An Unsure Gold and Green... :/

[Eoraptor]

Hi again girls! Bet you didn't expect me to post another so soon! heehee I'm not sure about this one. My goal was gold and green. I used three MAC pigments for the eyes- Night Light on the outside, Deckchair on the inside and lower lid, and Gold Dusk as a highlight. My routine is pretty standard now, so most other things are the same as my Barbie FOTD. Except I tried to curl my lashes (I don't see a difference in the pics), I didn't use the base coat part of my mascara (which made my lashes look a little less dramatic than last time

), I used a different lipstick of course (Maybelline Peachy Keen), I remembered to contour my nose (yay!), but forgot to fill my brows (boo!). One other thing I did was powder my forehead to lower the shine, which I'll do for now on.

I'm not quite sure why I don't like it much. Even though I'd never used any of the pigments before, it ended up reminding me of my first green FOTD too much. I'm not sure it's dramatic enough for my liking either. The green is neither bright nor bold, though I guess the gold is bright. But you can barely see that when my eyes are open due to how my brow bone hides my upper lids. Overall, I think I need to branch out into a greater variety of looks (as opposed to color combinations), but I'm not sure where to start. What do you girls think?

 

[[danger]]

aww mickey i think it looks awesome...

 

[Absynthe]

That looks fantastic! The gold really brings your eyes out

 

[veilchen]

The lipstick looks awesome on you, perfect colour!!

 

[Lushstar]

I love this colour combo on you!

 

[hyperRealGurl]

ur getting so much better with application... looks great

 

[IslandGirl77]

Yeah, I must say your application is getting great!

 

[New Weed]

WoW! What fab colours, they look great on you! That gold is amazing.

Love New Weed xxxxxx

 

[lsperry]

I love how you line your eyes and the color combo is great!

 

[mzreyes]

ITA w/ hyperrealgurl. your blending and application has improved. and i love this combo on you!

 

[prinzessin784]

I think it looks great! And I see that it matches your outfit, nice touch!

 

[Caderas]

awww, i love your smile in the first picture. your gorgeous! and i never would've imagined that deckchair could be that gold! mine shows as a silvery/goldish pink, that's amazing. i love this look and the lips you paired with it! <3

 

[XsMom21]

We have the same eyes! See?



Anyways, I often feel the same as you do when I try to do green and gold looks. I think... this is totally MY opinion, but I THINK it's because our eyes already have the complete green color, with little highlights. I have to use really dark greens to get the same effect girls with brown or blue eyes have. I have used the HIP duo Lively (there is a great green in there) and Emerald green piggie.

Another little trick that I've learned when trying to bring out my green eyes are to keep the green to a minimun. Maybe try using several gold colors and then using the green JUST on the outer V. If you really want to bring out those beautiful eyes, try colors on the other side of the color wheel, like purples or reds.

Anyhow, I think you did a great job on the makeup, and I LOVE that lipstick.

 

[GalleyGirl]

I love it, its gorgeous!

 

[delovely]

I think your eyes look great!!

 

[almondeyez81]

You look so dreamy...gorgeous!

 

[quinntastic]

I love Deckchair!! The colors mesh well together.

 

[Krasevayadancer]

I like the color combination on the eyes, very pretty!

 

[Shimmer]

I think it's nice...

By different looks do you mean different color placement or different colors?

 

[mia88]

You have definately improved with your blending...loving the gold green on your eyelids...you have great eyelid space to play with!! And btw, you're looking more and more girly with each post, well done!