A simple winged EOTD

October 11, 2010

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All I have time to say: midterms are soon. Who has time for makeup anymore?! :'(

Okay, kidding. I do want to introduce this one just briefly; you know it’s impossible for me to not talk too much!

How-to

I love this look because it’s so quick and simple, but it can still be polished. All you have to do is sweep a shimmery champagne over your lid, line your eyes with pretty much any shade, smudge said line a little, and apply mascara. Seriously, that’s it. For a touch more drama you can tightline your upper lash line with black or dark brown, but everything should take less than five minutes.

Why it’s so easy

It’s all in the smudging! Liner, especially winged liner, can be hard to do quickly, especially for beginners. Because you’re smudging your liner lightly around the edges (a sponge-tipped smudge bush or a q-tip would both work well), the precision isn’t a problem, letting you get a ton of practice with liner without a super-messy result.

The eye’s all about the liner, too, so you don’t have to worry about blending eyeshadow. Mucho drama for your time ;)

Some variations:

Try a deep silver, navy, or violet cream liner instead of the usual black or brown.
If you have a bit more time, go over the top line with a glitter liner…
…or perfect a crisp line instead of a smudgy one.
Do a more dramatic wing, or no wing at all.
Set off your liner with a lighter shade, sort of like I did here.
Switch the champagne for a matte lid shade, or a shimmering peach, pink, silver, or taupe.
Choose a primer-and-shadow-in-one, or a creme product.

Products used (there are so few of them!)

theBalm timeBalm concealer, Lighter Than Light
Lancome Maquiriche eye shadow, Crème Lustré
Urban Decay 24/7 eye liner, Zero
GOSH Duet Eye Shadow, Golden/Chocolate

Or you could try any of these for the liner… (click on the products to view them; you know the drill.)

I mean, really. How perfect would that liner set be if this was your go-to look? ;) I used a 24/7 (which are virtually indistinguishable from the MUFE pencils in texture and wear), but you really could use just about anything. I haven’t heard anything about the two in the top right hand corner, but the rest are supposed to stay on the waterline quite well.

Stila, NARS, Stila, Bobbi Brown, Revlon, Make Up For Ever

And for the shadow…

Of course, Benefit’s Creaseless Creams and Stila Kitten have to be here! But as you can see, you really get to mix it up when it comes to your lid wash. Keeping it sheer and shimmery tends to be the easiest option (no blending involved), but you could use whatever, really. Here, we have creme sticks, potted creams, matte pressed powders, shimmery pressed powders, liquids, primer-and-shadow…

I think you get my point :o)