St. Patricks Day Makeup: Green-a-palooza!
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
St. Patricks Day Makeup: Green-a-palooza!
Happy St. Patricks Day! 
Here’s a wicked-to-the-bone green look for ya! What’s everyone doing to celebrate? Oh, by the way? Glitter doesn’t show up nearly as fun in the photos as it was in person. I put the glitter on my lashes, lower lash line, and upper lash line and it reflected so prettily… I was like, “OOH!!” but then I was cropping the photos to post and was less ooh-ahh about it.
Mellan also wanted to wish you good day…
You will need the following…
- Eyes: Urban Decay Primer Potion (eyeshadow base), MAC True Chartreuse Pigment (matte chartreuse), MAC Sunny Spot Eyeshadow (satin chartreuse), Urban Decay Graffiti Eyeshadow (bright grass green), Urban Decay Chronic EyeshadowMAC Gorgeous Gold Eyeshadow (matte light green), (green-gold), Urban Decay Acid Rain Liquid Liner (chatreuse), Urban Decay Mullet Glitter Eye Liner (green), Urban Decay Graffiti 24/7 Liner (green), MAC Plushlash Mascara (black)
- Face: Make Up For Ever HD Foundation (140), Laura Mercier Setting Powder
- Cheeks: MAC Refined Golden Bronzer (bronzer), Dior Amber Diamond Skin Shimmer (bronze highlighter)
- Lips: MAC Crosswires Lipstick (coral), MAC Instant Gold Lustreglass (gold shimmer)
- Brushes: 226 (fluffy crease brush), 219 (pointed crease brush), 249 (flat, firm brush), 239 (fluffy shadow brush), 116 (dense blush brush), 165 (tapered blush brush)
- Substitutes: N/A
For eyes, start by applying Primer Potion as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. With the 239 and water-based mixing medium (or water), apply True Chartreuse pigment all over the lid area. Using the 239, apply Sunny Spot eyeshadow on the middle of the eyelid. Next, apply Chronic eyeshadow on the inner third of the eyelid and lightly blend with the middle. Darken the outer third of the lid with Graffiti eyeshadow with the 239, gently brushing it into the lower crease. Lightly blend Graffiti eyeshadow, with the 239, into the crease. Lightly tap and brush Sunny Spot eyeshadow directly above the crease to soften. To finish the eyeshadow look, sweep Gorgeous Gold eyeshadow as a highlighter on the brow bone. On the upper lash line, apply Acid Rain liquid liner and then overlay with Mullet glitter eyeliner for sparkle. Bring everything together by applying Graffiti eyeliner on the lower lash line and Sunny Spot eyeshadow lightly patted below the lower lash line with the 219 brush then overlay with Mullet glitter eyeliner. Finish by sweeping lashes with Plushlash mascara.
For cheeks, apply Refined Golden bronzer to the apples of the cheeks and sweep upwards towards the temple with the 116. Highlight cheekbones with Amber Diamond skin shimmer with the 165.
For lips, apply Crosswires lipstick first, and then layer Instant Gold lustreglass for a complementing lip.
Check out more photos!
Question: What do you think of retrospeck or nylon (mad) as a highlighter beneath the brow bone for this look? Gorgeous gold is too yellow on me, so I tend to use it only on the inner corner of my eyes, or the lid.
Nylon would work!
how can get your brows?
Try seeing a brow expert like a threader or waxer!
Oh how I love that crosswires lipstick. Too bad I never had a chance to try it! It's LE right? *sigh*
It's permanent I believe!
Beautiful eye makeup - great use of bold colour and nice blending!
Thanks a lot, Cassandra Rae!
I love your puppy...what a sweet face! =)
Thanks, Casey :) He's a sweetie!
ABSOLUTELY love the look! I adore green, it's my favorite and you are just amazing in green - well, any color really! LOL and THANK YOU for the AWESOME picture of Mellan! He's a baby! What an awesome dog with a great temperament - he lets you "dress" him up! LOL LOVE it! :)
Thank you so much!! :) He is a big bundle of love!
Wow, this is gorgeous! Especially loving the lips! :) Mellan is very cute, bless him, he's such an easy going dog, letting you dress him up all the time.
Thanks a lot, Anita ;) He is a sweetie!
Great look!!! The lip combo is stunning! LOVE Mellan's hat!
Thanks, Andrea!
Wow. Those colours really make your eyes "pop". I love love love this look on you!!! I think I'm going to give it a go myself too. :-)
Thank you, Sarah M :D
i love this, sooo pretty!!! i love when you do bold looks!
Thanks a lot, Alisha!
you look so fresh and gorgeous ur eyes are to die for =)
Thank you, Neli!
yay bright colours! compared to some of the other st. patrick's day looks i've seen, this is WILD! love it! how did you get mellan to keep that hat on? if i try to put anything on my westie's head he starts rolling about on the floor to pull it off. maybe he's just a grumpy old man now, he's nearly 9 ^_^
Thanks, Rachel! LOL, well, he's not allowed to not keep it on, basically ;) He must obey!
ooh pretty greens, i love mullet g/el!
Thanks, Rowan :)
And I also really love that lip combo!
Thanks, Maria :)
LOL-your dog is so not having the hat! So cute though! I like that look!
LOL, he never likes to play dress up, the fink!
Love the look, really fresh and those lips !!! You do have stunning, gorgeous lips Christine, I hope you realize how lucky you are ! I think I may be wearing a similar version of this during the warmer days of spring or even in the summer, it feels so fresh, I love it !!
Thank you so much, Margot! Really happy to hear you liked the look :) Hope you'll give it a try when the warmer days hit!
cute!!!
Thanks bunches, Laura!
Pretty as always! Aww Mellan is sooooo cute!
Thanks, Lindsay :D
Great St. Pattys post! You rocked those colors!
Thanks, Nicole!
Woo I'm wearing a look today with grafitty eyeshadow and ud glitter liner! Cept I used stage dive for a slightly more tealy look. I did also use swimming on the lid and the chartreuse color from the Nars Rated R palette on the brow bone so it looks very similar to your look! Love it, happy st pattys!
Awesome!! :) Happy St. Patricks Day!
your dog is adorable. i have a yellow lab named 'sundance'
Great name for a yellow lab :)
I KNEW this was coming!! I was waiting for a St.Patrick's day makeup look.. it looks amazing on YOU! ..too bad i look really funky (not good funky) with green eyeshadow.
LOL! Of course... c'mon, an excuse to wear green??! I am all over it. Thank you!
I love this. I want to try this look for myself. SO cute!
Thanks, Shivani! You so should!
Mellan, you are so cute!
He says thanks :)
Happy Saint Patrick's day!! You look awesome~ Cool look.
Thanks so much, Ellie!
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