Sunday 15 December 2013

EOTD: Christmas Berry Ombre...

As you all know, EOTD's are an everyday thing for me - they're what I love to do, and a very important (and fun) part of my life. Nothing makes me more settled than to start my day doing something creative with colours and textures. As a rule, I'm reasonably happy with the majority of them, but every now and then I create one that gives me an even more satisfying sense of achievement than usual....


So I'm doing a bit of ra-ra trumpet blowing here ha ha - I LOVE this! Turned out way better than I thought it would, and the combination of red and white brings to mind Santa's suit, red nose (or is that Rudolf?) and white beard, so I'm including it in the Christmas collection :-)



At my age, I have to be verrrrry careful with deep pink and berry red eye shadows - if these colours end up anywhere outside my natural eye boundaries or even along the lower lashline, you'd swear I'd been bawling my eyes out for a week. As it is I spend quite a bit of time and effort covering up pinky patches in various places on my face (including my eye hoods), and so playing with these pigment tones is always a risk, unless I'm super careful with the placement.


How to create this look.. (what I used is in brackets)
Tight line the top lash line with a black waterproof eye liner
(bhcosmetics black liquid liner pen)
Apply a white crayon or gel on the inner half of the top lid as a base
(essence white kajal)
Apply a reddish crayon or gel on the outer half
(MNY Color Tattoo in Pomegranate Punk)
Press an off-white shimmery shadow onto the inner one third of the eye
(Pearly oyster white from the db Bold palette)
Add a medium pink to the middle third, and a deep berry shade on the outer section
(L.A.Colors Wildflowers palette pictured below)

As you can see I'm about to hit pan on the raspberry - gaaaaaah!
Tight line the lower lashline with a fine black eyeliner
(MNY Master Precise Liquid Liner)
Blend a browny red matte shadow over the top of the liner using a moist angled liner brush, and take it up and around the outer corner
(Maple from Sleek V2 Matte palette)
Apply mascara to top and bottom lashes
(MNY The Falsies waterproof)
Line the waterline with a white pencil
(essence white kajal)


Are you comfortable wearing berry shades? Do you think the ombre effect works as well for eyes as it does for nails?

Take care of you,
kats xxx

12 comments:

  1. Kats, that purple brings out the blue in your eyes so much!

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    1. Why thankyou Basmah :-) It does create quite a contrast - I don't wear red or pinky eyeshadow much as it can be quite tricky at my age, but you never know till you try lol...

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  2. You pulled it off really well ^_^
    I don't wear berry colours very often but I would on a "good" day - where I don't look too tired!

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    1. Bless you Lily :-) But I understand completely hon, these shades are not very forgiving :-)

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  3. That's extremely pretty, Kat !!! I love it because it's so delicate looking and different from your other EOTDs. Please can you show us the OFTD that goes with this look on BH.

    Arty Girl

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    1. Thank you darling Arty Girl - I agree it's not my usual thing but I think that's why I like it too :-) Hmm, the FOTD from this particular day? Not even sure I took a full face photo but I'll have a poke around in my computer - I'm such a hoarder lol...

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  4. Kat, not only a FOTD but the whole nine yards; the outfit and accessories that compliment it too. Am I asking too much now : O !!!

    Arty Girl

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    1. Ha ha yes way too much hon, I don't do full body scans! I found a face shot though, still debating if its publishable lol...

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  5. Wowee, love this colour! Looks amazing on you! xx

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    1. Thanks Jas honey - this is such a pretty raspberry shade and the only one like it in my kit. But it won't last much longer and I'm trying not to panic because my local distributor is out of stock - eek!

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  6. I LOVE this look Kats....so pretty and soft but still so vibrant and gorgeous......I am keen to try this one on myself!! I love pink toned shades and the ombre looks perfect. Great job....as always Kats.
    Love Flaming Beauty xx

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    1. I think this shade would be glorious on you sweetie - it's quite a pinky berry and would go so beautifully with your lustrous red mane :-)

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