#FOTD: red and white makeup for canada day

To all of my Canadian readers...Happy Canada Day! To everyone else...Happy Saturday! Since it is a holiday where I live (but I don't have any real plans, aside from working on assignments and maybe eating a burger for dinner) it made sense to do a themed #FOTD here on the creation of beauty is art. In honour of the Canadian flag colours, my makeup look today is red and white. To create the look, lots of different products in my makeup collection were used, most of them drugstore or on the more affordable side. Ready to take a peek? Here is my red and white makeup look inspired by Canada Day.

As you can see from the assortment of products shown above, there was a little bit of everything thrown into this makeup look. Palettes, glitter, and red lipstick...oh my! I used the following items to create this red and white #FOTD:

• Morphe x Avani Gregg For The Bebs Eyeshadow Palette
• Rude Cosmetics Blush Crush Palette
• Maybelline Dream Matte Mouse Foundation
• Cover Girl Exhibitionist Mascara
• NYX Epic Ink Liner
• NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Monte Carlo
• Lise Watier Eye Glitter Liner in Opale 

There are two slightly different versions of this look. On the left is an all matte eye look and on the right there is a bit of glitter added for an extra pop. To create the matte look, I used the white shadow from the Morphe x Avani Gregg eyeshadow palette and really packed it on with lots of layers to build the colour. Then I used the deep red shadow in the palette and applied it with a fluffy eyeshadow brush. I wanted the application to be pigmented but also blended out. Along the lower lash line, it was more white and red. Some mascara and liner finished off the eyes. Until the Lise Watier glitter liners caught my eye. I decided to apply the glitter on the white portion of the eyelid for a bit of glitz. (It is always hard for me to stay away from glitter or shimmer.) On the cheeks was the dusty rose blush shade from the Rude Cosmetics palette and then the NYX lipstick on the lips to tie in a little more of that red. All in all, this was a fun look to create and took me out of my comfort zone a little bit. 

How will you spend the day? Have you created any themed makeup looks lately?