Starry Eyes

I really love the dimension that "bracketing" your eyeshadow gives. The touch of light in the centre of the eye really makes the eyes pop and sparkle when wearing a sultry smokey eye. And what better way to do it than in my favourite Fall shadow colour? Navy!

Pro Tip

Dark matte colours can be tricky to blend and have some fall down. Take your time building colour and try doing your eye makeup before foundation for easy clean up. Ensure you have a great concealer to keep the under eyes looking fresh and bright!

Complection

Bobbi Brown Stick Foundation

The Balm Time Balm Concealer

Tarte Smooth Operator Setting Powder

Hourglass Ambiant Light Powder in 'Moon Light'

Eyes and Brows

Shu Uemura Brow Pencil Hard 9 in 'Seal Brown'

Too Face Shadow Insurance

Make Up For Ever Eyeshadow in #60 and #00

Hourglass Ambiant Light Powder in 'Moon Light'

Too Face Starry-Eyed Glitter Liner

Stila Smudgestick Waterproof Eyeliner in 'Bluefin'

Nars Eyeliner in 'Iceberg'

Buxom Mascara

Lips

Bite Luminous Cream Lipstick in 'Retsina'

Nars Larger Than Life Lipgloss in 'Candy Says'

Nars Spring 2012 Inspired Look

Here's a look inspired by Nars' Spring 2012 Collection as promised! I love how the smokey and dimensional navy eyeliner looks! You can choose to wear it with bold berry lips like in the advert or balance it for a more wearable look with a neutral lip colour! Hope you guys like it!

1 Apply foundation all over and concealer in areas of concern. Set with a translucent powder.
2 Brush bronzer back through the cheeks, around the hairline, and a touch to the centre of the face to warm up the complexion and contour. Apply blush to the apples of the cheeks and an illuminator all over the cheeks and cheekbone for a natural glow.
3 Apply a nude shadow similar to your skin tone all over the lid as a base.
4 Use your cream product to sketch out a winged eyeliner. This will act as a great base for a strong colour with lots of staying power.
5 Press your navy eyeshadow directly on top of your eyeliner, avoiding the tip of the wing. Use a blending brush to soften the liner and make it soft and smokey looking.
6 Use a black cream liner to tight line the upper lashes, wrapping around into the inner corners of the eye. Smudge this black liner across the top of the upper lashes as well.
7 Apply a light coat of dramatic mascara to the upper and lower lashes.
8 Lightly highlight the inner corners of the eyes and under the brows.
9 Apply a blue based berry red lipstick to the lips for lots of drama, or keep it natural with a light shimmery pink lip balm!

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Products Used:
Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation
Givenchy Mr. Light Concealer
Laura Mercier Translucent Powder
Benefit Bronzer 'Hoola'
Nars Blush 'Deep Throat'
Tarina Tarantino Illuminating Primer 'Nude'
Sephora Collection Brow Pencil 'Nutmeg'
Maybelline Colour Tattoo Cream 'Tenacious Teal'
Two Faced Eyeshadow 'Skinny Dip'
Two Faced Eyeshadow 'Heaven'
Clinique Gel Eyeliner 'Black'
Chanel Mascara
Nars Lipstick 'Scarlet Empress'
Revlon Lip Butter 'Sugar Frosting'

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Trend: Navy Peepers

I smell a pretty big spring trend... navy! I've been semi-obsessed with this gorgeous deep blue hue for the last couple of weeks and have been pleasantly surprised to see it popping up in the new spring collections of some of my favourite brands!

The amazing thing about navy is that it's extremely flattering on every skin tone, makes the whites of your eyes brighter so that your eyes really pop, and is a completely appropriate and complimentary way of wearing a bold colour without feeling like it's "too much".

Stila has recently introduced their new Stila Smudge Crayon's with the most perfect shade of deep navy blue that blends out gorgeously into a really dimensional colour! Say hello to the shining star for this spring trend, 'Midnight Blue'. The gel based formula is super pigmented and stays in place extremely well. These crayons make amazing eyeliners and are great as a base for that smokey evening look on steamy spring and summer nights!

The new Nars graphics for their Spring 2012 collection is all about this trend and it's absolutely stunning! (In fact, expect a post on an inspired look soon!). The way they've paired the navy liner, glowing skin, and super raspberry blue toned lipstick is beautiful and right up my ally!