Tropical eye makeup to cut through this summer heat. Heavy on the eyes and very minimal on everything else. These blues and greens are calling me to tropical paradise. 

Kiko is one of my favorite nail polish brands along Avon. I love that they have a huge color selection among different ranges. Their nail polishes also always last fairly long on my weaker nails which is the reason why I love them so much. When I was in Kiko in Graz I saw these mini nail polishes and I had to grab one of those shades that I've been looking for a while. By the way, apparently Kiko in Graz has closed and I am so upset by that. I love a lot of their products and now I probably won't be able to buy them anymore. 

If there's one season that gets me color wise, it's fall. Rich reds, warm browns, mossy greens, berry plums...those are one of my favorite colors to wear as a clothing as well as makeup. I think it suits me best and I love the richness yet muted feel of these colors. Today's look is my favorite combination of gold, green and brown. I had to showcase my new fall lip love - NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Berlin.  

I always do my makeup in a similar pattern, so I wanted something just slightly different this time. I've been seeing a lot of cut crease looks and I wanted to see how that would look like on my eye shape. If you're eyes are smaller like mine and kind of hooded, it's not the ideal eye look. Maybe go above the natural crease line and it would look prettier.

I started my eye makeup with a bone colored matte shade to set the eyeshadow primer. Then I took a warm light matte brown to slightly define the crease and above. In the actual crease I applied a mixture of warmer and cooler matte brown shades to define it more. Then I took a concealer and tried to carve out my crease so that the color on top of it would look more vibrant. 

For the lid I chose a sparkly golden green shade. Because it's so light, the cut crease effect almost got lost, but it was an experiment. I also took a dark matte brown shade and slightly deepened outer v. For the liner I chose a moss green khol as a base. Then I went over with a more vibrant darker green to set it, since khol is not as long lasting and can move a bit through the day.

I took a metallic light gold shade with shimmer and applied it in the inner corners for some added sparkle and light. I also outlined the winged liner part on the outer side as well as in the inner part of the wing. I also like putting shimmery shades on the lower inner corner of the eye. I feel like it opens up my eye more and makes them look bigger. 

I finished with a volumising mascara. Some may say this look needs lashes and I agree, but I couldn't be bothered. I don't wear false eyelashes on a daily and I often times think they hide the gorgeous work you did on the lid. For a more natural effect I prefer a few clusters of individual lashes. It looks more natural and gives you a nice fuller effect, but doesn't look too fake.  

On my face I used foundation, concealer and a bit of powder on the center of my face. I also used bronzer as an all over sun kissed look. For highlighting part I used a shimmery champagne gold shade. I didn't want anything colorful on the cheeks, so I just used a neutral peachy brown shade just to give me a hint of color. 

The star that takes this look to fall season is a matte warm brown liquid lipstick. I love this shade and it matches so well with the warmth of my eye color. It's kind of my perfect brown for fall. 

This look features a sparkly eyes with a green winged liner look paired with warm cheeks and a perfect rich brown color on the lips. I love the combination of these colors and the contrast of sparkly eyes and matte lips. It's a bit of drama, but still wearable enough for my personal taste. 

Products used

Face:

Mix of Catrice HD Liquid Coverage 010 + EX1 Invisiwear Liquid Foundation 2.0 + AA Make Up Matt Foundation 107

Catrice Liquid Camouflage High Coverage Concealer 020

Paese Rice Powder

Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer Bronzer

H&M Pure Radiance Powder Blusher Brown Sugar

theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer

Eyes:

Zoeva Caramel Melange - Wax Paper 

Zoeva Caramel Melange - Universal Delight + Zoeva Cocoa Blend Finish Sensual

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer NC15

Colourpop Super Shock Shadow Moonwalk

Too Faced Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar Truffled

Avon Khol Eye Liner Sea Green

Sleek i-Divine Ultra Matts V2  Fern

Essence Metal Shock Eyeshadow 01 Solar Explosion

L'Oreal Paradise Extatic Mascara

Lips:

NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream Berlin

Some lip shades inspire you to create a whole look around them. It happened to me with the Kiko Smart Fusion Lip Pencil in 524 Peony Violet. I have a thing for fuchsia lip shades, even though I don't wear them a lot. Because let's face it, purple is not the most complimentary color for yellow tones in your teeth. But I am still head over hills with this shade and I created a fresh colorful inspired makeup look around it. 

My eye makeup is really simple, but looks more fun, because of a duo-chrome shadow that is the star of this look.

First, I always apply eyeshadow primer and a matte bone colored shade to set it. Then I used a light warm matte brown in the crease to define it a bit. I also added a medium more neutral toned matte brown in the outer corners to further define the eye shape. On the lid I applied a shimmery peachy golden shade with light green sheen. 

I applied both matte brown shades around the lower lash line, just as I did on the upper lid. For the slight winged liner I chose a brown shade, because it makes the eye look softer and compliments the warm tones. 

I applied light gold shimmer shade in the inner corners to brighten it up and make it look fresher. I also applied a few coats of mascara to give my lashes definition and volume.

On my face I used a combination of BB cream and foundation. I also concealed imperfections with a concealer and set it with a powder. I used a lot of shimmery bronzer all over the outer parts of the face and also on my apples of the cheeks. In this look I skipped a blush altogether, because the bronzer gives you enough warmth. I also think it looks more modern to apply a vibrant lip color without the blush. For the highlighter I chose a creamy champagne shade that has a lovely glow, but no visible shimmer. It looks more natural, but still gives you an amazing sheen. 

Here is the star of this look, a cool toned light fuchsia purple shade. 

I love the freshness of this look. Skipping the blush and adding warm bronzer gives you dimension and life. It also looks more modern and the focus is purely on the lips. Eyes compliment the lip color in a complimentary greenish tint shade, but with a wearable warm gold base. 

The tropical palm leaf design has become really popular. I really like this design on cushion covers and other home decor products. Tropical designs also tend to flood clothing stores as soon as warm weather comes. It's colorful and very much summery. I wanted to recreate this design on the nails as it seemed really easy to make and it is.

For the base I chose and off white shade, because it looked the most neutral to use with all the green shades. You could also use a pink base and make it more colorful. 

I decided on using three different greens to create different colored leafs. I chose a very light almost lime green shade, a true dark green and a petroleum green to give it some more dimension. Then I used a striping brush and drew two lines to mark where the leafs will be. I started drawing the leafs by creating different colored strokes. It's really easy to make and looks good without too much effort. In fact, if you're not great at drawing and you make it more messy, it will just look more artistic. 

I let the design dry down and then I went over it with a high shine top coat to seal in the design and make it look more even.  

This is one of the rare summery design that isn't too colorful and it's actually quite wearable. It's also fairly easy to recreate as you don't need to be as precise. 

I've always had a thing for certain color combinations. One of those is green and purple. These two colors seem to compliment each other well and since I usually just go for colorful eyes or lips, I decided to go for colorful both, lips and eyes. It's again wearable look that I love wearing, but with a bit more color.

I often include a lot of makeup looks in my eyeshadow reviews, but then forget to post similar ones separately. So I have a feeling like my Makeup page is lacking some of my all time favorite makeup looks. One of these I'm showing your today. Brown is my all time favorite eye shadow shade. I also adore golden everything and golden greens are among the ones as well. In today's tutorial I've combined both. 

I started my eye makeup by applying eye primer and going over it with a bone colored matte shade to set it. Then I used a mixture of light orange brown and a bit darker warmer brown. I applied this in the crease, but made it darker in the outer corner. I used a medium matte brown and deepened the crease as well as applied it on the outer and inner corner. I left space in the middle out.

Hey Beauties!

I think I found the perfect mint nail polish shade. I love pastel shades, especially this year, I've been wearing so many pastel nail polishes. Even now in summer time. I think this is one of those shades that will appeal to many.