urban decay eye shadow in shot gun and hard candy eye shadow in platinum. i bought these at 50% off a few years ago, when both lines were pulled out of austrlaia (or just the department stores). i'm not surprised that it didn't sell well. it's target at younger consumers but the price tag was quite high. i wouldn't touch it when it was selling at normal price!

shot gun is a very pretty pinkish rosy color. however this color make me look like i cried (i had a few concerned questions once, 'are you alright?' /facepalm)

these colors are glittery. the glitters eventually fall onto your face. at a makeover at a different makeup counter long ago, a makeup artist said it's purposely designed that way - blink your eyes and the glitter falls on your face, making your face look sparkling under romantic lights. hmm... i don't know to believe him or not.

i was going to do a dramtic look for new year's eve dinner, but i changed my mind. the dinner was with families and most of them don't wear makeup, or at most just lipsticks. i'll look too odd looking like going to a wild party at a normal family gathering. i once went with smokey eyes, one sister-in-law looked 'shocked' when she saw me...

here's the the look of the night:

taken with iphone from the bathroom mirror. it looks 'natural', as usual. and ashy... it was in the evening the the bathroom does not get much light.

taken from the husband's precious SLR from the corridor where there is better natural light. this is very close to what i looked like.

items used

edm mineral foundation in fairly summer. used it as concealer as well.

3 custom color specialist brow powder in #6. this is the darkest brown.

hard candy eye shadow in platinum along the top and bottom lids. i was going to use it as base color. i haven't used this for a long time and i thought the color is very sheer. but it turns out quite intense.

urban decay eye shadow in shot gun alone the eye socket. blend upwards.

laura mercier carviar eye liner alone the top lash line.

l'oreal le grand kohl in platinum on the bottom inner rim - most makeup tuturial calls the waterline. this is a matte white color. if you want dramatic look, use a dark color on the bottom eyes.

silk naturals blush in climax - this is nars orgasm clone.

red earth lip pencil in rust.

christian dior lipstick. this is old and the text on the label is fading. it's a brownish red.

no mascara. i forgot...