Chanel Les Quatre eye shadow Sublimes: Marine, Beige Rose, Granite, Clear Blue
I rarely use this set, but I should use it more often. I originally bought it because I didn’t have anything in this color family. All my blues were more of a normal blue.
This set leans toward teal. If you make an X, the upper right and lower left are both light shades, though I’ve never worn them alone, say, for day. Thinking about it, I wonder why, and want to do it sometime soon.
The opposite line, are two darks, very dark and extremely dark. One looks black-blue; the other looks black-black-blue. They would be very dramatic if used for evening — or even to achieve a goth look.
You can see where I laid the lines. I used the lighter of the two dark blues to dryline the bottom. The darkest to dryline the top.
Arbonne mascara, 2 step. La Prairie brow pencil. Dior skinflash concealer with a touch of Arbonne in the outer corners.
Chanel foundation; my sparkly powder mix, followed by BE mineral veil sort of like a bronzer.
Highlight: Benefit Georgia
Blush: YSL # 19, also used as a bronzer
Lips: NYX Aphrodite + rimmed with Beauté Paramour (and a touch in the center.)
What do you think?
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Karin
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Eyes are the same as yesterday. Meow colors. Mascara is Lancome Oscillation. Used Sephora green pencil to line.
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Mary Kay Eyes, except where noted:
Crease: Blue Metal
Inner corners: Chocolate Kiss
Outer corners: Steel — then more blue over it, as it didn’t show up well
Lower dry line: Blue Metal
Tight Lined top: Borghese Charcoal
Lined lower waterline: MAC graphblack, then earthline below it
Brows: La Prairie pencil
Mascara: Stiletto + Tarte on the lower lashes
Concealer:
Primer:
Foundation: Chanel, discontinued
Rouge under powder:
Powder: my sparkly mix
Blush: YSL Touche Blush 19
Lips: Too Faced + Beauté to rim
Caspian Pencil topped with Shell Gloss + Allure to rim
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I’ve used this for my cheeks before, but had not tried it for lips until today. See my FOTD.
Using Beauté technique
See more about the technique here. Lips: Nars Riviera, on entire lip MAC Kitty Power glitter eyeliner, used to rim. This is a gorgeous shade, very pretty on the lips. I’ve used it less so far on my eyes. NYX Chandelier in center. This is a pretty orchid pink shade. Here’s a picture from an earlier FOTD that shows how it looks alone.
My finished lip I thought it was soft and pretty.
What I like about the Beauté technique It’s easy. Subtle
It gives a softer and fresher take on lippies than a lip pencil does. Camouflages
It camouflages the little outer edge lip lines better than a pencil does. Volumizes
It actually works to make the lips more voluminous. Youthens
Isn’t this a great word! I saw this somewhere online yesterday and thought I’d start using it.
Have you used this technique yet?
Please try it, if you haven’t! Then, let me know.
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NYX TS29, White, Tropical, Silver (this looks like a soft blue) Brows: La Prairie pencil Mascara: BE Buxom on top; took picture before I put any on the lower lashes Lined lower: MAC Light as Air + Mac earthline below that
I don’t know which came first, the shirt or the eye colors. The shirt is one of my many Ts from Target. This one is so soft with 3/4 sleeves. I knew I could wear the color, so I assumed I could wear the color on my eyes. The funny thing is that without having tried Aromaleigh’s reds on my eyes, I don’t know that I would have tried an orange — apricot, yes; orange, no.
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I was really happy with the way this turned out.
How about you?
Have you tried any of the NYX shadows?
My take:
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2009 was a good year. Any time one’s health is good, and that of one’s family and friends, it is a good year. Then throw in a few good times, a lotta good perfumes, some good books and movies, and it becomes a very good year indeed.
It’s always nice to put some thought into those things we love.
Best Perfumery Trends in 2009:
It has to be oud, which is everywhere, suddenly for us in the west, but always a presence in the east. I am not located in a place easy for access to many of these, so I’m personally limited in knowledge to the ones I’ve sampled.
First, perfumes.
As for perfumes, remember I’m in the back of beyond as far as easily sniffing some of the lines, so if you have a favorite or are a favorite, if I have samples, I’ll be glad to add my voice.
Best expensive niche:
Andy Tauer Une Rose Chyprée: A wearable rose, with vintage aspects, not quite dirty.
Anything by Ormonde Jayne or Andy Tauer or Ayala Moriel or Neil Morris or…
Best less expensive niche
Anything by Sonoma Scent.
Best in fragrances more easily found, some niche: Kilian Back to Black Kilian Pure Oud
Guerlain exclusives, take your pick. I like a number of them, including Moscow, Double Vanilla, 68, Chypre Fatale, La Petite Robe Noire…then there’s also Mon Precieux Nectar…I buy from Guerlain @ Palazzo in Las Vegas, ask for Claire. Call (702) 732-7008 or email: GuerlainPalazzo.STORE@lvmhuspc.com. Be sure to tell him that you heard it from me. (I saw them recently on a trip more locally, but the sales agent blew the sale with me. That’ll teach her, LOL!)
Serge Lutens, take your pick.
Prada, the original, and L’eau Ambree.
Chanel exclusives — I like Coromandel.
Best surprising fragrances Le Jardin Retrouvé should be more fully known. I was glad to get a chance to review them.
Best inexpensive fragrances
Make Me Smooth
Bathed and Infused
Skin care that really works:
These are not new for 2009, but they still are going strong, and more importantly, work.
Best Moderate to expensive
Arbonne products RE9 or FC5; RE9 for the body is terrific.
Estee Lauder New Perfectionist CP+
La Prairie Cellular Anti-wrinkle Firming Serum; Cellular Hydrating is good too.
Best inexpensive skincare
Avon Ultimate Gold or Anew Alternative Intensive Age Treatment
Best cosmetic trends 2009
Minerals, everywhere. Some much better than others in texture and look.
Best color products, Not Mineral High end
Chanel
Less expensive
Arbonne
Aromaleigh
Maybelline
NYX
Best lip gloss
MAC dazzlers comes in first
Beaute
Arbonne
Chanel
Best mineral niche
Aromaleigh or Fyrinnae
Best new product
Kindle 2 International — would be made better if it incorporated the ease of reading library ebooks, if our library had any. Please send us a free wireless download to add this in order to be competitive with Sony’s ereader. (Elena, you will really enjoy yours! Congrats on receiving it as a gift this Christmas.)
The best things in life are still free
You can find a gazillion free ebooks to read on your Kindle or other ebook reader before you even consider buying any ebooks.
Don’t forget to take time to view sunrises or sunsets or enjoy seeing bodies of water, free to all if we but take the time.
Internet friendships that become RL friendships. This is an amazing time we live in, when we can be instantly connected to friends around the world. You know who you are! I regularly keep in touch with friends in Europe and China, as well as at home from coast to coast. Not to mention checking in on blogs and yahoogroups I love that originate anywhere.
The qualities of hope, inspiration, gratitude, happiness, safety…
Don’t forget prayer…
What are your favorites?
I’m sure I left something out…
If I think of anything amazing, I will add it as the day goes on…
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Eyes: after my usual base Inner lids: AL spread your wings les papillons Outer lids and drylined under eye: AL crimson mimicry les papillons Up center of lid: AL unicorn (which pulls orchid) to mask the abruptness Drylined: AL reverberation Rocks! glam glitter (turquoise) Lined upper and lower: Black Cherry gel, smudging the look, rather than hard edged Lashes: Witches charm lower lashes on upper (black with silver glitter tips) — these are not as long as the upper and a little less exotic. Very pretty for evening with the glitter.
Taken from a downward angle:
Blush and highlight: Arbonne
Lips:
Upper lip: Perfect Azalea Beauticontrol lipstick, soft, bright red Lower lip: 05 NYX Sparkle round gloss
Smooshed Lower lip: Urge Beaute gloss, then smooshed again
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I started out with one tube, liked it so well that I then went back for more.
I had an excellent SA at Sephora who showed me that she layered the gloss she bought with Caspian Lustre Liner, so I bought the pencil too. She layered the pencil with Pink Bling GDP gloss, which is what I did today also.
Shade descriptions: Caspian pencil — coppery, pink-brown with lustre Pink Bling — looks white in the tube with flashes of iridescent, light bright pink glitter Mermaid — looks beige in tube, then you notice pink glitter — I bought this because another SA was wearing it alone on her lip and it was such a beautiful neutral Shell light pink with pink glitter, the glitter might be the same as in Mermaid Tropical Pink orchid magenta with deeper bright pink glitter
Taken in direct sunlight Top to bottom: Caspian pencil; Pink Bling; Mermaid; Shell; Tropical Pink
Caspian and Pink Bling, using Beauté techniques:
Technique: See more at my blog here.
Applied Pink Bling on lower lip, Caspian on top; smooshed lips together (keeps both clean); used lip brush to add tiny bit of Pink Bling along outer edge of upper lip (it was already on the lower and didn’t need touch up.)
Taken in full sunlight
So you can see how pretty it is!
Take 2 FOTD Different lippie here.
You can see the subtlety of the lip technique here.
11 yo said, unsolicited
Oh, I just love that lipstick — everything about it!
Day 2
Mermaid using Pink Bling on rim
I love, love, love this technique. I used Guerlain Lip Lift to block out any stain on my lips so this would be a fairly true picture.
Do you have these glosses? Do you love them?
I wear mine both alone and with the Caspian pencil. I have worn the pencil alone also. I have not worn them with other brands.
If you are a gloss addict
You need these in your stash. Start with what you think would be your fave, then add to it, if you love it.
Karin
5 ++ For super color, look, feel.
5 modern, edgy
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I’m still wearing this shirt, so my eye colors and lippie are similar.
Eyes:
Base: Nude Frost + BE Queen Phyllis
Outer corners: Mariposa
Inner corners and drylined top and bottom: Shadow Witch
Wetlined: Shadow Witch
Shadow Witch: Midnight smoked blue with surprising golden sparks.
Totally forgot any blush, but used Chanel stick color for rouge under my sparkly mix powder.
Lips:
Avon ~ Queen + BE Ruby Buxom gloss in the center + rimmed with Beauté Heroine gloss
Do you have any L’orchidee colors?
What is your favorite?
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I wanted to repost this technique for those who are not familiar with it or who have joined my blog more recently. The technique for voluminous lips really does work, no matter your age. I have an easy way to find this from my front page, but sometimes it is easier just to see it as a post. It is well worth the few seconds it takes to update your lips.
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Beauté Cosmetics has a short line right now — lip gloss, lip and cheek stain, and brushes — and some lovely gift sets.
At the site, there are five different videos from the creative director Beau Nelson, including one on Voluminous Lips.
Dontcha just love the concept of voluminous lips!
How they work
He tells us in the video that Beauté glosses have three different volumizers:
…dehydrating Marine Filling Spheres which act like tiny sponges that go inside the lip, then expand with the body’s own natural water — that gives you instant plumping; maxi-lip is a tripeptide that stimulates collagen cell renewal — after 29 days you get semi-permanent volume that is a long term benefit; then we have orchid extract that regulates the natural moisturizing factor of the lips.
They are excellent glosses!
I bought several of them and I was given one for review, and depending on what color lippie I am using, I vary the Beauté gloss color that I rim with.
These will plump and give the illusion of plumping without damaging
If you remember from reading my blog, I damaged my lips by daily using a plumping lipstick that stings. I asked KarlaSugar before I purchased if these sting, and she said they did not. I agree! You can see her reviews and swatches at her wonderful blog.
I know that Orchid Extract(s) are a big part of Guerlain’s treatment line, so they do work.
Lip Technique
In the video, Beau shows a lip technique for giving instant volume and glam to your lips. I wanted to try it today, but initially forgot, so then I had to rethink it, how to do it with lip glosses I had on hand — and the one I had already applied.
What I liked about his technique
It is very simple, and it is subtle, suitable for every day wearing. But it really makes a difference.
What is it? He uses two of his colors: Allure and Paramour in this technique.
Both of them are glittery, with some light reflecting.
I think you could use any two of his glosses — or others you have on hand — that work with your skin tone.
First
He begins by taking the lighter of two Beauté glosses and outlines the lips on the outside edge of the lip line.
Remember that by extending the lip line a tad, you are extending the optical illusion of your lip line. By using a gloss, not a pencil, it is subtle — and you won’t be left with a hard line if you eat off the center of the color. I think it is also a more modern look, and less made-up looking. Additionally, it does a better job of camouflaging tiny lines around your lips than a colored lip pencil does. You can still use a clear lip pencil farther out, if you wish.
You want to look like you only better. You don’t want to look like the first thing someone notices is your makeup technique.
Next
He fills in the lip line up to the edge of the first color (not over it) with the deeper gloss.
My lips today
I had already applied the gloss I wanted to swatch, before I remembered I was going to try this technique. Oops. So I applied his technique in reverse.
I had initially planned to use Too Faced — which I did later today. See pix here.
NYX Pink Sparkle Diamond Sparkle Gloss
I had this on my lips already — and couldn’t decide what direction to go for my FOTD. That was a challenge!
To Rim: I wanted something that would show. Lancome Starlight, clear white glittery gloss
Rimmed — after the fact! You can see that reversing the application works too.
I used a lip brush to get the tiniest line.
You can see it is very subtle, yet noticeable. I love it!
Another view:
And another view:
Using a glitter pencil to rim
I have tried this in the past, using a Tina and Tony pink sparkle pencil to highlight the entire upper lip or just the middle, but it wasn’t as effective, was harder to use, and I only did it on occasion.
This technique with gloss is much better and easier.
Using the look with darker lippies
I used a very light glitter gloss here to rim because my skin is so pale and because I was using a light lipstick. If I were using a red, I’d likely use a red sparkle for the rim. Or if magenta, then magenta gloss to rim, etc. I’d have to experiment to see if I preferred a matching gloss to a lighter one that more nearly matches my skin tone. Aromaleigh Rocks! Glam Glitters would work well for the rim, if I didn’t have a gloss that would work.
Update: I do use a color close to the color of the main color of my lip color for dark or bright colors. I use a lighter shade if my lip color is more soft or neutral. And in general, I do the outer rimming after I apply the lip color. It seems easier to me. So I do the reverse of how Beau shows.
Tailoring it for darker skins
If you have darker skin, rim your lips with a gloss color lighter or brighter or more glittery than the gloss or lip color you are using, and semi-close to your own skin tone, that way it will be subtle but still daring. Or blend it in a little. For instance, if you are using a clear or sparkly red gloss for your lip, use a deeper sparkly red or deep pink for the rim. Don’t use as light a color as I did unless, of course, you are using a very light lip color.
Or, alternatively, try it with a glitter (either gold or silver glitters depending on your skin tone or the lip color you are using) pencil in grey or black or brown, just on the edge. Or use one of Aromaleigh’s Rocks! glam glitters. Either a matching color or one of the interesting blacks. They would work really well and easily.
My view
Wow, I love this technique! I will likely use it every day.
What do you think? Will you try it?
It is quick and simple — and effective. See my review of these NYX glosses here. Doing a quick comparison of the lips there, this LOTD technique really makes a difference!
If you want to read a detailed interview with Beau about himself and his Beauté line, go here.
The formula is wonderful! Considering that one person swatched her entire line at karlasugar, it’s gotta be good. You won’t be sorry if you try one or three!
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I loved this! Eyes:
I particularly love the Bette Noir colors. I bought the entire sample set, though I haven’t tried a lot of the golds. Maybe tomorrow. Base: Nude Frost + BE Queen Phyllis
Outer lids and dry lined lower: AL Jolie (red) Bette Noir Inner lids: AL Bette (grayed brown) Bette Noir
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Once again, when there are so many choices of colors and so many choices of techniques, I have to see what calls to me. This color exactly matches a shirt I’m wearing today. So that led me to the reds and the lippie and made the choice easier.
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