How many times have I heard people tell me that pairing a bold or dark lip with a smokey eye is a no no.
As you get to know me you’ll discover that I habitually break the rules.
Lately I have been doing some really enjoyable smokey looks.
BAM.
This is my usual face routine (my skin is astonishingly oily and I prefer a very matte look and at some point will do a picture by picture or youtube video about matte skin) Milk of Magnesia primer, a little Happy minerals powder primer to smooth things out, BE foundation in Deep and Mac Blot powder in deep dark.
If you click on that picture for the big version you’ll also spy my very pretty Nars Orgasm knockoff MIlani blush. And the lips, a Chanel Vamp knockoff made by Sinful Colors a few years ago with some Mac Cherry Blossom lipglass.
And the eyes.
I used L’Oreal H.I.P paint in a color that I’ve forgotten the name of (creamy beige-y color), Mac pigmenti n French Violet on the lid, Mac Grape Pigment in the crease, mac fluidline on the waterline and a crap ton of mascara.
The only thing I would change, next time I’m doing matte lips.
It’s a little goth and very glam. And yes this is a daytime look for me. I wore this last Thursday.
If you want to know my steps or what brushes I used just ask.
Happy Monday my Glamorous Homies.
Xiane | 27-Oct-08 at 7:24 pm | Permalink
If that look is wrong, I don’t want to be right. Plus, that lip shade looks really great with your skin tone - just goes to show that so-called experts are often wrong, and experimentation is *fun!*
Emily | 28-Oct-08 at 3:02 am | Permalink
Or… this is why the “rules” aren’t all that useful if you’re not a medium shade of white. They seem to work best on people who can wear foundations in the beige range.
(I’m ghostly pale, and a lot of the “rules” don’t work for me either)
PepperReed | 28-Oct-08 at 6:59 am | Permalink
Lovely!! FWIW: I like the contrast of the matte eye/face with the glossy lip.
Muppette | 28-Oct-08 at 7:50 am | Permalink
I am unable to enlarge the photo by clicking on it… same in the last post you did with the beautiful eye makeup.
Tricia | 28-Oct-08 at 8:08 am | Permalink
Smoky eye in purple… *swoon*
Milk of Magnesia primer? Is confused.
Decorative Diva | 28-Oct-08 at 1:37 pm | Permalink
Your eyes are to die for!
And I love your lip ring.
I’ve heard of people using Milk of Magnesia as primer, as well as Monistat gel as primer. I don’t usually wear primer as I don’t have oily skin.
Shannon | 28-Oct-08 at 3:52 pm | Permalink
Aww thanks you guys. And crap I did not realize those are not clickable. Uh…here we go. Here is the link to my whole set of make up pics.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/disgruntledjoey1977/sets/72157604545744507/
I will do a review/how to on the Milk of Magnesia primer. It is better than toast and I freaking love toast.
Muppette | 29-Oct-08 at 8:25 pm | Permalink
Thanks for the flickr link… you are GAWWWGEOUS dahling! The stripey eyeshadow is so killer hawt! And hellz yes please post about the Milk of Magnesia primer… I have a ton of that stuff anyway because I have *cough*colonproblemslikewhoa*cough* and I have mega oily skin. Can’t wait for that post!