Dec 30, 2011

striking FOTD for New Year's Eve.

 

today i played around with my make up a bit and came up with a striking makeup that would be perfect for a New Year's Eve party. quite bold, but still very wearable and not too flashy/spacy. i don't know yet if this will be the final version since i never really plan a makeup look, but it's a nice attempt!

for the face:


foundation: for a party in this special night, i think a longlasting foundation would be great. i used a mix of Guerlain Parure Extreme Foundation in #02 Beige Clair (1) and Rouge Bunny Rouge Milk Aquarelle Foundation in Almond Milk Parfait (2) and applied with Le Métier de Beauté Blush Brush(A)

concealer: Giorgio Armani Master Corrector in #2 (3) and Giorgio Armani High Precision Retouch Concealer in #3 (4), both dabbed in with the fingers.

powder: of course i still wanted a glowy complexion, so i used the Guerlain Méteorites Perles de Nuit (5) from this year's holiday collection applied with A'Squirrel Pure Squirrel Powder Brush (B)

contour: i used NARS Multiple Bronzer in Cap Vert (6) and applied with MAC 109 (C) brush, apply a bit more intense and also contour the nose since this night most probably flash photographs will be taken.

blush: with a bold eye makeup and lips, i wanted a warm and subtle look on the cheeks and chose NARS Madly (7) as a base colour and dabbed only a tiny bit of NARS Desire (8) onto the apples of the cheeks. i used the RMK Cheek Brush (D)

highlight: a bit of MAC Beauty Powder in Too Chic (9) applied with Hakuhodo G5537BkSL (E)


for the eyes:


brows: again, i went a bit darker than normal since brows tend to wash out immensely in flash photography. i applied MAC Copperplate Eyeshadow (1) with Louise Young Brow Brush LY30 (3) as a base shape and used the K-Palette 1-Day-Tattoo Liquid Brow Pen (2) to draw in fine lines for more structure. 

eye makeup: quite dramatic, quite sparkly!


  • i applied MAC Vex Eyeshadow (4) to the inner corners with a Sigma SS252 (7) brush.
  • then, with a MAC 242 (8), apply a intense oval shape of MAC Deep Truth Eyeshadow (5) onto the center of the lids and trace it on the outer 2/3 of the lower lashline.
  • again with MAC 242 brush, apply Chanel Illusion d'Ombre in #85 Myrifique (6) onto the outer V, elongate to a cat eye wing on the outside. trace a bit on the most outer corner along the lower lashline and also along the upper lashline, starting in the center.
  • blend the outer edges slightly, i used Sigma SS217 brush (9).
  • then i dabbed a tiny amount of Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy (10) onto my inner corners and pressed on some holographic glitter (11) using a flat shader brush (MakeUpShow Medium Shader H06 (12)
  • curl lashes, apply mascara (i used Shiseido The Perfect Mascara (14).
  • line the upper waterline with P2 Perfect Look! Kajal in 010 Black (13). 
  • apply false lashes (15) underneath your natural lashes, use THIS METHOD.



 here you can see the glitter on the inner corners better, but in real it's much more sparkly


lips: i tried two different lip versions, you could probably see them as day/night-versions. which lip do you like better?



or
 

a very dramatic combo with a longlasting lipcolor in hot red - Manhattan 44Q plus a shimmery red lipgloss - Rouge Bunny Rouge Gleaming Temptations Lipgloss in #46 Come Here, Sweetie







i have to say i much prefer the red-lip-version since it screams "party",  the red really revives my complexion.





34 comments:

  1. wow! This FOTD looks stunning! Love it!

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  2. i like the red lips! that looks so beautiful;)

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  3. I don´t like red/blue combination, but this is very pretty.

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  4. I prefer the nude (or a rosier color). The red seems to be too much with the smokey eyes.

    I don´t know if it´s just the pictures, but it seems you used a lot of Make up. Usually your complexion is more flawless.

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  5. Wow das sieht echt klasse aus :)

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  6. Super schönes Blau! Der Nude Lippie gefällt mir auch besser.

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  7. Ich finde beide Kombinationen stark, du rockst beide Looks. Die Locken stehen dir auch total gut:)

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  8. This look is stunningly beautiful, I especially love the eyes. Happy New Year xx

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  9. Ah!! Love this :) Happy New Year's, hon!

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  10. Wow, die roten Lippen solltest du jeden Tag tragen :D Es sieht umwerfend schön aus =)

    Liebe Grüße
    JuJu

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  11. wow, bold red lipstick looks stanning on you, you should wear more often red lipsticks, they seem to suit you very well.

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  12. How different you look with this kind of makeup! I agree rosey lips should be better, but so what? It's new years eve! Do something different!! :D
    You look very pretty in red lips though :)

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  13. I prefer the rosy lips better, but I LOVE the makeup. Out of your comfort zone for sure, but definitely a stunner!!
    Feel free to indulge us with more daring looks like this.

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  14. ooo i dont think i've ever seen you in bright lipstick! :DD

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  15. Beautiful, as always! thanks for sharing and Happy new year!

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  16. the red lipstick looks gorgeous on you! but I prefer a nude lip with a bold eye

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  17. Das ist mal ein Party Makeup, gefällt mir sehr gut!

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  18. The red lips please! It's such a perfect New Year's Look!

    I think the nude lips washes you out too much!

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  19. Of course, I much prefer the red lip look but you look gorgeous either way!

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  20. Such a fab FOTD, you have such a pretty face.

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  21. OMG! I love the nude lip for a regular night out, but the red lip is AMAZING!And Deep Truth looks gorgeous on you!

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  22. Beautiful look and great products! I love the red lips.

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  23. Damn you look so striking with the red lips. WOW!

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  24. Beautiful! I love the red lips, but personally wouldn't wear them with the bold eyes look. However it looks stunning combined together on you.

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  25. Hallöchen, Du kannst rote Lippen wahnsinnig gut tragen! Das solltest Du öfter machen...
    Trotzdem finde ich die Nude-Variante etwas besser, vielleicht ist mir das mit dem rot/blau etwas too mutch:)

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  26. hello, i can't help but wonder when will you announce your giveaway winner?

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  27. wow, thank you everybody for that overwhelming feedback! i also wouldn't go bold lips+bold eyes normally, but as some of you have stated, "man, it's NYE!" ;)

    @Marianne M.: please give me some time, the holidays were stressful for me too and with all the extra entries it's quite complicated to work out. i will do it very soon, though :) i didn't forget that, and be sure that this is a real giveaway with a real winner (but he/she still has to be drawn). the prize package already lays there and only needs to be shipped out.

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  28. Ein sehr schöner Look!

    Ein frohes neues Jahr

    LG

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  29. I wasn't trying to stress you out or press the matter, so forgive me if it seemed that way. i was just wondering. and nothing else.
    take your time, no hurry!

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  30. Again, very gorgeous look! I love that it is "too much" with the shimmer, the blue, the shining red lip and the hair - but it's great.

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  31. So gorgeous, this really is perfect for New Year's Eve! I love your blog so much, I'm following <3 :)

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  32. Der nude Lippenstift gefällt mir zu dem Look besser, aber du hast Recht...zur Partyzeit darf es auch mal ordentlich krachen :-) Knight Divne ist eine tolle Farbe...sieht richtig geheimnisvoll aus.
    LG
    *chen

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