Today my friend Erin and I took the afternoon off from work, had a leisurely lunch at the cafe at Nordstrom and then hit the Bobbi Brown counter where we had appointments for makeup application.
Skip this post if you don’t care a thing about makeup, because I’m going into some detail here. Do not skip this post if your name is Sofia.
I was curious about the long wearing cream eye shadows that Bobbi offers because my friend Kristen had just purchased some. The day I saw her, Kristen had taken a shower and her eye makeup still looked amazing.
Here’s the overall look the consultant put together for me. I’m not sure it’s what I expected, but it was pretty nice.
As you can see, it’s not too heavy (that’s kind of the signature of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics - natural, but taken up a notch or two).I was expecting an even more neutral eye pallet, though. The consultant instead used “sand dollar” (silver) eye shadow with “brown rock” in the crease (there’s also an all over shadow in “white” across the entire eyelid). The gel liner is called “espresso”. It does make my eyes look even bluer, I have to admit. You can see the shadow better in this picture.
I didn’t buy anything because I want to see how it wears after a few hours and I want to see what Don thinks (since it would be very bad if on our wedding day Don doesn’t think I look like myself). I also think the eye liner might be a little dark ..,. her alternate suggestion was a lighter brown called chocolate shimmer.
In the event that you care about makeup stuff, I’m also wearing:
- Eye corrector and concealer (”bisque” and “sand”) to remove the darkness under my eye
- Foundation (”warm sand” in a stick tube)
- Bronzer (”light”)
- Mascara (”black” no smudge)]
- Blush (”pale pink”)
- Lipstick and liner (”pink mauve”)
- Lip Gloss (”rosy”)
Finally, here is a picture taken Saturday night where I’m looking down in a similar way to the picture above. This was not a long-wearing application, and I didn’t have any primer on so most of the shadow slipped right off my lid, but this is what I normally look like with eye makeup.
The colors here are a coppery brown, a light silvery blue near the brow, and deeper blue (denim) in the crease. Maybe it’s too muddy? Don doesn’t mind it so much when it’s freshly applied, but as the day wears on he finds it a little “raccoon-y”. So don’t suggest a smokey eye as I don’t think he’d find that nice on me at all.
Any opinions? I’m not a makeup girl … so, really, help me out here.
Oh - my dress is ivory and I will probably wear pearls if that make a difference at all (the consultant today did ask).
November 15th, 2008 at 1:16 am
I remember feeling like a lady of the night for my sister’s wedding but in photos and for the crowd the make-up looked awesome. I suggest going a bit heavier than you would normally. And by a bit, I mean, pretty heavy. To minimize racoon eyes I never put liner or mascara on the bottom. Although you’re blonde so you might need a bit of mascara. I’d stick to browns/neutrals because you’re right, your eyes do look super blue. I like the make-up in your pic a lot… but I’d say go a bit heavier. I know so many will disagree but you’ll be thankful when you get your pics! :)And since I didn’t say it before, you look gorgeous and I would kill for your skin!!
November 15th, 2008 at 2:46 am
I think the makeup looks good - you, but with a little oomph. The color palette is similar but sparkly, as befits such an event.
As for going heavier, I disagree. Unless you have a photographer with major flashbulbs and heavy equipment, it isn’t needed (and I’m guessing you all won’t have that). I’ve had headshots with a TON of makeup, and, while the heavy colors weren’t evident in the photos, I looked like a newscaster from the 80s. But I’ve also had photos with a more natural look (i.e. I didn’t have to wipe it all off after the shoot) that came out great, because his lights weren’t too extreme.
November 15th, 2008 at 2:47 am
um, “kat” was me.
November 15th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Kat is your Canadian alter ego. I understood perfectly.
November 16th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I am the worst person to suggest make-up options, since I just started wearing make-up regularly again after years of only putting it on when I’m wearing a dress or a suit…but I love the brown eyeliner-blue eyes effect — that’s gorgeous — and I think what they did looks really great! I did the Bobbi Brown dealio for my wedding, too, and that makeup artist (who did my makeup the day of the wedding — I am THAT INCOMPETENT with the makeup that I had to hire someone) told me this, which I always live by: “Buy the cheapest waterproof mascara you can. Put it only on the top. Replace it often. Then you can cry all you want and your makeup won’t run.” So, I offer that to you, as well.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
As for the mascara: I second the cheap, waterproof option. Maybelline Great Lash is a classic for a reason!
November 19th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I think it looks great the way she did it, although, I might go a little heavier for the day of and definitely make sure you wear the primer.
November 1st, 2010 at 1:05 pm
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October 11th, 2011 at 8:35 am
Wie teuer ist denn eine Energieberatung?