New Song Saturday! - Aqueous Transmission

New Song Saturday!

       Aqueous Transmission, by Incubus

Okay, so here is my first eye shadow demo, and I'll be the first to admit that it's a bit of a mess. Turned out to be a lot more difficult than I was expecting to get proper pictures since I don't have a camera and I was just using my computer's Photobooth. Because of this, all of the pictures look strange due to the light. I had to run them through an editor to sharpen them up but hopefully I'll be able to work out the lighting in later posts so that the colours are much more visible. Now, I did not use colour boosters in a way that alters what the colour looks like. I'm not here to sell you on specific products I just want to show you some of my fun makeup so I only tampered with the pictures enough to show you what the colour really looks like. My skin looks a little red because of this, but the eyeshadows will look closer to what they would if you were standing right in front of me. Some of them are even a little dimmer compared to how saturated they are in real life. But I did the best with what I could, and like I said, hopefully it'll go better next time.


Anyway, as you can see from above, the first song I chose to do was Aqueous Transmission by Incubus. I like their music and this is just a chill tune. I chose aqua colours with a bit of purple for a nice zen feel. So, here we go! :)

First things first, make sure you clean your skin. I just wipe my face down with the Olay wet cloths I mentioned earlier. 
Wipe down your entire face including your eye lids. Then go ahead and work the rest of your face as you normally would; don't forget to moisturize!


Next up, the primer! Apply a light layer of eye shadow primer to your top lid, covering only to just above the crease. Let the primer set. Whilst I wait for it to set, I usually brush out my brows with my dry mascara brush. 

Now, typically, I use three colours, the base being the most prominent colour, usually on the central part of the upper lid. The shadow goes in the outer corner or the crease sometimes extending to the lower lid. The highlight goes into the inner corner, sometimes extending up to the brow and/or down past the tear duct, following the eyeline.


I chose a light turquoise for the base coat. Use a shadow brush with a rounded head.

I apply this first because you'll want the shadow and the highlight to blend in to the base.

I chose a darker turquoise for the shadow, but one that wasn't too much darker. This applied only to the outer corner of the upper lid in a triangle like this:  <| 

Since I wanted to keep the colours light and I'd already chosen the light blue for the base, I used a matte nude for the highlight. A shimmer would work just as well if you prefer that.  Apply to the inner corner of the upper lid and blend out into the base lightly. Gently extend down to the tear duct.

Make sure you clean your brush thoroughly between colours. You don't want them to meld together on the brush and muddle your eyes. I always keep a paper towel handy. 


Next, pick up your liner brush. Wet it lightly! The water will help to make the next colour appear more saturated, like a cream liner. When you pick up the colour with a liner brush, gently twirl the tip at a slight angle so as to avoid pulling the bristles apart. I can't stress the delicacy of these brushes enough. When you pay a $20 for a brush you want to be able to keep it as long as possible, so you want to avoid the bristles separating because once you lose that pointed tip, it's pretty much gone forever. A good liner brush is important though otherwise you could easily end up with clumpy or bumpy liner.

I chose a dark purple to line my upper lids with. To apply, I highly recommend using a high magnification mirror. Close your eye and stretch the lid from the outer corner. This creates a smoother surface and the skin will be pulled in the direction your brush will be going, which helps make the straightest line possible the moves with the curve of your eye. Apply as close to the lashes as possible.

                           

Make sure you clean you liner brush properly to. Immediately after use, I spray mine down with the daily brush cleanser and gently run it across the paper towel, also sprayed with the cleanser, in the direction you would use if you were applying the liner. Make sure you twirl the brush lightly to get all side clean. Again, be gentle!

Next comes the mascara. You see my lashes up there? I made sure not to even touch the contrast (which is why the colour is barely visible) so that you could see the difference this mascara makes. Like I said in my intro posts, I use Benefit's "They're Real" mascara.

See how the wand is curved at the top and has the little bristles in an orb shape? It's perfect for getting into the outer corners of your lashes, especially for me since mine tend to bunch up there.

Apply the mascara by starting at the roots and moving the wand horizontally side to side as you pull it through your lashes. I applied two coats. I paid special attention to the corners of my lashes, using the tip of the wand to get in there and pull outward.

Now, use a smudge brush to apply the lower liner. I used black shadow and applied to the inner line of the lower lid. Make sure you tap off any excess shadow because you don't want any getting into your eye. Dabbing on the shadow is the best way to apply here to avoid some of the powder from dusting your cheek. Gently pull your lower lid down to separate it from your eye so as to avoid getting shadow in your eye and to avoid possibly hurting yourself with the bristles.

Don't forget to take your dry mascara brush to those lashes to help separate them and take off excess flakes of mascara. See the difference in my lashes? I'm honestly not wearing falsies. This mascara is amazing.

Now let's take a look at the final product!

I know, I know. The picture quality is terrible. But I'll get the hang of it. Feel free to post your results! I'd love to see these looks on other people. :)   Also, comment if you have any questions and don't forget to subscribe and pass it on. Merry makeup-ing to everyone!

- KissMYGorgeous(ly blue eyes)

** UPDATE!**

I thought to take a picture of my eyes with some natural lighting in the mix and now you can really see the colours. I will keep that in mind for next time.

So that is what it looks like unretouched. Had to take the picture with my ipad so it's cloudy looking but you can see the colours a little better. Added the photo at the top too. That one is touched.