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.

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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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NARS South Beach (apricot) Multiple on eyes, lips, and along cheek bone.

NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) Eye Liner Pencil lightly smudged out around eye and as base.
NARS Calanque  (platinum, caramel, bronze) bronze colour used all over lid and around eye and later as upper eyeliner; caramel colour used very light so that almost only the brush is used to blend in crease; platinum used a small amount to set/press this powder over the lid, inner eye and from crease to brow.

NARS Laguna (brown gold) bronzer in number 3 pattern.

NARS Blondie  (light taupe) eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows.

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara
NARS Hopi Velvet Gloss (beige) lip pencil

... Joan made me do it

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

NARS Exotic Dance (metallic gold with brown; metallic white) gold all over lid and under eye; white mixed with gold to blend in crease; white shade pressed next to nose and inner corner of eye.
NARS India Song II (shimmering walnut) darker shade as eyeliner on top of top lashes.

NARS Laguna (brown gold) bronzer in number 3 pattern.
NARS Deep Throat (pinky peach) brushed on apples of cheek and along cheek bone.

NARS Blondie  (light taupe) eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows.

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

NARS New Lover Velvet Gloss (strawberry with gold) lip pencil

... Joan made me do it.

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NARS Malibu (pink brown) Multiple on eyes, and along cheek bone.

NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) Eye Liner Pencil lightly smudged out around eye and as base. And later in between top lashes and bottom lashes to line eyes.

MAC Haux (soft rosy brown) eyeshadow on lid and around eyes to set pencil.  Also dusted over cheeks. (off label use)

NARS Abysinnia  (pearl sheen) to blend edges into and over crease.

NARS Fez  (velvety cocoa) on lid.
NARS Blondie  (light taupe) eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows.

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

lip balm on lips.

... Joan made me do it.

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NARS Illuminator in Orgasm on cheeks using technique show in video (will blog about soon).

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

NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) Eye Liner Pencil lightly smudged on bottom of eye as a base

NARS Blondie  (light taupe) eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows.

NARS Alhambra (metallic rose) on lid and below eye.

NARS Mekong  at base of lashes.

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara.

... Joan made me do it

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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 Malibu (pink brown) Multiple on eyes, cheeks, and lips
NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) Eye Liner Pencil smudged out around eye and as base
NARS April Fools (golden bisk and shimmering sage) golden colour on lid, to blend edges and extending just above crease, dusted as highlight by eye next to nose; sage all over lid and around eye.

NARS Luster (golden apricot) brushed along cheek bone an a bit below apple of cheek towards cheek hallow

NARS Deep Throat (pinky peach) very lightly dusted on apple of cheek

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

NARS Pandora (black) at base of lashes (top and bottom)

... Joan made me do it.

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NARS Malibu (pink brown) Multiple on eyes, cheeks, and lips
NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) Eye Liner Pencil smudged out around eye and as base (New York shadow to set)

NARS Himalayas (opalescent white) to blend edges

NARS Jolie Poupée (violet and pearlescent purple) mixed colours on brush and placed on eye lid

NARS Orgasm (peachy pink) apples of cheek and lightly brushed along cheek bone

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

NARS Pandora (black) at base of lashes (top and bottom)

... Joan made me do it.

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

NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) eyeliner pencil blended lightly around eye and smudged on lid as eyeshadow base colour

NARS Lola Lola (shimmering brown) all over eyelid and blended under the eye

NARS Abysinnia  (pearl) eyeshadow to blend in crease and just above crease; highlight on side of nose, inner third of eye near lashes

NARS Violetta (smoky lavender I) lighter shade in the crease

NARS Blondie  (light taupe) eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows

NARS Orgasm (pinky peach) on apples of cheek

NARS Hopi Velvet Gloss (beige) lip pencil

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

... Joan made me do it.

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NARS Malibu (pink brown) Multiple on eyes, cheeks, and lips
NARS Mambo (chocolate brown) eyeliner pencil blended lightly around eye and smudged on lid as eyeshadow base colour
NARS Violetta (smoky lavender and metallic violet) lighter shade all over eyelid and blended under the eye, then darker shade dusted on lid and blended under eye; lighter shade blending in the crease
NARS Abysinnia  (pearl) eyeshadow to blend just above crease.
NARS Blondie  (light taupe) eyeshadow to fill in eyebrows.
NARS Pandora (black) at base of lashes (top and bottom)
NARS Nico (natural glow) to highlight on/above cheek bone

NARS Deep Throat (pinky peach) lightly on apples of cheek
NARS Hopi Velvet Gloss (beige) lip pencil

NARS Volumizing Larger Than Life mascara

... Joan made me do it.