Afternoon beauty fix: Easy ways to refresh your makeup routine
I’m looking to refresh a lot of the eyeshadows in my makeup bag. Any interesting items I should consider? (It might be worth noting that I have a dark complexion.)
Skin tones ranging from olive to ebony have no shortage of options to create flattering eye-makeup looks. Must-have tools for your kit include eyeshadow primers to even skin tone and manage oil production as the day wears on, coloured shadows with highly concentrated pigment, and gold-flecked champagne shades for highlighting. Choose a primer that matches your skin tone closely but complements with a hint of metallic texture to attract light to your eye area. M.A.C’s Cream Colour base in “Hush’” ($20, maccosmetics.com) has daytime-appropriate shine and can be used on both your eyes and cheeks for contouring, or as a subtle blush. For eyeshadow, choose concentrated pigments in earthy jewel tones—like aqua, amethyst, sapphire blue, and copper—to create a smoky eye without it looking too heavy. For a clean, paired-down eye, shades resembling honey and amber look especially pretty and are warming against dark complexions. Stila’s In the Garden eyeshadow palette ($50 at Shoppers Drug Mart and Murale) covers most bases with its collection of earthy golds for day (“Nectar,” “Honey,” and “Bark”) and opulent jewel tones for evening (“Freesia” and “Juniper”).
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Skin tones ranging from olive to ebony have no shortage of options to create flattering eye-makeup looks. Must-have tools for your kit include eyeshadow primers to even skin tone and manage oil production as the day wears on, coloured shadows with highly concentrated pigment, and gold-flecked champagne shades for highlighting. Choose a primer that matches your skin tone closely but complements with a hint of metallic texture to attract light to your eye area. M.A.C’s Cream Colour base in “Hush'” ($20, maccosmetics.com) has daytime-appropriate shine and can be used on both your eyes and cheeks for contouring, or as a subtle blush. For eyeshadow, choose concentrated pigments in earthy jewel tones—like aqua, amethyst, sapphire blue, and copper—to create a smoky eye without it looking too heavy. For a clean, paired-down eye, shades resembling honey and amber look especially pretty and are warming against dark complexions. Stila’s In the Garden eyeshadow palette ($50 at Shoppers Drug Mart and Murale) covers most bases with its collection of earthy golds for day (“Nectar,” “Honey,” and “Bark”) and opulent jewel tones for evening (“Freesia” and “Juniper”).
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