Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week and are ready for the weekend. I thought that I would kick off this weekend with a Face of the Day. Today's makeup was inspired by this bold lip color that I have been falling in love with. I also wanted to make my brow eyes stand out. Purple liner is a great way to make your brown eyes pop! It can make the brown appear brighter and more lively.
This photo was taken in natural lighting without flash.
Here is an upclose shot of my eyes today. As you can tell, I only put the liner on my lower waterline. I wanted just a subtle pop of color on the eyes. Using a colorful liner on the eyes when the rest of the face is neutral is a great way to incorporate color without going overboard.
The photo to the right was taken in natural lighting without flash. This photo shows what my eyelids actually look like. Having hooded eyes makes it very difficult to see all of the hardwork that I put into my eyes.
I took a bright shimmer color all over the lid and a medium taupe through the crease. I used a mix of a black and a somewhat purple shade in the outer corner to darken up the eyes just a little bit. I lined my top lash line with black liquid eyeliner. I finished off the eyes with a few coats of mascara.
Products used:
Eyes:
Urban Decay Naked Palette - Sin, Toasted
Urban Decay Naked2 Palette - Tease, Blackout
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe as a base
Urban Decay Primer Potion
ELF Liquid Liner in black
Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara
Rimmel Scandaleyes mascara (purple)
Face:
Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + Foundation
Maybelline Color Tatoo in Barely Branded (highlight)
MUFE Full cover concealer
ELF Blush in Candid Coral
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
Lips:L'Oreal Caresse Wet Shine Stain in Berry Persistent
The last photo was taken in sunlight without flash.
Let me know what your thoughts are on this look.
Thanks!
As some of you may know, I own both of Urban Decay's Naked palettes. I have owned Naked one for about a year and Naked 2 for about 6 months or so. I fell in love with Naked1 when I first bought it. Used it all the time; however, as my collection has expanded I have used this palette less and less. For some reason today, I felt drawn to use it. I put it over the top of my new Maybelline Color Tattoo in Tough as Taupe. It really brought out the colors more than I have ever seen. I found myself feeling very, very pleased and motivated to use the palettes more. I also wanted to do a before and after with the Revlon Colorstay foundation that I am trying out.
Products used:
Eyes:
ELF Eyelid Primer
Maybelline Color Tattoo Tough as Taupe
Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara
Revlon brow fantasy in dark blonde
Face:
Revlon Colorstay Foundation
Rimmel Match Perfecting Concealer
Revlon Nearly Naked Powder (undereyes)
Monistat Antichaffing Gel (primer)
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Branded (highlight)
Lips:
Revlon Lipbutter in Peach Parfait
I don't know about all of you, but I am dying for Spring to come. I am getting somewhat tired of darker makeup. I really needed to create a look that was bright and fun. Something that reminded me of Spring time. The first thought that came to my mind was an orange lip. I wore Revlon Lip Butter in Tuitti Fruitti almost the entire last Spring. I absolutely love that color. Since I am in the process of trying out the WetnWild Megalast Lipcolors, I thought I would try the coral of the bunch.
Products used:
Eyes:
ELF Eyelid Primer
Sleek iDivine palette in Oh So Special
Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara
ELF Liquid Liner in Black
Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blonde
Face:
Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation
NYC Bronzer in Sunny
ELF HD Setting Powder
NYX Blush in Cinnamon
Hard Candy Full Coverage Concealer
Lips:
WetnWild Megalast in Purty Persimmon
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xMissgumdrop
Hi everyone! I thought that it would be really fun to try to create a retro inspired look using purple lipstick instead of red. I thought that a thicker eyeliner with a soft, neutral, purple eye would help me achieve this retro look. I also wanted to do a drugstore only look. Ever since I bought my BH cosmetics palettes, I have not been using any of my drugstore eyeshadows. This challenge gave me some room to give those products some love. If you like this look, make sure to follow my blog for an upcoming review of the lipstick that I am wearing!
Products used:
Eyes:
Covergirl Professional Eye Enhancers in Grape Soda
Covergirl Eye Enhancers Tri eyeshadow (unsure of names of colors, but it was for the lighter brown in the outer-v
ELF Liquid Eyeliner
Maybelline the Colossal Mascara (Black)
NYC Eyeliner Duet (black)
Face:
Revlon Beyond Natural - 220 light-medium foundation
Elf Fushia Fusion Blush
Lips:
NYX Roundcase lipstick in LSS 601 Castle
