I wanted to go in a completely different direction today. I started the day by moving a large display coffee table (with my kids’ help.) This table displays Bookgirl’s art (and the little ones) in the upper drawer under a large sheet of glass. That took a good hour or so to get it all organized again in the new location. So a different direction was happening with more than my makeup.
Not too long ago I had a makeover at Sephora. I didn’t realize Sephora was offering one that day and never thought to bring a camera. We were able to choose 1 of three looks, and I chose smokey eyes. (Another choice would have been lips. I don’t know what the 3rd was.) The MUA did a fantastic job using the Sephora smokey eye set. I sure wish I’d taken a picture when I got home. Instead I took it the next morning. This is my lip color, not the one she used from Korres, which was almost flesh colored, but the color she used sure worked with the look!
Today I was inspired by the postcard of the look on a model. No color on her eyes, just smoke.
Eyes:
Base: MK applied wet and allowed to dry
Lids: Bare Essentuals Rock Star colors — a medium gray, a sparkly silvery gray, and a black-black smudgy black. The set also included a dual ended brush(s) — I’ve had it a while, so I’m not sure if there were 2 or not — but the one brush has a tiny point on it, though the brush is fat and round, and this works great to smudge and line with this really, really dark color. [I give this set a 4. If you want smoke, this is a beautiful set.]
Brows: mixture of the two darker (which looked light, until on my brows, LOL!) (cool and warm shades) from the Sheer Cover shadow palette. One looks like a medium brown; the other like a golden brown. Sometimes it’s easier to use a shadow to do brows, but use a light hand as it can fool you and be darker than you expect.
Mascara:Arbonne, 2 in 1 — I wanted the mascara to stay, not drift, and Arbonne seems to stay well.
Lined: MAC blackgraph tightlined top and lower, with Earthline below the lower line.
When the MUA did my eyes, she used a liner line about 1/4 inch thick — I might do that for later today, but I felt it would be a lot for daytime. And she shaped my eye differently as you can see from the picture above.
Concealer: MK
Primer: forgot
Foundation: MK mineral, lightest color spritzing brush with Clinique Moisture Surge before applying –[The woman who sells it to me has a deeper complexion than I do. She wears this shade over the lightest of the MK tinted moisturizers. I use this moisturizer as a light liquid makeup, without minerals on top. Today I did not use it. Just sharing her technique.] I think in RL this looks either: dark, dirty, or as if I have a tan.
Hightlight: Benefit High Beam up the center of my face to lighten it a bit
Rouge under powder: Revlon cream
Powder: My sparkly Mix
Highlight all over face: Beauticontrol Pink Powder with micro sparkles
Blush: Chanel Mirage
Concealer on my nose: MAC, buffed out
Lips:
This is more neutral than it photographed. I feel it almost looks gray in RL!
Lip balm: AL
Lip color: AL Smitten
Rimmed with Beaute Allure
Gloss up the center: Lancome Starlight — white with silver micro sparkles
Lined with MAC pencils and also Clarins.
What are you wearing today? What do you think of the foundation on me?
To buy Arbonne from Bookgirl, if you don’t have a representative, just ask.
Karin
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I like this! Coincidentally, I am wearing a brown smoky eye today that looks very similar. I added just a touch of gold from a L’Oreal HIP duo.
I love adding a touch of color somewhere. I bet it looks good on you!
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