Day five of no central heating and natural gas-heated water.
Today I cried…
Well, almost. I almost cried, but then I saw the sun coming out and realized it was going to be a pretty warm day, so I wasn’t going to freeze. Yet.
As of now, the ETA for getting the gas line repaired is first thing tomorrow, and I’m keeping all of my fingers crossed.
In related news, I’m getting pretty good at what I call the hot water shuffle, which is when we heat up pots of water on the stove and dump them into a big tote in the bathtub.
It’s not as fun as a shower, but it gets the job done.
As for the temperature in the house, it’s been a little chilly, even with my space heater going 24/7 and bundled up in layers, and I desperately needed to feel warm today, so I pretended with this summery-ish look with bronzy brown.
I built it around my current MAC permanent eyeshadow crush, Amber Lights, a shimmery warm peachy brown.
Wearing mostly MAC and NARS here with a bit of Tom Ford and Hourglass thrown in for good luck.
Eyes
- NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base: all over the entire eye lid as a base
- NARS Fez Eyeshadow: a shimmery warm cocoa brown: lids, lower lash lines, outer corners
- MAC Amber Lights Eye Shadow, a shimmery warm peachy brown: crease and lower lash line
- MAC Teddy Eye Kohl: a shimmery warm bronze, water lines, lash lines
- MAC Extended Play Gigablack Lash Mascara: upper and lower lashes
- MAC Brun Eye Shadow: inner part of the brows
- MAC Deep Dark Brunette Fluidline Brow Gelcreme: outer tail of the brows
- MAC Ricepaper: a shimmery peachy gold, inner corner and underneath the brow bone to highlight
Cheeks
- MAC Give Me Sun Mineralize Skinfinish Natural: below cheeks to add warmth
- MAC Iridescent Powder/Loose in Golden Bronze: upper cheek bones, down the bridge of the nose, cupid’s bow
- MAC Sunbasque Sheertone Blush: apples of cheeks
Lips
- Tom Ford Sable Smoke Lipstick, a creamy peachy beige
- Hourglass Extreme Sheen Lipgloss in Nectar, a bright coral
Face
- MAC Face & Body Foundation in C5: all over face
- NARS Radiant Cream Compact Foundation in Barcelona: cheeks
- NARS Radiant Creamy Concealers in Caramel and Ginger: around mouth, nose and on cheeks
- MAC Prolongwear Concealer in NW25 mixed with MAC Careblends Essential Oils in Grapefruit + Camomile: under eye area
- MAC Prep + PRime CC Colour Correcting Loose Powder in Adjust: under eye area to set concealer
- Urban Decay Naked Loose Powder in Naked Medium: all over face
OOH! I just got confirmation that the gas line is finished and scheduled to be turned on tomorrow by noon! YES! Hopefully just one more night doing the hot water shuffle. 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Sabrina says
February 18th, 2014 at 6:54 pmI love these looks you’ve been posting, such a lovely combination of colors – you look stunning!!!!
Natalie says
February 18th, 2014 at 7:00 pmHi Karen,
You look amazing!! Absolutely gorgeous. It must be beyond exciting to get the hot water and heat back, I hope everything goes as planned!
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Ankita@corallista says
February 18th, 2014 at 7:15 pmGorgeous look Karen! I have Amberlights though I haven’t worn it in a while. Time to take it out for a spin!
p.s – The ring light is adding a very ‘supernatural’ touch to your eyes 🙂
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Laarni says
February 18th, 2014 at 7:28 pmSuper, super pretty!
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Amy says
February 18th, 2014 at 7:41 pmThe way you have the circular light hitting your eyes in the last photo makes your eyes look stunning. Almost like you’re wearing circle lenses! 😀
Gowthami says
February 18th, 2014 at 7:51 pmSuper gorgeous look Karen! 🙂
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Vanessa says
February 18th, 2014 at 8:43 pmYou would never know that you were ice cold because this look is ON FIYAH! Lol suuuuuuch a pretty makeup look that makes you look all summer goddess on us winter hags lol!
Sylvia says
February 18th, 2014 at 8:43 pmYeah, I think I’m going to need to add Sunbasque to my MAC Wishlist. It looks amazing on you!!
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Tiffany says
February 18th, 2014 at 9:09 pmLOVE the eyes! This is definitely one of my favorite looks you’ve done 🙂
Cindy says
February 18th, 2014 at 9:20 pmThat is such a gorgeous color!! Beautiful on your brown eyes.
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Sarah says
February 18th, 2014 at 10:07 pmAbsolutely gorgeous!
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cady says
February 18th, 2014 at 11:17 pmthis is amazing. i have MAC sable and i think you’ve just convinced me to get amber lights! i have fair skin, rosy cheeks and blue eyes so i think this is worth being my first MAC purchase in a while… plus i’ve been needing a new reason to wear Teddy! (after all your Costa Riche love it’s been real hard to not pull the trigger on that one…think Amber Lights is more “special” for my money, though!)
Bella says
February 19th, 2014 at 12:25 amThe eye look really brightens your eyes!! I love the whole face look, briliant. Enjoy your last hot water shuffle LOL!
Erin says
February 19th, 2014 at 2:40 amI love this look on you, especially the nude lip. I know the gloss isn’t nude but it’s just the right amount of both to look nude but alive!
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Nikki says
February 19th, 2014 at 3:18 amYou look so radiant and beautiful here Karen. I would’ve mistaken you for a summer goddess with the bronzey eyeshadows. 🙂
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fancie says
February 19th, 2014 at 4:18 amI seriously hope you get some heat soon! That’s just plain awful! I totally admire your cheerful attitude and how fabulous you look despite no heat. So positive and beautiful as always!
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Lora says
February 19th, 2014 at 4:34 amAbsolutely beautiful Karen
Danielle says
February 19th, 2014 at 5:20 amYour makeup looks great! Amber Lights is one of my absolute favorite eye shadows!
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Emme says
February 19th, 2014 at 5:27 amYou look STUNNING! I love Amber lights and I’m so duping this look!
Emme says
February 19th, 2014 at 5:30 amP.S. Love how you used the cocoa brown as a base and Amber lights in the crease. That’s counterintuitive to me and looks great! Thanks!!
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Agata says
February 19th, 2014 at 6:17 amGorgeous! You’re a bronze goddess.
Robina says
February 19th, 2014 at 6:35 amYou look amazing, I love the eye make up, if fact the whole face is fabulous
Niki Caron says
February 19th, 2014 at 6:55 amYour makeup is insanely beautiful here! I love it! And I’m so sorry that you have no heat or hot water! I have been there and it is awful!! I hope you’re able to get it fixed soon!
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Sylirael says
February 19th, 2014 at 12:57 pmI love the little flash of gold that pops out of your eyeshadow just over the centre of your eye – it really opens the look up and makes it sparkle, but in an elegant way!
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Vanessa Caraballo says
February 19th, 2014 at 1:16 pmI am just LOVING this look on you! I may have to scoop up Amber Lights soon 🙂
How are you liking Adjust for setting your undereye?
Deanna says
February 19th, 2014 at 1:21 pmI’m really liking this look! Amber Lights is such a beautiful shade on you! I’m going to have to try a similar look soon to mix up my makeup routine. I like the idea of wearing a darker shade on the lid with a lighter shade in the crease. I used to wear my eye shadow like that fairly often, but for some reason I’ve stopped doing that completely, and I don’t even remember when or why I stopped doing it that way.
hanna says
February 19th, 2014 at 3:00 pmThe eyeshadow is so pretty.
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Tatiana says
February 19th, 2014 at 3:31 pmThis is such a beautiful look, I’m going to have to try it for myself. I have all the eye colors except for the MAC Amber Lights.
I don’t know how you survived so long without hot water. I’d be begging all my friends to let me use their showers. Enjoy your very long, hot shower when your natural gas is restored!
Chelsea says
February 19th, 2014 at 5:19 pmGorgeous! I have a Lancome shade in a similar color, but I feel like it’s too close to my hair color, LOL.
Anna says
February 19th, 2014 at 5:32 pmYou look STUNNING! Golds and mid-dark browns suit you SO well! Beautiful!!!
MakeupbyHilary says
February 19th, 2014 at 9:31 pmYou look absolutely stunning- woah!
I swatched Amber Lights when I was at MAC last week and have been thinking about it ever since. Definitely am going to pick it up!
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Christina says
February 20th, 2014 at 7:28 pmTotally gorgeous :). I love how Amber Lights looks on you!
Kaelyn says
February 25th, 2014 at 3:17 pmFreaking gorgeous FTOD!!!! Loves it <3
Kaelyn says
February 25th, 2014 at 3:18 pm*FOTD
Alida says
September 4th, 2018 at 2:18 amI’m a regular reader but came across this post for Amber Lights when I was searching for some MAC swatches at the recent Sephora sale. Girrrrrlllllll, I agree with whoever said above – fiyah!!! This is my favourite look from you ever!!!
Karen says
September 4th, 2018 at 9:33 amThanks, Alida! Been a minute since I’ve worn this shadow. Thanks for the reminder! I’ll have to do this again with some fall lips, oh la la.
What did you end up getting at Sephora?