A Touch of Green - EOTD

A touch of green liner!

Changing it up a bit

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil

I decided to change up my usual eye look and add some fun green liner! I've used this NYX pencil previously on my top lid, but it didn't stand out very much. So today, I put it in my water line and I really liked how it came out! It didn't irritate my eye at all (some liners do when you line the bottom lash) so that was good news. It's an easy way to wear color without overdoing it.

I also used:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

MAC's Shroom Eyeshadow (my go-to for a nude eye)

Diorshow Mascara

I decided not to use mascara on the bottom lashes, because I wanted the liner to really stand out and make a statement. I applied it this morning, and it seems to be holding up fairly well without smudging or fallout. NYX is inexpensive, so if you want to experiment with a certain color and don't want to spend a lot of money, these jumbo pencils are great!

Daytime Smokey Eye Using Tokidoki Palette!

Daytime/work appropriate smokey eye

A tiny bit of liquid liner on the outer corners

Just a liiiitle bit of smoke =)

Sky high lashes

My new tokidoki eye palette!

Six shades, two different color stories

Devil Girl Cromatico Palette

I used these three shades for this look

Kiss!

What do you guys think?! I wanted to do a daytime smokey eye, nothing too dramatic for work. Plus it's the summer, so I tend to wear less makeup overall.

I am absolutely in LOVE with Riposino! It's such a gorgeous color alone, or with the other two shades as shown above. After getting lots of great tips from my previous "Do You SMOKE" post, I did this look today and was pretty happy with how it came out! Here's how it went down:

I primed by eyes with Urban Decay Primer Potion (as always) then started the shadows.I used Riposino all over the lid, Bulleto in the crease and outer corners of the eye, and used Thirsty as a highlighter for the brow bone. The colors are a little tough to capture on camera, but the shadows have great pigment and last a long time.

After I applied shadow, I put a tiny bit of black liquid liner on the top lid for definition, and topped the eyes off with MAC Haute & Naughty mascara.

How does it look? =)

Laura Mercier Baked Eyeshadow

Laura Mercier Baked Eyeshadow in Black Karat

Oh so lovely...

Left side is the shadow dry, the right side is the shadow wet

Totally different look, right?

A bit blurry but I loved how it came out!

A sultry bathroom pose in the bar bathroom...classy huh? ha!

So I know i'm a bit late on this, but I finally bought a baked shadow from Laura Mercier. When this baked dry/wet shadow initially came out, it seemed like every company was coming out with a similar product, therefore turning me off to the idea of paying $22 for it. It's my first product from this brand and I have to say...I can't believe how nice it is!! The color is so pretty and smokey, and has gold flecks in it. I have hazel eyes, so it brings out the green in them.

I was shopping with my mom, and she picked up a Laura Mercier lipstick. While at the counter, I started playing with the baked shadows, prompting me to buy Black Karat. The color is so versatile, I've worn it dry to work with a bit of mascara and it didn't look overdone. I've also worn it wet while painting NYC red (as seen above) and I loved the sultry/smokey look. When wet, it almost looks like paint and has great color payoff. I used the shadow with a black liquid liner on the top lid, a black eye pencil on the bottom and tons of MAC mascara. It stayed on all night without bleeding, creasing, flaking, etc.

I always use Urban Decay Primer Potion before I do a heavy eye - it's a MUST if you want the color to stay in place for longer than 20 minutes, especially in the summer. This shadow might become my new go-to for smokey eyes!