FOTD NARS Essential Eye + MAC Blushbaby.

a FOTD of few months back. very subtle and natural complexion & lips, slightly darker on the eyes.

for the face:

foundation: Vichy Aera Teint Pure foundation in 23 Clair/Ivory (1 - review) applied with the BeautyBlender (2 - review)

under-eye concealer: Edward Bess Platinum Concealer in Soft Beige (5 - review) applied with Hakuhodo 212 brush (6 - review), setted with Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder (7 - review) and applied with RMK Eyeshadow Brush M (8 - review)

finishing powder: Guerlain Météorites Perles in #1 Teint Rosé (3 - review) applied with Le Métier de Beauté Powder Brush (4 - review)

blush: MAC Blushbaby (9 - review) applied sheerly with RMK Cheek Brush (10 - review)


for the eyes:

brows: MAC Copperplate eyeshadow (1) applied with MakeUpShow H07 Small Shader Brush (2 - review)

eye make up: with NARS Essential Eye Palette (3 - review): Nepal (bottom left in the palette) in the inner part, Ondine (bottom center) on the middle of the lid and Thunderball (bottom right) applied in the shape of a superthick winged liner and blended out into the crease.
Nepal and Thunderball mixed on the lower lashline.
everything applied with MAC 242 brush (4) and blended with Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush (5 - review)
Koji Eyelash Curlers, Maybelline and Shiseido mascaras.

lips: MAC Patisserie lipstick (9 - lip swatch)

with flash:

FOTD variations with RBR Delicate Hummingbird.

time to give the name giving product for this blog some more attention! so last weekend i was playing with it a little bit again and now i want to show you how different this shadow can appear depending on what colour you combine it with...
but to be true i foremost intended to work with my new Hakuhodo brushes a bit more ;P



first what i used for the face:

foundation: Vichy Aera Teint Pure in 23 Clair/Ivory (#1 - review) applied with Hakuhodo G5557 2mm Powder & Liquid Brush round/angled (#2 - this is a new one and will be reviewed soon).

cream blush: Illamasqua Rude (#3 - review) applied with Hakuhodo G5552 4mm Powder & Liquid Brush round/angled (#4 - also will be reviewed soon)

powder: Chanel White Essentiel Brightening & Smoothing Loose Powder (#5 - review) applied with Lunasol Powder Brush N (#6 - review)

powder blush: Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Sea Star Bronzing Blush (#7 - review) applied with Hakuhodo G5519BkSL Blush Brush (#8 - will be reviewed soon)


for the rest of the make up:

brows: MAC Copperplate eyeshadow (#1) applied with Louise Young LY30 Brow Brush (#2)

lips: on the lips i only had lip balm (Crazy Rumours Fresh Grapefruit Juice Lip Balm, #13)

the eyeshadow variations:

it's interesting how Delicate Hummingbird looks like a plummy taupe when combined with a bronze eyeshadow and its purple tinge is much stronger when i wear it with a purple shade.
it almost looks like two different eyeshadows!

#1 - combined with bronze 

for the "bronze" eyeshadow variation i used: Rouge Bunny Rouge eyeshadow in Delicate Hummingbird (#3 - review) on the lid and along the lower lashline, Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow in #6 (#4 - review) in the crease and outer part of lower lashline, MAC Retrospeck (#5) in the tearduct area.
everything applied with the MAC 242 brush (#8) and blended out with Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush (sorry, not on picture - review here).
then i added black liquid liner (L'Oreal Super Liner, #9), curled lashes (Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler, #10) and applied mascara (Maybelline False Lashes Waterproof, #11 and sample of Shiseido The Perfect Mascara as top layer, #12)

with flash:

full face:

#2 - combined with purple

for the "purple" eyeshadow variation i used: Rouge Bunny Rouge eyeshadow in Delicate Hummingbird (#3 - review) on the lid and along the lower lashline. L'Oreal Color Indefectible eyeshadow in Purple Obsession (#6 - review) in the outer corner. MAC Vex (#7) in the tearduct area.
everything applied with the MAC 242 brush (#8) and blended out with Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush (sorry, not on picture - review here).
then i added black liquid liner (L'Oreal Super Liner, #9), curled lashes (Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler, #10) and applied mascara (Maybelline False Lashes Waterproof, #11 and sample of Shiseido The Perfect Mascara as top layer, #12)

with flash:

full face:

FOTD gold & berry

when i showed you the NARS blusher in Oasis few days ago, i mentioned how nice it would look with an intense gold eye make up but showed you the blusher worn with a normal working-day-face instead. so when i came home from work earlier yesterday, i played a bit with my stuff (i wanted to try the smokey gold eye with that berry/plum blush) and freshened up my existing make up with the above shown result. 

this is what i used (and i applied in the order i show you):

Vichy Aera Teint Pure Fluid Foundation in #23 + BeautyBlender

Chanel Poudre Universelle Libre in #20 Clair + A'Squirrel Pure Squirrel Powder Brush

brows: MAC Copperplate eyeshadow + Louise Young LY30 + Alverde brow gel

for the eyes i wanted a cat eye shaped rich gold look that blends up and fades seamlessly into my brow bone area and melt with a gold glowing complexion.

MAC Retrospeck + Rouge Bunny Rouge Crease Brush - NARS Rajasthan duo + Hakuhodo Kokutan Brush T - Giorgio Armani Heat Palette + Paula Dorf Eye Glimmer Brush - Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow #6 + Da Vinci 4194 Small Blender

Helena Rubinstein Lash Queen Sexy Black mascara sample

 guide:

• gold shade from Giorgio Armani Heat Palette on the lid with Paula Dorf Eye Glimmer Brush
• Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow #6 with Da Vinci 4194 Small Blender widely in the outer V
• gold taupe from NARS Rajasthan eyeshadow duo on the edge of the inner corners (this is a cool gold which avoids the look being too orange on me) with Hakuhodo Kokutan Brush T
• MAC Retrospeck with Rouge Bunny Rouge Crease Brush on the tearduct area and to blend up everything to the brow bone
• lower lashline: NARS Rajasthan gold along the lower lashline, gold shade from GA Heat palette as eyecatcher in the center.
• Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush to blend everything out & together

if it's not gold enough for you, or if you need it to be more, add a sparkly gold pigment!
i dabbed Illamasqua's pigment in Ore with a MAC 242 on top of the whole eye look to intensify the effect - it was sooo sparkly and beautiful but i couldn't capture it in the gloomy daylight. (all face-shots are without the glitter pigment)

Illamasqua pigment in Ore + MAC 242

for the rest of the face: 

• i used a bronzer on the sides of the face and the bridge of the nose to warm up my complexion and give me a bit of dimension 
• a goldish highlighter buffed in on the top of my cheekbones, the cupid's bow and a bit on my forehead to give myself a golden glow
• a deep berry purple blush to contrast the gold and to balance the look

Edward Bess Ultra Luminous Bronzer in Daydream + Paula Dorf Powder Brush

Guerlain Terra Inca + Burberry Beauty Brush

NARS Oasis blush + A'Squirrel Pure Squirrel Blush Brush

i wanted a glossy, intense gold lip, but since i don't own really gold lipglosses i used my all time fave MAC gloss again: Nymphette. it has a nice visible gold shimmer.

MAC Nymphette Lipglass

FOTD purple+brown.

this eye make up is a little bit more colourful than i would normally wear, but the brown on the lower lash line brings it down to earth. how do you integrate colours into your daytime make up?

products used:

Vichy Aera Teint Pure #23 + BeautyBlender

Guerlain Météorites Powder Pearls #01 Teint Rosé + Artdeco skunk brush

Benefit Bella Bamba + MakeUpShow Blush Brush

TheBalm Time Balm Concealer in Light/Medium + Hakuhodo brush + Shiseido Brow Pencil in GY901 + Alverde Brow Gel + Catrice Liquid Liner in brown + Shu curlers + Maybelline Stretch&Define Waterproof + L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC Silverwear (light lavender from 6 Beauties Play It Cool palette - upper left) in inner corner with MAC 242 + MAC Odd Couple (purple side) on the lid with MAC 242 + MAC Togetherness (purple stripe) in outer corner with MAC 222 + Artdeco #16 mixed with MAC Bronze (from 6 Dashing Lassie palette - lower left)  on lower lashline with MAC 239 + MAC 224 to blend.

Dior Rouge Dior in #298 Beige Indécise

MAC Fix+ to set