Copper and Blue

Not too long ago, I saw a really lovely look on another blog and I thought I would do my own take on it.  It was from this post on Messy Wands.  I love the simplicity and contrast.  Also, I very much enjoy blue and copper!

I ended up looking tanned here, even though I swear the BB Cream looked like a good match indoors.  I guess maybe it oxidized.  I don't know.  I often struggle with foundations and bases and being able to tell whether they match my skin perfectly or not.  I think I take a "close enough is good enough" approach on most days.

I like how the lashes on the bottom stand out against the blue!  Below is an awkwardly lit shot from the afternoon sun.  I was hoping to showcase all the lovely sparkliness and duochrome.

And....really I just took too many photos.

Face:
Smashbox BB Cream Fair
Korres Quercetin and Oak Concealer Fair
Becca Pressed Mineral Foundation Porcelain
Korres Wild Rose Mineral Setting Powder (just under eye)

Cheeks:
Illamasqua Tremble
Tokidoki Luminosa

Eyes:
Nars eye primer
Chanel Illusion d'Ombre Ebloui (base)
Laura Mercier Baked e/s Terracotta
YSL Pure Chromatics palette #2 (dark brown and gold)
Kat Von D Stockholm e/s (smudged into liner on lowers)
Stila Smudge Stick e/l Damsel (upper lash line)
MUFE navy aqua e/l pencil (waterline)
Korres soft e/l pencil 3S (lowers)
Tarte taupe brow pencil
Stila Stay All Day black liner pen (tight line)
Lancome Hypnose Doll Lashes

Lips:
Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity lip gloss Opaline


I'd like to do more copper and blue eye looks in future.  Good colors, I say!  Thanks to Xiao for the inspiration.  :)

Bejewelled Skylark

This was the look I wore last Wednesday.  I really liked it!

Forgive me for taking too many pictures.  It's a problem I have due to an irrational fear that none of them will turn out remotely good.

I used Rouge Bunny Rouge Bejewelled Skylark on the lid and into the crease.  It's so lovely!  I'm not sure, but it may have caused my one eye corner to get irritated.  I'm only guessing really, but maybe due to red pigment in it?  So worth the trouble and pain, though!  I will try wearing it again at some point and hope for a better result.

For the lower lash line I smudged Makeup Geek Goddess into pencil eyeliner.  I'm not even sure I remember which pencil I used.  It was black or brown, I'm sure about that.

Face:
Miracle Skin Vanish primer
Make Up For Ever Mat Velvet + 15
Make Up For Ever Lift Concealer 1
Korres Wild Rose Mineral Setting Powder
Make Up For Ever Super Matte Loose 12
Guerlain Meteorites Perles D'Or 2010

Cheeks:
Guerlain Terracotta Light Blondes 01
Tarte AC Stellar
Tarte AC Angelic

Eyes:
Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer
BE Round the Clock e/l Midnight
Makeup Geek Corrupt
Makeup Geek Goddess
Makeup Geek Glamorous
RBR (Rouge Bunny Rouge) Bejewelled Skylark
Makeup Geek Bling
RBR Fire-tailed Sunbird
Urban Decay Lucky e/l pencil
Stila Stay All Day black e/l pen
Tarte Taupe brow pencil
I cannot remember what mascara(s) I used on the top lashes  :P
Clinique Bottom Lash

Lips:
Lorac Couture Shine Ulta Glam

This was my first time wearing a beige sort of blush!  I actually really like how it worked here.  I don't imagine I'll want to wear it with every look, but I can see now that it serves a purpose.  Hooray for trying something new and being pleasantly surprised by it!

I had some creasing and fading through the day with Bejewelled Skylark, on my occasionally creasy left eye, but I don't know if that was related to the irritation I had with that outer corner as well (maybe watering somehow affected the wear).  Also, perhaps my beloved Lorac eye primer is past its peak?  I've been using it for what seems like an eternity!  That stuff never runs out.  In any case, I will be trying Bejewelled Skylark again, for sure, and will hope for a better result.  If nothing else, I can always layer it over a similarly colored base or just switch to my unopened Nars eye primer.  :)

Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for stopping by!