Items used
- Base of the lid: Laura Mercier Burnished Copper (cream eyeshadow - or use any taupy bronzey color like MAC Twinks eyeshadow). If you are using a powder eyeshadow, foil it.
- Outer V and crease: Laura Mercier Chocolate Garnet (powder matte eyeshadow - or use any rich chocolate brown color like MAC Espresso or Milani Chocolate)
- Liner upper lids and waterline with Urban Decay Zero eyepencil (or any black smudgey kohl liner, like MAC Smolder)
- Smudge the upper liner and below waterline with MAC Carbon or any matte black eyeshadow.
- Loads and loads of mascara - I used Dior Show Iconic. I am totally toving this by the way, can you tell how lonnnnnnng my lashes look!!
- Always remember to curl and comb the lashes out.
Hi
ReplyDeleteLove the blog.. I need your help. I mainly use Mac eyeshadows. but I now after a pallette which has colours in dark pigments and the I do not want a large quantity of product because i usually get sick for the colour. I am not to concerned about the price but I am after a pallatte which should definetly have blue, green and gold in it.. Any recommendations? I am not from USA, will need products which I can find in my part of the world..Thanks..
Hi nzgirl
ReplyDeleteI would recommend creating your own palette with MAC refill pans (the Pro Palette Refill Pans can be now bought from the MAC website).
I have a bunch of ready-made palettes and I dont use them as often as I use my custom built MAC one.
The colors that I recommend are:
Blue - deep truth, freshwater
Green - Humid, Steamy, Swimming, Sumptuous Olive
Gold - Goldmine, Ricepaper
You can buy a 15 slot empty Pro palette from MAC (http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT1556&PRODUCT_ID=514&QUERY=palette) and fill it with the above refills.
Hope this helps!
Thank you very much. I might do what you have suggested. another question if you dont mind. When i use the MAC Carbon eyeshadow as eyeliner on my lower lid, after a while i can see bits of black powder below my lower lid onto my cheeks.. Would you know why that is? I mix water with it before i apply with angle brush - maybe this couls be the reason?
ReplyDeletenzgirl - that could possibly be the reason. I usually use Carbon to set my kajal below the waterline
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your help.. Keep up the good work..
ReplyDeleteYour eyes are really beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and your hard work.
ReplyDeleteahh! i totally plan on getting diorshow iconic after i finish up with my blackout this time :) & your lashes look fab so gets me even more excited..
ReplyDeletehave ya tried out blackout before? what are your thoughts comparin the two?
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