A quick tutorial on adding natural-looking colour for everyone from the chronically ill to just the mildly hungover. (Hey, I’ve been both. And unfortunately, I can therefore guarentee that the same principles more or less apply.) (Think about that the next time you go out drinking. Man.)
Sorry theNotice itself has been lacking in looks recently – but, hey, one a week on SSB is way more than the norm! (Because, okay, I’m kind of lazy busy.) For those of you who haven’t been clicking through: it’s the same quality of photos, the same face, and the same aesthetic, just… with the added bonus of a written tutorial. So get clicking, my silly geese!
(In other news: I’m still ridiculously excited that I can take photos after the sun’s gone down, and not have to turn on my flash. It’s hell to explain, though, which is why the tutorial has been MIA as well – video on it soon, potentially! It really just depends how easy/hard that would be to organize, but we’ll see.)
Matte black base / Faux-glossy eye / Faux-glossy eye with gloss applied on top
Dear internet, I AM SORRY FOR BEING BORING. I’m going to start making it up to you today, though! :D
One lid look that I’ve always been a huge fan of is that “glossy” finish, but it’s one that doesn’t exactly wear well off the runways. No matter what kind of gloss you’re using, the facts are the facts: oils and emollients on your lids will make your shadow crease, no matter how many primers you wear or how careful you are.
So, here’s how to get my theNotice approved™ faux-glossy smokey eye. Come on – you know you want to.
When I set about to do a look this past Saturday, I had intended to re-create the recent Chanel Fall 2011 couture look - a sexy, glossy, all-black eye.
Needless to say, I was waylaid by a pigment stack I (inadvisably) had sitting out on my desk, and we didn’t really make it to our originally planned destination.
In the end, I put together a basic, black smokey eye with a gold highlight in the center, a look I’ve been quite fond of recently. (Er, having the main highlight being in the center of the lid rather than the inner corner, that is. But to be honest, I don’t wear a lot of black in terms of eyeshadow!)
Even more importantly, though, I’m super excited to get reviewing some of the products I tried out in this look. A few of them were in this bowl, and a few of them weren’t, but there were a couple of new textures that I’ve really been enjoying. We should have a review of the Clinique Lid Smoothie line within the next forty-eight hours, but consider this your “sneak preview” into some of our upcoming reviews!
Anyhow… here’s a bit of a more fantastical eye of the day for you. I really wanted to use the amazing Disturbia palette (from Annabelle’s insomnia collection) in an EOTD, and this kind of, um, happened. Hope you like it! I don’t adore it, but I also don’t hate it — it isn’t good for much other than the specific set of photos I wanted it for, but it was a nice change from the neutral eye I do on a regular basis :P
For a step-by-step photo breakdown, more photos of the finished product, and a product listing, read on!
How-to:
To get the look started, I did a quick “volcanic” eye that was appropriate for day wear. First, I pushed black liner (MAC Blacktrack) into my lashline from both the top and bottom, and then smudged it out thoroughly with a q-tip. Next, I prepped the entire lid with an eye base (NYX Milk), and foiled on three of the four Disturbia shades: the red in the inner corner, the brown on the outer corner, and a touch of the burnt orange in the middle of the lid.
If this was a day look, or any other sort of non-Halloween look. I would have cleaned up the edges with a q-tip, concealed, added mascara, filled my brows, touched up my liner, and stopped there. Instead, I followed it up with a series of lines, foiling on the last Disturbia shadow in parallel, diagonal lines.
And lines in the other direction…
Finally, I foiled a silver shadow (Marcelle Slate) into a few of the squares at random to add a little interest to the eye look. Here’s two shots of the entire look from a bit farther away, so you can see all the edges:
The end result:
Products used:
Annabelle Multi-Dome Eyeshadow palette in Disturbia
Marcelle Wet and Dry eye shadow duo in Slate
MAC Fluidline gel eyeliner in Blacktrack
Marcelle Power Volume mascara in BlackSmashbox eye shadow in Smoke
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in MilkSephora Concealer Palette; Lilac
P.S. So not thrilled about the fact that it’s already November. You?
