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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

New Year Sunset Eye

Now that Christmas is over, the worst part of the year has begun. That period between Christmas and the beginning of spring, where everything is cold, grey and bleak. People are starting to take down their Christmas lights. There are no leaves on the trees. It's windy and bitter cold. And currently, there's no snow to make the dead, frozen ground look any nicer.

So I needed something bright to lift my spirits. New Year's Day I had a neon pink and purple look, and the next day I did this tropical sunset looking one. It's like a less bright and non-matte version of this one.


This was:
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
NYX White Eyeshadow Base (lid only)
Ben Nye Sun Yellow on inner lid
Make Up For Ever #18 in center of lid
Ben Nye Azalea in crease and mid lower lashline
Make Up For Ever #92 in crease and outer lower lashline
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof liner in Black
Hourglass Film Noir Full Spectrum Mascara

I'm really liking the NYX White Eyeshadow Base. So far I haven't had any creasing, but I've always used it over a primer and with powder shadow on top, never alone. It works so well for getting bright mattes to stick that it's really inspired me to use them more lately. It really grabs onto the color and keeps it there all day (and all night if you sleep in it, oops).
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33 comments:

  1. Kristen AlvisJanuary 4, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    I LOVE the way you do your eyeliner!

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  2. Katrina UraganoJanuary 4, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    I love this colours!

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  3. AntoniaJanuary 4, 2012 at 2:44 PM

    I'm amazed by this gorgeous make-up!
    =D

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  4. ClockworkJanuary 4, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    Wow, finally someone who understands me. ^^ I hate that time also. I love christmas lights. And I hate when people taking them down. So I thought the same, too. Put bright colors on yourself. xD

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  5. ClareJanuary 4, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    That's such a gorgeous look on you - I like the hint of purple.

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  6. stream27January 4, 2012 at 3:16 PM

    beautiful, as always :P

    How do you find the NYX works with other shadows? Glitters, shimmers..? I was thinking about picking some up, but almost all my shadows are shimmers.

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  7. Elizabeth_BethezdaJanuary 4, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    Absolutely stunning! Love that you are using Ben Nye. I was reminded of that line at Christmas and was watching Miracle on 34th Street and guess who did the makeup for the movie? Ben Nye. Too cool.

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  8. VictoriaJanuary 4, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    Wow these colors are so beautiful! I haven't heard much about the NYX eyeshadow bases before, does it crease?

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  9. SarahJanuary 4, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    This is such a lovely look! Definitely a welcome break from dull winter hues.

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  10. Maggie from Private School PolishedJanuary 4, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    Very sunset-ish! It's perfect! It for sure brightens up this time of year!

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  11. UnknownJanuary 4, 2012 at 5:13 PM

    Such a pretty colour combo!

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    This is gorgeous but I have to ask...what outfit did you pair with this?? I'd be so intimidated by such a bright eye look.

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  13. LucyJanuary 4, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    Just simply beautiful! I'm glad to know that the NYX base work. I'm almost bought it but decided not to place the order. I've been buying so much makeup. I was going to order so many things from CherryCulture.com. That base was in my order. Maybe another time.

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  14. lisaJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:10 PM

    I'm with you,this time of year is sooo ugly, every time the snow melts its all muddy and gross! On a different note, I wish I could do my eyes like this, you are so good! If I tried this it would look like my 2 yr old fingerpainted my face!

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  15. emspirationsJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    Scrangie I have total brow envy. They look perfect. What product, if any do you have on your brows?

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  16. IlianaJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    SUPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR BEAUTIFUL :d CONGRATS

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  17. ScrangieJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU so much everyone! <3 <3 <3

    Stream27, I haven't tried it with many normal eyeshadows yet, but it seemed to work well with a shimmery loose pigment and the shimmery Ben Nye yellow. It really grabs onto whatever you put over it, so I can see it getting clumpy with certain shimmer or frost textured eyeshadows. But for mattes and loose pigments it's great!

    Victoria, it hasn't creased on me, but I use it over primer. It's really sticky so I can definitely see it creasing badly if worn alone.

    Nailspark, my usual uniform (lol): Black sweater, black pants, black boots. Silver jewelry. :)

    Emspirations, wow, really? Thank you for the huge brow compliment! I have a little brow powder (I think I used the dark brown Anastasia one here but I also use Urban Decay and Smashbox frequently) applied with a tiny slanted brush, and then brushed through with a little Anastasia clear brow gel to hold them in place.

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  18. FrugallyMeJanuary 4, 2012 at 11:05 PM

    So pretty!

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  19. Lisanne blogtJanuary 5, 2012 at 12:19 AM

    So gorgeous! I love these looks with pink and red and yellow but I rarely make them. I'm going top do something like this today. You have awesome blending skills

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  20. HelgaJanuary 5, 2012 at 1:26 AM

    Omg this is so pretty!

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  21. LucyJanuary 5, 2012 at 3:12 AM

    This is so pretty, I wish I was good at doing eye make up - I'm rubbish at even blending a smoky eye :-)

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  22. UnknownJanuary 5, 2012 at 3:35 AM

    stunning!!
    This is so gorgeous!!
    I love it!

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  23. FlikkJanuary 5, 2012 at 5:30 AM

    your eye looks are always so beautiful and this is definately no exception, I keep trying to sum up the courage to face the world with something bold and cheery, but usually end up wiping most of it off and going back to sighing wistfully at your georgous pics :o)

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  24. EyeGraffitiJanuary 5, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    wow! this looks so good! maoam! I like this a lot!!!/Azure

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  25. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    Love this with the mostly black outfit, it sounds awesome! ps I LOVE YOUR EYES.

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  26. UnknownJanuary 5, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    I love your eyebrows!

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  27. SeanaJanuary 5, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    So pretty! I have a lot of the shadows you used so I'll have to try this out! Gorgeous look :)

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  28. ♥beauxs momJanuary 5, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    absolutely gorgeous!

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  29. NanethielJanuary 6, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    I love this, it looks amazing!

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  30. emspirationsJanuary 6, 2012 at 4:34 PM

    You are welcome. Thank YOU Scrangie for taking the time to keep up this amazing blog. I follow and trust your reviews. This confirms I will be purchasing the Anastasia Clear Brow Gel that I have been contemplating for some time now.

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  31. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2012 at 9:18 PM

    The brows look like perfection and I love all those colors put together.

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  32. LutrinaëFebruary 12, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    Awesome!!

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  33. cawogonelocoJuly 20, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    It reminds me of a toucan's beak! I love it!!!

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