Iridescently Katey

Hello Friends,

Top of the mornin’ to ya and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today’s blog post is something a little festive for this lucky holiday. So if you’re going to the parade, bar hopping, or celebrating with family this look is super cute, easy, and festive for any occasion. So let’s get to it:

When it comes to an eye look with brighter colors, I always like to start with my eyeshadow first. I included the video below to see how I applied the eye makeup exactly. Underneath the video I will have a breakdown with pictures and how to achieve this look from beginning to end.

To start off the look, I always prime my eyes with Urban Decay Primer Potion to help keep the shadow stay intact.
Then I went in with the color Anaheim from the Gwen Stefani Urban Decay palette that I’ve owned for a few years now. The color is comparable to a desert taupe. I applied this color to the crease of my lid. I used a blending brush to help apply the shadow into my crease with a curved sliding motion going side to side.
The second color I went in with, the main event, was the bright Kelly Green called fins (from a mermaid palette I’ve also owned for years). This color was the perfect shamrock green that I was looking for (below I’ll attached some palettes that are newer that have comparable colors for this makeup look). I went in with an Eyeshadow brush and dabbed the Kelly Green onto my inner lip to the middle of my eyelid.
Next, I used a black eyeshadow with gold flecks throughout it, called Cinders, for my outer corner. I used another eyeshadow brush to dab this black eyeshadow delicately onto my lid. You must be very gentle with how much product you place onto your brush because a little bit of black always goes a long way. You also need to make sure you blend blend and blend.
After you apply that black eyeshadow, it’s best to go back with the first color we applied (Desert Taupe) and just go over the crease again. This will help blend the black, green, and desert taupe all together.
My last step to my eyeshadow look is the brow bone highlight. I went in with a light shimmer cream color, like Seashell shown below.
Once I finished my eyeshadow color, I grabbed my Green eyeliner (the same green eyeshadow can be used under the eyes if you don’t own liner) and smudged it on my bottom lash line. After that I went in with my NYX Makeup Wonder Pencil on my lower waterline.
Moving onto my top lash line, I grabbed my favorite liner which is the Maybelline Line Stiletto Eyeliner. I created a cat eyed liner for this look.
Moving onto my favorite part, the fake eyelashes by Kiss. I apply these with Ardell Lash Adhesive which has made my process of putting them on so much easier!
Once my eyelook has been accomplished, I follow my basic makeup routine I’ve featured before (Click the hyperlink to be taken to that page). My only difference is I finish it off with Maybelline Super Stay Matte Ink Lip Color in the color Ruler.