This tutorial is designed to walk you through, step-by-step, a bold green and blue makeup look.
Skill Level: Beginner
Eyes: Blue pigment (blue), Overgrown eyeshadow (bright yellow-green), Shimmermoss (shimmery teal), A Bluer Blue eyeshadow (deep blue with green undertones), Juxt (pastel green with yellow undertones), Gorgeous Gold eyeshadow (gold with green undertones), Blue Herizon liquidlast liner (blue), Freshwater eyeshadow (true blue), Feline kohl power (black kohl liner), and black mascara.
Face: If you’d like to compliment the eyes, Cantaloupe blush (peachy-orange) on apples of cheeks with Peach Haze beauty powder (peachy-gold) to highlight and Emote blush to contour cheeks.
Lips: For matching lips, Style It Up lipstick (nude) with Guava pro gloss (orange with purple undertones) and Reflects Bronze glitter (bronzy gold).
Tools: MAC 249 firm shadow brush, 239 shadow brush, 219 detailed crease brush
Here are the products that you will be using.
Start with a naked/bare eye.
Using a firm brush, like the 249, put a droplet of water-based mixing medium on brush and pick up Blue pigment and apply all over the lid.
This is what it should look like - a wash of blue.
With the 239, pick up a generous amount of Overgrown eyeshadow and apply to the inner lid.
It should turn the blue to a bit of a yellow-green with blue undertones.
Apply Shimmermoss eyeshadow to the middle of your lid.
You will have something similar to this.
Using the 239, pick up Freshwater eyeshadow and apply it to the outer third of your lid.
Also apply Freshwater eyeshadow into your outer crease by depositing the color and bringing the brush outwards, keeping it horizontal.
This is what you should have right now.
Sweep a generous amount of Juxt eyeshadow with the 239 from above the inner lid color, following the above the crease line.
Sweep the brush across the harsh line of color.
You may need to pick up more shadow as you go, but continue the same method.
You should see something like this.
With the 239, pick up a few swipes of Gorgeous Gold eyeshadow and apply it directly under your inner brow.
Use the same sweeping motion as you did with Juxt to cover the entire browbone area.
Your look should resemble this.
Apply Blue Herizon liquidlast liner onto the lower lash line starting from the outer edge moving towards the inner edge. Be sure to have a cotton swab and oil-based makeup remover handy to quickly correct any mistakes!
This is how the liner should appear.
With the 219, pick up some Gorgeous Gold eyeshadow and apply it over the blue liner from the inner lash line to about halfway.
Repeating the step, only on the outer edge and using Freshwater eyeshadow, apply it with the 219.
This is what you should see at this point. Apply your favorite black eyeliner and mascara (or false lashes) to finish the eye.
Your finished product will be jewel-toned dramatic eye.
Thats sooo pretty i wish i was braved enough to wear those colors out! Do you usually wear vibrant colors on a every day basis? or just for something special?
Thanks Crystal! I used to wear bold make up ALL the time, but now I just don’t even bother to do a full face (like eyes and everything). I don’t consider it a special occasion look, though!
If this isn’t a special occasion look, what do you personally consider a special occasion look? Could you post a special look some day for us to marvel at?
WOW! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Julie! :D
CHRISTINE! WOW! When I saw this pop up on the screen I gasped. I think this is my favorite look you’ve done, ever.
You look like a beautiful mermaid. Big kudos!
Thanks, Karen!! :D It’s so BOLD! It’s fun to look at, though.
is it possible maybe you can get a discount code to shop on mac.com for you readers.
Hey Tricia! Unfortunately, MAC doesn’t give out discount codes. You can occasionally get free shipping codes, but that’s it. Sorry!
I love it! I have to try out this look this weekend. I do a lot of blue/teal/green looks but I really like the placement of everything here!
Thanks, Amy! I hope it works out for you :D
just like You promised:a beatiful new look with tutorial :-D
another thing: yesterday i saw an other new look,a natural one,and i can’t find it today. help me :-D
Thank you, Zsofi! It wasn’t supposed to post yesterday, you’ll see it today, though :)
by the way i think that TEAL is a HUGE trend this fall.
so i got myself a Teal pigment,Aqualine LLL and Aquadisiac e/s :-D plus in clothing the teal ,turquise thing is big now,but this is only my personal instinct,i didn’t read it anywhere.
Jewel tones are definitely a trend out right now, so that includes teal!
Dramatic and gorgeous! Jewel tones are my favorite!
Thank you! I adore jewel tones, too!
beautiful
absolutely STUNNING!!! I love this look and its inspiring me to go bolder with the color on my eyes! thanks christine!
Thank you, Kris! :) I hope you do go bolder, at least a few times!
Wow!!!!
I just said u certain days b4 that u r a looking just beautiful as ‘PEACOCK FEATHERS’,and just about then, u gave me tutorials also on my fav colours!!,
”THANKX A MILLLLLLLION”
U r a SWEETHEART…TRUST ME.!!!
Luv
Zainy
Thanks, Zainy! I’m happy to help :)
AMAZINGLY STUNNING
Thank you!!
I love this look! i always play around with bold colors but im never BOLD enough to wear it out of the house…one day maybe ill be brave enough LOL. Great job….I love your looks…im a new reader but im defenitely gonna add you to my fave bloggers!
Alyssia
Thanks Alyssia! I hope you can muster up some bravery and wear it out, love!
I’m totally obsessed with teal right now and then I stumble upon this - it’s serendipity! I’m going to go home and try it tonight!! Thanks!
Ohh, perfect timing!! I hope you like it!
Gorgeous look and pretty colours
sorta unrelated, but I see you copied and pasted “Your finished product will be a golden-red holiday eye.” from your other tutorial here :)
Thanks so much, Kat!
Haha, thanks for pointing that out! I copy & paste so I don’t have to re-do the image codes, lol.
Going through all your make up pics, all i have to say is that you are so talented. Everything looks perfect and natural. I am beginning to work with shadows. I am pretty good but there’s always room for improvement. Thanks so much for sharing your tips. Do you have to wet the brush for the pigments? Does it have a more intense effect to it if wet? Or is that your preference?
Thanks!
Thank you so much Dawn! I always using mixing medium, which is a liquid, because it helps the pigment adhere to my lid ALL day long and it does bring out the intensity!
Nice Camera! im taking yyour tips into consideration tonight (new yrs) cept im using blue and glitter gold :)
thanks alot!
Thanks, Whitney! Happy new year, hope the look works out :)
Wow! Funky! I really like this look! I am soooo glad I Stumbled upon your page. It is now bookmarked.
I’m going to go checkout the rest of your site.
Thanks Christine!
Lisa
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Thanks, Lisa! I’m glad you like the site!
Wow. You make it look so easy. Good job! Your model would look sexy in crazy outfit to go with those eyes.
(Also I just “stumbled” your site, and I loved the design so much I was tagging it in delicious even before I read the totally apropos topic.)
Hey Izabael! It’s not too hard, honest :) Just practice!
Thank you so much, glad you’re liking the site!
hey i hope all of the FEMALES read this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you dont need make up….your pretty just the way you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…you just make yourself look silly…..look like clowns……just dont wear make up okay…lol…….be safe!!!
I think you can wear makeup and still be beautiful!
You’re on stumble upon now, so you might get some trolls. :/ Sorry christine, I’ve been with you since LJ and eyeshadowsluts and mac_cosmetics. :)
Aw, thanks for sticking with me! No worries, the ban button is only a few clicks away if trolls come!
Hey Christine! I just stumbled across your website and WOW am I glad I found you!!!! I am going to purchase goldmine and freshwater because of you! :D But my question is I am very fair skinned, you seem to have more color than myself is this vivid eyecolor going to look o.k. on me? My eyes are hazel and well I stay AWAY from the sun (nc30 on the studio fix, and that makes me look tan!)Also can you make a tut. using aquadisiac and or hepcat? I want to purchase those colors but would not know where to start! btw, LOVE your make-up collection MAC LOVES you! Awesome work! Not trying to be nosey but how long have you been doing make-up? You should def. do this as a profession WOW!!!! :D
Hey Mari! Thank you for finding me and sticking around :)
Hun, I’m NC30!!
I’ve been doing makeup since mid-2005 maybe? :)
You should do a search for Aquadisiac eyeshadow (or just check looks > teal), same for Hepcat (looks > purple). You should find several good combo ideas there!
Thanks!
Thanks so much for writing back! :) You know I went thru ALL the tuts the other day!! Loooooved them! In fact today I am wearing the gold and green look (golden olive,goldmine…) I’m hooked!! Wish I had bought the neutral pink when I had the chance!! Didn’t realize what a pretty color it was! :( Thanks for the tip and keep up the good work! I am addicted to your website! My hubby is getting jealous!!! (oh well!) Hey I wanted to ask you, are those Loew brushes just as good as Mac? (that’s probably a dumb question but I am goig to give it a shot!) :D
Take care!
Hey Mari! Oh, goodness :D I am so flattered, really!
IMO, the Loew brushes are great for the price. I still use my MAC 239 for regular usage, but I love having the other ones for applying different products. For instance, I’ll use a Loew brush to apply really dark shadows so my actual 239 doesn’t get as dirty as fast.
Wow. You make it look so easy. Good job! Jewel tones are definitely a trend out right now. Thanks I loved it.
Thanks, Cindy! It can be, once you get the hang of it, honest :)