Is this a 10-minute makeup look because it took me 10 minutes to do…or is it a 10-minute makeup look because I only had it on for 10 minutes?
I don’t know!
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Oh, goodness… I’m wearing lots of NARS Erdem odd flowers in these pics, and there’s a certain irony to this because I was outside walking among the flowers and the nature for around 10 minutes before I had to rush inside and wash everything off. because my allergies went OFF!
It’s been particularly bad so far this year. My eyes started watering like Trevi Fountain, man. So, yeah. Didn’t get to wear this look all day long, which is what I wanted to do, but at least I had 10 minutes of semi-glamour, and often that’s enough.
Couple things about the NARS Erdem pieces I’m wearing in this look…
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I mean, you might recognize a lot of of the “greatest hits” items in this photo because I’ve talked about a lot of of the face products before, but if there’s anything you’re curious about, lemme know.
As for the NARS Erdem pieces, both the Fleur Fatale Eyeshadow palette and Poison rose Lip Powder palette look like they could lean neutral, or maybe even slightly warm, but on my skin (I’m somewhere between NARS St. Moritz and Cuba), both the eye palette and lip palette appear very cool-toned, so that’s something to keep in mind if you were considering either of them.
Also — oh, my gosh — the blush? loves Me? It’s hella bright and SO PIGMENTED. I dabbed a bit on my cheeks and was like, yeah, I must probably take that down a few steps.
I took the foundation brush I used to apply my base makeup (a MAC 187S… It’s a’ight. I used it because it was clean and convenient.) and ran it across the tops of my cheeks to lift some of the blush off and blend it down into the skin a little more.
There are also two dual-ended Chanel brushes in this photo — the Definer/Smudger brush and the Blender/Shader brush — and they’re both epic. Both are sensationally soft and feel glamorous in my hands. If you’re into quick looks, they’re terrific because you can just flip them back and forth to go between the brushes. Plus, they never shed.
They are kind of expensive, though, at $42 each, but I love them and use them all the time.
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Your friendly neighborhood appeal addict,
Karen
P.S. *achoo!* TGIF *achoo!*