Birthday/Halloween FOTD + OOTD | Surprise surprise, you're much better looking when you're in disguise

This year, my friends and I decided to celebrate my birthday as well as Halloween last Friday, the actual day of my birthday - even though I was allowed to open my birthday gift two days before my birthday (post to come)! We made vegetarian sushis and drank all night, it was fun!

Nauticall Doll costume - Costume Discounters | nail polish - Illamasqua Nail Duo Throb & Spartan

You may remember that last year I dressed up as Pikachu for Halloween, but this year I went for something less original - and complicated - my Nautical Doll costume that I received from Costume Discounters this summer.

I don't have a close-up of my makeup because, as always, I did not have the time to take proper pictures, but I just did a heavy dark blue smokey eye with red lips.

Benefit The POREfessional | NYC Loose Translucent Face Powder - Translucent* | Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Glow-Boosting Pressed Bronzer - Medium to Dark | It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye - Neutral Medium |  Annabelle Mineral Powder Blush - Au Naturel | Annabelle Studio Mono Eyeshadow - B-Ray and Graffiti | MAC Eye Pencil - Ebony* | Marcelle Xtension Plus Mascara | Wet n Wild Color Icon Liner Brow & Eye Pencil | GOSH Velvet Touch Lipstick - Tutti Frutti

Steph as a thug, Yanick as a monk and Ariane as an alien

my boyfriend the DJ was supposed to be a ventripotent but he was not able to properly inflate his costume!

*These products are NOT cruelty-free

Lyrics are from Surprise Surprise by Billy Talent

Halloween FOTD | I got to know if you're the one that got away, even though it was never meant to be

To celebrate Halloween, I had the opportunity to take part in a super fun project in collaboration with Ladbrokes (play games here!) and Illamasqua. I was sent a very lovely surprise selection of gorgeous Illamasqua makeup to use to create the ultimate Halloween look  in association with the launch of their Halloween slot games.  These are actually my first ever Illamasqua products, so I guess you can imagine how excited I was to play with them! After browsing Pinterest and weheartit for inspiration, I finally decided which makeup look I would attempt to recreate...

Benefit The POREfessional | Covergirl CG Smoothers All Day Hydrating Make-Up - 710 Classic Ivory* | Stila Love at First Blush Palette

I chose to do a ventriloquist dummy makeup look! These doll seriously creep me out, but I thought it would be fun to recreate one. This look was done really quickly, in less than half an hour after the morning after a sleepless night - not a night of partying - guess who worked the night shift? I went for bold creepy eyebrows,  crazy big doll eyes, drawn on bottom lashes and cute little heart-shaped red lips.

Illamasqua Empower Palette ('Synth' all over eye area, 'Slick' undereye crease) | NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil - Milk | Annabelle Mono Eyeshadow - Ebony| MAC Eye pencil - Ebony* | Marcelle Xtension Plus Mascara 

Illamasqua Lipstick - Magnetism

I am in absolutely no way a makeup artist, but this is actually the first "artistic" makeup look I have created and I think I am pretty proud of it! Of course, some things could have been improved, such as the eyes - especially the drawn on lashes, which could have been more defined - and the shading of the apples and the mouth, but hey, I think it's great for a first quick look!

Hopefully your Halloween party was more fun than mine - what were you dressed up as?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

*These products are NOT cruelty-free

Lyrics are from Stay the Night, by Green Day

Disclaimer: One or more products were sent to me for consideration to review. I am not affiliated with this company and the fact that the products were free absolutely does not influence my opinion.