My birthday is this week but The Boyfriend was in town last weekend so we went out to dinner then. There is a fantastic steakhouse pretty much out in the middle of nowhere that has the best steaks on the planet cooked over an open fire. It’s not a fancy place–the “decor” if you can even call it that is ages old and done in a cowboy theme. It doesn’t have sawdust on the floor but it might as well have. People put up with the lack of ambiance and high prices because the food is THAT good.
Regardless of the setting, I took the opportunity to wear my new limited edition Laura Mercier Illuminating Eye Colour. You might recall a lot of love given to these eye shadows by several bloggers in the last Makeup Wars-Best of the Holiday Metallics. Immediately after the glowing (literally) reviews I purchased Gilded Rosegold and Gilded Bronze. Now I want Gilded Moonlight too but that’s another story.
Laura’s Illuminating Eye Colours are truly perfection. They are smooth as buttah, glide on lids and have a lovely pearly sheen that is totally appropriate for the over 40 woman. They are packed with pigment, creamy in texture (almost bouncy) and sparkle softly. There are four shades: Gilded Moonlight, Gilded Bronze, Gilded Platinum and Gilded Rosegold (only available on the LM website) and they are all limited edition. Gilded Bronze was a bit of a disappointment to me because, it’s not bronze. It’s a grey-brown taupe but I got over it because it is gorgeous on the eyes. I’m amazed that unlike the Laura Mercier Mini Baked Trio palettes, there is no fallout with these shadows. Let me tell you, a subtly sparkly eye shadow with a creamy texture and no fallout is most desirable and RARE!
Laura Mercier Gilded Bronze
Gilded Rosegold is not rose gold–it’s a metallic copper definitely leaning orange rather than brown or red. Even The Boyfriend noticed my eyes. This is the same man that took three weeks to notice a new hairstyle! In the dim light of the restaurant he thought it was gold but I patiently explained “no honey, my nails are gold, my eyes are copper.” He then asked me to hold my finger up to my eye and he agreed I was right. He knows I’m ALWAYS right and that’s why he’s still my boyfriend. I digress.
Laura Mercier Gilded Rosegold
For my glitzy look I used:
Face:
- SENSAI Fluid Foundation–my trick for flawless skin
- bareMinerals Correcting Concealer in light –SO creamy and moisturizing!
- tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Thrilled from the holiday palette The Big Thrill
- tarte Highlighter in Angelic from the holiday palette The Big Thrill
- Laura Mercier brow pencil in Blonde–my 4th pencil, I repurchase it that much
- MUFE Eye Prime
- The pale icy white shade as highlighter on the brow bone in the tarte Big Thrill Palette.
- Laura Mercier Limited Edition Petite Baked Eye Colour Trio in Golden Metallics. I used the gold shade wet on the lids.
- Laura Mercier Limited Edition Illuminating Eye Colour in Rosegold I used this shade wet in the crease fairly heavily.
- Laura Mercier Limited Edition Petite Baked Eye Colour Trio in Golden Metallics I used the metallic olive as liner.
- CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara layered under Lancome Star Hypnose Mascara.
- Sally Hansen Revers Lip Liner–SO important to keep lipstick from bleeding, especially with reds
- Estee Lauder New Pure Color Lipstick in Cherry Passion – this is really a fuchsia on my lips
- Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss in Garnet Desire Shimmer – a palish red gloss with slight shimmer
- The Estee Lauder lipstick and gloss are from the Michael Kors set I reviewed here.
And because I like to GIVE presents on my birthday, the first person to guess my age will win a Laura Mercier Limited Edition Petite Baked Eye Colour Trio in Golden Metallics, reviewed here. All my close friends and relatives are excluded–you know who you are. Leave me a comment and the FIRST person to correctly guess will win! I hope all your birthdays are as filled with wonderful family and friends as mine!
P.S.-this picture has NOT been photoshopped or edited in any way. I should have but I didn’t.
My sister got married around Thanksgiving and I did my makeup in Fall colors.
Fantastic look as always! You have got to share your lash tips with us sometime. and more on Laura M products that you love- just discovering her line. Glad you had a fab evening out.
Lashes I word RevitaLash–totally incredible!! CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara is a pretty cheap and awesome mascara too but the length is definitely due to RevitaLash!!
I am so going to do red lips for Christmas! I love your make-up look!
This is very scary territory but I’m going to guess 43??
Wow these colors are TOO pretty, they look lovely just in the pan. The second one especially. Oh gosh ages are really hard… 45?
Keep going up!
44.
Higher!
54?
You’re getting closer….
You look great! Are you 47?
My guess is 47, but you look FAB at any age!
I’m going to guess 48 but only because you keep saying higher! You look GOOD!
Keep going….
Those are great color choices for you blue eyes. Very nice!
I can’t believe I’m about to guess this, but 51? I don’t even know if we’re allowed to guess more than once. lol (If we’re not that’s totally okay.)
I’m so sorry to say this…but keep going higher!!
Don’t be sorry! I’m going with 55 even though you barely look like you’re 45!
Good guess but you’re still wrong.
52
Close but nope!
Wishing you a very happy b’day…..You look lovely!! I’d say 53…
54. but i might be cheating cuz I might have known that already? anyway, I LOVE how the rosegold looks on you.
Close but no.
Age is really a hard number to guess. I would say 58.
Close but nope.
56
55? You don’t look it! Just going based on your old blog posts! (:
I take that back. 52.
No and no
53?
I’m going with 61 but you so do not look it!
Nope!
56?
Very pretty look. And, of course, happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! I love the colors on you, they really make your eyes POP! I guess 57, but really have to say I can’t believe you are over 40s!!
Amber you got it first!! Submitted on 2012/12/13 at 8:49 am
I am now 57, but I feel ten years younger. I will email you now!
Well I was going to guess in the 40′s until I saw the last comments. So I will guess 57. Happy, Happy Birthday to you! You really look beautiful!
Thanks for commenting–Amber squeeked in 6 minutes before you but you are correct!
Well, you can’t be 59, can you?
You look like you are in your early forties but I am going to guess 50!
You look simply gorgeous! Happy birthday again!! <3
55? And I adore those eye colors on you! I’m going to do a shimmery eye with Bobbi Brown Beige Shimmer wash. And an Edward Bess “Midnight Bloom” lip.
You can’t be 56? Can you????
57 ..you look marvelous!! Happy B day
You got it but unfortunately Amber was first. Thanks for playing!
Happy Birthday beautiful! You look in your mid 40′s but since we gotta guess, my best bet is 57. xo
True but sorry too late!
Amber is the winner! She guessed 57 at 8:49 AM on 12/13. Congrats Amber and thank you to everyone for all your sweet comments. I think you all need to make a visit to the eye doctor!!
Cindy
Thank you sooooo much!! And none of us need our eyes checked.
you are one gorgeous and young looking 57 year old! 
Just saw that – Wow! You look great
Happy Birthday! You’re not getting older, you’re getting better!
Aww. thank you Soos you are always so supportive!
I hope your birthday was as pretty as your face of the evening that night.
Happy Birthday! You look gorgeous! And you don’t look a day over 28!
Haha thanks Kiddo!
You look amazing! Your lashes especially are breathtaking! I can’t believe they aren’t falsies!
I’m telling you RevitaLash works!!
First of all, Happy Birthday! Secondly, you look fabulous! I would not ever have guessed you were even one day past 50. (and even that seems implausible!) Rock on!
Thirdly— those are not false eyelashes? Get out of town! Seriously? Beautiful!
I must find this RevitaLash you speak of…
Have a great year!!!
46? You look like you are late 30′s / early 40′s