FOTD and NARS swatches- Brown and plum Autumn look.

A look I had in mind for a while. Browns and plums always make me think of Autumn.

Products used:

• MAC Devil May Dare palette
• MAC Fafi Quad 1 palette
• MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation
• Anna Sui loose powder
• NARS Multiple in Portofino
• Skin79 Pearl BB Cream
• Coastal Scents 88 Shimmer palette
• Maxfactor 2000 Calorie mascara
• Gosh Brilliant a Levres lipgloss in 0059

Method:

• MAC Hey (champagne beige) as all over lid colour
• MAC Pink Venus (frosty pink) on outer half of lid
• Coastal Scents purple and plum (fourth row from the right, 1st and 2nd colour from the bottom), dip brush alternatively between the two colours on upper and lower lash line, blend upwards on the outer corner of lid.
• MAC Devilishly Dark (chocolate brown with bronze shimmer) darken crease.
• Blend.
• Mascara
• Stipple on foundation
• Apply Skin79 Pearl BB Cream to highest point of cheeks, forehead and down center of nose. Blend into foundation.
• Dab NARS Portofino to apples of cheeks and blend outwards lightly with a fan brush ( I found that this to be the best way to blend NARS Multiples. Fingers just don't do the job)
• Anna Sui loose powder to set.
• Lipgloss.

I was looking over the shoulder of me Godmum's son the other day while he was surfing Facebook. He had a bunch of girls on his Friend list that have profile photos like this: 

What kind of pose is that??!! What is the youth of today coming to?? SMH

In other news, I recently went to yet another NARS makeover event where I bought more stuff xD.

Multiple in Portofino:

No relation to the Italian fishing village of the same name, the NARS website describes it as a "shimmering coral". It reminds me of MAC's Peachykeen blush, only that Peachykeen, being a sheertone shimmer blush, is a lot more shimmery and less pigmented.

Swatched: Left: MAC Peachykeen, Right: NARS Multiple in Portofino

This is my first Multiple and I think I've found a new line of products to hoard. It gives a really gorgeous sheer wash of colour that stays for around 4-5hrs. Application is a bit tricky, I struggled quite a bit at first, I either applied too much and ended up looking like a clown, or it went all over the place. In the end I learnt that a fan brush was the way to go.

I also picked up the Rajasthan duo eyeshadow.

This is a new release that came out with the recent Autumn 2010 collection. I believe it is a limited edition.

Swatch:

The NARS website describes the colours as a metallic beige and a blue-black charcoal. I've worn this duo once or twice already and it does a really sexy smokey eye xD

I can't believe summer is over already. The infamous unrelenting rain of Vancouver has begun and I am utterly miserable.

Summer Brights FOTD - green, blue, and purple

Products used:

• MAC - Studio Fix Foundation
• MAC - Graphic Garden palette - Colours used: Wild Wisteria; Botanical Blue; Linear Lilac.
• MAC - Mineralised Skin Finish in Light Medium
• NARS - Duo in Deep Throat and Laguna
• Coastal Scents 88 Shimmer Palette - indigo and denim
• L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara
• Vasanti gloss in Coral Sea
• Annabelle Smudgeliner in Blue Sapphire

Method:

• MAC Wild Wisteria - all over lid and inner half of lower lash line
• MAC Botanical Blue - middle of lid
• MAC Linear Lilac - outer V and bring all the way to middle of crease
• CC indigo and denim - crease and outer half of lower lash line
• Blend, Blend, Blend.
• Annabelle Sapphire Blue - upper lash line
• Mascara
• NARS Laguna - face contour
• NARS Deep Throat - apples of cheeks and sweep upwards
• MAC MSF - all over face
• Vasanti Coral Sea lipgloss

Don't mind my hair, I had a rather horrific haircut the other day -__-

In case you were wondering why I was being so colourful, it was because I was trying to match my dress xD

I couldn't decide between the Vasanti Coral Sea gloss or the NARS Orgasm gloss. I think the Orgasm gloss washes me out a bit? What do you think? I eventually went with the Vasanti gloss xD

My NARS makeover

Remember my "they put BROWN eyeshadow all the way up to my Mcdonalds eyebrows!" makeover disaster from MAC earlier this year? I swore off getting makeovers after that. So I have absolutely no idea how I got roped into getting a makeover from NARS - (in actuality, I was busy enabling a friend of mine to buy NARS blushes, the MUA kindly told us about the makeover event that was going to take place on 24+25 July. Since my friend has never had a makeover before, I grudgingly put our names down).
So it was with much trepidation that I arrived at my appointment...
I was completely blown away with the results.
My MUA was Ty, and I would recommend her in a heartbeat! She is extremely knowledgeable, she is experienced with working on Asian faces, and she constantly asks for your opinion of her work - she makes you feel so at ease and she truly wants you to be happy with the results.
She managed to balance my one brow that constantly looks surprised, and NO MCDONALDS EYESBROWS OR BROWN EYESHADOW!
She's also hilariously funny, her and Jay from MUFE had me constantly in giggles the entire time I was there. Oh and in case you're wondering, it's Jay of this gorgeous piece of work I photographed at the IMATS.

Ze results:

What's on my face:
Foundation: NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in Punjab mixed with Orgasm Illuminator and a bit of their Hydrating Moisture Cream.
Cheeks: Gina blush, Albatross highlight, Laguna bronzer.
Eyes: Strada, Night Fairy, Goldfinger, and Alhambra eyeshadow, Mekong as upper lash liner, China blue as lower lash liner.
Lips: Sexual Healing lipstick with Orgasm lipgloss.

Needless to say, I pretty much bought everything she used on me xD I particularly loved their foundation, I will definitely get a bottle once I'm done with my current one.
Thank you very much Ty! I had an absolute blast with you!
If any of you are interested in booking an appointment with Ty for a makeover, head down to the the NARS counter at The Bay downtown, or call 604-681-6211. Tell her Macnunu.com sent you xD

My haul:

Hopelessly Devoted Gift Set containing:
- Blush & Bronzer duo in Deep Throat and Laguna;
- Orgasm lipgloss;
- Crepscule lipgloss;

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Gina blush

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Escada eyeshadow

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