Theme Makeup with a Purpose

[sagehen]

@Shars: pbi I love Ben Nye eyeshadows. I have many of them and I use for eyeshadow and contour (although BM makes some lovely cream contour shadows for this purpose). The regular shadows are mostly matte but the Lumiere shadows are bright and vibrant - even the powders. Some are shimmery. All are long-wearing over primer. There are a LOT of color options.

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

Do you have a lot of Ben Nye eyeshadows? I've only seen them listed on like theatre makeup sites but I've never actually thought much about them. How do you like them?
I like that look too!!!


These pictures are so tropical for real. They look just like things I see here in the islands.

I'm cool with these! Cool like a summer breeze lol!
Happy Belated Birthday!!!

Lovely sunglasses too - hubby has good taste!
On a side note: Your Dr. Who phone case is AWESOME!!!

I have a smallish amount of Ben Nye eye shadows. I have all of the lumiere shades (22 I believe) and 12 matte shades and 1 blush that I use as an eye shadow. I'd like to get the cream lumiere shades at some point.

 

[Medgal07]

Do you have a lot of Ben Nye eyeshadows? I've only seen them listed on like theatre makeup sites but I've never actually thought much about them. How do you like them?
I like that look too!!!


These pictures are so tropical for real. They look just like things I see here in the islands.

I'm cool with these! Cool like a summer breeze lol!
Happy Belated Birthday!!!

Lovely sunglasses too - hubby has good taste!
On a side note: Your Dr. Who phone case is AWESOME!!!

 

[Medgal07]

I had fun with my look yesterday, using the pink wild flowers in the meadow as my inspiration. I actually managed to incorporate new makeup items that I purchased several
months ago but never used before.

Tuesday
EYES:
UDPP Anti Aging Formula
Tom Ford E/S Cream AW15 (Marsala) Runway Color as base from lid to transition area
Tom Ford Eye and Cheek Compact, Pink Glow:
Burgundy E/S to Lids
Burgundy E/S Intensified through crease
Gold E/S pressed & blended to transition
White-beige to highlight brow
Tom Ford Highlighter from Pink Glow Palette highest point of brow, over white-beige
Giorgio Armani Eye & Brow Maestro to fill brows

FACE:
Algenist Ultra Light UV Defense Fluid, SPF 50
Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat’ Blur Primer
Estée Lauder Double Wear Liquid Foundation mixed w/ Tom Ford Fire Lust Skin Illuminator (Shimmering Peach-pink)
YSL Touche Éclat’ Radiant Touch Luminous Pralinein small triangle below eyes, set w/Ben Nye Powder, Banana Visage

Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate Duo Intensity #2, shade portion only, as base for CTFSB & G - MD
Tom Ford Highlighter(peachy pink) from Pink Glow Palette to facial high planes
Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder to bronze/contour
Tom Ford Pink Glow Cheek Color (Plummy Pink) Blush

MAC Mystery Powder, Dark Secret
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder, Radiant Light (Golden Beige) to finish
Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist


LIPS:
Chanel Hydra Beauty Nourishing Lip Care
MAC Lip Pencil, Embrace Me (Vivid pinkish fuchsia)
Chanel Rouge Allure Luminous Intense Virevoltante (Raspberry) 158

 

[Shars]

I have a smallish amount of Ben Nye eye shadows. I have all of the lumiere shades (22 I believe) and 12 matte shades and 1 blush that I use as an eye shadow. I'd like to get the cream lumiere shades at some point.

Nice! Are they true to colour from pan to lid?

 

[sagehen]

Oh nice. I'll have to look into these. The bright Lumiere powder ones are the ones I was mostly interested in. Nice! Are they true to colour from pan to lid?

The only Lumiere powder shade that has ever disappointed me is Jade; it was just not as shimmery as the rest. The rest are true to pan and Starry Night is a must if you like multidimensional black.

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

Oh nice. I'll have to look into these. The bright Lumiere powder ones are the ones I was mostly interested in.
Nice! Are they true to colour from pan to lid?
I think that most of them are but some pack more of a punch than others.
Quote: Originally Posted by sagehen


The only Lumiere powder shade that has ever disappointed me is Jade; it was just not as shimmery as the rest. The rest are true to pan and Starry Night is a must if you like multidimensional black.

I actually found Starry Night a little harder to work with and Jade pretty pigmented. Go figure, lol.

 

[Icecaramellatte]

My look is inspired by yellow flowers and sunshine and green grass.

Face
Tatcha Illuminating Skin Mist
YSL Blur primer
Tom Ford powder foundation in 9.5 Warm Almond
Chanel Healthy Beiges bronzer in Mariniere #2

Brows
Anastasia Brow Wiz in Brunette

Eyes
Fergie eyeshadow primer
Sephora gel concealer in #13 caramel and #14 toffee
Make Up For Ever ME 400 on lid Buttercup - bright yellow
Make Up For Ever I340 on outer 1/2 of lid Lime Green
Make Up For Ever ME304 in crease Emerald
Mac Uninterrupted as transition
Make Up For Ever M532 as eyebrow highlight Sugar Coated Candy
Make Up For Ever M618 in outer V Espresso
Tom Ford Black liner duo pen on top lash line
UD Perversion liner to tight line
Mac Rosemary and Thyme liner on waterline and lower lashline
Chanel Le Volume mascara in Noir

Cheeks
Chanel Alezane blush
Tom Ford illuminating duo in darker shade to highlight

Lips
Charlotte Tilbury Hepburn Honey lipstick

pedicure
OPI You're So Outta Lime

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

Tuesday and Wednesday Country Meadow Looks:

Tuesday's look was not as successful as I would have liked. I was going for a coral/poppy red look. #welp.

Tuesday
Primers:
Laura Mercier Oil-Free Foundation Primer
Wet n Wild Fergie Take on the Day Eyeshadow Primer
Smashbox Photo Finish Under Eye Primer
UD All Nighter Setting Spray

Face:
MUFE Face and Body Foundation
Cover FX Custom Cover Drops
MAC Select Cover Concealer
Kryolan Anti-Shine Powder
MAC Sunpower MSF
MAC Dark MSFN (brow highlight)
The Balm Cindy-Loumanizer (brow highlight)
MAC Reed Blush (contour)

NARS Amour Blush
Bobbi Brown Shimmerbrick in Peony (bright berry pink)

Eyes:
UD Buck (all over)
MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot (base)
Stila Flicker (soft peach - highlight)
Stila Mango (pearlecent orange with pinkness - lid)
Ben Nye Lumiere eyeshadow in Cherry Red and Persimmon (crease/outer crease)
Sephora Eye Pencil in Blonde Ambition (lower lash line) {I think I'm returning this}
Ben Nye Eyebrow Pencil
Lancome Brow Expert

Today's look was all about grassy fields and such with peachy cheeks. Wednesday's look was much more successful that yesterday's.

Wednesday
Primers:
Laura Mercier Oil-Free Foundation Primer
Wet n Wild Fergie Take on the Day Eyeshadow Primer
Smashbox Photo Finish Under Eye Primer
UD All Nighter Setting Spray

Face:
MUFE Face and Body Foundation
Cover FX Custom Cover Drops
MAC Select Cover Concealer
Kryolan Anti-Shine Powder
MAC Sunpower MSF
MAC Dark MSFN (brow highlight)
The Balm Cindy-Loumanizer (brow highlight)
MAC Reed Blush (contour)

NARS Gina Blush
NARS Pierre Hardy Blush in Rotonde (orange)
Bobbi Brown Shimmerbrick in Apricot

Eyes:
UD Buck (all over)
MAC Vanilla Pigment (highlight)
MAC Moss Scape Paint Pot (base)
MAC Fresh Green Mix MES (melange side - lid)
Becca eye shadow in Brocade?? (I have a magnet covering the label so I'm not sure… - crease)
UD Beware (crease/outer crease)
UD West (crease/outer crease)
Sephora Eye Pencil in Purple Stilettos (matte purple - lower lash line)
Ben Nye Eyebrow Pencil
Lancome Brow Expert

 

[sagehen]

I think that most of them are but some pack more of a punch than others. I actually found Starry Night a little harder to work with and Jade pretty pigmented. Go figure, lol. 

lemme ask you this...were you using Starry Night in the crease? I have only used it on the lid, packed on, and have not tried to blend it. I found Jade pigmented, but it did not wow me. I just did not get that shimmery fantastic-ness I got from the other Lumiere shades, KWIM? I had hunted and hunted it, and I was a little sad about it.

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

lemme ask you this...were you using Starry Night in the crease? I have only used it on the lid, packed on, and have not tried to blend it. I found Jade pigmented, but it did not wow me. I just did not get that shimmery fantastic-ness I got from the other Lumiere shades, KWIM? I had hunted and hunted it, and I was a little sad about it.

I've used it in the outer crease for smokey looks and it just doesn't translate to the eye the way it looks in the pan. What does KWIM mean?

 

[Icecaramellatte]

Tuesday and Wednesday Country Meadow Looks:

Tuesday's look was not as successful as I would have liked. I was going for a coral/poppy red look. #welp.

Tuesday
Primers:
Laura Mercier Oil-Free Foundation Primer
Wet n Wild Fergie Take on the Day Eyeshadow Primer
Smashbox Photo Finish Under Eye Primer
UD All Nighter Setting Spray

Face:
MUFE Face and Body Foundation
Cover FX Custom Cover Drops
MAC Select Cover Concealer
Kryolan Anti-Shine Powder
MAC Sunpower MSF
MAC Dark MSFN (brow highlight)
The Balm Cindy-Loumanizer (brow highlight)
MAC Reed Blush (contour)

NARS Amour Blush
Bobbi Brown Shimmerbrick in Peony (bright berry pink)

Eyes:
UD Buck (all over)
MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot (base)
Stila Flicker (soft peach - highlight)
Stila Mango (pearlecent orange with pinkness - lid)
Ben Nye Lumiere eyeshadow in Cherry Red and Persimmon (crease/outer crease)
Sephora Eye Pencil in Blonde Ambition (lower lash line) {I think I'm returning this}
Ben Nye Eyebrow Pencil
Lancome Brow Expert

Today's look was all about grassy fields and such with peachy cheeks. Wednesday's look was much more successful that yesterday's.

Wednesday
Primers:
Laura Mercier Oil-Free Foundation Primer
Wet n Wild Fergie Take on the Day Eyeshadow Primer
Smashbox Photo Finish Under Eye Primer
UD All Nighter Setting Spray

Face:
MUFE Face and Body Foundation
Cover FX Custom Cover Drops
MAC Select Cover Concealer
Kryolan Anti-Shine Powder
MAC Sunpower MSF
MAC Dark MSFN (brow highlight)
The Balm Cindy-Loumanizer (brow highlight)
MAC Reed Blush (contour)

NARS Gina Blush
NARS Pierre Hardy Blush in Rotonde (orange)
Bobbi Brown Shimmerbrick in Apricot

Eyes:
UD Buck (all over)
MAC Vanilla Pigment (highlight)
MAC Moss Scape Paint Pot (base)
MAC Fresh Green Mix MES (melange side - lid)
Becca eye shadow in Brocade?? (I have a magnet covering the label so I'm not sure… - crease)
UD Beware (crease/outer crease)
UD West (crease/outer crease)
Sephora Eye Pencil in Purple Stilettos (matte purple - lower lash line)
Ben Nye Eyebrow Pencil
Lancome Brow Expert

Ooh Rotonde and Apricot shimmerbrick. Sounds like a pretty combo.

 

[Shars]

I've used it in the outer crease for smokey looks and it just doesn't translate to the eye the way it looks in the pan. What does KWIM mean?

"Know what I mean".

The ones you have, did you get the 8-pan ready made palettes or did you just get singles and put them together?

 

[sagehen]

"Know what I mean". The ones you have, did you get the 8-pan ready made palettes or did you just get singles and put them together?

I picked out pans I wanted and put them in palettes. The palettes, there are always at least 2 shades I won't use, so I steer clear. KWIM=know what I mean

 

[starletta8]

I've been sitting out the last couple of days with stomach flu.

I finally felt like putting on some makeup today, but I'm not on-theme. I'm more "nude on nude" right now.

By the way... loving the Makeup Revolution items I snagged from Ulta. Did my entire look with the following:

Givenchy Photo Perfection Foundation (sample)
NARS Creamy Concealer
MAC Studio Fix Powder
Makeup Revolution Vivd Baked Highlighter- Peach Lights
Makeup Revolution Bronze Palette (as blush, bronzer, eyeshadow)
MAC False Lashes Extreme Black Mascara
ABH Brow Powder- Caramel
MAC Heaux Lipstick (v2.0)

That's really not many products for me....

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

"Know what I mean".

The ones you have, did you get the 8-pan ready made palettes or did you just get singles and put them together?

Both. I have the pre-made 12-palette (the metal one; now I think they have pre-made palettes in the traditional black Ben Nye cases) and I got the rest of the shades that don't come in the 12-palette individually.

 

[Shars]

Both. I have the pre-made 12-palette (the metal one; now I think they have pre-made palettes in the traditional black Ben Nye cases) and I got the rest of the shades that don't come in the 12-palette individually.

These are stunning!!
Edit: Do you own or have you tried any of the Mehron shadows/pigments. Theirs and Graftobians were the others I was looking at.

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

These are stunning!!
Edit: Do you own or have you tried any of the Mehron shadows/pigments. Theirs and Graftobians were the others I was looking at.

I have not! Now off I go to create new lemmings...

 

[Shars]

I have not! Now off I go to create new lemmings...

Oops lol.

 

[Anneri]

I've been sitting out the last couple of days with stomach flu.

I finally felt like putting on some makeup today, but I'm not on-theme. I'm more "nude on nude" right now.

By the way... loving the Makeup Revolution items I snagged from Ulta. Did my entire look with the following:

Givenchy Photo Perfection Foundation (sample)
NARS Creamy Concealer
MAC Studio Fix Powder
Makeup Revolution Vivd Baked Highlighter- Peach Lights
Makeup Revolution Bronze Palette (as blush, bronzer, eyeshadow)
MAC False Lashes Extreme Black Mascara
ABH Brow Powder- Caramel
MAC Heaux Lipstick (v2.0)

That's really not many products for me....

Get better soon!

I'd be interested in your opinions about the MUR Highlighter. I'm a bit iffy on the MUR products, but the baked highlighters seem lovely. Is Peach Lights really peachy? All swatch pics on the internet confuse me!