Today I’m mixing up Day 2 & Day 3 looks to show you how MAC put into practice the age old tip of using lipstick as blush.
This is a tip that almost all bloggers and makeup artists share in their posts and videos, but it was a real learning point for me to see how MAC used lipsticks not only as blush but also to contour! If you look at the final finish – the blush is barely discernable, it is just a hint of color, and a look that I like. I am not fond of the very obvious blush look.
The first lipstick I want to talk about is Half & Half from MAC. This neutral nude lipstick can be used on Indian skin tones as an excellent contour cream. I feel that it’s Amplified Creme finish must make it easy to blend on the skin. I don’t own this lipstick as I’m not fond of Amplified Creme finish, but I feel that you can use any nude-to-you lipstick for this trick.
This is the look with Half & Half, and the makeup breakdown below it. It reminds me of a very wearable version of Kim Kardarshian’s look.
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| MAC Half n Half as Blush |
Contractor, Director of Makeup Artistry, M.A.C India.
by step on how to achieve the look:
an aqua-spritz of vitamin and minerals, infused with a calm-the-skin blend of
green tea, chamomile, and cucumber, topped off with the fresh, natural,
energizing scent of Sugi. It adds radiance and helps prepare the skin
Moisture Cream, a super-rich creamy moisturizer boosted with
skin-nourishing extracts including passion fruit, spinach leaf, green tea,
algae, wheat germ and coconut. Moistens, feeds, firms and protects the skin and
promotes a healthy radiance.
Conceal using the Pro Concealer and Correct Palette
Half Lipstick on cheeks
and Carbon Eye Shadow
with Blacktrack Fluidline Eyeliner Gel
well groomed and defined
Lip Pencil and finish off the look with Yash Lipstick
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| MAC Half n Half as Blush |
The second lipstick used as blush is none other than their iconic “Ruby Woo”! To make it easier to blend as it is a Retro Matt finish, they mixed it with a rosy red – brown creme color base which also made it more wearable . I feel the same effect can be duplicated by using a rosy brown cream blush with your cool red lipstick. I imagined using Ruby Woo on the cheeks would mean a very strong blush look, but see how faint & wearable it is!
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| MAC Ruby Woo as Blush |
The lips also look so beautifully stained, I was really surprised to know they had used Diva lipstick to create the centre pout color. Diva is one of those shades that can hold up to Ruby Woo as one of their most attention demanding color, but look how it has been beautifully tempered with Taupe lipstick to create such a natural look!
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| MAC Diva & Taupe lipsticks mixed for a natural lip! |
This is one of my favourite looks from all the shows, simply because of the amount of creativity & innovation in colors and how products were used to multi-task. For example, they have Vintage Rose Creme Color base on the eyes – a rosy red that one would not generally use as an eye-shadow. My only doubt here is that this color base is listed as unsafe for use on the eyes on Temptalia, however they have used it here on the models!
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| Rosy Red Eyes |
Sarwate, Global Senior Artist, M.A.C India.
Step
by step on how to achieve the look:
of vitamin and minerals, infused with a calm-the-skin blend of green tea,
chamomile, and cucumber, topped off with the fresh, natural, energizing scent
of Sugi. It adds radiance and helps prepare the skin
2. Next apply the Studio Moisture Cream,
a super-rich creamy moisturizer boosted with skin-nourishing extracts including
passion fruit, spinach leaf, green tea, algae, wheat germ and coconut moistens, feeds, firms and protects the skin and Promotes a healthy radiance
Concealer and Correct Palette
Prime Transparent Finishing Powder that provides an invisible way to set
makeup
with Vintage Rose Crème Colour Base on cheeks
Base on the eyelids
on crease and lower lash line
lashes
