Red eyeshadow.

[the_grynne]

A red eyeshadow look I did with ADDICTION eyeshadow in Shangri-La.

ADDICTION is a great Japanese makeup brand with very high-quality blushes and eyeshadows.

Comments

[0jack]

That's beautiful. Red on my pale skin makes me look like I've been crying, but once it heads more into browns or oranges it's okay.

[the_grynne]

I think Lisa Eldridge (in the video I link to on the blog entry) gives a good quick guide of what reds to look for, given your colouring: orangey-reds if you have a lot of pink or red already in your skin, bright primary reds for deeper skintones, and pinky-cherry reds for skin with predominantly yellow or olive undertones.

[risha]

That looks great on you. I've used red eyeliner before, but I'd never considered expanding it to eyeshadow.

[the_grynne]

I've never seen a red eyeliner! Was it a pencil that you used, or an eyeshadow applied along the lash line?

[risha]

It's a bit embarrassing, but one day I accidentally grabbed a lip liner instead of the eyeliner I was aiming for! But the effect was actually very cool. So I looked it up, and everyone was in agreement that it was safe and the two are basically interchangeable except for the colors they usually come in. It was recommended as the easy solution for people looking for red liner and didn't want to order off the internet.

[the_grynne]

I've done that on purpose - used blushes or lip products on the eyes. In fact, if you read the breakdown of this look by Diane Kendal of NARS for Thakoon, you'll find that she uses a number of NARS' famous blush shades on the eyes (Taj Mahal, Desire, Exhibit A).

[scheherezhad]

Very pretty. You've inspired me to dig out my Sephora single in Geisha again.

[the_grynne]

Geisha Kiss looks like a warm-leaning red. If you have quite pale or cool colouring, I'm sure it would look very striking.

[telesilla]

What a gorgeous look!

[the_grynne]

Thank you. :)

[ldybastet]

Oh, that is absolutely gorgeous! :) (And your blog entry was a real pleasure to read as well. It sounds like it was a very nice trip.)

[the_grynne]

Thanks. It was a very relaxing (and expensive!) week, indeed.