The only thing that would be easier than this eye look I did here with just one MAC product would be putting on a pair of pajama pants and falling asleep on my couch right now, hahaha! This look is so simple, and I don’t even know why I don’t wear it more often (note to self: WEAR IT MORE OFTEN). And if you haven’t guessed what I used already, I’ll give you one more try…
OK, ya got it?
It’s MAC Teddy eyeliner. Yup. Just eyeliner. On my waterlines, on my lash lines and on my lids. That’s it! I mean, of course, I have stuff in my brows — I didn’t use Teddy in my brows (although I have heard of somebody using Powersurge in their brows before). I’m wearing Brow Blade by Urban Decay in my brows and Laura Mercier mascara on my lashes, of course, but everything else on my eyes is just Teddy.
I put some on my water and lash lines, then sloppily sketched out a shape on my lids with the pencil, a half moon shape on my mobile lid (the part of the lid that moves when you blink), and then on the outer corners I sort of drew a soft winged shape because I like a bit of lift there because the outer corners of my eyes slope downward.
Then I used a brush, a MAC 725S, which is an angled fluffy brush, and I used that to diffuse the edges, blur out any sort of harsh lines, and I layered more Teddy wherever I wanted more depth, like the outer corners, then blended a little bit more.
I briefly thought about using MAC Coffee eyeliner to draw a thin line along my upper lash line, but I only have a smudge of it left, and it’s so precious right now because I seriously can’t seem to find Coffee anywhere! So I decided to just nix that idea and keep it simple.
Yeah. Just Teddy liner. All over! And it was lovely and fast.
Teddy isn’t the only thing from the “MAC greatest hits” list I’m wearing in this look. I’m also wearing Face and Body in C5 (which is O.G. MBB right there!) and MAC Velvet Teddy on my lips.
The blush, by the way, is Hourglass Brilliant Nude, and if you haven’t tried it yet, give it a go if you can. First time I saw it in the pan I thought, “Eh, what’s that going to do for me?” but then I got it on my cheeks, and I loved how glowing and natural it looked. So. Good.
One more thing! — of course you can do this look with any shimmery bronze liner, but if you do, be sure to grab a liner that’s easy to smudge and blend; otherwise, you’ll have a hard time blending, and your lids may end up looking patchy. Also, if your lids are oily, prep them with an eyeshadow primer, or set the liner with a shadow.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. TGIF! 😃
Christine says
September 18th, 2020 at 11:35 amI watch Beauty News by the wonderfully snarky Hailey and Kat. I am overwhelmed by the amount of product flooding the market and it all looks the same. Beauty News is my antidote to makeup purchase cravings.
Cosmetics producers do not want us consumers to practice sensible and simple usage such as the one you have featured here: a stunning look with minimal products, especially the 3-in-1 use you get on the eyes with MAC Teddy eyeliner.
Pandemic has driven many of us to such multi-use product makeup application — if we apply makeup at all. But it has also been a catalyst to make outrageous makeup purchases, either for retail therapy or a sense of control. I suspect, and more so with the holidays around the corner, makeup companies scramble for our dwindling dollars (unless you’re a Jeff Bezos) to distract us from simply using all the makeup we ALREADY have in our stashes.
I applaud this gorgeous look and what this advocates: everything we already have is enough and it is good.
Karen says
September 18th, 2020 at 1:20 pmThank you Christine. I love what you wrote here — “everything we already have is enough and it is good.” Thank you for the inspiration!
I haven’t heard of that show but I’ll check it out. 🙂
Christine says
September 18th, 2020 at 2:45 pmBeauty News is on YouTube. They discuss all new makeup releases so it’s fun to watch what’s coming down the pike, although I think they entertainingly poo-poo on most releases.
Tatiana says
September 18th, 2020 at 12:01 pmThis is so pretty. And no I wasn’t able to guess that it was Teddy, because Teddy looks different on my skin.
If you’re really desperate Selfridge’s has Coffee listed on its website. Not sure how much shipping is though.
https://www.selfridges.com/US/en/cat/mac-eye-pencil_329-81004873-M280/?previewAttribute=Coffee&cm_mmc=PLA-_-GoogleUS-_-BEAUTY-_-MAC&POR=Y&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=na_na_pla-b_na_na_na_INT_USA-PLA-BEAUTY-MAKEUP&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtZH7BRDzARIsAGjbK2ZAME_V7SXUiMdGljRqOZZJwgPizZeDqSOz89pYQJQMbpQQ3KKlKXgaAkWeEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Karen says
September 18th, 2020 at 1:18 pmI still haven’t given up hope! I will let you know if I find a secret stash somewhere!
Lexi says
September 18th, 2020 at 12:36 pmCoffee is HG brown liner…I’m holding to my nub, too! Why do they always take it away from us?
Great look and Happy Friday!
Karen says
September 18th, 2020 at 1:17 pmI know. Why can’t we have nice things?! LOL
I really wanted to go into Sephora to swatch a dupe but now that testers aren’t available… Sigh.
Chelsea says
September 18th, 2020 at 7:31 pmSuch a pretty bronzey eye! I love how you can look good with a dark waterline and with a natural one.
I got some new eyeliners in an Ulta order that was delivered today (they accidentally packed the wrong color of something, so they’re resending that) but I can’t currently do eye makeup- I had a bug bite or blemish near my eye that turned into cellulitis, so I’m on some antibiotics until that gets better. I had to settle for swatchjng my new loot on my hands.
Anne says
September 21st, 2020 at 1:18 amSo Teddy blends THAT well? I am impressed. Whenever I try something like that I end up tugging at my lid way too much. Serves me right for only using drugstore liners I guess.
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