Today's Makeup Look 34 - from publication in The Province on July 19, 2011

A 'natural' makeup look with a colourful eye for Summer described beautifully by artist James Boehmer as interviewed by 'The Province' with colour suggestion variations for darker or lighter skintones.

Full interview and details are published in The Province online:

www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Facing+summer/5123685/story.html

... Joan made me do it.

Today's Makeup Look 27

the whole process:

wash face. apply moisturizer around eye and on face

NARS Orgasm Illuminator on cheeks and lightly along nose.

NARS Concealer under eyes and on blemishes applied first on hand to warm, and then transferred using a flat concealer and point concealer brush respectively.

NARS Pressed Powder in Eden all over face.

NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow base on eyes

NARS Malibu (pink brown) along/below cheek bone and on lips.

NARS South Beach (apricot bronze) on eyes.

NARS Mambo eyeliner pencil (brown) smudged out around eye and on lid as base.

NARS Kuala Lampur (boysenberry gold, rose gold) boysenberry gold all over lid and around eye; blend edge with clean bending brush and then blend lightly rose gold colour in crease.
NARS Deep Throat (pinky peach) brushed on apples of cheek and lightly brushed out along cheek bone.
NARS Blondie  (light taupe) eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows.

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

NARS Pandora (black matte) using the Push eyeliner brush applies black shadow to the base of eyeleashes.

... Joan made me do it.

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Today's Makeup Look 15

NARS Malibu (pink brown) Multiple on eyes, cheeks, and lips

NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) Eye Liner Pencil lightly smudged out around eye and as base

NARS Blondie  (light taupe) eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows.
NARS New York  (plum brown) eyeshadow on lid and around eyes to set pencil.
NARS Kuala Lampur (boysenberry and rose gold) boysenberry on lid and rose gold to blend in crease
NARS Bali  (neutral taupe) under eye.
NARS Himalayas  (iridescent pink) to brighten along crease and inside of eye near nose.

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

... Joan made me do it.

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NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) eyeliner pencil blended lightly around eye and smudged as eyeshadow base colour
NARS Laguna (brown gold) bronzer on cheek and contour in classic NARS number 3 pattern shown in earlier blogged video.

NARS Kuala Lampur (rose gold and boysenberry gold) darker shade on lid and blended under eye; lighter colour blending in the crease and to highlight along half of lash-line.

NARS Bengali  (brown) eyeshadow at base of eyelashes
NARS Hopi Velvet Gloss (beige) lip pencil

NARS Turkish Delight gloss (cool pink) to highlight centre of lip
NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

... Joan made me do it.

New Purchase from the 'it's all about the pretty' Valentine's Day Beauty Event

NARS Penny Lane - a nice warm glow; I hear there's nothing like it !
NARS Kuala Lumpur - really pretty; makes green eyes glow :-)

NARS Gipsy - supposedly a great entry-level red lipstick (read in Italian VOGUE)

... Joan made me do it.