Hello again!

I'm bringing today a look based on the colours of the natural pools where we spent the hottest hours this summer, a beautiful place of cool waters, waterfalls and blackberry bushes, with dragonflies of all colours. A way to remember the heat of the sun and the coolness of the watercalls, now that we're all the way in autumn. 

It's a halo effect look in blue and green saturated shades, intense on light skin tones, but I do believe it would look good on dark skin tones, although I would use a white or light base to keep the intensity of the shades. 

We start with the primer, which we seal with a matte bone shade that will make blending easier. Next we trace two almost vertical lines with a thick flat blush, almost at the corners of the eye leaving some room. We use a matte teal shade. 


With a white primer and a synthethic flat brush that is rather thin we fill in the center part, longer on the upper side than on the lower bit, and we blend in the edges. 

 

On to the final touches, we blend the upper side, and with the pencil brush we darken the eye corners with a matte black shade. Then we highlight the inner corner with a light green/gold shimmer shade, we line the lower lash line with the dark teal and add a couple coats of mascara. 

Today ends Pride Month. A month where it became clear that there's much yet to improve, but where we've also seen a lot of support. I look at the new generations with hope, they are creating a world where there's room for everyone.

I'm seeing it a lot in the makeup world, which is a world I know dearly. Assistants in makeup shops that are not cis women. Trans people asking for help with makeup in social media, and getting not only answers but messages of support and love. The Drag Queen phenomenon. There's more room each day for people who want to enjoy the art of makeup.