

My favorite way of creating a classic smokey eye is not with the standard blacks or greys, but with this blackened olive green liner by MAC with a deep green shade layered over it. I love using eyeshadow bases for layering up a smokey eye look. MAC Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner Black Line

I find this nicely intensifies the shades on my lids and makes the look more bronzy and smokey than it would have been otherwise. The one I have in Dark Pearl, I use mostly in combination with the Charlotte Tilbury eyeshadow quad in Dolce Vita. You can wear these by itself or layer them underneath shadow. One of my favorite eyeshadow bases are the Charlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleons. I will link to older blog posts where I have used these products in looks so you can click on through if you would like to see the effect in full force. All to show you the different effects these give. There is a bronze/ brown, some smokey colors, a brightening one and a flesh toned one. In order to show you a range of applications of how you can use an eyeshadow base for adding color, I have selected 5 different colors. MAC Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner Black LineNYX Jumbo Eye Pencil Milk These are my favorite eyeshadow bases that do just that.Ĭharlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon Dark Pearl However, another way in which I like to use eyeshadow bases is by adding a layer of color to intensify the shadows applied on top. I have fairly oily lids, so just a shadow, be it powder or cream, doesn’t cut it for me. I use a transparent one every single day, because it makes my eyeshadow last all day long. Eyeshadow base is one of those make up products I cannot live without.
