Smoky Eyes: Tarnished Gold with Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland Palette
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Smoky Eyes: Tarnished Gold
A tarnished gold, smoky eye… for school? Sure, why not! Let’s go with that. Wanted to post this before I ran off to class in a few… that is, if I don’t fall asleep before it’s time to go! Must. Press. On!
By the way, anyone else going to the Spring Colour Forecast unveiling party at MAC @ Valley Fair (in California) on February 2nd? I’ll be there at 7pm, so if you see me, say hi 
You will need the following…
- Eyes: Urban Decay Primer Potion (eyeshadow base), Urban Decay Wonderland (Maui Wowie) Eyeshadow (tarnished gold), Urban Decay Mushroom Eyeshadow (brown-gray), Urban Decay Mad Hatter (Twice Baked) Eyeshadow (dark brown), Urban Decay Jabberwocky (Oil Slick) Eyeshadow (sparkly black), MAC Femme-fi Eyeshadow (neutral highlighter), Urban Decay Stash 24/7 Liner (antique gold), Urban Decay Honey 24/7 Liner (gold), MAC Plushlash Mascara (black)
- Face: Kiehl’s Tinted Moisturizer (Medium)
- Cheeks: Chanel In Love Blush (soft warm pink), Guerlain Beige Lumineux Meteorite Powder (fleshy beige highlighter)
- Lips: Guerlain Beige Mousseline (#340) KissKiss Strass Lipstick (sparkling beige), Guerlain Champagne Pearl (#847) KissKiss Gloss (sheer beige)
- Brushes: 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 116 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes: N/A
For eyes, start by applying Primer Potion as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. Using the 239, apply Wonderland eyeshadow on the inner half of the eyelid. Next, apply Mushroom eyeshadow on the middle third of the eyelid and lightly blend with the inner corner. Darken the outer third of the lid with Mushroom eyeshadow with the 239, gently brushing it into the lower crease. Lightly blend Mad Hatter eyeshadow, with the 239, on the outer corner and lid. To deepen the crease, apply Jabberwocky eyeshadow with the 226 into the crease. To finish the eyeshadow look, sweep Femme-fi eyeshadow as a highlighter on the brow bone. Bring everything together by applying Stash eyeliner on the lower lash line and Honey liner on the lower water line. Finish by sweeping lashes with Plushlash mascara.
For cheeks, apply In Love blush to the apples of the cheeks and sweep upwards towards the temple with the 116. Highlight cheeks with a light dusting of Beige Lumineux Meteorite Powder with the 165.
For lips, apply Beige Mousseline lipstick first, and then layer Champagne Pearl lipgloss for a complementing lip.
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gorgeous
Thanks, Mia! :)
Chris, I love your hair like that! LOL Okay, I'll stop:). You look gorg though. Love this look!
Thanks, Sash!
going out to dinner and couldn't think of a look so i found it and just tried this look out! i love how it looks! thanks so much! :D
Woo!! I am honored :)
Hey Christine, I was wondering what would be a good dupe for the lips from MAC? Thanks =]
Try MAC Hue + Instant Gold.
I did this look to go to my boyfriends graduation party and it looked so pretty and it was the easiest look i've ever done cause i had someone telling me what to use and do, and i got complements so thanks a lotta p.s i just realized we have the same skin tone
Aww, that's so great to hear, Melanie!! :)
can i try the look with sumptuous olive and club??? are similar?? cuz u look sooo GOOD!
Yeah, you definitely can!
Beautiful
Thanks, Mia!
i cant get over how beautiful your skin is! this look is lovely
Aw, thanks Celeste!
Very, very pretty look...I am enjoying the newsletter a lot...:)
I love this look! I have never used Urban Decay shadows, I only have MAC shadows. But this looks makes me want to buy the Alice in Wonderland palette ♥
Thank you, CC!
This look is amazing! Definitely something I could wear everyday. Oh and I'll be at MAC Valley Fair at 7, too! Hope to run into you! :)
Thanks, Rachael! If you see me, say hi! :) Hope to see you!
Christine, Any idea when the Guerlain Kiss Kiss Strass lipstick will be available? I checked with Sephora and they only have the glosses. Thanks!
I know Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom are already selling them!
Thank you for such a quick reply!
I just bought my palette yesterday and tried this look this morning- it came out great!! Can't wait to see what other looks you come up with :)
Yay! So glad you wore this look :) Thanks, Ashley!
Theres an event the Second? I thought the collection came out the 11th! i love the tarnished gold theme on you-I can't pull that off though. It takes a lot of finagling to get colors THAT warm to work on my skin! I may have to try again though.
Yep!! :) It does, but the unveiling is the 2nd for some stores that are having the preview parties - you can buy the goodies on the 2nd during the event (usually 7pm-10pm or so), and then not again til the 11th! Thank you!
Ah. That makes more sense then. Here I was hoping they were going to release it a week or so early. I think that there is something more than coincidence in the Color Forecasts release at the same time as Vday and my anniversary. Meh. Now I must see if the local stores are doing any events. I REALLY want to see this collection, though it wouldn't hurt to wait a few weeks. I think its just that I haven't bought more MAC since my last splurge(atlantic blue, winkle, moons reflection, and aquadisiac. I am in love with all of them!)
Nope, as far as I know, it's still slated for the February 11th date. And yep, MAC always puts a big ol' launch *just* in time for Valentine's Day ;) I think they know us too well...
Hmm. I just commented that I like the Bobbi Brown t/m better, but maybe I'm mistaken. Could you post a side by side? Also what's your MAC shade again? I'm t/m hunting. I love neutral looks on you. So elegant!
Thank you! :) lol! It might just be it works better with certain looks, too. I'm NC25-ish!
Awesome!! I think I'm going to go with the Kiehls. Yep. It's decided. I'm NC25ish too. Thanks, Christine.
they should rename that palette to *Christine in Wonderland*it was made for you!..another incredible look!
LOL! Aww ;)
Gorgeous as always! The cheek color is sooo pretty!
Thank ya, Roxanne! How are you?
Hi! I'm doing alright, thank you for asking. I've started my internship a few weeks ago and it is truly EXHAUSTING -- but SO interesting!! Still trying to desperately catch up with all of your posts and looks, you've been a busy girl, Christine! How are you? Holding up well in your classes?
I try, LOL! I'm so glad you seem to be enjoying your internship, and I hope you're learning a lot :) I'm making it through... midterms in another week, ahh!
This looks gorgeous on you Christine...but then every look you do appears to work brilliantly on you- you lucky thing!
Thanks so much, Carla :)
Loving the eyes! Looks great
Happy you liked the eyes! Thanks, Akia!
So gorgeous!I love the gold on the lower lash line. Where do you think you would wear this look? :)
Thanks a lot, Ellie! I'd wear this anywhere -- in fact, I wore this to school :)
Nice look! I won't be @ Valley Fair this go round. I'm still on the east coast. I will be moving to your neck of the woods this summer. My husband just got a job in Mountainview and they are letting him work from MD while we work on the big move.
Aww, too bad! Hopefully there'll be another fun event at MAC once you've moved back to Mountain View :)
love love love! i have been looking to get a look like this! Thanks for posting!
Thanks, Lucinda!
This is a great smokey "day" option. Something about the gold/brass color is non-obtrusive so it just makes the eyes pop and look sexy without looking as though you are still in last nights party makeup or something. lol. with a lighter hand, i would even wear that to the office. BEAUTIFUL as always!
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