Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Recreating the Rouge Bunny Rouge Summer Look with Visée Bitter Brown Quad

To be honest, this post is probably useful for just about no one, since the star of this Rouge Bunny Rouge-inspired eye look is a Japanese Limited Edition Kosé Visée feat. SmackyGlam eyeshadow quad that's no longer available - no, not even on eBay. I could of course extrapolate and say that today's post is about taking inspiration from current trends and recreating a make-up look with what you already have without needing to purchase anything new; blah blah blah. I don't know. I had numerous ideas on how to feature this look, but in the end it boils down to this: I very much like the Rouge Bunny Rouge Summer 2014 look, called Chance. I also very much enjoy using the Visée BR-7 Bitter Brown quad, which was a gift from the one and only Belly. So, here are the two together. I hope you like.
A simple make-up look featuring a cobalt blue eyeliner in an otherwise neutral color palette makes me a very happy camper. Cobalt blue (or ultramarine, however you prefer to call that) is my favorite color; and as a bonus, it looks good on my fair cool skintone, AND makes my dark brown eyes stand out. The hint of vibrant blue paired with gleaming golden browns is a perfect summer eye combination.
Here's what I picked from my stash to recreate the Rouge Bunny Rouge Chance: for the eyes, I used Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige as a base and inner corner highlight, the golden brown from the Visée Bitter Brown quad on the lid, blended up into the crease and along the lower lashline, the dark shimmery brown smudged along the upper lashline.
I lined my upper waterline and inner corner with the Sephora Nano Eyeliner pencil in Azur Blue, and applied Benefit BadGal Lash mascara in black. On the cheeks, I'm wearing Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil bronzer and bareMinerals Ready Blush in The One, on my lips I have the Revlon Lip Butter in Peach Parfait. The base is my standard Estee Lauder Double Wear Light set with MUFE HD Powder.
L-R: Four shades in the Visée Bitter Brown quad, Sephora Nano Eyeliner Pencil in Azur Blue, Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige, bareMinerals Ready Blush in The One, Revlon Peach Parfait Lip Butter
Even though I have not used all the shades in the Visée Bitter Brown in this look, I'll still offer up my thoughts on the formula, and my general usage of the quad. All four of these eyeshadows can be called shimmery, however each has a different finish: the pinky white is a mostly gold glitter (with some silver, light blue and baby pink flecks as well), the peach is shimmery with small flecks of golden glitter, the golden brown has a regular pearl/frost finish, while the dark brown is almost a satin. The textural variety in the Bitter Brown quad allows for some more interesting but still neutral looks, and the formula of the shadows is smooth, creamy and pigmented. If you like glitter and shimmer on the eyes, the Bitter Brown quad is perfect - although even for a shimmerphile like me, using all four at the same time without any mattes is a bit of an overkill.
 What has been your favorite look this summer? Have you ever tried any eyeshadows from Visée?

22 comments:

  1. LOVE!! Love the waterline just on the top and inner corner! Never thought about doing that! I love blue liners on the waterline in the summer too. You look so lovely! So peachy and glowy!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Trakeee!!! I know, I've never done bright liners in the inner corner waterline before, but the color really stands out this way!

      Delete
  2. Such a gorgeous neutral quad! Too bad its not available anymore! The glitter here is not so apparent atleast in your swatches.. its shimmery but looks very good quality and very pigmented! :-)

    TheConscienceFund

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I was quite surprised at the pigmentation too - I knew most Asian eyeshadows are very shimmery, but I expected this quad to be more sheer! And I love that white gold glitter shade for the inner corners, or layering in the middle of the eyelid.

      Delete
  3. Love that inner pop of blue! So pretty! Do things last there for you? Anything I try to put on my waterline etc just fades away and irritates my eyeballs while it's at it, haha.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you dear! Some eyeliners last better than others on me - this Sephora Nano pencil doesn't last very well (smudges and fades), but I still want to use it up, and I love the shade. Luckily, it hasn't irritated my eyeballs!

      Delete
  4. Oh my goodness that BLOO on you! Love how it brightens up your whole eyes in such a simple and pretty way! You are most exquisite!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Ah so lovely! That pop of blue is so NICE.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Love the color palette! Perfect look.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Simply stunning! I'd be tripping over myself to copy you if my allergies weren't vicious this year. Seriously though, you look AMAZING with that pop of blue!

    ReplyDelete
  8. beautiful inner lid lining with that blue! never thought to do that!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Amazing look! Time to start a YouTube channel, I think. ;)

    ReplyDelete
  10. You look is sooo beautiful! This might sound strange but I love your inner eyelids! I dont have that with my eye shape, that part of the inner corner is hidden in my eye shape, if i were to line it like that it would be hidden and you cant see it! I love the blue its so eyecatching!

    ReplyDelete
  11. *gasp* BEEEEEEEAUTIFULLLLL!!!!!!!! I wish I could draw the inner corners of my eyes. My eyes kinda fold at the inner corner and there are looks that I just can't pull off. It makes me go ")*&#^$%^)!!!" LOL! Gorgeous features, Monika. *love*

    ReplyDelete
  12. Love this look, so pretty and fresh and that blue!!! Such a clever use of it! :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Oh I'm envious of that quad - gorgeous!
    I like the blue placement, I'll be giving that a try with some carefully chosen browns later this week :) although I think it will look best against brown eyes like yours instead of blue/green ones like mine.

    ReplyDelete
  14. this is actually one of my favorite summer looks ever! The combination is just stunning! Also, I've been meaning to get one of those blushers, but I couldn't pick a specific shade.. The One looks perfect!

    www.lilting-grace.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  15. Wow wow this is absolutely stunning on you and the cobalt blue liner just makes the look!!! Cobalt blue liner is going on my list! I love the idea of recreating current trends and looks with things you already have, and would love to see more posts like this :-) I find it very inspiring to use things already in our collections!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Oh gorgeous!!! i love that blue liner all around your eyes! And Visee makes some lovely eyeshadows, i just need to make it a point to use them!!!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Dagnabbit Monika! I've been saving that image from RBR to recreate and you've beaten me to it! It looks absolutely amazing on you. If it's okay with you, whenever I recreate the look, can I also link this post?

    ReplyDelete