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FOTW – 14 Oct 2011
Posted on: October 16, 2011
this week, i wanted to try something different. usually i try to play up my eyes… but this week, i wanted my lips to be the highlight of my look, so i tried to tone down my eyeshadow by using white eyeshadow with a very light brown for contouring, black eyeliner and a plum-ish red blush to go with the lipstick. here’s the result:
using laura mercier lipstain in mulberry
using revlon’s colorburst lipgloss in bordeaux
Products Used:
MUFE HD foundation in 123
pur 4-in-1 pressed mineral makeup in golden medium
MAC eyeshadows in: espresso (for brows) and carbon (for liner)
Wet ‘n’ wild color icon eyeshadow in sweet as candy (used the white all over the lids and the brown on the crease)
Majolica Majorca Liquid Perfect Automatic Liner (liquid) in black (applied on top of carbon)
Majolica Majorca Mascara in Lash Expander Frame Plus
Chanel powder blush in plum attraction (the ONLY chanel makeup i own hehehe)
NARS deep throat
Laura Mercier Lipstain in Mulberry (i loveeee this lipcolor!)
alternatively, i used revlon colorburst lipgloss in bordeaux
a run down on NARS blushes
Posted on: July 22, 2011
- In: tips
- 16 Comments
sorry if i’ve been gone for a while, went on a short vacation and got too busy at work to post. you can read about our trip here.
when i posted my NARS collection post, a few fellow bloggers and beauty enthusiasts asked me for recommendations on what NARS blush will work best for their skintone. to help them out, i decided to take pictures of individual blushes + swatches. i’ll also include color recommendations for each type of skintones (fair, medium, morena).
(in alphabetical order, descriptions are as per narscosmetics.com)
amour: peachy pink
great for all skin-tones but fairer skin should apply with very light hand. i found it hard to take a picture of amour, it looks almost the same as some of the other blushes! but this is my current favorite Nars blush 🙂
angelika: cotton candy pink with gold and silver sparkle (right side of the picture)
angelika is VERY similar to mata hari. mata hari is matte while angelika has glitters. i think this blush will work for most skin tones 🙂
deep throat: peach with shimmer
they say deep throat is like a shy sister of orgasm. i don’t have orgasm in my current collection but i had it previously and i didn’t like it. it didnt show in my skin tone (i was darker before). plus orgasm has chunkier glitters than deep throat. *edit – got orgasm with the makeup your mind set*
will work best for fair and medium skin tones
desire: cotton candy pink
this is the brightest pink blush that i have! but don’t let the color intimidate you, it’s not as bright when you apply on your skin. this will definitely work well with fairer and medium skin tone. for more darker skin, this might look a bit chalky.
dolce vita: dusty rose
one of my oldest blush. i would recommend this for medium to dark skin stone. the brown undertone might not work too well for fair skin.
gina: tangerine
the only orange blush that i have. still on the fence if i like it or not (im more of a pink / red blush type of girl). this will definitely suit fair and medium toned skin. im not too sure about darker skinned tones.
luster: sheer golden apricot
luster and madly look awfully similar in the pictures but luster has more peachy undertones while madly has more brown and pink. luster is actually a beautiful color which will almost all skin tones! darker skin tones can use it as a highlighter.
madly: seashell pink
madly will work best for lighter skin tone. im NC35 (medium) and it doesnt show on me sometimes.
mata hari: rose petal pink
another favorite of mine. it’s almost the same as desire but less brighter. best for light and medium but can also work for dark skin tones.
orgasm: peachy pink with gold shimmer (left side of the pic below)
the most coveted nars blush! they say that this is the perfect blush for everyone. will have to find out if that’s true. i haven’t tried yet. :p
sin: berry with gold shimmer
when i see sin, i think more grape than berry hahaha. this is a great blush for medium to darker skin tones. for fairer skin tones, this might look a bit “muddy” depending on the application.
super orgasm: peachy pink with gold shimmer
one of my oldest blush. i hate the chunky glitters so i rarely use this one. good for fair and medium toned skin.
taos: desert rose with shimmer
beautiful color but highly pigmented so make sure you apply with a light hand 🙂 the color reminds me of dolce vita somehow, but i prefer taos. this will suit medium to darker skin tone, fairer skin should be careful when applying.
torrid: coral with shimmer
this looks similar to amour in the picture but amour has more pink to it while taos is more coral. this will work best for medium to darker skin tone. i think this is too dark for fair skin.
swatches:
left to right: amour, deep throat, desire, dolce vita, gina, luster
from right to left: madly, mata hari, sin, super orgasm, torrid
side by side comparison of swatches
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from left to right: taos, orgasm, angelika
there you have it! hope you guys find this post useful! it took me a long time to finish this post because i wanted the pictures to be as close to the real thing as possible. i even asked my hubby to quality check the photos for me! hehe.
have a great weekend everyone!
coming up: my new all-natural skin care, reviews on my tony moly haul and nars carthage 🙂
mwahs,
kendz
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