Alternate: Shadow As Liner

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A week or two ago, I misplaced my gel liner.  This is quite annoying since 9 times out of 10, that’s what I reach for.  So what to do?

Liquid liner?  Nope, as much as I love the precision, most applicators are nothing but stress, so I didn’t bother.

Pencil liner? Nah, since embracing the joy of gel liner, pencils are usually reserved for my lower lash line.

Well, since I’ve been wearing pretty neutral makeup to work – I started giving my black eye shadow some major love.  Coincidently, I fell in love with the simplicity and the soft definition it offers.  A few seconds with an angled brush and my lash line is nicely defined.  Go figure.

black shadow + angle brush = liner alternative

It’s actually given a new spot of honour to Bulletproof by Sugarpill Cosmetics.  It’s the only shadow I have from them that isn’t in a quad, so admittedly I wasn’t reaching for it all the time.  Now that I’m regularly shadow lining, it’s getting used daily.


NARS Cosmetics Spring 2011 Collection

2 Comments

  1. Tasha / May 27, 2011

    Similar to me in some ways. I ran out of my black liner (Avon) and green liner (M A C). Have since then reordered. So for the past two/three weeks I’ve had to be doing using my black or green shadow. And, to tell the truth, you can barely make out any real difference. A lady at work asked if I was holding out on new stuff as she thought my eyeshadow was a new shade of
    M A C green eyeliner. I told her no and showed her my secret! LOL!

    • Tamara / May 27, 2011

      Funny how situations can bring about new experiences.. LOL I do not have the same precision with shadow, but for a basic look it does what I need it to do.

      Normally, I would have just bought another one.. but I am still waiting to finish up my Project 20 Pan.. so that was not an option.

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