Hello ladies,
today I want to show you a simple look I did with the ELF Beauty Book my lovely friend Dao has given me. Although I have the Eye Brights Edition of this book, it also contains some neutral and brown shades and these are the ones I decided to use for this look. I just wanted to do something quick, pretty and wearable (for a change!) and I’m quite pleased with how it turned out. I hope you’ll like it too.
Products used:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- ELF Beauty Book Eye Brights Edition
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Rockstar
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Whiskey
- Layla Love For Lash mascara
- YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation
- Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer
- Pupa Bijoux Beauty palette
- Sleek Blush in Rose Gold
- Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss in Extravagant Plum
Directions:
- Start by applying an eyeshadow primer to your eyes (I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance) to help makeup stay put all day and improve the color payoff of the eyeshadows.
- Sweep a shimmering pale brown shade (I used the one in the ELF Beauty Book Eye Brights Edition) on the lid. Bring it just slightly up the crease.
- Apply a warm, medium brown shade (I used the one in the ELF Beauty Book Eye Brights Edition) on the outer V to darken it. Sweep the same shade on the lower lashline as well.
- Sweep a shimmering white shade (I used the one in the ELF Beauty Book Eye Brights Edition) on the browbone to highlight.
- Line your upper lid with a dark purple eyeliner (I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Rockstar) and your waterline with a warm, dark brown (I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Whiskey). Apply mascara.
- On your face, apply your usual foundation (I used YSL Teint Singulier Sheer Powdercreme Veil Foundation in no.5) and then concealer (I used Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer in Porcelain) to cover dark circles or any other imperfection you may have.
- Using a brown matte (or almost matte) shade that’s one or two shades darker than your skintone (I used the one in the Pupa Bijoux Beauty palette), contour your cheekbones. Start at the temples, then sweep it on the hollow of your cheeks and all the way down to the jawline drawing a 3 shape with your brush.
- Sweep a peachy pink blush with gold shimmers (I used Sleek Blush in Rose Gold) on your cheeks and highlight the cheekbones, middle of the nose and chin with a white highlighter (I used the white shade in the Wet n Wild Cover All Concealer Palette).
- Apply a sheer plum gloss (I used Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss in Extravagant Plum) on your lips.
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I like!
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Aya, I’m glad you do!
Wow, it’s so pretty! I like the pop of colored eyeliners on your eyes. This palette is one of a few eyeshadow palettes I managed to bring back to Vietnam. The pigmentation is nice and I’m glad you enjoy it as well.
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Dao, thank you. It is a lovely palette and very versatile as it contains both natural and colorful shades. I think I’m gonna do something bright with it next time. Thank you for sending it to me.
Those warm shadows suit you, Gio! Lovely. Will wait for your colorful EOTD on this ELF palette
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herroyalbleakness, thank you. And the colorful EOTD will come soon.
Pretty look Gio, I like the lipcolor a lot!
x
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Stavroula, thanks. I love that gloss. It’s not too pigmented, but not too sheer either and is easy to pull off.
love the color on u! it makes your eyes look really mesmerizing *dizzy*
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Xin, awww thank you! I’m blushing!
Lovely eyes you have got. Can say it truly after looking at that high definition photo there
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LatestGirl, aww thank you! *blushes*
This is very pretty, my dear but I prefer the colourful eye make up combos on you (I guess I told you the same when you had this nude make up on while visiting the Estee Lauder blogger event. *g*) But to be honest, nude eye make ups are easier to apply even though there are much more less elaborate and less time-consuming ways to do a quick eye make up.
Mylanqolia, thanks. I prefer colorful looks too. But I’m doing more natural looks lately but I love to experiment with makeup and I’m not that good at pairing neutral shades together so I need the practice! But I’m not gonna stop wearing colorful and bold looks, I love them too much. I posted another one of those today too.