This is gorgeous, Melissa! I love red winged blackbirds - around here we get yellow winged blackbirds, too. Very pretty...and works well with livewire, I might add!

-b.

Wow, Melissa!! This is really unique. The whites of your eyes look so bright. LOVE IT!

Loida

WOW! this look i think is my absolute favorite!(i know, i know... i keep saying that) it just makes your eyes look so green! and talk about dramatic! STUNNING!

OH, OH, OH. I'm planning to wear a blazing hot new orange top tomorrow - so guess who's gorgeous eye look I'll be copying?
TY again, Melissa - you rock!

Oh that is just stunning, Melissa!
Emerald, would loke to see your version of this look.

*Louise

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Emerald, would loke to see your version of this look.

I know, I'm the lazy forum slob yet to buy a digital camera....

Absolutely cool Melissa!

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I'm the lazy forum slob yet to buy a digital camera....

You are not alone. I have a really nice film camera, but that doesn't much help.

*Louise

TY ladies!

Ever since Nadja posted that blackbird picture, I had been wanting to do a look with it, but didn't have any orange to do it with. It turned out pretty cool.

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The whites of your eyes look so bright.

Loida - it's funny because my husband said the very same thing. Looking in the mirror tonight...it's almost haunting. In artificial light, the whites of my eyes stand out like little flashlights. So weird!

I just removed my eye makeup and my lids are stained orange
I have experienced that with a few other rocks! shades...especially the reds. Anybody else?

Yup, that's why I always use primer on my lids before I use any eyeshadow, especially the Rocks! colors.

Loida

on occasion... but very rarely since i've been using primers.

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I have experienced that with a few other rocks! shades...especially the reds. Anybody else?

Only a few weeks ago when I got Psycho Candy on my lenses. Damn evil pink. I don't use primer but I do apply foundation on my lids as a primer, so that probably helps avoid staining.

Cin - that's right...I remember that. Did the color ever come out of your lens?

I love these!!!

I wish I had time to do my blackbird!!!!

Melissa,
I copied your Blackbird look today - WOW! It's intense! And it does get you noticed!

This afternoon while I was paying for my daughter's new shoes, the girl working the register complimented me on my eye m/u - I dove right into my purse, whipped out my AL "share the love card", jotted down the colors I had used on it, and invited her to join us here.
I hope she didn't think I was too nuts.....but not that I really care if she did.

Thanks again for the nudge into the fun zone!

Yay! I am glad you liked it

As a huge fan of iridescence (the science behind it is amazing but lengthy), I would like to see this aspect of blackbirds captured. I would, but I don't have the makeup for it.

I love irridescence, too, Ariana! everything from bird feathers to oil slicks (preferrably not together! )

I don't have quite the right MU to do a "blackbird wing" look myself, but when I read your post, it popped into my head that Blackout gel liner as a base w/Caribe PH applied over it might have a similar effect, since Caribe has a gorgeous blue-green colour shift... or maybe even Heaven PH, which has that amazing blue-gold colour shift...? geez, now I'm gonna have to get Blackout (I've been avoiding blacks b/c I think they look kinda harsh on me as a blonde, but hey, every once in a while we DO actually get to go out at night...! ) oh and if anyone tries the blackbird wing thing before I get around to it, will you let us know how it looks and what you used? tia!!

*MWAH!*
Tanya

My inspiration: blackbird









Edit** What I used:

Black cream shadow base
blackdiamond
peacoat
emerald
amethyst
dew
infidel
glow
black eyeliner
falsies

used pure cover #2 as foundation with Glissade over that, 3 coats of metamorphosis and Luminous perle on cheeks.

Lips are AL lipbalm with pure cover concealer and limbo on top.
black mascara

Thanks for looking!