FOTD: Matte Monochromatic Makeup in Rusty Brown Tones (And With One Eyeshadow!)

Some days, you wanna wear three eyeshadows, or maybe even four or five. Or six if you’re feeling extra feisty! Other days, you just wanna wear one, and that’s what happening here in this matte monochromatic makeup look.

Gosh, don’t you love a little alliteration? I certainly do.

Now this is one of those looks that seems more complicated than it actually is. I didn’t use many products. Like, for starters, the eye look only involves one eyeshadow, and it’s a very intense rusty, reddish brown matte from MAC called Devoted to Chili.

It’s one of the new MAC Powder Kiss Matte Eye Shadows, and it’s $20. (You can also buy it as a single pan without a case for $9.)

I’ve tried a few of them, and they’re super intense when you first pile them on, but they also blend and buff out beautifully. You can layer them to amplify the saturation, and yet even when you do, they don’t look heavy on your lids, which is unusual for mattes. Every one I’ve tried so far has impressed me!

Devoted to Chili is one of those eyeshadows that looks like it would be super scary, because it’s just *so* red in the pan, but, particularly if you wear orangey browns like MAC Texture or Saddle or Soft Brown well, Devoted to Chili really pops on lids. It works very well on warm-toned skin.

And that’s it for the eyeshadow. ONE SHADE!

I mean, there’s also some liner action happening, too, but that was easier. Just a little bronze liner smudged along my lower lash line (MAC Teddy) and bronzy brown MAC Powersurge on my lower water lines.

So the eyes were easy, peasy, lemon squeezy.

Another thing that makes the look a little more glamorous is the repetition of that rusty brown matte eyeshadow shade on my lips. The liquid lipstick is also from MAC and called Devoted to Chili (also from the new Powder Kiss collection).

I applied it directly from the wand, where I think it looks soft and approachable. I didn’t want my lips to look too crisp or “done,” since the color is a very ’90s lipstick shade, but if you want to go full-on ’90s, I’d suggest using a reddish brown pencil liner instead, and be sure to sharpen it until the tip can cut glass if you do! Something like MAC Mahogany Lip Pencil would totally work. Then, after applying the lipstick, line your lips with the pencil, and leave it as is. Don’t blend it, because you want to see that strong edge.

Or, just wear it like this. ? It’s up to you. Next time I wear this combo, I’m going channel my inner ’90s diva, methinks.

One last thing — since the eye and lip colors here are so intense, I pulled back a bit on the blush by going with nude tones. I used a mix of two nude MAC Glow Play Blushes, which are the creams that came out a few months ago, and yes, they’re epically easy to blend. Also yes, they’re still available!

Makeup worn in this look

BASE

• Laura Mercier Foundation Primer
• MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NC42
• MAC Strobe Cream in Pinklite
• Wander Beauty Glow Ahead Face Oil
• Kevyn Aucoin Supernatural Concealer in EC05 and EC06
• Estee Lauder Hydra Prep Concealer in Medium Deep
• Laura Mercier Translucent Honey Loose Setting Powder

CHEEKS

• MAC Glow Play Blushes in Blush Please and So Natural
• MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Give Me Sun

EYES

• NARS Tinted Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base in Medium
• MAC Devoted to Chili Powder Kiss Eye Shadow
• MAC Clear Brow Set
• Urban Decay Brow Blade in Dark Drapes
• Laura Mercier Caviar Mascara
• MAC Eye Kohls in Coffee, Teddy and Powersurge

LIPS

• MAC Powder Kiss Liquid Lipcolour in Devoted to Chili

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. TGIF! ?