After doing the Monochromatic Lid/Colourful Crease look for The Quest, I wanted to test out some more bright greens and ended up with this. I've always been a fan of dark greens, but chartreuses and lime greens have always terrified me - outside of wearing them on the nails, that is. So this was a big makeup leap for me. Hopefully soon I'll conquer my fear of hooker blue eyeshadow. ;]
Products:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- 88 Shimmer Palette
- Lime Green - lid
- Deep shimmery brown - crease + lower lashline
- Black - outer V
- Silk Naturals Sonic - inner corner
- Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Bourbon - lower lashline
- BYS black liner to tightline
- Avon Supershock Mascara on top lashes
- Mirenesse Secret Weapon 24Hour mascara on inner and bottom lashes
I actually curled my lashes after applying mascara and before taking photos, and you can totally tell. It actually looks like I have half decent lashes for once! SN Sonic isn't green like it looks in the photos, I just applied it on top of a bit of the lime green that got on the inner corners. It's a pretty shimmery white that's supposedly a clone of MAC Vanilla Pigment.
Oi Laura/Technopathetic, if you're reading this then this is the lime green look I said I'd post for you :)
I think I'll try a lime/chartreuse lid paired with darker greens sometime soon.
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYAY! Awesomeness! Green! And it's sparkly. :D
ReplyDeleteIt looks so cool, your lashes look really pretty too. I can't curl mine, I'm scared I'll grab my lids lols :P
I want to get some actual make-up brushes now, when I do wear eyeshadow, I use the little applicator that comes with the shadow. Maybe that's another reason I can't do it right lol
and lols @ "hooker blue eyeshadow"
I love lime greens, and I've got brown eyes too! I would suggest, if you haven't done this yet, try a turquoise look first, before moving into blues. That's how I worked myself into trying them out, and I think turquoise would look fab on you, judging from your colors.
ReplyDeletePS Meant to add in there that this looks perfect on you!
ReplyDeletePretty green lid! Love it!
ReplyDeleteOh boy do I like this... I might steal this look for school tomorrow, hehehe.
ReplyDelete@Crystal S: thank you :3
ReplyDelete@technopathetic: oh god, sponge-tipped applicators are the spawn of SATAN. You're actually much better off using your fingers. I did a post using only my fingers the other day and it was surprisingly decent :O
But if you do get brushes, try Ecotools :) theyre so soft an amazing
@Nicole: I'll totally try that, though I have such a hard time figuring out what turquoise is - sometimes people use it to describe a bluey colour, sometimes a greeney one, but then they say blue-green is teal and definitely not turquoise >_>
@Phyrra: thank you :3
@Heather: DO ITTTTT and take photos :)
Unreal! I love that green shade against your eye colour, it's a lovely contrast.
ReplyDelete@Stefanie: thank you ^_^
ReplyDeleteLet's see if I can recommend some shades you might have to play with: Urban Decay Flipside is always a winner, I get a ton of compliments about it. UD Matte Electric is a bright turquoise.
ReplyDeleteFyrinnae, I don't know if you've tried them, but they have some really pretty turqoises - Digital Faerie, Bali Mynah and Rebellion. ULTA has a few, Deep Sea comes to mind. Maybe if you don't have those, you'll have something that compares? I bet this would pop against your brown eyes! ;)
This is really pretty. I want to do something like this!
ReplyDelete@Stefanie: thanks :)
ReplyDelete@Nicole: I have UD Flipside :D I'll definitely check out the rest!
@BLIX: DO ITTTTT
Ok I did my version of this look yesterday :) Next time I post it'll be in there.
ReplyDelete@Heather: YAY :D *twiddles thumbs*
ReplyDeleteI really love the green!
ReplyDelete@Madame B Fatale: thanks! I wish I'd been able to capture how truly intense it was
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