If you are light skinned, finding a perfect contour can be a challenge... Too dark! Too warm! Too harsh!
Through extensive "research" -- what I prefer to call my sitting in sweatpants watching YouTube videos for 3 years straight -- I have finally narrowed it down to the only two contour products I really need... Illmasqua Cream Pigment in Hollow and Kevyn Aucoin The Sculpting Powder in Medium. One cream. One powder. Great cheekbones. [ HINT: Apply these all over, instead of a blush, and prepare to be amazed. ]
These really are THE must-have contour products for every
self respecting pale makeup lover/hoarder (Let's be real. We, the makeup crazies, all totally
fall somewhere on the "hoarders" spectrum. I, for one, am still waiting
for the episode where someone is buried in makeup. She's out there.
Drowning in MAC lipstick. I can feel it.).
Showing posts with label illamasqua. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illamasqua. Show all posts
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Monthly Beauty Favorites: December 2012
Products Mentioned:
- Emma Hardie Amazing Face Natural Lift and Sculpt Moringa Cleansing Balm
- Olie Biologique Huile Moderne 004 Hydrating Oil
- Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation in 00 Alabaster
- Bobbi Brown Long Wear Even Finish Foundation in 00 Alabaster
- Urban Decay De Slick/All Nighter
- NARS Blush in Luster
- theBalm cosmetics Highlighter in Mary Lou Manizer
- MAC Eyebrow Pencil in Velvetone
- Metallic Blue Eye Liner on the water line (Tarina Tarantino and NYX Slide On)
- MAC Eye Shadow in Satin Taupe, Sable, and Trax
- Illamasqua Lipstick in Eurydice
- NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencils in Cruella, Dragon Girl, Red Square, and Belle De Jour
And.... if you love "Empties" videos too, here ya go!
12.11.2012
Monthly Beauty Favorites: November 2012
Another month, another favorites video...
Products Mentioned:
- Bobbi Brown Long Wear Even Finish Foundation SPF 15 in 00 - Alabaster
- Essie "Master Plan" Nail Polish
- Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer in Fair
- Clinique Airbrush Concealer in 01 - Fair
- YSL Rouge Volupte Lipsticks in 1 and 2
- MAC Lip Pencil in Brick
- NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella
- Ilamasqua Lipstick in Eurydice
- Jemma Kidd Dewy Glow All Over Radiance Creme in Iced Gold and Rose Gold
- NARS Cream Blush in Enchanted
- Kevyn Aucoin The Sculpting Powder in Medium
- Honorable Mention: MAC Lipstick in Innocence Beware! (Limited Edition)
6.19.2012
Monthly Beauty Favorites: May 2012
Products Mentioned:
- Hot Tools Conical Wand (1 - 1 1/4 inch)
- Blow Faux Dry™ Dry Shampoo
- Osis Dust-It Mattifying Powder
- Monroe Teasing U Brush
- Juice Beauty Oil-Free Moisturizer
- Caudalie Beauty Elixir
- Incoco Nail Strips
- Dr. Jart+ Premium Beauty Balm SPF 45 PA+++
- Laura Mercier Mineral Powder SPF 15
- Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush
- MAC Eye Shadow in Mulch and Sable
- Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze
- Dior Shimmer Powder in Amber Diamond
- e.l.f. Blush in Candid Coral
- MAC Lipstick "Lady Danger"
- NARS Lipstick "Scarlet Empress"
- Illamasqua Lipstick "Obey"
3.29.2012
Read My Lips: Illamasqua Obey + Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Pop
After I saw Lisa Eldridge use Illamasqua "Obey" in her video documenting a "modern take on 60's peachy makeup" I. had. to. have. it. If you don't watch Lisa's videos, you're missing out on so many amazing, insightful tutorials from a very successful veteran makeup artist. I could sit and watch her videos for hours, and so what if I do!?! This is a judgement free zone, Mom! Seesh. I applied it very lightly and made it a little more wearable with a thin layer of Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in "Pop." This gloss is one of my favorites -- despite the fact that I, personally, am not a true lip gloss fan. Gotta give credit where credit is due!
In the flesh I'd say that this lip appears a little more chalky and bright, but barely. It really depends on your application with this lipstick, as it can be used in a variety of ways for different effects.
In the flesh I'd say that this lip appears a little more chalky and bright, but barely. It really depends on your application with this lipstick, as it can be used in a variety of ways for different effects.
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