Some time ago, when I'd freshly published review of the ultra famous Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette – many have requested for me to make a ‘look’ using it. What else could I possibly do than fulfill such a humble request but shortly after I'd made a dedicated make-up face featuring the aforementioned palette – my laptop had died and munched away all photos I had stored. Amongst the lost photography, Naked 2 and Naked 3 looks were included (even the one with theBalm's Mary Lou-Manizer). Sigh. But now I've got a brand new and even powerful laptop, I'm set and ready to make new photos and new looks. I simply couldn't miss the opportunity to catch today's look on camera because (you've guessed it), it does feature the UD Naked 2 palette. Yay! Without further ado, let's check out what exactly I've used on my face for this look.Obviously, Naked 2 was involved but let us start with the base. I'm currently not attacked by blemishes and when I do get the occasional blemish-free day, I tend to skin foundation altogether. Instead, I've turned to my trusty concealers to mask my dark under-eye circles and a few spot scars which are fading out. L'Occitane Immortelle Brightening concealer is an even better (more concealing) version of the YSL Touche Eclat and I've applied some under my eyes and a bit around my nose (I have some redness there). Bourjois Happy Light Ultra Covering creamy concealer (23 Beige Dorè) is reserved for those pesky red spots I was kindly left behind a few hormonal blemishes. And yes, I have indeed hit pan with this one.
Prije nekog vremena, otprilike nakon sto sam objavila recenziju mega popularne Urban Decay Naked 2 palete sjena za oci – dobila sam mnogo upita za jedan ‘look’ u kojem bih koristila ocu paletu. Sto bih drugo mogla uciniti vec ispuniti taj skromni zahtjev no nakon sto sam na lice nabacila svu sminku i spomenute sjene – laptop mi je otkazao poslusnost. Usput su sve fotke koje sam pohranila na njemu otisle u nepovrat a medju njima su bile fotke sa koristenim Naked 2 i Naked 3 paletama (cak i jedan look sa Mary Lou-Manizer hajlajterom). Ali sta da se radi *teskiuzdah*. Ipak, uspjela sam da se reorganizujem i sada sam nabavila novi laptop koji je izvrstan te nisam mogla propustiti priliku da danasnji make-up ne zabiljezim fotoaparatom. Ooo da, Nakedica 2 je definitivno koristena. Da ne bih duljila, predjimo sve sto sam koristila za danasnji look. Po pitanju baze sam se odlucila na minimalizam. Posto trenutno nisam pod opsadom aknica, ovaj rijetki momenat koristim da prekocim tecnu podlogu te sam se oslonila na korektore za prekrivanje. L'Occitane Immortelle Brighetning korektor je jedan od onih korektora koji inspiraciju crpe od popularnog YSL Touche Eclat-a. No, L'Occitane korektor je nesto bolje prekrivnosti i nanijela sam malo ispod ociju da pomogne oko sakrivanja tamnih kolutova ali i oko nosa, gdje imam nesto crvenila. Bourjois Happy Light Ultra Covering kremasti korektor (23 Beige Dorè) je rezervisan za ublazavanje dosadnih crvenih flekica koje su mi ostale nakon hormonalnih aknica. I da, zaista sam dotakla dno ovog korektora.
Base was finished off with a light dusting of Revelique Soft Compact Powder in Beige (20). As you can see, the finish is quite satin-like, not too powdery but not dewy either. I've applied concealers and this powder over a face cream that is the perfect make-up base. I will remain cheeky and reveal which one it is in one of my next posts. Ah, the mystère. I've left cheeks quite minimalistic, just a quick sweep of Clinique Blushing Blush Powder Blush in Bashful Blush (120). What a mouthful. Eyebrows I decided not to pencil in too much and I've even opted to mix two shades of my fave eyebrow pencil – Revelique Eyebrow Pencil in Brown (20) and Ochre (10). For the eyes, I've firstly applied some Urban Decay's Primer Potion in Sin (the small sample sachet I've received with the Naked 2 palette). Than I've applied following eyeshadows from the Urban Decay's Naked 2 palette; Snakebite all over my lid, a bit of Busted through the crease and the outer ‘v’ of the eye and even along bottom lashline. Blended it all really well with the fluffy eyeshadow brush that comes with the Naked 2 palette and popped a tiny bit of Booty Call in the inner corners of my eyes. Than I made an extremely thin line with my Bourjois Liner Pinceau liquid liner – to get even more definition. I made sure that the liner seemed very close to my lashes, as almost I've tightlined them. Curled my lashes, two licks of the Bourjois 1 Seconde Volume mascara and eyes are done. As for lips, I've custom colored them with a mix of Revelique's Long Lasting Lipcream in Frappè (10) and Revelique's High Shine Lipstick in Brigitte (10). That completed my entire look. I hope you like it and let me know if there is something else you'd like for me to put on my face and perform a show and tell.
Koza je zavrsena sa malo Revelique Soft Compact pudera u nijansi Beige (20). Kao sto vjerovatno mozete primjetiti, koza sa njim je satenskog finisa – nije isuvise mat ali nije ni sjajna. Korektore i ovaj puder sam nanijela preko nove kreme za lice koju testiram i pokazala mi se kao izvrsna, zaista izvrsna baza za make-up. Ostaviti cu otkrivanje te kremice za jedan od slijedecih postova. Malo misterioznosti nikome nije naskodilo. Obraze sam cak namjeravala ostaviti ‘golim’ no ipak sam na kraju nanijela malo Clinique Blushing Blush rumenila u nijansi Bashful Blush (120). Koliko puta je moguce da su u nazivu ostavili rijec ‘blush’? Obrve sam ovaj put ostavila nesto njeznijim i nisam ih previse popunjavala. Cak sam koristila obje nijanse meni najdraze olovke za obrve – Revelique olovke i to u nijansama tamnije Brown (20) i Ochre (10) koja je idealna za plavuse. Na kapke sam nanijela malo Urban Decay baze za sjene (Sin) koju sam dobila u vidu uzorka uz kupovinu Naked 2 palete. Iz Urban Decay Naked 2 palete sam nanijela nijansu Snakebite preko cijelog kapka a potom sam nanijela nijansu Busted u pregib oka te u vanjski ‘v’ kut te uz rub donjih trepavica. Sve sam detaljno blendala kistom koji se dobije u sklopu Naked 2 palete. Odlucila sam se i na malo nijanse Booty Call u unutarnjem kutu oka, da vizuelno otvori pogled. Kako bih podarila ocima jos definicije, povukla sam jako tanku liniju Bourjois Liner Pinceau tecnog tusa tik uz rub trepavica. Linija je zaista jako tanka te djeluje kao da sam koristila “tightline” tehniku. Trepuske sam uvila i premazala sa dva sloja nove Bourjois 1 Seconde Volume maskare. Sto se tice usana, njih sam namazala personaliziranom mjesavinom Revelique Long Lasting tecnog ruza u nijansi Frappè (10) koju sam nanijela preko Revelique High Shine ruza za usne u nijansi Brigitte (10). Time sam zaokruzila svoj ‘look’. Nadam se da vam se dopada i slobodno mi javite ukoliko bi zeljele da na sebi demonstriram neke druge kozmeticke slastice.