- loving this look- gray smokey eye with neutral lip

Saturday, December 17, 2011

- loving this look- gray smokey eye with neutral lip

My favorite look to do is a gray smokey eye. I think out of all eyeshadow colors gray always makes your eyes look the best. I decided to pair it with a neutral lip today which is easier to say than do since my lips are so pigmented. I pretty much had to put concealer over my lips because that seems to be the only thing that drowns the red color out. Pigmented lips are good when your in a rush and can just throw on lipgloss but when your going for a pale lip, not so much lol.

FOTD:
face: revlon photoready in 005 natural beige, elf bronzer in sunkissed, elf blush in fushcia fusion ( light application- be very careful with this color it is really pink), mac mineralized skin finish in soft and gentle, benefit ooh la lift under the eyes, benefit pore professional

eyes: benefit stay don't stray, nyx brow kit for brunettes on the brows and under as a highlight, mac vanilla pigment in inner corner, elf beauty book smokey eye edition ( top row): white in inner crease, light gray over the lid and the darker gray to blend the crease and outer corner,

mac eye liner in grey utility with falsies for the mascara

* I chose not to use the black since it was daytime but it might be a nice touch for a night look

lips- rimmel lip liner in epic, revlon lipstick in soft nude with mac lustreglass in love nectar over top

I love this beauty book. It is probably one of the elf palettes I use the most just because I favor it's eyeshadow colors (grays, browns and greens) and because the pigmentation is amazing.

Here's some swatches just from the top row so you can get an idea of how pigmented it is ( this one swipe by the way)

They always have these palettes at target and for the cheap price, you really can't beat it.
I think my next few makeup postings will be involve two more eye looks using the remaining two rows, so stay tuned! :)

fragrance today : victoria's secret - love rocks