Posts Tagged ‘shadow’

WHITE LINER: THE ULTIMATE PRIMER

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post + photos by amy nadine, graphic design by eunice chun

I created this post to show you how impactful applying white eyeliner to your lid is before matte shadows to really make the shadow color come to life. Shadow primers are great too, but nowhere near as powerful as a white kohl pencil. Because honestly, matte shadows need a little help going on without become blotchy or faded; and it’s always a little disappointing to buy a shadow that’s bright and pigmented in its packaging but goes on more sheer and waah waah. This method is also an amazing way to make a DIY gorgeous matte colored liner if you don’t want to fill in the whole lid. Investing in a white pencil gives you countless options for creating your own brighter lids and even making your own lipstick shades (coming next week!). Here’s how: (more…)

WHICH BRUSH DOES WHAT: EYES

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post + photos by amy nadine, graphic design by eunice chun

Now that we’ve covered brushes for the whole face (foundation, powder + concealer) we can move on to eye brushes. There are so many of them out there that even I get overwhelmed a little at the make-up specialty store. Which is why I have narrowed it down to these seven must-haves that you can print out and take with you next time you’re in the market for new brushes. (more…)

EYE FOCUS: HOODED LID

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photos + post by amy nadine, graphic design by eunice chun

Because so many of our readers have asked for more options for hooded eyelids, we thought you’d love this one fun one for summer! The trick to this slight illusion is to create a “crease line” that is a few millimeters higher than your actual crease, therefore making the lid area appear bigger than it really is. And the best way to do this is with two colors; here I used my favorite blue cream shadow for the lid with my favorite smoky taupe kohl pencil to create the new “raised” crease line. Super easy and so pretty… here’s how: (more…)

SHADOW FOCUS: EYE COLOR

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photos: getty, go runway/post by amy nadine, graphic design by eunice chun

We introduced our Eye Color Series with the color wheel + Jessica Pare’s blue eyes from the MET Gala a few weeks ago, but many of you emailed us asking for more than just one shadow option. So to complete our series, here’s your cheat sheet for shades that best complement your baby blues. (more…)