Some of my first ever makeup purchases back in the early 2000’s were some of my most colourful beauty buys to date. It all started with a blue eyeshadow quad from Claire’s Accessories that was housed in a plastic lipstick shaped case, funky. It was soon followed by a bronze cream eyeshadow from Miss Sporty – classic Anna purchase right there. Then on my first trip to the U.S in my mid-teens I bought an olive-toned eye colour from Milani and I loved it. In fact I wore it most days till I hit pan and it crumbled with my orange-tinged base and an absolute tonne of mascara. So when I spotted the limited edition, autumn ’15 CHANEL Les 4 Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadow in 254 Tissé D’Automne, there was a pang of nostalgia that hit when I saw the top left golden green colour. I just had to give green eyeshadow a whirl again and you know what? I really like it and see why 14 year old me picked up that Milani shadow in the aisles of CVS all those years ago. Feeling like reaching for an emerald tone too? Here are a few tips to halt yourself from heading into Halloween territory….
1. Line it up. If coloured eyeshadow isn’t your thing then liner is the way to go and actually I find myself reaching for a non-brown eyeliner these days quite often. I’m pretty lacking on the green kohl front though, so if there’s anything that you’d recommend then holler. In the meantime I’ll be doing a bit of makeup mixology with my quad and a spray of Fix+.
2. How low can you go? Something I always forget is that you don’t have to pull up the colour that high. I tend to get a bit blend-happy and end up with green under my brow-bone and on me that can look a bit full-on. I find the sweet spot to be just under the crease, that way I can pop a warm-bronze in the actual crease and get a bit of a diffusion of colour going on which makes the whole thing look a lot more natural.
3. Tone it right. Now what colour suits you is something that’s going to be different for everyone. Darker skins will look awesome with something richer in in tone and more jewel-like, whereas paler complexions are going to be able to rock those pastel tones and something that’s a bit lighter. Personally I love a good olive. Mainly because the touch of gold makes it easier to pull-off and blend in. Plus my inner Magpie loves ’em.
4. Keep it neutral. I found that when using a bit of green on the eyes, a touch of pink on the cheeks and then a nude on the lips is what worked best for me. I normally skip blusher completely, but a touch of something there gave a bit of oomph to the whole thing and for lip colour? You’ll have to wait and see because there’s a new favourite that’s entered the ring, so I’ll dedicate a post to it v.soon.
Any other greens you recommend giving a whirl? I think I may have found my colour comfort zone…
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