I wanted to do a blending tutorial for my friends over at Painted-Ladies.com, so this is posted at their blog as well as here.

You’ll want a mid-tone taupe shade, a slightly deeper brown/purple/taupe shade, and a highlight shade that coordinates with the colors.

The colors I used were Silk Naturals Boom, Idolize and Lurid.

Shade Descriptions:
Boom – MAC Shroom clone, warm oyster
Idolize – MAC Idol Eyes clone, silvered violet  with gold
Lurid – MAC Moth Brown clone, plum taupe velvet  matte

Eyes:

• Too Faced Shadow Insurance – all over eye area
• Detrivore Primer – on lid and in crease
• Silk Naturals Idolize – on lid and in crease, inner lower lash line
• Silk Naturals Lurid – crease and outer lower lash line
• Silk Naturals Boom – inner corners of eye, inner lid and on browbone to highlight
• Aromaleigh Lash Primer
• Covergirl Mascara in Black Ruby

Face:

• Meow Pampered Puss foundation in Inquisitive Siamese

Cheeks:

• Sobe Botanicals Mademoiselle

Lips:

• Aromaleigh Minty Cocoa Chip Lipbalm
• Sobe Botanicals Mademoiselle 

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Please feel free to comment here or at Painted-Ladies.com. We’d love to hear what you think!