#BareFacedorBold Challenge - Bare Look #1

So as some of you may know from my last post, this is my second look for the #BareFacedorBold challenge that Westfield is holding. I was sent two MAC quads to have a play with - one for 'bold' looks, and one for 'bare' looks - and show you guys some of the looks I've created.

Since we had a 'bold' look before (which you can see here!), tonight I'll be showing you one of my favourite 'bare' looks.

Bare #1
This look is completely centred around the gorgeous, dusty rose colour that is Girlie. It's got a satin-y finish that makes it lovely for the day time or any subtle looks with a bit of colour. I applied this all over my lid as a base.

I suppose I was really going for a 'girly' (haha!) almost date night look, so I wanted a bit of smoke. For this, I used Copperplate, which is a matte grey that leans a little bit taupe. I contoured using this, which made Girlie turn a little bit purple and even more girly! It makes a really nice and subtle dimension-maker without being too dramatic.

There were all sorts of highlighting going on with this look. First, I used Retrospeck, which is a sheer light cream with some small flecks of shimmer as a brow highlight. As you can see, it works beautifully to give it that glow. Then I used a bit of Rice Paper - a yellow-based cream satin eyeshadow - on the centre of my eye near the top where my eye pops out the most (sounds gross but you know what I mean). That made my eyes look bigger and the look more brightening.

While I kept the brows quite natural (perhaps TOO natural in retrospect?!), I did want to push it with the eyeliner. I probably could've just used some brown liner to define and leave it understated and classy - but if I was going on date night with Ben, I'm more likely to give myself a bit of a cat eye!


Remember to check out the rest of the looks by clicking on the photos!

Yu