So last week my sister wanted me to give her a subtle, neutral look. Typically when I try to achieve this type of look, I use mainly highlighter and bronzer. The Trish McEvoy 'Face Shaper' palette in Light worked really well with my sister's light complexion. The palette includes a bronzer, blush, finishing powder, and highlighter. I able to use all four products on her. The highlighter is a very subtle shimmery nude color, so I used it as a highlighter for her cheekbones and bridge of her nose, as well as an eyeshadow. I have a bit of an obsession with samples, particularly with mascara. For Isabella's mascara, I used a sample I received from Birchbox. I used Mirenesse iCurl Secret Weapon 24 Hour Mascara, and it worked very well with her lashes. I have not used a mascara that curls and separates eyelashes quite like this one. My all time favorite eyebrow pencil is the Diorshow Brow Styler Ultra-Fine Precision Brow Pencil, which I used here. The brown pencil matches essentially anyone's medium to dark eyebrows. It also does not smear, which is a huge plus. Finally, I chose a lip color that was relatively neutral, but also had a rosey tint to it. The Nars Satin Lip Pencil in Rikugien did trick for this look. I love Nars' Satin Lip Pencils because they come in a variety of colors, and are almost a hybrid between lipstick, lipgloss, and lip pencil. I was really proud of the finished look because I achieved the natural-dewy finish that I had hoped for.
Until next time,
Alex Bert
Products
Trish McEvoy 'Face Shaper' Palette- includes a highlighter, bronzer, blush and finishing powder. This palette also comes in another shade for darker skin tones. It's a little pricy it does include everything you need for your face and cheek contouring $75
Mirenesse iCurl Secret Weapon 24 Hour Mascara- Brush it a crescent moon shape that creates really curly lashes. This is the only mascara I have used where I don't need to curl my eyelashes beforehand $29
Diorshow Brow Styler Ultra-Fine Precision Brow Pencil- amazing. just amazing. I just love how build-able this pencil is... so it basically works on any brunette colored brow. I made the switch to using only twistable pencils because they are more precise and easier to use...in my opinion $29
Nars Satin Pencil- As you will discover, I am an avid user of Nars. Very rarely their products fail me, and they always have interesting and fun limited addition lines (my favorite was the Andy Warhol collection). The texture itself is what really makes this product great. It goes on very smoothly, and kind of actually does feel like satin $26
Until next time,
Alex Bert
Products
Trish McEvoy 'Face Shaper' Palette- includes a highlighter, bronzer, blush and finishing powder. This palette also comes in another shade for darker skin tones. It's a little pricy it does include everything you need for your face and cheek contouring $75
Mirenesse iCurl Secret Weapon 24 Hour Mascara- Brush it a crescent moon shape that creates really curly lashes. This is the only mascara I have used where I don't need to curl my eyelashes beforehand $29
Diorshow Brow Styler Ultra-Fine Precision Brow Pencil- amazing. just amazing. I just love how build-able this pencil is... so it basically works on any brunette colored brow. I made the switch to using only twistable pencils because they are more precise and easier to use...in my opinion $29
Nars Satin Pencil- As you will discover, I am an avid user of Nars. Very rarely their products fail me, and they always have interesting and fun limited addition lines (my favorite was the Andy Warhol collection). The texture itself is what really makes this product great. It goes on very smoothly, and kind of actually does feel like satin $26