RSSMakeup Palette Adjustment
June 30, 2009
Just a picture today.
In a recent comment, Taji wondered when I would post the pictures of me in my Dark Winter colours so everyone could finally see what I’ve been talking so much about.
It’s on my mind and it is going to happen. Between a heavy work schedule in June, 3 little photographers who are busy, hot sun, sweltering heat, … you know.
This shows how the makeup colours have been adjusted. The old palette on the left is, of course, warmer, lighter, softer, browner, and altogether fuzzy-looking on my face. The little smudgy lines are eyeliner, hard to see, I know. Lip colours are on top, blush in the middle, eyeshadow at the bottom.The picture is crowded but I wanted them side-by-side for comparison.
The new colours are on the right. They are cooler (more blue; less yellow and orange), darker (more black), and bring the features of my face into sharp focus.
The colours are not labeled but I’ll gladly identify any that you would like to know the name of.
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thanks—can’t wait to see the rest!!! I can see it’s a smaller shift than i thought.
I enjoy your blogs and look forward to them each day. I’d like to know what brands/colors you used for your Winter colors on today’s blog. They look like they’d be perfect for me also, and I’d like to know what to look for in stores to see whether they would work for me. Thanks. Keep up the good work.
Taji,
Very interesting that you find the adjustment small. When I looked at the 2 sets of colours side-by-side, I was surprised at how different they looked. The old colours just seem beige-orange. Maybe our monitors are different. Or maybe I’ve just talked about it so much that people expected a bigger change. But you’re quite right, the season and colours just shifted a little closer to Dark Winter from Dark Autumn.
KAT,
The colours are pretty much outlined in the Makeup Model : Deep Winter article, minus some lip products. The colours are Clinique Pink Goddess, Apple Brandy, Perfect Plum, Black Honey, NARS Dolce Vita, and MAC Slimshine Scant for lips. I like creamy formulations and slightly sheer formulas, especially with thin lips and deeper colours.The blushes are MAC Breath of Plum and Clinique Berry Delight. The eyeliners are Clinique Black Brown and MAC Grey Industry. The eyeshadows are Clinique’s Totally Neutral set, Paula’s Choice Shell and Charcoal Brown, and Merle Norman Mink.
Anne wrote today asking for the colours as well. I’m know I’m tiresome in my perfectionism about this stuff, but do get PCA’d before you spend money on anything else. I’m very much on the border between Dark Winter and Dark Autumn, like 40:60. It’s unlikely you’ll be that near the midline between any two seasons.
Try these colours. They might be good, or even better than what you wear now. But are they the absolute BEST? It is amazing how so-so the runner-up season’s colours look, after you’ve seen what your best season looks like. They just trail a long sorry way behind. For the makeup to do that thing of disappearing into your face, the shades have to be pretty exact. Otherwise, it still just sits on top.
Good luck. I LOVE makeup shopping with a purpose.
The two palettes look quite different from each other, in my opinion. The Autumns look peach-orange-brown, and the Winters look pink-berry.
Would you be kind enough to identify the Autumn colors in the same way you did the Winter ones? Thanks!