Saturday, July 17, 2010

BB Shimmering Nudes revisited

The last time (which was last year) that I used the Bobbi Brown Shimmering Nudes, it ended up in failure because of how it looked after a few hours of wear... but now I had to give it another chance, I didn't want it to sit around doing nothing. This time I used a cream base before applying the shadows in hopes that it wouldn't turn muddy and gross.

Using:
Shimmering Nudes 1. Nude Spice, 2. Nude Beach, 3. Espresso
Paul & Joe liner black
Jill Stuart cream shadow 10
Fiberwig
Lavshuca blush (forgot the #)

I first apply the cream shadow on my lid just under the crease.

Using Nude Spice #1, apply it on top and up to the crease.

Using Nude Beach #2, blend it into the crease.

Blend Espresso #3 on the liner, then using Nude Beach, blend on top to soften the liner.

And done! Are my tutorials easy or what? =D
The end result is a nice pearly eye. I've been doing this look for the past 3 days and it hasn't turned muddy or gross at all thanks to the cream shadow base. Now I can love the Shimmering Nudes palette again.
Since the eyes are so pearly, I stuck with a matte blush.. well the only matte-ish blush I have. The blush has very few shimmery glitters in it that it's barely noticable, oh.. but the blush itself is not noticable to begin with, it's very sheer.

I finally got a new brush for the LM mineral powder, the Eco Tools bronzer brush. I know it's not a kabuki brush, but it's cheap! I was gonna get their mineral brush set but I didn't need too many brushes and they were too small anyway.

A nice size for applying the powder. Since the bristles are so dense, I had to bend and mush the bristles around to make the brush more fluffy so the powder application easier. I can't believe how soft this brush is either.
I couldn't find a picture online to show how big the brush is, so incase anyone is wondering, here it is.


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22 comments:

Denysia Yu said...

Love the look! :D
What a cute little brush!

Unknown said...

Ohh.. The eye color are so pretty! Thank you for this great tutorial and congrats to you reaching your 6oo followers.

Beautiful blending too ^.^

Anonymous said...

that's such a cute look millie! :) and i love the look of the ecotools brush. and i spy a cute P&J lippie. i think i have that one. i love it!

Silkybow said...

Your eyes are reallyyyy nice! :)

Eliza said...

Wow! I'm totally loving that look! I was curious which palette that would be from seeing the little "preview" icon on my blogroll. Neutral palettes are love!

Laura L said...

i'm in love with eco tool brush. they are soooo soft!
P&J lippies are sooo cute in color and its packaging

Lilladylife said...

oh i wanted this palette! you make it look beautiful!

miemiemie said...

nice tutorial,very easy to follow :) are ecotools brushes made of synthetic hair? i'm not too fond of synthetic ones coz they don't pick up much product..but they're soft though :)

DinaXYYan said...

The BB Palette is really pretty! The shades are so wearable :) Love the finished look :D

*Anita* said...

great tutorial! your makeup turned out lovely :) i like the Ecotools brushes a lot too! xx

Lina said...

Lovely look :) I've always been meaning to try out the BB palettes; they look so gorgeous!
I also love the ecotools brushes too! They are so soft; you should try their retractable brush; it's great for on the go! I might just pick up the brush you got now!!

Syn@3sTh3sI@ said...

I love Ecotool brush.. but is expensive in my area... Can't bear my money to buy them... =P

Miss Jayce said...

hey! love this tutorial. i love bobbi brown stuff. along with all ur japanese make up. and btw im a new subscriber and i reside in toronto canada too!

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Anonymous said...

do you ever wear mascara? ;o

K said...

That's a cute brush!

I just remembered that last year I met you in early July. It's been a year already! Hope you are doing well!!

Anonymous said...

thats a really simple, pretty pearly eye look! i'm digging out my everyday mineral brush for my lancome mineral foundation again too lol

acutelife said...

Nice nude color :) I love the palette too...you should do more look with this palette!

izumi said...

haha i love easy tuts! :D

Anonymous said...

I really think you should do your eyebrows. I highly rec threading, it's more natural than wax. When you shape your eyebrows, the whole face will change and open up the eyes more=more beautiful. TRUST ME!!! If you like full thick eyebrows like I do, you can easily draw them, get a powder eyeshadow and eyebrow pencil (Shu makes a good one so is KATE powder eyebrows). Just follow your natural arch or the eyebrows professional can teach you how to draw them. It took me years to get a perfect technique, lol. Just experiment with it.

BeautyOnTheWay said...

Very simple and pretty look!

Ann said...

Wow, pretty. I really like this look!

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