Wet and Dry

Wet and Dry ... during the winter that just doesn't seem to happen. 

You're either wet or dry.  The two can never live in peace and harmony and all the other warm fuzzies ways that the holiday season brings. You just have to deal.

However, I've got a little trick whereby wet and dry actually make a great team.

When it comes to shadow, most usually think dry: powder eyeshadow and a firm eye pencil. That's absolutely fine and probably really easy and quick.  But add a bit of water and you can have some fun ... try this trick to play up your eyes.

Base your eyelid by dusting a sheer or neutral shade over the entire eye creating a wash of colour.  Take a deep dark colour like a grey, soft black or deep brown and press in the colour at the lashline and then blend/smudge it upward for a bit of a soft smoke.  Finish with a bit of liner over the top and bottom lash.

Now, grab a brighter colour, like a shimmery purple, blue, or green, and add a drop of water to a small section of the eyeshadow pot.  Take an eyeliner brush, preferably slanted, or a pencil brush, preferably with a thin tip, and pick up a bit of the wet colour.  Trace your liner line with precision and let dry.  Repeat for intensity or draw thicker where desired.  I like to do a thin line all around, but go a bit more thicker around the outer "v" of the eyes.

This is how you get that nice highlight of colour around the eye.  Wet shadow creates intensity and almost opague colour.  You won't need to layer. Also, your original line of dark eyeliner will make the colour of the wet liner pop even more. While you can apply the same technique using all dry powders, the wet shadow allows for more pigment and a more noticeable halo of colour. It's a great look to try for special events or for when you really want to make a statement with your eyeshadow.

Try it out!

-bp-