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[nunu]

How do you guys come up with awesome es combinations? i always stare at my stash for ages before i decide what i want to pair with an es. Sometimes i feel so frusterated i just do a look that i've done before. And that's not good because i have soo many eyeshadows, pigments, blushers and lippies which i need to use.
Help, i've been in this rut for so long

TIA

 

[Shadowy Lady]

^^ well I come up with combos pretty randomly: based on what I'm wearing, my nail polish, whether it's sunny or cloudy outside, my mood...Also, everytime I buy a new colour, I make a point of thinking of at least 10 e/s or pigments I can pair it with before buying. It's weird but I swear it helps!

Also, sometime I just randomly swatch the colours I don't wear as much on the back of my hand and most of the time I find a few of them go together.

 

[SpringDancer]

Eyes
MAC Stilife - base
Stila Champara - lid
Stila Chinchina - crease
Il Makiage St. Moritz White - highlight
Pupa Diva's Lashes brown mascara
Pupa Multiplay brown pencil - lower lashline

Cheeks
MAC Spaced Out

Lips
MAC Twig Twig l/s

 

[nunu]

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Originally Posted by Shadowy Lady ^^ well I come up with combos pretty randomly: based on what I'm wearing, my nail polish, whether it's sunny or cloudy outside, my mood...Also, everytime I buy a new colour, I make a point of thinking of at least 10 e/s or pigments I can pair it with before buying. It's weird but I swear it helps! Also, sometime I just randomly swatch the colours I don't wear as much on the back of my hand and most of the time I find a few of them go together.

Thanks for you reply

. I guess with me is that i tend to worry if the look won't turn out as good on my eyes, i need to be a bit more creative.
Sometimes i get so discouraged that i feel like i don't want to wear make up

..so weird.

 

[lukinamama]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nunu How do you guys come up with awesome es combinations? i always stare at my stash for ages before i decide what i want to pair with an es. Sometimes i feel so frusterated i just do a look that i've done before. And that's not good because i have soo many eyeshadows, pigments, blushers and lippies which i need to use. Help, i've been in this rut for so long TIA

I found so many great e/s combination from here:

MAC Eyeshadow Combinations - Updated 08/19/08

 

[SpringDancer]

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Originally Posted by nunu Thanks for you reply . I guess with me is that i tend to worry if the look won't turn out as good on my eyes, i need to be a bit more creative. Sometimes i get so discouraged that i feel like i don't want to wear make up ..so weird.

As you were told, you can wonderful ideas while surfing on Specktra and other websites, and also while watching tutorials on YouTube.
It's gets easier with time
My recommendation is to try out new looks at first while you have enough time on your hands (not in the morning!

) so you can see if the combination you've created looks ok. I used to do that whenever I tried something new, but now I rarely need to. Good luck!

 

[SpringDancer]

Eyes
MAC Stilife paint - base
MAC Woodwinked - lid
MAC 100 Strokes - crease
Il Makiage St. Moritz White - highlight
Pupa Diva's Lashes brown mascara

Cheeks
Clinique Smoldering Plum

Lips
MAC Twig Twig l/s

 

[spectrolite]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nunu How do you guys come up with awesome es combinations? i always stare at my stash for ages before i decide what i want to pair with an es. Sometimes i feel so frusterated i just do a look that i've done before. And that's not good because i have soo many eyeshadows, pigments, blushers and lippies which i need to use. Help, i've been in this rut for so long TIA

Hmm this is how my thought process goes when I think up combos. Usually I start off by thinking about one particular colour or product (or outfit) that I'd LOVE to wear that day and then start building a look around it. Like yesterday I just knew I wanted to wear Up At Dawn from the Pandemonium Quad and Lickable lipstick so I went through my wardrobe and found something that would compliment those colours. I wore some getup with a bright blue shirt and a black dress. Next I think about 1-3 other colours or products that would look amazing with the colours I picked earlier. So for instance yesterday with Up At Dawn eye I ended up using:

Eyes:
Nice Vice p/p
Vellum - Brow highlight
Up at Dawn - Inner 1/3 of lids
Submarine - Rest of lids
Violet Trance - Inner + Outer crease
Sharkskin s/s - Lower lash line
Cloud Bound - Inner corners of lower lash line
Entremauve - Lower lash line
Feline Kohl Power - Upper and lower lash line
Blacktrack
Lash Blast Mascara

Cheeks:
Gold Magic Bronzing Stick
Trace Gold
Full Fuchsia Blush
Tippy BPB
Shimmer side of Grand Duo Blush

Lips:
Prep + Prime Lip
Lickable lipstick
Crystal Rose lipglass

I kept the colours cool apart from Cloud Bound which was a goldy colour - but it made the look pop a bit more because golds compliment purple. Lately I've been getting the most amazing inspiration from looking at Mac Face Charts from past and present collections. They are really informative and they have me thinking outside of my usual stale routines. This site has tons of the face charts available! (Thanks to Susanne for the link >_<)

MAC Color Story Collections & Face Charts

And of course looking at the FOTD's here is always inspiring as well as the looks from Fashion week that were all over the net a few weeks ago. Experiment and be daring.

Sorry if that was long winded haha.. I struggle to keep things brief sometimes.

 

[Shadowy Lady]

I used Mythology after ages today

Eyes
Cashflow p/p - base
Amber lights e/s - inner lid
Mythology e/s - outer lid
Humid e/s - crease
Solar White e/s - highlight
UD liner in Stash - lower lashline

Cheeks
Alpha Girl bp

Lips
3N

 

[nunu]

Spectrolite, thank you soo much, that really helped!

My face today was:
Cheeks-Fashion Frenzy (blush) Light flush (highlight)

Eyes: UD PP, star violet (lid), nocturnelle (crease), pandamonium(outer v) and lightflush (highlight)

Lips: the pink holliday set from 2008.

 

[SpringDancer]

Eyes
MAC Beige-ing shadestick - base
MAC Sumptuous Olive - inner corner
MAC Amber Lights - lid
MAC Humid - outer C
Pupa Diva's Lashes brown mascara

Cheeks
MAC Gleeful

Lips
MAC Full On Lust l/g

 

[FiestyFemme]

Not so keen on this look... should've used my 227 to pack on Pen N Pink.

Painterly as base
Vanilla as wash
Pen N Pink on lid
Satellite Dreams in crease
Fig.1 in outer V
Vanilla p/m to highlight
Permaplum to line

Love Rock on cheeks

No colored lip stuff today, just chapstick.

 

[nunu]

Eyes:
UD PP
Sharkskin shade stick (lid)
Deep truth (lid)
The brown/blue trio from red she said. (crease)
Nylon (highlight)

Cheeks:
springsheen blush
redhead msf (highlight)

Lips:
Fanfare lippie

 

[SpringDancer]

Eyes
Madina Milano purple creme e/s - base
MAC Vex - lashline to brow bone
MAC 100 Strokes - crease
Bourjois Pump Up The Volume mascara

Cheeks
Stila Pretty

Lips
MAC Plink!

 

[FiestyFemme]

Painterly as base
Woodwinked on lid
Star Violet in crease
Fig.1 in outer V
Vanilla e/s + Vanilla p/m to highlight
Smolder to line

Love Rock on cheeks

No lip color today... left it at home on accident, haha.

 

[nunu]

Eyes:
UD PP
Jelous kohl power (mcqueen release) {lid base}
club eyeshadow (on top of the jelous kohl power and lower lashline)
a little folie (crease)

Cheeks:
Peachykeen

Lips:
Hug Me

 

[SpringDancer]

Eyes
MAC Stilife - base
MAC Sumptuous Olive - lid
MAC Fiction - crease & lower lashline
MAC Humid - middle of crease
Pupa Ultraflex black mascara

Cheeks
Madina Milano creme blush #06
MAC Petticoat

Lips
MAC Hug Me

 

[Karen_B]

I really like today's look. Shockwave really turns my eyes an amazing blue!

Painterly PP
Shockwave from Fafi #2 on lid
By Jupiter MES in crease
Magnetic Fields in crease, outer v
Femme-fi on inner lids and to highlight
Black Karat kohl power

Light Flush MSF
Springsheen blush

Lollipop lovin' lipstick

 

[SpringDancer]

Eyes
MAC Satin Taupe - lid
MAC 100 Strokes - crease
MAC Modest Tone - highlight
Pupa Ultraflex black mascara
Pupa Multiplay gray pencil - lower lashline

Cheeks
MAC Sweet William

Lips
MAC Plink!

 

[nunu]

Eyes:
UD PP
Sharkskin shadestick
knight divine
sumptious olive
nylon

Cheeks:
Brunette msf

Lips:
kinda sexy lipstick
bare necissty dazzleglass