Another Parrot Look

This look was inspired by Pursebuzz's tutorial on YouTube.com. This is one of my favorite looks of hers. I like that her Parrot looks subdued yet very smokey at the same time. It exudes an air of mystery and sexiness altogether (on her, at least). I actually used most of the products she incorporated in her look, except for her highlighter (I used Nylon) and Retrospeck. I tried using the latter but it wasn't working well for me, so I applied MAC mineralized eyeshadow in Quarry as a substitute. I also featured MAC kohl pencil in Indigo on my waterline (from the Originals collection). I likewise used Red Cherry falsies again (albeit a fresh new pair) for this look. I really love Red Cherry and I am so bummed I could only find two pairs in my stash when I know I bought a lot. Anyways, thanks to Pursebuzz for the inspiration!

Eyes:
MAC Beige-ing shadestick as base on lid and lower lashline
MAC Delft paintpot inner to mid lid
MAC Uppity fluidline on outer lid as base
MAC Quarry mineralize shadow inner third of lid
MAC Parrot eyeshadow middle of lid
MAC Club eyeshadow on outer lid and crease
MAC fluidline in Blacktrack on upper lashline
MAC mineralize shadow in Engaging (used lighter pink-champagne side) on inner corners of eyes
MAC Nylon eyeshadow to highlight
MAC Indigo eye kohl to line waterline
Red Cherry #15 falsies

Face:
Camellia Rose skin smoothing primer
Monave regular mineral foundation in Saturnina
Mary Kay undereye concealer in Ivory topped with
Bare Escentuals Well Rested
Monave Angel finishing powder
Valerie Beauty Matte Plum Wine blush
MAC Sculpt powder to contour
MAC Goldspill MSF over blush

Lips:
Rimmel lipliner in Epic
MAC lipstick in Noveau Frou
MAC lipglass in Nico Now

9 comments

Unknown said...: I love it!!!! Omg your lashes too. Isn't Red Cherry the best? Have a great week :); 06 January, 2008 23:28
Unknown said...: oh its Elessa from pursebuzz.com :P; 06 January, 2008 23:28
The Shades Of U said...: Thanks Elessa! You have amazing talent and I love all your tuts. Keep 'em coming! :) And oh, Red Cherry IS the best. ;-); 06 January, 2008 23:36
MakeupByRenRen said...: gorgeous! where do you find your red cherry lashes? i'm here in atlanta and I haven't seen any :(

if you have a chance stop by my blog, i'm kinda new to the game and trying to get on your level he he; 09 January, 2008 08:18
The Shades Of U said...: makeupbyrenren- thank you! You look great as well! I buy Red Cherry from a local beauty supply here in my area, but I googled it and you can get them on Ebay and some other online stores. Goodluck on your blog and I'll definitely check it out. :); 09 January, 2008 20:09
mandilicious said...: yay..i love red cherry!..which beauty supply store did you get it from? i'm from az too..is it sally's?thanks!; 20 January, 2008 02:59
The Shades Of U said...: mandilicious- Are you from Phoenix? No I didn't get it from Sally's (they don't carry Red Cherry) but from this obscure hole-in-the-wall beauty supply called United off 7th st and Camelback in Phoenix. They have a HUGE supply of Red Cherries there, but it's funny because the whole store smells funky because of the perm solution. They have a makeshift salon and the only thing that divides the salon and the main store is a shower curtain. LOL! It's tacky but I love that place.; 20 January, 2008 08:32
mandilicious said...: i'm from Mesa actually..so that would be a bit far from me. but thanks anyways. i'll try to find it next time i go downtown..:); 20 January, 2008 15:19
sassychix said...: omg ur GORGEOUS!; 20 March, 2008 00:26