Jun 11, 2011

FOTD gold & berry




when i showed you the NARS blusher in Oasis few days ago, i mentioned how nice it would look with an intense gold eye make up but showed you the blusher worn with a normal working-day-face instead. so when i came home from work earlier yesterday, i played a bit with my stuff (i wanted to try the smokey gold eye with that berry/plum blush) and freshened up my existing make up with the above shown result. 

this is what i used (and i applied in the order i show you):

Vichy Aera Teint Pure Fluid Foundation in #23 + BeautyBlender
Chanel Poudre Universelle Libre in #20 Clair + A'Squirrel Pure Squirrel Powder Brush
brows: MAC Copperplate eyeshadow + Louise Young LY30 + Alverde brow gel

for the eyes i wanted a cat eye shaped rich gold look that blends up and fades seamlessly into my brow bone area and melt with a gold glowing complexion.

MAC Retrospeck + Rouge Bunny Rouge Crease Brush - NARS Rajasthan duo + Hakuhodo Kokutan Brush T - Giorgio Armani Heat Palette + Paula Dorf Eye Glimmer Brush - Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow #6 + Da Vinci 4194 Small Blender
Helena Rubinstein Lash Queen Sexy Black mascara sample

 guide:
  • gold shade from Giorgio Armani Heat Palette on the lid with Paula Dorf Eye Glimmer Brush
  • Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Silk Eyeshadow #6 with Da Vinci 4194 Small Blender widely in the outer V
  • gold taupe from NARS Rajasthan eyeshadow duo on the edge of the inner corners (this is a cool gold which avoids the look being too orange on me) with Hakuhodo Kokutan Brush T
  • MAC Retrospeck with Rouge Bunny Rouge Crease Brush on the tearduct area and to blend up everything to the brow bone
  • lower lashline: NARS Rajasthan gold along the lower lashline, gold shade from GA Heat palette as eyecatcher in the center.
  • Edward Bess Luxury Eye Brush to blend everything out & together


if it's not gold enough for you, or if you need it to be more, add a sparkly gold pigment!
i dabbed Illamasqua's pigment in Ore with a MAC 242 on top of the whole eye look to intensify the effect - it was sooo sparkly and beautiful but i couldn't capture it in the gloomy daylight. (all face-shots are without the glitter pigment)

Illamasqua pigment in Ore + MAC 242


for the rest of the face: 
  • i used a bronzer on the sides of the face and the bridge of the nose to warm up my complexion and give me a bit of dimension 
  • a goldish highlighter buffed in on the top of my cheekbones, the cupid's bow and a bit on my forehead to give myself a golden glow
  • a deep berry purple blush to contrast the gold and to balance the look

Edward Bess Ultra Luminous Bronzer in Daydream + Paula Dorf Powder Brush
Guerlain Terra Inca + Burberry Beauty Brush
NARS Oasis blush + A'Squirrel Pure Squirrel Blush Brush

i wanted a glossy, intense gold lip, but since i don't own really gold lipglosses i used my all time fave MAC gloss again: Nymphette. it has a nice visible gold shimmer.

MAC Nymphette Lipglass




19 comments:

  1. Wow, you look spectacular!!! Those gold-brown-eyes are perfect for you!

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  2. wow, that looks amazing! i love the combo blush+gloss. very nice glow on your cheeks :)

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  3. Very pretty. I love how you've extended the crease color toward the outer edge of your brow. Dramatic but still very natural.

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  4. Amazing! No doubt... It's fantastic how you blend eyeshadow... :D

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  5. Very beautiful. I like the second last picture. It shows the look better.

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  6. die beerig-goldene variante sieht toll an dir aus. die kombination mit nymphette ist auch gelungen!

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  7. Beautiful!
    And as always I also love your hair, it looks so smooth and silky.
    Nymphette is lovely, next to Sugar Trance from Fafi it's my favourite Mac lipglass I'd say.

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  8. liebe Keto, deine AMU sind einfach super!! So subtil aber doch wunderschoen!!

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  9. you are beautiful!!!!!!!

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  10. Your skin is so flawless. What do you use on it?

    And I have to get that beauty blender now.

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  11. That's really pretty, I especially like the golden eye-make up with your complexion and hair color. Regarding the Vichy Foundation: what MAC number are you?

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  12. Ahhhh, very pretty look. I especially love Oasis and Nymphette on you. It looks way better on you than it does on me. Grr!

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  13. Wow einfach toll :) Ich mag den goldenen Lidschatten sehr an dir und deine Haut ist ja ein wahnsinn!

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  14. Beautiful!:D Ore goes well with your skin tone.:D

    ***** Marie *****
    allthingsmarie.com

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  15. Wow I love this look! I don't have quite the same products but hopefully I can find a way to reproduce it!

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  16. a big thanks to all of you!!!

    @anonymous: i'm about nc20-25 in mac, but the vichy tends towards nc20.

    @katherine: i loove the beautyblender! so quick and easy and feels good on your skin.

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  17. Oh my goodness this is beautiful. I love the slightly olive tone to the shadow.

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