A Tale of two Kitties ;)
Ok guys, as promised, an entry about how to create this season's cat eye. Different from previous looks, these eyes aren't strictly about liquids or pot colors, and they also play up the bottom line more than the top. Colors are key. Think beautiful fall tones like amethyst and pumpkin. Smokey grays and mossy browns.
First we're going to do a soft colorful eye like those featured this fall at Jason Wu. For this you'll need shadows and creamy eye crayons. Pick a color that you like. I chose purple like the example photo but feel free to chose a color you feel confident in. We're going to make this look a little more evening accessible than this particular photo. Something you could easily wear to a party or event and not feel like you look like you belong on a catwalk, which can be a little much for social gatherings.
I started by moisturizing and then priming the entire eye area. I then used a little yellow tinted under eye concealer just under my eyes where my capillaries peek through and some blond brow pencil to fill in and lengthen my brows to the shape I desire.
Finally I used a shimmer white mixed with a little shimmer peach just up on the brow bone area to highlight this area. It will help keep the eye lid from disappearing or looking out of proportion with the bottom half of the lid once we apply the color.
Next; to create the first look take a thick eye Crayon and holding out the corner of you eye with your other hand, draw a nice thick line from the center of your lower eye line to the outer corner of your eye. Then lightly connect it to the inner comer with a very light line. Take a light colored eye pencil or powder like white or silver and apply to your bottom water line. This will both help to further open then eye and help prevent from making this look like you just have bags under your eyes as it widens and brightens. Then with shadow start to go over the crayon line you created. Here's where you can go a little crazy with the colors if you like. Try to keep a little to the lighter/ brighter shades of whatever family you are drawing from. Next take some of the darker tones and start a line from the middle of your upper to connect with the line you created under the eye at the outer corner. Feel free to use your fingers to define the shape of the "wing," that's one of the best parts about using shadow to create a cat eye, it's extremely malleable. Take a pencil eye liner of the same color family you're working with. It's important here to use pencil as liquid and pot are too bold against the shadow line we've just created so you'll end up double lining your eye. Draw a line just at the upper lash line from where the shadow begins to the corner of the eye, not beyond. This is a soft look so we need to keep the shadow being the central focus. Lastly sweep a coat of mascara onto both upper and lower lashes.
The second look is a mock liquid look, which is my version of the "Kenzo" application. Liquid can be used for this though I chose to blend pressed powder shadow with a little water to form a paste. This creates a slightly softer look. I used a moss green mixed with a dark gray for a soft autumnal palette. Feel free to use what works on YOU! Prepping the eyes and brows as before, start applying shadow by putting small amount of creme grey shadow on the outer upper lid and blend out to the brow bone. Then apply a small amount of white shimmer shadow to the inner eye area. Using a fine liner brush create a line from the center of your lower line out to the corner then painting outwards and upwards a centimeter or so to create your "wing." Go over the line a few times to create a thickness you desire. Then use petroleum jelly to lightly coat the entire upper lid, being careful to avoid the liner you have just applied. Take care to dab on in an effort to not disturb the gray we have already applied. Next take a little more of the white shimmer and apply directly to the center of the upper lid, this will increase the effect the vaseline has already started of glossiness. Finally finish with a coat of mascara.
I hope this inspires you to play around with your eye liner a little! Remember to have patience when trying any new look and know that EVERYONE makes mistakes, that's what makeup remover pads are for! *Music: "Foux Du Fafa" Flight of the Concords courtesy Sub Pop records 2008 and "Everywhere" Fleetwood Mac courtesy Warner Brothers 1987
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