HALF FACE FRIDAY - 2/7/2014

There is fun biweekly event on Reddit.com\r\makeupaddition called Half Face Friday and today was my first participation!  "And there was much rejoicing!"  You get the gist of what this event is all about just from the title; you put on your makeup for half of your face and share.  The before and after looks are insane for some of the participants on the forum so defiantly check it out.

This makeup look includes full application of foundation, bronzer, and eye makeup with a nude lip.  My goal in every look that I do is to have one element of my face featured be it lips, cheeks, skin or eyes.  In this case I wanted my eyes to really stand out so I tried to keep everything but that at a minimum.

Pictured above is the right side of my face without makeup.  Oye - under eye circles curse you!

Pictured above is the left side of my face with the makeup applied for this look.

One of the things that I LOVE about the MAC "Blue Brown" Pigment is that it varies its color based on how much product is used and how it hits the light.  If you pack it on it will give off the blue/brown/red tones like you can see on the lid in the picture above; however, if you lightly sweep this pigment, like I did in my crease, you lose the blue altogether and are left with this lovely rust almost brick red color that it blends into leaving you with a very versatile look and only one product used.

EYES:
Step 1: Too Faced Shadow Insurance Eye Shadow Primer on the lid
Step 2: Maybelline Color Tattoo in "35 Tough as Taupe”
Step 3: MAC "Blue Brown" Pigment all over the lid, in the crease, and under the eye 3/4 of the way in
Step 4: MAC "Kid" Eye Shadow used slightly above the crease and brought to the bridge of the nose
Step 5: Urban Decay "Aura" Eye Shadow from the Glinda "Great and Powerful Oz" Palette under the eyebrow (limited edition product)
Step 6: Urban Decay "Goldmine" 24/7 Eye Pencil applied to the corner of the eye and 1/3 of inner lower lash line
Step 7: Topped "Goldmine" Eye Pencil with Inglot Pure Pigment Eye Shadow “#37”
Step 8: Lined top lash line with MAC Fluidline "Blacktrack" with a slight wing
Step 9: Urban Decay "Rockstar" 24/7 Eye Pencil on waterline
Step 10: Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Mascara in "Black" applied to top and outer 1/3 of lower lashes

BROWS: Anastasia Tinted Brow Gel "Caramel"

FACE:
Step 1: Cleaned up any eye shadow fallout
Step 2: Mixed Stila Foundation in "Light 3" and NARS Sheer Glow Foundation in "Light 2" to match my skin color
Step 3: Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer "Fair" to conceal under eye circles
Step 4: Light dusting of Make Up For Ever HD Powder on top of eye concealer to prevent the product from moving around
Step 5: NARS "Laguna" Bronzer on temples, back of cheeks, and under jawline

LIPS: Rimmel "Kate" Collection Lipstick "Rossetto 113"

TOOLS USED: 

- Beauty Blender for foundation application
- Sigma Mrs. Bunny Brushes