A Gold and warm brown face of the Day With MAC and Rouge Bunny Rouge (and a tip for Doe-Eyed Looks)

Today felt like a gold and warm browns kind of day…
You might think that my down-filled winter coat gets all the credit for keeping me warm right now, but nope — that’s not why I feel downright toasty today (although the coat is helping, because DUUUDE, it’s cold outside!).

I’ve been going through a gold phase, and when I woke up this morning, the first thing I wanted to do — well, after putting on thermals, two pairs of socks and the aforementioned coat — was bust out the warm browns to wear with some shimmery gold shadows.

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Ah… So warm and toasty. I used one of my favorite easy eye makeup tricks, too. It’s a good way to add extra kick to metallic looks, and make your peepers appear rounder (think “more doe-eyed”).

MAC Ricepaper along my brow bone, MAC Bamboo in the crease, MAC Soft brown in the crease and lower lash line, MAC Woodwinked on the lid and Rouge Bunny Rouge Pigment in embrace of Cashmere in the center of the lid
For the gold effect here, all you need are two golden shimmery eyeshadows — one lighter than the other. Today I chose two shades that aren’t too far from each other because I wanted to keep my blending to a minimum. I went with MAC Woodwinked for the darker gold and Rouge Bunny Rouge’s new loose glitter Pigment in embrace of Cashmere ($26) as the lighter shade.

I started by sweeping a warm matte brown in the crease, then patted the darker gold on the lid, blended the two together to erase any harsh lines and patted the lighter gold in the center of the lid, just above my iris.

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MAC Blacktrack and MAC Carbon Eye shadow on my upper lash line, MAC Teddy Eye Kohl on my upper water line, MAC Powersurge Eye Kohl on my lower lash line and MAC extended Play Gigablack Lash Mascara on my lashes
The lighter color in the center completes the gradient that goes from the darker gold in the outer corner of the lid (the side closer to your ear), to the lighter color in the center, to the darker gold again in the inner corner.

And the gradient makes the magic happen. It’s what makes the eyes look slightly rounder, while the lighter metallic color flashes in the light to give a little extra something to the overall look.

MAC Woodwinked with Rouge Bunny Rouge embrace of Cashmere in the center
Swatch of Rouge Bunny Rouge embrace of Cashmere…
Embrace of Cashmere packaging
Rouge Bunny Rouge embrace of Cashmere, a light champagne gold

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Cheeks are MAC style Blush, MAC give Me sun Mineralize Skinfinish (underneath the cheek bone) and MAC Shaping Powder in Accentuate (highlight); lips are MAC Subculture Lip Pencil and MAC Moth to flame Dazzleglass
The effect is super subtle here — good for daytime. Plus, it’s not very hard to do. You could, of course, always increase the drama by using colors with more contrast to enhance the doe-eyed effect and amplify the look for going out and/or parties.

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If you give it a try sometime, let me know how it goes! You can also tweet it to me on Twitter, or post it on Facebook or Instagram. I always love to see your makeup.

Din vennlige nabolag skjønnhetsavhengige,

Karen.