artistic FOTD for New Year's Eve.

 

today i tried a more artistic makeup look, inspired by two of my favourite Rae's - Rae Chen from the Notice: a beauty blog (for the eye make up) and australian makeup artist Rae Morris (for the lips).
i wanted to do both elements from this FOTD since forever and a day, a liner-look and a glitter/duo-toned lip and i think it's wearable enough for an extravagant party. i think this makeup is at the same time edgy and puristic.


for the face:

foundation: i used Burberry Sheer Foundation in Trench No.4 (1), applied with the BeautyBlender (A) - this is not really a "brush-foundation"

contour: NARS Multiple Bronzer in Cap Vert (2) applied with MAC 109 brush (B)

blush: Guerlain Météorites Perles d'Or (3) from last year's holiday collection, applied with RMK Cheek Brush (D)

highlighter: Chanel Ombres Tissées in Beiges (4) applied with Hakuhodo G5537BkSL (C) onto the top of the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose, cupid's bow and everywhere you feel like


for the eyes:

brows: MAC Copperplate Eyeshadow (1) applied with Louise Young Brow Brush LY30 (A)

eye makeup: choose the design you like! it's really hard though, to get an even result on both eyes -.-

• i applied MAC Shroom Eyeshadow (2) all over the lid and the brow bone area with Tom Ford Eyeshadow Brush (B) to get an even canvas.
• for the liner, choose one that's really really smudgeproof on you! this is essential if you want to go out with this eye makeup. i started out with the K-Palette 1-Day-Tattoo Real Lasting Eyeliner (3) which is both extremely longlasting and extremely precise and easy to handle, but after i was done with one eye, the liner was used up so i had to finish the other side with a gel liner - i chose Catrice Gel Liner in Black Jack with Jack Black (4) and applied it with Hakuhodo K007 Eyeliner Brush (C). you could use a very pale, matte grey eyeshadow to trace a shape before you go in with deep, wuite unforgiving black liner, but i did it free-handed.
• then i applied Lancôme's Hypnôse Doll Eyes Mascara (5) and false eyelashes (6), this time the conventional way for a intended fake and OTT look.
• to play up the contrast between bare skin and stark liner even more, i drew a pale beige liner (7) onto the lower inner rim to brighten it - no mascara on the lower lashes, please!

for the lips:

• i used a longlasting lip colour in a dusty magenta shade (Manhattan Lips2Last 47R (1) as a base, applied it with Essence Eyeliner Brush (A)
• to deepen and brighten the colour i went over it with Chanel Rouge Allure Velvets (2) in L'Exuberante (a bright magenta) onto the heart of the lip and La Fascinante (a blood red) on the outer parts, also with the Essence Brush.
• then i dabbed a mix of MAC Naval Blue Pigment (3) and an intense pink pigment by Basic (4) onto the center of the upper lip.
• i dabbed some of Bare Minerals True Gold Eyeshadow (5) onto the center of the lower lip.
• finished with clear gloss by Bobbi Brown.

would you go out with a look like this ;) ?

i wish all of you a good start in the new year!

striking FOTD for New Year's Eve.

 

today i played around with my make up a bit and came up with a striking makeup that would be perfect for a New Year's Eve party. quite bold, but still very wearable and not too flashy/spacy. i don't know yet if this will be the final version since i never really plan a makeup look, but it's a nice attempt!

for the face:

foundation: for a party in this special night, i think a longlasting foundation would be great. i used a mix of Guerlain Parure Extreme Foundation in #02 Beige Clair (1) and Rouge Bunny Rouge Milk Aquarelle Foundation in Almond Milk Parfait (2) and applied with Le Métier de Beauté Blush Brush(A)

concealer: Giorgio Armani Master Corrector in #2 (3) and Giorgio Armani High Precision Retouch Concealer in #3 (4), both dabbed in with the fingers.

powder: of course i still wanted a glowy complexion, so i used the Guerlain Méteorites Perles de Nuit (5) from this year's holiday collection applied with A'Squirrel Pure Squirrel Powder Brush (B)

contour: i used NARS Multiple Bronzer in Cap Vert (6) and applied with MAC 109 (C) brush, apply a bit more intense and also contour the nose since this night most probably flash photographs will be taken.

blush: with a bold eye makeup and lips, i wanted a warm and subtle look on the cheeks and chose NARS Madly (7) as a base colour and dabbed only a tiny bit of NARS Desire (8) onto the apples of the cheeks. i used the RMK Cheek Brush (D)

highlight: a bit of MAC Beauty Powder in Too Chic (9) applied with Hakuhodo G5537BkSL (E)


for the eyes:

brows: again, i went a bit darker than normal since brows tend to wash out immensely in flash photography. i applied MAC Copperplate Eyeshadow (1) with Louise Young Brow Brush LY30 (3) as a base shape and used the K-Palette 1-Day-Tattoo Liquid Brow Pen (2) to draw in fine lines for more structure. 

eye makeup: quite dramatic, quite sparkly!

• i applied MAC Vex Eyeshadow (4) to the inner corners with a Sigma SS252 (7) brush.
• then, with a MAC 242 (8), apply a intense oval shape of MAC Deep Truth Eyeshadow (5) onto the center of the lids and trace it on the outer 2/3 of the lower lashline.
• again with MAC 242 brush, apply Chanel Illusion d'Ombre in #85 Myrifique (6) onto the outer V, elongate to a cat eye wing on the outside. trace a bit on the most outer corner along the lower lashline and also along the upper lashline, starting in the center.
• blend the outer edges slightly, i used Sigma SS217 brush (9).
• then i dabbed a tiny amount of Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy (10) onto my inner corners and pressed on some holographic glitter (11) using a flat shader brush (MakeUpShow Medium Shader H06 (12)
• curl lashes, apply mascara (i used Shiseido The Perfect Mascara (14).
• line the upper waterline with P2 Perfect Look! Kajal in 010 Black (13). 
• apply false lashes (15) underneath your natural lashes, use THIS METHOD.

 here you can see the glitter on the inner corners better, but in real it's much more sparkly

lips: i tried two different lip versions, you could probably see them as day/night-versions. which lip do you like better?

 with Dior Rouge Dior in #298 Beige Indécise, a nude

or

 

a very dramatic combo with a longlasting lipcolor in hot red - Manhattan 44Q plus a shimmery red lipgloss - Rouge Bunny Rouge Gleaming Temptations Lipgloss in #46 Come Here, Sweetie

i have to say i much prefer the red-lip-version since it screams "party",  the red really revives my complexion.

FOTD festive golds.

 

a recent makeup i did for a christmas party. of course i chose a shimmery golden eye makeup! and since a lot of food was involved in this party, i only went for the pink lip instead of a full-on red.

for the face:

foundation: mix of Guerlain Parure Extreme in #02 Beige Clair (1) and Rouge Bunny Rouge Milk Aquarelle Foundation in Almond Milk Parfait (2), applied with Le Métier de Beauté Blush Brush (6)

under-eye concealer: Giorgio Armani Master Corrector in #2 (4) and Giorgio Armani High Precision Retouch Concealer in #3 (5) applied with the fingers

contour: NARS Multiple Bronzer in Cap Vert (10) applied with MAC 109 brush (9)

powder: Chanel Poudre Universelle Libre in #20 Clair (3) applied with A'Squirrel Pure Squirrel Powder Brush (7)

blush: NARS Orgasm (11) applied with RMK Cheek Brush (9)


for the eyes & lips:

brows: MAC Omega eyeshadow (1) applied with Louise Young Brow Brush LY30 (2), additionally K-Palette 1-Day-Tattoo Brow Pen in Grayish Brown (3) to draw fine hairs for more stucture and a natural look

lips: Chanel Rouge Allure Lacque in #707 Empire (18)

eye makeup:

• smooth UDPP (4) on the lid and lower lashline - for a party the makeup must stay fixed!
• metallic gold shade in L'Oreal HIP Gilded duo (5) applied to the inner 2/3 of the lid and lower lashline with Sigma SS252 (8) brush.
• Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow #6 (6), a metallic olive bronze, applied with the same brush to the outer parts with a soft flick outwards
• both shades blended out and together with Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush (9)
• with Tom Ford Eyeshadow Brush (10), apply a bit of MAC Vanilla Pigment (7) to the tearduct area and below the arch of the brow. blend it above the golden shadow for a warm glow.
• create a thick, slightly smudgy winged line with Essence Gel Eyeliner in London Baby (14), a shimmery cool dark brown, with For Your Beauty Lip Brush (12). smudge a thin line onto the most outer part of the lower lashline and meet up with the upper wing.
• draw a very thin line extremely close to the upper lashline with K-Palette 1-Day-Tattoo Real Lasting Eyeliner (13) onto the brown liner to deepen it and thicken your lashes.
• curl lashes with Shu Uemura curlers (15), apply one coat of Shiseido The Perfect Mascara (16, a samle size)
• apply false eyelashes (17) - i used segments and applied with THIS METHOD for an absolutely undetectable result
• apply black waterproof eyeliner to the upper inner rim to blend in your false lashes, i used P2 Perfect Look! Kajal in 010 Black (11).

how do you like it? what will be your christmas look? will try to feature some more festive makeups in the following days.

foundation overview #19: Chanel Perfection Lumière.

this is one of my new foundations, the Chanel Perfection Lumière. it has been released this fall in lieu of the Pro Lumière Foundation that has been discontinued (i have already reviewed the Pro Lumière here - i loved the finish but i hated the bad staying power).
this foundation claims to have a long wear formula which creates a flawless finish -this is just what me and my oily skin always wanted in Chanel - a really long lasting foundation.

with the Perfection Lumière, Chanel has launched their greatest shade variety until now with 20 shades subdivided into 3 undertone groups (pink, peach, yellow) so that every woman should be able to find a match. now the idea sounds great but its realization isn't, of these 20 shades we only got 8 here in germany. as one of many i wasn't able to find a good match in the range, shade #20 Clair that i normally use in Chanel foundations was kept back from the german market and the next available shades are either too light, too pink or too peach/dark.
i had to order mine in the shade B20 (or 20 Beige) from the US from Maureen and have been testing it over the last month.

it comes in a beautifully classic frosted glass bottle which is a bit wider and shorter than the Pro Lumière bottle and has a nicely working pump. it has an spf of 10, contains 30ml and costs 55$/45.90€.
B20 is a good match for my skintone (i'm currently about NC20 in MAC), it's lighter than Chanel's #20 Clair in other foundations (Teint Innocence and Pro Lumière) and more yellow and less orange than the Pro Lumière. the colour stays true and doesn't become darker or orange on my face.
it has a creamy and smooth consistency with a fresh scent. it blends out ok, i find that this foundation is best applied with the BeautyBlender sponge. although i think it builds up quite much in my sponge, the BeautyBlender gives me a flawless, streak free and even result the easiest. with a brush the finish is often streaky and application with the fingers makes the foundation settle into pores, lines and dry skin with an uneven coverage. the coverage is medium and slightly buildable, the Perfection Lumière covers redness well but doesn't conceal dark marks entirely.
the formula sets quickly to a matte finish - Chanel seems to go back to the roots with the release of the Rouge Allure Velvets and this matte foundation after all the dewy-finish-trend. but unlike other matte foundations, i really like this one!
it's not a chalky or dry matte look but gives an illusion of a fine, velvety skin texture, smooth and even with a hint of radiance. if i'm having a short day, i don't like to set it with powder to keep that perfected finish.
this is not a lightweight foundation. it doesn't feel heavy either, but i can definitely tell that i'm wearing foundation with this one. it has medium oil control abilities, settled with Chanel's Loose Powder i get uncomfortably shiny around the 7-hour-mark. the staying power is not exceptionally high, but it outperforms other Chanel foundations i've tried with its 7-9 hours of (good) wear.

all in all i like this foundation better compared to the Pro Lumière, and i like to have a good matte finish foundation in my stash because it's easier to wear with shimmery cheek colours or highlighters. it's not a replacement for the Pro Lumière at all, and shouldn't be seen as that. i don't think it's an epiphany in terms of application or wearing time, but the finish is beautiful and a nice change from the sheer dewy ones. if i could only have one foundation, this one wouldn't be my choice, though.

one drop of: Chanel Pro Lumière in 20 Clair - Chanel Teint Innocence in 20 Clair - Chanel Perfection Lumière in 20 Beige - MAC Pro Longwear in NC20

Chanel Perfection Lumière in B20 right after application

Chanel Perfection Lumière in B20 10 minutes after application

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ingredients (copied from makeupalley.com)

ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S) TITANIUM DIOXIDE 3.1% . INACTIVE INGREDIENTS AQUA (WATER), CYCLOPENTASILOXANE,CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, METHYL TRIMETHICONE, PEG-10 DIMETHICONE, ALCOHOL, DIMETHICONE, METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE/DIMETHICONOL CROSSPOLYMER, SODIUM CHLORIDE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, STEARIC ACID, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, HYDROLYZED ALGIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, ISOCETETH-10, ZINC SULFATE, HYDRATED SILICA, DENATONIUM BENZOATE [ /- (MAY CONTAIN) CI 77007 (ULTRAMARINES), CI 77491, CI77492, CI 77499 (IRON OXIDES), CI 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), MICA]