MAC Blue Storm/Smoke Signals Look

I made a blue eye look for today and of course I just had to use my Blue Storm shadows. I did use other eyeshadows, though, like Electric Eel from MAC's regular line, and I can say that it meshed pretty well with the other blues. This look is different from the hues I previously used using Blue Storm shadows. All I can say is that I'm really beginning to like Blue Storm. I really prefer greens, though, but blues ain't bad at all. I am also falling in love with the Smoke Signals blushes. Emote is beautiful as a contour color and Ablaze is real pretty on the apples of the cheeks. In this look, however, I didn't use a lot of product on my cheeks so as not to compete with the strong eye look. It is kinda fierce for me, especially since I used it for work, so I had to tame it a little even though I wanted to go for a bolder look. I love the lipsticks! I used Barely Lit and Sparks Can Fly with Lightning lipglass, and I just love the effect - the combination did not make me look washed out. Lightning reminded me so much of my Pas-de-deux lipglass from the Danse collection, although they are not exact replicas of each other. I didn't want to use up my Pas-de-deux because it was a limited edition product, but now I can use it as much as I want to because I've found a sort of back-up for it.

I also used my friend Dayna's mineral foundation and I just love the ultra-smooth, velvety feel. I can't stop running my knuckles down the length of my jaw to feel the easy slip and softness - there is literally no drag at all. Dayna's mineral makeup is the most velvety mineral foundation I've ever tried - bar none (and I've tried at least a dozen brands). Her blushes and eyeshadows are beautiful, as well. I can't wait to get my hands on more of Dayna's Minerals!











Eyes:
MAC Beige-ing shadestick as base
MAC Delft paint pot on lid
MAC Electric Eel eyeshadow on lid
MAC Azreal Blue pigment inner to mid lid
MAC Blue Storm eyeshadow on outer V and crease
MAC Carbon eyeshadow on outer V
MAC Cumulus eyeshadow above crease to blend with highlighter
Gold eyeshadow in Milani Earthy Delights quad to highlight and on inner corners
MAC Feline kohl power pencil to line smudged with 219 brush
MAC Electric Eel to line lower lashline

Face:
Camellia Rose Skin Smoothing primer
Dayna's mineral foundation
Mary Kay undereye concealer in Ivory topped with
Bare Escentuals Well Rested
Bare Escentuals mineral veil
MAC Emote blush to contour
MAC Ablaze blush on apples of cheeks

Lips:
MAC lipliner in Whirl
MAC lipsticks in Barely Lit and Sparks Can Fly
MAC lipglass in Lightning