Tuesday, March 18, 2014

In honor of saint patty's day i felt like creating some Irish green eye makeup.
Here is how i did this look:

1. I performed my usual 3 C's ritual (Correct, Conceal and Coverage) and lightly dusted and set the foundation with face powder.

2. for the blush i used a mix of warm golden shimmer bronzer with my brick red cake blush and blended it softly from the hollows of my cheek upwards to the cheek bones to give them more definition and a rosy glow.

3. For the eye shadow base i applied a thin smearing of Elf light peach pink cream eyeshadow. it doesn't necessarily need to be in this color because this is just so the eyeshadow lasts longer and doesnt crease or fade quickly. just use any colour in the same tone or color as the powdered base shadow you want to use.

4. After applying my cream base i blended a little gold, orange and pearl powdered eye shadow and applied it to my entire lid in short back and forth and circular motions. i let it fade up to my brow bone.

5. Then for the crease i blended light leaf green with aqua blue and swept it into the middle of my eyelid and along my upper lash line.

6. For the eyeliner i used Mac's metallic aqua blue waterproof liquid liner from the inner eye and sweeping up past the corner of the eye in a thin cats eye. i used NARS white jumbo eyeliner with a small liner brush and traced the white on top of the blue liquid liner.

7. With my fingertip i dabbed a small amount of fine shimmer on top of the whole lid. i finished the eyes off with two coats of waterproof mascara and lined my lower lash line with a blue liner and set it with green eyeshadow. i also put a bit of metalic orange on the lower corner of my lash line.

8. i finished this saint patty's day look with a touch of brick red lipstick and added a green scarf to go!