I wanted to do a fun green eye look for work today, but I didn't think I did a good job.  So after working out and hanging out with my sister, I decided to re-do a proper fun bright green eye.  I thought I would spend maybe 15 minutes on it, and only focus on the eye, but I ended up doing a huge dramatic smokey look that took me almost an hour!

Too bad it's already 12:30 and I'm ready to head to bed.  This look would be perfect for a fun night out.  It's definitely not work appropriate unless you work in fashion/beauty/music/somewhere funky where your look can be super dramatic.  I'm a bit tired so I'm not going to crop anything out or even resize it properly.  I have to be up in 6.5 hours and I still need to wash off all this pretty makeup.  If you guys want a tutorial, please let me know.  Otherwise I might forget about it.

Before, some tips for applying a bright eye look.

1.  Prime your eyelids!  I chose to go with a MAC Paint in Canvas today, but anything would work.  Urban Decay Primer Potion or even your concealer!  The key to have a good nude base so your color will stand out.

2.  Clean brushes!  You want your color to be bright and clear.  That brush you used yesterday to apply brown/purple/whatever will make the color look dirty and muddy.

3.  Try applying the brightest shades wet!  I had to clean my brushes just before doing this look, but it worked out since applying the colors wet allows it to stand out even more.

4.  Blend blend blend!!  Have a clean blending brush (MAC 217 is the best) ready to blend out all the colors.  You want a pretty gradient, not blocks of colors on your eyes.

5.  Don't worry about being precise and just have fun!  Just have some q-tips at standby to quickly remove any mistakes, or blend out that error with your blending brush.  Or, keep a concealer (dry is the easiest) around, and just cover any mistakes with a concealer when your done.

I didn't have much of an idea when I started applying.  I knew I want that bright green to stand out, so I pretty much let it grow organically.  Hope you like it, and again, if you want a step by step, let me know!

Straight close up without flash

Looking sort of down without flash

Another angle with flash.

Whole face with flash

Tell me what you think!!  This way I won't feel so wasteful about spending all this time (and product) for a look I'm only wearing for less than an hour.  Gah it's already 1!!