It is blazin’ hot here in NYC and in keeping with the weather, I have been doing some very subtle looks, just hints of colour. I love my bright, full colour looks, but sometimes a softer look is best. I was inspired by this picture of la dominicana hermosa Zoe Saldana.
Zoe Saldana, image courtesy of Hissip.com
This works for those afraid, or don’t know where to put colour. Enjoy and keep cool!!!
I was inspired by beetle’s wings and decided to do a blue iridescent look. It’s a little bright, with the light, shimmery teal and a little smokey. Good for a summer night out, and black mascara completes the look!!!
So In The Groove is one of the collections coming out in July in the US. It features a bunch of mineralized products which are popular for at least one summer collection. I am definitely interested although M.A.C. can be hit or miss with the formulations, especially for the MES (sometime they come out super smooth like the first set, but others are quite grainy like last year’s).
Note: All information and images courtesy of Specktra
Collection arrives July 8th in the U.S. and in August internationally
In The Groove
Lipstick
Call My Bluff – Mid-tone creamy coffee (Cremesheen) (Limited Edition)
Saw this look done by Erin over @Makeup Fiend. I love this look and I have not done it in a long time!!! So I worked it out!!! Of course, it’s a great summer look, since it features golds and bronzes. This look is an easy way to use pink, which some people find hard to use sometimes. Also works well with other brights – corals, teals etc. Not too bright, used the 224 brush so that it’s a wash of colour.
The Ingredients
TFSI
M.A.C. Material Gold Cream Eye Shadow (a shimmery pinkish champagne, applied to inner third of eyelid, with 224 brush)
M.A.C. Cocomotion Pigment (a midtone golden beige, on the center of eyelid with 224 brush)
MUFE # 56 Powder Blush (used as an eye shadow, a bright, dark fuschia matte colour, outer eyelid and outer crease, blended softly)
M.A.C. # 224 brush
Bobbi Brown Long Wear Shimmer Gel Liner in Black Mauve (brownish, mauve-ish black liner, on the upper and lower lashline)
Givenchy Magic Kajal in Black (shiny black liner, applied to the lower waterline, minimal smudging)