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Sunday, May 29, 2011

MAC Surf Baby Swatches, Getting the Bronze Glow without Sun, Essie Braziliant Half Moon Manicure and Sunset Eye Look!


Time for the MAC Surf Baby post!!!!  Ok, the items that I got from this collection include....


MAC Surf Baby! Refined Golden Bronzing Powder, Sun Blonde E/S, Short Shorts E/S, Good Lovin' lipglass, Strange Potion Lipglass, and Hibiscus lipstick (not shown as it's currently on backorder and hasn't been shipped yet).

(swatches from left to right) Sun Blonde, Short Shorts, Strange Potion, and Good Lovin'

Swatch of Refined Golden Bronzer

This is the daytime sunset look using MAC Surf Baby!  MAC Sun Blonde is on inner corner of lid, MAC Expensive Pink is on center of lid, Makeup For Ever Iridescent Fuchsia Star Powder in crease and outer lid, MAC Short Shorts on brow.  Also wearing MAC Refined Golden bronzer, NARS "O" blush, NARS Copacabana multiple as a highlighter on cheekbone and MAC Good Lovin' lipglass.



This is the nighttime sunset look using MAC Surf Baby!  MAC Sun Blonde is on inner corner of lid, MAC Expensive Pink is on center of lid, Makeup For Ever Iridescent Fuchsia Star Powder in crease and outer lid, MAC Short Shorts on brow.  Also wearing MAC Fluidline gel liner in Blacktrack, MAC Refined Golden bronzer, NARS "O" blush and NARS Copacabana multiple as a highlighter on cheekbone.



...wearing MAC Strange Potion lipglass...  this is my FAVE from the collection so far!  This coral is SO perfect on my skin tone (NW20).






The key to getting the sunkissed look without having too much time with it is to layer and contour.  Really not as difficult as it sounds.  First apply all primer, foundation, concealer and finishing powder as usual.  Second, apply darker shade of bronzer in the pocket of your cheek right under your cheekbone (like applying blush in the 70s and 80s).  Third, apply an illuminator (liquid or stick) above the brow, down the temple and circling down on TOP of the cheekbone (in the shape of a "C" or backwards "C"), and on the bridge of the nose, then blend.  Last, apply blush to just the apple of the cheek (the part of your cheek that sticks up the most when you smile).  Voila!  You will look like you've spent a fashionable amount of time in the sun!
....MAC Good Lovin' swatch...

....MAC Strange Potion swatch....

This is my tropical and summery rendition of the half moon manicure.  I used Essie Braziliant for the large part, NYC Taxi Yellow for the half moon and for the flower detail on the ring finger I used Orly Purple Crush and Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear White On.


....for the flower detail I used a bobby pin for a dotting tool...GREAT technique...
Couldn't finish this epic post without the jewelry!!!  This is my Tropical Fruit Salad Bracelet complete with Fire Opal Swarovski crystal.  One of my summer time FAVES!!!

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