Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[VampyCouture]

I've been trying to use as much red as possible this past week. I was successful but I wanted to wear something other than gold eyeshadow. I found and used this look on You Tube, but the You Tuber used the look with a vampy burgundy lip and it was just beautiful. I adopted the look and used it with a red lip. This will now be one of my alternative go-to eye looks to pair with any bold lip.

The Look: All MAC products/tools unless otherwise specified.

EYES:
Quite Natural PP to lids (# 212)
Soft Brown e/s over the entire eye with soft fluffy brush (# 224 brush)
Texture e/s generously packed onto lids, turning brush sideways to include the crease (# 239 brush)
Soft Brown e/s again, to blend between texture & soft brown, blending the two together
Swiss Chocolate to outer corner & vee (# 275 brush)
Uninterrupted Prolong Wear e/s blended above the crease (# 222 brush)
Dazzlelight to brows for highlight
Blacktrack fluidline topped with Carbon to line upper lids, winged (# 211 & 208 brushes)
Soft Brown & Texture to lower lash line (# 228 brush)
Swiss Chocolate as close to top of lower lash line as possible (# 226 brush)
Fascinating eye kohl to lower water line

FACE:
Face & Body (187 brush)
P & P Light Boost Highlighter in triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana (applied with 116 Brush)
Richly Honed to contour (applied with 163 Brush), Earthshine MSF over Richly Honed (NARS Yachiyo brush)
Sweet as Cocoa blush ( (applied with 128 Brush)
Whisper of Guilt to high-points (applied with 130 Brush)
MSF natural (applied with 129 Brush) to finish the look
Fix+ to set

LIPS:
Redd lip pencil to line & fill
Must Be Red l/s (LE MAC Illustrated Collex) (# 318 lip brush)

Beautiful! MedGal what video was it? I always like to know the videos people used as inspiration, so I have an idea how they did it

 

[Medgal07]

Vampy Couture, here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiIL_AbzoeU. You may want to apply some of your favorite eyeshadows. Nevertheless, the look is lovely as presented here.
Enjoy!

 

[VampyCouture]

Vampy Couture, here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiIL_AbzoeU. You may want to apply some of your favorite eyeshadows. Nevertheless, the look is lovely as presented here.
Enjoy!

That look is gorgeous!!

Thanks Medgal!

 

[aradhana]

That look is gorgeous!!

Thanks Medgal!

thanks for the link medgal. i liked the overall look a lot though the application seemed on the heavy side...i don't think it would suit me very well. i'm intrigued by that natural radiance primer. is that a new product?

incidentally i clicked on the 'response video':

http://youtu.be/MbOYI0NV0WY
it was amusing, but i can't believe i watched the whole thing!

 

[Medgal07]

i can't wait till next week! i'm going to nyc and planning to pick up the yachiyo while i'm there!

thanks for the link medgal. i liked the overall look a lot though the application seemed on the heavy side...i don't think it would suit me very well. i'm intrigued by that natural radiance primer. is that a new product?

incidentally i clicked on the 'response video':

http://youtu.be/MbOYI0NV0WY
it was amusing, but i can't believe i watched the whole thing!

Aradhana, I think you'll enjoy the Yachiyo brush. It's light-weight and very easy to handle. It also holds up to gentle daily washing. Have fun in NY!!!
I checked out that response video--the first time I've ever watched one. Unlike you, I didn't make it through the whole thing. That's way more energy than I have to exert on a response.

 

[CartoonChic]

Beautiful looks, ladies. I still don't have anything to post. I did wear some makeup for Christmas, but I just threw on a face and left. Nothing to really post about it. I want to do better a job for New Year's Eve.

 

[CartoonChic]

did you check the flamingo dupe from the cremesheen and pearl collection? . i dont remember the name but if you go to that thread im pretty sure you can find the posts.

I have, but I still haven't gotten anything from the collection. I only have Pure Zen because it came out with Marilyn Monroe collection and I wanted it with the packaging to complete the set. I remember swatching them when they first came out and wanting to get nearly all of them. I need to find a quite moment in between LE collections to go back and pick some of them up.

 

[Medgal07]

Beautiful looks, ladies. I still don't have anything to post. I did wear some makeup for Christmas, but I just threw on a face and left. Nothing to really post about it. I want to do better a job for New Year's Eve.

Totally understand CC. You've been far to busy HYAO.

Looking forward to your New Year's Eve look--you have so many products from which to choose. I know it will be spectacular

 

[Medgal07]

Beautiful looks, ladies. I still don't have anything to post. I did wear some makeup for Christmas, but I just threw on a face and left. Nothing to really post about it. I want to do better a job for New Year's Eve.

You know! Frankly CC that's how I felt too. I hosted dinner and I felt like I threw on a face and kept going. I chose a simple smokey green eye, nude lip and BL's Jack the Lad on my nails. It wasn't my usual 'take-my-time and have fun with this' experience. Hopefully, New Year's Eve will be different.

 

[VampyCouture]

You know! Frankly CC that's how I felt too. I hosted dinner and I felt like I threw on a face and kept going. I chose a simple smokey green eye, nude lip and BL's Jack the Lad on my nails. It wasn't my usual 'take-my-time and have fun with this' experience. Hopefully, New Year's Eve will be different.

Me too! My Christmas look was uneventful. I did a simple wash of brown eyeshadow on my lid, but got a Lancome quad as a present so switched to that later in the day, but I still didn't take my time. I did love my lip though which was Mac Viva Glam III. Such a gorgeous color on dark skin! (NC50 for reference)

BTW Medgal, I tried the look with the link you posted. I had some of the shades, but I had nothing that looked like Texture in my stash (and I have quite a stash!), so I just used a similar color. Instead of Uninterrupted, I mixed together the two matte purples from the Wet n Wild Lust Palette instead. It was so beautiful!!

Thanks for the link! I LOVE her tutorials. I couldn't stop staring at my eyes.

 

[Medgal07]

Me too! My Christmas look was uneventful. I did a simple wash of brown eyeshadow on my lid, but got a Lancome quad as a present so switched to that later in the day, but I still didn't take my time. I did love my lip though which was Mac Viva Glam III. Such a gorgeous color on dark skin! (NC50 for reference)
BTW Medgal, I tried the look with the link you posted. I had some of the shades, but I had nothing that looked like Texture in my stash (and I have quite a stash!), so I just used a similar color. Instead of Uninterrupted, I mixed together the two matte purples from the Wet n Wild Lust Palette instead. It was so beautiful!!

Thanks for the link! I LOVE her tutorials. I couldn't stop staring at my eyes.

So awesome that your eyes turned out great! It took me a long time to be comfortable enough to substitute shades when I didn't have the exact eyeshadow in a tutorial. It was a total fluke that I had all of the shadows in this one. I'm glad you created a gorgeous look with what you had. That's one of the things that makes the whole process fun!!

 

[VampyCouture]

So awesome that your eyes turned out great! It took me a long time to be comfortable enough to substitute shades when I didn't have the exact eyeshadow in a tutorial. It was a total fluke that I had all of the shadows in this one. I'm glad you created a gorgeous look with what you had. That's one of the things that makes the whole process fun!!

I'm like that too!

I need the EXACT shade for the color I see in a tutorial. I was actually about to order Texture, Uninterrupted and the brushes she used lol, but I decided to look in my stash. The color I used is similar. Luckily, I had the main colors like Swiss Chocolate and Soft Brown. My lid color was nowhere near a dupe. It was not as complex or gorgeous as Texture. It was just a matte, light brown but it still worked out okay. I may pick Texture up later, but for now, I'll stick to that light shade.

 

[aradhana]

So awesome that your eyes turned out great! It took me a long time to be comfortable enough to substitute shades when I didn't have the exact eyeshadow in a tutorial. It was a total fluke that I had all of the shadows in this one. I'm glad you created a gorgeous look with what you had. That's one of the things that makes the whole process fun!!

do you guys know a dupe for swiss chocolate? would spiced chocolate be similar?

i didn't wear any makeup at all on christmas. in fact i don't even think i got out of my pj's till 2pm...

i was kind of hoping to work firm form into my new year's eve look. sadly i had wanted to take the all woman quad, but i forgot it at my parents' place, so i won't have it on my trip.
has anyone bought and worn FF in a look? any ideas?

 

[VampyCouture]

i'm so excited for nyc! it's been so long since i've spent any time there...usually i have like 8 hours or something. this time i have three whole days!
sorry, what's a hyao?
do you guys know a dupe for swiss chocolate? would spiced chocolate be similar?

i didn't wear any makeup at all on christmas. in fact i don't even think i got out of my pj's till 2pm...

i was kind of hoping to work firm form into my new year's eve look. sadly i had wanted to take the all woman quad, but i forgot it at my parents' place, so i won't have it on my trip.
has anyone bought and worn FF in a look? any ideas?

When I first heard of Firm Form, I wanted it really bad, but then decided I would never wear it, so I skipped it. The swatches are gorgeous though. I would pair it with a dark smokey eye since it's New Years or keep the face almost sans makeup and just wear FF. Don't know how you ladies would pair this, just how I would go about it.

I'm not too familiar with Mac eyeshadows as I just started venturing into the Mac eyeshadow realm. I have plenty others from other brands, so I doubt I will get knee deep with their eyeshadows. I would get the Sonia Kashuk matte palette. I have had my eye on it myself, and they seem to have about three browns that can be swiss chocolate. This seems like a better buy than the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette as well. Here is the link:
http://www.target.com/p/sonia-kashuk-instructional-eye-palette/-/A-14111712

 

[Medgal07]

So awesome that your eyes turned out great! It took me a long time to be comfortable enough to substitute shades when I didn't have the exact eyeshadow in a tutorial. It was a total fluke that I had all of the shadows in this one. I'm glad you created a gorgeous look with what you had. That's one of the things that makes the whole process fun!!

do you guys know a dupe for swiss chocolate? would spiced chocolate be similar? I didn't do comparative swatches, but via the naked eye,Texture (a tad lighter than Swiss Choc) and Brown Script are close. i didn't wear any makeup at all on christmas. in fact i don't even think i got out of my pj's till 2pm...

i was kind of hoping to work firm form into my new year's eve look. sadly i had wanted to take the all woman quad, but i forgot it at my parents' place, so i won't have it on my trip. has anyone bought and worn FF in a look? any ideas? I purchased FF but I have not yet worn it. Nevertheless I have to agree that a sultry smokey eye...golds & dark brown or black might work.

 

[Medgal07]

When I first heard of Firm Form, I wanted it really bad, but then decided I would never wear it, so I skipped it. The swatches are gorgeous though. I would pair it with a dark smokey eye since it's New Years or keep the face almost sans makeup and just wear FF. Don't know how you ladies would pair this, just how I would go about it. I'm not too familiar with Mac eyeshadows as I just started venturing into the Mac eyeshadow realm. I have plenty others from other brands, so I doubt I will get knee deep with their eyeshadows. I would get the Sonia Kashuk matte palette. I have had my eye on it myself, and they seem to have about three browns that can be swiss chocolate. This seems like a better buy than the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette as well. Here is the link:  http://www.target.com/p/sonia-kashuk-instructional-eye-palette/-/A-14111712

I checked the web site. Just eye-balling the shadows it appears that the third shadow in the first column could be close to Swiss Chocolate.

 

[Prettypackages]

I didn't go out for NYE, first time in a long time. I was exhausted, Went to my mom's Holiday party on Friday and wore Chanel's Holiday quad. I had the taupe (satin taupe dupe) shade on my lid, and cranberry (mythical due) shade on my crease. I had the autumn brush from Nars, and Red Dwarf on my lips. My cousin who is like the COOLEST guy I know. Not that, I'm better than you, but I accept you cool, the faux humble, but really arrogant cool. Just a genuine cool. Anyway, he thought my makeup was done by a professional. *doing the cabbage patch* I'm getting better. LOL

 

[CartoonChic]

I didn't do anything for NYE. I was going to wear makeup around the house, but didn't even bother to do that. Ugh. I need to shake this funk I've been in...

Lol. I was scratching my head over what HYAO meant. Now I know. 2012 was the first time I shopped for makeup for a full year. Now I know what to expect and will be better prepared. I'm going to budget the bulk of my makeup shopping for November and December. All of the Friends & Family, Black Friday and Holiday deals really caught me off guard. I'm still going to buy LE items and some things that I don't want to wait to get throughout the year, but I want my purchases to be better planned out.

So it's January now. What's going to be our theme this month? I keep thinking blue and icy. No idea how that translates into a theme.

 

[Medgal07]

I didn't go out for NYE, first time in a long time.  I was exhausted,  Went to my mom's Holiday party on Friday and wore Chanel's Holiday quad. I had the taupe (satin taupe dupe) shade on my lid, and cranberry (mythical due) shade on my crease.  I had the autumn brush from Nars, and Red Dwarf on my lips.  My cousin who is like the COOLEST guy I know.  Not that, I'm better than you, but I accept you cool,  the faux humble, but really arrogant cool.  Just a genuine cool.   Anyway, he thought my makeup was done by a professional.   *doing the cabbage patch*   I'm getting better.   LOL  

First, HAPPY NEW YEAR! The look you created for your mom's holiday party sounds lovely, and based on your cousin's feedback, you did an awesome job!!. :bouquet: We stayed in too, which I enjoy immensely, but had our own little elegant party complete with a champagne toast at midnight. I wore black & animal print loungewear, so full make was appropriate. I used the gold shade from the Chanel holiday quad to create a gold & black smokey eye. I was pretty happy with the results. I used my all-time favorite highlighter, Estée Lauder's Modern Mercury highlighter to give me that candlelight glow. Chanel's Precieuse lipstick gave me a soft nude lip w/ my smokey eyes. I hope to wear this look again sometime.

 

[VampyCouture]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I had no plans on going out, because I'm like the biggest homebody I know. But one of my best friends invited me over, so we just chilled and watched tv. I decided to do an olive-gold smokey eye (I really loved the look!) using those Lorac 3d Lustre Drops that everyone has been raving about. I also did Rebel lipstick by Mac as a lip color and used Stila's Kitten duo as a highlighter since I got it in a kit. I liked the look a lot. Going on a no-buy until further notice in an effort to use up some products I have neglected. Forgot how amazing Rebel is though. But it stains the lips like crazy :/