The Autumn Look : Chocolate Eyes with a Red Lip

Following on from the autumn edit I presented yesterday, here is the seasonal look I created with those products. I feel like rich reds and warm colours like that are perfect for autumn, and while I usually do a green and orange look for autumn, this year I wanted to do something different, and do my usual ‘fall’ look later on.

 

For this look I chose the ‘crease’ shade from the Wet & Wild ‘Knock on Wood’ palette and placed it all over the lid, with Arbonne’s Cabernet* through the crease. These colours seem that they were made for one another and I adore the look that these shadows create. The Wet & Wild crease shade is a deep shimmery chocolate that is just stunning on the lid, unfortunately the brand is not available in Australia (surprise surprise!) but eBay will help you out if you are interested in trying out some Wet & Wild cosmetics.

Products from The Autumn Edit post

 

 

A tiny flick of Australis The Curve Ink* and generous coats of Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara finished off the eye, while some Benefit Dallas on the cheeks helped bring warmth to my face. I used BYS matte lipstick in Celebrity Status* really vamp up the look, but I think this would look great with a nude beige lip, with something like Clinique’s Whole Lotta Honey chubby stick.

 

Does this look feel autumnal to you? I don’t know about you all, but I tend to embrace each season as a reason to branch out in my makeup looks, and this deep chocolate eye and red lip is definitely something different for me.

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*Products provided for review, and the chubby stick I mentioned was something I won in a competition. BYS matte lipsticks are available from Fashion Addict. Honesty, always.

Lasting Finish Lipstick; Kate Moss for Rimmel #09

The ever-popular Kate Moss for Rimmel lipstick range has graced my lips a few times lately, and I thought I would take some pictures to show you all- it's what a blogger does, after all!

Sleek black packaging with tinges of blood-red in the colour tag and Kate's signature. I really like the packaging for these and feel that it's sturdy enough to throw around, but the tilted tops of Rimmel lipsticks drive me crazy in terms of storage. If I wanted to have the shade number facing up, it's such a pain to keep it steady!

I chose the shade 09, which is a berry toned red that I feel leans fuschia, and that is really pretty. In hindsight I wish I'd chosen the proper pink from the line, but I'm getting into red lips so it's probably good to have this in my collection.

I find this more comfortable to wear than some other 'long last' formulations, but having said that it is also smudgeable so you have to be careful not to get it all over your face before it dries down. I'm pretty haphazard in my makeup care during the day and often forget to check my face, so this isn't always the best choice from my red lipstick wardrobe. As an aside, how cool is the idea of a red lipstick wardrobe!?

I like wearing this with a simple sweep of champagne on my lids and loads of mascara. I find this a quick and easy look to do, which works for me. I've been wearing reds quite a bit lately and find that berry-ish toned ones like this suit me more than true reds might, so I'd love any recommendations in the comments below.

Share your red lipstick wardrobes below, please!

Rimmel's Lasting Finish by Kate Moss retail for a teensy $11.95 and are available from Priceline, KMart, Target, pharmacies and anywhere else you usually find Rimmel.

*This product was purchased with my own moolah. Honesty, always.