EOTD: Everyday Purple-Brown and Beige Eye Look

Today's eye look is a simple one with a slightly darker crease. I know this isn't the best look I could put out, but I just thought I'd show how some of the colours from the recent Gabrielle Faust for Overall Beauty collection looked on my eyelid.

For this look, I decided to make it neutral, so I used Aftermath and the lighter colours, Sanctified Snow and Hourglass Sand. I'm really liking these colours so far.

Here's the look I produced. Don't laugh - I swear it's more blended in real life (the second picture with my eye closed will also prove it later!):



Here's the breakdown for anyone interested. All the eyeshadows were from the Gabrielle Faust for Overall Beauty line:

Hourglass Sand on lid (matte warm beige)
Sanctified Snow on browbone (shimmery vanilla)
Afemath on crease (grey-brown matte)
Covergirl Lash Blast mascara
Urban Decay Bourbon 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil

The thing I noticed is that although Aftermath looked like a brown-grey in the pot and in my previous swatches, it actually pulls a little purple on. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, and I suspect this is due more to my weird olive undertones than anything else.

Here's a picture of the same eyeshadow look with my eyes closed. See, I told you the blending wasn't that bad, right? :P



The Gabrielle Faust by Overall Beauty shadows were nice and pigmented, and very smooth in texture. I have no complaints about these. I think they could blend better, but I think they're fine the way they are.

Gabrielle Faust by Overall Beauty Collecttion Swatches!

You know when something has officially become a cultural phenomenon when even your makeup is influenced by it. The Gabrielle Faust Collection, by Overall Beauty, is a goth-themed makeup collection, and is benefiting from the Edward Cullen and Twilight wave. Now, the craze has gotten to such an extent that when I first heard "makeup" and "gothic" in the same sentence, I automatically assumed that it was going to be really lousy. Fortunately, it isn't.

There are eight colours in this collection, and they run the gamut from your shimmery vanilla highlight to your deep smokey grey, but the standouts of this collection are the purple and grey-based shades. And those who love smokey and purple shades are in luck - half the collection is made up of such colours. The only catch is that all of these are matte, and while this won't be a problem with some people, those who have a strong preference for shimmery or glittery colours may wish there were a few shimmer shades.



L-R: Aftermath, Indiscretion, Karmic Knight, Misanthrope

Aftermath is one of those browns that would be perfect for cooler-toned girls. It's a dusty grey-brown with no hint of red or orange whatsoever.

Indiscretion is a matte smokey inky grey. I guess you could sort of call it a soft black?

Karmic Knight is a dusty deep eggplant purple. Very pretty and smokey.

Misanthrope is a lighter purple than Karmic Knight, and also a smokey, greyed-out type of colour. It's like a dusty midtone lilac.

All of these are my favourite shades, and definitely the standouts of the entire collection. The quality of these is also much better than I thought it would be. When I saw that this was a vampire-themed collection, I thought, "Oh, it's so gimmicky, it's going to suck so bad," but it isn't. The texture is finely-milled and smooth, and the pigmentation is excellent, and the colours are also quite blendable. Over the next few days, I'll be doing a couple of EOTD (Eye of the Day) looks with these colours to show you how pretty they are. If you like these sultry, smokey colours, these are really worth a go.