Special thanks to the very cute and not so mundane, Dovey for influencing me to look at what I loved in the month of June.
Plus, I need to save up for my upcoming family, Disney adventure (YAY) and I previewed some serious products at Nordstrom for their anniversary sale - LOOKING AT YOU NARS LIMITED EDITION PALETTE and what could possibly be my very first Chanel blush!
I know it's a hefty list but these are the items I have been reaching for most days last month - especially on weekends and lazy weekday mornings!
I broke it down just to make things easier on everyone:
UD Rollergirl palette (Crush, hot pink gloss, Lip Junkie deluxe sample size not shown)
NARS Dogon Duo
NARS Irresistiblement Bronzer
Bottom Row (L to R)
Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer in Caramel
LM oil free primer
NARS Copacabana Illuminator (I use a drop with my tinted moisturizer for a touch of iridescence)
Clockwise from upper left:
NARS Multiple in South Beach
MAC Fluidline liner in Blacktrack
Chanel Bronzer - Bronze Corail
MAC #266 - to apply gel liner - I use a different #266 brush for my brows
NARS Stylo Nuits Blanches
NARS lipstick - Hot Voodoo
MAC lip pencil - Chestnut
NARS gloss - Sweet Revenge
MAC Lipglass - Evolution Revolution
Laura Mercier - Ambre Rose
And two items that deserves a special shout out:
Left to Right:
NARS Taj Mahal
NARS Gilda
I think the break out star has been my NARS Multiple in South Beach, a lovely shimmering apricot, just because I never really understood the proper way to use it. Now, I can't leave the house without it on my face. I love patting it on tops of my cheekbones to my temples or I use it blended on my apples layering another blush on top of it - this is how I get NARS Orgasm to show up on my warm skin. Another stand out is a product that I haven't used in ages but use to wear daily more than ten years ago - MAC Chestnut liner. This intense brown liner warms up the pink copper NARS Hot Voodoo lipstick.
It should no surprise to anyone that my summer choices consist of peach, orange, coral blushes, or golden shadows. I am still trying to get the hang of the NARS Dogon duo because I still feel that the duo chrome (left) shadow side is light on me and I have to apply up to 3 layers of this color to get the intensity that I want. I do love the blackened blue (right) for summer smoky night eyes.
With Fall collections launching right now in July, I am curious to see what I'll be using the most. Even though, the weather in Daly City, CA is a constant sad, gray fog and I come to work in sunny 70 degree weather in SF, it'll be a struggle between moody, fall colors and happy, bronzey golds.
Total eye candy! It makes me happy just looking at the photos. I really don't see anything in there that I wouldn't love to have in my stash, like Bronze Corail, Irresistiblement, South Beach, Copacabana Illuminator, Sweet Revenge.... just to name a few.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck with Disney--- sounds awesome (and not just for the little one) =)
Thanks Dovey - you did inspire me to get off my lazy butt and put this together!
ReplyDeleteGreat favorites :) I keep thinking about getting the Rollergirl palette. Maybe one day soon before it's gone forever!
ReplyDeleteThanks Makeup Magpie,
ReplyDeleteI love the smaller UD palettes. It is a good one - I still need to try the fuchsia pink as a lid color. I think you'll be quite pleased with this one.
Dang that is a lot of products haha, lots of NARS too. ;) I'm so curious about trying the Laura Mercier primer and oil free moisturizer too. And why don't I own NARS Gilda? *slaps self on wrist*
ReplyDeleteOh JC, you don't even know ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I like the LM primer/tinted moisturizer - no problems so far.
Gilda is my favorite coral blush. It's a good one to have in the collection!