Is anyone with me on a love/hate relationship with black eyeshadow? Don’t get me wrong, black eyeshadow is a staple color to have, but I hardly ever reach for it. To me, it’s a bit too dark, too much and usually makes my small eyes look even smaller. But for this 10th installment of my 30 Day Make Up Challenge I decided to take the plunge and use more black in an eyelook that I think I’ve ever done before.
And still… this isn’t the blackest look I could probably have done. But I did use plenty of black to create this look. I even used black in my inner corner and on my waterline: something I never do. To take the darkness out of the look and give it a bit more interest, I decided to add some duochrome purple/ blue eyeshadow that I think goes really well with the overall look. It’s the purple that lifts the black and makes this look not so dark and gothic looking.
I used a piece of scotch to create the stark cat eye line to lift my eye and I accentuated that look by adding some black liquid liner at the base which then smokes out to my eyebrow. I tried to make the outer part of my eye the darkest and have it peeter out towards my eyebrow and inner corner. The black also transitions into the purple on my lower lashline. Add plenty of black mascara and a shimmery inner corner highlight and you’re good to go.
Close ups
The key to this look is an eyeshadow that I bought because it was so beautiful, but that I hadn’t gotten much use out of yet. It’s Make Up Store Jubilee: a gorgeous black with golden shimmer. It makes for a great smokey effect with a bit more than your straight up black color. I also attempted to contour my face with a new bronzer I bought from The Body Shop. Since my trip I’ve become a bit more tan, so I’ve now found that the Catrice foundation I tried a few months ago is perfect for me at the moment.
Products used:
Face:
Base: Catrice All Matt plus foundation in 010 light beige, MAC, MAC Select Moisture Cover concealer in NW20, MAC Prep + Prime Transparent finishing powder
Blush: Physician’s Formula Happy Booster blush in Warm
Bronzer/ Contour: The Body Shop Honey bronzer in 02
Eyes:
Base: Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Brow highlight: The Body Shop eyeshadow in no. 13
- Inner corner: Catrice Liquid Metal eyeshadow in Look Me in the Ice
- All over lid: NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Beans & Make Up Store Jubilee
- Light wash all over lid: MUA shade 9 pearl
- Crease: Make Up Store Jubilee
- Waterline: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero
- Lower lash line: MUA shade 9 pearl
- From lashline to brow (as a base to ease blending): MUA shade 16 matt
- Eyeliner: Essence Superfine Eyeliner Pen
Mascara: L’Oreal Butterfly effect false lash wings in midnight black
Brows: Catrice Eyebrow Set (lightest color only), HEMA eyebrow gel
Lips: MAC Lustre in Lovelorn
Which 30 day make up challenge look are you looking forward to the most?
6 responses to “30 day make up challenge #10: Black”
Leuk dat jij deze Challenge ook doet! Ik vind je deze look goed staan!
Dankjewel 🙂 Mijn challenge heeft echte opdrachten. De volgende is smokey volgens mij…
Geslaagde look! Ik vind de combinatie paars en zwart erg mooi!
Ja ik vond dat het goed samen ging en dat de paarse kleur zo nog meer knalde.
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