Thursday, February 14, 2013

Lover & Shell



I wear this eye combo quite a lot, and it is most likely my favourite colourful eye look I’ve come across. I use two Inglot shades from my most colourful palette to make a shimmery deep orange eye, and though I know that some might think it over the top, I like to play matchy matchy and since I wear orange so much, it just works for me.  
 
I used to struggle to pair a blush with this eye look, but since I bought the Illamasqua Duo, Lover has been my go-to orange toned cheek colour. MAC Coquette was thrown through my brows and smudged under my lower lashline to ground the look, and I used TheBalm’s Mary Lou Manizer atop Lover to get myself glowing.
 
oh Mary Lou!
 
Still loving the nude lip trend, I chose fall back shade Nude Delight from Rimmel. Addicted to glossy lips, Mineralogie’s lipgloss in Shell* was plucked from the depths of my handbag and paired with it. I have been wearing this paraben-free shade a stack lately, and I love the way it is pigmented for a gloss, and takes my lips into a pretty nude realm rather than a sheer lip look like my other pale glosses can do.
 
Are you a fan of orange and peach tones? What blush do you recommend I try next to go with a look like this?

 
*Marked item was provided for consideration. Honesty, always. 

15 comments:

  1. You're always so game with colourful eyeshadows! :)
    It looks great on you, probably looks ridiculous on me as usual. LOL

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    1. @Ling I am brave in that respect, you should be too! I don't think brights would look ridiculous on you at all.

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  2. You look gorgeous as always!
    I am loving the The Balm Mary Lou-Manizer.

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    1. @Tara thanks, yes it is a wonderful highlighter for fair skin (and deeper tones I would imagine as well!)

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  3. So envious that you can wear orange eyeshadow! I'd look like...oh no idea what if I did. Hmm maybe a slightly more brownish pink shade next time would work too. I think? A muted pink blush maybe?

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    1. @Norlin I think you would look great with a shimmery orange over the lid, and a matte/satin deep chocolate in the crease and along the lashline to ground it down. I think a muted pink blush would have suited this look better, great idea!

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  4. Love your eyeshadow, looks great in your skin :)


    xx
    Flo

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    1. @Flo Thanks so much for your comment, I love wearing orange shades :)

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  5. I love the orange eyeshadow, I tried some myself recently as apparently it is great for blue eyes too!

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    1. @Vicky It is such an unusual shade to wear and I love it! I think it would work perfectly with blue eyes.

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  6. How gorgeous do you look, Emma?! I give that lovely eye colour a big thumbs up, I don't think it's 'out there' at all, but then again, you know I love shadows!

    I love your FOTD! I've actually never tried Mineralogie, but they are on my radar. Perhaps sometime soon!

    PS - I'm just the teensiest bit jealous of your lashes!

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