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Bright Makeup: Lotsa Teals

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Bright Makeup: Lotsa Teals

Here’s a quick look I did using two of the new Benefit eyeshadows, plus one of Urban Decay’s new Stardust eyeshadows (to be reviewed in full later). Really loving the way Dolce & Gabbana Nude Blush looks, though. Pain in the behind to photograph a swatch of it, but boy is it gorgeous on.

Is it really only Tuesday? I feel like it should be Friday. Not that I want time to go by that quickly, but it’s been a tiring week… and it’s only Tuesday!

You will need the following…

For eyes, start by applying Soft Ochre paint pot as your eyeshadow base all over the eye area with the 249. With the 239 and water-based mixing medium (or water), apply Teal pigment all over the lid area. Using the 239, apply Shamrocker eyeshadow on the inner third of the eyelid. Next, apply Mermaid eyeshadow on the middle third of the eyelid and lightly blend with the inner corner. Darken the outer third of the lid with Atmosphere eyeshadow with the 239, gently brushing it into the lower crease. Lightly blend Atmosphere eyeshadow, with the 239, on the outer corner and lid. Lightly tap and brush Gorgeous Gold 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 Binge eyeliner on the lower lash line and Gorgeous Gold eyeshadow lightly patted below the lower lash line with the 219 brush. Finish by sweeping lashes with Plushlash mascara.

For cheeks, apply Nude blush to the apples of the cheeks and sweep upwards towards the temple with the 116.

For lips, apply #26 lipstick first, and then layer Zone Out lipgloss for a complementing lip.

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Brenda Avatar
Brenda

Lovin’ the lips!!! I really do like when you swatch the products as well for the looks…it helps to find a dupe in our own stuff we already have

Misty Avatar
Misty

omg teal teal teal ! i looove it! and love ur teal top 😉 if only u could just come do my makeup exactly like that ! haha 🙂 thanks christine!

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Vonvon

Wow!! This is a gorgeous look with fantastic colors! I am a fan of teal 🙂 Like how you blend the different tones of teal…lighter, slightly darker and darkest on the outside. And the Gorgeous Gold on the lower lash line gave it just the perfect contrast.

daphne Avatar
daphne

If someone has a CCO nearby they can probably still find it! 🙂 When I hit pan on my first one I asked my mom to pick one up for me at the CCO in my hometown and imagine my delight when I got a package from her that contained 3 Femme-fis, LOL! Hope I never run out! (She said the clerk told her it was discontinued so she’d better stock up. I laughed but hey, not complaining!)

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penelope

i love the colors and they are so beautiful and vivid. which colors of benefit spring velvet eyeshadow(s) do you prefer the most? melon, shamrock, mermaid or purple pansy?

Laura Avatar
Laura

Gorgeous!

Question: do you wear makeup like this when you’re going to school, or do you take the more natural/neutral look and save bold looks like this for special occasions?

Christine Avatar
Christine
Light Medium, Neutral, slight yellow undertones. Normal-to-Dry skin. View Christine Full Profile

They’re a bit hit or miss — I really wanted to love Benefit’s glosses when they debuted last year, but they’re just so-so. There are many other glosses I’d pick over Benefit formula-wise. They have a tendency to be sheer and go on thin, some are sticky, some aren’t so sticky.

rashmi Avatar
rashmi

ohhh i wish mac or any top brand would launch a collection based on u i mean ur creativity ….
mark my words i think this gonna be happen cross my fingers

keep up the good work

rashmi Avatar
rashmi

thank u christine
m honured but u know its not me it is u who makes alllll of us smile ….
i feel proud whenever i see any contest on ur site and always thinks that i had already won the biggest gift/conetst ever – meeting u …
u know when i browse ur site and anybody is around like my mom or sis in law or any friend i show them ur pic and proudly tells them that i met u
oohhhh still have that memories fresh …
believe me

daphne Avatar
daphne

Love your lower lashline pops. Of all your “signatures” that is my favorite 🙂 And now that I’ve figured out (by watching one of your video tuts) how you get your liner placed like it is, I’m really rocking it lately! (I was always aiming the pencil up UNDER my lashes, but realized from the videos that you actually line *over* the lashes, to really get the color in between them. It never occurred to me but heck, that gets covered with mascara! It’s brilliant!)

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Lizet Luna

Cristine you look really pretty, beautiful, you think everything looks good, I love watching your work, which I feel a great admiration. It is so nice that I had in my hiding a lot of shadows and things that did not use because you’ve been ready to experiment, colors, blends, and I managed to do things that I like, I’m waiting to buy a wing camera to envirte photos of what I’ve done inspired by your work =) A happy Wednesday to you with great affection for the pretty girl =)

Liz.

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Bettina

everytime you do one with colors like this and it comes out all frosty and sparkly, you remind me of a mermaid (which is cool) I love this look though, it’s so fun.

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