The beauty of having a larger than average cosmetic
collection is that I have the ability to try new products and new combinations
regularly. I have been using my Laura
Mercier Lingerie palette non-stop
since I bought it, as I’m sure you’re sick of me mentioning. One of the shades,
however, wasn’t as loved as the others and a while ago I made an effort to try
it out, and see if I could make it work.
Tawny Apricot is a
rosey apricot sort of shade (swatch here), and I was worried that it wouldn’t
flatter my pale complexion, but I popped some Rich Cocoa into the crease and outer third which tied it together
well. A bit of my essence gel liner
in Midnight in Paris also helped
things along, I think that even the brightest shadows can be made wearable with
the help of some liner.
I brought (quite a bit of) colour to my cheeks with
Illamasqua’s Lover and one of
my most recent gloss purchases, MAC’s
Dynasty at Dusk. If I were to
try this combination out again I would probably throw Rich Cocoa along the lower lashline as well, and ease up on Lover
just a tad as well. That being said, I had a lot of fun playing with these
products and would wear this again.
How often do you play with unloved items in your makeup
collection? Do you tend to go for the same looks all the time, or wear a new
look every day?
*All items were bought by me, except the palette which was a gift from Chris. Honesty, always.
