I took these pictures aaaaaaaaages ago, but never got around to posting it. This is my current favourite EOTD, I keep repeating it whenever I can't think of something to do, because it goes great with my hair, is really vibrant and insanely simple and quick to do. There are no close-ups of this one, because all those pictures came out crap.
With a Twist, Please - step-by-step
I can't remember what I was wearing on my lips, there, but this is pretty simple. If you want to darken the shading and make the look more complex, you can shade in a darker green or something like MAC Teal pigment into the crease, but I choose not to because I love how vibrant this is.
I don't use primer for this look, since my base colour is applied wet.
- Grab a flat shader brush (GOSH Flat/MAC 239) and apply Beauty from the Earth eyeshadow in Lavish all over the lid, up to the crease. Dry the brush and re-apply Lavish over the top, dry, to get great coverage and blend the edges out a little.
- With a stiff dome brush (MAC 217) shade in BftE Green Apple (or Lime Crime in Elf, or TKB Apple Pop mica) over the outer-V and crease, blending it up toward the brow-bone.
- With a thin pencil brush (GOSH Round/MAC 219) lighten the inner-corner with MAC Going Bananas eyeshadow and blend it out into the crease rather than across the lid.
- Highlight as usual, blending out any Green Apple, and then re-highlight the highest part of the brow with a lighter highlight shade. (I use MAC Malt/Sleek Curiosity Palette's shimmery white)
- Using the pencil brush, apply Green Apple, Lavish and Going Bananas on the lower lashline from outer-V to inner-corner.
- Line upper lashline and waterline with black (UD 24/7 in Zero) and apply mascara.
I can't remember what I was wearing on my lips, there, but this is pretty simple. If you want to darken the shading and make the look more complex, you can shade in a darker green or something like MAC Teal pigment into the crease, but I choose not to because I love how vibrant this is.
14 comments:
I just love your green looks ;_;
6 September 2009 14:33My green attempts always turn out too dark or natural looking, I don't seem to get the brightness right :P
I have to admit an IMMENSE sense of pride at doing something you admire!
6 September 2009 19:23I own an awful lot of eyeshadow and most of them are green, since it's my favourite colour. I like to apply the vibrant ones wet. Lavish is a great kind of lime green, but I'm still looking for the perfect insanely bright grass green - I've just seen Aromaleigh's green Rocks eyeshadows and am reeeeeeeeeeally tempted.
Look at the Rocks collection! http://www.aromaleigh.com/rockssoniceyes.html
I want: Greenhell, venom, googoomuck, poisonivy, lazysod, jigsawfeeling, estranged, justlikeheaven, strychnine, planetearth, bluespark, ozone, funkytown, fanclub, moonagedaydream, shadowplay, londondungeon, atomic, psycho-candy, and spellbound.
This is gorgeous and so vibrant! I love greens and they look great with your hair and pale skin.
6 September 2009 20:44And is it bad that I want the entire Rocks collection? The colors look beautiful!
Holy! You do some crazy good make up...
7 September 2009 08:34I will never figure out how to do that on myself...
argh! Curses to you for putting the address to Aromaleigh's site- I had be postponing it, but I just checked it out and eek! Where do I start. I need to get bunches of samples....
7 September 2009 10:04I just got a bunch of Micas on TKB, a few that may be dupes of Lime Crime's that I have, I'm curious to see...though I am bummed that you think Apple Green and Elf are dupes, I was looking for more of a true green, and Elf has a bit too much blue for me...it's almost a seafoam. Any suggestions?
Speaking of green- another great look. Really, I've yet to see you do one that doesn't look great! This one reminds me of Maleficent from Snow White, which is a good thing to me :)
I agree Gio! It'd be so expensive though >.< It'd cost $20 just for samples of all the ones I really want...
7 September 2009 15:10Haha, thanks Daituf. This look is really simple, it just looks striking on.
7 September 2009 15:10Maybe I should do a photo tutorial?
Hahahaha. I felt similarly when I saw the Rocks! eyeshadows. I figured they wouldn't be anything that different to what I already have... aaaand I was wrong!
7 September 2009 15:16I haven't seen a more true green on TKB, I've been looking myself for that kind of colour. Like MAC Kelly Green maybe, I'm after a bright grass green, which is why I've been looking at the Rocks colours. You can, of course, mix it yourself with TKB stuff :3
so bright and pretty! loving this! and you pull off a dark lip effortlessly
7 September 2009 17:23Yes to the photo tutorial!
8 September 2009 03:13And make it detailed for those of us who are not so expert... :)
I think I've entered heaven - a blog that combines makeup and video games/geeky stuff. I love your concept!!
14 September 2009 10:57Gorgeous makeup look, BTW. The greens really bring out your eyes. :)
Thank you Connie! Actually I'm kinda paranoid that bright or dark lipsticks make my chin look fat.
14 September 2009 15:24I know that probably sounds really weird.
Haha, all right Daituf, I'll give it a shot x]
14 September 2009 15:24Thank you Taryn xD Not hard to come up with, since makeup and geekery are my two loves.
14 September 2009 15:25I have a green Blood Elf look I'm going to try today =D
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