Look: A Night in Hawaii

This was from my first “real” night in Kauai. We spent all day at the beach right outside the Marriott where we’re staying. Beautiful day. I did this look just because I felt like doing full makeup :-) I took some pictures of the view right from our balcony. Beautiful huh?! It’s kind of a frosty-smokey look…enjoy!

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Bare Study PP (base), Rondelle (inner lid), Danger Zone: black (outer lid), red (middle lid), Sunset B. (middle lid), Phloof! (highlight), Feline Kohl Power (upper lashline), Guerlain Loose Kohl Powder Noir (waterlines), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
  • Cheeks: Dior Bronze Harmonie Couture Palette Bronzer + Petticoat MSF
  • Lips: Marvel lipstick (from cool lips palette)

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Look: Some Crazy Lookin’ Pinks

This look is from last week. I guess I was feelin’ the pinks that day. Tonight is my last night in Hawaii, so I’ll be posting more this coming week along with pictures from my trip.

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPP (primer), Girl Friendly PP (base), Floral Fantasy (inner lid), Post Haste (middle lid), Swiss Chocolate (outer crease), Sketch (crease), Vanilla (highlight), Raven Kohl Power (upper lashline), Guerlain Terracotta Loose Powder Kohl #01 Noir (waterlines), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
  • Cheeks: Bobbi Brown Plum Wine Shimmer Blush + Dior Pop Diamond Shimmer Powder
  • Lips: Guerlain Terracotta Shimmer Gloss in Pink Sun (has since been returned…smelled bad!!!)

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Look: Dark Green Warm Eyes Palette

I’ve really loved the Holiday ’08 palettes from MAC. The lips and eyes were stellar! So here’s another look using the Warm Eyes Palette with the dark green as the all-over-lid color.

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPP (base), Greenstroke (base), Grand Entrance (all over lid), Warm Suede (inner lid), Gentle Heat (above crease), Real Drama (crease), Sweet Joy (highlight), Feline Kohl Power (liner), Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
  • Cheeks: Bobbi Brown Bahama Brown Shimmer Blush + Dior Copper Diamond Shimmer
  • Lips: Guerlain Rouge G lipstick No. 3 and No. 47

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Look: Danger Zone

Um…not much to say about this one…self explanatory. My friend Ruth says this is her new favorite look on me :-) Hope you like it!

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Blackground PP (base), Platinum Pigment (inner lid), Danger Zone Mineralized Eyeshadow: Black (outer lid), Red (middle lid), Forgery (highlight), Feline Kohl Power & UD 24/7 Dime liners, Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
  • Cheeks: Dior Bronze de Harmonie Coral Riviera + Perfect Topping MSF
  • Lips: Bubble l/s + Take a Hint Tendertone

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Look: Chanel Iridescent Effects Eyes In Plein Soleil Quad

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*Sigh* I really wanted to like this quad. It just wasn’t anything special, and sadly had to make a trip back to Nordies. The consistency was meh and the colors weren’t very impressive. It was nothing I couldn’t make with what I already had. It’s too bad too, because I was all set to be in love with every LE Chanel Quad they debuted. Ah well, here’s what came out of it :-) I mean, it’s pretty and all, but it’s just so…brown? Oh, I wore it with my suit…which I wore because I had to go to the district office with the Principal and VP to order new Math textbooks for next year. It was exciting! :-)

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Bare Study (base), Chanel Iridescent Effects Plein Soleil Quad, Raven Kohl Power, Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
  • Cheeks: Earth to Earth Mineralized Blush Duo
  • Lips: Guerlain Beige Rose 41 Lipliner + YSL Rouge Pure Shine #19

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Look: Pink & The Spiced Chocolate Quad

I haven’t been able to master the Spiced Chocolate Quad yet. The few times I’ve tried it, it hasn’t come out looking spectacular IMO. Here is another attempt though…

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPPS (primer), Perky PP (base), Pink Pearl Pigment (all over lid), Spiced Chocolate Quad: Brash (upper lid), Sweet Chestnut (middle lid), Spiced Chocolate (crease), Nanogold (highlight), UD 24/7 Underground + Brownborder Technakohl liner, Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
  • Cheeks: Chanel Tweed Pink
  • Lips: Lancome Downtown Pink Plumping Lipgloss

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Look: MAC Holiday ’08 Warm Eyes Palette

Up until this past holiday season, I was not a pre-assembled palette kind of girl - eyes or lips. But I got sucked in by several, and now I’m noticing a lot that I wouldn’t mind having! So it started with the MAC Holiday 2008 collection. I got 3 of the 4 six-shadow eye palettes that they had, excluding the “smokey eyes” one since I for SURE have colors that will do the same thing. This is a look I did with the Warm Eyes palette. It’s very interesting because it has a dark green color as well as a cranberry type color…x-mas? So I was hesitant to put it all together, but actually really happy with how it came out!

Oh, and the other interesting fact - in this palette the cranberry color is called Grand Entrance, and MAC has already come out with a color called Grand Entrance which was an LE frosty light pink highlighter color.

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPP (primer), Painterly Paint Pot (base), MAC Warm Eyes Palette Holiday ’08: Well Spiced (inner lid), Warm Suede (middle lid), Grand Entrance (outer lid), Real Drama (crease), Sweet Joy (highlight), YSL Green Shimmer Liquid Liner, Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
  • Cheeks: Lancome Shimmer blush in Mandarin Sky
  • Lips: Calvin Klein Delicious Pout Lipgloss in Pastel Gold

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Look: Mineralize Golden

Getting out all of my mineralized eyeshadows inspired me to use them exclusively for a look. It’s warm and somewhat pretty. I got my hair cut the day I wore this look, so I included some full face shots before the cut AND after! I am REALLY happy with how it came out too! Enjoy!

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPP (primer), Rubenesque Paint Pot (base), (left to right) Two-to-Glow, Heat Element, Illusionary Burning Ambition, MAC pencil liner in Teddy, and MAC Plushlash mascara
  • Cheeks: Gleeful Mineralized Blush + Dior Pink Diamond Skin Shimmer
  • Lips: Red Devil lipglass

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Look: Metal-X Gold, Red, & Purple

I actually got 3 compliments at work and one from a stranger (nice gal) at the nail salon today on this look. It’s kinda quirky, but somehow comes together without looking too rainbow-ish. This look was also inspired by a long-ago look from Temptalia.com. It’s bold and very “me”! Please feel free to leave your thoughts!

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPP as a primer, Cash Flow Paint Pot as a base, Metal-X Pure Ore (inner lid & lower lashline), Metal-X Plum Electric (outer lid), Mi’ Lady (red side on the middle lid, purple side on the outer lid), Gorgeous Gold (inner lid), Top Hat + Parfait Amour (outer lid & crease), Femme-Fi (highlight and brow bone), Feline Kohl Power (upper lashline and waterline liner). I used Chanel Exceptionnel mascara
  • Cheeks: NARS Super Orgasm blush & Guerlain Terracotta in Indian Bronze to highlight
  • Lips: Chanel Lipgloss in 65 (very sheer red) and CK Delicious Flavored Lipgloss in Gold Frost for shimmer and shine

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Look: NARS Sephora Exclusive Eyeshadow Palette

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It’s hard to beat the smooth, velvety texture of NARS eye shadows. Their color payoff is awesome and they blend rather nicely. I tend to use MAC’s 224 brush with them because they’re so pigmented that I don’t want to overdo it. Anyway, so I got this Sephora exclusive palette (on sale now for $45 and for 6 shadows, that’s a good deal). I know there are many more look possibilities, so I’m going to hold off on a full review. But the colors are all really shimmery with a little iridescence. I’m also lovin’ this lipgloss! It’s really smooth, and more sheer than it seems. I was really happy with this overall look :-)

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For this look I used:

  • Eyes: UDPP, Bare Study Paint Pot, NARS Sephor Exclusive Eyeshadow Palette: Himalayas (inner corner), Bohemian Gold II (middle lid), Ondine (outer lid), Surabaya II (crease), Kilimanjaro I (brow highlight) and a touch of MAC Star Violet in the crease. I used MAC Kohl Power eyepencil in Raven to line the upper lashline and waterline, and BE Buxom Mascara to finish.
  • Cheeks: NARS Love Joy blush and NARS Albatross blush to highlight
  • Lips: NARS lipgloss in Dolce Vita

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