloween is coming up, what better time to do it? If you're unfamiliar with what Visual Kei is, please read this Wikipedia article. In short, it's a style of dress, flamboyant hairstyles, makeup and culture associated with a popular form of music, which is a mixture of rock, metal and punk. The Visual Kei movement originated in Japan in the late 80s and 90s, but has spread to other parts of the world over time.

Products used:

Face
Dinair airbrush foundation mixed with white for pale effect

Eyes
MAC Carbon e/s, MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack, false lashes (generic brand purchased at Daiso), rhinestones, Duo lash glue

Lips
Essence black eyeliner, MAC Go For It lipstick, purple and purple duochrome e/s from Calypso Minerals (discontinued brand)


Link to my video tutorial on Youtube

First Class Ticket

Today I did a manicure with China Glaze First Class Ticket from their Vintage Vixen fall 2010 collection. What a lovely blurple shimmer! Yes, I  went there. It's blue and purple! Oh blurpley goodness how I love thee, thy blue flecks shimmer so lovely in a sea of purple.

*sigh*

Love the formula on this one too! A smooth liquid but opaque in two coats, and very easy to apply. China Glaze is one of my favorite brands because of it, not to mention their unique colour palette.

I also went the whole nine yards and cleaned up the gap edges with acetone and a filbert brush. That's why this manicure looks so neat. It's a bit of a tedious process but it makes a huge difference I think. Maybe I'll do a tutorial on that someday…

Oh, I did a review of the whole collection a while back, check it out if you missed it.

Back on Lilash

So I've been back on Lilash for a few months now and my lashes have reached their maximum splendor again so I thought I would show the reults. I don't have a good "before" picture because I forgot to take one, but this is pretty much how my lashes look now. All I'm wearing here on my lashes is Max Factor Lash Extension mascara, no eyeliner or shadow whatsoever. My natural lashes are quite unspectacular without using Lilash.

I apply the Lilash both on my top and bottom lashes each night before going to bed, just a tiny smidgeon will do (no need to re-dip to apply more product.) It does take a while to see results but I think it's worth it. I don't quite like how the lashes are curled here - I'll blame that on my cheap lash curler.

*Makes mental note to buy either a Japonesque or Shu Uemura lash curler when I get the chance.*

This mascara is actually pretty awesome for lengthening. This is Max Factor Lash Extension Effect.

It has one of those spiky rubber wands which is very long and thin, which is great for getting to the inner and outer corners of your eye, as well as the lower lashes. There's been similar wands as this seen on other brands like Cover Girl, and even high end like Lancome and Dior. But often these brushes are much thicker, making it hard to get a nice application.

This mascara really does "lengthen" my lashes, but does virtually nothing in the thickening department. It's also virtually impossible to get clumps with this mascara, even after several coats. Overall I'm pretty pleased with this, and reach for it often when I want a natural but long lash effect.

I made a video about Lilash back in February, talking about my overall experience with it, pros and cons, etc. I'll re-post it here for good measure - if you have any questions, please watch it first.

If you're interested in purchasing Lilash, you can do so here - that's where I got mine:

LiLash - Purified Eyelash Stimulator

Essie Van D'Go Comparisons

Essie released Van D'Go nail polish in their Art of Spring 2010 collection, and it was an instant favorite for many nail polish connoisseurs. Some said it was a dupe for MAC Seasonal Peach which was a limited edition product released some years ago. While I don't have that particular shade, I thought I'd compare the Essie to some similar products I own.

Left to right: Barry M Baby Pink, Essie Van D'Go, Barry M Lilac

Barry M Lilac isn't really a good match at all as it has a cool lilac undertone, but not nearly as lilac as some other polishes. It's a really pretty polish in it's own right; I would describe it as a pink-lilac.

Left to right: Barry M Baby Pink, Essie Van D'Go, Barry M Lilac

And again the same swatches in slightly different lighting…

So really none are a true dupe of the lovely Essie. Van D'Go is a beautiful pastel peach shade, with just the right blend of coral, peach and pink. It's also really opaque, unlike other more sheer versions of this type of shade. It's not too orangey - much less orange than Tart Deco which was released with the same collection. The only gripe I have with it (and every other Essie polish I own) is the application. It just doesn't go on as smoothly or evenly as other brands, such as OPI. Something about the formula makes it really thick and almost gloopy, and I just hate the non-descript Essie brush which is round and thin and makes an even application really hard. I tend to get it all over my cuticles, and I often don't have time to spend on meticulous clean-up.

Nonetheless it's a really pretty color and I do love it! Who cares if fall is coming, this shade just makes me happy.

Model's Own Purple Gray nailpolish

A while ago I blogged about the 50% off sale that Models Own was planning once they reach 10,000 followers on their Facebook page. Well, that sale has come and gone but a haul was indeed made. I have a full video coming up soon and lots of swatches.

But I wanted to give you a little preview of one of my favorites I bought during that sale. This is Model's Own Purple Gray. The name says it all - a nice mix of aubergine and "greige" to create this lovely fall shade. Some have said that it's a good dupe for the outrageously expensive Chanel Paradoxal ($25 and up for a nailpolish? No thanks) only the Paradoxal has a purple shimmer to it whereas the Models Own is a cream finish. But the base color is virtually spot on, and Models Own did have this color first. Was Chanel looking to this company for inspiration? Who knows.

All I know is that I love this color. It's so perfect for fall and is a nice spin on the "dirty" gray and taupe colors we've seen in the last year or so. I shall be wearing this frequently this season!

Model's Own can be bought in the UK at pharmacies, and online though their own website or Asos. Beware of high international shipping fees through their website, but more on that later in my full review!

What's your current favorite nailpolish? Share in the comments :)

xo,

Julia

My Daytime Look

I often get questions from my viewers if I wear the bright and dramatic looks that I create on my Youtube channel out. Well, the answer is, yes sometimes I do - if I'm going out to a club, or to some special event or just when I feel like it. But my day to day makeup look is very simple and pared down. For daytime I usually wear a natural look, something very easy like this:

It just isn't practical to have to touch up and check my makeup all day to see if everything still looks good. And who wants to wear heavy makeup for a long day at the office? So this is more along the lines of what I would throw on day to day.

I focus on getting my skin looking good, reducing under eye dark circles (the plight of porcelain doll fair skin is that circles are really hard to conceal and show up very easily) and adding a touch of color to my face. Either I'll wear a colorful lipstick (red, pink, coral) and go neutral with everything else, or add a nice color of blush on my cheeks. I rarely wear totally nude dead-looking lip products with minimal makeup, it washes me out and makes me look so unhealthy. For neutral lips, I go for the "my lips but better" option.

What I'm wearing today:

Face
Nars Sheer Glow in Mont Blanc, Makeup Forever Lift Conealer Nr. 3

Cheek
Nars Gilda blush, MAC Petticoat MSF

Eyes
MAC Untitled Paint as a base, Shu Uemura shadow in IR 860, MAC Vanilla eyeshadow, Margaret Astor Colour Proof Automatic Eyeliner in 002 Brown, Max Factor False Lash Effect mascara in Black

Lips
MAC Mattene lipstick in Flattering, Body Shop lipgloss in Guava


How do you wear your everyday makeup?

Fall/Winter 2010 Runway Trend Look

This look was inspired by the strongest trend for fall/winter 2010 that we've seen on the runways of Roberto Cavalli, Anna Sui, and Oscar de la Renta. The trend is for rich brown eye makeup with highlights of bronze, gold, or deep auburn and orange tones. Try it out for fall!

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion, MAC Bronze Cream Color Base, MAC eyeshadows in Woodwinked, Mulch and Carbon,  Ben Nye eyeshadows in Toast and Dark Brown, MAC Feline kohl pencil, Max Factor False Lash Effect mascara, Illamasqua Precision Ink in Alchemy

Lips
NYX Perfect lipstick, NYX Lipgloss in Gold, MAC Melon Pigment

Cheek
MAC MSF in Global Glow and Stereo Rose

Nailpolish
Revlon - Plum Attraction


Direct link to my video tutorial