I'll Take One In Every Color Please...

Here is my inspiration picture for my "barbie" dupe.  Figured her being almost bald was appropriate.  haha.  So the lesson of today's post is CLOSE YOUR GEL LINERS NICE AND TIGHT.  When I started to line my eyes,  I realized my gel liner had dried quite a bit making it impossible to create a precise line which was sooooooo important in this look.  I am pretty bummed that my liner ruined this fun look.  Oh well.  Live and learn.  I also kept this a softer cut crease instead of Barbie's harsh one as well as changing the shape of the shadow itself to suit my eye shape.

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Ohhhhhh these new shadows I got from Crystal Coast are so pretty!!!  They are brighter and more intense than her other very romantic, soft colors.

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Here's a look I did for work with a pale pink from Crystal Coast called Pink Pearl and the 88 shimmer palette from BH Cosmetics.  I ended up really liking the color combo.  I used the Pink Pearl on the lid and #83 from the shimmer palette to contour in the crease with my 224 brush.  I finished it off with #88 in the outer V.  Thanks for looking!  I cut out my eyebrows lol... I don't know what they were doing that day.

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I never EVER wear soft, baby pinks but I got this really pretty pink from Crystal Coast and I figured now is a great time to start!  I still don't know if pinks look right on me but here ya go anyway!!

Of course, apply your primer.  Too Faced Shadow Insurance works best for me.  UD Primer Potion actually creases on me.

I apply CC Pink Pearl foiled with my homemade mixing medium on the inner 2/3's of my lid to just past my crease.  I used my Mac 213 but any small shader brush will do.

Use the tip of the 213 and apply Pink Pearl to inner 2/3's of the lower lashline.

I flipped the brush over and applied Lumiere Soft Fuschia foiled on the outer third of my lid.  Blend it into the Pink Pearl.

I used my Sonia Kashuk blending brush to apply Mac Parfait Amour to my crease.  I went about 2/3's of the way in towards my nose allowing the brush to sort of sink in to my eye socket.  (lol that sounds really bad)  I went in one direction from out to in to keep the colors more concentrated on the outside.

With the same brush I took the purple side of the L'oreal Hip Duo in Sculpted and wiggled it into my crease starting by my lashline and following the socket 1/3 of the way in.  This adds a lot of much needed dimension to my eyes.

I take my fluffy 224 and Seedy Pearl and applied under my brow blending into the other colors so that there is no harsh line but rather a gradiation in color.

Liner and lashes...

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Here's a monochromatic look I did in my fav!!  BLUE!!  The baby blue color is Crystal Coast Little Boy Blue and it is lovely!  I applied it foiled with my homemade mixing medium like I almost always do.  This blush is also by Crystal Coast and it is goooooorgeous!  Its a shimmery berry, pink and is just so pretty!  It's called Sherbert. I wish it photographed better but you can check out the swatches here.  I even mixed Sherbert with my Rosebud Salve and wore it as a gloss.  Hope you guys like it!!

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