Divergent Inspired Makeup: Abnegation

Up first in the 'Divergent' makeup series is Abnegation!

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The Divergent Wiki page sums up the Abnegation faction as: Abnegation was formed by those who blamed selfishness for human nature's errors. They believe in selfless actions and attaining peace through the elimination of selfishness. By doing so, they choose to completely forget themselves and only serve others.... Abnegation value the virtue of selflessness over any other. Abnegation initiates upon attaining membership are forced to reject a life of vanity and self-indulgence, protecting themselves from greed and envy which are considered forms of selfishness. Gossiping, using the mirror for long periods of time and buying luxury items are forbidden. As an Abnegation, the focus of their lives will be in serving others instead of themselves, anything done for self-enjoyment is thereby discouraged. Abnegations are usually very quiet as they don't like to call attention to themselves and they find joy in helping others.(*source)

Since Abnegations goal is to serve others and view spending time on yourself as wrong, I wanted to do a "no makeup" makeup look. Doing a perfected no makeup look actually requires quiet a lot of makeup- but if you do it right, no one will know you're wearing any! I dont think the Abnegation officals would approve of spending time on makeup at all, but oh well! Onwards and upwards!

The secret to a perfect no makeup look is avoiding caking too much on. Instead of using foundation all over the face, I only used concealer to cover any redness, spots, or discoloration.

I used a setting powder over just the areas on my face where there was a bit of shine, and then used a soft blush to give my cheeks some color.

For the eyes I applied a nude cream shadow to even my skin tone and hide any veins that show through the thin skin. I used a brown eyeshadow on the lash line and a nude pencil on my waterline to brighten my eyes. I topped everything off with one coat of black mascara. I  lightly filled in my brows, because, well, lets face it- my brows are almost nonexistent on their own.

I finished off the look with using a nude lip pencil to give a little definition to my lips and topped it with a lip balm.


I love that Abnegation is about selflessness and using ones energy to serve others. Its a beautiful sacrifice. However, I'm far to self absorbed to chose Abnegation as my faction- I dont think I could give up yummy food, music, movies or duh, makeup!

Do you think you would choose Abnegation? What would you miss most if you did?




Products used:

Face-
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in "Fair"

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in "Light"

Essence 'All About Matte" powder

Revlon Matte Blush in "Perfectly Peach"

Eyes-

Maybelline 24hr Tattoo cream eyeshadow in "Nude Pink"

Wet'n'Wild Vanity palette

Jordana Best Lash Extreme in "Black"

Lips- 

NYX Lip Pencil in "Nude Beige"

Nivea lip balm

Coconut Oil Tortillas

Recipe adapted from Alana L's video on youtube:

Homemade Coconut Oil Tortillas

4 Tbs Coconut oil
2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

3/4 C. warm water

Combine oil, flour and salt with a pastry cutter. Add water (a little at a time), and gently mix together with fingers until it’s a well-structured ball. Knead for 2 minutes to thoroughly combine. Allow to rest for 20 minutes in the bowl.

Divide into 8 small balls and use either or tortilla press or a rolling pin to create the tortilla rounds. Make sure they are pressed thin (1/4 inch or thinner). Cook tortillas on griddle or frying pan for 1 minute (or until bubbly) on each side. Serve warm.

Next up: Divergent Inspired Makeup Series

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The Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth has become one of my favorite new series. The books are set in a dystopian future Chicago, were society is split into 5 factions: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless and Erudite. Each faction has a specific attribute they uphold and therefore have very unique esthetics.  With the movie coming out on March 21st, I thought it would be really fun to create some makeup looks based on the 5 factions. I'll be posting one every day leading up to the release of the movie, starting with Abnegation (The Selfless) tomorrow!

Are you going to see the movie? With Emmy still being so little, its hard to get out to see movies. But we're going to TRY to see Divergent next month. It will be the first movie we've seen since Baby Girl was born, so I'll probably feel like a Depression Era kid using 25cents to see one of those 'moving picture shows' :)

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EOTD: Lilac Breasted Roller

My sister lived in South Africa for a few months several years ago, and sent me this beautiful postcard.

On it she told me I had to create a makeup look based off the colors of this gorgeous bird. Its taken me years to do it, but here is my take!

I couldn't decide whether to go soft or dramatic with this, so, I did both. Boom. I used the exact same products for both looks, just different application techniques. In order to make the eyeshadows more dramatic, I foiled them- which is a technique where you use the shadow wet.  Foiling your eyeshadow really does make a huge difference with the opacity and brightness. Foiling loose shadow works best, as moisture can damage pressed shadows. You can use a liquid specifically designed for foiling, a face setting spray, or even just eye drops. Place a little of the liquid on your brush, and pick up the shadow. Apply and BE AMAZED!

On to the looks!


The soft version:

The dramatic version (with shadows foiled):

Products used (in both looks):

Face-
Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in "Fair"

Eyebrows-
Avon Glimmerstick Brow Definer in "Blonde"
NYX Wonder Pencil in "Light"

Eyes-
NYX Jumbo Pencil in "Milk"
NYX Chrome Loose Eyeshadow in "Fuschia"
Wet'n'Wild "Desert Festival", "I Heart Matte", "Vanity", "Blue Had Me at Hello" and "I Dream of Greenie" palettes
SugarPill 'Sweet Heart" palette
L.A. Colors "Grassy Knoll" palette
NYX single shadows in "Irises", "Wild Fire", "Kiwi", "Chick" and "Exotic Green"
Hard Candy Eyeliner in "Bamboo"
Avon SuperShock gel liner in "Black"
Jordana Best Lash Extreme

EOTD: Purple Iris

This past Wednesday I felt like using some dramatic colors in a not so dramatic way, so a soft cut crease was in order! This color combo always reminds me of purple Irises, which makes me feel like Spring is just around the corner! To bad there is over 3 inches of snow on the ground, with more coming down!

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Products used:

Face-
Avon Ideal Flawless BB Cream in "Light" 
Revlon Photoready Concealer in "Light"

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in "Light"

Essence 'All About Matte" powder

Revlon Matte Blush in "Perfectly Peach"

ELF Contouring Bronzer

 

Brows-

Avon Glimmerstick Brow definer in "Blonde"

NYX Wonder pencil in "Light" 

Eyes-

Two  Faced Shadow Insurance

NYX Jumbo Pencil in "Milk"

Sugarpill "Poison Plumb" Eyeshadow

Sugarpill "Tako" Eyeshadow

Wet'n'wild Eyeshadow Trio in "Silent Treatment"

Wet'n'Wild Eyeshadow in "Kitten"

Avon True Color Quad in "Purple Haze"

Jordana Best Lash Extreme Mascara in Black

Lips-

NYX Lip pencil in "Nude Beige"

NYX Butter Lipgloss in "Eclair"