Posts Tagged cream colour base

Red eye shadow is huge in fashion editorials and on the runway right now. Of course, there are no rules for fashion show or shoot makeup so it begs the question: can a normal woman pull this bold colour off on her eyes without looking like a vampire?

When I set out to write this post I originally aimed to create a red eye makeup look you could re-create at home.

Alas, after visiting MAC, Chanel, Dior, Guerlian, Estee Lauder, Clinique and Bobbi Brown I am sad to announce that not one of these brands brings red eye shadow into SA.

I then decided to improvise and went in search of a red blusher (as long as it’s high-quality, blusher is a good second option for the eye) or a red eye-liner.

Still I had no luck.

I then considered demonstrating how to blend a red lip liner around the… [ Read more ]