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Looks Archive
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Orange, Yellow, and Purple Look
Posted on September 2, 2010 | 4 CommentsThis is a bright eyeshadow look with orange blush and purple lipstick. The yellow and orange eye shadows on the lid and crease area are both matte, so I used shimmery colors as highlight and on my lower lash line to catch some light and make those areas a little brighter. Read more... -
Fan Look: CoverGirl Tropical Fusion Look
Posted on August 31, 2010 | 4 CommentsNew reader Emily sent me an email saying that she recently found Nerdy Girl Makeup, and she is now obsessed with it! (Aww, thanks Emily! :)) She came up with this colorful look using the CoverGirl Eye Enhancers 4 Kit Shadow in "Tropical Fusion" -- a great product to have if you want to add some colorful shades to your makeup collection without having to spend too much money. Read more... -
Yellow, Orange, and Pink EOTD
Posted on August 28, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis EOTD (Eye of the Day) breaks down how to create this colorful look. Yellow, orange, and pink are the main colors I used on my lower lid. In terms of color theory, these three colors are analogous (shades, tints, or tones of colors that lie adjacent to each other on the color wheel). Using analogous colors next to each other in your makeup looks makes blending a lot easier! Read more... -
Tropical Makeup Look
Posted on August 26, 2010 | 8 CommentsThis is a colorful summer look that you can wear the whole day. I didn't use any eye liner here; instead, I placed eye shadow (pigment) color along the outer to middle upper lash line. This creates the look of eye liner from afar, and it has a much softer look while adding more color as well. Read more... -
Gradient Blue Look
Posted on August 24, 2010 | 3 CommentsA gradient is a smooth blending of shades from light to dark (or from one color to another). When applying eye shadow, the easiest way to blend two colors together is when you use two colors that are the same color but different shades. For this look, I used white and 3 shades of blue to create a gradient. You can create other gradient looks the same way using at least 2 different shades of one color. Read more...