I can see your halo!

  

I forgot how much I loved a good halo eye, so when I did the burgundy version, I freaked out and did the gold version the next day.

I haven't blogged in FOREVER guys. But I really do love this concept enough to resurrect this barren wasteland of a blog and tell you all about why I love doing a good halo eye.

Now don't get me wrong, a good cat eye and red lip is all well and good. But I really love different eyeshadow shapes that enhance the eyes in a different way. For this reason, a halo eye is one of my favorites! 

A halo eye (as I understand it) is an eyeshadow look that keeps the darkest colors in the inner and outer corners of eye and crease, leaving the center a lighter color. This puts a beautiful highlight right above the iris! When I do a halo eye, I keep everything matte except the center lid highlight. I also keep the eyeliner very close to the lashline, really only tightlining so my lashes blend as seemlessly as possible.

Here, I used red, burgundy, and black shadow, with a pale pink highlight. I did a mauve and pale pink lip, and highlighted the center and cupid's bow with the same pink eyeshadow I used for the lid highlight.

The lighting is kind of different on these next two photos, I guess the sun went behind a cloud! But I wanted to show the lashes. They're the Khroma brand , which is the Kardashian brand I guess. That's embarrassing, but the lashes are really pretty, and that's all I really care about! The name on the back of the box is "Scintillate".

Khroma lashes in Scintillate 

Two days after I did the above look, I decided to do the same halo eye concept with browns and golds. I think I like the burgundy/black/pink better, but I'm happy with how the gold turned out too!

The lashes I used for this version are Red Cherry #73. They're almost identical to #16, and I'm honesty not even sure what the difference is! But I love using lashes like these for a halo eye, because they show up so beautifully against the center lid highlight. Lashes like the #43s that are quite flared would look nice too, but I like to keep the inner and outer corners more balanced when I do a halo eye.

Red Cherry Lashes #73

Product Lists

Burgundy/pink version:

FACE

• Nyx Pore Filler
• Revlon Colorstay in 150 Buff
• Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Ultra Light (highlight)
• Nyx Concealer in Fair (the one in the jar)
• Nyx Taupe blush

EYES

• Anastasia Dipbrow in Chocolate
• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Makeup Geek eyeshadow in Bitten
• Makeup Forever eyeshadow No. 162
• Dark brown and black eyeshadow from Nude'Tude
• Pale pink/lilac eyeshadow from Sleek iDivine Oh-So-Special palette
• Nyx Liner/Smudger in black
• Khroma Lashes in Scintillate 

LIPS

• Nyx Milk (center lip highlight)
• Revlon Matte Balm in Complex
• Nyx Slim Lip Pencil in Mauve
• I used the same pink eyeshadow as a center lip and cupid's bow highlight

Gold/brown version:

FACE

• Nyx Photo Loving Anti-Redness Primer
• Ben Nye translucent powder
• Revlon Colorstay in 150 Buff (used the powder before foundation method)
• Hard Candy Glamoflauge in Ultra Light (highlight)
• Nyx Taupe blush (contour)
• Nyx Cocoa blush 
• Mary Loumanizer

EYES

• Anastasia Dipbrow in Chocolate
• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• Warm brown color from the Sonia Kashuk matte neutral palette
• Nyx Blush in Cocoa
• Dark brown eyeshadow from Nude'Tude
• Orange and gold shadows from Sleek iDivine Sunset palette (center lid highlight)
• Nyx Liner/Smudger in black
• Red Cherry Lashes #73
• Mary Loumanizer (center lid highlight)

LIPS

• Nyx Milk mixed with Revlon Matte Balm in Complex
• Nyx Butter Lip Gloss in Creme Brulee

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