I said yesterday that I wanted to go to the Lancome counter and see if I could apply the mineral foundation and have it turn out well. I didn't want to go sans all makeup, so I did my eyes with some of the new colors in my Fyrinnae haul.
Don't laugh! I look like death warmed over. I hoped that the final product would be balanced. You've seen me now with practically no eye makeup (the Beauté post) and now with no foundation. Trust me, you likely will not see me minus both!
I'm still playing with the Fyrinnae eye colors to get the technique down pat (pun intended -- you pat these, not swipe them) -- and if you can't have fun with makeup, why bother! I have a place on my eyes that always needs a touch more color. When I did it today, tapping in the brush, unknown to me, what was left on the brush was basically black, not the blue or green -- yikes! I won't make that mistake again. Before I did that and after, I used a damp brush to soften the top edges.
Fyrinnae Created Lippie: Ryunome + Visual Kei, lightly
Eyes, all Fyrinnae, unless noted
Base: Too Faced
Lid, lightly: Nijiro, light beige
Outer corners: Fujiro, bright blue, applying it lightly, it looks semi-matte, not bright and glistening, as I expected -- but looking at these pictures, the color no longer looks matte at all
Inner corners: Dark Fantasy, deep green -- free sample with order -- this shows up well in a picture toward the bottom
Dry lined lower: Javan Rhino, bright light turquoise
Tightlined upper: Avon cosmic brown pencil
Mascara: Too Faced bright blue, first time I used it, the brush felt awkward
Then I went to the Lancome counter and applied the mineral foundation myself, with a little coaching. The technique is the same as for BE. The SA told me that you can use any translucent powder, but we used the mineral as she did yesterday.
I didn't do anything else, except apply Groupie lighter than she did yesterday. We used the same blush, which has a touch of apricot in it. I forgot the color again, but I know where it is in the tester unit. [Update: Sheer Amarose]I didn't touch my eyes again. Amazing how it all goes together, once it's finished! I can't remember a time when I did my complete eyes first -- it's really strange looking at it that way instead of knowing how it will complete the rest of the face.
I think Nude Frost offers a better base. You can see it has drifted a bit. OTOH, I applied eye cream over the Too Faced base, then more base, as I wanted to use the cream on my upper lids too.
My take:
I think the foundation is terrific! It was easy to apply. In the future, I need more on my outer face. The SA told me to apply from the outer lower face into the middle so there would be less foundation in the middle. I wanted a sheer look, but with coverage.
The brush is a dream.
What do you think?
Karin
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