last night's look

One way to clear out your product is to put makeup on people and send them home with the products.  I'm giving up quite a few foundations so I was looking for people close to my colour.  It's so hard to tell yourself to give up foundations because they tend to be the most expensive of products, but I found such a perfect match for Silvia that I couldn't not finish the look.  Good thing she was going clubbing!  I haven't done a going-out look in forever!

I realized after taking half the photos that you can tell what sort of wreckage happens to my apartment after I do a look.  I'll try to spare you the hideousness.

1) I prepped Silvia's skin with CoverFX Clear Prep -- it's extremely mattifying, but quite silicone-y so it needs a moment to set.

2) Then I took a little Homeoplasmine (which is apparently being discontinued in Canada?  Treason!) on a Q-Tip and scrubbed her lips to within an inch of their lives, then applied another layer.

3) I used my Real Techniques brush to apply Urban Decay Primer Potion all over her lids

4) For eye shadow, I used the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette --  I picked up Tease with a MAC 217 to gently sculpt her eye then Busted on a MAC 219 to define the outer V a little more.  Then I laid a little of Booty Call down on the lid with my finger.

5) For her liner I used a matte teal colour from the Kryolan palette and winged it up slightly.  Then I tightlined with an Essence gel liner

6) I applied a coat of CoverGirl Lashblast Fusion.  For a little extra drama, I added half a lash to each eye -- I used regular criss-cross lashes like these ones here (Note:  I didn't buy mine from this site, I picked them up in a random salon).

7) In her brows I used Rimmel's brow pencil in Hazel -- it matched her lighter hair perfectly.  I didn't change the shape much, just straightened the arch a little and extended the tail past her her natural brow.

7)  For her skin I used the Shiseido Perfect Foundation to apply Laura Mercier's Silk Creme Foundation in Bamboo Beige -- one of the items she took home!  She's a tad less olive than me so it suited her skin perfectly.

8) I mixed Bobbi Brown's Pout Pink Pot Rouge and Tarte's Cheek Stain in Green Siren and applied with my Eco-Tools foundation brush.  Then it died and now I'm sad.  Seriously, what happened here?  It's like a whole section of bristles decided to mutiny.

8) For lips I used Dior Serum de Rouge in 560 -- it's Dior's answer to the lipstick/balm hybrids, and it's fantastically moisturizing.

  

A shot of her hair -- just a really improvised marriage of half-up and fishtail

I like finding out that I'm funny sometimes.  Then posting proof.

Then making up for it with a beautiful photo of them =)

How was everyone else's weekend?