Look: Going Green with Greengrease
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Look: Going Green with Greengrease
You know I had to dig into the new MAC products… at least to get going… for a look! Happy Monday!
P.S. — Santal looks a little pinker on me today than it does usually, because I still had a bit of a CoverGirl lip stain lingering when I put it on!
P.P.S. — Can you believe I actually forgot to apply a highlighter? FOR SHAME!
You will need the following…
- Eyes: MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot (neutral beige base), MAC Greengrease Greasepaint Stick (forest green), MAC Bright Sunshine Eyeshadow (PRO) (sunshine yellow), MAC Lucky Green Eyeshadow (yellowed green), MAC Bio Green Eyeshadow (PRO) (grass green), MAC Bottle Green Eyeshadow (PRO) (forest green), MAC Black Line Pearlglide Eyeliner (black with gold shimmer), MAC Plushlash Mascara (black)
- Face: Korres Tinted Moisturizer (Honey)
- Cheeks: Benefit Sugarbomb Blush (peachy-pink)
- Lips: Chanel Santal Rouge Allure Laque (peachy-coral)
- Brushes: 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 116 (dense blush brush)
- Substitutes: N/A
For eyes, start by applying Soft Ochre paint pot as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. Apply Greengrease greasepaint stick on the outer half of the lid, blending out with the 217. Using the 239, apply Bright Sunshine eyeshadow on the inner third of the eyelid. Next, apply Lucky Green eyeshadow on the middle third of the eyelid and lightly blend with the inner corner. Darken the outer third of the lid with Bio Green eyeshadow with the 239, gently brushing it into the lower crease. Lightly blend Atmosphere eyeshadow, with the 239, on the outer corner and lid. Add depth to the crease by applying Bottle Green eyeshadow with the 226 into the outer crease. Lightly tap and brush Bright Sunshine eyeshadow directly above the crease to soften. To finish the eyeshadow look, sweep Femme-fi eyeshadow as a highlighter on the brow bone. Bring everything together by applying Black Line eyeliner on the lower lash line and Lucky Green eyeshadow lightly patted below the lower lash line with the 219 brush. Finish by sweeping lashes with Plushlash mascara.
For cheeks, apply Sugarbomb blush to the apples of the cheeks and sweep upwards towards the temple with the 116.
For lips, apply Santal Rouge Allure Laque for a complementing lip.
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LOVE that bottle green
Thanks, Melissa!
I always love your green looks.
Thanks, Rosie! :D
This might be my favorite look that I've seen on you in a while! I like the greens, especially the outer lid shade.
Thanks, Phyrra!
Ohhh I really want Santal now! Please I really like the turquoise/aqua colour tank you have.
Thanks, Amy! :) I got it from Old Navy!
Great look! I love greens! And lips are also so lovely! :love:
Thank you :D
Beautiful beautiful, very beautiful. I see some yellow shades in your makeup so I see that is not such a hard color for you to handle. I'm a disaster with blue and green eyeshadows. You always make it look so easy to pull it of. How much time it took you to finish this makeup? :)
Thanks a lot, Tavia! :) Mustard-y yellows, more yellows like MAC Chrome Yellow don't work for me. If it has some gold or shimmer to it, it's all good! I think this took maybe twenty minutes for everything!
Thanks for your reply Christine. Well 20 min is fast :) I must keep practicing :)
Greens always look so pretty on you.
Thank you, Lindsay!
I LOVE this look!!!! I am actually really excited about the release of these Greasepaint Sticks because I really like them as a base... And the pearlglides too as I am always happy with those. I don't usually wear greens, but I am def. going to try this one out! So perfect for spring!
Thank you so much, Michelle!
Haha I totally noticed the lack of a highlight :P It's okay, I love the look anyway (let's pretend that doesn't rhyme). How come you rarely apply eyeliner on your upper lashline? On me, I feel like a look is incomplete without it... but I tend to forego mascara so I guess it all comes down to personal preference.
It causes my eyes to swell up and itch, that's why :) I've gone so long without it, I'm also used to it and like it that way, too, but it's really because wearing liner on my upper lash line tends to irritate that area that I don't. If you see me use it in any look, that means I apply it, take photos, and then remove it right after!
That's no fun :( It doesn't really matter in most cases cuz your eyeshadow speaks for itself but how do you do pin-up/cat-eye looks?
I don't, unless it's to take photos and then remove :) Personally, my eyes are so itchy/swollen for 1-2 days after that it's not worth the hassle! I can do without :)
I knew I liked the greengrease.!! Lip looks good too. Have a great afternoon.
Thanks, Abbie :)
woww m happy to see chanel after soo many days m waiting for my b'day on 28th april , m going to buy 2 chanels... dragon for sure longing for it like ohhhhhh so many days u r looking gorgeous in this top and wow how do u decide that these combo will go with ur top great mind dear love greens but m scared to even try it at home... love u n temptalia
Oooh, birthday is coming up! Just another month and a few days more. I usually pick tops based on the color - I like to match or complement, but usually match! Thank you!! :)
Do you prefer the Covergirl stain or the MAC one? It's hard to get hold of Covergirl in the UK and MAC packaging is prettier but I'm still undecided on whether to get 1 or 4 next week!
I haven't tried Covergirl's Lipstain long enough yet!
OMG, I love this look on you. I love green and I think this look is so nice. I can't wait to try this. THX!!
Thanks, Farida!
I love this look and so happy you used Greengrease stick. It's on my shopping list. Also, I needed more ideas for Bottle Green e/s. I love it but I need to use it more - I guess I'm just afraid of the darkness of it.
Thanks a lot, Alexis :D Yes, yes USE IT! I love!
omg! i really love this look! green goes good with you i think, is one of the best color for your hazel eyes
Thanks a lot, Adriana!
Uh oh! Better get Nylon out STAT! ;) Love this look - you've done some variations on it but it never fails. Just got Santal myself...it's a little nude on me but I love seeing it pinker here. Maybe I will start using it over Posietint or my Stila Pomegranate Crush! I've been trying to figure out how to add more color to it without using a gloss over, as all the glosses I have are of a consistency that would overpower Santal.
LOL! Thanks a lot :) Yep, a lil' stain might do the trick!
Gorgeous, Christine! I love this look!
Thanks, Miss QQ!
Lovely!!! Santal looks great with that little bit of pink underneath :) Your top is gorgeous too!!
Thanks so much, Andrea!
Love the look Christine, Shantal looks great on you! Do you know when/if the 226 will be re-promoted?
Thank you, Faiza! I am not sure :( Soon, hopefully!
wowwww amazing! and im loving the santal rouge allure laquer...need to buy it :)
Thanks, Sum!
you will not make me buy greengrease! nah uh! >=| but this is too gorgeous for words! ;_;
LOL! Use a dark base with green on top, doesn't have to be Greengrease! Thanks, Aubree!
I love this look on you the green and yellows are so appropriate for the season and the lips are to die for.
Aw, thank ya, Diana!
Sugarbomb, though a blush has a lot of shimmer so it's not as necessary to use a highlighter.
Oh, I meant on the eyes - I didn't use a highlighter on my brow bone :)
Another beautiful green look from you!
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