Base & Cheeks:
I started with a thin layer of my Face of Australia Face Base (a dupe for the Napoleon Perdis
primer!) before buffing in some Illamasqua
Skin Base all over. I set it all with my Maybelline Matte Maker powder* and then set to work on bringing some
colour back into my face. I couldn’t stop myself from using my Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed (I must admit it was something I
missed while overseas) but brought out a new highlighter for the festive season
– the Bobbi Brown High Light powder in Bronze Glow* ($80 AUD) from the
gorgeous new Scotch on the Rocks
holiday collection. I’ve also been trying out the Skindivania Makeup Setting Spray* and so far it’s faring well.
Eyes:
I was aching to try out my new Bobbi Brown Deluxe Lip & Eye Palette* ($130 AUD) which is also
from the Scotch on the Rocks collection so I put it to work. Over a base of MAC Painterly Paint Pot I applied the
peachy brown Antique Rose then went
over it with Bronzed Pink Metallic. I
used Black Chocolate along the
lashline to beef up my lashes and also as a crease colour, and then smudged some
of Malted along the lower lashline to
balance out the look. I used Ivory Eye for my brow bone and Cream Metallic for my inner corner, and
I was pretty impressed with how the palette came with all the basic shades you
would need – so often palettes lack a good brow bone highlight!
Lips:
The beloved Bite Beauty Matte Lip Cream in Leche was my
natural choice, the formula of these is phenomenal.
The festivities were great fun and we enjoyed some drinks in
the sunshine as the kids played on the Jurassic park themed jumping castle. It
was a pretty low-key event and sometimes that is exactly what you need on a
Friday afternoon!
Have you been heading out for work drinks or Christmas parties
lately? I am really into the Christmas spirit at the moment and am loving being able to spend more time with family!
Emma x
*Marked items were provided for consideration. Honesty,
always.
