The Makeup Box

Ondine (Featuring Everyday Minerals “Tide is High” Shadow)

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Ondine was a water nymph who gave up her immortality for love, but was eventually betrayed by her faithless husband. In vengeance, she cursed him so that he would cease breathing if he ever fell asleep. The story has no happy end, but the mythological figure has always been one of dark and elemental beauty for me.

This is in a small way related to the movie of the same name (although I enjoyed it). The bleak and harsh beauty of the Irish landscape and the haunting atmosphere and music did partly inspire the choice of colors and an eye look that’s equal parts dreamy shades and heavy shapes.

Everyday Minerals Tide is High (Shimmer), and Make Up Store Moss (Microshadow)

Step 1: First, pack a sea green shade all over the lids.

Step 2: With a matte, dark mossy shade, sweep thickly along the lower lids and into the outer corners of the upper lids. 

Step 3: This is where the look gets a little heavier. Sweep the moss shade along the entire socket line and smoke upwards and out for more drama, but don’t wing it out as the eye should remain “round” so it does not look overly fierce.

Step 4: As a twist to keep the lash line from getting too dark and obscuring the intensity of the color, I used a metallic teal pencil along the water and lash lines (Bourjois Metallise #87Vert eclatant). Then I curled my lashes and applied black mascara to top and bottom lashes.

Leave out false lashes as you don’t want to detract from the colors and textures.

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Other products used:

• NYX Angel Blush (pale-pale peach pearl)
• Estee Lauder Crystal Baby (not shown)
• I didn’t have time to change my nail color, but I’d recommend a flesh or sand-colored shade instead of the mauve I wore (Couleur Inc #69 Ara)

Fairy Queen Makeup (Glittery Shadow Wash with Glowing Skin)

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(Source: fash4girls.com)

Ditch the hair accessories and pearly skin, and you can pretty much wear this look to a dinner, or a night on the town. The best thing is that it works with pretty much any glittery eyeshadow as a simple wash of color. 

Fantasy Disco-Queen Eyes

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Please be forewarned that I used regular chunky art-store glitter for photographic purposes (cosmetic grade glitters don’t show up well), and am not suggesting that you do the same.This is not comfortable and a pain in the behind to get off.

Only use micro-fine cosmetic-grade glitters around your eyes and you’ll be much better off.

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Step 1: Apply black greasepaint to your lids, or black gel liner mixed with just a touch of baby oil. Anything that dries and sets completely will not hold your glitter in place. Fill in the tide- and water-lines with black kohl instead of the greasy black base you applied.

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Step 2: With a velvety grey shadow, rim the outer edges of the black to stop the greasy mixture from bleeding and smudging, and to clean up the edges.

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Step 3: The tricky part. I prefer clear gloss or glitter adhesive (Sally’s has one for 99 cents) over latex (eyelash adhesive) for purposes of easier removal, but latex will stay better. With a flat synthetic brush, dab the adhesive substance over the colored portions of your eyes.

Then with what remains, dip the brush into glitter and gently, gently pat it on until your entire eyelid is coated. Leave just the very base of the lashes bare for falsies.

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Step 4: Apply dramatic lashes. (Anything too normal looking is just going to get drowned by all that bling.) Remember to let the glue dry until you start to see sections go grey/translucent. If your lash glue is not tacky enough, it will not stick to your eye properly.

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Above, waiting for glue to dry.

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2 mins later: Et Voila! You now have disco balls for eyes.

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