More recent makeup looks! A few neutrals mixed in with the bright ones.

I got this idea from Jaclyn Hill (her tutorial). She used some beautiful Makeup Geek shadows and while I had most of them, I had to improvise the lid colour. Her looks came out a lot more pink, whereas mine leans more towards red. I know red shadow isn’t something anyone really gravitates towards, but red and orange are my favourite colours to play with on the eyes – probably because they’re rather unconventional.

Eyes

1. Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie at the top of crease.
2. Makeup Geek Razzleberry heavily in the outer corner and through the crease (don’t blend above Peach Smoothie). Lightly line the lower outer corner of your bottom lashline as well.
3. Taking the Sleek Sunset palette, mix together the third shade from the left (top row) with the first shade on the right (bottom row) and apply the mixed shadows to your entire lid, blending it into Razzleberry.

MAC Shroom to highlight the brow, MAC Blacktrack fluidline for the winged liner and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

 Rest of the Face

• Foundation: none
• Blush: Tarte Charisma
• Bronzer: Physicians Formula Happy Booster in Light/Medium
• Lips: MAC Shy Girl

This the look I do when I need to be a bit more dressed up, but have no idea what to wear on my face. There isn’t an outfit in the world that this eyeshadow won’t match!

Eyes 

1. (all Urban Decay) Virgin all over the lid.
2. Buck in the outer corner and through the crease.
3. Smog in the very outer corner.

Virgin to highlight the brow, MAC Blacktrack fluidline for the winged liner and Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

• Foundation: Yaby in Buff
• Brows: Urban Decay Naked (only mentioning this since I usually use MAC Omega)
• Concealer: Collection Lasting Perfection in Shade 2 Light
• Bronzer: Tarte Park Avenue Princess
• Blush: Tarte Darling
• Highlighter: Hard Candy Tiki
• Lips: MAC Brick lipliner with MAC Russian Red on top

I don’t usually do a cut crease because I honestly don’ really know what I’m doing. This ended up a bit more smoothed out through the crease than it should be, but I really love the colour combination for this one.

Eyes

I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk all over the lid and smoothed it out. Then:

1. Applied a mixture of a very yellow-gold from a Sephora palette I own (sorry, no name!) to the inner half of the lid.
2. Inglot AMC Shine #15 on the outer half of the lid.
3. Inglot Matte #325 at the very outer edge then pulled as sharply as you can through the crease.
4. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee to blend out the very upper edge of the purple shadow.

Too Faced Cream Colored Ponies to highlight the brow, Make Up For Ever Aqualiner in 13 Black for the wing and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

• Foundation: CoverGirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory mixed with Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla
• Blush: Sleek Crochet
• Highlighter: MAC Whisper of Gilt
• Lips: NYX Cherry Cheesecake

This was out of my comfort zone because it required toning down my eye makeup so that I could make the purple mascara pop more.

Eyes

1. MAC Blanc Type all over the lid.
2. Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie on the outer half of the lid.
3. Makeup Geek Creme Brulee lightly through the crease.

Blanc Type to highlight the brow and Sephora Full Action Extreme Effect Mascara in Purple on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

• Foundation: CoverGirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory mixed with Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla
• Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
• Blush: MAC Gingerly
• Highlighter: MAC Whisper of Gilt
• Lips: Nothing

I used a gold base for this one because the previous time I’d done this look, I didn’t feel like the purple-gold (African Violet) had enough punch to it. I much prefer this with the base because it gives the shade a lot more of the gold dimension that’s already there but slightly hidden.

Eyes

First I applied Maybelline‘s Color Tattoo in Bold Gold all over the lid. Then:

1. (all Laura Mercier) African Violet all over the lid.
2. Kir Royal in the outer corner.
3. Plum Smoke through the crease.

Vanilla Nuts to highlight the brow and L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black on my lashes.

Rest of the Face

• Foundation: CoverGirl CC Cream in 110 Classic Ivory mixed with Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in 51 Light Vanilla
• Blush: I’m not positive, but it might be Tarte Exposed
• Bronzer: Physicians Formula Bronze Booster in Light/Medium
• Highlighter: MAC Whisper of Gilt
• Lips: Nothing

Thanks for reading. I hope something inspired you. 🙂