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Golden Brown with Violet Crease

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This is a simple way to add a twist of color to warm or neutral shades for day looks.

Step 1: Use a thin, firm pointed brush to apply a rich violet shade to along the crease of the eye and slightly above it.

Step 2: Then with your choice of a rich golden brown (I chose MAC Brass Pigment, but if you’re not able to locate this use MAC Woodwinked or Urban Decay Baked), fill in the inner portions of the lid and use a soft blending brush to blend the edges a little so there are no obvious demarcations between the two shades.

Step 3: Pack on the golden brown once more right along the lash lines to intensify the color, as the blending will have taken away some of the intensity and shine. The purple would at this point be just a smoky trace at the edges of the brown.

Step 4: Apply mascara and pale liner (beige or yellow) along the waterline to finish the look! Easy-peasy.

MAC Brass Pigment on the lids, I Nuovi Ultraviolet Dust in the crease

On the cheeks and lips, I wanted to keep everything fresh and sweet to go with the eyes.

Cheeks: NYX Pinky Blush applied a little more intensely than I usually do, for a flush.
Lips: Etude House Darling Ultra Shine “Strawberry Milk” lipstick (I highly recommend this if you like baby pinks but find MAC Saint Germain or Viva Glam Gaga too blue or white. This is softer, sheerer, and slightly warmer toned.) **This lipstick range has been discontinued. Try the Look At Me lipstick range from Etude House for an alternative in a similar texture!

Posted December 3, 2011 at 9:05 pm 14 notes

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EOTD: Simple Neutral Wash

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- 88 Original Palette (matte pale beige in inner corners)

- MAC Patina (lid wash)

- MAC Brass pigment (outer corners)

- Bourjois Volume Glamour Max

- Bourjois Liner Pinceau 16 Hr

Not shown:

- NYX Blush in Pinky

- NYX Black Label Lipstick in Natural

Posted November 3, 2011 at 8:31 pm 3 notes

#eotd#eye of the day#lazy face#natural makeup#subtle makeup#brown eyeshadow#nyx pinky blush#nyx black label lipstick#88 palette#mac patina#mac brass

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Where there’s MAC there’s Brass

Sorry for the pun in the title.

I’ve never actually heard anyone say “Where there’s muck there’s brass” in real life, but I couldn’t resist it.

I’m on a pigment kick, as you can tell, and I’ll probably do more looks with pigments in the coming week or so, just because I’ve collected so many of them through the years and should probably use them more.

Brass is a lovely metallic medium-deep brown with an amber sheen which can be worn in the day as a rich brown, or swept all over at night for a fantastic warm smoky eye.

Here, I applied matte shadow to both corners of lids (dark browns in the 88 Warm palette), and applied Brass only down the center for some sheen. This is a trick I’ve been using quite often to keep metallic shadows a little less dramatic for day.

Step 1: Apply a brown base (e.g. MAC Constructivist Paintpot) from lash line to just above the socket line. If you don’t have much lid space, stop right at the socket.

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Step 2: Apply a deep matte brown to the outer corner, extending up along the socket 2/3 of the way in. Then color the inner corners as well, and sweep along lower lash line from outer corners 2/3 of the way in.