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AudreyNicole · 05-02-2006, 08:16 PM #1 (**permalink**)

Am I the only one who is intimidated by eyeshadows like Chrome Yellow and Freshwater? I LOVE the shades on other people, and seeing them used in FOTD's makes my want to buy them, but I am scared! Why is that? So that brings me to the question, what eyeshadows are you/were you afraid of? If you ended up purchasing them, did you like them and wonder why you did all that worrying?

alysia · 05-02-2006, 08:54 PM #2 (**permalink**)

nehru, and all the blacks... but thats 'cause I think they'd look dumb on me. I was afraid of budding beauty, but I LOVE it.

pugmommy7 · 05-02-2006, 08:59 PM #3 (**permalink**)

chrome yellow forever, but i haven't regretted it once since then

now i just regert the ones i *didn't* get

divaster · 05-02-2006, 09:00 PM #4 (**permalink**)

I'm afraid of just about anything blue, red or fuschia or bright yellow. I think I'll try and confront my fears with blue first.

morgasm · 05-02-2006, 09:13 PM #5 (**permalink**)

I have electric eel and I won't use it because it's too bright. I used to wear it all the time and then realized how dumb I looked.

Classic Beauty · 05-02-2006, 09:18 PM #6 (**permalink**)

Carbon scares me.

dollbabybex · 05-02-2006, 09:21 PM #7 (**permalink**)

I always wear, Electric eel, Jewel blue, Fresh water, Bitter, Chrome yellow and Orange. they all really suit me and I get lots of compliments on them.

One i regret tho is Stomp, I thought it would look bright and funky like the above and it just makes me look like ive been crying, ive only used it twice and prob never will again

Its scared me off most bright purples!!

giz2000 · 05-02-2006, 09:56 PM #8 (**permalink**)

Chrome Yellow, Electric Eel, Sushi Flower, and Quarry (which makes you look like you have bruises on your eyelids)...it's not that I am scared of them...they're just not my style (except for Quarry...which I hate!)

ledonatella · 05-02-2006, 10:07 PM #9 (**permalink**)

Chrome Yellow because yellow makes me look dead and anything bright red or orange. I don't like these kinda colors because quite frankly I've seen people use them wrong and it's like Mimi from Drew Carey all over again!

eponine · 05-02-2006, 10:10 PM #10 (**permalink**)

tilt, felt blue, fade, etc. they just scream "80's hooker" at me.

lovejam · 05-02-2006, 10:43 PM #11 (**permalink**)

Anything purple/blue and glittery. I don't want to look like I just lost a fight to Liberace, thx.

Oh, but orange? Yellow? Lime green? I'm all over it. What a weirdo.

pumpkincat210 · 05-02-2006, 10:57 PM #12 (**permalink**)

I used to fear alot of eyeshadows until I learned where to put the colors and what brushes to use. You could start out by just using those colors as a liner. I love the 219 brush for that!

morgasm · 05-02-2006, 10:58 PM #13 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by Classic Beauty

Carbon scares me.

I wear carbon every day!
that's weird,
but I just prefer darker colors.

dollbabybex · 05-02-2006, 11:16 PM #14 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by pumpkincat210

I used to fear alot of eyeshadows until I learned where to put the colors and what brushes to use. You could start out by just using those colors as a liner. I love the 219 brush for that!

I totally agree!!thats how i started!!

I did my friends makeup yesterday, I used chrome yellow into bitter and Jewel blue, she thought she'd look 'crazy' but it was actually very pretty with muted lips, and a light blush. and she wants to buy those colours now shes seen how they can look.

she was terrified of looking like an 80's reject, obv if you put yellow and blue up to your eyebrows or something you would look a bit crazy tho !!

I like doin smokey eyes and intoducing a bit of a brighter colour into the inner crease, like Bitter, just a hint of brightness so its not overwhelming.

pumpkincat210 · 05-02-2006, 11:18 PM #15 (**permalink**)

Oh and an MA at M.A.C. told me the "in" thing right now is the bright color on the inner eyes.

mspixieears · 05-02-2006, 11:24 PM #16 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by lovejam

Anything purple/blue and glittery. I don't want to look like I just lost a fight to Liberace, thx.

I've lost that fight over and over again, and proud of it :P

Cool pinks with remotely few exceptions make me look sickly, as do yellows tending to the green side, but I'm not generally afraid of them as such. When you've done as many foolish things as an idiot like myself can do, bad makeup is the least of my worries

Isis · 05-02-2006, 11:40 PM #17 (**permalink**)

Any flavor of Black, but maybe b/c I'm so pale is the reason I find it so hard?

BlahWah · 05-02-2006, 11:55 PM #18 (**permalink**)

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Originally Posted by alysia

nehru, and all the blacks... but thats 'cause I think they'd look dumb on me. I was afraid of budding beauty, but I LOVE it.

Ditto! I'm okay w/ bold but not dark...strange, eh? pumpkincat's suggestion is what I did as well, a great way to dip your toe into the brights/bolds. I started with Aquadisiac. Pairs w/ so many other colours, great on its own and gives a strong peep of colour as a liner.

Stephy · 05-03-2006, 12:11 AM #19 (**permalink**)

for sure Chrome Yellow. I was in MAC today and I was tempted to test it out but my goodness... it's just so powerful!

TM26 · 05-03-2006, 12:11 AM #20 (**permalink**)

Anything with yellow or orange. I just don't think I could pull it off.

electrostars · 05-03-2006, 12:22 AM #21 (**permalink**)

Uhm, chrome yellow for sure..but I"ll wear Bitter..doesn't make sense eh?
I don't like yellow, red, anything like hepcat..it's so pretty but it's too reddish for me. XD, uhhh...orange..

about half of the MAC shadows I'm afraid of. LOL.