For those of you who missed out on Chanel Notorious (or came, saw, and passed up for a Glossimer instead), have I got a dupe for you!
Try Annabelle Haute Chocolate eyeshadow trio! Yes, an eyeshadow trio, available only in Canada, land of moose cake and beaver pie.
So. Ahem. Completely ignore the darker, glimmery shade.
What you want to use are the two lighter, matte shades, with any angled contour brush.
It takes just a dab, right where your cheek hollow IS (or would be), and then blend a smidgen--boom! Cheekbones! Egad! C'est ne pas possible!
But if you went heavy-handed by accident because you were busy fuming about how fast you finished that box of Lindt Chocolates which were SUPPOSED to last a month....well, just take a bit of your regular face powder or a bronzer and blend it out!
Jaadoo.
Now, were I a proper, dedicated blogger, this would be accompanied with high quality pictures, a nice before & after.
But because my sister has my camera, you get...nothing.
Just trust me.
Annabelle trios are like, what, seven dollars? Maybe less? And if it doesn't work on your face (though I bet my dwarf pony it will), it makes for a beautiful look on the eyes.
I just LOVE LOVE LOVE it. It also happens to be praised to the skies on Makeupalley, and you know how discerning those gals are.
In other news, Guerlain Meteorites perles primer is THE SHIZZLE. FO DIZZLE MA GIRLIZZLES..
I used to hate this thing on myself (young, proud, noble bearing). "I get the same result mixing Benefit High Beam with aloe vera!"
Howver, I did love it on my mom, whose makeup I often do under the pretense of giving her a "facial" (yes, skincare is involved. But when she, unsuspecting, has relaxed sufficiently, on goes the makeup...heh). Her skin looked less parched, more fairy princess. (Same thing goes for the Guerlain Ballz...suit her to a T!)
Now that His Royal Plumpness occupies most of my attention, day and night, I can't do without it. With the scarcity of sleep comes the need for illuminating products. And this is top-notch, because it 1. smells good (brain happy. soul sucking Dementors, not so much), 2. helps makeup last longer, probably, 3. lends the glow that used to be under monopoly of pretty Russian supermodels.
Plus there is something so satisfying about pushing the pump and ruthlessly crushing the tiny little balls into a luscious, sparkly gel (someone could make a joke out of that, fit for less prissy company than mine and thine, n'est-ce pas?). Kinda like bubble wrap for grownups...I mean PRINCESSES.
No 7 instant radiance éclat, MAC strobe cream, those are functional, sure, but are they pretty?
Do they blatantly resemble the little round candies that are usually suspended in layers of cupcake frosting? Do they have a swirly logo engraved on them?
My point is that the ostentatious and obnoxiously overpriced stuff is usually, definitely, absolutely worth it.
In other news, lemme share a bit of coolness from my Facebook feed...
A genius named Hubert Duprat supplied these caddisfly larvae with gold and precious stones. They built these blinged-out, protective cocoons!
Try Annabelle Haute Chocolate eyeshadow trio! Yes, an eyeshadow trio, available only in Canada, land of moose cake and beaver pie.
So. Ahem. Completely ignore the darker, glimmery shade.
What you want to use are the two lighter, matte shades, with any angled contour brush.
It takes just a dab, right where your cheek hollow IS (or would be), and then blend a smidgen--boom! Cheekbones! Egad! C'est ne pas possible!
But if you went heavy-handed by accident because you were busy fuming about how fast you finished that box of Lindt Chocolates which were SUPPOSED to last a month....well, just take a bit of your regular face powder or a bronzer and blend it out!
Jaadoo.
Now, were I a proper, dedicated blogger, this would be accompanied with high quality pictures, a nice before & after.
But because my sister has my camera, you get...nothing.
Just trust me.
Annabelle trios are like, what, seven dollars? Maybe less? And if it doesn't work on your face (though I bet my dwarf pony it will), it makes for a beautiful look on the eyes.
I just LOVE LOVE LOVE it. It also happens to be praised to the skies on Makeupalley, and you know how discerning those gals are.
In other news, Guerlain Meteorites perles primer is THE SHIZZLE. FO DIZZLE MA GIRLIZZLES..
I used to hate this thing on myself (young, proud, noble bearing). "I get the same result mixing Benefit High Beam with aloe vera!"
Howver, I did love it on my mom, whose makeup I often do under the pretense of giving her a "facial" (yes, skincare is involved. But when she, unsuspecting, has relaxed sufficiently, on goes the makeup...heh). Her skin looked less parched, more fairy princess. (Same thing goes for the Guerlain Ballz...suit her to a T!)
Now that His Royal Plumpness occupies most of my attention, day and night, I can't do without it. With the scarcity of sleep comes the need for illuminating products. And this is top-notch, because it 1. smells good (brain happy. soul sucking Dementors, not so much), 2. helps makeup last longer, probably, 3. lends the glow that used to be under monopoly of pretty Russian supermodels.
Plus there is something so satisfying about pushing the pump and ruthlessly crushing the tiny little balls into a luscious, sparkly gel (someone could make a joke out of that, fit for less prissy company than mine and thine, n'est-ce pas?). Kinda like bubble wrap for grownups...I mean PRINCESSES.
No 7 instant radiance éclat, MAC strobe cream, those are functional, sure, but are they pretty?
Do they blatantly resemble the little round candies that are usually suspended in layers of cupcake frosting? Do they have a swirly logo engraved on them?
My point is that the ostentatious and obnoxiously overpriced stuff is usually, definitely, absolutely worth it.
In other news, lemme share a bit of coolness from my Facebook feed...
A genius named Hubert Duprat supplied these caddisfly larvae with gold and precious stones. They built these blinged-out, protective cocoons!
I have this trio and I LOVE. Never thought to use it as contour though, I'm going to try it tomorrow!
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