Fall 2008 Makeup: Golden Glam

This fall, among your usual rose, berry, or earthtone makeup shades, gold makeup is IN and looking more alluring than ever. I am loving it, considering that I’m currently into highlighters to make my skin glow when I go out at night and gold highlighters happen to make my skin glow better than anything else.

These are some of my favorite *new* or ongoing gold makeup products:

Mineral Essence Shimmer in 24K, $16

For a “24 karat gold” eye look, use your finger to pat this mineral eyeshadow onto your lids. It also contains green tea extract, alpha lipoic acid, and vitamin A! Do something good for your eyelids (and look glam while doing so).

Lancome Color Design Lipstick in Gold Strike, $22

This lip color is my go-to gold shade. I line my lips with Estee Lauder’s Chocolate Writer lip pencil then dab on Lancome’s Gold Strike lippie. Loves it.

Revlon High Dimension Eyeliner in Gold Flash, $7.49

I love to use this metallic gold eyeliner to line the bottom inner edge of my eyes to make them *pop*. Following that I line the rest of my lid with brown-black or black eyeliner. Revlon’s Gold Flash liner really adds a striking touch.

Clinique Glow Crazy Powder Highlighter in Gold Dust

I’m in love with this highlighter right now. I’m not crazy about the packaging, but beyond that, I use a flat-topped makeup brush to add this highlighting powder to my cheekbones after I’ve contoured my cheeks. It gives you a “high-maintenance” looking glow that really only took two seconds to achieve. Fantastic.

Unfortunately, this shade has been discontinued. Unless you can find it on eBay, next best thing is new Chanel Facettes D’or Limited Edition Highlighter in Gold Fever, which is pressed an therefore easier to apply.