So I thought to myself: better ride the wave. Normally not functioning very well (this, my friends, is a euphemism) before 11am and a coffee or three, today I texted cheerful "Happy St. Patrick's Day" messages - four leaf emoji clover included (I know!) - to friends and family. Again, few of them Irish, as far as I know.
And then I remembered how I never used to wear green, until I saw Gwyneth Paltrow in Great Expectations. It was a revelation on one very shallow level: She is blonde and pale, like me, yet manages to wear shades of green that don't wash her out. Unlike me.
Classic Beauty Grace Kelly looked, well, beautiful, whatever she wore, and I experimented only very briefly with a similar minty shade to that of her suit in Rear Window. (Unlike Grace Kelly, I can't wear whatever I want)
Now, I wear black, grey and white, not much colour there, however I have surprisingly many green eye shadows in my make up kit. And nail varnishes, come to think of it. So before my good morning mood would take me to purchase ever greens of the inedible kind, I rummaged through my "storage" (I do love to "shop my stash") and came up with the following.
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As I can't see myself tiring of the smoky eye / nude lips combo, I like discovering ever new updates on the classic. I positively sighed out loud when I saw Chanel's spring take here:
My Green Eyeshadows
Here I have swatched my Chanel's Epatant (left) next to Bourjois' Vert Paillettes, both glittery shades of green:
As you can see, Chanel is much more pigmented, giving a dense, metallic shimmer, whereas the Bourjois one was more difficult to build up.
Here's the Too Faced duo Fantasy Island:
Lovely pigment, fresh and easily wearable during the day.
Bourjois Smoky eyes trio is a lovely evening trio:
Whereas Avon's Fresh Cut Greens are much paler applied than they look in the compact:
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| My Green Spring #Stash |
If nothing else, I am inspired to spring clean my make up and, fingers crossed, rediscover some old favourites.
Happy Monday!
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