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The Leather 80 Creamy Beige, however, is quickly becoming a favorite of mine: it works great as a base for smoky eye looks. Its light champagne color is the definite equivalent of the American 70 Barely Branded, and their bright neutral tone makes a great base for colors such as those in the Naked 3 palette. Carrying over my practice with Layin’ Low, the Japanese BE-01 also became a staple eyeshadow base. My first two Maybelline Color Tattoos were purchased in Manila, which were BE-01 and 15 Audacious Asphalt (we get both the American and Japanese lines here!). Maybelline Color Tattoo 24-Hour Eyeshadow Leather in 95 Chocolate Suede.Maybelline Color Tattoo 24-Hour Eyeshadow Metal in 70 Barely Branded.Maybelline Color Tattoo 24-Hour Eyeshadow Metal in 55 Inked in Pink.Maybelline Color Tattoo 24-Hour Eyeshadow in 45 Bold Gold.Maybelline Color Tattoo 24-Hour Eyeshadow in 25 Bad to the Bronze.Maybelline Color Tattoo 24-Hour Eyeshadow in 15 Audacious Asphalt.Maybelline Color Tattoo Leather 24-Hour Eyeshadow in 80 Creamy Beige.Maybelline Color Tattoo 24-Hour Eyeshadow in 05 Too Cool.Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo 24-Hour Eyeshadow. Layin’ Low always comes with me when I travel. Layin’ Low may seem dark on my forearm, but it blends naturally into my eyelid area and is virtually undetectable under neutral shadows such as the Tom Ford Eye Quad in Cocoa Mirage or Cognac Sable. Both the Paint Pots and the Color Tattoos, considering their long-wear formulas, are great at locking down powder shadows, helping eye looks last all day. Layin’ Low turned out to be HG status because – dare I say it – they are “my eyelids but better”! With this reasoning, I’d gotten into the habit of using potted cream eyeshadows as eyeshadow bases rather than as stand-alone products. I didn’t know much about shade matching at the time and felt like Painterly was too pink on me, so I went back and got Layin’ Low and Vintage Selection. The Paint Pots were my first taste of cream eyeshadows in any form, and Painterly was the shade that facilitated my initiation.
ALL OF MAC PAINT POTS SWATCHES PRO
MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pots in (L-R) Vintage Selection, Painterly, Layin' Low.
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Three of these are by MAC and the rest are by Maybelline. Pair with a tonne of mascara – because I woke up with lashes that are naturally this bushy and voluminous, ok? – and your other ‘no makeup makeup’ finds for the ultimate low-key day of makeup.Here’s a round-up of all the potted cream eyeshadows I own. On me the longevity isn’t too fab without a primer, so I pack on my usual NARS Pro-Prime Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base underneath to halt-up creasing and as always it works like a dream. I can’t work out if there’s shimmer in it or not, but whether it has or hasn’t it transfers into a satin effect on the eye. Like you know when some people just have the most gorgeous natural shadow to their lids and it looks schmexy? Yeah – that. On my skintone it looks like my natural lid hue, but better. It’s like a warm-toned, very milky hot chocolate shade. I take it on a MAC 242 all over and under the eyes and then smudge out the edges with my digits. It’s a thick cream eyeshadow in pot form that can be smudged over the lids with fingers, a brush or a combination of both, which is the method that I prefer. OK, time to quit the blathering and get onto business. Groundwork on the other hand has been raved about by MUA’s for years, so I took the plunge while having a ‘MAC moment’ about a month ago now – you know the ones – and it’s become my go-to, ‘have no clue what to throw on’ eyeshadow option. I think I picked up the shade Rubenesque from a blog sale back in the day and it arrived as a solid puck that no matter how much I warmed it up with my finger still gave off absolutely zero pigment and I’ve played with some of their limited edition shades, but always been a bit underwhelmed with the high glitter content and low colour pay-off. I’ve never really given MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pots much love in the past (except for the L.E shade Eclair which is AWESOME). Though let me tell you guys and girls – I’ve found ‘the one’ and it comes in the form of MAC’s Paintpot in Groundwork…
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MAC’s Eyeshadow in Soba is another one that I crack out when I want it to look like I’ve just got a bit of a natural, but flattering shadow going on on my eyes, but it leans too yellow for it to be considered the epitome of subtle. I thought I had it with Burberry’s Sheer Eyeshadow in Pale Barely, but against my warm skintone it’s a bit too silvery to pull of as a ‘I woke up like ‘dis’ look. I’m forever on the quest for the ultimate ‘no makeup makeup’ find for each product category and whilst I feel like I’ve nailed it in the base and lips category (with Laura Mercier’s Oil-Free Tinted Moisturiser and Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfectors respectively taking each top spot), there’s always been a bit of an opening in the eye category.