Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[meka72]

Ladies, you look great! Aradhana, I'll be emulating your smokey taupe eyes and red lips repeatedly during these 2 weeks. I didn't wear eyeshadow to work on Friday and didn't leave the house on the first or today. I'll wear taupe starting Monday though. Why didn't I buy the Chanel reve d'orient palette? Oh yeah, I was on an eye palette no buy. I'm kicking myself now

 

[sagehen]

FOTD FACE: Ruby Kisses 3D Face Creator, #11 (left side ocenter of face, right side on perimeter) Ruby Kisses 3D Face Creator, #15, contour Ruby Kisses Mineral powder, pressed, #13 Honey Brown City Color Contour Kit to set contour (I tried the highlight shade again...meh) Black Radiance Baked Blush, Warm Berry (ummm, have any of you ladies seen the new BR 8-pan e/s palettes in store? I am dying for them.) LA Girl HD Pro concealer, Fawn under eyes, Chestnut elsewhere EYES: WnW Fergie Primer (still on my first tube - this ish lasts forever) Cargo e/s, Yukon on lid, Kenya in crease, Cocoa Beach in outer crease Pixi e/l, Cocoa Black Clump Crusher mascara, Black ABH Dipbrow, Auburn (I can't believe it has taken me this long to settle on the right shade. This is it, and I bought it on a whim to mix with another color) LIPS: NYX Citron. Hate how it looked on my dry cracked lips so I lined it with MAC BBQ pencil and topped it with NYX Ice Princess gloss after blending. I like this much better.

 

[Medgal07]

Why didn't I buy the Chanel reve d'orient palette? Oh yeah, I was on an eye palette no buy. I'm kicking myself now

I haven't seen it around lately either Meka

 

[aradhana]

You look beautiful Aradhana!!! Love the rich red w/your dark hair!!!

Why didn't I buy the Chanel reve d'orient palette? Oh yeah, I was on an eye palette no buy. I'm kicking myself now

lol. thanks!

i don't think i'm going to make it out of the house today either. though normally it wouldn't necessarily imply no makeup, it looks like this might happen!

Quote: Originally Posted by sagehen

FOTD

FACE:
Ruby Kisses 3D Face Creator, #11 (left side ocenter of face, right side on perimeter)
Ruby Kisses 3D Face Creator, #15, contour
Ruby Kisses Mineral powder, pressed, #13 Honey Brown
City Color Contour Kit to set contour (I tried the highlight shade again...meh)
Black Radiance Baked Blush, Warm Berry (ummm, have any of you ladies seen the new BR 8-pan e/s palettes in store? I am dying for them.)
LA Girl HD Pro concealer, Fawn under eyes, Chestnut elsewhere

EYES:
WnW Fergie Primer (still on my first tube - this ish lasts forever)
Cargo e/s, Yukon on lid, Kenya in crease, Cocoa Beach in outer crease
Pixi e/l, Cocoa Black
Clump Crusher mascara, Black
ABH Dipbrow, Auburn (I can't believe it has taken me this long to settle on the right shade. This is it, and I bought it on a whim to mix with another color)

LIPS:
NYX Citron. Hate how it looked on my dry cracked lips so I lined it with MAC BBQ pencil and topped it with NYX Ice Princess gloss after blending. I like this much better.

that yukon eyeshadow looks pretty. and i just googled where to buy around here...yay!

 

[Prettypackages]

that was me today, i did indeed replace SiS with Absolute Power.

The blush isn't showing for whatever weird reason, and in fact my lipstick was NOT crooked (i had to check after i took this pic). just wanted to show you how the eyes looked.

Oh wow, this is gorgeous... I'm stealing this look. Maybe for tomorrow?

 

[Prettypackages]

here is the look i tried to emulate today:

i used all races, brains & brawn and copperplate eyeshadows to achieve the taupey smoke. i also added flawless figure in the inner corner.

for blush i used coppertone again, with blunt and coffee walnut to contour lightly...lips i'm wearing style in sepia, but i feel like i look a bit boring so i might go switch it up later!

so where did you put each color shadow?

 

[Medgal07]

Oh I'll do eyeliner in my parking spot if I have time. I am not above doing those type of finishing touches at my desk. LOL I know, trifling. LOL
I'll swatch them for you if it's Sunny tomorrow. That is my issue, foundation is orange, red, yellow, beige or pink. I guess pink falls in the beige category.
You were Nars Cuba sometimes right? That might be a lil Olive. You have to check out EX1... women all ethnicities are raving about it. A few say the match is perfect, and it does oxidize a lil. I just hate buying things blind, and it's only in the UK. http://beautypassionista.com/2013/05/the-face-love-story-asian-skin-ex1-the-perfect-match.html a review

http://www.pixiwoo.com/2013/09/ex1-cosmetics.html some swatches. I wish they swatched the concealers.


When you tan do you get red by any chance? I'm still trying to figure out why that happened with me.

Oh wow, this is gorgeous... I'm stealing this look. Maybe for tomorrow?

Isn't she so beautiful? I love Aradhana's flawless skin too!!!

 

[aradhana]

Isn't she so beautiful? I love Aradhana's flawless skin too!!!

aw shucks thanks medgal!

 

[Prettypackages]

i think the eyeliner in the parking spot seems pretty safe. i was imagining you applying mascara/eyeliner on the highway! actually a few years ago (probably happens all the time though), a lady in wales or something was caught on a speeding camera doing one of those. i can't recall whether they did anything about it other than of course to publish her photo in the article!

thanks for the links! it sounds like i'd probably fall between the F400 and F500, but like you i'm reluctant to buy blind! looking at the girl on that blog's pics, who said she's F400, she's probably only a tiny bit lighter skin tone than mine.

i do get a little more red when i tan - if i tan a lot, nc45 starts to become a really good match!



i think that pixiwoo only used two eyeshadows, but the lighter one translated to my skin tone would have been a shade that fell between all races and brains & brawn.
(i can use brains & brawn at my brow bone, but it's a very 'dark' look. )

so i started with all races on the lid and blended upwards till i got to the brow bone. then i went in with b&b on the lid and didn't go quite as high up. finally copperplate nearest the lash lines and smoking up and out. i think i also used a bit of carbon when i was smudging the smolder pencil, so that it would set the product as well, and didn't take smoulder out in the mini 'cat eye' either.

aw shucks thanks medgal!

Ahhh I'm not alone..


Well, I'm definitely going to try the EX1 brand and will let you know.. I'll probably get it this next check and will just order both f400 and f500, I actually thought you might be f300

http://ferozebeauty.blogspot.com/2014/01/ex1-invisiwear-liquid-foundation-review.html she is f300 and someone in the comments say they are nc42 and the f400 is slightly too dark.
an f400 review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDEkCZhmcts




check out the look I found by accident and cn't wait to do.
http://blogger.makeup-box.com/2013/12/holiday-look-5-deep-dark-pleather-plum.html?spref=pi

 

[Medgal07]

Ahhh I'm not alone..


Well, I'm definitely going to try the EX1 brand and will let you know.. I'll probably get it this next check and will just order both f400 and f500, I actually thought you might be f300

http://ferozebeauty.blogspot.com/2014/01/ex1-invisiwear-liquid-foundation-review.html she is f300 and someone in the comments say they are nc42 and the f400 is slightly too dark.
an f400 review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDEkCZhmcts




check out the look I found by accident and cn't wait to do.
http://blogger.makeup-box.com/2013/12/holiday-look-5-deep-dark-pleather-plum.html?spref=pi

That's a gorgeous look....thanks for sharing it, Pretty!

 

[Medgal07]

Well, we're four days in and I hope it's going well for everyone. I'm feeling a little anxious about only using my favorite lippies once this year.
I'm sure I'll get over that soon. Nevertheless, I've decided to start with my 'winter' shades, even though I don't subscribe to that rule, I'd like
to save my lights & brights for warmer months. We'll see how it goes!

EYES:
MAC Quite Natural Paint Potas a base
Burberry Beauty Sheer Pale Barley E/S from lid to brow
MAC Real Drama (Dark burgundy w/pink pearl) to crease, outer vee & lower lash line


FACE:
Chanel, Soleil Tan De Chanel Bronzing Makeup Base
Chanel Double Perfection Lumière Powder Foundation, 80 Beige
YSL Touche Éclat’ Radiant Touch Luminous Pralinein small triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana Visage
Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate Duo Intensity #2 to contour, set w/Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder 07
Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer (Gold w/Bronze) to highlight facial high planes
Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush, Plum Attraction 63 (Burgundy) Blush
MAC Mineralized Skin Finish-Natural Powder to set
Skindinavia Makeup setting spray

LIPS:
Chanel Hydra Beauty Nourishing Lip Care
MAC Night Moth (Blackened plum ) Lip Pencil
MAC Talk That Talk (Dark Plum) Lipstick
MAC Lipglass, Modern Lure, (Deep Violet)

NAILS:

Butter London, Rebel Fox(Burgundy Shimmer)



Edited to add lipgloss

 

[Medgal07]

We had no good lighting to speak of today---overcast and rainy all day. I tried to get the best light possible but unfortunately just poor indoor lighting.
TTT looks way darker IRL than it does in the photo.


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[Medgal07]

I feel you on that. I used to get up at 5 am to run as well and by 10am I'd be falling asleep! My body wasn't about that life lol.

I did that for years and had more energy during that time than I ever had in my life. Just starting to catch up on the sleep that I missed back then.

 

[walkingdead]

[COLOR=0000FF]We had no good lighting to speak of today---overcast and rainy all day.  I tried to get  the best light possible but unfortunately just poor indoor lighting.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]TTT looks way darker IRL than it does in the photo.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF].[/COLOR]

OMG! Gorgeous!!

 

[Prettypackages]

We had no good lighting to speak of today---overcast and rainy all day. I tried to get the best light possible but unfortunately just poor indoor lighting.
TTT looks way darker IRL than it does in the photo.


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this is hot!

 

[Vineetha]

[COLOR=0000FF]We had no good lighting to speak of today---overcast and rainy all day.  I tried to get  the best light possible but unfortunately just poor indoor lighting.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]TTT looks way darker IRL than it does in the photo.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF].[/COLOR]

:thud: gorgeous!!!!!!! :eyelove:

 

[aradhana]

I feel you on that. I used to get up at 5 am to run as well and by 10am I'd be falling asleep! My body wasn't about that life lol.

i was contemplating starting to do this but right now the snow/ice out there is kinda daunting!!!

 

[aradhana]

i really did a super quick look today with super watt, deliciously rich and l'oreal infallible in tauped bronze. or is it bronzed taupe? in any case, it's bronze AND it's taupe!

for my always changing lip combo i wore nouvelle vogue with half-red lipliner. i liked that much better than NV on it's own, and the different tones are not too obvious.

yesterday i actually did manage to get out of the house, but it was super casual, and i just pulled jampacked lip glass out of the depths of my collection.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=jamp...qqVN3WF8iegwTM6IKoCw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#imgdii=_

this reminded me of the other lip products from cult of cherry - i wish i had gotten some of the mattenes. maybe i will try to incorporate what i did end up getting sometime this week.

 

[aradhana]

Ahhh I'm not alone..


Well, I'm definitely going to try the EX1 brand and will let you know.. I'll probably get it this next check and will just order both f400 and f500, I actually thought you might be f300

http://ferozebeauty.blogspot.com/2014/01/ex1-invisiwear-liquid-foundation-review.html she is f300 and someone in the comments say they are nc42 and the f400 is slightly too dark.
an f400 review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDEkCZhmcts




check out the look I found by accident and cn't wait to do.
http://blogger.makeup-box.com/2013/12/holiday-look-5-deep-dark-pleather-plum.html?spref=pi

thanks so much for posting the video too - i was looking at some of her other videos and she has a nice one with a lot of nude lipstick suggestions i might try out.

i mean, after my different lipstick everyday options are depleted, of course.

 

[Prettypackages]

thanks so much for posting the video too - i was looking at some of her other videos and she has a nice one with a lot of nude lipstick suggestions i might try out.

i mean, after my different lipstick everyday options are depleted, of course.

yeah right. LOL I'm looking at Ulta's buy one get one half nyx sale right now!!! LOL