Friday, May 13, 2011

From Vintage Barb to Barbarella

Salut everyone!

Is Blogger finally back to normal? I apologize to all of you whose comments were deleted... I'm as confused as you are...

Anyway... I've got a lot of material to share, so I'll start with my latest maquillage du jour and coiffure du jour (makeup & hairstyle of the day), voila!

Vintage Barbie = Daytime makeup & hair for the office a la Mad Men :)

The Look: Simple, almost natural blushing makeup with a hint of color and retro "good-girl" hair to match. I was going for sweet & innocent... did I pull it off?

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For the eyes, I used: an iridescent pink/lavender eyeshadow on the inner half of the lid (from a Russian palette similar to the 88 palette); Urban Decay Half Baked (gold) shadow for the outer half of the lid (Naked palette); UD Buck (matte brown) shadow for the crease and under the lash line (Naked palette); UD Virgin (shimmery pale pink) shadow for the highlight under the brow and inner corner (Naked palette). I used Clinique cream liner in True Black to line my eyes, as always.

On my lips, I'm wearing MAC Amplified Creme lipstick in Profusion. I apply this formula by dotting it on and blotting away the excess. With bright amplified creme lipsticks, I go for a wash of color, otherwise it's too overpowering for my little lippies.


Hair: This hairstyle is best on day old hair... mine was more like 2 days old. I don't like to wash my hair often because of the obvious blah blah blah, so I'm always looking for styles and ideas for unwashed tresses :) OK, so here's what I did:

  1. I pinned my hair up in a bun (20 minutes or so) while doing my makeup to create the slight wave.
  2. Next, I parted my hair on the side that I find flattering and separated my super long bangs.
  3. Using a comb, I teased underneath the long bangs for a bit of volume.
  4. Taking the smaller piece (my left) I twisted it behind the ear and secured with a small clasp.
  5. Taking the bigger piece (my right) I clipped it over the rest of the hair that was falling naturally.
  6. Last, I sprayed some medium hold hairspray over the bangs and the crown to lock the hair in place.
The clips that I used are from H&M and go for just under $3. There are 12 in a pack, so this is practically a giveaway. I love these because they're so small that they're almost invisible; yet they open wide, so they can grab more hair that you'd think! I wouldn't use them to pin up a bun, but for bangs and smaller pieces, these are perfect :)


By the end of the day, I grew tired of my retro good girl image, so I unpinned the hair, took off the lace cover-up and went to Sephora to try on some lipsticks (I had a melancholy day, so I needed to treat the heartache). On a brighter note, I found my new favorite lipstick--Barbarella by Nars, though I didn't buy it. I hate the fluorescent lighting at Sephora, and b/c it was dark out, I couldn't really see whether the color was flattering or not. So, I decided to leave it on and come home to take a pic.  

Here I am pouting at myself in the mirror & looking a little deranged...

The Nars website describes Barbarella as a sheer pretty peach, but I see it more as a coral. I like how it looks and I could always use more pretty peaches and corals in my life, sooo... I think I'm gonna go snatch me up some Barbarella. What do you think? Anyone know of any dupes before I go spend $24? Thanks ladies ;)





From vintage Barbie to Barbarella

bisous,

Maryam Maquillage

29 comments:

  1. beautiful natural look! I don't know if you look innocent but I would say flirty and sweet!

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  2. OMG I love your hair wavy like that!!!

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  3. Vintage makeup suits you really well! :) Your hair looks lovely!

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  4. You look beautiful! Love you blog! =)

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  5. Wow, You look gorgeous. I wish I could do makeup like this! I came across your blog from Steffy's and I'm def going to add! I'd love it you'd check mine out and let me know what you think!
    xx
    Jessica

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  6. Wow so gorgeous!I love the makeup and the hair, specially the eye look <3 Fantastic job :D

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  7. Thanks everyone!!! @Shareena: lol @ the NOT innocent part :D

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  8. Beautiful!

    www.allthingsmakeup.net

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  9. Just found your blog, you do makeup so well and you're so pretty. I love how you changed looks, Mad Men is one of my fave shows. :)

    Following you now, I have a fashion blog here in San Francisco if you have time

    xoDale
    www.savvyspice.blogspot.com

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  10. you always look so gorgeous in every single look. <3 Love it xx

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  11. u look so natral an beautiful! u are blessed with a great face! :D:D:D


    Veronica
    blameboogie.blogspot.com

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  12. every look you create is so beautiful but i love this natural look!!

    kisses

    E7

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  13. thank you ladies you are too kind :D oxoxox

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  14. This is beautiful! I just started following. ;)

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  15. Ahh this is gorgeous, girl. Your skin is so flawless. I love the makeup & the hair. <3

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  16. Gorgeous makeup!! And the lipstick looks fab! =]

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  17. wowww..you are so pretty..i love your blog too and i'm following you. plz check out mine http://rakhshanda-chamberofbeauty.blogspot.com/ and it'll be so sweet if you follow back. thanks

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  18. You look so beautiful sweetie ^^

    Love Christine ♥
    http://christineiversen.blogspot.com/

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  19. you're so damn gorgeus :D, love your make up and your hair as usual :D
    looks warm so nice for summer!

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  20. Thank you so much for following me <3 ^^

    Love Christine ♥
    http://christineiversen.blogspot.com/

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  21. how beautiful!!!!! love your look

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  22. Prettyyy and sweet!!!.. maybe a less intense line (eye shadow for a softer look) to look more innocent? I don't know.. but I like =]

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  23. your comments always give me such a booost haha.

    pff i love the bone structure of your face!

    Xhugss

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  24. You look so pretty! I love soft mu looks!

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