em michelle phan: day life palette: coffee break

hi all! here's our third installment of my swatches and impressions of the em michelle phan's day life palette: the coffee break quadrant. (to see the original haul post, click here. the first installment, the second installment) ~Lindsay-chan ^.~

 

eyeshadows 6 to 1, blush, lips 2 & 1 (corresponding names are below); shadows are swatched over milani eye primer

impressions:
eyes:

1. espresso -- it's a semi-matte, dark espresso brown type color. doesn't show up too well as a liner shade
2. cocoa -- while this one looks like espresso, it's actually metallic with a reddish shimmer to it, kinda reminds me of ud darkhorse, but not exactly
3. biscotti -- this in no way is reminiscent of biscotti cookies... maybe if they're 100% burned. lol. the reminds me of ud suspect, it's a really pretty metallicy taupe
4. lottsa latte -- this is an interesting matte light brown, reminds me of ud buck
5. beige frappe -- swatched and in the pan, this looks exactly like girlie from the weekend brunch quadrant. kinda sad.
6. creamy -- this is a really pretty frosty ivory/off-white type shade. it kinda reminds me of ud's virgin

lips:

1. morning peach -- this goes on semi-sheer, on me, it's got a white-ish/peach-ish cast to it. it looks natural after you blend it in a bit and wait a moment or two
2. what's nude -- on me, this is a pretty mlbb coral-y shade. love it!

cheeks: cappuccino -- this is a really nice bronzer shade for me since i'm considered fair/light now. ~.~ i applied it to my cheeks and as a contour.

 

i like this look a lot. it's very natural with a nice range of browns. i don't like how the #1 eyeshadow shade doesn't really show up as an upper liner, but the #2 shade works great as the lower liner.

other products used for fotd:

• eyes
• milani eye primer
• loreal shocking extensions mascara
• rimmel london eyeliner in nude
• face
• smashbox photofinish foundation primer
• wet n wild cover all foundation in fair/light
• revlon photoready concealer in light
• theBalm sexy mama
• lips
• eos lip balm in vanilla
• brushes:
• elf kabuki brush, eyeshadow brush
• mua E3, F6
• sigma F60, F70
• random angled liner brush