Monday, May 31, 2010

Not so Taupe Temptress

Here's another look I did with a Maybelline Eye Studio quad - Taupe Temptress:

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The colours in this quad are more shimmery than Sapphire Siren.

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The usual - middle two shades over the mobile lid, dark shade in outer corner, and lightest shade to highlight inner corner of eyes. Also highlighted under the brow with Marcelle Minerals eyeshadow in Playa.

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(not sure what was up with my lashes - I must've not curled them yet in this pic)

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Although the colours looked slightly berry-ish to me in the palette, they come off on my skin as being more brownish taupe. I think this would suit warmer, more tan skintones better. Also, the grey-green contacts didn't help - green contacts would've made the colour pop more.


Full face - paired with Canmake Cream Cheek blush in 07 Coral Peach, and OCC Lip Tar in Grandma (yes I finally used it!)

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(I'm not too keen on this look really, so did not plan to put up any more pics)


I'm not sure if this colour really went with the quad...but anyways at least you get to see the Lip Tar in action. The colour was very pigmented and intense. I needed less than a drop for this amount of coverage. It wasn't as drying as I expected, but it does go best with moisturized, non-flakey lips.

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Definitely not a colour my grandma would wear! Lol :D

17 comments:

Jess said...

Omg, you look so beautiful with these shades! The swatches are awesome!

I LOVE the lippie a lot! Super pretty color, and I love the soft matte finish. You have perfect lips! <3

kawaiikao said...

still pretty even though it looks more taupey. you have the best lips!! i love how all the lippies you show us look amazing on your lips!!

Catherine said...

Ooh, that quad actually looks much nicer on than I would have expected - very pretty!! And omg I looooove Grandma on you! It's such a shame they're on the drying side. I'm afraid to try them b/c my lips are so ridiculously sensitive... ;_;

ChYmEc!nDy** said...

Make up is perfect for you.. so pretty!

izumi said...

i love the lip tar on you! and i love taupe too :D great combo~

Halifax @ Sparkled Beauty said...

Is it the shade you got at IMATS? Not grandma at all, lol

AskMeWhats said...

the taupe color is gorgeous on your skin tone and I love your lip color!!!!

Connie De Alwis said...

Lol! The only Lip Tar that I can wear on its own is Hush. Grandma looks great on you! I saw it in the tube and it's insanely bright.

Yumeko said...

i think its looks great!
i love how ur lips look!

Anonymous said...

that's a beautiful quad. it looks great on you!

Tammy said...

Very pretty! I love these maybelline quads...

btw--I love your hair!!

mayaari said...

i like the taupe shades! lol then again, when don't i like taupe shadows? the lip tar is a nice color on you - a lot of the colors are super bright, but grandma looks like it would work for a lot of people

fuzkittie said...

This quad is very elegant!!

Unknown said...

Looks so good on you!! :)

KimWen said...

This quad is really pretty. i didn't pick it up cuz i thought i had similar colours already. now after your review i may reconsider. i like your new hair cut!

prettymom said...

why don't you like it. i think it looks great on you!

Shaimaa said...

You look so pretty

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