Bold! Jewel tones! Retro, cotton candy-esque flair! The Wet n Wild “I’m Feeling Retro” palette is truly gorgeous. Wet n Wild makes it so easy to apply their eyeshadow, with a handy guide on the back of each palette for beginners, and with labeled shades. You know I love bold, daring makeup, and this palette got me there. This palette was a little harder to work with than I thought it would be. The fuchsia and the blue weren’t as pigmented as when swatching, but add a little bit of mixing medium or water, and you’ve got rich color again. To see how to get this look,
I’m Feeling Retro is not for the faint of heart. It has beautiful, bright jewel tones that will stand out when applied. The look is bold and playful, but also still sexy, especially with cat-eye eyeliner.
I’m Feeling Retro Look Instructions:
- Apply the shimmering white shade into the inner corners of your eyes (upper and lower), and expand it all the way to your brow-bone. We want this shade to open up our eyes!
- Pat down your fuchsia color all the way to the crease. I needed to go over this step about 3 times to get the pigmentation I wanted. If you need to wet your color, simply add a mixing medium, or water. I used MAC’s Studio Fix + Spray.
- Using a pencil crease brush, apply the blue into the crease of your eye, extending slightly upward, and into the outer third of your eye. This shade you will want to apply wet for truly great, rich blue color.
- Take a fluffy blending brush and blend out any harsh lines.
- Apply the blue to your entire lower lash area to tie the look together.
- Line your upper lash line and lower waterline (both optional) with black eyeliner, flicking it up at the corners on your upper lash line for a retro “cat-eye” effect. Curl your lashes, and apply mascara.
The end result is playful, flirty, and bold, but still carries that sophistication because of the bold cat-eye eyeliner. I used MAC’s “Blacktrack” Fluidline gel eyeliner for a truly retro look. I also dabbed the eyeliner onto my lower water line for added drama. I love the end result because it is very colorful, and well…I am a colorful person!
Wet n Wild “I’m Feeling Retro” Palette retails for $2.99 at Walgreens and Walmart stores nationwide, and is part of their brand new 2011 product line.
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Kimmie says
What a sexy look!!! I love the blues and pinks!
Rebecca says
Thank you so much Kimmie!