Kanebo KATE Glamtrick Eye
I have to say, nothing is more humiliating than writing a tutorial on how to create a “smoky eye”, and then running out of the colors used for the smoky eye right before a party, buying a cheap version to get you through the party, and then having to run to the drugstore to grab another shade palette because the first one you bought was (basically) gray shades of chalk.
Again, KATE to the rescue. My local drugstore carries a few lines of makeup, but the trendiest, smoothest brand (as you probably know from my previous post) is KATE from Kanebo. I took forever choosing which palette….should I go with neutrals for my green eyes, or stick with tried-and-true grey? I finally decided on the grey, and haven’t looked back since!
(image from http://nomorerules.com)
WARNING: This palette is very shiny! If you don’t want to incorporate sparkle into your life, go back to the Revlon. Luckily I love me some sparkle, so I grabbed this little square savior right up. There’s a grey “all over shimmer” for the whole eye area, and then shade of grey (and a lavender!). I was a little worried that it would be too glimmer-y, then I put it on….
I started with the grey color in the upper righthand corner, and using a large fluffy eyeshadow brush drew the color over my upper lid, stopping below the crease:
Next, with the same large brush (all excess grey shook out of it) and took the lavender and spread that into the crease and slightly beyond:
On the brow bone with a small brush I put the shimmery white eyeshadow shown in the lower lefthand side of the compact:
Last, I use the black liner shadow in the lower righthand corner to rim my eyes:
One more coat of mascara and here’s the finished product!
BA-BAM!!!
Like I said, I picked mine up at the drugstore, but you can pick yours up at Ichibankao (which I’ll be doing when I move home).
Happy Smoky-ing!
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