Showing posts with label subtle eyeshadow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label subtle eyeshadow. Show all posts

Sunday, April 7, 2013

My 5-minute Colorful Half-Liner Eye Look



This is a super quick eye look that I always pop on when I don't have a lot of time to do my face, and want an eye that is subtle but still has a shot of fun color.


I tend to pair this look with a strong blush and bright lips (a coral-pink mostly). 
The best thing is it's super easy and you don't need to be an expert or to have a very steady hand. Plus you have tons of shade options. Any colored liner pencil will work as that accent color on your lid.
You will need:
  • A shimmery champagne or beige shadow (I used Sephora Prisma Chrome in MoonBeam)
  • A medium brown shadow for the contour (I used The Body Shop's Chocolate Linger)
  • A black pencil (I just used a black kajal)
  • A colorful pencil of your choice (I used Milani Liquif'Eye in Aqua)
  • Mascara or falsies (L'oreal Voluminous Carbon Black)

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Soft Purple and Neutral Eye for Hooded Lids


Purple is a flattering color for most skin tones and eye colors, but here is a subtler way to wear if it you would like to add a little color into your day.
Great for:
  • Hooded Lids
  • Those with a wide space between lash line and brow
  • Brown, Hazel, Green eyes
You will need:
  1. [Optional] a pale shimmery cream shadow
  2. A purple shadow (may be shimmery or matte)
  3. A matte medium-brown (use a contouring powder if you have one; you don't have to buy a separate brown shadow)
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Step 1: (Optional) Apply a creamy base in a pale silver or champagne shade. This will intensify the violet. A regular primer will do as well.


Step 2: Use a soft brush to buff a bright medium violet (try MAC Parfait Amour or I Nuovi Purple Funk) into the center of the lids, leaving the outer corner and inner corner bare.


Step 3: Using the matte brown contouring powder or shadow (I actually used TheBalm's Bahama Mama powder) and a finer/smaller brush,  run the brown along the socket line above the violet. Don't drag the brown too far out and down.
IMPORTANT: You do NOT want to connect the arc to the outer corner of your eye if you have hooded or a slightly downward-dropping lid. Just stop above it and don't bother darkening the outer corners of your lid 


Step 4: Using the same brown, define the outer 2/3 of the lower lash line lightly. Don't use a dark shade here as a strong line there can make a slightly downward drooping shape look worse. You just want a tiny bit of definition.


Step 5: For definition at the lash line, simply apply a stroke of brown pencil or gel liner. You can add a short flick at the outer corner, but try to keep it short and simple as a lid that is folded low might cause excess liner to melt and smudge.


Step 6: Curl lashes and apply black mascara.