Face of the Day - Inspired by the Dolce Vita!

An overdue face post... possibly because I feel so self conscious writing these? 

Anyway, enough of the 'sharing'...

For a recent Black Tie affair, I decided to go for the whole Riviera/Dolce girl look - you know, big hair, heavy on the eyes, gloss on the lips... a 1960's Sophia Loren was my inspiration.

Obviously, I left the hair to my hairdresser, I couldn't do my hair like this in a month of Sundays.  So, after some blowdrying, rollers and backcombing, we got the look I was after.

And this was the face:

What I used:

Primer: Bare Minerals Prime Time, applied with fingers

Foundation: Photo Flawless Foundation by No 17, MAC Foundation Brush

Concealer: Conceal FX, Hourglass concealer brush

Eyeshadow: Bare Mineral Clear Radiance on the lids, Daniel Sandler Matte 

                   Eyeshadow 238 in the crease (quite possibly my favourite 

                   eyeshadow of all time), Smashbox Precision Brush for both

Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner in Caviar on upper lids, Bobbi 

              Brown Fine Eyeliner Brush, Hourglass brown from Vol.6 Palette on 

              lower lids, Smashbox Arced Liner Brush No. 21 

Mascara: Peep Show by No 17, two coats on upper lashes, one coat on lower 

             lashes

Cheeks: MyFace Blusher in Night Fever, Bare Minerals Blusher in Giddy used as a 

            highlighter, Daniel Sandler Angled Blusher Brush for both

Lips: Bare Minerals Lipstickin Parfait, straight from the bullet, MAC Lip Liner in Spice, Bare Mineral Natural Lip Gloss in 7 Layer Cake

And that was about it!

As you can see, not too many products and a relatively simple makeup that only took me around ten minutes to do, but suitably "done up" for the occasion I was attending. 

I'd just had my eyebrows HD'd, (a separate post on that coming soon!), so I literally didn't touch them.

If I'd had time, I would have put some false lashes on to really finish the look off properly.... ah well, next time!