Saturday, December 11, 2010

Blue Fish Look

I was at Whole Foods a while back and saw this gorgeous fish in their fish tank. I have no idea what kind of fish it was and I haven't been able to find a picture of it. But this fish, it was the most striking combination of deep yet vibrant blue and neon orange. I stood there and watched that fish swim around for a good five minutes. It was so beautiful. It inspired me to try to use blue and orange together.

This is what the fish inspired.

This was taken at night with flash... The flash makes my skin look dark orange! So weird.

This was:
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
MAC Acid Orange pigment on lid
MAC Bang On Blue and Electric Eel layered in crease
MAC Bang On Blue on lower lash line
Urban Decay Radium liquid liner (so empty that I'm surprised I could even line my eyes with it)
Cover Girl Lash Blast (the orange one)

I love how the colors looked together. The orange made the blue look even blue-er. I was shocked to find that I didn't have the exact shade of blue I was looking for! I was hoping for a blue the color of Orly Royal Navy- something kinda deep but still WHOA HEY IT'S BLUE!! You know? All I had were in between ones, like Electric Eel or Plumage. So... dark vibrant blue matte eyeshadow- any recommendations?

I wore this look the same day I went to the 47th Walgreens looking for those Wet n Wild palettes and one of the Walgreens employees stopped me to rave about how much she loved my makeup. I always feel a little awkward in those situations, but it does make me happy to know that I'm not the only one who appreciates fun makeup. I always get complimented by someone when I wear 'fun' or non traditional colors, now that I think of it... And never when I'm wearing 'normal' colors like grey or brown or my standard lazy smoky eye.

On a funny sidenote, my husband, who is not even remotely a sports fan, said this looked like the Bears. Not really the look I was going for, but I think he's right. Oops.


Posted by Scrangie at 11:45 AM

22 comments:

  1. Might they have been neon tetras?

    http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/neon-tetra.htm

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  2. I think it looks awesome. I'd never have thought to put blue and orange together! I must try this out pronto.

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  3. I really love it, especially the liner!

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  4. I'm a Bears fan, as emotionally torturous as that can be! I think it looks gorgeous!

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  5. OMG!! Love the look! Since I live in the Chicago area, I thought the EXACT same thing as your husband! DA BEARS!!! You need to wear this on Sunday when we play the Patriots! Too funny!

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  8. How about Mandarin Goby?
    http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/photo-main.php/15485
    Aren't they beautiful?
    I like the your look. Another flick going down from your outer corner would make it more "fishy".

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  9. Love this look. Everything you do is fantastic. It's nice to be recognized for having some awesome makeup. It's a bit embarassing but still pleasing.

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  11. Blue and orange look great together...this makes me want to do some blue and orange nail art. (Since I fail at makeup. xD)

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  12. That was supercool and really goes well with your brown eyes I think. :)

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  13. Orange and I get along really well together, so I could probably rock this. :) Nice job.

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  14. Is this him? :) He's a blue Ring Angel.

    http://www.petpig.com/fish/fish/BlueRing_web.jpg

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  15. I started looking at your blog for your nail polishes because im completely obsessed but hear recently you have been posting some AMAZING makeup looks. i even went on a manhunt to find those Limited Edition Wet n Wild palettes just so i could recreate you looks. These are really amazing and I can now say I am absolutely obsessed with your blog and I literally check it everyday for new things. I sound a little crazy. Hope it didn't come out that way. Oh my!!!!

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  16. Chicago readers represent! Da Bears!!

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  17. oohhhh pretty, i wish i could get results like that!!

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  19. Beautiful eye look! For a matte blue, have you checked out MAC Atlantic Blue? I have been eyeing that one for a while --- that might fit the bill for a darker, vibrant matte blue,

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  20. For a deep yet vibrant blue, I totally recommend Sugarpill's Royal Sugar loose eyeshadow. It's like...BAM!

    But really though, I love this look!

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  21. This eye is so pretty! It reminds me of a cardinal tetra...their colors look just like it :)

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  22. Hehe. My husband who is a Bears fan *ugh!* would love that look. lol

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