For many years, I was, like millions of women, eyeshadow-challenged. Then, I met my BFF Luanne and she showed me the eyeshadow light. It doesn’t have to be that hard, ladies!! Now, all I do for an every day look is put on two colors. I put a light color on my browbone and my lashline, and a darker color in the middle – and voila! Here is a picture of my eye, with eyeshadow on. (I hope it doesn’t creep you out that it’s just my big ol’ EYE!)
I personally use Mary Kay eyeshadow and I think it is the bomb-diggity, but this technique should work with any eyeshdow as long as you have got the color placement right. That’s light on top and pbottom, dark in the middle. I use Mary Kay Crystalline on top & bottom and either Lucky Penny (which is what I have on in the picture) or Sugarplum, depending on whether I am wearing warm or cool colors that day.
So, Luanne’s eyeshadow tips work for me! Now, it is obvious from the picture that I DO need eyebrow help, but I am a big ol’ scaredy cat, especially after Emily’s experience with waxing! So, I am going to head over to Rocks in My Dryer to see if anyone has posted a Works for Me Wednesday on that topic! Go see if you can find the answer to anything you need help with!
Eyebrows are back to natural again, anyway. so I say don’t sweat it. This comes from a sephora-addicted-professional-makeup-artist (me)…of course, I’m known to do all the crazy colors seen in Nylon and Italian Vogue on my eyes, which can sometimes illicit a gasp of shock from my husband…
I’m not sure where this comment is going!
Thanks for the tip! You know, I’ve been skittish about using eye-shadow since I poked my right eye out. Although, now I get to wear this really cool patch!
Oh by the way, you’ve got an eye booger in that picture.
Good stuff. I just wish I had known about this sooner. I mean, I have been doing dark/light/dark not light/dark/light/. I’m sure I looked foolish ,but I guess not many people feel comfortable telling a 190lb man that his eye color is all wrong…..
you men are scaring me….but so is that very close EYE shot 🙂
Thanks for comfirming to me that my Mary kay make up training is not out of date!!!!!
If I can endure waxing and plucking, then ANYone can, especially a brave Mommin’ It Up mommy!
I got mine waxed ONCE in the 10th grade, and the shape was great. Since then, all I have had to do is maintain it. So, what I do now is pluck, using a pair of NICE Tweezerman tweezers. Trust me, spending a few extra bucks on a quality pair is well worth it. It makes it much easier to grab those little suckers, and much less painful also. I do it daily when I apply my makeup, that way I stay on top of it, and don’t have to contend with a hot bushy mess eventually.
But…be warned!! Once you start, you can’t really stop. For one, it’s kind of addicting, and for another, it looks like a porcupine. Not cute!
Bottom line: tweezing isn’t for the faint of heart, but it IS well worth it!
I have always feared I’d look like a street walker if left to put on my own makeup. I love getting makeovers, but am too scaredy cat to buy my own supplies. But I get regular brow waxes and it takes the pressure off doing the rest of my face up! Your eye looks great!
I use those same eyeshadow colors!!
Waxing is very minimally painful. Especially if you do it regularly. You have birthed a child!!! Just get it done.
I for one love your eye shadow and your MK consultant! Truth is, you’d look good in a burlap sack with no makeup on at all. Don’t listen to me…buy that makeup…you gotta have it!!!
Great picture by the way. Love it!
BTW- Gotta love your male groupies! Funny!