Friday, September 6, 2013

Pumpkin Spice Latte: A Makeup Look


So one thing that always marks the beginning of Fall is when Starbucks starts selling the oh so amazing, oh so famous Pumpkin Spice latte. This delicious, little hot drink is seriously one of my favorite parts of the Autumn season. So I decided I would pay homage to my favorite cool weather drink by, of course, doing a makeup look inspired by it. I wanted to incorporate the rich coffee, the cinnamon and pumpkin spice, the cream and caramel drizzle. This look just screams Autumn to me with the mix of orange colors and caramel-y tones. I really hope ya'll like this look and let me know, do you all like Pumpkin Spice lattes? Or if not, what is your favorite cool weather drink?

How to achieve this look:
-Apply primer all over the lid and up to the brow. You can apply tape to the outer edge of your eye, or use a makeup wipe to get a clean sharp edge.
-On a large fluffy brush, apply a medium matte orange-brown to the crease from the outer corner inward. This is your transition/blending shade.
-Next take a matte bright orange and apply it into your crease, as well, keeping just below the transition shade. Blend the two together, you want this look to be very buffed and blown out with no harsh lines besides the outer corner.
-Then take a dark burnt orange shadow and apply into the crease just below the last color and then apply a warm matte brown right into the socket line.
-Highlight the brow bone with a satin cream shadow.
-Apply a shimmery warm golden champagne shade to the inner 1/3-1/2 of the lid.
-Then apply a bronze gold shadow to the center of the lid and a shimmery warm brown to the outer corner.
-On the lower lash line apply your transition shadow from the inner to the outer corner, then apply the burnt orange to the outer half of lash line.
-Take a light shimmery gold and apply it around the tear ducts to highlight the eyes.
-Line the upper lash line with a brown liquid liner and rim the eyes with a black liner.
-Apply black mascara to the top and bottom lashes to finish the eyes.











Products Used:
EYES:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion
-Sigma eyeshadow- Topaz
-BH Cosmetics 120 color palette- matte orange
-Urban Decay eyeshadow- Beware
-Kat Von D Ladybird palette- Cleopatra & Wolf
-Makeup Geek pigment- Afterglow
-Urban Decay eyeshadow- Smog
-Loreal Infallible eyeshadow- 800 Bottomless Java
-Rimmel London mono eyeshadow- Royal Linen
-Physicians Formula Eye Booster- Deep Brown
-Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On eye pencil- Perversion
-Love & Beauty loose golden shimmer
-Maybelline The Falsies mascara- blackest black
FACE:
-Revlon Colorstay foundation- 110 Ivory
-Maybelline Magic Lumi Touch concealer- Ivory
-Physicians Formula Super BB powder- Light/Medium
-Femme Couture Mineral Effects- Illuminator
-Philosophy Instant Sunshine natural mineral bronzer
-Estee Lauder Pure Color Illuminating Powder Gelee- 01 Heat Wave
-ELF eyebrow kit- Medium
-MAC Viva Glam Gaga 2 lipstick
-Revlon Super Lustrous lipstick- Siren













I kept my skin matte using a long wear, full coverage foundation. Then I used a highlighting concealer under my eyes and on any dark areas of my face. I set my face with a powder that has a bit of sheen to it and applied an illuminating mineral powder under my eyes to set the concealer and brighten my eyes up. I bronzed my face with an orange based bronzer to tie in my eyes with the rest of my face. I used no blush, but used a golden highlighter all over the high points of my face. I wanted an orange-y nude lipstick, but couldn't find the color I wanted in my collection so I mixed together a brown based nude with a light orange lipstick and got my perfect shade.

I do really hope you all like this look and are as excited as me for Fall.

Check this look out on MakeupBee: https://www.makeupbee.com/look.php?look_id=90528

6 comments:

  1. So Pretty! I must try this look for fall!

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  2. Love, love, love this look! Your hair is amazing too. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is definitely important for Fall. I can't imagine the Fall without it! :)

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    1. Thanks and thanks! I for sure love me some pumpkin spice =) xox

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  3. This is a very pretty
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