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5 Uplifting Light Blue Eyeshadows

5 Uplifting Light Blue Eyeshadows

5 Uplifting Light Blue Eyeshadows

I love a good sky blue/pastel blue eyeshadow, especially for spring, but it also can work really with more summery colors as a way to tone down some of the vibrancy of those brighter hues.

  1. Buxom Husky -- light ethereal blue with a soft frosted finish
  2. MAC Styledriven --...

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5 Intriguing Green-Teal Eyeshadows

5 Intriguing Green-Teal Eyeshadows

5 Intriguing Green-Teal Eyeshadows

Finding a perfectly teal eyeshadow is difficult, because teal is a mix of blue and green and inevitably leans one way or the other.  Who knew that Make Up For Ever would have so many fun ones?

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10 Shades of Diablo 3

10 Shades of Diablo 3

10 Shades of Diablo 3

For all my gamer readers--I know what you're doing this week! :)  I haven't played yet, but I am excited to try it out!

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5 Amazing Antique Gold Eyeshadows

5 Amazing Antique Gold Eyeshadows

5 Amazing Antique Gold Eyeshadows

Any other beauty buffs as enthusiastic as I am when it comes to antique golds? It's absolutely one of my favorite shades to wear. My two top favorites are both difficult to get, as one is only available overseas (Giorgio Armani #14 Eyes to Kill Intense) and the other...

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5 Deep Brown Eyeshadows

5 Deep Brown Eyeshadows

5 Deep Brown Eyeshadows

I love a rich, deep brown--they can look so luxurious!

  1. Make Up For Ever #162 -- deep red-toned brown with a matte finish
  2. Bare Escentuals Foreshadow -- deep, dark chocolate brown
  3. Tarina Tarantino Dreamy -- deep, dark black-brown with gold shimmer
  4. MAC Embark -- matte red-toned dark...

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5 Beautiful Coral-Orange Blushes

5 Beautiful Coral-Orange Blushes

5 Beautiful Coral-Orange Blushes

This post is a follow-up to last week's on coral-pink blushes.  These are all warmer, with more orange/peach than pink.

  1. Tarte Blissful -- vibrant coral-orange
  2. Tom Ford Lovelust -- shimmering peachy coral
  3. Le Metier de Beaute Echo -- rich coral-orange with a golden...

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5 Fantastic Coral-Pink Blushes

5 Fantastic Coral-Pink Blushes

5 Fantastic Coral-Pink Blushes

If you're not enamored of corals as much as I am, you may lump them all together as "coral," but there is a definite distiction between a coral-pink and a coral-orange (and to an extent, coral-red!). There are corals that pull pinker, so they appear less warm, peach,...

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5 Perfectly Cool-Toned Pink Eyeshadows

5 Perfectly Cool-Toned Pink Eyeshadows

5 Perfectly Cool-Toned Pink Eyeshadows

Cool-toned pinks tend to be blue-based, and when they're on the lighter end of the spectrum, you'll find they're described as cotton candy or bubblegum pink, while when they're on the darker end of the spectrum, they are often fuchsia or magenta.

  1. MAC Seedy Pearl --...

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5 Beautiful Cool-Toned Brown Eyeshadows

5 Beautiful Cool-Toned Brown Eyeshadows

5 Beautiful Cool-Toned Brown Eyeshadows

Cool-toned browns tend to lean just a little gray, but not gray enough to become taupe.

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