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[JennsJewelz]

K, here's Day 10 x2 and Day 11! Not the best pics, but they'll give you an idea!

Day 10 (Morning Exam Look):

EYES: AiW Palette, Drink Me Eat Me (lid), Chessur (outer half and crease), Mad Hatter (blended out as liner), Midnight Tea Party (topped over Chessur for glitter, which fell everywhere! lol), Lancome Definicils Mascara

CHEEKS: Revlon Golden Affair Sculpting Blush in Rose Rapture

LIPS: MAC Petals & Peacocks l/s (from Liberty of London) used lightly, topped with MAC Frozen Dream l/g







I really loved the lips on this look - I've been afraid of my P&P for a while now, but this was totally wearable, even for daytime! I did have glitter everywhere, though. lol Note to self - always wear shadow primer!!

Day 10 (Afternoon/Evening Look):

EYES: Soba (lid), Magnetic Fields (outer corner & crease), Feline Kohl smudged for a smokey eye and to tightline, Diorshow Waterproof Mascara

CHEEKS: Golden Bronzer, Nuance mineralized blush

LIPS: In Synch liner, Myth l/s, The Wee Coquette l/g, Baby Sparks dazzleglass





I felt like a porn star with this on! lol I liked it, but definitely not a look I would wear every day. I did end up blotting the lips afterwards, which made it more wearable but still had the same effect.

Day 11 (today! No pics, sorry!):

EYES: Motif, Diorshow Waterproof Mascara

CHEEKS: Nuance mineralized blush

LIPS: Beachbound l/s, Flurry of Fun l/g This is nice and natural and pretty - gave me a little bit of colour, but barely shows up on camera! I've officially used all of the cheek products I own, be they bronzer, blush, or highlights. They will now be recycled!

 

[littlepickle]

Debi, you look lovely! I love your nail polish and you are making me NEED Milan Mode!!

K, here's Day 10 x2 and Day 11! Not the best pics, but they'll give you an idea!

Day 10 (Morning Exam Look):

EYES: AiW Palette, Drink Me Eat Me (lid), Chessur (outer half and crease), Mad Hatter (blended out as liner), Midnight Tea Party (topped over Chessur for glitter, which fell everywhere! lol), Lancome Definicils Mascara

CHEEKS: Revlon Golden Affair Sculpting Blush in Rose Rapture

LIPS: MAC Petals & Peacocks l/s (from Liberty of London) used lightly, topped with MAC Frozen Dream l/g







I really loved the lips on this look - I've been afraid of my P&P for a while now, but this was totally wearable, even for daytime! I did have glitter everywhere, though. lol Note to self - always wear shadow primer!!

Day 10 (Afternoon/Evening Look):

EYES: Soba (lid), Magnetic Fields (outer corner & crease), Feline Kohl smudged for a smokey eye and to tightline, Diorshow Waterproof Mascara

CHEEKS: Golden Bronzer, Nuance mineralized blush

LIPS: In Synch liner, Myth l/s, The Wee Coquette l/g, Baby Sparks dazzleglass





I felt like a porn star with this on! lol I liked it, but definitely not a look I would wear every day. I did end up blotting the lips afterwards, which made it more wearable but still had the same effect.

Day 11 (today! No pics, sorry!):

EYES: Motif, Diorshow Waterproof Mascara

CHEEKS: Nuance mineralized blush

LIPS: Beachbound l/s, Flurry of Fun l/g This is nice and natural and pretty - gave me a little bit of colour, but barely shows up on camera! I've officially used all of the cheek products I own, be they bronzer, blush, or highlights. They will now be recycled!

Wow you look soooo pretty, Jenn! I love both looks - will have to try Petals & Peacocks lightly like that too, I have been gearing myself up to use it again lately

Okay, so today I went through my make up cabinet and used a TON of stuff that's had little to no love - I also depotted a bunch of stuff and put it in larger palettes to encourage me to use it!



I don't know if smokey browns suit me - I feel a little washed out, might put a bit more Marine Life on before I go to work! But anyway, I used:

Eyes: Constructivist PP all over lids with Style Snob e/s washed all over. I used the chocolate brown shade from a Clinique Strawberry Fudge duo, and Copperclast pigment as a blend/outer third colour. I think it added some nice sparkle and depth. I used my favourite subtle browbone highlight, Chanel Ivory e/s, with Vanilla pigment in the inner corners, and a little Naked Lunch e/s in the inner third to highlight a little more. Liquid liner and mascara.. plus on my lower lash line I used the shimmery dark copper-brown end of a dual Modelista eye pencil, and Shu Uemara #11 Bronze Gold drawing pencil on the inner third.

Face: Studio Sculpt NC15, Select Cover Up NC15, YSL Touche Eclat #2

Cheeks: Marine Life as a blush and highlighter. The more I look at these pics the more I want to apply extra blush!

Lips: YSL Golden Gloss #2 - again, naughty I know! Do try these if you can Jenn, they aren't as sticky as MAC glosses, smell amazing (like melon) and the gold flecks are so flattering. I use #2 all the time, but I have a couple more that should really get some love! Maybe over the next couple of days!

More eyeshadow shots:

 

[Vixstar]

Thank you very much

I forget just how lovely Gold Dusk is, but it was nice enough that I've worn it to work again today - this time just with a fresh green eyeliner (pics if I remember tonight)

 

[Vixstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by JennsJewelz


Holy smokes girl have you got amazing baby blues!!!! And I loooove that lip colour on you... I think it's going to have to go on my wishlist!!!





Thank you very much! *blush*

It was a good colour in the end - but honeylove is a more honey-ish colour (no, really?! ) - almost a pale coral so isn't that great with lemony gold. I mixed a fair bit of pigment in to get something paler. If I'd thought about it I could have used a lighter gold or champagne gloss, but I was rushing a bit by this point!

 

[Vixstar]

Face: Studio Sculpt NC15, Select Cover Up NC15, YSL Touche Eclat #2
Cheeks: Marine Life as a blush and highlighter. The more I look at these pics the more I want to apply extra blush!

Lips: YSL Golden Gloss #2 - again, naughty I know! Do try these if you can Jenn, they aren't as sticky as MAC glosses, smell amazing (like melon) and the gold flecks are so flattering. I use #2 all the time, but I have a couple more that should really get some love! Maybe over the next couple of days!

I really love this look on you - I don't think it washes you out at all. remember, it's pale AND INTERESTING

 

[bis]

Wow, I am goen a while and missed so many great looks. Vixstar, you have an amazing eye colour and great skin, no need to cover it up. ElvenEyes, I love that you match your nails to your lips (or vice versa?), I never do that. I love the look with the BB eyeshadows, it looks so effortless. LittlePickle, congrats on your baby and kudos for still looking after yourself. I know so many women that stop using makeup when they are more than three weeks pregnant. I will also steal your green-purple combo. Jenn, great as usual. I love the P&P lips a lot, but I could never blot a lovely colour like P&P. Last week was mostly greys: EL Silver Leaf as base, Smoke & Diamonds with Mont Black and Mylar/Blanc Type to highlight. Silver Leaf as base, Hold My Gaze, Mont Black and White Rabbit as highlight. Club on the lid and lower lashline, Aquavert (and Stars'n'Rockets) in the crease and Blanc Type as highlight. Today I am finally wearing Quarry (just for Jenn ) with Mont Black and Expensive Pink in the crease. Not sure about the combi though. Anyone any good combinations with Expensive Pink? I am afraid it might be too warm for me And I should wear Style Snob again. And Sweet Sienna. I need to do more depotting and pigment-pressing...

 

[2browneyes]

My look for today:

Face:
MK Bronze 4 Matte Foundation
MK Concealer

Eyes:
Painterly PP as base and blended well as highlight
Hepcat on lid
Saddle in crease

Cheeks:
Pink part of AP blush

Lips:
Soft lips lip balm
Nightmoth liner
Athena's Kiss lg

 

[LMD84]

I finally got a picture! lol! this is what i am wearing today. the pigment is lovely lilly and i am wearing it on my lid. then i team it with love lace, suave intensions and dazzlelight shadow. and bubblegum lipstick because it's so pretty! and on the cheeks is on a mission! tomorrow i shall try and do an all pigment look again!

everybody is looking so lovely and the looks you are all doing sound great! keep it up guys!

 

[Vixstar]

Thank you very much - you're too kind. And trust me, it was just forgiving shots, my skin's blotchy as all hell most of the time

I love the sound of the third look - Aquavert & SnR sounds like a great look

I find Expensive Pink to be a bit warm for me too, despite the fact that I use loads of Pink/Gold duochrome eyeshadows (Barry M '3' and Boots 17 'Funfair' are both staples of mine). I often layer over a gold metallic base (Bourjois' Brillance Miroitante in 'Beige Metallique' is great) which gives more irridescence and detracts from the peachiness. Or how about using it with some of the lighter silvers? Blending Silver Fog in the inner corner, using EP on the crease and perhaps something like Antiqued in the outer corner? Or using golds like Bright Sunshine or Gold Dusk blended in through EP to a bronze or copper (I'd use Copper Metal pigment but I'm pretty addicted to it). I'm full of ideas now - why does this never happen to me when I'm near my make-up boxes?

 

[Vixstar]

I finally got a picture! lol! this is what i am wearing today. the pigment is lovely lilly and i am wearing it on my lid. then i team it with love lace, suave intensions and dazzlelight shadow. and bubblegum lipstick because it's so pretty! and on the cheeks is on a mission! tomorrow i shall try and do an all pigment look again!

everybody is looking so lovely and the looks you are all doing sound great! keep it up guys!

You look gorgeous! Such a sweet look - and very spring-like.

I'm jealous of your blush, I wish it'd look like that on me. Gorgeous stuff lady.

 

[LMD84]

oh you are too kind! i have been paranoid about my skin recently. being that time of the month i have broken out and look kinda shitty i do of course have a full face shot and an up close pic of the eyes. but you will have to keep an eye out for those.... hopefully they will be going up on the Specktra blog which is being re-vamped as we speak!

 

[ElvenEyes]

Everyone looks so awesome and it is so much fun to go through the lists of what you all are using and seeing how we mix it up to get our looks! This is really fun and inspiring! Oh, and matching your lips and nail polish was the big thing back in the 70's and early 80's. When I sold Avon that was how people bought things. The lipstick and the nail polish all had the same names so you would know what to match up with! Next time you watch Edward Scissorhands pay attention to Dianne Wiest's character (Peg, the Avon Lady) and you will see how her lips match her nails. That was one of the famous colours for Avon. It was called something pink, but was the hot seller! Somewhere they found a perfect dupe for it!

Here is today's look for me:

Face~
Estee Lauder Lucidity Foundation in Pale Ivory
MAC concealer in NW15
MUFE HD Blush in #4
MAC MSF in Natural Light
MAC blush in Buff

Eyes~
UDPP
MAC e/s in Digit and Scene
UD Pencil in Stray Dog
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Pots and Pans
Covergirl LashBlast Volumizing Mascara Black
Clinique Lower Lash in Black

Lips~
Revlon Lipstick in Gentlemen Prefer Pink

Zoya Nail Polish in Sydney still holding strong!

 

[JennsJewelz]

Everyone looks so awesome and it is so much fun to go through the lists of what you all are using and seeing how we mix it up to get our looks! This is really fun and inspiring! Oh, and matching your lips and nail polish was the big thing back in the 70's and early 80's. When I sold Avon that was how people bought things. The lipstick and the nail polish all had the same names so you would know what to match up with! Next time you watch Edward Scissorhands pay attention to Dianne Wiest's character (Peg, the Avon Lady) and you will see how her lips match her nails. That was one of the famous colours for Avon. It was called something pink, but was the hot seller! Somewhere they found a perfect dupe for it!

Here is today's look for me:

Face~
Estee Lauder Lucidity Foundation in Pale Ivory
MAC concealer in NW15
MUFE HD Blush in #4
MAC MSF in Natural Light
MAC blush in Buff

Eyes~
UDPP
MAC e/s in Digit and Scene
UD Pencil in Stray Dog
NYX Jumbo Pencil in Pots and Pans
Covergirl LashBlast Volumizing Mascara Black
Clinique Lower Lash in Black

Lips~
Revlon Lipstick in Gentlemen Prefer Pink

Zoya Nail Polish in Sydney still holding strong!

I agree, Debbie - I love this thread too! It's an awesome way to get inspired and to make sure all our makeup gets some love!

Looking pretty in pink, as usual!

 

[JennsJewelz]

Day 12! Did this look for my last day of class!

EYES: Odalisque (lid), Dandizette (upper lashline, outer lower lashline & crease), Vanilla e/s (highlight), Siahi fluidline (for winged liner), UD Flipside liner from AiW palette (lower tightline, lower inner lashline), Black Swan pg/l (upper tightline), Revlon Grow Luscious Waterproof Mascara

CHEEKS: Mighty Aphrodite blush, By Candlelight MSF

LIPS: Rimmel lipstick in 272 (? I think? I'll double-check later ), MAC Strange Potion l/g









Sheesh, anyone else running out of products to use, or forgetting what they've used and what they haven't used?! lol... I'm going to try and get my checklist done tonight! I'm finished my last major project with just a few little things left to do, so if I can manage to finish everything, that's my plan!

 

[LMD84]

thanks jen! you and debi both look great!

 

[littlepickle]

Gorgeous looks, ladies! I love the spring coloured pastels, Lou, and you look fab in bluey-green shades Jenn I love all your pretty in pink looks Debi

No pictures again today, I cheated on my eye make up but used neglected products for lips and cheeks, yay! Was having a bleh day again, baby Noel gave me a tummy ache this morning from a highly disruptive night of kicking, and I spent the day kind of half-ass cleaning the house and packing for our up coming move...

Eyes: Chanel e/s - Apricot on lid and Ivory as highlight (loooooove), Smashbox bionic mascara
Cheeks: MAC Tippy blush - have depotted this and put it in my blush palette to make sure I use it! I compromised and swapped the Lillyland Pearlmatte e/s into the HK casing instead cause it's so pretty and I didn't want to waste the HK packaging
Lips: Prestige l/s in Champagne, with Smashbox l/g in Stylist over top - nice, flattering nude lips

 

[Vixstar]

Day 12! Did this look for my last day of class!

EYES: Odalisque (lid), Dandizette (upper lashline, outer lower lashline & crease), Vanilla e/s (highlight), Siahi fluidline (for winged liner), UD Flipside liner from AiW palette (lower tightline, lower inner lashline), Black Swan pg/l (upper tightline), Revlon Grow Luscious Waterproof Mascara

CHEEKS: Mighty Aphrodite blush, By Candlelight MSF

LIPS: Rimmel lipstick in 272 (? I think? I'll double-check later ), MAC Strange Potion l/g

Sheesh, anyone else running out of products to use, or forgetting what they've used and what they haven't used?! lol... I'm going to try and get my checklist done tonight! I'm finished my last major project with just a few little things left to do, so if I can manage to finish everything, that's my plan!

I really like this look on you - the blue looks lovely, really striking.

And no...I've probably got 100+ pigments still to try - I'm trying to use 2 or 3 each day to use them up quicker! I've got some spares and duplicates of sample sizes if anyone wants to try one - definitely got 3 Azrael Blues if anyone is crying out for a silver-blue?

 

[Vixstar]

Well my lovely, you've hidden it well - our skin never looks as bad to others as we think it is! Just steer clear of those purples you love so much, they highlight redness elsewhere on one's face, after all!

Oooh...the specktra blog? Exciting stuff! I shall keep my beady eyes peeled.

 

[Vixstar]

Today's face, sans pictures I'm afraid:

I pulled out powerplum from my stash, not too neglected but I probably only use it 2-3 times a year. I usually wear it with a pinky base, but today I'm being a bit more bold - I've used a light silver all over my lid (Boots 17, no idea of the name as it lost its label!), with Cranberry in the outer crease and powerplum as top liner. On my lips I have Oversexed plushglass (ok, this one's a staple!). Simples.

How are you looking on this gloomy Tuesday?

 

[LMD84]

don't worry we will let everybody know when the blog is up and running! it's going to be awesome! and yes no purples for me right now!

today i did a quick and easy smokey eye - black gps on the lid with family crest pigment wet over the top. then dry family crest in the crease with shroom as a highlight. so easy and quick but so pretty! of corse lots of mascara and black liner go with it! for lips i used cremecup and as a blush nars orgasm because it was literally right there in front of me!