
Princess Antimony’s Makeup Castle
Some friends of mine emerged over the other day. It was a no-makeup kind of day, and I had planned on wearing only foundation. But something happened to me when I was in front of the mirror, and I developed this look. I actually used a natural red eyeshadow that day, but the concept is the same.
Just one sweep of color on the entire lid and a soft black eyeliner smudged on the bottom lash line. There’s some eyeliner on the waterline too but not too much. I topped it all off with black mascara. The color is Fairy Dust from mark. I really like this color because it’s a pleasant champagne with not too much shimmer, so that it can be used as a focus on or basics color and it combines magnificently with other colors. The eyeliner is Shiny and Big Eyeliner in Dark Espresso from Bare Escentuals. It’s a velvety brown/black that is effective when you do not want the harshness of black eyeliner but don’t want to go completely brown either.
You don’t want to have too much going on. KIWI – Some people leave your skin on these and just slice. I favor peeling them and slicing them so that the guest does not have to complete the preparation at the table. These are very and are best shown if the very last thing put onto the platter. Chop – cut in rounds thick enough to not be floppy. Skin on or off – …