I’d like to order some shimmery eyeshadows in these shades of blue, purple and yellow, please.
I’ll Take Mine To Go, Thanks
A Cat Mom’s Intuition
Hmm, I have a feeling that Tabs would not be down with kitty acupuncture.
MAC Golden Olive Pigment Tutorial: A Green Eye for St. Patrick’s Day
Taken with a flash
Did anybody else wear green makeup to stay pinch-free today?
Also with a flash
When I wear green eyeshadow, I usually try to work it into some sort of smokey variation, but for St. Patrick’s Day today I thought I’d try something with a little shimmer.
I started with MAC Pigment in Golden Olive, a shimmery greenish gold, and then added brown and gold eyeshadows
This one’s without a flash
No flash for this one either
How to get the eyes
I started by patting MAC Paint Pot in Painterly (a creamy beige) over my entire eyelid with a MAC 249 Large Shader Brush.
Painterly, a cream eyeshadow, acts as primer. Its job is to intensify the color of the other eyeshadows and pigments and to anchor them in place.
To get the smokey effect that looks like a gradient of colors, I layer cream shadows, liners and powder eyeshadows, beginning the layering process by lining my entire lid with MAC Eye Kohl in Powersurge (a shimmery gold).
Because I plan to smudge pigment on top of the Powersurge, it’s okay if it looks a little messy at this stage.
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Share Your Look: The St. Patrick’s Day Edition
Hiya, girls! Because we’re all Irish today 
, I’m celebrating St. Paddy’s with a green shirt, green eyeshadow and a few pints of green beer — just kidding! — green tea. El Hub really is part Irish, and I’m planning to go to the store this afternoon to get stuff for corned beef and cabbage, yum.
I dunno if we’ll go out for green beer tonight… We shall see!
Anyhoo, I think it would be kinda fun if we did another round of Share Your Look. Send in your look for today or tonight. If you’re going green, great, but your look doesn’t have to be green. The sky’s the limit.
Inspire me!
My St. Paddy’s Day look’s posted above, and I’m putting together a tutorial for it right now.
- Eyes: MAC Paint Pot in Painterly, MAC Eye Kohl in Powersurge, MAC Pigment in Golden Olive, MAC Pigment in Gold Mode, MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack, MAC Eyeshadow in Humid, MAC Glitter Reflects Antique Gold, Chanel Exceptionnel Mascara
- Lips: Chanel Aqualumiere Gloss in Tangerine Dream
- Cheeks: Benefit Coralista Blush
- A description of my look: I wanted this shimmery gold and green eye to match my green polo. This look’s basically a neutral eye with some extra color on the lid.
It’s still pretty neutral (i.e. safe for non-St. Patrick’s Day use), but I dusted Reflects Antique Gold over the entire lid for a touch of sparkle.
Your turn!
Share your look by filling out this form. Attach a picture (or a link), and feel free to cut loose. Cats, dogs and mugs of green beer are totally allowed.
FEED OR EMAIL READERS: I haven’t figured out how to get the form to work correctly from the feed or the emails yet. I think it’s possible, but for now, if you’re reading this on the feed, please click this link if you want to fill out the form.
Your friendly neighborhood (Irish) beauty addict,
Karen
10 Green Shoes: A Saint Patrick’s Day Foot Fetish
What if you found the end of a rainbow, and at the end of it was a magic pot filled with fabulous green shoes?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, girls!
If I were to find that lucky pot filled with shoes, these are the shoes I’d want it to have…
Charles by Charles David Dovey Sandal, $110
Via Spiga Monique Sandal, $200
Converse Chuck Taylor Season Hi Tennis Shoe, $50
Cindy Says Chesney Sandal, $125
Clarks Erda Sandal, $90
Guess Carrie Pump, $90
Adidas Originals adiTennis Tennis Shoe, $55
A Taste of Spring
Don’t the best shades of green come out in the spring?
Bunny Conga Line
Sometimes I feel guilty when I bite the heads off chocolate bunnies. Is that weird?
Smooth It Out With Cargo Plant Love Eyeliner
Cargo Plant Love Eyeliner’s ($16) soft, creamy texture glides on smoother than a ’90s Babyface ballad, and just like one of his sexy slow jams, it holds up well over time.
If I swipe some on my lash line before my first cup of coffee in the morning, Plant Love’s rich color lasts until my last gulp of Sleepytime tea at night.
Fans of Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils might find a lot to like about Plant Love. It has a similar texture and longevity, but Urban Decay liners set quicker. Plant Love stays smudgeable for about three minutes versus 30 seconds for Urban Decay. The extra time comes in handy when I’m doing a smokey eye with lots of blending and smudging.
There are six liners in the Plant Love liner collection. I’ve taken a look at Midnight Blue and Black.
- Midnight Blue, a shimmery grayish slate blue, makes my brown eyes pop if I do a smokey eye by drawing a line of Midnight Blue on my upper lash line, and then smudge a shimmery gray, blue or beige eyeshadow powder shadow directly on top.
- Black applies as a rich, true black with no blue undertones. I think it looks great when layered beneath a shimmery brown, pink or beige.