Hello everyone and welcome back to Looks By Li. http://twilightdelight.tumblr.com
If you are new to my blog you can expect makeup post just like this and a LOT
more Fashion, so get ready! Once in a while I like to go through my makeup,
especially my eye shadow palettes and break out some of the oldies but goodies
I have not used in a bit. For this makeup look featured today I wanted to
create a smoky eye look that was wearable enough for everyday, but sultry
enough to strut on a gorgeous summer night.
I hope you guys enjoy this look.
For this look I decided to break out my MAC x Brooke Shields
Gravitas Eye Shadow collaboration palette that debuted a couple of years ago.
This palette retailed for $85 dollars and when it first came out I thought it
was stunning, the perfect combo of shimmers, mattes, and summer shade classics.
Now if you didn’t get your hands on this palette don’t fret. A ton of the
colors and shades I used are part of MAC’s permanent shadow line, which I will
link down below. If not I will link dupes for you.
Just to give you a slight mini review of the palette, it
comes with 15 shades all fairly pigmented, blend-able, and easy to work with,
as we are use to with MAC shadows. They pair exceptionally well together as you
can see from the featured look I created using only shadows from this palette.
It is a warmer-toned palette to be sure, and there are only a few more colorful
shades, so naturally it is predominantly a neutrals palette, which is perfect
for creating everyday looks. Though it
is a pretty neutral palette the packaging and the collaboration are what sold
me, also the price! It’s not often you will get 15 amazing quality eye shadows from
MAC for 85 bucks. Although I am sure now MAC has a similar freedom palette
system to INGLOT, http://twilightdelight.tumblr.com/post/134726158850/absolutely-loved-this-look-by-allisonwilburnmua
where you can select an empty palette and fill it with your favorite shadows
for a fraction of the price of a single eye shadow. If you had gotten this
palette’s shadows individually the cost would have been more than $200 so it
was definitely worth the investment.
I will go over each of the shades and describe them as well
as give you my thoughts on how well they work. I will also let you know how I
created this halo smoky eye look and which of the shadows I used.
EYE SHADOWS:
PRETTY- is
described as a soft, golden peach beige with a satin finish. I used this to set
my eye primer, as it is the closest color to my natural skin tone. It blends
beautifully and does not go on chalky. It is not a permanent shade, but a
similar color would be Arena. http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Arena
SOFT BROWN- is
described as a soft golden peach brown with a matte finish. I used this color
in my crease to define and build depth to the eye look. This is a permanent
shade and can be found here. http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Soft_Brown
This color is a cult favorite on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6DL86oWNmlTj_LJkv9YmA
and I would highly recommend it if you don’t already own this color. It blends
beautifully and is the perfect crease transition shade.
EXPENSIVE PINK-
is described as a pink with duo-chrome golden flex and is a veluxe pearl
finish. This is by far my most favorite shade in the palette and of course I
had to use it for this look. I placed this shade in the inner part of my lower
lid to create that metallic finish look to the halo eye shape in the center of
the lid. You can purchase expensive pink here
http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Expensive_Pink
and is definitely one of those shimmer shades I would recommend as it is
beautiful to work with and goes on extremely pigmented. I used it wet in my
look today to intensify the pigmentation and shine even more.
CLOVE- is
described as a mid tone golden brown with a satin finish. This color is a
gorgeous mid dark yellow under-toned brown with mostly a matte finish. Great
color payoff, but not permanent, similar color would be Charcoal brown, found here. http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Charcoal_Brown
SATIN TAUPE – is
described as a taupe with silver shimmer and a frost finish. It is a frost sheen
and also a gorgeous color to use for smoky eye looks, but I did not use this
shade in this look. This is a permanent MAC shadow and can be found here. http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Satin_Taupe
This color is absolutely one of my favorite MAC shades as well.
CANTER – is
described as a soft neutral gold with a frost finish. It is a yellow metallic
gold, perfect for use as a highlight on the brow bone and tear duct area. This
is not a permanent shade, but similar to Dazzlelight found here. http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Dazzlelight
LUSCIOUS – is
described as a neutral bronze with a frost finish. More on the orange side it’s
a very pretty shimmer shade perfect for use in everyday looks. This is also not
permanent, but similar to a shimmer version of Rule found here. http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Rule
ANTIQUED – is
described as an ash brown with bronze and a veluxe pearl finish. This is a
permanent shade and looks stunning on any eye color and skin tone. It is
another cult classic among makeup artists. http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Antiqued
PSYCHE – is
described as a shimmering golden olive with a frost finish. I love this color,
but sadly there is no other color similar to it and is unique to this palette.
If you own Hammered from Colourpop Cosmetics then that color is very similar to
this.
CARBON – is
described as an intense black with matte finish. A super hyped black color from
MAC’s permanent line. I could have done without this color in the palette to be
quite honest. I don’t use much black shadows and is also permanent so if you
have your heart set on this color it is easily found.
SHROOM – is
described as a soft beige with shimmer and a satin finish. I used this color on
my brown bone to highlight. This is a must have MAC shimmer shade and can be
found here. http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Shroom
PERSUADE – is
described as a mid tone cool grey brown with a matte finish. I used this color
to create the depth color around the halo on each corner of the eyelid and to
intensify the crease color even more.
PLUMMED – is
described as a shimmering dark plum with a veluxe pearl finish. One of my
favorite colors in this palette I used it everywhere I layered down Persuade,
over top. This helps create depth and add more drama and shimmering color to
the look. Plum dressing is a similar
shade. http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13840/907/Products/Makeup/Eyes/Shadow/Eye-Shadow-Pro-Palette-Refill-Pan#/shade/Plum_Dressing
LOFTY – is
described as a cool blackened brown with a satin finish. No similar MAC shade
for this.
PEPPER – is
described as a dark charcoal with a velvet finish. No similar MAC shade for this.
There you have it! I hope you enjoyed this review and makeup
look. If you have any questions or would like to know something in particular,
please do not hesitate to ask in the comment section below. I love answering
all your guy’s questions and any other comments you might have. If you don’t
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hand corner of my blog page. Love you guys so much and as always stay chic everybody!
I’ll see you guys in my next one!
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