Using mostly NYX products for this very wearable look.
Products used:
Eyes
Base -Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance
L’Oreal HiP paint in Secretive as base and highlight
L’Oreal HiP Crayon in Unmistakable
Lid - NYX Red Head
Outer V and Crease - NYX Navy
Tear duct and Crease - NYX White
Jane Mineral Eyeliner gel in black [upper lid only]
L’Oreal Voluminous mascara in Carbon black [on coat, natural lashes only]
Lashes - Ardell Demi Pixies in black
Face
MUFE in Camel #18
Posner Coverstick in light/medium
NYX Mosaic powder in Champagne
Brows - Rimmel Special Eyes Pencil in Panama
Lips - NYX gloss in Crystal
Brushes used - MAC 239, MAC 217, MAC 224, Studio Tools smudge brush, Sonia Kashuk powder brush, MAC 116 [blush]
Jane is a drugstore line that you can find at Rite-Aid, Ulta and Walgreens. I use Jane primarily for eyeliners, as the line has a tremendous selection and nice range of colors. I walked past the cosmetics aisle (as I normally do) in Rite-Aid yesterday and my eyes stumbled upon this little piece of heaven in a jar. I just had to get it.
These ‘water resistant’ babies come in 5 gram jars and in four different ‘flavors’ [purple/wine, black, brown and navy.] I bought the black. And, like L’Oreal HiP’s cream liner, it also comes with it’s own brush, but unlike L’Oreal HiP, the brush is actually usable and made with natural fibers.
This product applies like a dream. It’s very smooth, very true in color and dries quickly upon application so there is no smudging when you apply a second layer [not needed] or make touch-ups. I’ve never owned any other gel/cake/cream liner but L’Oreal HiP [FYI: MAC, Stila, MUFE, and Clinique all make gel/cream liners of varying sizes and for $$] and I can say that this is a replacement. It’s head and shoulders above L’Oreal HiP price-wise and the ease of application.
So far, I’ve only worn this on my top lid, not on my waterline. But I have oily lids and it’s about 90 degrees out today and so far so good!UPDATE: The liner lasted all day long. Check out my end of the day pictures here: 40’s Glam Look.
UPDATE: Christiana Divine has reviewed the Jane gel liners! Check out her page to see her swatches and pictures of the product.
A take on the makeup of the 40s era with my own twist. I didn’t have time to concentrate on my lips so I literally tossed on the red lip. Normally a good red lip takes me quite a few minutes and it can stay on ALL day without a real touch up. (And my hair sucked so…)
Products used:
Eyes
Lid - MAC Solar White
Crease - Saddle
Outer V - MAC Handwritten mixed with MAC Saddle
Highlight - MAC Orb mixed with MAC Naked Lunch
Jane Be Pure Mineral Gel eyeliner in Black
Brows
Rimmel Special Eyes pencil in Panama
Face
MUFE liquid foundation in Camel #18
MAC Blot powder in Dark
MAC Sunbasque blush
MAC Format blush
Lips
MAC Mahogany l/l
Maybelline Midnight Red l/s
L’Oreal HiP l/g in Tempting
Every time I throw this cardigan on I have to match my eyes… my tired, tired red eyes.
I had tons of creasing because of the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil. Sucks bu I already knew it would happen.
Products used
Eyes
Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance
Lid - NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Lemon
Lid - MAC Shimmermoss
Crease - MAC Plumage
Outer V - MAC Carbon
Highlight - MAC Naked Lunch and MAC Vanilla
MAC Smolder Eye kohl
L’Oreal Telescopic Mascara in Black
Brows - Rimmel Eye pencil in Panama
Face
Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation in Caramel #400
MAC Blot Powder in Dark
MAC Sunbasque blush
Starting with the positive. It’s an absolutely divine color. I’ll describe it as a warm coral or a salmon with more orange than pink. I can imagine that it would look good on anyone of any complexion, even those who are salmon colored. :) It’s also a cream. Loves the creams!
I don’t know if it’s the age of the polish [an older collection] or if it’s just the formulation but the awesome color is where the good stuff ends.
The bad. It’s extremely thick, but it take three layers to really get the true color. Why? Because of the drag. You paint one layer and it pulls off the previous layer of polish. I’m going to add some thinner and see if it will solve that problem but right now, it’s a pain in the azz! I decided to just keep it on for a few days and see how long it lasts. Last bad thing, it’s not the same color as it is in the bottle. It’s more orange and is a deeper hue. I wanted it to be a little bit paler.
Please excuse the picture, I hadn’t cleaned up the edges just yet.
Eyes(All MAC)
Lid - Girlie and Illegal Cargo to blend
Outer V - Sketch and Illegal Cargo to blend
Crease - Naked Lunch mixed with Illegal Cargo
Highlight - Naked Lunch
Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance
L’Oreal Telescopic mascara in black
MAC Smolder eye kohl
Brows - Rimmel Special Eyes pencil in Panama
Cheeks - MAC Feeling Beauty Powder
Face
Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation in Caramel #400
Posner Coverstick concealer in light/medium
MAC Blot Powder in Dark
Thinking about toning it down for a while [at least until the 4th of July!] hehehe. This is the end of that day after 12 hours of wear as you can see from my hair… Only two lipgloss reapplications, wow!
Also note the brows. I told you all, the Rimmel pencils do the darn thing. They stay on until you make them come off. They’ve probably faded a tiny bit right in front of the arch, but that’s about it.
Products used
Eyes(All MAC)
Lid - Arena
Highlight and tear duct - Orb
Crease - Saddle
Crease, Outer V and Lower Lashline - Handwritten
Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance
L’Oreal HiP paint in Secretive
L’Oreal Voluminous mascara in black
MAC Smolder eye kohl
Brows - Rimmel Special Eyes pencil in Panama
Cheeks - MAC Sunbasque
Face
Revlon Colorstay liquid foundation in Caramel #400
Posner Coverstick concealer in light/medium
MAC Blot Powder in Dark
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