Friday, January 8, 2016

Taupe all over

First I primed my eyelids. I used Maybelline Color Tattoo cream eyeshadow in shade Taupe. I applied it all over my eyelids (top and bottom) and I blended the edges outwards so I wouldn't have any harsh lines. Then I applied cool toned brown matte eyeshadow (Inglot 342) on top of it to avoid creasing and to intensify the color in the outer V's (also top and bottom lids).

I blended this shade pretty high almost to my browbone and I blended the edges with a white matte eyeshadow (Inglot 373) which I also applied under my brows to highlight my browbone. Next I lined my top and bottom lashline with Essence Long Lasting eye pencil in shade 01 Black Fever. I tried to be as precise as possible. I extended the line in the inner and in the outer corner of my eyes. Afterwards I set the pencil line with a black matte eyeshadow (Rimmel Glam eyes  in shade 214 Jet Black) and I blended it slightly to achieve more smokey effect. I blended quite well on my bottom lids to achieve larger eye effect. It also turned bit grey during the blending process so I applied the same brown eyeshadow I used earlier below the black one to cancel out the grey. Next I applied a very thin line using my Catrice Liquid Liner Waterproof 010. Then I added some highlight to my inner corners using Bourjois Light Concentre de Lumiere eyeshadow in shade 03.
Then I cleaned all fallouts and applied my Smashbox Photo Finish foundation primer all over my face. Instead of a foundation I mixed 2 shades of MAC Pro Longwear concealer - NC 15 and NC 25 and applied a very thin layer all over my face. I used my fingers because I wanted a very thin layer and with this technique I get the most control.
I also did cream contouring which I don't do very often but I wanted this make up to be long lasting. I applied the darkest cream concealer I have from my beauty88 concealer palette under my cheekbones and I blended it with contouring brush. Then I concealed the darkness under my eyes using Vichy Dermablend foundation stick in shade 12 Opal. Afterwards I set everything with white loose powder from Grimase and then I went over the contoured areas again with brown eyeshadow (Revlon Colorstay in shade 05 Hazelnut). Next I defined my brows using Maybelline Color Tattoo cream eyeshadow (which is awesome and hell cheaper alternative to Anastasia Beverly Hills dipbrow pomade) in shade black. Then I brushed them through with a clear brow gel.
I also applied mascara to my top and bottom lashes. I first used Max Factor Clump Defy and then I used Max Factor Wild Mega Volume mascara.
Then I moved on to my lips. I first applied a thin layer of a liquid lipstick (Maybelline Super Stay 24 Color in shade 615 Soft Taupe). Then I (out)lined the lips with a taupe brown eyepencil and then I blended it with a second layer of the same liquid lipstick. After it dried I applied Inglot Freedom system eyeshadow in shade 342 (the same one I used on my eyes earlier) on top of the lipstick to achieve matte effect.