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Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:13 pm |
Marci65, you are in luck.
Not only do I love makeup (and do not wear it often enough), but I get so inspired about others wearing it AND I own AND use the JI Daytime Kit. I absolutely adore it.
Okay. the most confusing thing about the kit is the fact that it only has one (very nice) brush. You will need another brush, a flat eyeliner brush (or an angles one) in order to use all of the colors.
I begin with the second to lightest color, "almond," which I apply on my entire lid as a base color. It is very neutral and goes extremely well over the circle delete, if you use that as a base.
then I use the lightest color, "Oyster," as a highlighter, BUT I use it right at the base of my lash line (both upper and lower) in order to give my eyes some "light." It is hard to explain how this works, but it certainly does. Think of applying it both above and below your iris--this way, your eyes will catch the light and they will indeed look bigger and more awake. for you lower lashes, begin right at the midpoint of your eye and lightly feather the shadow across your lashline towards the edges--you just want to blend here, not draw a white line. the intensity on both the top and bottom should be right in the middle of each eye, well blended outwards. It also helps to have already used concealer under the lashes and on each side of the eye in the corners, well blended. Redness on either corner of the eye can detract from the simplicity and polish of these colors.
In your "crease" is where a very light dusting of "capuccino" should go, should you desire a bit of contouring. I mostly skip this. But if you do want some color on your browbone (underneath your brows) then again, almond would lighten that area up without adding the shimmery 80s-like effect that Oyster would give it.
Lastly, if you have a flat edged eyeliner brush, depending on whether you want to line your lashes with brown or black, use either. Just pat each side of the brush with the color you choose, tap off excess, and, while keeping your eyes OPEN, pat or deposit the color against your lash line, beginning just after the midpoint of your eye where it begins to slope down (in other words, begin where your brown begin to arch up and go outwards), continuing to PAT (and not drag) until you reach the edges of your lashes. This is a technique called "tightlining" and is widely discussed on this site and elsewhere, if you want more guidance. Most people use it for cream liners and shadow liners. You can then feather the color out or even add a little more to make a more cat-eyed, dramatic look. Be careful of getting black eyeshadow particles on you orbital bone!
And... if you want a bit of smokiness underneath the eye, try mixing the cappucino with one of the darker colors, and with the brush provided, lightly tap beneath your eyes under your lashes, again from just after the mid point outwards.
FYI, for tightlining with shadow, I absolutely love Vincent Longo's #7 brush.
I am sure there are other ways of using this palette, but that is how I understand its logic, or rather, the logic behind using it in all its glory. Enjoy!
--avalange |
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