Smoke and Mirrors

I’m a fan of fresh faced, natural looking makeup and generally keep to the “no-makeup” makeup look in the summer. But as the temperature drops (finally) I always switch up to a more polished and moodier look. I came across this look on Apartment34.com this past weekend and fell in love with the pinkish nude lip pared with a smokey rimmed eye and dewy glow. So I instantly got to work in my makeup case trying to create my greener version of it.

The original from Apartment34.com:

And my version (keep in mind, I’m no model…)

The original post featured such dewy, glowing skin, so I started with a generous application of Osmia Calibration Oil. It gives a nice finish because it absorbs into the skin swiftly but still gives that dewy look. I layered my beloved skintegrity 5 in 1 tinted moisturizer on top and finished evening out my skin with a bit of concealer. For my cheeks, I used Vapour’s blush in Crush and on my lips I used Bite Beauty’s Creme Lipstick in Lychee.

Ok, let’s be honest. The eyes have it with this look. It’s been a while since I smudged shadow all the way around my eyes instead of eyeliner. In fact, I usually don’t wear anything under my eyes during the daytime- unless you count the melted makeup that I sometimes see accumulating there about 4 o’clock. But I have really loved how this has made my eyes pop the last few days. I started by defining my brows with Lily Lolo’s brow duo (full review of that coming soon). Then I used La Bella Figura’s shadow in Damn Elvia to rim my lashes and smudged it a bit. On top of that, I blended in a bronze toned mineral shadow (it was from a sample and I honestly can’t remember the brand, which I know is super unhelpful for a makeup look breakdown! But any metallic, bronzy shadow would work). I finished off with a swipe of mascara and viola! A simple, yet polished look for the fall.

Do you transition your makeup for cooler weather? What are your thoughts on a bold vs. neutral lip?

Molly XO