Looks – Brown & Golds and Bright Red Lips
Posted On: 04/15/08
Posted in: Brown, Gold, Lips, Looks
This is actually an old look I did last December (!), but I thought I’d share since my eyes are still swollen from doing upper lash liner for a few days in a row (which means I’ve been laying off the eye makeup!).

I used Melon pigment on lid, Ochre Style eyeshadow (LE) on inner lid, Daisychain eyeshadow (LE) on middle of lid, A Little Folie eyeshadow (LE) on outer lid and crease, Daisychain eyeshadow (LE) above crease and on brow, Graphblack technakhol, and Plushlash mascara on lashes. I had Margin blush on cheeks. I wore NARS Indian Red/Moon Fleet duo on my lips.
** Substitutions: Ochre Style = Juiced (70% dupe); Daisychain = Nylon (frostier, less yellow); A Little Folie = Folie. BTW, all three are still available via www.maccosmetics.com as of 4/15/08.




























Tuesday, April 15, 2008
its beautiful!!! i gotta try gold/brown combination :)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks, Camilla! It’s one of my favorite combos!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
love this look darling
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks so much, Jeni!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
love it! i’m still deciding whether i should get daisychain…
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks, Sara! I really love Daisychain as a great highlighter, personally!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Beautiful look!!!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks, T!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Wow, this is so pretty!! I wanna try it. I just recently purchased the Mixing Medium so I can give it a try.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks, Erin! Let me know how you like the look when you do it!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
I was so sure this was gonna be a tacky mess, gold and red?!?!? But I have to say I really like it!!! One thing though, I like the looks with the hair down better, to me it looks finished, maybe b/c I put my hair up when I’m doing my make up, then let it down after? ps Christine, you look like a ballerina here, lol!!! (in a good way) =)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
What do you mean, gold and red?! Gold is the best pair for red! What do you wear red with, Claudia? Just wondering – cuz I don’t know any other good combo. :-)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Sorry, I gotta explain, I don’t like gold (jewelry, accents, furniture!), I think it’s kinda tacky, I’m a silver kind of gal! And red on me looks a little…..hooker-like. Since we have similar skintone/hair color, immediately I pictured myself w/ gold e/s and red lips, and went “OH, NO!” But it looks really good here.
I have to add that I have the Marilyn/Cindy Crawford mole, ahem, beauty mark, so I always end up looking hoe-ish. It’s that old stereotype in movies, drawings or cartoons when they have the hooker with the mole and red lips (then I have my sis laughing and pointing at me!!!) So unfair!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I’ll try the eyeshadow look shown here, I really like it, but I’ll see what lip color works best with my Marilyn wanna-be-mole =P
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
You know, I always pair gold with red!!
Thank you!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Christine, sorry to hear about your eyes. The things you have to go through in the name of sharing beauty to us. Hope you got better soon! and yes, this is a beautiful look. I did this yesterday but had to lay off the red. I originally applied Russian red but it was too bright for office. Lol. So I put prrr lipglass over it and some nude lipstick to make the total look acceptable.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks, Pia :)
I still have no real idea what makes it swell up, and I don’t know any way to help minimize the swelling for the most part either, boo!
Yeah, I find red is such a traffic stopping lip sometimes that you just have to tone it down.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
This is so pretty!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks so much, Lydia!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Looks very nice! ;) Thanks for adding the substitutions lately. It’s good info.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks, Stephanie!
I’m glad you like the substitution add-on!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Very beautiful. I love brown and gold combos. That’s a great color for the lips too!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks, Dawn! I adored the NARS lip duo, such a great red.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
I am a sucker for brown, bronze and gold looks.
Paired with this bright red lips combo, you look really gorgeous and classy!!!
love it, love it, LOVE IT!!!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks, Theresa! I love me some gold and bronze, too :)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Very classy and sophisticated. I love how Ochre Style looks on you, maybe it´s the underlying melon pigment, I´ll try that. I´m still trying to find a way for it to work for me.
Thank you, hope your eyes get better soon (I know the feeling, mine play up from time to time too.)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks, Nell! Yes, it’s definitely the base that helps revv it up a little for me :)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
So pretty Christine, the red lips look fab! Hope your eyes feel better soon :) The first thing I thought when i saw the whole look is “She’s looks like a ballerina” Maybe it is the hair pulled back? LOL. I’ve always wanted to say – you skin is fabulous, especially even on your neck and below! I’m still conservative when it comes to wearing deep V neck clothes, but I know that’s cos I’m not very confident about carrying it off. I’m digressing, I know!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thank you!! :)
You know, when you used to be really overweight, then lose a lot of weight, you get the urge to show off a bit… and I think that’s where it all came from, lol.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Hey Cristine,
Ur looking beautiful.But i really dont love that outer lid shadow mixing with gold and brown,but thats something my opinion :)
Otherways im ”LUVVVVVVVVVING UR LUSCIOUS REDDDDDDDD LIPS AND THAT POUT MAKES ME GO CRRRRRRRRRAZY”!!
Zzainy.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Thanks so much Zainy!! :)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
I think this is one of my favourite looks from you…but then, everything looks good on you.
That lip combo is hot!!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Hey Eva!
Thank you so much :)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
So beautiful :D
And I love love the dupe part (thank you!) ^^
Ok, now, i want everything lol
Biz ( = short name of “Bisous”)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Thanks, Biz! Glad the dupe part helped ;)
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Oh, my! I love me some red lips! It’s just the perfect look for you, Christine!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Haha, me too… every once in awhile!
Thanks!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
U look absolutely gorgeous and what a beautiful combo browns and a red lip!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thank you so much!!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thanks so much, love!
Friday, April 18, 2008
That’s a such a great combo for eyes! I must try something similar myself. It looks so good.
As for the lips – FABULOUS! I bet you knew I was going to say that, right??!!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thanks, Tonee! Haha, I KNEW you’d love them :D Every time I do red, I think of you!