Milani Runway Eyes and She Space Pigments

Here are a couple of looks featuring my Milani Runway Eyes Wet/Dry eyeshadows and Quad 5 of The She Space. I am a little disappointed with Rockin' Egyptian from that particular quad because I didn't think it was pigmented enough even though I applied it foiled. I should have used All That Buzz instead from She Space's Drama Queen collection because the one is pigmented with a capital P. I just mentally filed that observation away and will use All That Buzz next time (a vivid pure gold color). The other colors in that quad, namely Down and Dirty and One Dark Night, were pretty pigmented especially when foiled, and they pretty much met my standard for vivid, pigmented eyeshadows.

In my She Space look, I used Lumiere's Cashmere foundation in a mix of Medium Golden and Light-Medium Golden. I am more inclined to use Medium Golden straight when summer really unleashes its full force here in a few weeks. I love how Lumiere's Cashmere gives off a really soft glow on the face, very much like MAC's mineralized loose foundation but in a purer mineral formula.







Eyes:
MAC Beige-ing shadestick as base on lid and lower lashline
The She Space pigment in Rockin' Egyptian foiled on lid and inner corners
The She Space pigment in Down and Dirty foiled on outer lid
The She Space pigment in One Dark Night applied on crease and outer V
The She Space pigment in Touched By the Truth to highlight
MAC fluidline in Nightfish

Face:
Camellia Rose skin smoothing primer
Lumiere Cashmere mineral foundation in mix of Medium Golden and Light-Medium Golden
Physician's Formula mineral concealer
Joppa Simple Radiance finishing silk in Medium
Cory mineral blush in Bronze Haze

Lips:
Rimmel lipliner in Epic
MAC lipstick in Brave
MAC lipglass in Nymphette

In a previous entry on Milani Runway Eyes shadows, I was raving about how great the color pay-off is especially when foiled. I tried a neutral eye look featuring a few of these shadows and I am really loving how pigmented and long-lasting they are. For $5 (more or less) a pop, I believe these are a steal and Milani truly is one of the better drugstore cosmetic brands I've tried.

I used my favorite LaurEss mineral foundation, a mix of Creamy Yellow and Radiant Gold (original formula), and I think I might have mixed a bit too much of Radiant Gold because my face looks too light in the pics. Since summer is fast approaching, I feel I can truly wear Creamy Yellow straight. I love the Original formula of LaurEss because it really gives a very smooth, even finish and the slip is incredible. LaurEss' Original formula I believe is identical to the new Minimalist formula, which I prefer over the Elemental formula because of the better coverage and staying power. I still have five full-size pots of the Original formula, that's why I skipped getting Minimalist foundation during LaurEss' recent sale.









Eyes:
MAC Beige-ing shadestick as base on lid and lower lashline
Milani Runway Eyes Wet/Dry shadow in Beach Sand foiled on lid
Milani Runway Eyes Wet/Dry shadow in Bronze Doll foiled on outer lid
Milani Runway Eyes Wet/Dry shadow in Coffee Shop on crease and outer V
Milani Runway Eyes Wet/Dry shadow in Black Out to contour crease
Milani Runway Eyes Wet/Dry shadow in Beach Sand to highlight, inner lower lashline and inner corners
MAC fluidline in Nightfish

Face:
Camellia Rose skin smoothing primer
LaurEss mineral foundation (original formula) in Creamy Yellow and Radiant Gold
Physician's Formula mineral concealer
Joppa Simple Radiance finishing silk in Medium
Cory mineral blush in Amused

Lips:
Rimmel lipliner in Epic
MAC lipstick in Brave
MAC lipglass in Nymphette