Here’s a more dramatic black smokey eye with glitter using the ColourPop Rock Candy Palette. Again, I was happy with all the shades I used and how they performed. The shade I most wanted to use in this look was Stone’s Throw which is a matte black with lots of sparkle in it. It had very nice color payoff and surprisingly not much sparkle fallout (I did apply it as carefully as I could, mostly tapping the shade into place). This shade did have a little bit of fallout from the matte black so I ended up using a powder foundation to help clean it up afterward. I wore this look for 8 hours over two different primers. Over Ulta Beauty Matte Eye Primer, I had noticeable but not terrible creasing by the end of the day and much heavier creasing and fading over Urban Decay Anti Aging Primer Potion. The UD primer has consistently not worn very long on me with different eyeshadows. The Ulta one is newer to me but so far doesn’t seem as long wearing as my Alter Ego Eyeshadow Primer. I am also wondering if the glitter may have affected wear time because of its tacky, self adhering base.
Eyes:
- Ulta Beauty Matte Eye Primer (left eye)
- Urban Decay Anti Aging Eyeshadow Primer (right eye)
- ColourPop Bare Necessities Palette
- Full Expose – Brow bone, inner corner
- ColourPop Rock Candy Palette
- Sedimental – Transition (both on the upper and lower part of the eye)
- So Tuff – Outer crease
- Stone’s Throw – Most of the lid
- Oh My Geode – Inner lid/crease
- Metamorphic – Center part of crease/transition area
- Hot Spot – Upper and lower lashline
- Dynamic – Lower lashline
- Volcanic – Inner corner
- ColourPop Creme Gel Liner in Swerve
- Loreal Voluminous Noir Balm Mascara
- NYX Lift & Snatch Brow Pen (right eyebrow)
- ABH Brow Pen (left eyebrow)
- Ulta Brow Powder Duo in Taupe (deeper shade only)
Base:
- Nars Soft Matte Complete Foundation
- Benefit Erase Paste
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer
- Soap and Glory One Heck of a Blot Powder
- Physicians Formula The Healthy Powder (used to clean up fallout from black eyeshadow)
Cheeks:
- Essence Contour Duo
- Clinique Cheek Pop Blush in Heather Pop
Lips:
- ColourPop Glowing Lip in La Cienega