Hey guys! I've been pretty busy lately so I guess Summer is in full-swing now ;)
I have a look to share which I'm excited about! It's for the Makeupbee/Inglot Tropical themed contest.
(VOTE FOR MY ENTRY HERE!)
(VOTE FOR MY ENTRY HERE!)
My inspiration was the Scarlet Macaw in this lovely photo taken by RainaDayze:
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| Stock image credit to RainaDayze.deviantart.com Always remember to credit back to the original owner! |
I love the colors in the feathers so I tried to capture them in my look. I used mainly red, green, and blue, with a little yellow thrown in; I also added black and white accents and finished it off with bold blue/black feathery lashes to mimic the darker feathers at the tips of the bird's wings.
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| Overcast daylight, no flash. |
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| With flash. |
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| Lips with flash. |
Products:
Eyes:
-UDPP
-Lime Crime Cosmetics Candy Eyed Shadow Base
-Sugarpill Love+ pressed shadow (crease and outer corner, blended out)
-Sugarpill Afterparty pressed shadow (inner corner of lid, blended out)
-BH 120 palette, 1st edition (yellow and green shades blended out on lid)
BFTE Cosmetics loose shadows, from outer corner:
-Isis (metallic rust, crease/outer corner)
-Addicted (bright metallic red, outer lid)
-Okul (bright low-shimmer yellow)
-Orionis (shimmery yellow-green)
-Sour (cool green)
-Peacock (bright blue-teal)
-Cornflower (baby blue, tearducts)
-Glitz (icy blue shimmer over Cornflower)
-Way Up High (matte white with subtle gold shimmer, browbone)
-Butt Naked (highlight)
-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Cherry, Yellow, Lime, Baby Blue used on lower lashline with Addicted, Orionis, Peacock and Cornflower over top
-Loreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black felt-tip liquid liner pen and Wet N' Wild Mega Liner in Black (upper lashline)
-Lime Crime Makeup Uniliner in Lunar Sea (white along outer wing)
-Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On pencil in Perversion (outer corner of lower lashline)
-Sephora white pencil on waterline
-Cover Girl Lash Perfection mascara (lower lashes only)
-NYX "Blue Jay" false lashes
Coastal Scents 88 palette (taupe on brows)
Face/Cheeks:
-mark. primer
-Revlon Colorstay foundation in Ivory
-mark. Powder Buff in Nude
-CS 88 palette (taupe shade to contour)
-Pretty Addictions blush in Watermelon Prowl
-Darling Girl Cosmetics blushes in Boy Crazy (contour/bronzer) and Cherry Bomb (cheeks)
-BFTE's Butt Naked (highlighter)
Lips:
NYX Slim Lip Pencils in:
-Hot Red (upper lip)
-Nude Pink (lower lip)
-Tangerine (middle of lower lip)
My favorite part of this look is actually the lips; I wasn't trying to do Ombre lips but it sort of ended up having a slight Ombre effect which I think looks really cool. I just did a two-toned lip, leaving the bottom one nearly nude but the shape is still visible. (I call it the Kim Possible lip, lol.)
I went through a lot to secure this look; I'd been planning to do something for the contest since before it started but life kept me from it until last Monday. Unfortunately my efforts were not blessed with fruit.. I ended up trying and failing multiple times, lol. Needless to say I was bummed. :(
Later in the week I rallied myself to try again and this is what happened. Thankfully this time I had the inspiration and motivation to achieve it. (The parrot idea really paid off! ;D)
I also somehow managed to take good photos; it was a very overcast day so there was hardly any sunlight but I think that actually made my pictures better. I just used my tripod, a reflector, and natural light from my window. Oh, and a fan to keep me cool and blow my hair around a little for effect ;)
I hope you enjoyed it and again, please vote for my entry on Makeupbee! There's only a few days left in the contest.
Thanks for reading!<33
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