Green Eye Look using MAC's Club and Steamy

Hey glam gals!!

So I'm doing another MAC look today, I went out tonight so I'll show you my outfit  and my eyes. I won't be wearing shoes because on my way home it was pouring rain and there was lightning and the whole deal, and my shoes got soaked. So no shoes. So to go with the green shirt, and yes I don't wear much else other than black, leopard and sometimes green; I'm doing green eyes. And I cannot tell you how much I love my MAC 217 brush. God that brush is great for anything. I wish I had more, I'd probably only use those.

So about the makeup, I was thinking to myself how MAC Steamy and MAC Club eyeshadows would look together. I stared at my palette trying to figure out what color would go with Club. A couple of days ago I was watching some random makeup videos on Youtube, not necessarily about a look using Club eyeshadow, just anything makeup related and I stumbled on a video by Pixiwoo using both Steamy and Club shadows, the exact two shadows I wanted to try out. They didn't use a base and it looked fantastic. For my look, however, I used a Paint Pot in Blackground (black) for this look. If you've used Club before, then you know how much a base color can make a difference. I'll post a picture below showing what it looks like with a base and without a base. My look turned out equally fabulous, but the Pixiwoo way is also on my to-do list. I used Phloof! to highlight the brow bone and to line the bottom lashes, I applied Paint Pot first and then Steamy and a bit of Club on the outer corner. I didn't use a liner because I felt that the eyes looked amazing like that. I only used MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved to line the waterlines. Add a bit of MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash Mascara and the eyes we're good to go.

For the face I used Benefit's High Beam to highlight, Too Faced's Pink Leopard to contour, and for a blush I used MAC's Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet, So Easy. I used the same foundation and concealers and primers that I normally use. On the lips, I am wearing a MAC Lipstick in Girl Next Door and a MAC Lipglass in Stay Sweet. They are both from the Archie's Girls Collection and aren't available anymore, but I'm sure it's possible to find a good dupe. I really liked how this shade went with the look. If you don't have that products, I'd recommend Too Faced La Creme in Marshmallow Bunny or even NARS Larger Than Life Lipgloss in International Velvet.


Green Eye Look using MAC's Club and Steamy

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Paint Pot in Blackground: apply to lid and crease and slightly above. also apply to lower lash line
MAC Eyeshadow in Steamy: apply to lid and crease and slightly above, do not fill in the outer corners. apply to the lower lash line. basically almost everywhere on top of Blackground
MAC Eyeshadow in Club: apply to the outer corner and crease and outer V. apply to the outer part of the lower lash line.
MAC Eyeshadow in Phloof!: apply as a highlight color, on the brow bone and bring it down until you reach Steamy
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved: tightline upper and lower lash lines
MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash in Black

Brows

Benefit Brow Zings in Light
Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium

Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20 (for undereyes)
MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 (for blemishes)
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
Benefit High Beam
MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet So Easy
Too Faced Pink Leopard

Lips:

MAC Lipstick in Girl Next Door (LE)
MAC Lipglass in Stay Sweet (LE)

Products Used:

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground - 22$CAD

MAC Eyeshadows (18$CAD each) in:
Steamy
Club
Phloof!

MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved - 19$CAD

MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash in Black Mascara - mini shown, full size is 19$CAD 

Benefit Brow Zings in Light

Benefit Brow Zings in Light - 36$CAD

Benefit Instant Brow Pencil in Medium - 25$CAD

Benefit High Beam - 32$CAD

MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet, So Easy

MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet, So Easy - 25$CAD

Too Faced Pink Leopard

Too Faced Pink Leopard - 38$CAD

MAC Lipstick in Girl Next Door (LE) - 18$CAD

MAC Lipglass in Stay Sweet (LE) - 18$CAD

From left to right:
MAC Paint Pot in Blackground
MAC Eyeshadow in Steamy
MAC Eyeshadow in Club
MAC Eyeshadow in Phloof!
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved
Benefit High Beam
MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet, So Easy
Too Faced Pink Leopard
MAC Lipstick in Girl Next Door
MAC Lipglass in Stay Sweet

On the left:
MAC Club eyeshadow over MAC Paint Pot in Blackground
On the right:
MAC Club with NO base

On the left:
MAC Club with a black base, MAC Paint Pot in Blackground
On the right:
MAC Club with NO base

Outfit of the Day

So I don't usually do outfits of the day because I don't really wear anything special lol. But today I am so here's the outfit. Let me know what you think!

The shirt and skirt are from Dynamite. The earrings are Betsey Johnson. I got the cat necklace as a gift.

Here's a picture of my hair, I did a bun using the "donut" thing and a few bobby pins.

So thanks everyone for reading my post. Let me know what you thought of both the makeup look and the outfit. I thought the makeup look was great, Steamy and Club go so well together! Steamy is also my favorite MAC shade right now, I think that shade of green is just so so beautiful. Let me know what you think of these shades and the eye look. Also, did you like the blush and bronzer? I think the two go really well together and I'm really liking MAC Cremeblend Blush in So Sweet, So Easy. It's a new product for me and I'm starting to wear it more and more. The lipstick and lipgloss go perfect with the look, in my opinion anyway. It's a very nice light pink that doesn't compete with the boldness of the eyes. So this was my night out look, hope you enjoyed it!








I'm trying to catch up on all the stuff I said I would do, but forgive me if I don't post a lot this week, I'm getting my windows done starting tomorrow.

Here's a link to another look I did using Club eyeshadow, MAC Club Eyeshadow Look and How To Wear It

Steph xo.

MAC Club Eyeshadow Look and How To Wear It

Hey everyone!!

Before I get started, I just want to say ignore all the sweat on me in the photos lol. It was so freaking hot again here in Montreal and it thunderstormed this evening so now it's crazy humid and I can't stop sweating. My poor cat is sprawled over on the cold tile floor and hasn't moved all day. That is how hot it is here. Did I mention my parents refuse to put in the air conditionning because we're getting new windows at the end of the month? Kill me now. It's so humid, my camera keeps blurring.

But that didn't stop me!! I really really wanted to try out Club eyeshadow. In the pan, you can see the duochrome, meaning you see the brown/red and if you tilt it a bit, you can see the green/blue. However, when you swatch it, you see mostly the red/brown. So how do you get the green/blue color out? I had to do a little bit of googling on this mystifying subject and most posts declared that the best way to wear Club was to use a black Paint Pot, Blackground. The black base (applied on the lid) eliminates the red/brown so you only see the blue/green. It is so cool!! I've even done a swatch to show you what I'm talking about, it's at the bottom of the page. I was really impressed when I saw it firsthand. If you're using a Paint Pot base, you don't need to use a primer, but given this hot and humid weather, I'm wearing one just in case. Oh and Paint Pots dry really really fast so you have to make sure you do all your blending right away. And the 2 most common eyeshadows worn with Club are Humid and Woodwinked. Keeping that in mind, I created my own look using all those colors.

To complement the green, I used NARS Blush in Orgasm, which looks fantastic with the green. I also wore the NARS Lipgloss in Orgasm. Because I wanted the eyes to be the focus, I opted for a matte bronzer, Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless. And of course, I highlighted using Benefit High Beam.

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MAC Club Eyeshadow Look and How To Wear It

Eyes:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Paint Pot in Blackground: apply to lid
MAC Eyeshadow in Club: apply to lid over Blackground
MAC Eyeshadow in Woodwinked: apply to crease
MAC Eyeshadow in Humid: apply to lower lashline
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved: tightline upper and lower lashline
MAC Zoomlash in Zoomblack

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Face:

Too Faced Primed and Poreless
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20
MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20
MUFE HD Foundation in 110
MUFE HD Powder
Benefit High Beam
NARS Blush in Orgasm
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Lips:

NARS Lipgloss in Orgasm

Products Used:

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground

MAC Paint Pot in Blackground - 22$CAD

MAC eyeshadows (18$CAD each) in:
Club
Woodwinked
Humid

MAC Eyeshadow in Club - 18$CAD

MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved - 19$CAD

MAC Zoomlash in Zoomblack (mini shown, fullsize is 19$CAD)

Benefit High Beam - 32$CAD

NARS Blush in Orgasm (mini shown, fullsize is 32$CAD)

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless

Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless - 38$CAD

NARS Lipgloss in Orgasm - 29$CAD

From left to right:
MAC Paint Pot in Blackground
MAC Eyeshadow in Club
MAC Eyeshadow in Woodwinked
MAC Eyeshadow in Humid
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved
Benefit High Beam
NARS Blush in Orgasm
Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless
NARS Lipgloss in Orgasm

On the left: MAC Club on top of Blackground MAC Paint Pot
On the right: MAC Club with no base

On the left: MAC Club on top of Blackground MAC Paint Pot
On the right: MAC Club with no base

So that's the look! Isn't Club eyeshadow beautiful?? Not to mention there's so many different ways to wear it! Most people really like Club when there's a black base underneath, such as MAC Paint Pot in Blackground. How do you wear Club?? And what eyeshadows do you wear it with?? Do you like how NARS Orgasm blush went with it? And what did you think about the matte bronzer, Too Faced Bronzed and Poreless? I like how it added the focus onto the eyes.

So let me know how you would wear MAC Club eyeshadow and which eyeshadows you would wear it with!!

And I want to add that you can use MAC Paint Pot in Blackground for anything. If you use it as a base, whatever eyeshadow you put on top will really pop. And you should especially try it with a duochrome eyeshadow. You really don't know what you'll get until you try! I'd recommend swatching it on your hand first, though. Over Blackground of course.

Thanks for reading

Steph xo.