Bad Blood

Last weekend before we were self-isolating and before I spent the week sick in bed I created this look  that was inspired by something a bit unusual. I've said here before many times that inspiration can come from anywhere and last Saturday I was inspired to use shades based on the colour of blood, both wet and dry (this is down to a couple of nose bleeds I had during the week).  I understand that it seems gross but I thought the colours were both different and complimentary and I wanted to create a look that included both. 

If you image search the colour of dried blood you'll understand, it's like an earthy, reddish brown. I had a look at my palettes to find similar shades for my eyes and I came up with the Urban Decay shade 'Punk' and the Anastasia Beverly Hills shade 'Red Ochre'. I used both of these on my lids and under my eyes in a more circular shape and just used mascara to define my eyes for more of an imperfect, grungy feel. I tried it with two different lip pairings- a pink/nude gloss, Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb in the shade Fussy and then a more bold blood red, Urban Decay Rock Steady Vice Lipstick.

I wore a medium coverage foundation, Bite Beauty Changemaker, as I wanted to cover any redness in my skin since I knew I'd be wearing reddish tones on my eyes and my lips. This foundation evened out my skin and gave coverage without being too full on. I used a more neutral colour blush, Glossier Dusk, with a slight amount of Storm mixed in to again avoid my cheeks looking too pink or red. I finished my skin with the Kevyn Aucoin Glass Glow Face as there is very little pigment, it's more about texture and brings the skin to life if your base happens to look too dry or flat. 

I really love how both versions of this look turned out and I hope no one was too grossed out by my inspiration. Which version do you prefer?

*Glossier Futuredew Oil Serum Hybrid
Bite Beauty Changemaker Supercharged Micellar Foundation (L15)
Milk Makeup Matte Bronzer (Baked)
Fenty Beauty Match Stix Matte Skinstick (Amber)
*bareMinerals bareSkin Complete Coverage Serum Concealer (Fair)
*IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Concealer (Light/Fair)
Soapbrows
Glossier Brow Flick (Brown)
Kevyn Aucoin Eyelash Curler
*Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Palette (Skimp and Punk. This palette is sold out but Punk is in the Born to Run palette too
Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette (Red Ochre)
Chanel Le Volume de Chanel Mascara
**Glossier Cloud Paint (Dusk and Storm)
Kevyn Aucoin Glass Glow Face (Prism Rose)
*IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Powder
*Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray
Pixi Glow Mist
NYX Professional Makeup Suede Matte Lip Liner (Lavender & Lace)
Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer (Fu$$y)
*Urban Decay Vice Lipstick (Rock Steady, this shade seems to be discontinued by the UD shade Gash is quite similar).

*PR Samples
** I bought Dusk, Storm is a PR sample

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