
Do I miss the days when I had hours and hours to whisk my eyeshadows into clouds of fluffy color?
Yes and no.
Yes, because I’m in awe of myself — literally in awe — for ever having the patience to do elaborate eye makeup once upon a time.
But also no, because banging out these quick 15-minute makeup looks before I leave for work at the bakery has taught me all kinds of creative tricks!
One thing I’ve been doing lately is combining different elements I’ve worn in various looks to come up with something new.
For this look, I incorporated three makeup elements I’ve been wearing across quite a few bakery-day looks lately.
- A colorful lower waterline
- Colorful cat eyeliner
- Glitter
1. Work your waterline.
Lining your lower water line is an easy, low-stress way to add a pop of color to your look without committing to lots of intense blending. Here I’m wearing a dark purple liner, which is the same one I used in the aubergine look the other day.
2. Embrace your inner colorful cat eyeliner.
Not as low-stress as a colorful waterline because you have to map out your wings and line up the flicks evenly, which is never an easy task, but if you resolve to be cool with imperfection (I am these days… It’s a learning experience!), you’ll get a lot of bang for your buck. You can always keep it simple by using a single bright liner — pencil, liquid or an eyeshadow applied with a wet brush — or you can jooj it up by layering different products together. Here I’m wearing a blue liner, which I topped with a shimmery blue-green shadow mixed with a glittery black shadow.
3. Go for the glitter!
I know it isn’t for everyone, but in controlled amounts, glitter really adds a little something-something. I patted a peach glitter on my lids with a finger, and even though it ended up all over the place (hello, eyebrows!), I’m cool with it.
Key makeup worn in this look
- Eyes: Maybelline Tatoo Gel Liner in Striking Navy (cat liner base) and ESUM Aubergine (lower waterline). MAC Now and Zen palette (I blended Soft Brown and Omega as a base, combined Tilt and Black Tie, and patted that on top of the blue liner before patting Honeylust on top for glitter.)
- Cheeks: Hourglass Illume Sheer Color Trio in Sunset
- Lips: MAC Velvet Teddy topped with Magically Delightful Lipglass
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I also can’t believe how much time I used to spend on blending – where did all these extra minutes come from? I am happy though that you transitioned, that way I can pick up all these awesome tricks.
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I too, used to spend an insane amount of time blending all these transition colours into my crease! Now I stick with one and I’m done! Ha! Now I’m lazy when it comes to makeup. I can’t pull off any liner in my waterline like that but I really like the thought of patting honey lust on top for some glam! Great idea. Does it stay if you’re wearing a base or do you have to put a glitter base in order for it to stick?
Pretty! Would you post a throwback pic of an elaborate eye?
Sure. Here’s a few links!
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/mac-makeup/mac-alluring-aquatic/
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/cosmetics/lady-unicorn/
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/just-for-fun/weird-things-i-like-to-do/
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/cosmetics/estee-edit-gritty-glow-magnetic-face-and-eye-palette/
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/mac-makeup/mac-alluring-aquatic/
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/cosmetics/chanel-spring-2016-spring-makeup-tutorial/
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/mac-makeup/mac-dazzleshadow-mac-le-disko-collection/
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/mac-makeup/the-mac-wash-and-dry-collection-veluxe-pearlfusion-shadow-trios-promise-to-make-laundry-days-and-lids-lovelier/
https://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/cosmetics/10-reasons-rock-smokey-purple-eyes-pics-new-purple-mac-mineralize-eye-shadow-leap-mac-lightness-collection/
Pretty!
I don’t do waterlines because of my easily irritated eyes but I love colorful wings. I have turquoise glasses and love doing liner to match.
Ahh, I love bold glasses. Colorful accessories are the best. Do you find that you match your clothes to your glasses?
I wear a lot of black but I do have a few dresses that match them.
Thanks for including the picture with your eyes almost shut. It’s a great way to get a better view of the eye makeup!