Ahoy, my beauties!
I am thrilled to announce that I am to join the fabulousgirl group blogger coalition known as Femme Boulevard! In which I will be the pirate drummer. Wait, I seem to be confusing my blog fantasies with my Spica fantasies. Anyway, it's all Lily's fault. As usual.
Lily is of course Lily of ChloeAsh: a working mother of two who blogs for passion.
The other femmes on the boulevard are:
Teri, who considers her latest beauty findings over at Bellachique.
Joey, who shares her journey through life at Joey's Space, a beautiful lifestyle blog from Singapore.
Lilit, of Makeup & Macaroons, beauty blogger, DIYer, wife, mummy, daughter, corporate slave.
And now, me! Kate: easily influenced. Fond of red, glitter, and commas.Mighty pirate. 'About me' in the right sidebar, and my most recent free-associative personal blahblah post is here.
Femme Boulevard unites us all once a month to share our various interpretations of a chosen theme. This month, my fellow femmes are experimenting with monochromatic looks: be sure to check them out at ChloeAsh and Makeup & Macaroons!
As my initiation into the group, I am presenting a 'no makeup' makeup look, which also happens to be monochromatic. Because TEAM.
My single colour is actually a single product, the rosy-reddened coral-pink (as I think I described it in my original review :P) Suqqu Bright Up Lipstick 02 Hanabeni, which I then mixed with various things:
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...such as my peachy undereye concealer, Burberry Sheer Concealer 01; the palest lavender-white satin of Dior Skinflash Radiance Booster Pen 005 Shimmery White; and my sheer pink-tinged primer, Suqqu Makeup Base Creamy.
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Starting off with the creamy Suqqu primer all over my face to diffuse any visible veininess and redness and smooth my skin texture, I then blended one click of the Burberry concealer under my eyes as usual, and used the Dior Skinflash 005 highlighter lightly on the centre of my forehead, down the centre of my nose, on nasolabial folds, and on brow bones.
The lipstick+highlighter mix created a slightly deeper, pinker and subtler highlighting shade, and I diffused that over my inner cheeks, then used it to highlight the inner corner of my eyes (blended up) and below my lower lashline -- both to cut the redness/darkness in that area and to amp up my 'aegyo sal' as an eye-framing device (this post shows how effective it can be).
Lipstick+concealer made a light peachy-rose that I blended over my lids up through the socket; I then added a little extra lipstick to the mix to darken the shade and concentrated it closer to the lashline for some more depth. This idea -- which sparked the other mixes -- came from Jung Saem Mool's ultra-natural makeup tutorial for Spica's Tonight music video and it gives a barely-dewy sheen to my lids that, unlike my paper-dry bare lids, produces a natural highlight wherever the light hits, without looking too glossy or obviously made-up.
The last mix, lipstick+primer, produces a somewhat translucent dewy rosy cream blush, which I applied over the apples of my cheeks as usual, but also over the bridge of my nose and centre of my chin (can you detect it?) to create a more natural and unifiedsee-I'm-not-really-an-undead-bloodless-fiend healthy-glow-from-within effect rather than a flushed one.
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Rouge Bunny Rouge Sweet Dust Seriema eyeshadow used very lightly to deepen aegyo sal line, and as contour on the outer edges of my face -- another Jung Saem Mool-style application.
Paul&Joe bird balls dusted all over, for further undetectable texture-perfecting.
I applied the Suqqu lipstick as usual, blotted it off with a tissue, then pressed a little RBR Kiss Elixir lip balm over the remaining stain.
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Have I made sufficient mockery of the word 'nude' yet? :D I had fun trying new techniques and placements for this 'no makeup' look, but it was HARD to rein myself in (especially with blush) and took far longer than my usual sparkly smokey eye + obnoxious lips quickie (example) while making something that would still register on camera. So thanks to Femme Boulevard for prodding me out of my comfort zone! And if you have any further suggestions, tips and constructive criticism, please do leave a comment :)
I am thrilled to announce that I am to join the fabulous
Lily is of course Lily of ChloeAsh: a working mother of two who blogs for passion.
The other femmes on the boulevard are:
Teri, who considers her latest beauty findings over at Bellachique.
Joey, who shares her journey through life at Joey's Space, a beautiful lifestyle blog from Singapore.
Lilit, of Makeup & Macaroons, beauty blogger, DIYer, wife, mummy, daughter, corporate slave.
And now, me! Kate: easily influenced. Fond of red, glitter, and commas.
Femme Boulevard unites us all once a month to share our various interpretations of a chosen theme. This month, my fellow femmes are experimenting with monochromatic looks: be sure to check them out at ChloeAsh and Makeup & Macaroons!
As my initiation into the group, I am presenting a 'no makeup' makeup look, which also happens to be monochromatic. Because TEAM.
My single colour is actually a single product, the rosy-reddened coral-pink (as I think I described it in my original review :P) Suqqu Bright Up Lipstick 02 Hanabeni, which I then mixed with various things:
Starting off with the creamy Suqqu primer all over my face to diffuse any visible veininess and redness and smooth my skin texture, I then blended one click of the Burberry concealer under my eyes as usual, and used the Dior Skinflash 005 highlighter lightly on the centre of my forehead, down the centre of my nose, on nasolabial folds, and on brow bones.
The lipstick+highlighter mix created a slightly deeper, pinker and subtler highlighting shade, and I diffused that over my inner cheeks, then used it to highlight the inner corner of my eyes (blended up) and below my lower lashline -- both to cut the redness/darkness in that area and to amp up my 'aegyo sal' as an eye-framing device (this post shows how effective it can be).
Lipstick+concealer made a light peachy-rose that I blended over my lids up through the socket; I then added a little extra lipstick to the mix to darken the shade and concentrated it closer to the lashline for some more depth. This idea -- which sparked the other mixes -- came from Jung Saem Mool's ultra-natural makeup tutorial for Spica's Tonight music video and it gives a barely-dewy sheen to my lids that, unlike my paper-dry bare lids, produces a natural highlight wherever the light hits, without looking too glossy or obviously made-up.
The last mix, lipstick+primer, produces a somewhat translucent dewy rosy cream blush, which I applied over the apples of my cheeks as usual, but also over the bridge of my nose and centre of my chin (can you detect it?) to create a more natural and unified
The look:
For reference, you can find a recent picture of my actual (far more drab) bare face here.
Other things:
Suqqu brow pen02 Brown through brows and used to tightline -- this gives a softer, sketchier line than even a hard eyeliner pencil, while still defining the lashline.
Fasio Full Dynamic Long mascara -- the wimpiest formula I own, juuuust touched to the base of the upper lashes, then combed through well with a clean spoolie. Lower lashes left bare, just brushed.Rouge Bunny Rouge Sweet Dust Seriema eyeshadow used very lightly to deepen aegyo sal line, and as contour on the outer edges of my face -- another Jung Saem Mool-style application.
Paul&Joe bird balls dusted all over, for further undetectable texture-perfecting.
I applied the Suqqu lipstick as usual, blotted it off with a tissue, then pressed a little RBR Kiss Elixir lip balm over the remaining stain.
All products:
GIANT closeup:
Disclosure: Suqqu Makeup Base Creamy was a GWP.
The other items were all purchased by me or personal gifts from friends.