Gearing up for FALL already?

[zeebs]

Hi ladies,

I am starting school the first week of August so I guess I'm kind of in back-to-school mode, thinking about fall colors.

What do you ladies like for fall colors? Tell me your top four shimmers and your top four mattes for eyeshadow, your top two blushes/glows and your top two lippies for fall.

And for bonus points assemble for me (remember, I am not afraid of color!) the perfect sophisticated dramatic daytime look with mattes... (reddish hair, grey/green eyes, warmish neutral colors look the best)

...and an afternoon-with-the-girls-having-fun look with shimmers (think hayride or apple tasting or...) for fall.

Okay, I'm off to enjoy summer again now! Have fun creating fall looks

[Xarata]

Fall is all about the muted tones-plums, berries, sage- Greys and browns are always popular of course and who doesn't love copper(legend) for fall?

top four shimmers

Mink
Naughty
Plush
Wink Wink

top four mattes

Beach Plum
Caperberry
Moss (which is really a LOT darker than the swatch implies)
Morel

two blushes/glows

Cocoaberry & Flirt are both perfect shades for fall!

I'm not a very big glow girl but if i were buying for fall I would pick:
Cupid and Siren

top two lippies

Ugh do you know what you are asking?!?!? lol.
I'm going to say XOXO and Berry Crush but really...two lippies? lol

And for bonus points assemble for me (remember, I am not afraid of color!) the perfect sophisticated dramatic daytime look with mattes... (reddish hair, grey/green eyes, warmish neutral colors look the best)

Morel on the inner corners, Caperberry on the outer corners, Moss to line(though i prefer mink or bittersweet for this but you said matte soooo...lol) Cocoaberry for the blush (it's sheer so it won't be OTT with the eyes) and berry crush on the lips so your eyes really pop (Darling if you want no metallic or shimmer).

[zeebs]

Oh you were SO thorough! And yes... I know I was asking a lot for just two lippies. I thought you might try to smuggle more in, like in the deserted island question.

Thanks X!!!

Because you mentioned XOXO I had to go look at it and OMG Karen this is the funniest copy I have ever read on a website:

"XOXO is a cool toned mauveish heavier coverage pink with A LOT of beige glitter. It sounds dreadful- but there's a fantastic synergy that goes on when you mix a conservative mauve with something only a magpie could love. You get a very wearable color that's not too boring, not too sparkley- but absolutely stunning. Because it's a balanced color it should look great on a lot of different skin tones."

LOL! "something only a magpie could love" "it sounds dreadful" you crack me up, girl!

[JenW]

Wow, Sam! That is a great reply with pics!

I probably would go a different route on a few things, though, for someone with your coloring.

For Fall, I'd like Vixen and Jamie (or Pretty Plum) blushes and my Beach Bunny Bronzer. Lippies- Jaybird and Sherry (really only two?) plus Indulge and XOXO.
Mattes: Mocha, Basalt, Beach Plum, Bone

Sam, I loved all the shimmer shadows put together like that! They look gorgeous. They need to be in a kit!!!!!

[Xarata]

lol even i was surprised by how pretty those shimmers looked together when i saw my post (you can't see the images until after you post). They SHOULD be a kit! lol.

eta: if you changed out mink for bittersweet none of them would be dupes either