Mena Suvari's Makeup

This is a "requested" post, which seems all high-fi, proper-blogger-y, hurrah....but it's just Sassiest of Sisters who wanted it. So, I shall restrain the celebratory binge-drinking and road-racing urges, for now. Seriously, thanks, Sisterly. Je needed un kick, to return to ze writing. (How do you say 'return' in French?)

"J'ai the, 'ow you say, down-turned eyes!" she wept. " 'ow to do my maquiallage, so eet weel bear une petite resemblance to this Mena's? C'est impossible!" She punctuated her plea by throwing a china plate across the room.

Just in time, I dove and caught it, in one elegant swoop. Dusting off my robe of russet velvet, placing the decorative plate on its stand, I returned to her side, as she blew into a hanky.

"Never fear, Prettily Precocious," I murmured, patting her shoulder. "I shall see to it that your frustration is replaced with jubilation. And a candy."

"Un bon-bon?" Immediately, she looked up, with hopeful eyes, though they glistened, still, with tears.

"Oui, cherie. Un bon-bon." I reached into my pocket for it, and handed her the treat.

"Ah!" She cried. "Merci!" It was eaten. "Le bon-bon, c'est bon!" she exclaimed. "Do you have more? Not to be greedy, or anything."

I tossed her another which was finished with just as much speed and glee.

A third. 

A fourth. After which my pockets were empty.

And now we come to the makeup.

These are mere suggestions, in an undulating sea of possibilities, etc.

-An eyeshadow pencil/crayon. The one used here looks coppery-bronze. You can dab a gold/copper pigment over the top to add vibrancy.  Suggestions: GOSH Love That Copper, Essence Cute Copper, Milani Golden Bronze, Rimmel Bad Girl Bronze, NYX French Fries. For pigment, Milani Lux Eye Dust.

-Soft lavender-grey eyeshadow. Very lightly defining the lashline and softly blended in the lower outer-third of the eye. Suggestions:  I know my sister has the Guerlain Rue de Passy palette, and it would be perfect for this. NYX Dark Grey for a cheapie.

-Cake or soft pencil eyeliner. Suggestions: I love Elizabeth Arden Smokey Eyes pencil, because it is pigmented but not dark or too melt-y. There is a soft haze to it, rather than a hard edge. It smokes out effortlessly. It's so easy to keep it subtle. Plus it has a sponge on the other side to smudge with!

 For cake eyeliner, which, I think, is more fun to use than normal liner (the process is more tedious, in a luxuriously old-fashioned way), Kryolan cake liner, Chanel cake liner or Laura Mercier Tightline are good.

-Mascara. Go for whichever you want. I love L'Oreal Telescopic Carbon Black.

-Had to ask others for help on the lips, and was told Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte in Nude-in-Private is a good match.

-As for blush/bronzer/concealer/foundation, go with what suits you, Squeakiest of Sisters.
It depends on your colouring and preferences, and, as you know, your colouring is very different from La Suvari's. Go for light textures, only because it seems fresher, like Mena's look here.