Dance Mini - Eyes Edition

And here we go again with another Dance Mini themed blog post. 

This time the focus will be on the eyes.

I've narrowed this field down to the three most used products over the weekend.

First of all, I used one of my current favourites as a base. On some people, I chose to use the Australis Eye Shadow Primer, a good quality cruelty free product. But for the most part, I used the Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Branded. I talk about this product in more detail in my march favourites, but as a basic overview it is a creme eyeshadow base that hold well and doesn't crease.

I chose to use this particular champagne colour as it is light, and simple to use. When you begin with a light base, it is easy to build bright colours.

I used this not only as a base for eyeshadow, but also as the inner corner highlight that we are all looking for these days.

Secondly, I used the Colette Hayman eyes palette in this lovely set of four colours. As the shoot was orange themed, I wanted to use a peachy tone that was natural but added an orange style accent to the look. This palette is particularly good to use on fair skin, and looked absolutely beautiful on one of the contemporary dancers, who had strawberry blonde hair. It really brought out her eyes. 

The gold in this mix is actually my favourite colour at the moment, with a green base (sounds scary, I know) and golden highlights. 

The quality of this eyeshadow palette is stunning. The shadows are smooth and very easy to blend with very little fallout.

Last but not least, I used this palette to create any other eye looks that I felt were necessary. I bought this from a make up artist website, but you can find similar ones on ebay for a very cheap price. Great for a starter kit.

Annoyingly, early on I peeled off the stick on label, and so can't actually tell you which brand mine is.

Having a palette like this sometimes can seem like it was sent from the gods. With a great range of colours that are easy to mix to find your perfect match, I find myself reaching for this to solve a range of challenges. I use this to fill in eyebrows of most shades, add a matte highlight, line the eyes or to create a beautiful eye look. I highly recommend finding yourself one of these.