a celebration: oh so lucky. st. patrick's day

Who's celebrating Irish heritage with me this weekend!? Today's look is in honor of St. Patrick's day which occurs on March 17th every year. I wanted to create a look for you all that was eashy to achieve, because most of us want to spend our time celebrating instead of in the mirror! This incorporates the classic St. Patrick's Day colors of green and gold but in a very wearable and understated fashion. I hope you all enjoy and try it out for yourself. As always feel free to switch products out at will for those in your own collection.

the eyes:

-As always begin by priming the entire lid space with an eye primer  so that your shadows will last throughout the festivities! (Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer)

-Apply a shimmery gold cream base to the lid, stopping at the crease. (Maybelline Color Tatto #Bold Gold)

-Sweep a matte flesh tone shadow that is slightly darker than your natural skin tone through the crease. This will serve as a transition shade and help the color to follow blend more easily. (Urban Decay #Habit)

-Next, wet a flat shader brush with some mixing medium, setting spray, or water and pack a shimmery gold pigment all over the lid. (NYX Pearl Mania #unkown color name & NYX Matte Finishing Spray)

-Go in with a deep forest green shadow on a more precise blending brush and concentrate this color through the crease. Do not blend past our transition shade we laid down earlier. (Urban Decay #Poison)

-Next, apply a deep brown kohl liner to the waterline and tight line. (Kat Von D Autograph Eye Pencil #Immortal Love)

-Following the liner, pick up an vibrant green shimmery shadow of your choice on a pencil brush. I chose a beautiful emeral green. Blend this along the entire lower lash line. You can even do as I did and wet the pencil brush with mixing medium, setting spray, or water for extra vibrant color pay off. (Urban Decay #Damaged)

-Pack a matte shadow a few shades lighter than your skin tone along the brow bone for a highlight. (NYX Nude Matte Shadow #I Have A Headache)

-Finish off with lots of mascara and some spikey lashes for a piecey lash effect.(Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara #Excessive Black Noir & Ardell Lashes #Scanties)

the cheeks:

- Begin by bronzing the perimeter of the face with a shimmery bronzer. (Sephora Bronzer #Bora Bora)
-Next use a precise brush to contour the cheekbones, sides of the nose, and temples with a matte cool or neutral tone bronzer. (Sephora Bronzer #Los Cabos)
-Apply a muted coral toned blush right above the contour. This color will naturally compliment the golds and greens we are using. (Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush #Dim Infusion)
-I mixed two highlights for my cheekbones today, a champagne highlight and a true gold. (MAC Mineralized Skin Finish #Lightscapade & Nars Blush #Albatross)
-On the button of my nose and above the arcs of my brows I only applied the champagne highlight. (MAC Mineralized Skin Finish #Lightscapade)

the lips:

-Keep the lips a rosy nude that suits your skin tone best. You do not want the nude to be to close to your natural skin tone or it will not show up in your St. Pattie's photos.
-Apply a rosy nude lip liner first to help your lip color stay on longer and keep it from bleeding. (Milani Colorstatement Lipliner #Nude)
-Top that with a rosy nude lipstick in any finish. (L'oreal Coloriche Lipstick #Fairest Nude)
-Finish of the lips with a shimmery coral gloss to compliment the blush color. (Khroma Beauty Honey Gloss #Orange Blossom Honey)

other products used:
-Korres Pomegranate Primer
-Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation #1.0
-NARS Light Reflecting Setting Powder Pressed #Translucent Crystal
-Milani Brow Fix Kit #Light
-NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil #Dark Brown
-Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel

I hope that all of you who are celebrating this weekend will have a blast, but remember to be safe! Please as always tag me in any recreations you do I would love to see! Also, don't forget to hashtag #iamalizarin. If you have any comments or requests you may leave them below in the comment section or on any of my social media listed below... which you should be following if you're not already ;)

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