Favorite Brown Eyeshadow: Nars Coconut Grove

Hi Beauties!


I was going through my collection and I realized how much I love this true brown color eyeshadow. I haven't heard so much about this color online or on youtube but it really deserves it's own post.


it is the darkest, richest brown I have and I can use it practically everyday to darken up my eyeshadow a bit. The color payoff is as you would expect from Nars and it certainly lives up to the brand.


I would definitely recommend.

Nars Coconut Grove $23.00

XOXO,
Awilda

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Brand New Fave: Nars Cordura

Hi Beauties!

Yesterday I tweeted about my recent Nars Cordura Eyeshadow Duo purchase and of course I wanted to share it with all of you. As you know from some of previous posts, I am a big fan of Nars Cosmetics.

Everything from the blushes (which are any makeup lover's must have) to the foundations and eyeshadows are such high quality. Hence, I decided to continue adding to my Nars stash with this pretty color combination. 


In the packaging this doesn't really look like much but I swatched it at my local Sephora and I think my heart skipped a beat. The brown color is a perfect shade of bronze with a dusting of gold sparkle (not glitter). The darker side is a deep brows/black with similar gold sparkle. These colors could be used together or individually depending on your look.

Do you own this Duo already? What do you think?




XOXO,
Awilda

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FOTD: Nars Brousse Duo

Hi Beauties!

I went out to a party over th weekend and decided to pull out my Nars Brousse Eyeshadow Duo. It is the easiest duo to use to get a really pretty wearable smokey eye. Would definetly recommend you all check it out at your local Sephora.

Eyes:

UD Primer Potion in matte

Nars Brousse Eyeshadow Duo, the purple side

MAC Yogurt on the brow bone

MAC Feline eyeliner

Loreal Hip Creme Liner in Black

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

Cheeks:

Nars  Desire (my fave)

Lips:

Mac Siss lipstick

NYX Lipgloss in Frosted Beige

Face:

Embryolisse lait Creme Concentrate moisturizer

Smashbox Photofinish Primer

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation mixed w/

Chanel Teinte inocense Foundation

Ben Nye Banana Setting Powder

Smashbox Suntan Matte Bronzer

Let me know what you think.

Do you own the Brousse Duo already? What do you think?

XOXO,

Awilda

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FOTD: Petals & Peacocks Pink Lipstick

Remember the MAC Liberty Of London Collection?

I love the pink lipstick they ran in that collection and since it's warmer out now, you know I needed to rock it!

Eyes:

Josie Maran Vintage Eyeshadow

Josie Maran Cacao Eyeshadow

Laura Mercier Black Cake Liner

Random Lashes I cut in Half

MAC Smolder eyeliner

Lips:

MAC Magenta Lipliner

MAC Petals & Peacocks Lipstick (limited edition) 

***MAC Girl about town is a great similar color***

Cheeks: 

Nars Desire Blush

XOXO,

Awilda

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Bridal Trial Before & After

Hi Beauties,

I will be doing the makeup at a a wedding in 2 weeks and today the bride-to-be and I did our trial run.

She is not used to wearing any makeup so the whole bridal makeup thing is new, but she knows she wants to look great. Here is the before and after, I think she looked great.

location: MAC Pro in NYC.

Let me know what you think! :-)

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Face Of The Day: Scarlett Johansson

Via Nars Cosmetics

Scarlett Johansson at the White House Correspondent Dinner

WHAT: Makeup artist Fabiola used the following products on Scarlett:

*PRO-PRIME Eyeshadow Base
*Alahambra Eyeshadow Duo
*Bali Single Eyeshadow
*Orgasm Blush
*Chihuahua Lip Gloss

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Face Of The Day: All That Glitters

FACE:

Cetaphil Moisture Lotion

Benefit That Gal

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation, Stromboli

MUFE Lift Concealer #2

MAC Invisible powder to set concealer.

Ben Nye Banana powder to set foundation

MAC Matte Bronze Bronzer

CHEEKS:

Nars Desire Blush

EYES:

MAC Perky Painpot

MAC All That Glitters on lid

MAC Scene (grey) in crease

MAC Print (darker grey) to darken the crease and bottom lashline

Laura Mercier Cake Liner in Black

Bliss (or Red Cherry Lashes) #600

MAC Smolder to inner rim

Maybelline Colossal Mascara

LIPS:

MAC Subculture Lipliner

MAC 2N Lipglass (Limited ed)

MAC Jardin Aires Pigment (Disc.) + Clear Gloss on center of lips

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FOTD: Urban Decay Chopper with MAC Mulch

Here's a Foto Of the Day from Yesterday's makeup.

Very simple but still pretty.

***I was wearing Sunblock, hence my white face (But I'd rather have a white face in photos than premature wrinkles!)****

Face:

Cetaphil Moisture Lotion

MAC Prep & Prime Face Protect SPF 50

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation (Stromboli)

MUFE Concealer Palette

Eyes:

MAC Rubenesque Paint Pot

Urban Decay Chopper Eyeshadow (shimmery gold on the lid)

MAC Mulch Eyeshadow (Shimmery Golden-Brown mudge on bottom lashline and outer corners)

MAC Stubborn Brown (brown eyeliner smudged across upper lashline)

MAC Ricepaper Eyeshadow (Shimmery champagne color on inner corners and browbone)

MAC Smolder Eyeliner in the waterline

Maybelline Colossal Mascara in Black

Lips:

MAC Spice Lipliner

MAC English Accents Lipglass (limited edition)

Cheeks:

Nars Desire Blush (bright pink)

Hope you like!

Awilda

 

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Kim Kardashian's Natural Glow Makeup Look

Hi Beauties!

I was so excited when Kim Kardashian's Makeup Artist, Mario posted this look on his blog. It is by far one of my favorite Kim Kardashian looks and I think alot of people also asked him to post the "Get the Face".

Here it is!

On skin-  Creme de la Mer Moisturizing Cream all over skin first.  NARS sheer glow foundation in Barcelona applied with a sponge.  

Under eyes, use Smashbox Camera Ready Full Coverage Concealer in Meduim Vanilla.  Set the face with Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder in #2 using very little.

Brows are filled in with Brow Sculpting Pencil by Sephora, in Medium.  Brush them through with the opposite end of the pencil once filled in.

Eyes –  Sweep Josie Maran EyeShadow in Vintage all over the lid.  On the crease and also smoked along the lower lashine, use Cacao EyeShadow, also by Josie Maran.  Line the upper lash line with Sephoras Doe Eyed Felt eyeliner in Black.  L’oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black on top and bottom lashes.  For some added drama, use the long individual false lashes by Ardell on the outter upper corners.

Warm up and frame the face with Smashbox bronzer in Suntanne Matte.  Also brush some on the hollows of the cheeks.  Sweep NYC New York Color Color Wheel in Peach Glow on the apples of the cheeks and a bit across the forehead and chin.

To get that gorgeous, glowing skin, use EYE M GLAM highlighter.  Brush it on your cheekbones, down the bridge of your nose and right on the cupids bow of upper lip.  I also used it on her brow bones and inner corner of her eyes.

Line lips with Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide on Lip Pencil in Heavy (shimmery nude shade).  Use Captivating Coral lipstick by Motives and follow with Covergirl Wetslicks gloss in Fig.

XOXO,

Awilda

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2010 Oscars: Zoe Saldana's Makeup via Nars Cosmetics

 

 

  

WHO: Zoe Saldana

WHAT: The 82nd Academy Awards

WHEN: March 7, 2010

“We wanted to achieve a sexy and sophisticated look while keeping it balanced with her dress. With luminous skin and neutral-glossed lips, I was able to really focus on her beautiful almond-shaped eyes.” -Vera Steimberg for NARS Cosmetics

Zoe Saldana wore the following products to achieve a fresh and luminous effect:

*Orgasm Illuminator
*Enchanted Cream Blush (NEW for Summer 2010; try Gueule de Nuit Cream Blush for a similar effect)
*Lamu Multiple (NEW for Summer 2010; try South Beach Multiple for a similar effect)
*Brousse Duo Eyeshadow
*Nuits Blanches Eyeliner Stylo
*Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara
*Love Devotion Lipstick (NEW for Summer 2010; try Casablanca Lipstick for a similar effect)
*Ophelia Lip Gloss

Products from the Summer Collection will be available April 15th on narscosmetics.com. All other products are currently available on
narscosmetics.com.

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2010 Oscars: Jennifer Lopez Makeup via Nars Cosmetics

 

WHO: Jennifer Lopez

WHAT: The 82nd Academy Awards

WHEN: March 7, 2010

“Based on her dress, I wanted to create an ethereal movie-star look. I kept the cheekbones high and highlighted with the NARS Enchanted Cream Blush for a soft and supportive look.” –Matthew Vanleeuween for NARS Cosmetics

Jennifer Lopez wore the following products to achieve a soft, yet radiant look:

*Orgasm Illuminator
*Enchanted Cream Blush (NEW for Summer 2010; try Gueule de Nuit Cream Blush for a similar effect)
*Desire Blush
*Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base (NEW for Summer 2010, Available May 1st)
*D. Gorgeous Single Eyeshadow
*Brousse Duo Eyeshadow
*Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara
*Cruising Lipstick
*Sweet Dreams Lip Gloss

Products from the Summer Collection will be available April 15th on narscosmetics.com. All other products are currently available on
narscosmetics.com.

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Video: Khloe Kardashian's Golden Wedding Makeup By Mario Dedivanovic

I posted Khloes' Wedding makeup look months ago. I love the look because it can work on so many skin tones! Yet it is subtle enough to look too overdone.

I hope you like!

Eyes:

Nars Mediteranee (close Dupe MAC Goldmine)
Mac Antiqued ES
MAC Smolder eyeliner
MAC Ricepaper ES

Cheeks: 

 Nars Desire (Dupe MAC Dollymix)

Foundation: 

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation Stromboli

Mascara:  

Dior Diorshow

Lashes: 

Cut in half; #42 Red Cherry

Lips:
NYX lip pencil allover the lips
Dior Gloss #657

Song Name: Photo Theme: Moon Rise
Artist Name: Antony Raijekov
Royalty Free Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0

XOXO,

Awilda

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FOTD: Just Something Cute, a la 1940's

Sing along...."anything you can you....I can do better!...."

 

 

Nars Dragon Girl Lip-stick

Laura Mercier Eyeliner Cake

Nars Desire Blush

Scarf:  Bebe

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FOTD: Rihanna Channeling Spring

I don't think Rihanna needs any more help looking gorgeous. 

However, I love this look created by her makeup artist, Mylah Morales.

 

How to get the look.... (after the jump)

WHO: Rihanna

WHERE: 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Salute To Icons party

WHEN: January 30, 2010

WHAT: Artist Mylah Morales used the NARS Orgasm Illuminator.

Additionally, Mylah used the following NARS products to create Rihanna’s ethereal glowing look:

∗ D. Gorgeous Single Eyeshadow (NEW for Spring 2010!)
∗ Casino Bronzing Powder
∗ Barbarella Lipstick
∗ Ophelia Lipgloss (NEW for Spring 2010!)

“It’s really important to me to make Rihanna look like she’s glowing, like she just stepped off the beach,” said Mylah about Rihanna’s look. “If I don’t like an element involved in her look, I won’t talk about it but tonight was a good night. Sleek hair, sleek fashion-everything was perfect for me to create this look.”

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FOTD: Golden Bride

I Love this look! For all of you Women Of Color,this would be a fabulous summer wedding look. I think golden colors look amazing in the summer.

Eyeshadows you can use to achieve a golden eye look:

MAC Amber Lights *love love love*

MAC Goldmine

MAC Romp

MAC Bronze

MAC Antiqued

MAC Woodwinked

MAC Cocomotion pigment (LE)

MAC Melon Pigment

Urban Decay Chopper Eyeshadow

Urban Decay Honey Eyeshaw

Urban Decay Smog Eyeshadow

Nars Mediteranee Eyeshadow Duo

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Today's Small Haul

A little retail therapy before the end of 2009.

A few of my twitter friends recommended some of the Nars red lipsticks. I happily obliged and picked up the Dragon Girl Velvet Matte Lip Pencil. I wore it home! Enough said.

I am also running out of my fabulous Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation. I originally wanted to try to the Sheer Glow foundation because my Youtube buddy AmyNicolaox loves it. We wear the same shade in foundation, Stromboli (aka MAC NC40). However, I have oily skin and the MUA suggested the Sheer Matte Foundation. I can't wait to try this foundation out because it is more yellow based than my Armani.

Do you own any of these products? What do you think about them?

XOXO

Awilda

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FOTD: Subtle smokey Browns and Greys

Hi Beauties!

Happy Monday/Tuesday! :-D
Today's FOTD is inspired by Jennifer Lopez's red carpet sultry eyes. She works with the very talented Scott Barnes, who always makes her look her absolute best.

I was looking through my JLO inpiration folder and this is what I came up with:

PRODUCTS (AFTER THE JUMP)

EYES

Mac painterly paintpot

Urban Decay Vapor on inner corners

Mac scene E/S on 2/3rds of lid

Mac Brown Script in the crease and outer V

Mac Brule E/S to blend the browbone

Mac Smolder all around the eye and smudged

Mac Carbon to seal the eyeliner

Diorshow Mascara

CHEEKS:

Nars Desire ??

Lips:

Dior Ultra Gloss #657

XOXO,

Awilda

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FOTD: Golden Browns Using MAC+NARS

Hi Beauties!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Today's FOTD was taken before heading off to Dinner in NYC.

Products Used:

FACE

Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion

Smashbox photofinish primer

Giorgio Armani silk luminous foundation

Ben Nye Visage Powder in Banana

Dior Original Tan - amber tan

CHEEKS

Nars Taj Mahal Blush (love it!)

EYES

MAC rubenesque paintpot

NARS Mediteranee Duo (light gold side on inner lid)

MAC Mulch (outer corner)

MAC Carbon (outer V and Lower lashline)

MAC Smolder eyeliner (smudged around the lashes)

Maybelline Colossal Volume Express Mascara

LIPS

MAC Subculture lipliner

Dior #657 ultra gloss

Hope you like!

XOXO,

Awilda

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FOTD: Smokey Green Eyes et Bold Lips (Inspired by Troy Jensen)

Hi Beauties!

Yes, it's true! A green look from me! I loved the Troy Jensen Look so much that I had to break out my Nars Misfit Duo and do it!

This looks is so elevated, I felt like a million dollars wearing it. I think I'll be wearing this look for Thanksgiving dinner with a little black ensemble. My Tip if you try this: This look should not compete with your hair or your outfit, keep the rest of you subdued because it looks way chic-er.

Products:

EYES

Nars Misfit Eyeshadow Duo

MAC Smolder eyeliner

YSL Faux Cils Mascara

CHEEKS

Nars Desire Blush

Nars Albatross Highlight

LIPS

Inglot #175 lipstick

MAC Clear Lipgloss

Tell me what you think of my attempt.

XOXO,

Awilda

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FOTD: Kim Kardashian's Birthday Makeup in Vegas By Mario Dedivanovic

Hi Beauties!


The wait is over! Mario Dedivanovic has finally posted the"get the face" look from Kim Kardashian's Birthday in Vegas. Without further ado.....

Skin – I used Sheer Glow Foundation by NARS all over the skin. Under the eyes and to highlight I used YSL’s Touch Eclat. To set everything use a touch of Translucent Loose Powder by Shiseido.


Eyebrows are softly filled in with MAC’s eyebrow pencil in Lingering.


Eyes – Urban Decay eyeshadow in Eldorado on eye lids and browbone. Smog eyeshadow also by Urban Decay on the crease of the eye and outter corners of the lids. Smolder Eye Kohl by MAC rimming the entire eye and on the inner rims. Use more liner towards the outter corners. Using a clean brush, blend along the lashlines, moving up and out. Apply more liner for intensity if needed. Finish the eyes with two coats of Lancome’s Hynose Drama Mascara on top and bottom lashes.

Cheeks – On the apples of the cheeks, use Passion blush by Josie Maran. Skin is bronzed with Josie Maran Bronzing Powder. Brush it along the hairline, jawline and hollows of cheeks. To highlight the cheek bones, use Trace Gold blush by MAC.

Lips are lined with MAC’s Cremestick Liner in Summerfruit followed by Lipgelee in Saplicious, also by MAC.


 
I think I will try to duplicate this look! I love it!
 
XOXO,
Awilda

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