FOTD: Nutty Taupes

Taupes are a beautiful hybrid of grey and brown. Many makeup lovers are weak at any sign of taupe. I love taupes but rarely use them because I find it hard to pair blushes and lipsticks with them without it clashing on my warm, yellow-based skintone. 

I tried giving my favorite taupes another try today. Wet n Wild Nutty is a beautiful shimmery warmed taupe that is a wonderful shade for all over the lid. I usually like to wear it by itself for an everyday sort of look but decided to go all out with taupe today and so I added MAC Copperplate to the outer 1/3 of my lid and in the crease. Copperplate is Matte2 and is one of my favorite matte eyeshadows. It is a medium-dark taupe that is cooler than nutty. Both shades are wonderfully pigmented and apply really smoothly. 

Clockwise top left: WnW Nutty, MAC Copperplate, Revlon Vintage Lace

Click past the jump to see what other products I used and more pics! :)


 

I got lazy when trying to find a blush and lipstick to pair with the look. I just went with a simple neutral bronzer (TheBalm Betty-Loumanizer) and a nude my lip but better lipstick (MAC Jubilee). Next time I’ll try to step up to the challenge and find a real blush and lippie color that works well with the taupes.

I look so annoyed in this picture XD

 Products I used: 

Face: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural, Bobbi Brown Corrector, TheBalm Betty-Loumanizer bronzer

Eyes: UDPP, WnW Nutty, MAC Copperplate, Revlon Vintage Lace, Clinique creme liner, CG LashExact WP, WnW creme liner

Lips: MAC Jubilee