Blue Flame

I’ve mentioned in previous posts that my laptop suffered a hard drive loss.  Between the lead up to the drive failure plus the actual repair time, there were a few looks I wanted to share but never got around to posting.  While I actually had the photos uploaded to the site, the file that I kept the product lists in evaporated with the data loss.. so I won’t be able to provide the usual in depth listing.

The joys of technology fails.  We won’t talk about the fact that I had my own fail, for not backing things up sooner.  I am in the process of trying to retrieve some of that data, but only time will tell.. but enough geek speak, let’s keep it moving right along.

Here are three looks that span the course of the past month or two:  a blue smokey eye, a bright lip and a warm autumn flavour.

Blue Flame
All I definitively remember about this look, is the fact that I used two of MAC’s mineralized eye shadows: Blue Flame and Sea & Sky. When in doubt of what to call a look, remember that functional names are so useful. LOL

I may have used 2N or Blankety on the lips.. but I’m not sure.

Blue Flame 2

Blue Flame 3

Blue Flame Close Up

Ravishing

Ravishing
Again, the functional names have been useful. I used Ravishing lipstick, and it may have been on it’s own.. or I may have paired it with Queen Bee or Ola Mango lip glass.  This is probably one of my favourite lip colours. I adore peach/coral lips and I have quite a few options, but Ravishing is the best one so far.  The texture is nice too, I may have to B2M for some more creamsheen lipsticks.

I believe the eyes had Time & Space on the lid, with Rule in the crease.  More than likely I used Blanc Type to highlight, with a black gel liner and of course, Feline on the waterline.

On the cheeks I think it was Nuance with either Otherworldly or Eversun.

This look was actually inspired by a fellow makeup junkie; chocobon. When I mentioned that I finally picked up Ravishing, she asked to see what it looked like on the lips. Granted, I’m remarkably late.. but here’s your lip swatches chocobon. :]

PS – I’m still working on the Faultless F/W, but don’t worry.. it’s coming up!

Ravishing 2

Ravishing 3

Ravishing Close Up

Fallen Leaves

Fallen Leaves
This is what I wore to my demo interview. I wanted something bright that wasn’t over the top, but still seasonally appropriate without being a slave to the current trends.  I think it may have also had something to do with not being quite ready to let go of that late summer bronze.

On the eyes I was wearing Evening Aura, Fab & Flashy, Sunsplosion, A Little Folie and Handwritten eye shadows.  I used Obviously Orange techakohl liner as a base.  I was very pleasantly surprised, the pencil gave a very smooth finish all over the lid, which held on to the colour all day.  I believe I used Handwritten as a liner for both top and bottom lashes as well.

I believe the cheeks were a combination of Nuance to highlight, Devil as blush and Emote as the contour.

Frenzy lipstick with Beaux lustreglasss were paired up on the lips.  I love this lip combination, Frenzy is that perfect bronze lip against my skin tone.  Beaux is just enough to add some extra dimension without losing the metallic sheen of Frenzy.

Fallen Leaves 2

Fallen Leaves 3

Fallen Leaves Close Up