This Sleek Makeup When the Sun Goes Down makeup look is… Everything I feel this month. I am fully submerged; I am empty and ready to be consumed.
It’s an interesting space to occupy: being shallow, starry-eyed, and very twenty-five. I am making good decisions (I think), but I’m the only one making them. I am a constant loop of three-hour naps and collapsing onto the floor and trying not to fall in love.
It is less of a dumpster fire than a controlled burn, but I am very bad at preventative measures.
This look is mostly the Sleek Makeup When the Sun Goes Down Eyeshadow Palette ($12 USD), paired with aptly messy hair and a touch of a high-maintenance lifestyle. (No one in their right mind owns coloured contacts – how the fuck are you supposed to see clearly out of these, my little Murderinos?)
I’ve been meaning to try these palettes for years, and now that I have two of them in my possession, I’m glad I have. Though they’re no longer the only cheap eyeshadows on the market (you can thank brands like Colourpop for filling that dearth), they’re quite good. I prefer When the Sun Goes Down to Oh So Special; the brand’s warmer shades seem to be slightly stronger performers, with less muddiness in the base.
The palette is paired here with a mix of old and new. The Maybelline Fit Me! Blush in 45 Plum on my cheeks is new to me; at the price, it’s stellar. (I’m pale enough that it’s tough to find a blush that won’t work on me, so I tend to prefer simple drugstore blushes to luxury ones.) The Esqido lash glue is new as well – I’m not sure I like it, but it definitely looks like a million bucks for only ten.
Aside from that, these products are all old favourites: Kiss Shy lashes (my holy grail), Make Up For Ever’s Pro Light Fusion Highlighter, and the Annabelle Skinny Brow pencil that I’ve gone through half a dozen of. Even the dress I’m wearing here is something you’ve seen before.
(The lip is easy, just like the rest of me: Charlotte Tilbury Opium Noir, but applied sheerly and pressed into the skin like red ink.)
I’m enjoying the comfort of falling back on my old favourites; on the slight, dry grit of these eyeshadows. It’s difficult to keep above the water line when everything in your life is changing. It’s difficult to manage when you aren’t holding still.
This used to be an almost wholly personal blog (don’t go looking: I wiped it of most everything embarrassing years ago), but one of my goals for the year has been to bring that back. So I will tell you this, internet: I am gutted.
Get the look
SKIN
Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer in Sx02 ($48 USD)
Marcelle’s Face Powder in Translucent ($14.95 CAD)
MIYU Beauty Essence in Hydrate Mi ($24 USD)
Make Up For Ever Pro Light Fusion Highlighter in 01 Golden Pink ($39 USD/$48 CAD)
Maybelline Fit Me! Blush in 45 Plum ($4.29 USD)
EYES
Annabelle Skinny Brow Liner in Universal Ebony ($8.95 CAD)
Marcelle Precision Liquid Eyeliner Pen in Black ($11.95 CAD)
Kiss Looks So Natural Lashes in Shy (~$5 CAD/$4 USD)
Clinique Full-to-Flutter Mascara in Black ($21 USD/$29 CAD)
Sleek Makeup Eyeshadow Palette in When the Sun Goes Down #479 ($12.99 USD)
Esqido Companion Lash Glue ($10 USD)
LIP
Charlotte Tilbury Matte Revolution in Opium Noir ($39 CAD)
TOOLS
Shu Uemura Lash Curler ($22 USD)
NYX Pro Fan Brush ($17 USD)
Real Techniques Eyeshadow Brushes (assorted)
Tweezerman Mini Slant Tweezers ($18 USD)
