Wednesday, July 16, 2014

The Transitional and Blending Eyeshadows


Hello lovelies! Today I am featuring my transitional and blending eyeshadows! While I do not have a lot of mid-tone brown eyeshadows in my collections, the ones I do have pack a nice punch and work wonderfully when I want to blend out eyeshadows and ensure that I do not have any harsh lines. The ones I have here are my favorites and the eyeshadows I gravitate towards the most!



For those of you who have no idea what language I'm talking in (don't worry, we've all been there before!), mid-tone brown eyeshadows are an essential in my makeup collection. They serve can serve a couple purposes. First and foremost, they can make eye makeup a lot easier to blend! Using my ever so trusty Mac 217 Blending Brush, I pop one of these colors into my lids and within seconds my muddy smokey eye looks perfect! Secondly, placing this into the crease as your first step in your eye makeup routine (after priming your eyelids) allows any eyeshadow you place on top to transition effortlessly. Basically, there is no harsh lines and the colors don't come out of nowhere and look misplaced! Lastly, these colors can help define your eyes and makes them stand out more! While they may look boring in the pan, I have found them to be essential in my makeup routine! I don't use these shadows everyday, but when I do there I notice a big difference in my eye makeup!

Mac Matte Eyeshadow in Saddle is a warm toned brown! These are sold $15 in pot form and $10 in pan form (although I have seen this in the outlets for $11 in pot form!). I have never regretted any Mac eyeshadow purchase I have made, and this eyeshadow is one of the eyeshadows I pick up the most when I want to make my eye makeup a bit warmer. Like all of the other Mac eyeshadows I have encountered, this is pigmented, smooth, and extremely blendable. I do like the convenience of it being in a pot (even if I did spend a little more), mainly because I currently haven't found the "perfect" travel eyeshadow palette to own, so I always tend to bring this along with me!

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Tease is a cool tone taupe. I use this eyeshadow when I am not wanting to create any warmth in my eye makeup, making it a great alternative to Mac Saddle. While I have it in the Naked 2 Palette, the single does sell for $18 at Sephora, Ulta, and online. I also like using this color to contour my nose. Due to Tease being cool toned and matte, I can use the eyeshadow to create a believable (or insane like my Cindy Sherman Transformation) contour on my nose.

Lastly, the Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyshadow Trio in Walking on Eggshells has a fantastic warm toned brown that I use constantly as an alternative to Mac Saddle. This is one of the best bargains out on the market! Priced at $3, you get a three fantastic eyeshadows that can create a very natural look. Like the higher end options I have featured here, these are pigmented, smooth, and extremely blendable! However, unlike the other options I have here, this is satin eyeshadow. There is also a hint of shimmer in this shadow, but it is not too overpowering and not that noticeable on the eyelids!

Swatches from left to right: Urban Decay Tease, Mac Saddle, and Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshell (Crease)

What are mid-tone browns do you use when you want to blending out your eyemakeup? Let me know in the comment section below!


19 comments:

  1. Great choices , I love the urban decay palette x

    Melissa || My Blog

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  2. Love my naked 2 I use it all the time! I use the first color in the palette to transition into my brow bone, it fades the top of the crease colors so well and highlights under the brow.

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  3. Great post! I don't really have any good brown blending shadows, can you believe that?!? I often use one of my matte bronzers. I should probably pick up that Mac single.
    Meghan
    www.todaysbeautyobsession.com

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  4. I'm always using these types of shades for blending! I really like milk chocolate (I think?) in the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette! Gosh I really wish they would have put the names of the shadows on the palette.... I'm pretty sure the shade I'm talking about is milk chocolate...lol

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  5. I'm an eyeshadow noob but I have Naked 2 so I'll be trying out Tease more!

    http://ramyun-pie.blogspot.com

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  6. Those Wet N Wild shadow palettes are surprisingly great. I have two and I used them all the time!

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  7. Great recommendations! MAC Saddle is definitely on my wishlist and I love the Walking on Eggshells trio :)

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  8. I found out the price of individual MAC eyeshadows a week or two ago and proceeded to walk out the door. SO BUTTERY/CREAMY/SOFT/PIGMENTED THOUGH ;-;
    I don't normally use eyeshadow though, so I guess I'm saving in that department? :D (But I seriously need Naked/Naked2 now omg)

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  9. I love stila bliss for a transitional shade!
    Allison from www.mercuteify.com

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  10. its my dream to collect diff mac eyeshadows and put them in a customized palette, but their cost is too high :S esp now that a lot of brands are releasing cheaper palettes. have you seen the new LORAC nude palette. it reminds me of your post :)

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  11. Fantastic post for eyeshadow beginners! I never realised how important this shade of shadow is till I started watching tons of tutorials haha but ohhh thanks for the heads up about walking on eggshells brown! I need to try that :P

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  12. The urban decay palette is fabulous!

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  13. Foxy is SUCH a great transition color into the browbone as well as a fabulous highlight! I grab naked 2 a lot, it has such great basics!

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  14. Its so nice to know that I have hit major pan on the palette! I'm not sure if I would repurchase the palette, but I would definitely repurchase some of these signals! It is such a versatile palette, which makes it really nice to have that's for sure! The 3rd palette would be nice to have! Don't have many rose gold colors in my collection!

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  15. Matte bronzers make really good blending colors though! I need to be more multi-tasking with my products! Pick up Saddle if you get a chance!

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  16. I've heard so many fabulous things about the Chocolate Bar palette! Its so much more appealing now that the packaging is a WHOLE lot slimmer than it was before! Pity that it doesn't have the name of the eyeshadows engraved into the palette (putting it in an insert is a recipe for disaster for a messy person like me!)

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  17. Yes they are fabulous! Great drugstore finds... plus they are extremely affordable and pigmented!

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  18. Its a fantastic trio to own! Saddle is so useful to own, its been a staple ever since I have purchased it!

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