Heavy Browns with Nars Galapagos and Mekong

Here's my first try at a smokey eye using my recent purchase, Galapagos. Definitely too dark and heavy for the daytime, but perfect for a night out!



Sorry I look a bit tired, this was taken when I got home!
Products...

Face:


Laura Mercier Foundation Primer
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer & a little bit of the mineral powder
Laura Mercier Translucent Powder
Bobbi Brown Corrector
Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer
Mac Refined Golden Bronzer
Benefit Coralista

Eyes:
Mac Painterly Paint Pot
Stila Smudgepot in Bronze (i think this intensified the look and made the sparkles show up more. I'm going to try this look w/o it and see how different it looks!)
Mac Femme Fi & Soba
Nars Galapagos & Mekong
Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner in black ink
Covergirl Lashblast volume
Anastasia Brow Powder in brunette

Lips:
Estee Lauder Coral Kiss (found at a CCO a few months ago, I think it was Limited Edition)
Mac Enchantress Lipglass

Thanks for looking!

Comments

  1. Fakhra'sJune 4, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    hy you look stunning na... love ur eyes and blusher....


    keep smiling

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  2. Heather Davern MakeupJune 4, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    This is gorgeous! Great eyeshadow shades with your eye colour.

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  3. LilitJune 4, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    Great EOTD, looks so lovely on you and not as dark as it looks initially.

    New follower here, just thought I'd pop and say Hi :) Loving your blog, and been looking at some of your past posts and looks like we have the same tastes in a lot of products, especially lipsticks.

    Lilit
    xo

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  4. MjJune 5, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    You should do an eyeliner tutorial!

    XOX,
    - Mj

    http://herbeautymark.blogspot.com

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  5. AmyJune 5, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Very pretty. I would wear it during the day though :)

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  6. Red Lips, Black HairJune 5, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    You look so gorgeous!! <33

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  7. COF2011June 5, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    I love how you did the smokey eyes..mine never come out as good :(

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  8. Kar YiJune 5, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    You look gorgeous with a smokey brown eye :) Your lashes are amazinggg as well. You kind of remind me of Mila Kunis! ^^

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  9. UnknownJune 6, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    You look gorgeous!

    Im your new follower from Beauty blog hop! Hope you follow me back too!

    Mimi @ DeyiMizu Beauty Blog

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  10. AysheJune 7, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    wow this look is stunning! what brushes do you use for each part? would be great if you could do a post on it. Very glad I found your blog, love your eye makeup looks!

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  11. AmandaJune 7, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Thank you so much everyone, I really appreciate the sweet comments.

    @discovering beauty: I'm planning a tutorial for it soon! For the time being here's how I did it: first i applied mac painterly as my e/s base, then stila smudgepot in bronze all over the lid with my finger. then i took nars galapagos on a mac 239 and patted it on, concentrating the color to the center of the lid. then i used a mac 219 with nars mekong to define the outer-v and crease, and blended that out with a mac 217. next i took a fluffy blending brush with mac soba and blended the crease with the windshield wiper motion. Then i applied mac femme-fi to the browbone, liner, and 2 coats of covergirl lashblast!

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