I've been trying to think about other ways to wear taupe eyeshadow. After 3 days I felt like I was doing the same look just with a different crease colour lol.
it's ok - i didn't do it! it's way too scary out there. i mean basically i would be better off getting a pair of skates and skating for my exercise!
Great googly moogly you're fabulous Meddy! :eyelove:[COLOR=0000FF]We had no good lighting to speak of today---overcast and rainy all day. I tried to get the best light possible but unfortunately just poor indoor lighting.[/COLOR] [COLOR=0000FF]TTT looks way darker IRL than it does in the photo.[/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF].[/COLOR]
Lovely Katred!As far as I know, Burberry is only available at two Holt's counters- Toronto and Vancouver. I grabbed two shadows at the Vancouver counter when I was out there on business a couple of years back. They've never expanded the distribution to other counters and Burberry hasn't tried to make a deal with another retailer (i.e., The Bay) as far as I know. Also, their web site won't accept orders from Canada. I tried talking to their customer service and the response was "that's too bad". Le sigh. I decided to play around with the idea of taupe today, because I wanted to try something more colourful on my eyes. (I've told myself that I have to use more of my pigments, because I love them, but I always just end up skipping them because they take a little longer to work with.) So I figured, if I wasn't going to incorporate taupe on the eyes, I might as well use it in other places. So... Face UD Naked Skin foundation 1.0 Dior Star concealer 010 Chanel Ombres Contraste "Notorious" [lavender-taupe contour powder] Mac Blush Ombre "Azalea Blossom" [cool lavender/ pink mix] Mac MSF "Lightscapade" [eggshell white highlighter] Eyes Mac paint pot "Painterly" [base] Mac e/s "Nanogold" [shimmery pinkish gold- inner half of lids] Mac pigment "Bright Fuchsia" [exactly what it says= blended over the outer half of the lids and into the crease] Mac e/s "Sweet Chestnut" [deep cranberry/ maroon- in the outer V to intensify/ deepen] Mac e/s "Crystal Avalanche" [shimmery white] along the brow bone and to soften the outer edges of BF] UD 24/7 e/l "Perversion" [intense black- along the upper lash lines] MUFE Smoky Extravagant mascara Lips Mac l/s "Viva Glam Rihanna 2" [frosty cool taupe] So yeah... Taupe on the cheeks and the lips, but not on the eyes. It's sort of an extreme look- I'd never wear it to an office, but I guess the nice thing about working from home is that you can play around more without being judged. :clap: Here's a photo of how it came out:
I like it Shars but I'm not crazy about the scent. I think I'd gotten used to the scent MAC Fix+. The scent dissipates quickly. The results are good. I never have to
Uhoh :haha:
yep i'm having the same problem. a lot of my nude lipsticks are from several years ago...mostly when we were seeing mega smokey eyes and nude lips all over the place. i wore karat the other day but i think it has to go in the bin! it was smelling not bad, but not right!
actually, i am wondering if mac uses a different formula altogether for their LE lipsticks....? because i might not buy anymore LE mac from now on if that's the case.
nice!
i like your idea to focus on the pigments - i also tend to neglect mine since they take more time. the taupe challenge helped me bring a couple out, but i can only really do it when i have time because if not, it's just a bad scene.
sounds pretty!
what is the cc cream in adjust used for? (i have recharge, and i only slightly understand where to use it.)
great idea!
sounds pretty.
like medgal, i also went and googled ruby kiss....then i got distracted and started looking up rcma and then all of a sudden i was looking at charlotte tillbury eye palettes, and i'm just lucky i didn't end up buying one! (the rock chick, in case you are wondering )
it's ok - i didn't do it! it's way too scary out there. i mean basically i would be better off getting a pair of skates and skating for my exercise!
You do know that's typical addictive behavior. I was looking at CT's Vintage Vamp palette
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Great googly moogly you're fabulous Meddy!
Ok that's good. The UD one has a pleasant (well more like non-offensive) scent but not like MAC Fix +. I love that darn thing but it doesn't keep me matte. I may try Scandinavia once I'm close to finishing one of my UD bottles and hopefully it will be in time for one of their sales. I saw that they were doing 40% off just before the holidays.I like it Shars but I'm not crazy about the scent. I think I'd gotten used to the scent MAC Fix+. The scent dissipates quickly. The results are good. I never have to
touch up my makeup other than reapplying lipstick. I especially like that Skindinavia frequently has sales/specials.
I forgot to mention that I've been doing the exact same thing...putting taupe all over my eye and adding a different crease color. I've enjoyed the looks but I don't feel as if I'm being creative enough.
Ok now that made me laugh myself right off the chair. A lipstick worn with lipgloss is a used lipstick. You can't then wear that same lipstick w/o lipgloss and count it
anew. I'm thinking lipgloss worn with lipstick as an accessory. We weren't counting gloss in this at all were we?
I totally agree with you on being inspired by shared makeup looks. I'm thinking of constructing a pink and taupe eye look tomorrow because I was inspired by the lookInteresting! It pulls quite brown on me, so I'm always a little uncertain about it, but I like the colour enough that I keep trying it in different ways.
It's funny that you mention about lipsticks going off. I was just re-swatching all my lipsticks (I do this about once a year and I figured that it was a good way to start my no repeats lipstick stretch) and I was noticing that some of my newer lipsticks have clearly gone off while my oldest ones continue to hang tough. This was even more true of glosses, actually. Now you have me worried that my neutrals might be changing on me. They look the same... I think...
I do have to use my pigments more, especially while I have time in the mornings. The other issue of course, is that I've already had one disaster with a kitty swatting an open pigment jar onto the carpet. I never want to have to deal with that again.
I love Mac Fix+, but it really doesn't help if you want to reduce your glow. I'm still looking for a good solution.
I went back to taupe on the eyes today- Chantecaille Sel, which I used in the crease, combined with peach and rosewood shades and I wore Mac Lustering lipstick for a pop of colour that wasn't too extreme. I have to say that I wasn't crazy about the eye look- it seemed a little muddy- and somehow during the day, I managed to misplace the lipstick.At least it's a permanent item, so if I really can't find it, at least I can replace it.
I'm enjoying reading/ seeing everyone's looks. It is really inspiring to see what you all come up with. One of the things about being a full-on makeup addict is that it can become too easy to just rely on new stuff, rather than seeing what I can do with the (giant horde of) stuff I already have. These challenges are making me "fall in love again" with items I'd forgotten. (Note for honesty's sake: I just got a box of Mac stuff today, so it's not like I've sworn off everything new.)
I've Fix+ and the UD long-lasting setting spray which I only use for weddings in hot weather and parties. I can't stand the sticky feeling I get, but have to admit that it really prolongs the wear-time of my MU!
I was thinking of taupe in the crease but couldn't for the life of me think what I would replace the lid colour with. But I'm liking the green and purple idea. My lids are already brown so I would skip that one haha.
teal keeps popping in my head, but i think you could use just about any colour... purple and green both sound pretty too!
