EOTD: bhcosmetics Take Me To Brazil Greens...

Ahhh green - how do I love thee, let me count the ways ♥ Back in March I announced here that my ultimate and absolute favourite green eye shadow was Sleek Tree of Life from the Garden of Eden palette. The problem with making statements of that nature is that they often don't hold true for too long (oops!), especially in the makeup world. And well, sure enough, after creating this look the other day, there's a couple more contenders for the title...

I've used this bhcosmetics Take Me To Brazil palette literally hundreds of times, and loved everything I've ever created with it, and this look is no exception. BUT I hadn't actually combined these two greens before, or used Face of Australia Budge Proof Eyeshadow cream in Poison Ivy (a deep hunter green) as my base...

What goes under shadows makes a huge difference to the end result, and this particular cream gave an added considerable depth to the pigments, as well as shifting the hues slightly to make this rich foresty shade. I pressed the 2nd emerald colour marked above over most of the top lid as well as underneath the lower lashes, and lifted the inner corner with the bright lime. The black went into the crease, and for my waterline I used an old favourite - bhcosmetics Waterproof Eye Crayon in the shade Huntress...

And here's the whole green theme - cheeks were ModelCo Amaretto Sunset, and lips were Revlon Bronze Beauty topped with Mirenesse Lip Bomb #11...

Soooooo...I still reckon that Sleek Tree of Life is my favourite individual green pan, but I'm loving this "manufactured" hue. Oh and don't listen to anyone that says you should always go for a contrasting colour if you want to emphasise whatever eye-colour you have - I reckon green shadows make my irises look HEAPS greener, and this particular shade makes them stand out like never before ♥

Take care of you,

kats xxx