I’ve played with this set for several days changing placement of the colors, but I didn’t take any pictures until today. Generally I don’t wear gold or brown shadows very well, but these are quite nice.
Maybelline Eyestudio 05 Give Me Gold
Lined lightly with MAC black graph (top and bottom) and earthline (bottom)
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I saw Collection 2000 (Hustle) glitter gel liner in a Lauren Luke video, and it inspired me to break out the glitter gel liners I have. For the most part, I haven’t liked them as well as dry glitter in the past, because the glitter doesn’t suspend equally so it goes on uneven, but I thought I’d give them a try again. Hustle is a gorgeous color on, and as near as I can figure, it is not available in the US. Collection 2000 is very reasonably priced. I did not try to dupe the colors Lauren used, which were brighter than these. I might do that tomorrow.
Still working through the samples I purchased.
Eyes:
Base: Nude Frost + BE Queen Phyllis
Outer lids: AL Moth l’orchidee Inner lids: AL Dragon l’orchidee Drylined upper and lower: AL Elegie en pointe
Mascara: Icing by Claire duo: violet + silver glitter mascara too Tight Lined upper and lower: combination of glitter gels from Milano duo mascaras (turquoise; blue; white)+ used Claire glitter mascara as a gel liner too
Moth: Pale and delicate iridescent tones appear softly grey, always changing. Dragon: Fascinating green, muted in tone but with a smoked base and pearl luster. Elegie: A dark dose of shimmering jewels. Add to other shades to deepen and dramatize, use wet-lined or all-over for a magnificent, glimmering smokey eye.
Lips:
MAC Funtabulous (orchid dazzle gloss)+ Victoria Secret Roxie gloss (bright pink with purple/blue micro glitter)
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This was my inspiration: I thought she was gorgeous.
An ad for Rocks Jewelers. I could not find it online so I took a picture of it.
Eyes:
Base: Nude Frost + BE Queen Phyllis
Inner corners: AL Soul Takes Flight les papillons Outer corners and drylined lower: AL Morphing Moon les papillons Tightlined upper and wet lined lower: MAC blackgraph Tightlined lower: MAC earthline
Blush and highlight: Arbonne
Lips: Avon Mark Queen Peine Metallicious + BE Ruby
When I was finished
I started out thinking I would do the colors exactly as she did, knowing of course that my eyes are brown, but when I finished I realized that I had pulled the color of her eyes into mine by using the green Morphing Moon. That was serendipitous; I hadn’t planned it; it was just how it morphed (pun intended.)
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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
I wouldn’t have thought to use a brown on the inner corner but it was the look MK used in their summer palette, and it worked great. Lined: AL Drama Queen Red used with a sealer — gorgeous sparkles — I chose this over using Black Cherry gel liner. I had not used it before.
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.
Full Face:
Blush: AL Dolly
Lips MAC Date Night– gorgeous gloss! rimmed with Beauté Urge (reddish pink)
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Here is Lauren Luke applying My Smokey Classics:
There is an annoying ad at the beginning, sorry!
The kit includes:
- 2 blendable primers – Nude Slip Dark & Nude Slip Light [the same shades in each kit]
- 3 flattering eye shadows – Antique Pewter, Twilight Ash & Cashmere Cream
- 1 defining eyeliner – Raven Black
- 1 contouring blush – Peach Glow
- 2 luscious lip shades – Plumberry & Cranberry Stain
- 1 My Glossy Lips lip gloss in Sheer [the same with each kit -- I like it a lot; one is now in my purse.]
Here’s my look today:
It is only the light from my camera that makes it look uneven.
Technique Primer: I blended the two shades together, and the color exactly matched my eyelids. I have tried each color alone at other times. Then BE Queen Phyllis to lay a foundation. Lids and drylined lower: Antique Pewter – this is a gorgeous brown — any amount of contouring was done by layering more of this color in the outer corners Tightlined top and bottom: Black liner from palette, used very softly, so it looks almost gray. Dry lined top center over pupil: Twilight Ash, this is sparkly and very black, similar to a MAC that I have, but very nice to have all in one place for this look. I wanted some definition, but wanted to stay natural.
Lips:
Sheer gloss on bottom lip, lightest color on top; smooshed; then rimmed and up the center with Beauté Allure gloss, a technique that plumps the lips.
Do you have this palette?
How do you like to wear it? Do you have a favorite of Lauren’s?
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Yesterday I posted my first application of My Smokey Classics, what I would call a normal, smokey look.
Today I wanted to go dramatic. I intentionally applied it as dark as I felt I wanted for a daytime look. Plus it’s fall, and I should be able to carry off more smokiness. I believe it would go even darker. You can see from the picture far below that it doesn’t look this dark full face, but it is dark!
Here is Lauren Luke applying My Smokey Classics:
There is an annoying ad at the beginning, sorry!
The kit includes:
- 2 blendable primers – Nude Slip Dark & Nude Slip Light [the same shades in each kit]
- 3 flattering eye shadows – Antique Pewter, Twilight Ash & Cashmere Cream
- 1 defining eyeliner – Raven Black
- 1 contouring blush – Peach Glow
- 2 luscious lip shades – Plumberry & Cranberry Stain
- 1 My Glossy Lips lip gloss in Sheer [the same with each kit -- I like it a lot; one is now in my purse.]
Here’s my look today:
I had a lot of fun on Halloween. I went as a Flower Child/Hippie, but didn’t take any pictures. I basically copied the look of the video demonstration of Smokey Eyes with Cat Marnell. Surprisingly, I liked it on me, and didn’t feel it was way too over the top! For that look, because this palette had not arrived yet, I used a very dark Chanel shadow. I liked the look so well that I’m sure I will duplicate it more.
Today I modified the look, softening it a tad. I could have gone deeper with liner, but wanted to show that it could be toned down a bit. And I wanted to use only the items from this palette.
Technique Primer: I blended the two shades together, and the color exactly matched my eyelids. I have tried each color alone at other times. Then BE Queen Phyllis to lay a foundation. Lids: Antique Pewter – this is a gorgeous brown — heavily to ensure that Twilight Ash went on smoothly and to soften the look a bit for daytime Whole lid and dry lined lower: Twilight Ash, this is sparkly and very black, similar to a MAC that I have, but very nice to have all in one place for this look Crease: Antique Pewter, in the manner Cat used bronzer, and also a bit of Cashmere Cream (it’s a powder) under the brow and to soften the top edge Tightlined: Black liner from palette.
Do you have this palette?
How do you like to wear it? Do you have a favorite of Lauren’s?
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This was such a fun look (and basically without cost) because I just used my finger to apply the glitters that had escaped from the sample bags — they are really too pretty to lose! I used a brush in the outer corners and to dryline. It’s rare for me to use my fingers with shadow, unless it is cream.
For ease of performance and beautiful colors, Aromaleigh cannot be beat.
Base: Nude Frost, then BE Queen Phyllis
This is a tad out of focus, but you can see how soft and pretty it was.
I keep all my Rocks! glam glitter samples together in a larger ziplock bag. Lids: a mix of all the shades that escaped. The outer corners and drylined: Planetearth
At this late date, I don’t really remember what other colors I used, only my eyes.
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My Smokey Classics is a lovely palette. It actually is far prettier at home in good lighting and on my face, than I thought it was when I saw it in the store. (I had wanted to see these in person before I bought any. While in the store, I purchased My Sultry Blues, then ordered this one and My Fierce Violets online, taking advantage of F&F, all from Sephora.)
Here is Lauren Luke applying My Smokey Classics:
There is an annoying ad at the beginning, sorry!
The kit includes:
- 2 blendable primers – Nude Slip Dark & Nude Slip Light [the same shades in each kit]
- 3 flattering eye shadows – Antique Pewter, Twilight Ash & Cashmere Cream
- 1 defining eyeliner – Raven Black
- 1 contouring blush – Peach Glow
- 2 luscious lip shades – Plumberry & Cranberry Stain
- 1 My Glossy Lips lip gloss in Sheer [the same with each kit -- I like it a lot; one is now in my purse.]
Here’s my look today:
I was very pleased with how this turned out. Some dark colors are too dark for me, and almost impossible to blend as my skin is both light and easily hurt if too much blending is needed. But this worked perfectly, and the mid-tone shade of brown is just beautiful. The entire palette had looked dark to me in the store, but it is nicely vibrant when on.
This makes it look as if my shadows are uneven, but in RL they look perfect. It is the lighting from the camera. You can see how deep and smokey it is.
Primer: I blended the two shades together, and the color exactly matched my eyelids. I have tried each color alone at other times. Lids: Antique Pewter – this is a gorgeous brown Crease and dry lined: Twilight Ash, this is sparkly and very black, similar to a MAC that I have, but very nice to have all in one place for this look Tightlined: Black liner from palette.
As you can see, the colors work very well together. I was surprised at how pretty the blush is, because it looked too deep for me in the palette. It was perfect on. Just the right balance to the eyes and lips. This is the lighter of the two lip colors, with the Sheer gloss on top. Later today I will show a LOTD with the other color.
Learning to work with her kits
Her kits are heavily pigmented, which I consider a good thing. Once you figure out how much to use, they are very easy to work with.
The easy coordination of colors: A complete look
I like that all the colors are together, for a complete look. And they really do work together, unlike many palettes offered by other companies that generally have some throw-away colors.
It is also easy to use other blush or lippies, so the kits have multiple uses.
Have you tried this palette? or any of her other palettes?
Do you have a favorite?
If you are looking for an easy smokey look, coordinated perfectly, this is for you. I rate it a 5 out of 5.
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All Arbonne colors unless noted. Base: Nude Frost (not Arbonne), then BE Queen Phyllis Lids: Linen, then a mix of Smudge and Inkling Center of lid and crease: Charade (a sort of bronzey color, recommended by Arbonne for this look, but also used only in the crease in Cat Marnell’s youtube I posted the other day.) Drylined lower: Inkling
Pencil lined top: Mermaid
Pencil lined bottom: Slate
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All products are from Arbonne. Wednesday: Mesmerized on lid. Graphite in crease. Slate pencil
I really, really loved this look.
Thursday: Mesmerized on lid. Dusk, then Graphite in crease. Slate pencil
This was more brown.
I loved this look from Wednesday:
All the colors worked perfectly. I love Graphite, which leans a little gray vs. brown. Blush lipstick is almost a red-pink or a pink-red.
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I wanted to try several color combinations over the last few days. Any of the colors could be used alone with or without liner. Or the light and darks could be used with each other or just the two light colors, as I did today.
The lip gloss is gorgeous with flashes of micro shimmer. I’m not able to show how pretty it is with my photos.
Monday Purple-Gray on lid; Brown in Crease.
Tuesday Gray-Purple on lids with a bit of pink
Wednesday Off white on lid; pink in crease.
Used with Arbonne Slate pencil liner. This was exactly the right color to give definition without being dark like black would be.
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This is such a pretty palette! Arbonne offered it last Christmas and again this Christmas. It could easily be the only colors I took on a trip.
This is the first time I used it, and I wanted to try it alone, which I did, straight out of the set, (almost) nothing added.
There are many ways the shadows could be applied — for instance, using the Blue-Grey as the main color or as the liner.
Eye Colors: Shimmery almost-white; deep Blue-Gray; Brown [I used this to dryline]; Rosey-Apricot. Blush: Peachy Apricot (I did use some NARS Riviera too)
Additional Colors
Eyes:
Base: Nude Frost, then BE Queen Phyllis
Tightlined: MAC Blackgraph Brows: La Prairie pencil Mascara: Maybelline Pulse Perfection
Primer: Smashbox
Foundation: Shiseido cream
Lips:
The gloss included with this set is a beautiful bright almost orchid pink.
Do you have this set?
Of the two sets, I ordered only this one, but I think I might order the other too.
If you don’t have a consultant, but would like to get something in Arbonne, just ask and I’ll forward it on to Bookgirl.
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
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Eyes:
Base: Mac Luna, then BE Queen Phyllis
Shadows: Arbonne Audrey Eyes
Lips: Arbonne Delicious gloss
What do you think?
You can compare this to my look today with Arbonne. One I tightlined with white; the other I tightlined with blackgraph. It’s hard to say which I prefer. They are just different.
Trish # 10 Tightlined with MAC Fascinating white:
Arbonne: Audrey Eyes
Tightlined with MAC blackgraph
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
don’t steal my posts — you know who you are
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Eyes:
Base: MAC Luna, then BE Queen Phyllis
Trish Face Essentials 10 — I’ve had this quad for a long time, but I’ve used it infrequently, because while I liked the idea of it, I didn’t like the execution. This set leans towards pink and is softer in tone than the other set I bought which leans towards apricot. The left most color is a brown-pink blush, but it can be used on the eyes. The other colors are beige, brown, and navy. Like the Arbonne sets for Smokey or Aubrey Eyes, the darkest color can be blended with the brown to deepen the depth.
Wetlined lower: MAC Fascinating (white) Drylined: Navy from the Trish set Tightlined lower: MAC blackgraph Brows: La Prairie pencil Mascara: Maybelline Pulse Perfection Blackest Black
I was happy with the way this turned out today. I think the MAC liners snapped it. I’ll definitely try this again.
Primer: Smashbox
Foundation and concealer: La Prairie
Rouge: Chanel Raspberry under my sparkly powder mix Blush: Maybelline Dream Mousse 25, then Arbonne Promise
Lips:
Arbonne Bubblegum, then Delicious gloss in the center of the bottom lip
What do you think?
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
don’t steal my posts — you know who you are
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