It’s been ages since I did a Face of the Day post. Yesterday I was playing around with a pigment eye shadow that I bought a couple of weeks ago, and I decided to write about it.
I just got my hair recolored, and it is a bright but deep copper shade. I decided to reach for the Darling Girl pigment in the duochrome shade, Brocade, that is wine colored with a strong copper shift. This time, I wanted to try applying it using a setting spray, and I’m glad I did. I know I have some Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray in a deluxe sample somewhere in my stash, but I couldn’t find it. Instead, I found a travel size Coola setting spray with SPF, so I tried that. Boy, does it make applying pigment a breeze! Spray a little setting spray on the brush, tap a little pigment into the cap of the jar or onto a palette, dip in the brush and tap it on your lid. I applied it over Urban Decay Anti-Aging Eye Primer. No fallout, and the color did not fade or budge at all. I hated taking it off at 2am (don’t ask, I couldn’t sleep) because it looked so fresh.
On my lips, I used a NARS lip pencil that I got from Sephora’s birthday gift a couple of years ago, and covered it with the Darling Girl 3D Balm Gloss, Leeloo, for a coppery look.
Here’s everything I used:
- Urban Decay Anti-aging Eye Primer
- Darling Girl pigment eyeshadow, Brocade: the shade on the right
- Coola Makeup Setting Spray Green Tea & Aloe SPF 30
- Smashbox Always Sharp 3D Liner Crayon Eye-Liner, Billionaire
- Benefit Roller Lash Mascara
- Exuviance Cover Blend Treatment Makeup SPF 30, Bisque: this foundation is amazingly full coverage and so easy to apply
- Stila Sunset Serenade Convertible Lip and Cheek Color: shades 3 Gerbera & 4 Camellia
- NARS Satin Lip Pencil, Rikugien
- Darling Girl 3D Balm, Leeloo
Though I also love pinks, purples, and neutrals, I must admit that copper colors are the favorites for this redhead. Which shades do you find yourself gravitating towards?
What a gorgeous look you created, Allison! Your Darling Girl swatches are utterly mesmerizing! I want everything!
Thank you, Helen! Darling Girl is so much fun, definitely worth checking out
Beautiful look and I just LOVE your the color of your hair! Brocade looks gorgeous on your swatch!
Very pretty! 🙂
Oh my word, this eye makeup fits you to a tee Allison! Love the copper shimmery lids, they really bring out your beautiful hair color!
Thank you, Anastasia xoxo
I love copper!! It looks FABULOUS on you! <3
Thank you, Shipra xoxo
Wow, that lid shade is gorgeous!!! And the Balm Gloss is very pretty as well. Both go very nicely with your freshly colored hair.
Thank you, Kristina! If only my hair color would stay this bright!
Loving everything in this FOTD! The warm tone eyeshadow is definitely eye catching.
Thank you, Norah!
I love Brocade
The shade Brocade is FABULOUS
Yes yes yes!
I love your look, Allison. Those shades are made for you.
Thank you, Erika! Copper is my jam
Brocade is so pretty and unique! I have that NARS lip pencil as well and I love the color-but I hate how hard it is to sharpen!!
I like the NARS lip pencil too but I can’t wear it too often. There’s something in NARS pencils that dries out or irritates my lips, even in the ones that aren’t matte. So I haven’t had to sharpen mine yet! But I think I know what you mean. There are some lip crayons that seem to be made of a heavy plastic that I really have to muscle to sharpen 🙁
What a stunning pigment! Mixing mediums/setting sprays make such a difference in application!
I didn’t have a mixing medium but I remember Courtney and maybe you too wrote about using a setting spray. What a difference! So easy to apply, and the sheen was amazing! Such a helpful tip!
I have so many pigments and never used a spray like this. What a great idea. I love how you pulled this all together. It’s beautiful.
Marcia, I remember when I wrote about my Darling Girl haul a couple of weeks ago, you mentioned that you don’t use pigments because they’re hard to apply and there can be fallout. I searched my memory bank and I remember Courtney writing ages ago about using a mixing medium (that I don’t have) or a setting spray and I knew I had a couple of setting spray samples. Spraying the brush and dipping it into a little of the pigment in the cap made it an absolute breeze to apply, and the sheen of the pigments on my lid was incredible. Give it a try if you have some pigments still in your stash!
Brocade is SUCH a cool shade!!!
For sure! I love Brocade. I’ll be reordering soon!
I love the shades of all the products that you used. Very pretty look!!
Thank you, Stacie!
I really like the gloss shade!