Makeup You Wanna Eat: Pinks & Purple Looks 3/16/10March 16, 2010 Makeup You Wanna Eat: Pinks & PurpleThis look reminded me of cupcakes or maybe ice cream. Either way, I was like, “Mmm, I want some food!” (Preferrably something sweet, much to the dismay of my thighs…) For those who follow me on Twitter, *this* was the look I just wasn’t lovin’. Encouragement from my girl Pursebuzz made me OK enough to post this anyway 🙂 Though I totally meant to post this early this morning, but between studying for my final tonight and writing a final paper… it all kind of got lost in the mix!By the by, I also tried out wearing MAC Blooming Lovely Lipstick + English Accents Lipglass, and I can see it working much better on someone with cooler undertones or even a paler complexion. I don’t always post looks that are most suitable to me, because I know not everyone who reads the blog is warm-toned and may prefer to see some cooler looks that may look better on them than I 🙂You will need the following…Eyes: MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot (neutral beige base), MAC Fuchsia Pigment (medium bright pink), MAC Give Me Liberty of London Eyeshadow (pastel pink), MAC Free to Be Eyeshadow (matte coral), MAC Dame’s Desire Eyeshadow (medium-dark iridescent purple), MAC Femme-fi Eyeshadow (neutral highlighter), Urban Decay Lust 24/7 Liner (purple), MAC Plushlash Mascara (black)Face: Make Up For Ever HD Foundation (140), Laura Mercier Setting PowderCheeks: MAC Prim & Proper Blush (nude-pink), MAC Shell Pearl Beauty Powder (peach champagne)Lips: MAC Petals & Peacocks Lipstick (bright pink), MAC English Accents Lipglass (light medium pink with lilac)Brushes: 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 116 (dense blush brush), 165 (tapered blush brush)Substitutes: Give Me Liberty of London = Girlie (Pen ‘n Pink, if you have it – it’s discontinued now!); Dame’s Desire = Creme de Violet; Prim & Proper = Tenderling; Shell Pearl = Soft & Gentle; Petals & Peacocks = Girl About Town; English Accents = CulturedFor eyes, start by applying Soft Ochre paint pot as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. With the 239 and water-based mixing medium (or water), apply Fuchsia pigment all over the lid area. Using the 239, apply Give Me Liberty of London eyeshadow on the inner third of the eyelid. Next, apply Free to Be eyeshadow on the middle third of the eyelid and lightly blend with the inner corner. Darken the outer third of the lid with Dame’s Desire eyeshadow with the 239, gently brushing it into the lower crease. Lightly blend Dame’s Desire eyeshadow, with the 239, on the outer corner and lid. To finish the eyeshadow look, sweep Femme-fi eyeshadow as a highlighter on the brow bone. Bring everything together by applying Lust eyeliner on the lower lash line and Gorgeous Gold eyeshadow lightly patted below the lower lash line with the 219 brush. Finish by sweeping lashes with Plushlash mascara.For cheeks, apply Prim & Proper blush to the apples of the cheeks and sweep upwards towards the temple with the 116. With the 165, gently tap Shell Pearl beauty powder on the cheek bones to highlight.For lips, apply Petals & Peacocks lipstick first, and then layer English Accents lipglass for a complementing lip.Check out more photos! See, MAC Blooming Lovely + English Accents… better on paler/cooler skin (and I’d also pair it with a rosier cheek).
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Haha, I know, right? MMM!
abbyWow Christine i love this look and oh no! now i am going to have to get petal and peacocks and free to be lol. Blooming lovely looks good too but in my opinion you look more beautiful with bright lipsticks. But you are naturally pretty so you ALWAYS look good 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Aww, thank you, Abby!
FrancesWhaa? What’s not to like? Honestly Christine, this looks lovely. I like the warmer lips better, though.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Maybe it is just that old saying how you’re always your own worst critic!Thanks, Frances!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »LOL! Thanks, Pinky D 🙂
NeneI love the cheeks. I’m thinking about getting Prim & Proper Blush and Shell Pearl. Do you think they will suit paler skin?
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thanks, Nene! I do 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thanks a lot, Elizabeth!
MirandaRaeYou know thats why disneyland has everything done in pastels? So that you want to go buy food from them.on the other note, that is super pretty. I love bright pink/purple eyes but I cant pull off the bright lips.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »LOL, I didn’t know that, but not surprising!Thank you!
LindsayBlooming Lovely looks a heck of a lot better on you than me. It made me look like a corpse, bleh bleh bleh.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »LOL! Try using a brighter pink layered on top to give it some more oomph and less *thud*.
VanessaI love this look with Petals & Peacocks! How do you like Prim & Proper blush?? I’ve been going back and forth about it.. I believe we’re about the same coloring, I’m NC30.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thanks, Vanessa! I like it a lot, actually 😀 I am NC25!
CrystalI don’t know why you were hesitant to post it. I really like this look on you, especially with the first lip combo. 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I don’t know… just wasn’t feelin’ the eyes or something, lol!Thanks, Crystal!
AnitacskaI think it’s pretty, especially with the bright pink lips! I did something similar to this (but with turquoise) the other day, not sure if you got my e-mail about it with pictures, but I’ve posted the pictures onto my blog now anyway, please feel free to take a look.
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Hey Anita!I didn’t get your email – do you think you could resend? I am going to go dig through my spam folder and see if it landed there for some reason…Thank you!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thank you, Christine 😀
AnnieI looooooove it so much! I’m SO partial to purple/pink, haha. & I’m glad you did another look with things from Liberty Of London :]
aradhanaboth lip combos look great! i’m glad you posted them both…that first shot of the coral colour made me want to pull out my sugarsweet stuff from last year…
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thank you! 🙂 I think the combo definitely works, but it’s so pale/cool, it requires a lil’ more work (and more specific planning, not just swapping!).
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »It might be a shade too dark, I think, since I bought it last summer, ha!
SoVeryFabulousPretty! I love the lipsticks from this collection… I got all of them! Petals & Peacocks looks lovely on you. 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »The lipsticks from the collection had lovely textures!Thanks!
Sarayou look absolutely stunning in this!! i DEFFINITELY couldn’t pull this off nearly as well with my EXTREMELY pale skin
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thanks, Sara!! 🙂You should still try it!
Saraya i deffinitely will try. it looks like you have a brown eyeliner along the top lashline? or is it just me?
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »LOL! You all make me reconsider… Thank you!
Christinai couldn’t get over how gorgeous you look 🙂 and, you’re right, the blooming lovely combo is better for cooler skintones
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thank you, Christina!
CassieHow do you apply lipgloss over lipstick? With the applicator or with a lip brush? Do you apply it all over the lip or just on the bottom center?
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I use recyclable disposable lipgloss wands to apply gloss onto a lipstick & I do it all over usually.
CaseyI absolutely LOVE this look! I will have to see if I can still find Blooming Lovely at my local MAC. Now I’m kicking myself for not buying it last week.
ellieChristine you look lovely … i like you with petals and peacocks lipstick better … i’m not a fan of blooming lovely or any lipstick with that kind of shade it just doesn’t look healthy. By the way, how similar is girl about town to petals and peacocks?
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thanks a lot, Ellie! 🙂Girl About Town is a darker pink, but they are similar.
ellieThanks. I’m still waiting for my girl about town that i ordered through a local online seller and still waiting for the give me liberty of london to arrive here in Manila. Then i’ll decide if i need to have them both. But i need to have show orchid first:) don’t know when is riveting coming here and viva glam lady gaga still on my list …. oh mac you’re making my wallet broke!
lingHey temptalia! Greetings from malaysia 🙂 I love your blog. We don’t have the liberty of london collection yet. Mac forecast 1 2 3 4 just arrived last week. I wanna purchase girl about town lipstick. Do u think petals and peacocks is better or are they EXACTLY similar in terms of colour? Do advice 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »No, I don’t think they’re exactly the same. Girl About Town is creamier and darker, has less of a sheen. To me, they’re different, but to most, they’re probably similar enough to merit just one.
johnfiendi think you pull off cool toned make up REALLY well for a warmer tone complection to be honest. (excuse my spelling!)im lucky and can wear cool tones OR warm tones – i think youre the same IMO! these cool colours really do look great 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I think if the cheek was rosier and I wore a black top, I’d have worn it normally 😉Thanks!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Guerlain Parure Gold!
HilanaStrange that you say you don’t really like this look because I honestly think it looks very good on you. Especially paired with the light purple lipstick. Nice! 🙂
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thanks so much, Hilana!
Almost black.I prefer the 1st lip combo, pink is so great with those eye colors! And also, I’m lately into fuchsia lipstick so that’s also one reason why I prefer the first lip color 😀
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thank you! 🙂 Me too!
MarthaI actually really love this look! I’d maybe try a pinker cheek as opposed to the peach, but I love the eye and lip combo on you.
MakeupGalore--AbbieI like this look too!!! In fact I am copying it and headed down to “Nordy” for the look they are having triple points if you have a Nordstrom Card.. Hopefully it looks as good on me as it does on you Christine. Have a great day!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thanks, Abbie! Ohh, have fun 😀
Valene JohnsonI have been wearing the first lip combo everyday since I got the petals and peacocks l/s it is one of the hottest colors I think.
Elliehow do you apply your liner to the bottom lash line? i can never get mine to look like yours!this is a beautiful look by the way!
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »I apply it right over the lashes and look upward 🙂
rashmihello christine u r looking so beautiful as always i think now u r use to all these compliments let me discover new words to praise u 🙂i was busy with shifitng to my flat thats why commenting so late …. now m in my own den yeapeeeee earlier i was staying with in-laws 🙂 i love gilrl abt town but i think this isnt very close to that??? the lip color is adorable i think even i can try this look i know i will not be able to carry it off as u do but atleast i can try hahahhaha love u and temptalia
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Aw, happy to hear you’ve moved into your own place!! 🙂Thank you!
ilmyWhoaaaaaa you do a good job with all this shadows. The petals and peacocks lipstick is lovely, do you think looks good on a darker skin? i mean like medium dark skin? thanks you like beautiful!! Ilmy
Christine Light-Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. »Thank you, Ilmy! I think it would definitely be lovely on medium dark skin!
