Glow All the Way
SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND WITH DAZZLING EYES, LIPS AND NAILS
BY NYKIA D. SPRADLEY PHOTOGRAPHY BY WARWICK SAINT
MAKEU P, REN EE GARN ES FOR MAC COSM E TIC S/ARTISTS AT WILH ELMINA IMAG E BOARD NYC . HAIR , DERICK MON ROE. MANICU RE, L AU REN WIREM EN AN D KRIS KISS FOR CN D.
GOLD RUSH
Go glam (as opposed to gaudy) by sticking with warm metallic eye color (try Illamasqua Vintage Metallix Eye Shadow in Embellish) and strategically placed sparkle. Makeup master Renee Garnes created this look, beginning with a creamy base to prime the eye area, “otherwise everything would have come right off,” she says. Shimmery powder (we like Make Up For Ever Metal Powder in Maize Gold) was applied over metallic shadow, followed by a blingy finish of gold paillettes straight from the local craft store. Garnes used MAC Prep + Prime Fix and an eye shadow brush to secure the shimmer and the winged-out starburst of paillettes.
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Garnes used a variety of loose powder pigments and gloss to produce this 3-D kaleidoscope of color. She started with lip balm for hydration and to help keep the loose powders in place. Next she lined the lips with a shimmery violet crayon (try Sephora Waterproof Lip Liner in Plum). With a flat eye shadow brush, she then dabbed the pigments, separately, onto the mouth (we like MAC Glitter in Gold and its Pigment in Fuchsia Frost and Deep Purple). “I used darker colors around the edges to give the mouth depth, and lighter shimmers in the center and on top,” adds Garnes. She finished with a rich, clear gloss for high shine and to seal the look. Keep in mind that a pout this pretty isn’t really meant for eating, drinking or kissing. £
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