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Going Peach and Purple with MAC Brunette Blonde Redhead

January 12th, 2009 by Karen 49 Comments

I know I look totally spaced out in the picture above, but I’m having one of those days. I feel like every picture I take ends up looking unintentionally comical.

I guess all I can do is smile and keep on trucking, right? Anyhooty, the look above features a few products from last week’s MAC Brunette Blonde Redhead release. I’m adding this peach-brown-purple combo to my “neutral looks for school” file. 🙂

Eyes


The look starts with the mighty MAC Nice Vice Paint Pot (1), a shimmery purple, patted onto the lid and into the crease with a MAC 249 Large Shader Brush. If the 249 leaves any harsh lines, I smooth them away with a finger.

You may recall Nice Vice from last year’s MAC Fafi collection. It was limited edition, but I really think Artifact Paint Pot, a shimmery burgundy from MAC’s permanent collection, would work just as well.

Next, I apply peachy pink MAC French Cuff eyeshadow (2) over the whole eyelid with a MAC 252 Large Shader Brush and sweep MAC Folie eyeshadow (3), a reddish brown plum, into the outer third of the crease with a MAC 217 Blending Brush.

I want this to look a little smokey, so I pat something dark like the matte chocolate brown MAC Handwritten eyeshadow (4) into the outer corner of the eye using a MAC 239 Eye Shading Brush.

Then, I line the upper lash line with MAC Fluidline in Graphic Brown (5), a shimmery brown, using Laura Mericer’s Flat Eye Liner brush.

I was all aboard the insomnia train last night! — which means I have all-star deluxe super fantastic dark circles right now! When my dark circles are bad I won’t use a dark liner or shadow on the lower lash line.

Instead, I’ll line my lower waterline instead with something like MAC’s Eye Kohl in Powersurge (6), a shimmery bronze-gold. It makes the lower lash line more prominent without making my dark circles take center stage.

To finish the eyes, I curl my lashes with the Shu Uemura lash curler, add two coats of Chanel Exceptionnel mascara and fill in my brows.


Cheeks and Lips


Since I’m thinking about using this look for school, time is of the essence. I’ll keep the rest of the look simple.

For the cheeks, all I want is a little color, so I reach for MAC Brunette Mineralize Skinfinish and apply it onto the apples of my cheeks with a Shu Uemura fan brush, which I like to use for bright blushes. Since Brunette’s deeply pigmented and shimmery, I use a light touch and apply just one or two layers.

Now, for the lips… 🙂

What a Do! — one swipe applied straight from the tube. Are you loving this lipstick as much as I am??

I top it off with Soft Wave Lipglass, and TADA!

All done.

What are you favorite products from MAC Brunette Blonde Redhead?

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Going Peach and Purple with MAC Brunette Blonde Redhead / Originally published January 12th, 2009

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  1. Camellia says

    January 12th, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    this is my favorite look on you! (: it`s gorgeous

    Reply
  2. Karen says

    January 12th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    Hi Camellia,

    Thanks! Do you get anything from BBR?

    Hope you had a nice Monday!

    Reply
  3. Nosh says

    January 12th, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    You look 18! In a good way 🙂

    Reply
  4. NJ says

    January 12th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    This look is absolutely stunning on you Karen, love the brown fluidline look over black.

    Reply
  5. Karen says

    January 12th, 2009 at 6:57 pm

    Hi Nosh,

    LOL, thanks! Eighteen was a loooong time ago for me so that was such a lovely compliment.

    How was your Monday?

    Reply
  6. Karen says

    January 12th, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    Hi NJ,

    🙂 Thank you! Graphic Brown is one fabulous Fluidline. Do you have it? I hope so. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Mariah says

    January 12th, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    Gorgeous! Love it! What all did you pick up from BBR? I am SOOO tempted to splurge on this collection, even though Hello Kitty is coming soon.. because, who knows, the descriptions for HK don’t sound great and SPECKTRA has been DOWN!! *cries*

    Also, school? Are you going back?

    Mariah´s last blog post..Weight Loss Inspiration!

    Reply
  8. Catherine says

    January 12th, 2009 at 7:10 pm

    Hi Karen!! Could you suggest another option for the Nice Vice paint pot or something else?

    i love the look i’m going to use my paycheck that i’ll get on friday on the collection =)

    Reply
  9. Luv J says

    January 12th, 2009 at 7:52 pm

    it’s gorgeous Karen.. love the sexy hair and glowy makeup 🙂

    Reply
  10. Karen says

    January 12th, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    Hi Mariah,

    How are you? I hope your new year is off to a good start!

    I didn’t end up getting much — just French Cuff, Brunette MSF, What a Do! and Soft Wave. I was kinda tempted by the Brunette eyeshadows at first but I have some Shu colors that look the same. I might go back for the 226 brush and the Redhead MSF, though. We’ll see how long my non-existent makeup will power holds. 🙂 What did you end up getting?

    Regarding school, yup, I’m going back starting next Monday. I really want to concentrate on my writing career so I thought a journalism class would be good. Maybe I’ll end up going back full time for J-school, who knows!

    What’s new with you?

    Reply
  11. Karen says

    January 12th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    Hi Catherine,

    Woo hoo, gotta love Fridays that are paydays, too.

    You could switch it out for anything purple or burgundy. A few products to consider:

    Artifact Paint Pot
    Prunella Eye Kohl
    Macroviolet Fluidline

    If you are interested in other brands, Benefit makes some really wonderful cream shadows, too. Aubergine might be a good one to try with this look.

    Hope this helps. 🙂

    Reply
  12. Karen says

    January 12th, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    Thanks, Luv J!

    I hope you had a nice Monday!

    Reply
  13. Gloria says

    January 12th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    Be ready to get hit on by a bunch of young freshman boys!

    Gloria´s last blog post..Review: Hanskin Super Magic BB Cream – Before and After Pix

    Reply
  14. Elena says

    January 12th, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    Hey Karen,

    You look gorgeous here! I love What a Do! lipstick, I was going to not buy any more makeup until Hello Kitty, but I might just sneak that one in if I can find the dough. I _totally_ had “one of those days” today, complete with insomnia last night, so I hope that tomorrow will be a brighter day for us both. 🙂

    Reply
  15. Faye says

    January 13th, 2009 at 3:20 am

    Great look! Very fresh and pretty. And good luck with going back to school. It can be challenging (I know whereof I speak — I just finished my M.B.A. while working, and I thought I’d never go back!), but it will be worth it.

    What degree are you pursuing, if you don’t mind my asking?

    Reply
  16. Miss QQ says

    January 13th, 2009 at 6:11 am

    Hi Karen. This look is very pretty! I’m still waiting for BBR to launch here. 😉 I’m living in the tropics so it is hot and humid most of the time. I guess so, the liquid must be evaporating, thanks!

    Reply
  17. YadiQ says

    January 13th, 2009 at 6:43 am

    girl i dunno what your talking abt

    lol your pics are cute so if your having one of those days i wouldnt have known it unless you had mentioned it

    great functional and cute eye combo!

    Reply
  18. Neen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 6:57 am

    Karen,

    This eye makeup looks absolutely brilliant. It’s my all time favorite day combination for you.

    Cheers!

    Reply
  19. Elle says

    January 13th, 2009 at 7:00 am

    I love it!

    I checked out BBR in person and wasn’t too wowed by it. I’m still waiting to be inspired to pick something up. The MA who tried some of the redhead shadows on me kinda messed up and just…didn’t do a very good job. I was also psyched about Chignon, but it made me look like a corpse–waaaay too purple on me, and I like to wear a lot of purples/plums on my lips. Weird.

    Reply
  20. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 8:44 am

    Hi Gloria,

    Awww, thanks, girl. That’s really nice of you to say. 🙂

    Reply
  21. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 8:45 am

    Hi Elena,

    I hope your day is off to a good start, and that you got a good night’s sleep, too!

    I wasn’t sure about What a Do!, either. I saw my fave MAC mua wearing at the counter and I was like, “UM, okay, I love that!”

    What do you think you’re going to pick up when Hello Kitty launches?

    Reply
  22. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 8:45 am

    Hi Faye,

    Congrats on finishing your MBA! That’s so awesome that you managed to go to school and work at the same time, too. 🙂

    Right now I’m just taking a journalism class to brush up on my skills. I haven’t decided if I want to pursue a graduate J-school (journalism school) program yet. I’d really like to write full time so, hopefully this step will get me closer to that goal.

    Reply
  23. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 8:45 am

    Hi MissQQ,

    Ahhh, I’m guessing that’s the reason why the shadow is thickening on you. I guess all you can do is make sure the lid is on tight and keep it in a cool, dry, room.

    Reply
  24. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 8:45 am

    Hi YadiQ,

    LOL, it was a challenging equipment sort of day. I dunno… sometimes I think my cameras have a mind of their own.

    Anyhoo, did you end up getting any BBR stuff?

    Reply
  25. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 8:45 am

    Hi Neen,

    Thanks! What’s your favorite day eye makeup combo?

    Reply
  26. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 8:45 am

    Hi Elle,

    Thank you!

    I’m surprised you didn’t pick up at least a MSF… well, the good thing with MAC is that there’s always a new upcoming collection to swoon over. 🙂

    Reply
  27. Karen too says

    January 13th, 2009 at 8:55 am

    Is it the pondering of kinetic energy and applying of makeup at the same time that is spacing you out today? LOL

    Love the pink top you have on the photo BTW! I have similar ones, both in peach and mint green.

    Have a great tuesday!

    Reply
  28. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 10:42 am

    Hi Karen Too,

    HA! I was wondering if anybody would eventually pick that equation up, LOL!

    Did you get your tees at House of Old Navy? That’s where I got mine!

    Reply
  29. Brenda says

    January 13th, 2009 at 11:34 am

    Love Love this look!!

    Reply
  30. MiMi says

    January 13th, 2009 at 12:31 pm

    Hola! Karen

    You look very beautiful and your hair is getting longer right?

    Reply
  31. Tammy says

    January 13th, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    Beautiful.
    I bought a few things from BBR..my fav is the highlight brush and MSF in Brunette

    Tammy´s last blog post..Mitsuwa Trip for You!!

    Reply
  32. Faye says

    January 13th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Hi Karen,

    Thanks for the congrats! I think the hardest part was just getting myself psyched to go back to school. For years I took crazy amounts of classes to stay “on track” (I got my bachelor’s and Ph.D. in 7 years), so I thought I was done with school. It was hard to talk myself back into it but I’m glad I did. I know you will be, too! A journalism class sounds fun. Maybe you’ll even find a way to work the blog into an assignment.

    Reply
  33. Karen too says

    January 13th, 2009 at 2:17 pm

    LOL, I’m such a science geek. 🙂

    No, I got mine at H&M. I’ve used them a lot in the summertime!

    Reply
  34. Elena says

    January 13th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    Hey Karen,

    I am having a good day today, thanks. 🙂 I’m really looking forward to the accessories from the Hello Kitty line. I just recently got into Sanrio (a store just opened near me) and love their pens and pencils, so that make-up bag and mirror compact are going to be nice to add to my collection.

    What are you most looking forward to from that line?

    Reply
  35. Tavia says

    January 13th, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    Karen you look really great with this makeup. I love your skin tone, mine is quite white and I’ve always wanted to look a bit tanned…..but summer is so far away:)

    Tavia´s last blog post..Accessories – finishing touches

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  36. lesley says

    January 13th, 2009 at 7:10 pm

    This is such a great look on you and I love the hair. I can’t believe I haven’t made it to a MAC counter yet to see BBR! I really will have to put that on my To Do before the end of this week 😉

    Hope you’re having a great day! I hope there weather is great on your part of the bay, San Francisco is going through some ‘freak’ hot spells–heeey, I don’t mind~

    Reply
  37. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    Hi Brenda,

    Thank you! 🙂 Did you snag any BBR?

    Reply
  38. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 9:35 pm

    Hi Mimi,

    It’s getting crazy long, but only because I’ve been too lazy to cut it! I am also not sure what the heck I want to do with it, so I’m just kinda letting it do it’s own thing. 🙂

    Reply
  39. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Hi Tammy,

    OMG, isn’t the Brunette MSF pretty? Question for you — is the color very intense on you? I find I have to use a very light touch… if I don’t I end up looking like Homie the Clown.

    Reply
  40. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Hi Faye,

    Wow, girl! You’ve accomplished so much. What are your plans now?

    I am very psyched to go back. I really enjoyed school (and was decent at it) so I think it’ll be challenging and fun. Yikes, I still have to go and buy books for class. Now that’s something I haven’t done in a looooong time. When I was in school last people carried pagers, LOLOL. There were no such things as cell phones and wireless internet in the lecture hall.

    Reply
  41. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Hi Karen Too,

    LOL! I had to kick my way through physics. I kinda enjoyed those pendulum problems, though, I can’t lie.

    H&M is the shizz. Do you ever hit up the accessories section? It’s the best!

    Reply
  42. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    Hi Elena,

    The lipsticks! When I was a kid I had Hello Kitty makeup so it will kinda be like I’m coming full circle. 🙂

    How fun that a Sanrio store opened up near you. I still enjoy going there. I made El Hub go with me to one when we were in Hawaii and he actually liked it too, ha ha ha!

    Now if I could only find my old Hello Kitty lunchbox from second grade… my world would be complete!

    Reply
  43. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    Hi Tavia,

    Oh, but you can pull off those lovely pale shades that I could never get away with! Plus, you can do the “Snow White” look — that’s so hot!

    Reply
  44. Karen says

    January 13th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    Hi Lesley,

    Girl, you better head on over! You cannot ignore the siren call of BBR… 😉

    It was really nice up here today! I wrote with the windows open, *gasp*. And yesterday I ran outside (shorts and a t-shirt!) and for once it didn’t hurt to take in deep breaths. I hope this keeps up! When the rain starts it’s gonna be rrrrrrough…

    How was your day? Did you catch any sun?

    Reply
  45. Karen4 says

    January 14th, 2009 at 1:00 am

    Hi Karen!

    Love your photo! The whole look is beautiful, and I especially LOVE the lip! Great look for school.

    Hope you have a great day.

    Reply
  46. Elle says

    January 14th, 2009 at 8:53 am

    Haha, Karen, there is still time for me to go back and look at those MSFs again. I really wanted to like the eyeshadows, but alas…

    Reply
  47. Karen says

    January 14th, 2009 at 9:01 am

    Hi Karen4,

    Thanks! That duo was a really nice surprise. I didn’t know if I’d like it when I first saw it on the tube, but then I went to the counter and one of the MUA’s was wearing it. I was SOLD! 🙂 If you like neutrals/nudes you might love it.

    How is your Wednesday going? I’m ready for Friday already, LOL.

    Reply
  48. Karen says

    January 14th, 2009 at 9:01 am

    Hi Elle,

    Yah, I think that ultimately a lot of the shadows are dupable. But hey, you just never know with the MSF. Might be worth giving them a second look.

    Or you just always hold out for Hello Kitty, which a lot of ladies seem to be doing.

    Happy Wednesday!

    Reply
  49. Sophia says

    September 25th, 2010 at 11:46 am

    hey! that’s the formula for the average kinetic energy of molecules!

    love it 🙂

    Reply

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