FOTD: Girl Friendly Gone Smoky

Most looks are copped from some sort of inspiration. This piece of inspiration was courtesy of Angela who was eager to achieve the look. Deciding to take on the challenge, I did my best to recreate my own rendition of the masterpiece.

Of course, because of many facial differentials (and lighting) between the photo and I, I obviously look no where near as polished or smoky as the photo conveys nor do the colors represent themselves the same as they do on lighter skin. Nonetheless, I had fun challenging my inner artist to try and replicate it.

I did use Fafi's Girl Friendly paint pot in this, but Blackground or Painterly paint pot could have easily been substituted, as I just used it purely for a base rather than a color enhancing base. When it comes to really darkening the lashlines for smoky looks, I find that lining my eyes with pencil before placing shadow on the lid helps to give the eyes added intensity. Lining the eyes after eyeshadow is optional to even further the intensity; I opted not to line after in this look. Ok, truthfully I forgot :P

Mid-session, your motherly MAC-dicted friend here had to swing off course for Tykes control, which explains why I have slim creasing going on in the fourth photo below. Since I was unable to finish the look in a single session, my folds decided it was time to go on vacay and send the crease protectors home. Couldn't they at least babysit since they were going to have time off? Hah.

Happy Thursday everyone! Since makeup is all about inspiration, where do you get yours from?

Aloha,
Mrs. Lynne

(all MAC unless stated otherwise)

FACE
MAC Studio Finish Concealer NW35 (finger)
MAC Studio Touch-Up Stick Concealer NW30 (finger)
Buff'd Custom Formula Two (182)
Sunbasque Blush (129)
Shadester/Lightsweep Sculpt & Shape Powder (129)

BROWS
STILA Brow Set (266)

EYES
UDPP
Girl Friendly p/p with moisturizer (lid - 242)
Graphblack Technakohl (right waterline)
CG Perfect Point (left waterline)
Charred e/s (lid - 239)
Alum e/s (inner crease, inner above crease, inner lower lashline - 217, 219)
Electra e/s (inner crease, inner above crease - 217)
A Little Folie e/s (outer crease, outer above crease, outer lower lashline - 217, 219)
Daisy Chain e/s (highlight - 217)
Carbon e/s (outer V, outer lower lashline - 219)
Covergirl Lash Blast

LIPS
NYX Rea

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EOTN: At It Again!!!

The following look was inspired by Snowkei. This girl is hands down THE MOST creative and skilled makeup artist I've come across. She takes makeup to a whole other level from natural to contrasting to daring and wild looks. If anyone can be inspiring, it is her. To my Specktra gals, you folks know what I'm talking about!!

The link to this inspired look is here. I really hope I at least did a good job and didn't butcher such a flawless masterpiece *bites lip*. I didn't have the same colors except Carbon, so I had to do a little improvising. Fab 'n Flashy definitely would have looked waaay better than the Chrome Yellow/Gorgeous Gold combo that I used, but had to make due with what I got in my goody bag.

If you're having trouble viewing the link, it's most likely because you're not a Specktra member. All you have to do is join. The information there is priceless.

I only have eye shots because I only did one eye. It was an impulse look in which I quickly wiped off my Silversmith FOTD in order to have a bare canvas to work with, no pun intended, lol.

Hope you folks are sleeping soundly. I know I should be too, hah!!

Aloha,
Mrs. Lynne

(all MAC unless stated otherwise)

EYES
UDPP
Shimmermoss e/s (outer lid - 217)
Carbon e/s (outer V, lower lashline - 219)
Chrome Yellow e/s (inner lid - 239)
Gorgeous Gold e/s (inner lid - 239)
Blacktrack f/l (upper/lower lashline - 208)
Uppity f/l (inner lower lashline, inner V - 266)
L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara

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