Partway through my makeup:
I took this picture to show subtle differences in lips/eyes/face.
Here it is finished:
Blush, highlight, white liner and completed lips added.
Eyes:
Base: MAC Luna -- shimmery white
Lids: Arbonne Cosmic, teal green, in new shape
Inner corners: Arbonne Ballet very pale pink
Mascara: Lancome Fatale
Brows: MK cream quad brow palette, discontinued, still I like the colors and formula
Wetlined top and lower: Left eye: Sephora white pencil; right eye: MAC white pencil -- Sephora matches the white of my eyes. I used to do this years ago, but got out of the habit -- or into another one. I still have my original white pencil around here somewhere.
Sparkle lined: Urban Decay Air Guitar
Concealer: Dior skinflash
Primer: AL
If I'm going to use minerals for foundation, I try to use a primer from a mineral company. I figure it is more compatible, true or not -- especially since I'm experimenting to get the look I like.
Foundation: AL 1 CL, which is an exact match to my skin -- applied by putting on brush dry, then spritzing with Clinique Moisture Surge -- this technique really makes minerals usable for me. They apply easier, spread farther, cover sheerly with less product, etc. I thought this looked perfect today. Very simple and fast.
Powder: BE feather light mineral veil This has some shimmer to it. I much prefer it to the regular mineral veil, which is too dark/yellow and matte for me.
Nose: Almost immediately it looked polka dotty, but I used a triangle sponge to blot at it. That seems to smooth it in, like buffing, and it covers and fills in with no dots. Whoo hooo!
Blush: Meow Hugs and Kitties + Arbonne Promise
Highlight: AL Magnolia Blossom
See more of the subtleties of my lips at my LOTD post. The main color here is NYX African Queen. In the second picture it is lined with MAC and rimmed with BE.
What do you think?
I was really pleased with the look of the foundation.
What are you up to today? I'm going to do some more house-sorting/errands/life in the fast lane. And try to enjoy summer.
Addendum: By the end of the day, the mineral foundation still looked perfect, as far as the finish went, but it looked dry, without being dry, if that makes sense. To touch my face, it felt normal/moist. To look at me, it still looked the same, but dry/ier. It no longer looked dewy. It magnified any little lines or settling I had in my face. This won't keep me from trying it again, especially on weekends for a quick makeup, now that I have a technique that works. But so far, with me, with my kind of skin, and the appearance of my skin at this time of life, a liquid or cream foundation looks better all day and is more flattering. I should have taken another picture, and next time I will if it does the same. The color was absolutely perfect, though!
To buy Arbonne from Bookgirl, if you don't have a representative, just ask.
Karin
Originally posted 2009-07-23 11:41:16.
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Between the foundation and Arbonne’s RE9 skin care line you look young and stunning. Not a wrinkle real or imagined in sight! I love that lip color too. It’s too bad the mineral powder didn’t look nearly as good at the end of the day as it did fresh in the morning.
I agree that it didn’t look as good at the end of the day — I asked you too. I was going to post an addendum, and I will in the body of the post.