New shape of eyes again! This was a super easy, simple summer look! Only one color of shadow. I just love the way this turned out. Could it be that one color will be enough with most brands with this shape??
Remember Fyrinnae has gorgeous, gorgeous colors, but they are applied differently -- they are patted, not whisked over the eye like most shadows. I wondered if I would have forgotten how to do this, but it went on very easily. I just adored the color, and with my top especially! I almost think this could be one of my natural looks, even though it is definitely purple. There is some gray to it, and if I used all black or gray pencils, I believe it would look less purple. Anyway, it's a great color with my eye color.
By the time I've posted this, the shadow color has creased some. I'm not sure why, so I'll have to use Nude Frost as my base next time.
Primer: MAC Luna
Shadow + drylined bottom: Fyrinnae Artic Fox
Highlight inner corners: Lancome Hollogramme Micro Pailettes, sparkly now discontinued
Tightlined top: MAC graphblack
Wet lined lower: Venomous gel liner
Mascara: Arbonne, 2 step
Brows: Anastasia Brow Tint Pen (light) + Brow Wand (Caramel)
Concealer: YSL Touch Eclat
Primer: Laura Mercier
Foundation: Chanel, discontinued
Rouge under my sparkly mix of powder: Chanel stick
Lips:
NYX Jumbo Lip Pencil Pink Nude + SCA Hyaluronic Lip Plumping Pen -- this pen has almost exactly the same look and color as the NYX pencil, it's not clear -- anyway, I loved the look this morning. Now I have a dark shade on just because I wanted to try it, so if I get a chance, I'll do a Take 2 photo later.
I hope you're having a good day!
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Karin
Originally posted 2009-07-16 14:29:01.
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The shape is good. I have a suggestion (which you may or may not be interested in, dunno.) You could take one of those large fluffy crease brushes like MAC makes and blend/fade out the edge of the shadow some. For lighter colors, the one shade may do it when you want something simple. For darker colors I think I would still go over the lid with a light shade of the same type color. In this case, something like Aromaleigh’s “fox” (don’t know what Fyrinnae makes similar, but I’m sure there is something!)
Sometimes I do; usually I don’t. My skin is sensitive and too much brushing actually hurts. I have to do it with shadows or get it right to begin with. I like to think in RL the line isn’t so sharp. My camera isn’t the best. OTOH, the Chanel makeover had a sharp line and it worked great, but her technique was perfected. Mine is a work in progress for this shape. I’m glad I took a picture of her makeover so I can compare.
ok pain is definitely not the goal! Sometimes I smooth edges with my finger (course then you have to wash hands after) but at least maybe that wouldn’t be so rough.
My problem is watering. Anything touches my lids and soon my eyes are watering everywhere. It’s a big issue while I’m trying to get my face done. so annoying.
I don’t have a problem with watering eyes. How do you get around it? Work fast? Are you getting anything into your eye, do you think?
I sometimes will use my finger dampened to do the top edges, careful not to blotch, see below.
If I touch my (mostly with mineral) shadows during the day, I have instant irritation practically. But I think I’m touching because it is irritating. It’s not that touching makes it irritated, KWIM? Then I go back to my tried and true for a couple of days until the redness goes.
And even if a MUA brushes too hard to blend I have to ask her/him to stop. Either they don’t know their own strength or they are used to someone with a different skin type. I also think not all brushes are created equal. I changed brushes for the minerals I use on my neck. The ends of the hairs just poked into my skin too much.
My skin is so fair that if any blotching occurs in shadows there is no fixing it. Even MUAs have found that to be true. You have to wipe down and start over. And who wants to do that! So I find if I lay a base of light shadow/minerals before I do anything the least bit dark or mid-toned, it goes on smooth with no blotching. If I try to fix and end up with a blotch it’s back to square one. So I’m more apt to use a light shadow at the top edge to fade it out some.
I don’t have a discernible crease. It’s all done with color, so almost by definition it’s got to have an edge to it. And Fyrinnae is difficult to blend. It is applied by patting it around, not smoothing it around, so the normal ways of smoothing out don’t work. I try to pat it with less color on the outer edges, but I’m sure I haven’t perfected the technique yet. I love their colors though!