Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[Medgal07]

Sage I hope Cryptonite holds out for to do your Silver smokey eye! I was trying to think of a dupe but I don't have Cryptonite to do any comparisons.
Nevertheless, MAC Silver Ring comes to mind.

 

[NaomiH]

Beautiful Mandy!

 

[MandyVanHook]

Beautiful Mandy!

Thanks, Naomi!

 

[Prettypackages]

I'm so glad you're having fun with smokey eye looks Pretty!!! Can you deep clean your contacts to get at the smudge---maybe its an emollient of some kind.
​ I thought I knew my favorite but now I'm not so sure. I'm looking forward to the week ahead and more fun looks.

Saw my doc today, trying a whole new brand...

 

[sagehen]

Can we all have a moment of silence for NYX Cryptonite? It didn't make it. Bronze Smoke today: FACE: Smashbox pore reducing Primer KvD Lock It Foundation, 68 NYX HD concealer, Chestnut NYX Set It & Don't Fret It powder, medium dark CG Queen bronzer, Ebony Bronze EYES: Too Faced Fa La La palette (I think this is the name): bronze shade on lids, medium brown in creases, dark brown to smoke out, lightest neutral to highlight browbone Anastasia Dipbrow, Chocolate Pixi, Cocoa Noir pencil, upper and lower lash lines, smudged out Sephora Atomic Volume mascara, Explosive Black LIPS: NYX Toast lipliner KvD Painted Love Lipstick, A Go-Go

 

[MandyVanHook]

Can we all have a moment of silence for NYX Cryptonite? It didn't make it. Bronze Smoke today: FACE: Smashbox pore reducing Primer KvD Lock It Foundation, 68 NYX HD concealer, Chestnut NYX Set It & Don't Fret It powder, medium dark CG Queen bronzer, Ebony Bronze EYES: Too Faced Fa La La palette (I think this is the name): bronze shade on lids, medium brown in creases, dark brown to smoke out, lightest neutral to highlight brownone Anastasia Dipbrow, Chocolate Pixi, Cocoa Noir pencil, upper and lower lash lines, smudged out Sephora Atomic Volume mascara, Explosive Black LIPS: NYX Toast lipliner KvD Painted Love Lipstick, A Go-Go

That sounds like a beautiful look, though

 

[Medgal07]

I totally get it.
Saw my doc today, trying a whole new brand...

Oh that's good Pretty. It's ok to get suggestions on Specktra but your doctor is up close & personal, and a professional & that's what you need right now.

 

[Medgal07]

KvD Painted Love Lipstick, A Go-Go

To Sage's Cryptonite

RIP

This must have been a good look in which to mourn. I'm very fond of a bronze smokey.

 

[katred]

Farewell Cryptonite, we hardly knew ye... I agree with Meddy that a bronze smoky eye is beautiful. I haven't tried one in ages, so thanks for reminding me. I wasn't sure if we were still doing smoky looks this week, but I figured I wasn't quite done yet. Here's what I wore today. Face UD naked skin 1.0 Dior star concealer Mac Prep & Prime finishing powder Nars Deep Throat blush Eyes: Nars Mandchourie e/s duo - dark blue over the entire lid - denim blue around the edges of the dark blue to soften - Nars Vent Glacé lighter shade as highlight -Nars Kauai gold side patted on centre of lid -YSL Sea Black eye liner on upper lash lines -Guerlain Cils d'Enfer mascara Lips: Guerlain Rouge Automatique Romance (soft blue rose pink)

 

[Medgal07]

Smokey Eye Look Day 10 (Medium Gold Smokey Eye)

EYES:
MAC Genuine Treasure PP as a base
MAC Her Cocoa e/s Palette
Warm Antique Gold e/s to lids
Chocolate Bronze e/s to crease & lower lash line
Bright Bronze Golde/s to transition & blend
Soft Peach to highlight brow bone & inner corners
Urban Decay Perversion to tight line & to upper and lower lash lines, smudged/smoked out

FACE:
Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel Bronzing Makeup Base
Chanel Perfection Lumiére Velvet foundation
YSL Touche Éclat’ Radiant Touch Luminous Praline in small triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana
MACProSculpting Cream,Richly Honed to contour, set w/ Guerlain Terra Cotta Bronzing Powder
Dior Amber Diamond highlighter to highlight facial high planes
MAC Bad Girl Gone Good Blush
Chanel Les Beiges 30 face powder to set
Skindinavia Makeup setting spray
Guerlain Météorites Perles d’Etoiles - (Med Beige w/Golden Shimmer) dusted lightly over entire face


LIPS:
Chanel Rouge Profound (red), Le Crayon Lèvres Precision Lip Definer
Guerlain Rouge Parade (red) lipstick


NAILS:
Butter London, Come to Bed Red

 

[sagehen]

Thanks ladies...we had good times together, me and Cryptonite, but alas, it went the way of Deep Space e/s. They are together now lol. Thing is, these were the two e/s that got me back into smokey eyes a few years ago. It is fitting for it to leave me now, to find my own path. OK, I'm done. I just want to say that I MUST wear a burgundy smokey eye this week. I see Pomegranate Punk CT, Sketch and Beauty Marked working together. And Loverush blush again. Also, I want to wear Icy Mint CT, S&TO e/s with maybe Beluga to smoke it out, with some real smudgy kohl on the upper and lower lash lines? And, @medgal, I may need to borrow the basics of the look you wore today once this week too.

 

[Medgal07]

Guerlain Rouge Automatique Romance (soft blue rose pink)

Re: Cryptonite tribute

Yes, a week seemed too short a time---we're just having way too much fun. Saturday concludes our two Smokey Eye Weeks. Then we'll go back to our fall theme----but for a week of the fall
theme, we will have fall with pigments. The entire eye look need not be w/pigment unless one desires it that way. FALL WITH PIGMENTS week will start Sunday November 17.

Love the eye-look---you have skills too---clearly! The lipstick is really pretty!!!

 

[Medgal07]

And, @medgal, I may need to borrow the basics of the look you wore today once this week too.

Parting is such sweet sorrow, but Sage you seem so evolved...you make us proud!!!
So at the end of our 2-wk smokey eye challenge I would love to know what turned out to be everyone's favorite
look.

Love your plans for the burgundy smokey eye!! I really love Her Cocoa quad---it makes gold/bronze looks that
almost look neutral and work fabulously with red/burgundy lips---any bright lip too actually!!!

 

[Prettypackages]

KvD Painted Love Lipstick, A Go-Go

Ohhh Cryptonite is gorgeous. Sorry for the loss...
A go go is purty!

 

[NaomiH]

KvD Painted Love Lipstick, A Go-Go

 

[Prettypackages]

Re: Cryptonite tribute

Yes, a week seemed too short a time---we're just having way too much fun. Saturday concludes our two Smokey Eye Weeks. Then we'll go back to our fall theme----but for a week of the fall
theme, we will have fall with pigments. The entire eye look need not be w/pigment unless one desires it that way. FALL WITH PIGMENTS week will start Sunday November 17.

Love the eye-look---you have skills too---clearly! The lipstick is really pretty!!!

I might fall back on the pigments. Or get my butt up early to do my makeup instead of doing it in the car....;-) Hey at least I'm starting to plan out my looks .

 

[sagehen]

Very pretty.  Love Her Cocoa Quad.  I might have to try this as well.... and come to bed red? really? Nice! LOL  I love the sound of your burgundy look!  I might fall back on the pigments. Or get my butt up early to do my makeup instead of doing it in the car....;-)  Hey at least I'm starting to plan out my looks . 

This is my issue...I do my mu in car all too often. I will practice getting up earlier. We shall see how this works. I do need to break open some pigments. It has been awhile.

 

[katred]

sounds very nice! thanks for reminding me - i've been meaning to use swell baby and some other greys...smokey weeks might be a good time to pull those out!
pretty! was les violines a limited edition? do you think the colours would show up on someone of my skin tone? or would they just look white/grey?
oh and i love UD rockstar eye pencil! i would say those auberginey colours are really my favourites...

Sorry I'm slow getting back to this. I do think that Les Violines would show up on you without turning ashy. Two of the four purples are on the warm side of neutral and I think that they would retain their colour for sure. I thought the palette was limited, but it seems to have worked its way into what looks like a permanent space in the SDM displays, so now I'm not sure. It's certainly available now and doesn't look like it's going away in the immediate future.

Quote: Originally Posted by MandyVanHook

Eyes:
MAC Blackground Paint Pot on lid, Painterly from crease to brow
MAC Charcoal Brown eyeshadow on crease and blended up towards the brow
MAC Pretty It Up pigment applied to lid on top of Too Faced Glitter Glue
MAC Gilt by Association Mineralize eyeshadow on outer V and blended into the crease
MAC black greasepaint stick to line the eyes with Gilt by Association applied on top
Charcoal Brown to smoke out under the eyes
MAC Lithe pigment on inner corners
Clinique Lash Power Mascara
Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade in Brunette

Face:
Moisturized with Ole Henriksen Nurture Me Creme
Lorac Porefection primer
Laura Mercier Silk Creme foundation in Cream Ivory
Eve Pearl Salmon concealer in Fair under eyes
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Diffused Light all over face
Hourglass Ambient lighting blush in Mood Exposure
MAC Sculpting Powder in Sculpt

Lips:
Nars Raquel

Wow, Raquel looks lovely on you! I can see why you were saying I might want to give some of the more neutral Nars shades a try. Great look!

 

[aradhana]

And, @medgal, I may need to borrow the basics of the look you wore today once this week too.

sounds purdy!


i liked both of my looks yesterday and today! i had a hard time remembering the products i used...i think i almost liked yesterday's look the best...the purple grey combo did something nice for my plain ole brown eyes!!!!

yesterday:
must have brown cream shadow from spring '13 forecast palette on upper lid
swell baby on upper lid
mauveless as transition shade upper and lower
prim & proper on outer corner and to line lower lash line
girlie on browbone
feline to line lower water line
marc jacobs blacquer mascara
bobbi brown colour corrector in dark peach (under eye)

golden elixir strobe liquid (everywhere)
sweet sentiment blush
msfn medium dark

acid washed lipstick (i added a bit of nacho cheese explosion later to combat the grittiness of AW. pretty colour, but high maintenance. i think it needs to be wiped off completely and reapplied every few hours!)

today:
top soil (from spring '13 forecast palette) on upper lid and just above crease
runway rose (from spring '13 forecast palette) above crease
modern majesty pressed pigment on upper lid and to line lower lashline
cashmere (soft reddish brown) from bare minerals as transition shade and along lower lash line
vanilla bean (pale peachy pink) from bare minerals on brow bone and inner corner
boot black liquid liner to thickly line top lash line with baby cat eye swoop
marc jacobs blacquer mascara

msfn medium dark
sweet sentiment blush to apples
rio mineralize skinfinish to high points


giorgio armani lipwax in mystery shade...(the number wore off the label but it's a tawny rose) <--- perfect mlbb

 

[aradhana]

Sorry I'm slow getting back to this. I do think that Les Violines would show up on you without turning ashy. Two of the four purples are on the warm side of neutral and I think that they would retain their colour for sure. I thought the palette was limited, but it seems to have worked its way into what looks like a permanent space in the SDM displays, so now I'm not sure. It's certainly available now and doesn't look like it's going away in the immediate future.

okay i might go have a look sometime in the near future. i also just saw the review on temptalia of the dark burgundy/charcoal black duo which looks very pretty too, so i might have a gander at the two things at the same time if i can!