It’s nice to have friends that will play dress up with you + let you paint their faces. We’d previously talked about doing a few beauty shoots together (gotta sharpen my skills!), so when Brandi told me about a hairstyle that she wanted to try, I knew I wanted to go for a retro preppy beauty look with defined eyes, soft purple on her lips + a kiss of color on her cheeks to play up the hair. I love her natural tresses.

Products Used:

Skin Prep: MAC Prep + Prime Skin
Foundation: Black Opal Even True Flawless SKin Liquid Makeup
Concealer: Coastal Scents Eclipse Palette, + Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer Kit (Highlight)
Powder: BH Cosmetics Contour + Blush Palette
Cheeks + Contour: BH Cosmetics Contour + Blush Palette + Forever 21 Shimmering Bronzer
Brows: NYX Retractable Eyeliner + ABH Clear Brow Gel
Eye Primer: NYX HD Shadow Base
Shadow: ABH Amrezy Palette (Caramel, Iridescent Purple) + Urban Decay Ammo Palette (Last Call)
Liner: NYC Liquid Liner (top) + Bobbi Brown Long Wear Eye Pencil (Jet)
Mascara: CoverGirl Professional Remarkable Washable Mascara (Top), L’ORÉAL Telescopics Mascara 2X (bottom)
Lips: Wet n Wild Mega Slicks Lip Balm Stain Halloween Collection (2am Call Time)

We still had some beautiful light to work with, so we went for one more look: smoky green eyes + corally lips. Look 2 (same as above, with the blush + contour intensified). Change:

Shadow: ABH Amrezy Palette (Emerald) applied wet, Smashbox Full Exposure Travel Palette (Chocolate Brown) in crease
Liner: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil (Junkie)
Highlighter: VS Luminous Cheek + Face Highlighter
Lips: MAC Lip Pencil (Beet), + Milani Color Statement Lipstick (Orange Gina)

We shot these in her backyard-she has a beautiful wall of greenery, so we took full advantage of it. I really like how these turned out, and I can’t wait to do more. Retro inspired can be done in so many ways so we shall see!

What colors do you like to use when you do a smoky eye?

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