Peridot Eyes and Garnet Lips: Sparkly Olive-gold Eyes and Glossy Crimson Lips
This is an evening look that pairs a soft lined smoky eye with a very strong red lip. Here’s a quick breakdown:
Skin:
Luminous, and light in texture. I created the effect using Laneige’s new Snow BB Soothing Cushion, which is a sweat-proof, radiance-enhancing BB cream that comes in a compact with a sponge pad inside soaked with BB Cream. (I’ll do a full review after I use it for a longer period of time!)
Then I used MAC Studiofinish Concealer on dark circles and spots, then set with Lancôme Teint Miracle Pressed Powder using a powder brush.
Eyes:
A little 70s-80s inspired. Recently I’ve been very into fading deeper shadow shades up from the socket towards the brows for a warmer look, vs a pale highlighted browbone.
Tip: This line of black isn’t meant to be too obvious later, because I’m going to go over with the olive-gold pencil. This step just darkens the lash line. I used Maybelline Master Drama in Midnight Drama.
Product: My olive/khaki metallic pencil of choice is Clinique’s Quickliner Intense in Intense Peridot. Absolutely gorgeous color.
Now, see how the olive pencil goes over most of the black (above). I don’t apply the olive too close to the lashes. I want just the barest hint of black right at the roots of the lashes, for definition.
Then finish with black mascara.
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Cheeks:
Glowy, warm, but not too strong. The focus should be on the lips and eyes.
I just dabbed and blended a coral gold blush (TheBalm Hot Mama) along the cheekbones.
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Lips:
MAC Pro Longwear Lipglass is super sticky, which is a texture I don’t particularly enjoy, but this shade is just gorgeous and so pigmented and dimensional as Driven by Love, I’m happy to bear it. This is a rich cherry-red with subtle red shimmer in the formula.
I simply applied it straight from the tube without primer or lip liner, because the gloss is not 100% opaque and I don’t want to change the texture and appearance by layering liner below. It does last beautifully because of the super-thick texture.
Of course, if you’re worried about the gloss bleeding into fine lines around the lips, you can apply a touch of flesh-colored lip primer around the edges of your mouth to stop any bleeding before you apply the gloss.