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Everything started with this gorgeous picture VogueUK published on their website, of the gorgeous metallic trend which took over the runways this season!
One word shared on Twitter with my lovely and talented blogger friend Serene, from imserenel and a few tweets later a new collab was born.
Her task was to recreate the trending Molten Metallic look with affordable makeup products and I got the “ingrate” mission ( obviously not! ) to recreate the look you see in the picture using high end/luxury products.
Here is the final look and the products I used:
COMPLEXION:
was the easiest to do! A luminous, yet not glowy, not even dewey base I easily achieved thanks to my trusty Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation ( my shade is #4 ), set with a bit of Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Incandescent on the forehead, down the bridge of my nose, cupid bow and a bit on the chin. I did the slightest contour to sculpt my cheeks a bit more, using a bronzer – the Guerlain Terracotta 4 Seasons in #04 Sheer Brunettes blended up, towards the temples. And added a flush of the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure on the apples of my cheek. NO highlighter on the cheeks!
Then, with a clean face brush I made sure everything was well, and uniformly blended.
Base one! Next step…
EYES:
I have to admit that the complexity of this eye look scared me and put me on the fence a bit! I’m the one for a “lazy” eye makeup! Neutral creamy base, deeper neutral in the crease for some definition and to finish, guess what?!… You’re right, another neutral on the waterline to calibrate the look!
This was a whole other story! Layers and layers of colours and a lot of blending involved…
I used colours from both Charlotte Tilbury Eyeshadow Palettes in The Dolce Vita and The Sophisticate, the Burberry Complete Eye Palette in #10 Rose and #12 Nude Blush, the Burberry Sheer Eyeshadow in #10 Antique Rose. I discreetly lined my eyes with a brown liquid liner from Dior and did nothing to my eyelashes but curling them with my Shu Uemura’s S Lash Curler.
What do you think about the NO-mascara look the big fashion houses came up with for their runway presentations? I already blogged this trend here and here, if you want to read/see more about that!
BROWS:
Since my brows are nowhere close to the “bushy” feast that’s going on in the picture, I had to put some serious effort into making them look as close as possible to the originals.
So, to define my brows I used my new brow addiction – the Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer in #02 Sepia; full review here. And to warm them up a bit I went in with some MAC Wedge and Espresso.
LIPS:
THE Lips were another challenge! But check out how gloriously gorgeous they are!?! The dark, deep, burnished-red colour, with the most beautiful metallic sheen/glitter on top… Just fabulous!
I used: the Chanel Precision Lip Liner in #03 Roux-Sienna to contour my lips and to fill them up a bit. Then I went in with my Dior Addict Fluid Stick in #975 Minuit. I might do a review on this lip combination if you want; in the meanwhile check out my post about my other gorgeous Dior Fluid Sticks, here.
And here comes the fun part… On top of that, I added two amazing Dior Diorshow Mono Wet&Dry Backstage Eyeshadows in #006 Swan, a silver-white metallic eyeshadow with pink glitter particles and #616 Sequins, a gorgeous golden eyeshadow. And since it wasn’t enough “sparkle” for how I pictured everything in my head, I also added a bit of MUFE Glitter in N4 White Violet.
TOOLS:
LOTS of blending brushes from my Hakuhodo samurai army and some of my other trusty samurai, my usual Tom Ford brushes. Plus the Shu Uemura S Lash Curler.
… Which translates into A LOT of brush cleaning to do!
So, what do you think about the finished look? Do you like it?
Thank you once more my lovely Serene for this exciting collaboration!
See you soon, beautiful!
xx, Annie
iamserenel said:
Oh My Gosh! Your Makeup look is Beyond Gorgeous Annie ❤ The Lips are done to perfection !!! You did an unbelievable Job ❤ I loved every moment of this Collaboration!!!! Cannot wait to do more & more collaborations in the future ❤ xoxo
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annie'sbeauty... said:
I’m so happy you like it lovely! 😊😊😊
The light was a bit crappy but I did my best!
I really liked working with you on this! And can’t wait for the next collab!
Lots of xx💕🌸🙏
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iamserenel said:
& Me too! I can’t wait for our next Collab 💗💋💕💋💗! 🙂 xoxo You did a Great Job, not crappy at all!!!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Thank you lovely! You’re too sweet! 😀😊xx
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annie'sbeauty... said:
You know that the eye look scared the life out of me, right?! 😳
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annie'sbeauty... said:
And only tried to recreate it just once besides this one I shoot for the post…☺️
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iamserenel said:
Hahahah, yes I know you were scared but You look beautiful the makeup style suits you a lot I can’t get over the Lipsssssa I love how you created it 🙊💋💗!!!!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Haha! 😁 I thought the lips were going to be a problem but actually they were the first ones I sorted out! 😊 But the amount of makeup I layered… OMG! 🙀 But I really love the way everything turned out in the end! 😊xx
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plus+beauty27 said:
Wow! You’re look is absolutely beautiful Annie! I love it! ❤ xo
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Thank you Katie! I’m so happy you like the look! I put so much effort into it because I wanted it to be something amazing! 😁😊
Have a great day!
Lots of xx
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plus+beauty27 said:
You’re welcome Annie! It was definitely amazing!! 🙂 ❤ xoxo
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annie'sbeauty... said:
And I also had so much fun recreating it which is the most important thing!😁
Yet again, I always have fun playing with my makeup! Haha! 🙈🙊
Lots of xx
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plus+beauty27 said:
Well that’s all that matters! 🙂 xo
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Haha! So true! 😊👌
Lots of xx💕🌸
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Deirdre said:
I like seeing your face. You’re so pretty.
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annie'sbeauty... said:
And you are the cutest! ☺️😁
You just made my day lovely!
Lots of xx
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Feline Creatures said:
I love this look and it’s great on you! Granted I don’t think I look that fine without mascara, maybe I’ll try it within the vicinity of my house before taking it out for a spin a a holiday party 😉 xo~ Lena
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Haha! Hi my lovely Lena! My lashes are the result of this serum I was using lately, plus some extra castor oil… Well Mother Nature has something to say too about that too, no doubt! 😊
This look was used by Rodarte in their A/W 2014 Collection and it was created by the makeup artist James Kaliardos with NARS products, which made me think that the lipstick he used as a base was Ingrid. The theme was childhood fairy tale, hence the glitter!
The bold colours with sweet hues of this look was my favourite from all the metallic looks shown on the runways this year!
Thank you for stopping by!
Wishing you a warm lovely day!
Lots of xx
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Feline Creatures said:
Oh how insightful! Thanks for letting me know love, I adore Nars lipsticks they are so velvety smooth with great staying power! 🙂
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annie'sbeauty... said:
My lovely! I was astonished to discover that I wasn’t following you anymore! Luckily this comment pointed that out to me and I instantly fixed the issue!
No wonder your posts didn’t made it to my Feed lately!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Now! On to your lovely comment, which is always a pleasure to see in my Comment Box… It’s always a pleasure to share “my little secrets” with you. 🙂
And NARS is always fabulous!
Lots of xx
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talker blogger said:
Wow !!!!! I love the look girl !!!! The lips 😍😍
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Thank you so much my lovely! I’m so happy you like it since it’s the first time I venture to recreate a “professional” look!
It was actually easier than I imagined… 😁
Have a wonderful day!
Lots of xx
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talker blogger said:
It look great ! N flawless
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kimstag said:
Love this look. Perfect for this time of year! Lovely Xo
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Hi lovely Kim! Thanks for stopping by and for your comment! 🙏
You’re right the look was created especially for the Winter of 2014 runways… I’m so, so happy you liked it! See you soon! Lots of xx😊
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yourfairygodmother said:
Love this look. Especially the lips. Good work and great post!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Thank you so so much my dear! It really means a lot! 😊🙏xx
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janandjot said:
I love this look! I may have to try the metallic lips for Holiday parties and to ring in the new year 🙂 Janet
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Absolutely! It’s such a fun look to do! I would love to see the final result! 👌😊xx
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janandjot said:
Definitely! I hope to post my New Years look on the blog and I can already see Metallic lips as a must 🙂
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Just let me know when that happens! I wouldn’t want to miss it! 😊
Lots of xx
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avibrantday said:
Annie, to be honest, I like your version of this look better than the original. Yours is a warmer, more human interpretation. It’s a striking look! It’s kind of futuristic! I’m on the fence about the non-mascara look. It’s to hard to get old dogs to learn new tricks, I guess. LOL!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Hi lovely! Haha! You’re so right! 😊👌 When you’re used to a certain makeup routine it’s rather difficult to “adjust” it to the changes professional makeup artists come up with every season. It’s just a trend anyway! And besides that, I kind of felt naked without my mascara here, that’s why the discreet liner was most welcomed!
Trends come and go and we have to pick from them whatever works for us. That’s why I think my makeup turned out like this… Plus NO professional lighting, NO Photoshop!… Just the crappy daylight of a gloomy, rainy day… And my non-professional makeup skills!… Haha! 😂😂😂
But I’m so happy you like the final look! 😌🙏☺️
How are you? Did you, guys, went on your trip yet? Are you having fun? How’s the studying going?
Sending you lots of xx💕🌸 and warm hugs!
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avibrantday said:
I’m great, Annie :o) Thank you for asking! Today is my pinning ceremony! I am the class speaker, so I’m frantically reciting the speech trying to make sure I’ve got all the word in my brain. LOL.
We’re leaving for our trip tomorrow morning. Yay! It’s going to be so strange to be completely free of school commitments!
What’s new in your neck of the woods? I hope all is happy and good. XO
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annie'sbeauty... said:
I’m so happy for you lovely! Good luck with the speech! I can picture you in my had trying to memorise those words! Speaking loudly, going from a corner of the room to another… Don’t worry lovely! Everything will be just fine! 😉👌
Yeah! It’s going to be a bit strange for a while, being free from everything-school but it will change once you’ll start working!
Have fun on your trip guys! I hope you’ll take a lot of pictures! 😁
Lots of xx
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avibrantday said:
Thank you for the great speech tip! I’ll let you know how it goes :0)
May i ask what you studied at university? And, thank you, I think we will have fun. Snow is in the forcast, so it’ll put us in the holiday mood :0)
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annie'sbeauty... said:
So a white holiday! 👌❄️⛄️ It will be even better!
Of course you can ask lovely! It’s not a secret! I’m majored in Journalism. And since it wasn’t enough I got another one ( a double major this time 😳😁😋 ) General Geography – Foreign Languages: main language was Italian. So, ummm… Yeah! 🙈😳😁
Lots of years of studying… But again, I’m kind of a nerd and didn’t mind doing it! 😁😁😌😂
xx
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avibrantday said:
That’s great! I was a journalism major before I switched to nursing. I’m so glad I took those classes. They helped develop my writing skills so much more than any English class. And, Italian! Do you and Alessia converse in her native language? You’re a talented lady!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Thank you lovely for the sweet compliment! I couldn’t decide, so I went for both! 😳😳😳
And I agree! My writing now is so different than it used to be before Uni. Now it’s concise, cohesive and coherent. The 3 C’s a written text should be based on! 👌😌
Well, unfortunately we don’t talk in Italian. I did tried to leave her some comments in Italian but English prevailed… If you know what I mean!…😉😋
Lots of xx
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avibrantday said:
Hehe. Yes, it’s always easy to slip back to whatever is easiest. I’m hoping to start taking some French lessons. A couple of my good friends are French professors, and my husband and his brother are fluent as well. I would love to be able to speak more next time we go to Paris.
Are you going to post a pic of those yummy cookies??
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Haha! Let’s see what my Mom came up with in the kitchen first lovely! 😁 😋 As for our friend, well, I really think Italian would have been better but maybe she wanted to practice her English! For me it’s ok one way or the other! 😉
French, oh boy! I did 11 long, painful, life-consuming years of French; sometimes 5/5 days per week… Semestrial written papers, plus the Finals at the end of high school…
I absolutely loved the Culture and Civilisation part but the Grammar was a nightmare!😩😔😓😳🙈
It’s a great plus to have a French speaker in hand! You can practice anytime! 👌Too bad my French is a bit rusty now that I haven’t had the chance to use it properly! On a daily basis, I only deal with Italian and English speakers!
You made me want to have a full Revision of my French! So this might be right on top of my 2015 Resolutions List 😊👌😌
Have a safe trip guys, have fun, and see you soon!
Lots of xx and warm hugs!
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avibrantday said:
No worries! I look forward to long replies with you :o)
Wow, you’re tri-lingual (is that right… we’ll you’re a polyglot for sure!!). Let’s make a deal. It’ll be awhile before I’m really able to converse much in French, but we could challenge each other (or you could challenge me rather, LOL) and occasionally reply in French?
I hope the delicious baking is well under way for you and your family.
Love and hugs,
Jacqueline
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annie'sbeauty... said:
bien sûr, chérie! comme tu veux! 😉 😀
I’ll just tell you this: there’s no other food that tastes like Mom’s food! so happy to be home!
lots of xx
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avibrantday said:
Merci, ma jolie :0) 😊
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Avec plaisir, ma belle! Bisous 😊💕😉
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avibrantday said:
Oooh! I love that word, bisous! Thanks for introducing me to it! Merci beaucoup! 💖👏
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Haha! It’s one of my favourite words too! Just next to macaroons! 😉😂😂😂
Ma chérie, c’est un vrai plaisir parler un peu de Français avec toi, même si j’ai oublié comme it est difficile, mais si beau au même temps.
A bientôt! Bisous! 😊xx
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avibrantday said:
Merci, Annie! My husband and I just went through your reply word for word. I’m learning! I really enjoy our correspondences! Xo 💗
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annie'sbeauty... said:
🙂 you’re most welcome ma belle!
haha! I hope there weren’t no big mistakes there! my French is a bit… well, a lot rusty! haha!
lots of xx
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avibrantday said:
Andy says there were no mistakes ☺️
I love your new profile picture!!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
what a relief! LOL
thank you so much my lovely! I felt like that old picture wasn’t getting along too well with the festive mood I’m in so I decided that this one from my latest blog post about the Tom Ford Crimson Noir lipstick would be better! 😀
sorry for not asking sooner, but how are you? done with the Christmas shopping? 😀 😉
xx
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avibrantday said:
It really is a gorgeous shot (your previous one was as well). I’m going to get some Annie’s Beauty reading in today, and I can’t wait to read up about your festive reds!
I’m going well! My class pinning ceremony was on Friday. It’s been very busy since then, as we made a quick trip to Salt Lake City to visit family and to see the holiday lights. And, yes, I did get some extra Christmas shopping in. LOL. I was done… I guess the more the merry, right!? How about you? Are you done? How are things?
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annie'sbeauty... said:
oh, lovely I need to catch up with your posts too! things here are getting too hectic and rushed in the office, and no one wants to work anymore ( me included! ) LOL but there are two more days then we’re done! the holiday will be ON, finally!
I did a good Christmas shopping session yesterday, but I still have a couple of things more to get! then the wrapping… on Friday we have our Christmas party too! so I can’t wait for that too! 🙂
I’m happy you had a great time in Salt Lake City… Family time is the best! 😉
xx
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avibrantday said:
Wow! That’s fantastic that you’re off of work after Friday for the holiday! That’s a great break. I hope the work party is a fun send off :0)
Christmas shopping is fun for sure! I don’t know hoe you feel, but wrapping is best done in small portions though. I love to spend time wrapping, and to make each special. How about you?
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annie'sbeauty... said:
for me too! wrapping it’s actually so relaxing! I want to do some DIY’s for my gifts this year to make them a bit more special and personal! 🙂
yup! I get the chance to be more creative, which it’s always a good thing!
can’t wait for this holiday lovely! I feel like I still carry with me the weight of the entire year! I am tired! *sighs*
:)xx
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avibrantday said:
If you come up with some DIY wrapping that you’re especially proud of, I’d love to see some pictures.
I took the easy way out by indulging in beautiful wrapping papers from Paper Source. They’re gorgeous!! It’s so worth it in the end though, because the packages are a treat on their own :0)
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annie'sbeauty... said:
I’ll most likely post something on Instagram and tag you… 🙂 it’s not like I will come up with something new anyway lol… but I kind of stalked Pinterest and Etsy lately… haha! got my inspiration from there mostly! I think I will start the wrapping this weekend. 🙂 so expect a festive, gift-wrapping, DIY attempt post on my Insta soon! hahaha! 😀 xx
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avibrantday said:
Yay! I can’t wait 🎀🎁
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annie'sbeauty... said:
PS Please excuse the longest comment ever! ☺️😅xx
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Oh! I forgot to ask you if you’re having an Internet connection where you’re going… Maybe I’ll catch up with your and your pics on Instagram 😁😘
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avibrantday said:
I will! I’ll post in IG :0)
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Alright then lovely! 👌😁xx
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Oh! And another one! Things are feeling very Christmas-y around here! Not that much pressure at the office… We can even dress casually… YES, please! 😌
I’m expecting a nice, quiet weekend with the family… With lots of food and sleep! The simplest things in life are always the best! 😉👌💕🌸xx
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avibrantday said:
I agree! I’m so glad things are looking up. Family, food, and lots of sleep sounds perfect!!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Haha! I know! 😊 Best things ever! 🏡🍛🍗🍮🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
( hint: check out the cookies; triple chocolate they’re going to be… Definitely! ) 😂😂😂😂😂
xx
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avibrantday said:
We think alike!!!
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lmorales3877 said:
Gorgeous!
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Thank you! 😊
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Ijenna Osuji said:
Wow! I LOVE this! Especially the lips. I’d try it but I doubt I’ll be successful in recreating this. It’s a good look though.
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annie'sbeauty... said:
Thank you lovely! If you’re planning on recreating this look and do a blog post about it, please let me know! I would love to see how it turns out! 😉😊
Lots of xx
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