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Hello 1984!

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Yes, I had electric blue tights with the alphabet spray painted all over them in black.  I also had granny boots, pencil skirts that laced up the back, and many, many a shoulder pad.  I also had, stolen from my mother, a Dior four color eyeshadow palette, with a fab bright blue, orange, green and yellow.  Man I loved that palette…

Anyway I’ve been seeing a lot of these “rainbow” eyes lately and was just in the mood.  Nowadays I’d probably wear this with a nude lip, back in the day, however, shocking pink, purple or bright orange would have suited me better.

1.  Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion all over.

2. L’Oreal HIP Striking Duo (the yellow side) all over the lower lid, around the inner eye, and line 1/4 the way across lower lashes.

3.  L’Oreal HIP Perky Duo (the green side) outer 2/3 of lower lid.

4.  Elf Mineral Eye Shadow in Sweet patted in middle of lower lid, not blended at all.

5.  Urban Decay Mildew in outer corner and crease, getting softer toward inner crease.  Use to line under lower lashes from outer corner to about 1/2 way in.

6. L’Oreal HIP Perky Duo (green side) blended under lower lashes out of Mildew toward yellow.

7.  L’Oreal HIP Perky Duo (gray side) very softly above outer corner of upper lashes, and outer corner of lower lashes, like a “V”.

8.  Smashbox Eye Shadow in Oyster under brow bone.

9.  Maybelline Great Lash Mascara Blackest Black.

10. Laura Mercier Blonde brow pencil.

No one said it was going to be simple.  :)

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Tips and Techniques, Tutorials, Uncategorized

Cat Eye in Neutral Tones

Brown Cat EyeThis is one of my all time favorite looks.  It’s simple yet dramatic, clean, and looks good on everyone.  Furthermore, it can be worn with any lip color.

These are the steps I took and the products which were used to create this eye for you.

1.  Laura Mercier Linen Eye Basics, eyeshadow base all over.

2.  Smashbox Oyster eyeshadow, pressed on with a flat, not fluffy, eyeshadow brush,  just under the eyebrow to highlight the bone.

3.  Studio Gear Barely There matte eyeshadow from lash line to crease.

4.  Laura Mercier Cafe Au Lait eyeshadow very softly applied to the crease.  Please refer to my post “The Salt Analogy” here.  Less is more and the brush you use matters.  I used my Bobbi Brown eye blender brush,  because I just wanted a soft shading in the crease.  Sort of an enhancement of the natural shadow created by her brow bone.  The darker color in the outer color is not Cafe Au Lait, it’s step 6.

5.  Laura Mercier Black Ebony cake eye liner applied with a pointed eye liner brush.  I started at the outer corner of her eye and did the little wing bit first, by pulling the line up slightly.  I didn’t want an extreme cat eye; I was going for something that would elongate the eye when opened and look relatively natural.  From there I picked up my brush and began a new line, extremely tight to the lashes, about 1/4 of the way out from her inner corner.  I pulled the line out to meet the furthest tip of the wing, gradually allowing the line to get thicker as I reached the outer corner.

6.  Laura Mercier Coffee Ground eyeshadow applied carefully and gently to the outer corner of the eye.  I used this deep tone to give depth to the look.

7.  Laura Mercier Brunette brow pencil.

8.  Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Black applied only to the outer upper lashes.  This application furthers the effect of the “cat eye”.

I apologize for for the quality of the photos today, but was working with a very unruly model.  …ahem…

Happy painting!  Let me know how it goes!  S

 

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