I purchased 2 Mac eyeshadows months ago and decided i better use them and see how they look on a medium skin-toned,brown eyed girl. Personally, i don't suit blue eyeshadows it reminds me of that lady from the Drew Carey Show the one that looks like she got crayola banged, no offence to her she was actually one of my fav characters but anyways blues aint my colour.
On the other hand, I didn't want that image to put me off trying my colours out on me so i put together a really quick look and i mean really quick. With 3 special needs boys 5 mins is 5 mins so time is of the essence. I used only 2 Mac e/s in this look and will include everything else i used i mainly have e/s palettes as opposed to single e/s pots. I'll show pics of the products,brushes i used and the after pics when done. Keep in mind, when viewing the photos i didnt apply undereye concealer,foundation, or fill in my brows, its purely just showing you the blue e/s colours on my eyes with a touch of eyeliner and mascara.
By the way my eye shape is: Hooded eyes/droopy eyelid and double crease. Sounds complicated, yep it is unfortunately i wasnt blessed with the perfect eyebrows or eyelids but gotta make the most with what you have. Its actually quite hard for me to pull eyeshadow looks off with my eye shape you gotta get the colour placement right or else it'll look silly as. Practice makes perfect i guess. Here we go!
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This is the finished look using Mac blue eyeshadows
NB: My eye doesnt look like this normally when opened(you'll see a pic at end of post of my actual eye open)
I decided to pull my eyelid up so that you can see the colour blended out toward brow bone for all those ladies with hooded/droopy eyes |
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| Brushed i used for this look |
(from left)
Ecotools medium sized blending brush - used to blending crease colours together
Imei Large Eyeshading brush (dense with rounded top) - used for highlight
Imei Blending brush ( similar tip to Mac 217 but flat) - used to apply upper crease colour
Artiste Manicure Small Shadow brush - all over lid colour
Artiste Manicure Rounded Smudge brush - crease colour
Imei Angled eyeliner/brow brush - line upper lashline and waterline
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| NYX Eyeshadow base in Skin Tone |
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NYX Eyeshadow Base in Skin Tone (this primer is perfect shade for my eyes)
Apply this all over lid right up to your brow bone and along bottom lashline
MAC Eyeshadows (left) DEEP TRUTH (Frost) (right) Freshwater ( Veluxe Pearl)
1. Apply Freshwater all over lid and up to your crease, pack the colour on if you want a more intense lid.
NB: Everyones crease on their eyes will differ due to different eyeshapes adjust to your own. I have no visible crease so to see the colour i have to bring the colour up a little past where my crease should be.
2. Using blending brush, apply Deep truth to your crease and blend properly and little bit toward your brow.
NB: for hooded eyes/small eyes(eyes which have little eyelid space) blend colour out towards corner of eyebrow so eyes don't appear more hooded than they already are.
3. Using Imei mini blending brush (black domed tip), apply Deep truth along lower lashline starting from corner of eye and coming about 3/4 way in. If you want, use matte black e/s and repeat same process over where you applied Deep truth to really darken the lower lashline, blend it out subtly.
Coastal Scents 78 e/s & blush combo palette
1. Blending colour - medium beige colour with slight shimmer (middle column, 2nd down & in)
NB: blending colour was used to blend freshwater and deep truth together in between eyelid & crease. This helps blend out harsh lines
2. Highlight colour - light beige colour with slight shimmer ( middle column, top right)
(left) Coastal Scents Gel liner in black
1. Line your upper lash line/waterline with gel liner
Rimmel London Sexy Curves Mascara in black
1. Apply couple of coats of mascara( as many as you want) and curl lashes. If you want go ahead and apply couple of coats to lower lashes too
Final pic of all products i used for this look
My hooded/droopy eyelid
As you can see, my eyelid droops over my lid just leaving a bit in the corner by bridge of my nose and my crease seems to be neither here or there lol. For me, colour placement is crucial i'm still trying to find a good technique that'll work, i'll get there
Mac 'turn my brown eyes blue' look
Mac Deep Truth (upper crease & blended slightly down towards outer V)
Mac Freshwater all over lid
NB: notice the double crease
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