Love To Layer

May 10, 2011

I love layering and blending out colors, especially for makeup. Layering different textures and shades allows me to create extra depth and also helps to give that slight glowy finish. Layering multiple products is something I usually only do when going out for a special occasion. In the mornings, I’m always running 5 minutes behind. Makeup for work is usually kept as simple as possible, except for the rare occasions that I am able to wake up an extra 30 minutes early.

My makeup looks usually revolve around my clothes/outfit of the day or night. This past weekend I wore a simple floral strapless dress (shown here). It was fairly neutral so virtually any look would go with it. I realize this would be more helpful if I had a photo of my face to go with this, but this is more for my own personal reference since I was quite happy with the result. The numbers in each photo indicate the order of application.

Cheeks: I applied Armani’s Fluid Sheer #10 on cheeks and then applied Dior’s Aurora on top as a contour. I then took a separate blush brush and applied Chanel Espiègle just on the apples.

Lips: Simply line with liner. Fill with a sheer gold lipstick. Top with a sheer coral gloss.

Eyes: The first step was to apply Laura Mercier’s Metallic Gold Creme shadow on the lids as a base. I took the white side of NARS Exotic Dance and and dipped MAC’s 242 (a stiffer brush) into the frosty white and patted it on 1/2 way up the eyes. Taking a larger fluffy brush, I swished it into the golden tan shimmer of Exotic Dance and loosely applied it all over. Next, I took MAC’s Spare Change and applied it along upper lashes in a messy smudgey line and layered Le Metier’s Splendid Frost taupe on top to blend. Last steps were to add a clean fine black line along upper lashes and outer corners on the bottom. Finishing step was with Armani’s Eyes to Kill Mascara.

Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer #10 – shown here
Dior Aurora Bronzer – reviewed here
Chanel Espiègle #65 Blush – swatched and reviewed here
Paul & Joe Lip Pencil Duo – Melon (01) – partially swatched here
Bobbi Brown Candlelight Shimmer Lipstick – shown next to Beige Gold Metallic here
Chanel Pensée 277 Glossimer – here
Laura Mercier Metallic Creme in Gold
NARS Exotic Dance – white applied with a stiff MAC 242 brush patted on lids
NARS Exotic Dance – gold applied with a loose fluffy brush all over lids, here
MAC Spare Change eyeliner – applied in a smudgey line along upper lashes, swatched here
Le Metier de Beaute – Splendid Frost, top shade applied along lash line smudged on top, blended, also reviewed here
Bobbi Brown Caviar Ink to finish as liner – swatched here
Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Mascara