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Archive for the ‘EotD’ Category

Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Sep - 01 - 2010

Look Series: Sapphire [Birthstone]

This month I wanted to kick off a few new series, and this is the first of them. Birthstones are the inspiration, and as such – you’ll see one a month, unless there are multiple options or additional inspiration. By no means is this anything new, but it’s something that leaves a lot of room  [ Read More ]

Categories: EotD, look series, looks
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Jun - 22 - 2010

Look Series: Maybelline Eye Studio Quads [Part 3]

For the third installment of the series, I decided to go with purples.  Purple is great year round and tends to be universally flattering, especially for those with green and brown eyes. I used the same products again, with the exception of using the plum liner as a coloured base to bump up the intense  [ Read More ]

Categories: EotD, eye shadow, look series, palette, review
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Jun - 06 - 2010

Look Series: Maybelline Eye Studio Quads [Part 2]

After the bright aqua of the first installment I decided to go with something more neutral.  This second round of looks is featuring the Eye Studio quad in Sunset Seduction. Just like the first time around, I used the same products for simplicity’s sake.  The one exception was the liner.  In the classic look, I  [ Read More ]

Categories: EotD, eye shadow, look series, palette, review
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Jun - 03 - 2010

Look Series: Maybelline Eye Studio Quads [Part 1]

A while ago I received the Eye Studio Kit to review and after taking some time to test the products, I’ve decided to run an eye of the day series through June featuring the quads.  I will be featuring some of the other products as well, but the focus will definitely be on the quads.   [ Read More ]

Categories: EotD, eye shadow, look series, palette, review
Posted by Nepenthe Posted on Nov - 25 - 2009

Eye of the Day ~ Teracotta-Indigo-Lime

I wanted to play with colour and instead of just picking some colours, I dug out my colour wheel. It’s just a small one that I picked up at Michaels, and it is a few layers deep with cutouts showing colour combinations based on colour theory.

Categories: EotD, eye shadow, featured, looks