So... work scuppering best laid blog plans blahblahblah as per blah. Instead of more promised Back to Basics posts (let's move them to next week? >.<), I have for you some highly unnecessary spam of my faaace, since a great many of you are nationally obligated to be thankful for it anyway, or are too full to run away from the onslaught of 1am bathroom pics :D
I got to pick this week's makeupalley makeupboard Friday challenge pic, and plumped for this stunning underwater shot by makeup artist Lan Nguyen:
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This comes from her book, co-authored with Jana Waru Ririnui, called Makeup Is Art, and I highly recommend tracking down a copy if you're a fan of editorial looks.
A more moderate selection of products than last time:
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Base: HEAVY application of Graftobian HD Glamour Creme in Porcelain
Eyes: built around Rouge Bunny Rouge Resplendent Quetzal, the jonquil from THREE duo 05 Love Evolution, and an emeraldish colour frankened from Make Up Store Eyepencil Green Card layered with RBR Whispering Ibis. Addiction Silent Scream and RBR Abyssinian Catbird as textural and tonal tweakers, respectively. Kiko white kajal for stark inner corner highlight, Clio black liquid liner, L'Oréal TFL WP mascara, Dollywink partial lashes (a gift from my deardevil Mira).
Brows: (unpictured, because rolled off somewhere....) left bare except for a bit of Addiction Yellow Submarine eye gloss glooped on. No brushing-through because last week's gold brows involved a great massacre of the spoolies.
Lip: Dolce&Gabbana Attractive Monica lipstick with a dab of Addiction Rich Girl gloss in the centre of my lower lip... which I promptly smeared all over with a forgetful lipsmush.
(Nails: OPI Malaga Wine)
Onto the spam!
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Ironically, I now 'need' a cool, deep red lip like the one in the original pic. And a proper saturated jewelled emerald shadow *_* Suggestions?
If you would like to play around with this look (it doesn't have to be this literal), do leave me a comment and a link; I'd love to see! The lovely Belly already did! And if you don't already shamble in her wake, why not?
I got to pick this week's makeupalley makeupboard Friday challenge pic, and plumped for this stunning underwater shot by makeup artist Lan Nguyen:
A more moderate selection of products than last time:
Eyes: built around Rouge Bunny Rouge Resplendent Quetzal, the jonquil from THREE duo 05 Love Evolution, and an emeraldish colour frankened from Make Up Store Eyepencil Green Card layered with RBR Whispering Ibis. Addiction Silent Scream and RBR Abyssinian Catbird as textural and tonal tweakers, respectively. Kiko white kajal for stark inner corner highlight, Clio black liquid liner, L'Oréal TFL WP mascara, Dollywink partial lashes (a gift from my dear
Brows: (unpictured, because rolled off somewhere....) left bare except for a bit of Addiction Yellow Submarine eye gloss glooped on. No brushing-through because last week's gold brows involved a great massacre of the spoolies.
Lip: Dolce&Gabbana Attractive Monica lipstick with a dab of Addiction Rich Girl gloss in the centre of my lower lip... which I promptly smeared all over with a forgetful lipsmush.
(Nails: OPI Malaga Wine)
Onto the spam!
1. Squinty, posey pic, with bonus shaky camera to mimic the underwater blur *cough*
2. Squint'n'pose, without the fuzz
3. No squint, but fishface... or duckpout. 'Tis a Rorschach lip.
4. Closed eye shot -- unintentional fuzz this time but hey, it shows the textural variation best.
Eyes close up
still not enough textural variation though!
5. I offered bonus points to any challengees who posted a picture of the look under water, as in the original, so of course I had to give it a go:
Actually the eyeshadow is mostly impressively intact! But how gross does semi-melted trowelled-on Graftobian look?!
Afterthoughts
Yes, I suck at falsies. To be fair, even big-shot international-director-type makeup artists have issues with my wayward hirsute mess of a lashline.Ironically, I now 'need' a cool, deep red lip like the one in the original pic. And a proper saturated jewelled emerald shadow *_* Suggestions?
If you would like to play around with this look (it doesn't have to be this literal), do leave me a comment and a link; I'd love to see! The lovely Belly already did! And if you don't already shamble in her wake, why not?