March 15, 2015

How to apply Nars All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation

March 15, 2015/ Nicole McIntyre

Stumped on how to apply Nars' All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation? I certainly was!

Despite my tireless pursuit to learn how to make this persnickety foundation work for me, I've officially thrown in the towel. In other words, I'll be returning this bottle ASAP.

Fret not normal skinned people, Nars' All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation might just be the foundation for you. For oily/combination gals, be sure to check out Kitsch Snitch's review.

Other products used and/or mentioned in this tutorial:

Eve Lom's Mineral Powder Foundation in shade no. 4 Petal
Chanel's Vitalumiere Loose Powder Foundation
Laura Mercier's Secret Concealer in shade 1.5
Cosmedics Antioxidant Hydra-Mist

*Edit* I suffered some sort of reaction to Cosmedics Antioxidant Hydra-Mist shortly after filming this video. If you have sensitive skin, please do not use this product.

And on closer inspection, here I'm wearing Shade Light 4 in Deauville a few weeks ago — And on closer inspection, here I'm wearing Shade Light 4 in Deauville a few weeks ago

Swatch of deauville slightly blended out

June 08, 2014

How to apply almost every single shade from Urban Decay's Naked 3 Palette. Almost.

June 08, 2014/ Nicole McIntyre

Urban Dacay's Naked 3 palette happens to be my most-loved and used eyeshadow palette ever and I have no qualms about recommending it to others. But what do you do whence confronted by all twelve shades; some might tuck it away, curl up in a ball and call it a day. Others, like myself, will rise to the challenge and find a way to use them all.

Mersaedes, this one's for you.

Let's get started.

Here's what you need:

Primer, preferably one without shimmer
- NARS Smudge Proof Primer - appears white, dries clear
- Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion (Original) - beige in colour
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer - beige in colour
A foundation brush and Q-tips for post-application clean up
Spooly brush to rid your lashes of any mascara clumps
Eyelash curler
Mascara
Brown Eyeliner - I'm in love with Marc Jacob's Highliner Gel in Ro(Cocoa)
A blending brush or you can use the double-ended brush that comes with the Naked 3 Palette. I used UD's brush to prove that it's possible to execute these looks with a mediocre brush.

Steps 1 & 2:

Grab your brown liner to tightline. I can't evenly apply eyeliner to save my soul, so I prefer to do this method as a cheat for fuller lashes.
Apply Limit on your eyelid and blend out any harsh edges just above your crease.

Steps 3 & 4:

Highlight your brow bone with Strange.
Next, apply Burnout to the outer corners.

Steps 5, 6 & 7:

Highlight the inner corners of your eyes with Dust
Apply Mascara
Clean up any fallout

Now, you can stop here or skip steps 6 and 7 to take this look a bit further.

Step 8:

Contour your outer crease with Factory to add a bit of dimension
- Be sure to blend like it's your job

Steps 9 & 10:

Lightly dab Trick on the centre of your eyelid for a pop shimmer.
Starting from the outside and working your way in, line your lower lash line with Darkside and blend into Dust.

Steps 11 & 12:

Load the smaller end of the brush with Blackheart to define the outer v.
Smoke things out some more by layering Mugshot over Blackheart and Trick

Steps 13 & 14:

Build up the shimmer factor at the centre of the eye lid by layering Buzz over Trick.
Finally, paint on a healthy helping of mascara and be sure to clean up eyeshadow spillage from the under eye area.