Oh, that trip to Sephora the other day with all the dudes milling about? I forgot to mention that I didn’t leave the store empty handed.
Nope. I walked out of there with a scribe…
Scribe? The white liquid liner from Illamasqua?
From the makers of White-Out correction fluid, LOL! No, no, but it looks a little like that, doesn’t it?
I picked it up because of that speckled cat eye look Illamasqua did for their spring 2013 Imperfection collection. Ever since I saw that promo pic, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of dotted cat eyes with black and white…
This afternoon I decided to give it a try, and the first thing I did was line my upper lash lines with MAC Blacktrack Fluidline, because I wanted something with a matte finish to contrast with the liquid liner’s shine.
Then, I did the white dots using Illamasqua Scribe, and finished with some black dots using Milani’s new Ultrafine Liquid Eye Liner in Black Vinyl.
Give it a try! — and if you do, um, save your mascara for the very last step. I made the mistake of doing my dots last and ended up with white liner all over my mascara…
Yup, hot mess.
I was already wearing two coats of Chanel Le Volume and didn’t want to make matters worse, so to clean up the white on my lashes, I painted over it with the black Milani liquid liner I used for the dots (Black Vinyl).
I think it turned out okay, although I do feel like the look needs false lashes.
Next time! 🙂
A full breakdown of the look
Eyes
- Make Up For Ever Aqua Brow (brows)
- NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base (all over lids)
- MAC Eye Shadow in Patina (lids)
- MAC Eye Shadow in Soba (creases and lower lash lines)
- MAC Eye Shadow in Ricepaper (brow bones and inner corners)
- MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack (upper lash line cat eye liner)
- Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Eye Pencil in Jet (upper water lines)
- Illamasqua Precision Ink in Scribe (white dots)
- Milini Ultrafine Liquid Eye Liner in Black Vinyl (black dots)
- Chanel Le Volume de Chanel Mascara (upper and lower lashes)
Cheeks
- Ilamasqua Powder Blusher Duo in Hussy and Lover (apples)
- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Give Me Sun (just below cheekbones)
Lips
Face
- MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance (all over face)
- Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SFP 15 in Warm Natural 4.5 (forehead, nose and cheeks)
- Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation in SB 12 (jaw and around mouth)
- Laura Mercier Flawless Skin Repair Eye Serum (under eyes)
- Bobbi Brown Corrector in Peach (under eyes)
- (under eyes)
- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Luminous Light (under eyes, cheeks, nose and between my brows)
- Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light (jaw, chin, mouth and forehead)
For when you need your next Channing fix: 10 Years
Sadly, he keeps his clothes on throughout the film (boo!), but that doesn’t hold it back at all. 🙂
The movie’s about a group of high school friends returning to their hometown for their 10-year reunion, where drama ensues… Yeah, it’s one of those films, but it’s funny, too! It has just enough depth and some interesting characters, played by Channing (we’re on a first name basis now), Rosario Dawson, Kate Mara, Max Minghella, Justin Long, Anthony Mackie, Chris Pratt and a bunch of other people, and it almost — almost — makes me want to go to my next high school reunion. Almost.
Would you believe that my 20th is this year…?
I am so not ready for that jelly.
Hope you had a good one today. Onward to Wednesday.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I love how the speckled cat eye turned out on you! Beautiful!
I love this look! And where are those earrings from? So cute
I agree! I need those earrings! So pretty Karen.
Please tell us where you found those incredible earrings! 🙂
looks so great Karen, i’m a novice but inspired. maybe i’ll give it a try this weekend.
thanks for your blog.
This look is so much fun! It looks gorgeous on you. I would totally wear it on a night out.
Onward to Wednesday, indeed!!
The speckled cat eye looks really gorgeous on you!
Eee! This look is so much fun, Karen 😀 I’ve seen a couple renditions if Illamasqua’s speckled eyeliner, but I think this is my favourite blogger version of it — very sharp and distinct.
Love that! May go play with it now…
You’re so beautiful and creative!
What a beautiful and fun look, love it!
Hello! Love this look on you. I will try it tommorow for Valentine’s day look. So excited. Thank you for sharing so intrested and helpful posts… ;))
I must know where the earrings are from =D. They look so amazing, and I love the look too.
You’ve done that so well, and while I would never wear it myself you’re totally rocking it!!
I ADORE your lip and cheek colours though….going to have to hunt those down since we have fairly similar skintones.
Wow! You did a fantastic job! I love it! I’ll have to give this a try for a night out soon! :]
You did a great job with that liner, it looks beautiful!
It turned out so well! I’ve been wanting to try this out myself x
Woaw! Karen you did this look so much Justice, I can’t get over how good it looks on you! Pretty pretty! ^^
Did it take you a long time to accomplish this look? Love the MUFE lippie:)
Wow, you did an amazing job!
Oh wow weird–for some reason I had thought that the image was from a Chanel campaign or something because the model looks like Jac, the one Chanel always uses for their beauty campaigns. I also thought the white dots were little rhinestone chips or something, so it all looked very chic to me, like something Chanel might do. Of course, the look is still incredible–you did an amazing job! It looks just like in the picture! 🙂
This is HOOOOOOT on you!!! So so dramatic yet wearable in a strange way!
Eyeliner?! I thought you were wearing intricate little rhinestones or something. Excuse me while I go put on my dunce hat (awesome job, I love it!)
I definitely agree that you need some falsies to pump up the lashes! Looks cute though!
Ah,I did not know that Illamasqua made a white liner! Brb making sure we absolutely get this on our site!
That look is shrieking “amazing!”. I’m blown away that you did this. Not that I didn’t think you could, just that’s it’s the coolest thing ever. 🙂 False lashes would totally rock but this is so awesome as it is. Great job!!!
You tried the Illamasqua look! I love how it turned out. And you unintentionally led me to a fantastic pink lipstick. I’ve been trying to find a pink that isn’t so bold but still works with medium-deep skin and I think this is it. Can’t wait to try it! I’ve also been inspired to work on my cat eye lining skills. It’s slow going, but I WILL get there 🙂
It looks so beautiful. I’m surprised how well it turned out.
This looked like fun to create and it looks amazing on you!
Your liner looks amazing! It looks fun, yet classy. You pull off the runway-esque looks very very well. I’m loving these new trends coming out for spring. You are beautiful, but also accessible to the everyday woman, and you make me want to try some new and different things with my makeup!
Loving your look better than the Llamasqua campaign one. This really pops against your skintone, and the lippie and blush balance it perfectly. You rock this one!
PS your brows are what make this look really work! I love the brows in this- I hope to see another look with these sultry, darkened shapely brows. Inspire us, please!
you look so amazing! i love that blush on you too… what did you use?
Hi Karen! I noticed you use the two foundations together– it looks great! My skin color is very similar to yours and I find that if I wear all one color, it looks like a mask because my jaw line and around my mouth are a bit darker– do you think dual foundations would be the solution and, if so, how do I go about it? You just look so great in the photos, I’m dying to know how to work with my differently toned skin.
OMG I love that look! I love liquid liner and cat eyes, but it’s the one technique I just can’t seem to master 🙁 but this looks simple enough and that it could hide some mistakes too!
This looks amazing on you! It looks exactly like the promo pic, wow!
I love your earrings too. I really wanna know how do you put them on and where you got them from. At first, I thought you just thread them through the hole, but then I couldn’t make sense of it because both ends have the feather dangles. Gosh, I think I sound dumb. Lol.
I’m jealous you can get Illamasqua easily at Sephora. For me to even look at Illamasqua in reality, I have to drive a half hour away and I really want Scribe. No like! This looks awesome though, and I do very much love the campaign images for Imperfection.
You totally rock this look, and did a fab job! I’m going to try this myself now. Pair it with a LBD and sky high heels. I think for warmer skin tones gold might look better than white. Just a thought.
Looks amazing!!!!! And completely wearable for us normal people I think.
Hi, Karen. What lipstick are you wearing in these pics?
Yes! You did it! And it’s awesome!
I don’t think it needs false eyelashes — my opinion 🙂
That is an excellent make up. Love your earrings, where did you find them?
Sultry photos & you totally rock the speckled cateye! I’m not sure my hands are steady enough for this look so I’m a smidge jealous. Falsies would def. make this eye look a total knockout.
What a stunning look Karen! Everything done to perfection! I’m now looking for a white liner to recreate this look. Illamasqua takes forever to ship to my place!
I was actually thinking about recreating this look, and I have to say you did a great job.
Love this!