The Makeup Box

Silver Mod Eyes

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Add a twist to the classic 60’s Mod eye by replacing matte white shadow with a sheer, soft silver! (The Body Shop has one of the best silver shadows I have ever used, in their eye shadow singles collection.)

And don’t forget bottom lashes for extra drama.

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Darkness and Light: Black and White Shadow Look

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I might just do this myself!

This is a simple, gorgeous look that’s also incredibly dramatic because it pairs a deep dark matte black with a pearl-white. You can wear this even if you have an undefined crease as this shape follows the socket bone rather than the crease, but it’s going to take some practice to make sure both eyes are even.

DO:

1. Apply black pencil or gel liner as a base to lay down a shape first as you can clean up easily with a Q-tip and some makeup remover. This will also ensure that the black shadow goes on opaque, which is the key to this look.

2. Check if the white shadow you are using is very pigmented/opaque or quite sheer. If it is very sheer and shimmery, it’s best to apply a white base underneath like NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk. If it’s quite opaque and strong, then it’s ok to just use a flesh-colored or transparent primer.

3. Blend between the black and white shades slightly so you don’t get a harsh cut-off line. Reverse-panda eyes are not cute.

4. Smoke out the edges of the black slightly so the lines are not harsh, but also don’t over-blend as you don’t want to end up with grey shadow or a Black Swan look.

5. Wear plenty of mascara. The black shadow is so strong that your lash line might just disappear otherwise.

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Weekend Face: Mauve-Tones (featuring New MAC Blushes in Full of Joy and Peony Petal, and Revlon Pink Pout lipstick) 

The thing about applying a cool-toned blush is that it doesn’t go on the exact tone that it is in the pan. Over yellow or deeper skins, a blue based pink blush will always look less cool and take on a more coral/peach hue.

The trick to getting a cool-pink to show up true to color is to first apply a soft lavender blush as a base first.

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Products Used

Base: Dior Nude Foundation 021

Concealer: MAC Select Coverup NW20 (under eyes), Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage SC-2 (face)

Setting Powder: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium

Cheeks: MAC Full of Joy (soft lavender), MAC Peony Petal (bright pastel primrose pink)

Eyes: MAC Sable along socket line, and I Nuovi Moonstone Dust over lids

Lashes: L’oreal Voluminous Carbon Black mascara

Lips: Revlon Pink Pout Matte lipstick, with Colorburst Lipgloss in Crystal Lilac layered over