I don't even bother with much makeup in this weather...I can just feel it melting off....it's a gross feeling and my skin gets worse too....however, I managed to do an Eye of the Day look with the new Photo Realism Eyeshadow Quad....(requested by jennylevi).... I know there has been some rant on this quad on how it is dull on olive/darker skintones. This is actually true. When you wear the colours by itself with a neutral base...it will definitely seem dull so I decided to use a black base when using this quad. It actually improves the appearance of the colour and appears more vibrant and has a blue-ish tint to it. I actually find the quad to be dupable if you're using it on a black base....you can easily dupe Fresh Approach eyeshadow (light minty green) with Mood Ring, Warm Chill and Aquavert to achieve similar colours.
Swatch Comparisons
Fresh Approach, Mood Ring, Warm Chill, Steamy, Gulf Stream, Parrot, Talent Pool
Excuse the greasy looking pics....lol another reason why I never bothered doing a FOTDI took these pics after a few hours in the heat. :(
What I Used:*The dupes mentioned are not exactly alike but similar enough to achieve this sort of look*
Urban Decay Primer Potion (Eye Primer)
Applied Black Base to entire lid: NYX Black Bean Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil
Mac Photo Realism Quad
Photo Realism Eyeshadow (Highlight) - Inner Eye Corner/Highlight
{Dupe with Solar White e/s, Vanilla pigment}
Fresh Approach Eyeshadow (Light Minty Green) - Center of Lid
{Dupe with Mood Ring, Aquavert, Warmchill e/s)
Image Maker Eyeshadow (Grey-Green) - Outer Lid/Crease
{Dupe with Print e/s or any dark grey-green shade)
Grey Range Eyeshadow (Dark Blue-Green) - Darken Crease/Bottom Lashline
{Dupe with Deep Blue Green pigment}
Carbon Eyeshadow (Black) - Outer-V/Darken Crease
Mac Black Track Fluidline - Eyeliner
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil - Zero (Black)
Maybelline Clear Gel Mascara - To Attach False Lashes
Maybelline Define A Lash Mascara - Bottom Lashes
Quo 804 Lashes - Exact DUPES for Mac's # 7 Lashes!
I used scotch tape to make sharp edges too.
