FOTD Spring Pinks & 2 Nude Lipstick Options from ESTÉE LAUDER

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#springvibes, By Terry Ombre Blackstar "Color-Fix" Cream Eye Shadow, ESTÉE LAUDER Pure Color Envy Lipstick 130 Intense Nude & 210 Implusive, fotd, FOTD April 2016

It’s the weekend, the most blessed part of the week, right?!

Let’s take it easy here, on annie’s beauty… as well and enjoy the colourful spring we’re having right now! Lots of pinks from the blooming flowers, some fresh greens from the leaves, some gold from the sun light… Yes, the spring weather was the inspiration for this post and I hope you’ll enjoy it, Beautiful!

Have a blessed spring weekend!

PRODUCTS USED:

FACE:

• DIOR Diorskin Star Foundation, shade 010 Ivory
• URBAN DECAY NAKED SKIN Conceler Light Neutral
• HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Powder Palette shades Incandescent Light ( highlight ) and Radiant Light ( bronze ), as always
• DIOR Rosy Glow Healthy Glow Awakening Blush 001 Petal

EYES:

• BY TERRY Ombre Blackstar #6 Frozen Quartz ( base )
• BURBERRY Sheer Eyeshadow Tea Rose No.11 and BURBERRY Tea Rose No.200 Eye Colour Wet&Dry Silk Shadow ( the new formula )
• SEPHORA Colorful Matte Strawberry Macaroon No.42
• CHARLOTTE TILBURY The Sophisticate Eyeshadow Palette shade Enhance ( transitional colour ) and Prime ( to highlight )
• DIOR Diorliner Precision Eyeliner #798 Brun
• CHANEL Le Volume de Chanel Mascara Waterproof 10 Black over the TARTE Lights, Camera Splashes Mascara, as always

BROWS:

•  shade Enhance combined with the shade Smoke from CHARLOTTE TILBURY‘s The Sophisticate Palette

LIPS:

• ESTÉE LAUDER Pure Color Envy Lipstick 210 Implusive in the picture above, and in the picture below I’m wearing 130 Intense Nude, since I’ve promised you some lip swatches for them in this post here.

I hope you’ll excuse the “unfortunate” natural lighting I had to work with the day I shoot these looks, but the best thing is that I haven’t applied any filters to these pictures! I hope you like them!

Please let me know if your makeup chromatic changed with the changing of the season as well, and which are your favourite shades as of late!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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Glam Weekend with By Terry at Madison Luxury Perfumery Bucharest

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Yet another fabulous event hosted by my absolute favourite beauty supplier in town, Madison Luxury Perfumery Bucharest. They carry some of my favourite brands makeup, skincare and perfume-wise… Plus, the guys there are the most lovely persons I have ever met in retail this far! Thanks to them the atmosphere is warm and cozy, and it feels like we all know each other since… forever! 

I love By Terry as a brand in general! And this event was the very icing on the cake! So I asked the lovely Alexandra if I could be her canvas and her the talented artist… And she was talented indeed! Scroll down to follow the entire makeup process and see the final result! 

And feel free to contact her at any time, whenever you have an event and need to look dashing… Or if you’re just in the Dorobanti area and want to spend some quality time!… You’ll thank me later!

[ To book your appointment, you can find Alexandra‘s contacts, as well as her colleagues’ on Madison‘s website! ]

While Alex was busy retouching my friend’s makeup, of course I had to play with all the goodies in front of me! I loved these two Sun Designer Palette – blush/bronzer/highlighting palettes ( which Alex used on me as well! ) which didn’t impressed me much when they first launched… I have to say that they’re infinite more beautiful in real life than on the Internet, and their quality is out of this world gorgeous… Pigmented, finely milled, they blend flawlessly and look amazing on! Definitely recommend them!

I also loved the new two shades of the Ombre Blackstars that came out with their Spring 2016 Collection: Bubble Glow ( which will definitely be a purchase soon! ) and Nude Milky Way!

And now I also want The Colour Design Palette, which is absolutely fabulous for the upcoming seasons due to the beautiful colour selection in it!

Just look how pretty my friend looks here! Isn’t Alex extremely talented?!

Next it was my turn to be spoiled by our “artist” here…

First of all, she prepared my skin taking my own makeup off and applying a very hydrating cream, as my skin is in big need of that with the changing of the seasons and all the allergies…

Then she applied my base ( the coveted Terrybly Densiliss foundation ) with this funny little brush! And good gracious!… It was the most amazing experience ever! The brush is so dense, made with the softest synthetic hairs, that apply your base in a matter of seconds giving you, at the same time, the most relaxing face massage you’ve ever experienced!…

You’ll see me with my eyes closed in most of the pictures, so there! Now you know why! I kind of enjoyed this whole experience a lot, and I’m grateful to Alex for that!

It was my first contact with Jane Iredale products and this powder foundation Alex used to set my makeup and correct any imperfection, is heaven on earth!… Definitely a brand I’ll have my attention on in the future!

Their setting spray was also lovely , as it made my makeup look flawless and kept it intact for hours!

The eye makeup Alex did on me was fabulous! A very soft smokey eye, with soft pinks and browns and a green pop of colour on the waterline and the lower lash line! A lot of blending was involved, a lot of colour applied and re-applied in small doses… Until everything looked effortlessly natural.

Here you can see her applying the green mascara on the lower lash line!

Contouring, highlighting and blusher time!… Those two Sun Designer Palettes are on the very top of my wish list now!

The last retouches!…

… And finally the lips! She used this Terrybly Velvet Rouge Lipstick in shade 1 Lady Bare, a beautiful brown nude colour that pulled the entire look together!

And the look was complete!

Now we were able to knock ourselves out and fool around doing some silly selfies… As one does nowadays! We’re cool kids, what do you know! Haha!…

Of course, being the most generous person I know she always is, Alex gave me and my friend a lot of samples to try out… Which I can attest they are amazing! This firming cream from Beauty by Clinica Ivo Pitanguy, a brand totally new to me, exceeded all my expectations! So soft and fast absorbing, nourishes the skin instantly!

Oh! And I also need the Aesop Fabulous Face Oil as it is… well… fabulous indeed!

Another awesome beauty event with Madison Perfumery!… Another day well-spent!… And some new memories were made next to some of the loveliest friends one can ask for!

Thank you guys for being fabulous!

… And thank you so much my Beautiful readers for always being here, so close to me on this beauty journey of mine!

See you soon!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

 

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FOTD feat. the Charlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon Bronzed Garnet & Intoxicating Violet

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Charlotte Tilbury, Charlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon, Charlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon Color Morphing Eyeshadow Pencils, fotd, spring makeup, swatches

Earlier this week, when I posted the actual review on these two gorgeous Colour Chameleon Eyeshadow Pencils from Charlotte Tilbury, I was “menacing” you with an entire FOTD that had the focus on them… So here you have Bronzed Garnet and Intoxicating Violet in action, featured in “a much different subtle look”, as my friend Sangeetha described it in a lovely comment on Instagram.

So, here you have it! I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did creating it!

PRODUCTS USED:

FACE:

• NARS All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation Light 3 Gobi
• NARS Creamy Concealer, shade Light2 Vanilla
• HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Powder Palette shades Dim Light and Radiant Light, to give my face some dimension and Incandescent Light for highlighting purposes
• HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Blush in Ethereal Glow

EYES:

• CHARLOTTE TILBURY Colour Chameleon Color Morphing Eyeshadow Pencils in Bronzed Garnet all-over the lid, blended out with Shade Prime and Enhance from The Sophisticate Palette and a pop of glitter from The Uptown Girl Palette, in the shade Pop ( how else?! ). On the lower lash line I used Intoxicating Violet smoked out with the shade Smoke, from the same The Uptown Girl Palette.
• the middle shade in the DIOR #609 Earth Reflection palette, to brighten up the inner corners
• TOM FORD Eye Defining Pen 01 Deeper
• CHANEL Le Volume de Chanel Mascara Waterproof 10 Black over the TARTE Lights, Camera Splashes Mascara.

BROWS:

• the one I’m enjoying quite a lot lately is the shade Enhance from The Sophisticate CHARLOTTE TILBURY Palette.

LIPS:

• the TOM FORD Lip Color 07 Pink Dusk, an oldie but a goodie

TOOLS:

• Beauty Blender
• NARS Yachio brush
• Hakuhodo J142 blending brush and J5529
• Sephora Professionel 15 angled liner brush, excellent for filling in your brows
• Shu Uemura S Lash Curler

I hope you all had an awesome and bright start of this spring!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

 

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FOTD October 2015 – Happy Halloween kids!

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Happy Halloween my children from your Dracula’s Wife for the day!

We’re not traditionally celebrating Halloween here in Romania; it’s one of the holidays imported from other parts of the world, as one always does! Any excuse to throw a party is more than welcome, right!?

Anyway, it’s my second Halloween as a beauty blogger so I thought I’d create this vampire inspired look! What else to expect from a descendant of the Prince of Darkness?!

Well, it looks classier and more approachable than my original “husband”‘s appearance – if you ask me! But I hope you like it as well!

PRODUCTS USED*:

FACE:

• DIOR Diorskin Star Foundation, shade 010
• NARS Creamy Concealer, shade Light2 Vanilla
• HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Powder Palette shades Dim Light to give my face some dimension and Incandescent Light for highlighting purposes
• HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure

BROWS:

• BURBERRY Effortless Eyebrow Definer shade Sepia No.2

EYES:

• TOM FORD Cream and Powder Eye Color 03 Golden Peach as a base
• MAC Coppering Eyeshadow
• MAC Wedge as a transition colour
• CHARLOTTE TILBURY Colour Chameleon in Bronzed Garnet and BURBERRY Effortless Kohl in shade Stone No.2 to line my waterline
• TOM FORD Eye Defining Pen 01 Deeper
• CHANEL Le Volume de Chanel Mascara Waterproof 10 Black

LIPS:

• ESTÉE LAUDER Pure Color Envy Matte Lipstick 130 Desirous

TOOLS:

• Beauty Blender
• NARS Yachio brush
• Hakuhodo J142 blending brush
• Tom Ford #11 Eyeshadow brush and #Smokey Eye brush
• Shu Uemura S Lash Curler

That would be all for now! But before you leave, please let me know what will your Halloween costume be like this year? What about your makeup?

See you soon, Beautiful!

Happy Halloween! 

xx, Annie

 

 

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Loving Nudes #8: a FOTD feat. CHARLOTTE TILBURY Lip Cheat Lip Liner in Pink Venus & BURBERRY Lip Glow No.9 Nude Beige – The best nude lip combo I wore all Summer long

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#loving nudes, Burberry, Burberry Lip Glow No.09 Nude Beige, Charlotte Tilburry Lip Cheat Re-Shape & Re-Size Lip Liner Pink Venus, Charlotte Tilbury, fotd, LOTD, nude lip combo

Confession time: I miss Summer already!…

… But I can’t wait to wear those gorgeous Autumnal colours at once!

With that thought in mind, I recreated for you my go-to Summer 2015 look that revolves around glowing skin, peachy-nude lips, cheeks and lids and lots of mascara!

Products used for this FOTD:

• BURBERRY Fresh Glow BB Cream, shade Fair No.1 ( review )
• NARS Ragiand Creamy Concealer, shade Light 2 Vanilla ( review )
• KEVYN AUCOIN Creamy Glow Duo #4 Sculpting Medium/Candelight, shade used Candelight ( review )
• HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Power Palette, shades Incandescent Light used to highlight and Dim Light and for contour and bronzing Radiant Light ( review )
• HOURGLASS Ambient Lighting Blush in shade Dim Infusion ( review )
• TOM FORD Cream and Powder Eye Color #3 Golden Peach ( review )
• DIOR Diorshow Fusion Mono Long-Wear Eyeshadow #001 Lune ( review )
• CHANEL Le Volume de Chanel Waterproof Mascara Black ( 3 coats )
• BURBERRY Effortless Eyebrow Definer, No.2 Sepia ( review )

Tools used:

• BEAUTY BLENDER
• NARS Yachio Kabuki Brush ( review )
• HAKUHODO J242G brush ( review )
• TOM FORD #13 blending brush ( review )
• SHU UEMURA S Lash Curler

My lip products of choice for this look was a combination of 2 products you might have seen already if you’re a long-time follower of annie’s beauty… .

After applying my lip conditioner ( my favourite at the moment is by Hampton Sun ), I used the CHARLOTTE TILBURY Lip Cheat in Pink Venus ( full review here ) to define my lips following their natural shape, and to fill them in. What I liked to do was to work really well the product into my lips with my fingers and reapply it! I found out that by doing so, the colour lasts longer on my lips, even with a lip gloss on top.

My lip gloss of choice was the BURBERRY Lip Glow No.9 Nude Beige ( full review here ) that comes in one of the most amazing formulas. Not too sticky and with the perfect intensity of shine! Not to mention that they come in an array of shades ( check them out on Burberry’s  website ).

The final result – a gorgeous peachy-nude shade that went so well with so many different looks I wore this past Summer, from going out for a brunch with the girls to a lovely dinner out with Mr. G.

I hope you found your read enjoyable and as always…

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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Re(a)d – My lips! feat. NARS Audacious Lipstick in Lana

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Whoever said that only porcelain skins can pull off a bold, bright, red lip was terribly wrong!!!

I, myself, was one to think that the “Marylin Monroe look” suited pale skins better! But now that I have gained some ( unusual for me! ) tan and I finally managed to work with it in terms of makeup, I’m absolutely mesmerised by how well a bright red lipstick looks on paired with a simple, summery eye and a bit of a black liner! 

So here you have it! THE red lipstick that will always be on my lips this Summer: the NARS Audacious Lipstick in Lana!

Now, I won’t bother you with all those technical details as I had a “marathon week” of blog posts dedicated exclusively to all the NARS Audacious Lipsticks I own ( and I only own 7?!, one for ebery day of the week! ), plus a resume with overall thoughts which I will link here for you to check out.

I will do tell you that Lana is the most beautiful “vivid orange red”*, the excellent bright orange-red lipstick with warm undertones and a satin finish, as you can hopefully see in these pictures.

And I’m thankful to my lovely friend Michelle for being so kind and generous and getting this one for me! See lovely?! I’m rocking it! Haha! 

What’s your favourite red to wear in Summer?

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

*description taken from NARS website

FOTD… Or how I wear my TOM FORD Bare Lip Sheer!…

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BECCA Cosmetics, Burberry, By Terry, Charlotte Tilbury, dior, Dolce & Gabbana, fotd, Tom Ford

Hi lovelies!

Since I haven’t posted a lip swatch when I first reviewed my Tom Ford Bare Lip Color Shine and many of you suggested a FOTD post, here you have it! As simple as it is!

– Tom Ford Bare worn on “bare” lips!

The products you see in the first picture are almost all the products I used to achieve this look… Plus a few daily, trusty ones that I think won’t come as a surprise for those who followed me for a while!…

As a base I’ve tried something new this time! A combination of the already glowing Burberry Fresh Glow BB Cream, shade #01 Fair and the BECCA Cosmetics Shimmering Skin Perfector in Pearl! The final result was a healthy glowing complexion, slightly bronzed and sheer coverage! As natural as it can be, I told you! And I just used a bit of my NARS Creamy Concealer in Light2 Vanilla under the eyes and to cover some spots!

NO POWDER this time because I wanted to keep that beautiful healthy glow! NO HIGHLIGHTER was necessary either!

To maintain the “au naturel” theme I’ve started with, I HAVE NOT used BLUSH either! I just worked with the natural rosiness of my cheeks that peeked through my Burberry BB Cream! Loooved it!

Well, I still used a blush, but only to give a slight contour to my face! And for that I took out my Dolce & Gabbana Nude Blush which did an amazing job, don’t you think?

The eye makeup was also simple, made with only two colours: the By Terry Ombre Blackstars – #13 Brown Perfection smoked all-over the lid and #03 Blond Opal in the inner corners.

The brows were slightly filled in, following their natural shape with my Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer, shade #02 Sepia.

And Tom Ford Lip Color Shine, #05 Bare on the lips, applied straightly from the bullet! As I already told you in my actual review, on my pigmented lips Bare shows as a rosy-nude… Effect that  I definitely love! And check out those gorgeous sparkling bits!?!!!?!?!!!

But I also wear it differently…

– Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk, alone – Tom Ford Bare, on top of Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk

I slightly contour my lips using the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk, which I blend really well with my fingers, then I apply my Tom Ford Bare on top of it and again, blend everything well! I absolutely love the shade of nude resulted! I think it flatters my complexion a lot! 

And this is it!… An effortless, natural, versatile look I wore almost everyday lately!

I hope you enjoyed yet another of my “au naturel” FOTD‘s!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

And remember!…

Makeup should never hide the complexion, it should reveal who you are!

François Nars

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FOTD, as of late…

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Burberry Curve Lash Mascara, Burberry Eye Colour Silk #200 Tea Rose, Burberry Sheer Colour #22 Pale Barley, Chanel Rouge Coco Arthur, Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic Swish & Pop Blusher, Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow, Charlotte Tilbury's MATTE Revolution Walk of Shame, Dior Addict IT-Liner Black Look, Elemis Pro-Radiance Illuminating Face Balm, fotd, Guerlain Météorites Pressed Powder, NARS Creamy Concealer, Omorovicza Complexion Corrector SPF 20, or Diorskin Star Foundation, Tom Ford Lips&Boys Peter and Cooper, Tom Ford Matte Lip Colours #06 Flame and #04 Pussycat

It’s been a while since I put together a FOTD ( Face of the Day ) post… But my makeup hasn’t been too dramatic, nothing much actually, except for the lips of course,  that changed in colour several, well… lots of times.

The EYES were pretty much simple and on the pink-ish/nude side, mostly with a combination of Burberry Sheer Colour #22 Pale Barley and some Burberry #200 Tea Rose in the new Wet & Dry formula all-over the lid and of course, some black eyeliner ( I’m still loving my Dior Addict It-Line in #099 IT-Black, review here ) on the very base of the lashes to add some depth and definition to the look, topped with a few good layers of my favourite Burberry Curve Lash Mascara, #01 Ebony. 

SKIN was kept fresh and clean with the use of a few simple, yet highly effective products… I used to prime my face with the Omorovicza Complexion Corrector SPF 20, but I recently discovered this Elemis Pro-Radiance Illuminating Face Balm with anti-ageing properties and never used anything else since.

When not using my usual Dior Diorskin Star Foundation, the base product of choice was the new Dior Diorskin Nude Serum Foundation, my shade is #10 Ivory, and for concealer, which fortunately wasn’t always needed – NARS Creamy Concealer in shade Light 2 Vanilla. My most used highlighter and bronzer came in one, my Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze & Glow and when I felt like using blush I went for another Charlotte Tilbury amazing product the Swish and Pop Blusher in First Love or the new Guerlain Météorites Pressed Powder in #4 Doré. Yes, that one is actually a finishing powder, I know! But it has just about the right balance between a pink pigment with a subtle glow and opacity which qualify it as a good fresh, Spring-appropriate blush, in my opinion.

The LIPS were another story… Simply because, besides keeping my lips clear with just a bit of my Dior or By Terry lip balm ( reviews here and here ) on, I went through several phases with colours…

I went nuts for a while for Charlotte Tilbury’s MATTE Revolution Walk of Shame ( I won’t show you a picture of it! Just click to see it and to read the full review on it, on the link above or here ).

Then with a few of the Tom Ford Lips&Boys, among which #08 Peter and #28 Cooper. As you can see in this the difference is barely there, but read the full reviews here and here.

– Tom Ford Lips&Boys #28 Cooper

– Tom Ford Lips&Boys #08 Peter

Then I was introduced to the new, amazingly reformulated Chanel Rouge Coco in #440 Arthur ( review and lip swatches here ) which I wore for a week straight!

Then I finally wrote my review on the Tom Ford Matte Lip Colours and I fell in love with #06 Flame and #04 Pussycat ( review on those here ).

– Tom Ford Matte Lip Colour #06 Flame – Tom Ford Matte Lip Colour #04 Pussycat

And the two favourites of the moment are another Tom Ford Matte Lip Colour #03 Pink Tease and the Charlotte Tilbury MATTE Revolution Lipstick in Amazing Grace.

– Tom Ford Matte Lip Colour #03 Pink Tease

We’re finally having some Spring sunny days here and I’m starting to wear more bright and happy colours, which I’m highly excited about! 

What were your choices these past few months? Please share with us in the Comment section below!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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TRENDING A/W 2014: Molten Metallics. Runway inspired look with Serene from imserenel

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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

FOTD! My go-to makeup November 2014 Edition!

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Burberry, chanel, dior, Estee Lauder, fotd, Giorgio Armani, guerlain, Hakuhodo, November, Tom Ford

The look I’m going to show you next is basically the look I wore on my face for the last couple of weeks, almost daily…

Everything started with rediscovering the Illusion d’Ombre in colour #95 Mirage, a summer release from Chanel ( read full review here ). Thank you Divya for making me like it so much!

My base was something like that:

– primer: Omorovicza Complexion Corrector SPF 20, a product that you’ll find on my face wether I have to wear makeup or not

– base: Dior Diorskin Star Fluid Foundation SPF 30, in shade #010 Ivory –  But when my skin was really acting out, I turned to my old faithful Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, #4

– as a bronzer and contour I used the Guerlain Terracotta Light Sheer Bronzing Powder #04 Sun Blondes, definitely doesn’t match my skin tone but I personally like the blush-bronzed effect against my skin tone

– because of the bronzer I often skipped blush, but when I used it I went for my Burberry Light Glow #06 Tangerine

Base done, it’s time to concentrate on the eye:

– Chanel Illusion d’Ombre #95 Mirage all-over the lid

– blended out in the crease with a bit of Burberry Sheer Eye Shadows #22 Pale Barley and #06 Almond 

– eyes subtle lined with the Dior IT-Liner #099 It-Black, just to accentuate the lash line and a small flick 

– and lots of Burberry Bold Lash Mascara #01 Ebony, over the Curve Lash Mascara #01 Ebony, my new favourite mascara combo and a new launch from Burberry ( review here )

– for brows I used another new release from Burberry, the Effortless Eyebrow Definer in #02 Sepia ( read full review here ). 

– the final look using the Burberry Lip Cover #24 Romantic Rose and the Burberry Lip Gloss #09 Nude Beige on the lips. This is also my daytime/work makeup.

I paired this eye look with multiple lip shades starting with my favourite nude combo at the moment, all from Burberry but also with a dark, bold, vampy, burgundy-red lip. My favourite lipsticks were from Estée Lauder, Burberry and Giorgio Armani ( read more about my favourite bold lipsticks here ). I LOVE the effect a bold lip has with this relatively simple eye look!

 -the final look using the Estée Lauder Pure Colour Envy #450 Insolent Plum on the lips

 – the final look using the Giorgio Armani Rouge Ecstasy #403 Downtown on the lips

 – the final look using the Burberry Lip Cover #33 Oxblood on the lips

The Tools I used were my usual Tom Ford and Hakuhodo brushes and the Shu Uemura S Eye Lash Curler.

I hope you like this look as much as I do!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

 

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