Red lips and pale eyes
A few weeks ago I was going to a movie with my sister and Mom, and didn't have a lot of time to get ready. Whenever I'm short on time I go with dark or red lipstick, and minimal make up elsewhere. The lipstick adds instant sophistication. With red lipstick I love doing a white or off-white shadow on the eye, and a thicker line of eye liner. (My inspiration for the red lipstick and relatively plain eye came from Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. Long ago, obviously.)
Products used:
MAC Vanilla eye shadow
MAC fluidline in Dipdown (brown)
L'Oreal False Fiber mascara
MAC lip liner in Redd
MAC lipstick in MAC Red
Make up for ever concealer - full cover #4
Make up for ever foundation - Mat Velvet
NYC Color in Big Apple Blush
Unfortunately my camera was malfunctioning this day so most of my step-by-step photos came out blurred. Basically, I started with primer on my eyes, as always. Once it dried I brushed the vanilla (off-white) eye shadow from my eye lid all the way up to the brow.
I used an angled brush to put the brown liner on, then curled my lashes, and then put mascara on.
Last I outlined and filled in my lips with the lip pencil, and then I put the red lipstick over it. I wore a white cowl neck sweater from Bebe, which made the make up look even better.
I really like that shade of red!
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DeleteDonna
I immediately noticed the red on you and how good it looks :-) I have yet to find a good red for me.
ReplyDeleteMonica
www.pear-shaped-gal.com
MAC has a lot of reds. If you don't like a bright red, they have one named New York Apple that is a dark red with a little gold sparkle in it. I would definitely want to try on red lipsticks before buying. It can be hard to find one that you're comfortable with.
DeleteDonna
Hey Pretty-Sparkly! I just found your blog and love it, so I will be following! I love the pale-with-bright look and it's definitely a good look for you - go with it! Thank you for the makeup and beauty tutorials btw, I know how much time it takes to produce them.
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THF
www.thehauteflash.com
Thank you, Leah. You are right about the time with the beauty tutorials. I think I'm going to branch out in my topics a bit. Getting tired of looking at myself. :-)
DeleteI'll be checking out your blog, too.
Donna
Thanks, Terry! I don't often wear white, since it's seems like every time I do I spill SOMETHING on it, usually coffee. :-) But it does look so good with red lipstick, doesn't it?
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