[quote_box author=”John Gay (1688-1732)” profession=””]
O ruddier than the cherry!
O sweeter than the berry!
O nymph more bright
Than moonshine night,
Like kidlings blithe and merry!
Ripe as the melting cluster!
No lily has such lustre;
Yet hard to tame
As raging flame,
And fierce as storms that bluster![/quote_box]
Hello readers! Welcome to series 2 of Be My Valentine, entitled Perfectly Plum.
Today’s look is a sultry smokey eye that is perfect for an evening out and looks fantastic with a little black dress. Since the eyes are so intense, the rest of the face is neutral with a light shade of colour on the lips and cheeks.
Products Used:
Face
- Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse in the colour #2 Pure Beige
- Sacha Cosmetics Kamaflage foundation in Perfect Beige
- Sacha Cosmetics Loose Powder in Perfectly Translucent
Brows
- MAC brow pencil in Stud
Eyes
- Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo 24 HR Cream Gel Shadow in #30 Pomegranate Punk
- L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Eyeliner in Black
- Maybelline New York Great Lash mascara in Black
- L’Oreal Paris HIP Studio Secrets Professional Color Chrome Eyeliner in #910 Black Shock
Cheeks
- Sacha Cosmetics Blush in the colour Barely Plum
Lips
- MAC’s lip liner in Hover
- L’Oreal Infallible 8 HR Le Gloss in Modern Mauve
Photo credit to my husband Mark Gangasingh of Visual Storytelling.