Bold Earth Toned Eyes & Red Lips

Bold Earth Toned Eyes & Red Lips

I wore this look for one of the pre-wedding ceremonies at my cousins wedding: the mehendi/henna night.

My outfit was red, green, & gold, so I decided to use those colours in my look.

I decided to go with a look that's a little similar to a gold & green combo that I did a while ago because I really like how it turned out. Pairing the look with red lips completed the look & made it look 10 times better!

 These pictures were taken at the end of the night (around 1 am), so my lipstick wore off & I was working the next morning so I took these pics as fast as I could & headed off to bed. At least I finally posted a look, right? :)

Products Used:

Eyes:

• Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer [lid till under the brow + inner corner + lower lashline]

• Senna Cosmetics Glow Eye Color in Flare [applied as hihglight - under brow & inner corner of eye]

• Prestige Cosmetics eyeshadow in C-179 Golden Retriever [lid & blended up to the crease]

• BH Cosmetics eyeshadow in MM17 [crease & blended upward toward the browbone]

• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk [lower lashline - to help the green eyeshadow stick & avoid fallout]

• 120 eyeshadow palette (1st edition) - shimmery dark green eyeshadow (O2 in reference chart below) [lower lashline & winged on the outer corner]

• Maybelline waterproof liquid eyeliner in Black [upper lashline]

• L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black [upper & lower lashes]

Lips:

• C.O. Bigelow's Rose Salve [from Bath & Body Works]

• Revlon matte lipstick in 007 In the Red

Face:

• Revlon Colorstay Foundation for combination/oily skin in 250 Fresh Beige

• Senna Cosmetics concealer palette in [under eye & nose]

• Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Honey - Medium 3-4  [to set concealer & dusted lightly on T-zone (forehead + nose) to help control oil throughout the night]

• Too Faced Chocolate Soleil matte bronzing powder [contoured cheeks]

• Dior Shimmer Powder in 002 Amber Diamond [cheekbone highlight]

• Barry M Blusher in BL1 - Pink Orchid [cheeks]

For reference purposes, here are pictures of the 120 eyeshadow palette (1st edition) & the BH Cosmetics palette.

The red lips along with the rest of the makeup might seem like a bit much, but I can't stress how much the red lips completed the look especially since desi (South Asian) outfits are heavily embroidered & the wedding ceremonies are filled with tons of colours!

I'll be posting the makeup look that I did for the wedding as well, so stay tuned for that.