8/21/2013

All Around Me Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!

Here are the looks I've worn for the last four days, using some products from Mac's Temperature Rising Collection.

 From left to right: Rich Glance, Copper Strip, Life's Luxury, Polished Jet.

The  Powerchrome Eye Pencil's work great as an eye shadow base, eye shadows, or eyeliners. You have to work fast when blending, as they set quickly. However, once they're on, they aren't moving! 

 From left to right: Ripe For Love, Hot Nights, Sun Dipped, Nude On Board. 

Both Ripe For Love and Hot Nights are intensely pigmented, finely-milled, and gorgeous! Ditto for the Pro Longwear Bronzing Powders in Sun Dipped and Nude On Board. 

 From left to right: Golden Elixir, Liquid Passion, Soft Serenade, Underdressed.

Mac's Golden Elixir Strobe Liquid gives a beautiful, glistening, warmth to the skin. This Summer, I've rotated between this and Tom Ford's Fire Lust to give my normal to dry skin an extra luminous boost. The lipglass are nice, but nothing out of this world. My favorite of the three I purchased is Underdressed- a pretty bronze-brown with cooper, hot pink and chartreuse shimmers.

Warning: the following swatches are of the long discontinued Pro Lash Colour Mascaras. I do NOT advocate using expired mascaras on yourself or clients. I would NEVER (and have NEVER) used an expired product on a client. However, if I'm looking to create a certain look on myself, I'll take the risk and play Evel Knievel with my lashes :P

 From left to right: Prim Rosy, Tiger Lily, Boston Fern, Periwink-Wink. 

I love colored mascaras, and I was glad to see many brands include them in their Summer collections.

It's been sweltering over here, so I've kept my makeup simple (kind of) by applying a wash of color on the lids, no eye liner and finishing the eyes with a colored mascara. Hope you enjoy these looks.

Products used:

Face:

MAC Face and Body Foundation in C3.

MAC Strobe Liquid in Golden Elixir (Mixed with the foundation).

Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder in Translucent (dusted on the t-zone).

MAC Pro Longwear Bronzing Powder in Nude On Board. 

MAC Blush in Ripe For Love. 

Eyes:

Shu Uemura Hard Formula brow Pencil in Seal Brown.

Mac Mineralize Concealer in NW25.

MAC Powerchrome Eye Pencil in Rich Glance (on the lid and lower lashline). 

MAC Pro Lash Colour Mascara in Boston Green (under and lower lashes).

Lips:

MAC Lipglass in Liquid Passion.

Tiger Lily really brings out the russet shimmers in Life's Luxury.

Products used:

Face:

MAC Face and Body Foundation in C3.

MAC Strobe Liquid in Golden Elixir (Mixed with the foundation).

Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder in Translucent (dusted on the t-zone).

MAC Pro Longwear Bronzing Powder in Nude On Board. 

MAC Blush in Ripe For Love. 

Eyes:

Shu Uemura Hard Formula brow Pencil in Seal Brown.

Mac Mineralize Concealer in NW25.

MAC Powerchrome Eye Pencil in Life's Luxury (on the lid and blended into the crease, used to rim the upper and lower waterline and the lower lashline). 

Helena Rubinstein Lash Queen Fatal Black WP in 03 Captivating Bronze (upper lashes)
MAC Pro Lash Colour Mascara in Tiger Lily (lower lashes).

Lips:
MAC Lip Pencil in Stripdown. 

MAC Lipglass in Underdressed.

Products used:

Face:

MAC Face and Body Foundation in C3.

MAC Strobe Liquid in Golden Elixir (Mixed with the foundation).

Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder in Translucent (dusted on the t-zone).

MAC Pro Longwear Bronzing Powder in Sun Dipped. 

MAC Blush in Hot Nights. 

Eyes:

Shu Uemura Hard Formula brow Pencil in Seal Brown.

Mac Mineralize Concealer in NW25.

MAC Powerchrome Eye Pencil in Copper Strip (on the lid and blended into the crease, used to rim the upper and lower waterline and the lower lashline). 

MAC Pro Lash Colour Mascara in Periwink-wink (Upper and lower lashes).

Lips: 

MAC Lipglass in Underdressed.

Products used:

Face:

MAC Face and Body Foundation in C3.

MAC Strobe Liquid in Golden Elixir (Mixed with the foundation).

Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder in Translucent (dusted on the t-zone).

MAC Pro Longwear Bronzing Powder in Sun Dipped. 

MAC Blush in Hot Nights. 

Eyes:

Shu Uemura Hard Formula brow Pencil in Seal Brown.

Mac Mineralize Concealer in NW25.

MAC Powerchrome Eye Pencil in Polished Jet (on the lid and blended into the crease, used to rim the upper and lower waterline and the lower lashline). 

MAC Pro Lash Colour Mascara in Prim Rosy (Upper and lower lashes).

MAC Blush in Hot Nights (dusted over Prim Rosy to intensify the color).
Lips: 

MAC Lipglass in Soft Serenade.

What are some of your favorite colored mascaras?

Looking gorgeous one lipstick at a time.