Happy 2014!!! I can't believe this year has passed by so quickly!!! I've had a lot of bad luck this year so I'm hoping that this year will get better and that stupid things will stop happening to me!! I have to say that Christmas this year was awesome, so that was a great start to my vacation. I really appreciate everything my parents have done for me this year. I've thought about my New Year's resolutions and I'm hoping that I can meat those goals that I've set for myself.
I wish I could have posted this sooner, but I kept thinking about what I wanted to do and I didn't want it to be the typical glitter smokey eye (which I love) because everyone else is doing it. I wanted it to be unique. So I decided to take a bunch of things I haven't tried and to make a look out of it. Personally, I dig it.
So without further ado, here is my New Year's Eve Makeup Look!!
And stick around til the end to see a sneak peak of tomorrow's nail post!! Here's a hint: it's my first time using this luxury brand's nail polish.
I decided that this year I would stay in with my family. Every year they watch Dick Clark's Rockin New Year's Eve and at midnight we all have a shot of some random liquor we've got in the house (my parents aren't big drinkers). It's especially cold out today so I figured, hey, why the heck not? I wasn't into having to be outside in the cold for an hour trying to flag down a taxi to get home. So what is this random look you ask? Well I got samples of pigments a loooong time ago from MAC and I decided that today would be the day that I finally play with them. I've never used pigments before so I'm sorry if it looks weird or bad. I'm still trying to get the hang of it. I started by priming my lids, as always, with Too Faced Shadow Insurance. I used Teal on my lid and Blue Brown on my crease. To apply the pigments, I wet my brushes with Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray because I don't have any mixing medium and I figured it would provide a better hold than water. It actually works quite well! The pigments stayed on and didn't budge at all. The colours came out looking so vibrant! I'm definitely going to start investing in more pigments because I love the way they look. I used Vanilla eyeshadow to highlight. I used Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Undercurrent on my bottom lash line and Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline in my top and bottom waterlines. I hate false lashes (they always come off; glue gets stuck in my eye; I tear up and the glue melts off; etc) so I used Too Faced Better Than False Lashes which works quite amazing!! Lastly, I did my brows, filling them in with Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium.
For the rest of my face, I started by priming with Too Faced Primed and Poreless. I decided to try out some products I just got for Christmas and I got the NARS 500 Point Perk at Sephora on Boxing Day. I'll do a Boxing Day haul post when I get the rest of it in the mail. I will say I'm happy I got the NARS perk. For my under-eye concealer, I used my MAC Conceal and Correct Palette in Light. I mixed W10 and NW20 to get a lighter shade than my skin tone so I could highlight my under-eye area. Then I applied my usual MUFE HD Foundation in 110. I applied concealer in NW20 to any pimples on my forehead, around my nose, and my chin. I also went back over my eyes to highlight them. Using W10, I highlighted the top arch of my brows. I then set everything with MUFE HD Powder. I started by contouring my face with my absolute favourite bronzer, Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless. I tried out my new Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 84 Accent, which is a limited edition shade from their Winter Collection. It looks very brown in the pan, and I was worried that it would be too dark and brown for my fair skin. When I applied it, it went on as a pink brown and it actually looks very nice on me. It looks natural and is quite complementing. I think this might be a new favourite. Next, I used a few things from the NARS 500 Point Perk. I used the Illuminator in Copacabana and applied it to my cheekbones, above my brows, and on my cupid's bow. Lastly, I applied the Larger Than Life Lipgloss in Gold Digger, which is described as a "sparkling peach shimmer". It does have specks of gold glitter and it's the kind of shade that looks great on a lot of people. So that's my New Year's Eve look!
In case you were curious about the NARS 500 Point Perk, besides the Larger Than Life Lipgloss in Gold Digger (which is a mini, by the way) and the insanely small Illuminator in Copacabana, you also got a mini Orgasm blush and a mini Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base.
Not Your Typical New Year's Eve Makeup Look
Eyes:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray (used instead of mixing medium)
MAC Pigment in Teal
MAC Pigment in Blue Brown
MAC Eyeshadow in Vanilla
MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Undercurrent
MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline
Too Faced Better Than False Lashes Nylon Lash Extension System
Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium
Face:
Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Conceal and Correct Palette in Light, using W10 and NW20
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
NARS Illuminator in Copacabana
Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 84 Accent (LE)
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless
Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray
Lips:
NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss in Gold Digger
Products Used
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| MAC Pigment in Teal - 25$CAD for fullsize MAC Pigment in Blue Brown - 25$CAD for full-size MAC Eyeshadow in Vanilla - 12$CAD for just the pan, 18$CAD for the compact |
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| MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Undercurrent - 19$CAD |
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| MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline - 19$CAD |
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| Too Faced Better Than False Lashes - 46$CAD |
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| Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium - 25$CAD |
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| MAC Conceal and Correct Palette in Light |
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| MAC Conceal and Correct Palette in Light - 48$CAD |
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| NARS Illuminator in Copacabana - 36$CAD for fullsize |
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| Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 84 Accent |
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| Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 84 Accent - approx. 50$CAD |
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| Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless |
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| Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless - 38$CAD |
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| Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray - 15$CAD for mini, 35$CAD for full-size |
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| NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss in Gold Digger - 32$CAD |
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| Swatches: MAC Pigment in Teal MAC Pigment in Blue Brown MAC Eyeshadow in Vanilla MAC Pearlglide Intense Eye Liner in Undercurrent MAC Kohl Power Eye Pencil in Feline NARS Illuminator in Copacabana Chanel Joues Contraste Powder Blush in 84 Accent Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss in Gold Digger |
Thanks for reading and I hope you all enjoyed today's not-so-usual New Year's Eve makeup look. As much as I love love love my smokey eyes, I feel like that's all people ever wear on New Year's Eve. That, and a hell of a lot of glitter. So I changed it up and I did something really unique. I know this probably wasn't what you were expecting, but I hope that you did enjoy seeing it come together.
It was my first time using pigments, and I really enjoyed it. I love how vibrant the colours are! I just need to get some mixing medium and I'd be all set! Blue Brown reminds me of Club eyeshadow since they both have a brownish red and teal blue duo-chrome thing going on. The Chanel blush surprised me with how flattering it is on me. I was really expecting it to be some sort of weird brown, but damn it looks good! I also really liked the NARS products, Copacabana looks great on my light skin and Gold Digger is a nice neutral lipgloss. I definitely had a lot of fun playing with my new products and I can't wait to get my hands on some more pigments and some glitter too!
Here's a little sneak peak of my upcoming nail tutorial tomorrow:
It's a dark navy blue and it's by a luxury brand I haven't used before.
I'm also preparing a Best of 2013 makeup post, along with a few other things I've been wanting to get done for a while.
Steph xo.
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