Face of the Day ~ Amethyst Smokes
For this look I decided to try an experiment. I picked up a Maybelline quad at the drugstore the other day, and when I got home I realized that I could dupe it with some of my MAC eye shadows. So I put together a quad of similar colours and used Maybelline on one eye and MAC on the other eye. It’s mainly to demonstrate that using a good base and strong application techniques can have to very different products looking similar.
Amethyst Smokes Close Up Open
Can you figure out which side is which?
Amethyst Smokes
Face
- Maybelline Super Stay Makeup 24HR / Honey Beige
- MAC Brow / Stud
- MAC Brow Set / Clear
- MAC Mineralize Blush / Gently
- Ben Nye Luxury Powder / Banana
Eyes
- Urban Decay Primer Potion / Original
- L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara / Carbon Black
- Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil / Ransom (waterline)
One side:
- Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow / Amethyst Smokes
- Lid (upper lid, above crease, lower lid)
- Brow Bone (inner corner & brow bone)
- Crease (in crease)
- Outer Corner (in crease, outer v, upper & lower lash line)
Other side:
- Lid = MAC Fashion e/s
- Brow Bone = MAC Crystal Avalanche e/s
- Crease = MAC Poison Pen e/s
- Outer Corner = MAC Mont Blanc e/s
Lips
- E.L.F. Studio Line Lip Primer
- MAC Cremestick Pearl Liner / Lush-N-Lilac
- MAC Creamsheen Lipstick / Lavender Whip
- MAC Dazzleglass / Pleasure Principle
Amethyst Smokes 2
Amethyst Smokes Close Up Closed
I also filmed a tutorial for this look, but at the moment it is quite long. If I can figure out a way to edit it down, it should be up in the next day or so. Otherwise, I’ll re-do it if anyone really wants to see it. :]
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8 Comments
Jan 30, 20109:02 pm
Honestly I see no diff. Beautiful.
Jan 30, 201010:26 pm
I love the look and can’t see a difference. Would like to see an edited tutorial.
Jan 30, 201011:04 pm
Thank you. :]
Jan 30, 201011:06 pm
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it and thanks for stopping by. :]
Still working on the tutorial editing. It’s definitely not my forte.
Jan 30, 201011:14 pm
Thanks Beda. <3
Feb 2, 201011:12 pm
Love the way you did the shading here! I cannot see a difference and love that you did this experiment to prove it is the artist and not the paint that makes the look. Love it, love it, love it:) One question though, did you notice a difference in pigment intensity b/w the two brands of shadows?
Feb 3, 20106:32 am
I’m glad you enjoyed the experiment, it was fun to do. :]
There was some difference in pigmentation. I found that the brow/lid colours were about the same, but the crease/outer corner colours were less pigmented in the Maybelline quad. This isn’t to say that they aren’t pigmented, they are.. just in comparison to MAC I had to work a bit harder to bring up the intensity.
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8:06 pm
pretty! l love amethyst