Archive | October 2009

Zombie Pin Up Makeup (Pic Heavy)

Hi Ghouls and Dolls. Or Guys and Ghouls. Or Ladies and Germs( what is this, a choose-your-own adventure greeting?) Here’s my final Halloween look for 2009, and It’s my personal favorite. I know I didn’t do much this Halloween, but I think everyone else about had it covered. I a HUGE zombie freak, as well as a HUGE Pin-Up freak, so this was combining two loves for me, which is nearly always a good time (chocolate and peanut butter anyone?)

I hope you guys enjoy this video, it was quite a labor of love. I edited for the first time in Sony Vegas (ok, that’s not entirely true. I made a makeup removal video for my Ghettoccino channel using Sony Vegas but all I did was crop like, 2 things and add a watermark. Big whoop). I also did video that was nearly all voice-over, another first. I think the end result turned out great, even if it took forever (a lot of that was just learning).

I’ve included a TON of pictures, I really love the way this turned out.

I forgot to mention this in the video, but I have yo give a shout-out to Candy, she’s the one who showed me I could use eyelash glue instead of Liquid Latex (and I could not find my Liquid Latex, so that advice came in handy!)

Next Halloween I will start taking requests early so I can do tons more Halloween videos for you guys!

<3 ya – Cora

OH Dear! I seem to want to eat your brains! Isn’t that the cutest thing?

Cute, But Deadly!

Does this look infected to you? (Lilo and Stich Ref)

(Gorier/Better pictures after the Product list

Products used:

*Your everyday Primer or Moisturizer( I used Cosmeticine’s Medi-matte)

*Your everyday Concealer (or skip it)(I used Hard Candy’s Nobody’s prefect concealer palette)

*Your everyday Face powder( I used MAC’s Studio Fix)

*A dark eyeshadow to fill in your brows

*Your everyday Contour color (you could skip this)( I used MAC’s Emote)

*You everyday Eye Primer (I used UDPP)

*A matte (no shimmer/shine)brow highlight color (I used a color from the 88 matte & satin palette)

*A matte Lid-Crease color (I used a color from the 88 M&S palette, as well as NYX’s Dark Brown)

*A skin-colored eyeshadow or face powder for your lids ( I used a color from the 88 M&S palette)

*Your Liquid or Gel eyeliner of choice (a FEW good ones are Migi’s Velvet Liner, MAC’s Penultimate liner, Ben Nye’s Cakeliner, and MAC’s Fluidline. I used a Migi Velvet liner, and I got it here )

*Wipsy but long false lashes (I used Red Cherry #82)

*Mascara (I used Clinique’s High Impact Mascara)

*Eyelash Glue or Liquid Latex (the eyelash glue you can buy at most drugstores, the liquid latex you should be able to get at any costume shop/Halloween store)

*A Bruise kit/palette. I bought mine at a Halloween store. It couldn’t have been more that 7 dollars. Mine happens to be by “Cinema Secrets”

* A Red Lip liner (I used NYX’s Hot Red Rimmel has great red lip liners and so does Prestige, both drugstore brands)

* A Red Lipstick (I used MAC’s Russian Red, Any red you like is fine)

*A pin-up style wig or hair do. I got my Wig at Walgreens for 7.99 on their Halloween aisle. Here’s a few Links to some pin-up hair do’s you can do with your own hair (for free) Alternative to Victory Rolls Pin-Up Bandanna Cute Curls 1940′s Hair in under 5 minutes

* Fake blood (make sure that the blood is mouth safe before you put it in or around your mouth. Mine wasn’t so I made a kool-aid concoction. I’m STILL stained, & it got EVERYWHERE as you can see in the following gory pictures:

These brains Rule! these Brains SUCK! (I hope you’ve seen the Shoe’s Parody)

You were delicious darling!

You look good enough to eat!

I’m a messy eater, tee-hee

Nail Polish haul: China Glaze and Color Club

Oct24

Hi Guys and Dolls. I’ve had these polishes for about a month, but I keep forgetting to show you my swatches! China Glaze’s fall collection is called Retro Diva ( play on last years Rodeo Diva?) and I also wanted to pick up one more of the Kaleidoscope Holos before they disappear (the Kaleidoscope collection is discontinued. Sadly, I don’t think I’ll ever get my hands on Let’s Do It In 3d, or Tickle My Triangle. Le Sigh)

I’m sorry my application is a bit messy, I’m not what you’d call a pro at applying nail polish, and yes, my cuticles are a mess. I’m over it, lol.

Kaleidoscope collection

China Glaze It’s my Turn -Glittery gold holo

China Glaze It’s my Turn

China Glaze It’s my Turn

It’s My Turn 3 Coats. This is a glittery Gold holographic polish (meaning it reflects many different colors, but the glitter sort of works together, rather than independently, savvy?) with has a cool undertone that I’m not sure if I like, though truth be told I think the coolness probably suits my skin tone better than a warm gold would. Those of you familiar with the OMG collection Holos you might think these look more like a glitter polish. I love the smooth-linear-ness of the OMG holos, but these are just….Amazing. I can’t tell which I prefer more, the smooth Holo of the OMG’s or the chunkier holo of these Kaleidoscope polishes. The OMG’s are pretty much opaque in 2 coats, the Kaleidoscope’s typically need 3, since they seem to not have much of a base color.

From China Glaze’s “Retro Diva” Collection

China Glaze Let’s Groove

China Glaze Let’s Groove

China Glaze Let’s Groove – Blurry, But it shows the fire really great!

Let’s Groove 2 coats. A dark purple shimmer with a lit-from within radiance. In person, you relly don’t see with little blue and red shimmers, but they are there. I didn’t think I was going to care for this one as much as the others, but it turned out to be my fave. This one applies really well.

China Glaze Stella China Glaze Stella Stella 2 Coats. This one is sort of a shimmery blackened Fuchsia. The color is gorgeous, but I really dislike polishes that show the brush strokes, It’s a major pet peeve of mine. This one isn’t a major offender, but it’s there. The application (other than the brush strokes) is a breeze, and it’s fully opaque in 2 coats, which is really nice. Wild At Heart, From the Color Club collection of the same name Color Club Wild at Heart Color Club Wild at Heart Color Club Wild at Heart Color Club “Wild at Heart” 2 coats. This one disappointed me a little bit. It’s a really pretty purple polish that I would classify as a semi-holo. I saw a few pictures of this on Steph’s Closet and Scrangie before I purchased it, so I knew it wasn’t going to be super blingy like China Glaze Holos. This one seems to photograph with more holorifficness than it has otherwise. But it is insanely pretty, in fact, I’m wearing it right now. It’s still a purple with multi colored glitter, what more do you want in a nail polish? oh yeah, Holo. (just kidding) If You really want a purple Holo, See if You can get your hands on China Glaze’s LOL from the OMG Collection: China Glaze’s LOL and Color Club’s Worth the Risque I simply love China Glaze, but many of my fave colors aren’t available at my local Sally Beauty Supply. I like Color Club as well, and I’ve never seen anywhere that sells them local (anyone know of a place in the Oakland/Bay Area that sells a lot of China Glaze/Color Club?). On top of that, even with paying for shipping, it’s cheaper to get these online, since they are 2.50-3.30 a bottle. Yippie! I got these at Head2toe, since the shipping is lighting fast (for me anyway) What are some of your current fave nail polishes? Have you tried /do you like holographic polish?

Makeup Play.

Oct16

Dec 24 2009 EDIT: Apparently a lot of you have been having MAJOR issues with Calypso Minerals, and I noticed the site is down. I really don’t want to take all my posts and videos down, since I still think the eyeshadow quality is good, and I like the work I’ve done using it. I’m taking out anything that shows what CM I used. When I can, I’ll try to revise the post with things you can use a dupes.

ALSO I’m adding this disclaimer on all the posts/videos simply stating that I have no idea what is going on. Many of you have had issues of never receiving your products. I will say, when I purchased products, they arrived pretty quickly, but when she sent me the Matte Stacker for free, it did take a pretty long time, but I figured that was because it was gratis. I just want to say, I’m not affiliated with this company, so I can’t help you with shipping/ordering issues. Yes I talked with Jen in the past, and yes she sent me a few items for free, but for the most part, I’m just a customer like the rest of you. I’m really sorry if anyone has been hurt, but your purchases are always at your own risk.

This isn’t really a proper FOTD, since it’s just my eye, and I took it off about 2 mins. after snapping these pics, but you get the idea. I was just playing with makeup (as I do) and I came up with this, and also a Black and Orange (Last Picture) look that simply HAS to be a tutorial!

This needs to be a tutorial yes?

Kat Von D Sinner/ Goth Makeup

Oct15

Hi Guys and Dolls! So here’s my Kat Von D Makeup Sinner look. I wanted to do something was was a different way of putting makeup on that I normally do: A darker color on the lid and liner colors in the crease/brow-bone. I really like the way this turned out, and I think it’s really easy to do compared to my normal “using makeup to create a deeper crease” -type makeup. I think I’ll be doing more makeup with a similar method!

I wanted to clarify something: in my review for this palette, many of you got the impression I just flat out don’t like it, or that I don’t like neutrals/lighter/paler colors- I do! I think that this palette is REALLY GOOD if you don’t already have dupes for it! I have a lot of dupes, which is not the makeup’s fault, but all my fave colors from this palette are easily dupable. Also, I like lighter colors, but I just don’t get all excited about dusty Mauve.

Anyway, here’s a perverse amount of pictures, & a few pictures of dupes (click on pictures to make them larger):

Looks softer with no eyeliner, No face makeup

sort of messy, But you get the idea

And the Dupes:

NYX Brown and Dark Brown, The two Browns in the 88 Palette I showed in the Saint Video with a little black, Two Matte Browns and a Black from the 120 palette, and Leather from the Beethoven Palette. None are exact dupes, but they are pretty close.

Purples blues and a black from both the 120 and 88 palette, and Rad Purple. As you can see, Rad Purple is clearly the most pigmented

MAC’s Blue Flame (from Cool Heat 2008) Calypso Minerals Mez Mer Eyes (Vintageortacky Stacker), Speed Blue, MAC Sea and Sky (solid side)

Tequila, MAC’s Gold Dusk Pigment (LE) MAC’s Creme Royal (LE) 120 Palette Bottom 2 from the left 2nd tray)

Products used for the Sinner Look:

Face:

MAC Prep and Prime SPF 50

MAC Studio Fix Powder (NW15)

Cheeks:

Ben Nye Contour 1

Kirkland Signature By Borghese Primrose Blush

Eyes:

Udpp

Kat Von D Beethoven Palette (Rad Purple, Lucifer, Speed Blue, Razor Gray, Tequila)

MAC Blanc Type

Migi Velvet Liner

Urban Decay 24/7 liners in Zero, Binge and Ransom)

Imju Fiberwig Mascara

Lips:

NYX Deep Purple Lipliner

MAC Rapturous Mattene Lipstick

MAC Young Punk Mineralize Eyeshadow

Kat Von D “Saint” -Kat’s Classic Look

Oct14

What I used for this look:

Face:

MAC Prep and Prime SPF 50

MAC Studio Fix Powder (NW15)

Cheeks:

Ben Nye Contour 1

Eyes:

The Kat Von D Beethoven Palette:

Leather (dupe with any medium Golden Brown, try mixing NYX’s Brown & Dark Brown, MAC’s Espresso, )

Lucifer (Dupe with NYX’s Black, MAC’s Carbon, or any other matte black.)

Tequila (Dupe with any shimmery pale yellow or gold, Try MAC’s Creme Royal, MAC’s Gold Dusk Pigment, NYX’s Sahara, or Beauty From the Earth’s Sunshine)

Migi Velvet eyeliner in “Brown”

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in “Zero”

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in “Corrupt”

Migi Velvet Liner in “Black” (stars)

Imju Fiberwig Mascara

Lips:

Lipsmackers Lip Balm

MAC’s “Brick” Lip Liner

MAC’s Russian Red lipstick

Kat Von D Beethoven Palette Review

Oct13

Lucifer, Speed Blue, Razor Gray, Tequila, Sinner, Rad Purple, Leather, Galeano

Click on the pictures for a bigger view/detail

Lucifer, Speed Blue, Razor Gray, Tequila, Sinner, Rad Purple, Leather, Galeano

For those of you that have been living under a rock, Kat Von D is a famous female Tattoo Artist most popular for her Tv shows Miami Ink and now LA Ink. She also set the record for most tattoos done is 24 hours(400! Someone has since broken her record).

She’s also one fabulously beautiful woman! She has a very distinct style that is all her own, and best of all (for a beauty junkie like me) is that she has her own line of makeup at Sephora! I’ve known about the line for sometime, and in the past, many of you have asked me to do a review or a tutorial for the eyeshadow palettes, or showing how to emulate her style. I don’t ever often do celebrity looks, but this one intrigued me.

This week I’m doing a 3-part series: Today I’m doing a review of the Kat Von D Beethoven Palette then on Wednesday and Thursday I’m doing rocker-chick-tastic looks I’m calling saint and sinner. Did I mention that she just launched two perfumes called Saint and Sinner? I recently got samples of these scents, and while I think they are great, I know someone who’s much much better at perfume reviews: KatiePuckrikSmells. Katie and I are doing a collaboration this week: She’ll tell you how to smell like a saint or a sinner, and I’ll show you how to look like one! Enjoy my video review Guys & Dolls, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Lisa Frank Penguins Inspired & Arabic Eyeliner

Oct10

Products used:

Face:

MAC Prep and Prime SPF50

MAC Studio Fix (Nw15)

MAC Mineralize SkinFinish Natrual (light)

Cheeks:

NYX Mocha Blush

Eyes:

MAC Fast Response Eye Cream

UDPP

NYX Jumbo Pencil “Milk”

a matte Magenta eyeshadow

NYX “Black”

Light Blue from 88 Matte & Satin Palette

(Turquoise)

(Shimmery Turquoise with green/Gold shimmer)

True Blue

A Matte Blue Purple

Lightest Color in 88 Matte & Satin Palette

Migi Velvet Liner

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner “Zero”

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner” Ransom” (My personal Fave)

Imju FiberWig Mascara (this stuff is AMAZING review coming)

Lips:

NYX Rose Lipliner

NYX Narcissus Round Lipstick

MAC Sugarimmed Dazzleglass

Blog Sale

Oct10

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Vintageortacky’s First Twitter Contest

Oct9

Hi Guys and Dolls! Earlier today I asked my twitter followers to help me come up with a new tag line for my Channel/Website. The Winner (my fave, whether I use it exactly or not) Is getting sent a NYX Black Label Lipstick in “Heather” This was afun and easy contest and I’ll be doing more in the future so please follow me on twitter if you are not already. Here’s a few of my FAVES:

BarrysDaughter VOT make colour look classy

This one was great since it incorporated My basic idea, Color Doesn’t have to be Garish

aquaheart @vintageortacky I’m a makeup goober from youtube that’s wacky, don’t just be plain be vintageortacky!

I always call myself a goober instead of a Guru, so that was perfect!

SmileySpears @vintageortacky Flashy EyeShadow’s not Wacky. It’s Vintage or Tacky!

I liked the Rhyme.

KirinBir @vintageortacky Kitsch never looked better

This would be SO PERFECT for a persoanl Blog! <3′s it!

tofupoo @vintageortacky If its vintageortacky; makeup gone wacky; calypso or mac; guys and dolls here’s where its at

tofupoo @vintageortacky If its vintageortacky; makeup gone wacky; hair from way back ; guys and dolls here’s where its at

Tofupoo had a whole little rap thing going on, and I was feelin’ it!

SabineOh @vintageortacky Whether you’re looking for something ‘WOW’ or something wacky, you’ll always find it at Vintage or Tacky.

IDK, I just liked it.

MadameBFatale @vintageortacky Vintage or Tacky ……where color and beauty collide

Again, no reason, just Liked it.

geargirl @vintageortacky Bright, Bold, Beautiful : VintageOrTacky (not sure how to phrase that :/)

I really liked the precision. Though it’s short, It conveyed the idea in an uncomplicated way.

qtpooh83 @vintageortacky “Cora’s Vogue. The Era is now.” (the definition of vogue in this case being, the latest fashion, mod, popular)

Pretty much anywhere I see my Name and Vouge in the same sentence, I’m a happy kid!

SmileySpears @vintageortacky BITCH PUT YOUR GAHDAMN VINTAGE OR TACKY EYESHADOW ON NOW! lol jk…

Just cause it made me LOL!

JenniDunnreed @vintageortacky VoT: Beauty is BOLD

Yes it is!

qtpooh83 @vintageortacky “VintageorTacky” (in bold letters) “Where Makeup Has No Rules” (phrase below)

MY thoughts exactly.

OK, SO I bet you’re wondering who won? Well, Even though I expanded it to somewhat include my OLD phrase” Be Vintageortacky, Just be yourself” Geargirl won because her phrase is being used in the final Tagline/Motto.

So the new Motto/Tagline is:

” Vintage or Tacky Be Bright Bold Beautiful, Just be yourself Beauty by Cora”

Thank You guys so much for all your help, and will the winner email me @ vintageortacky@yahoo.com with their Address.

YAY for quick and easy giveaways!

MAC Syle Black Mini Haul & Collection Thoughts

Oct6

Hi Guys and Dolls! The Style Black Collection from MAC has been all abuzz in the blogosphere and on youtube. I’m sorry I didn’t get swatches for you of all the products, but to be honest, I didn’t even think I was going to do a review at all. But I wanted to review the Volcanic Ash exfoliator and Young Punk while they still might be available at a store or counter near you.

Young Punk

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