Continuing on from my previous post about how much I adore Fyrinnae Cosmetics, I thought I would talk a little bit about one of my favourite colours from them – Enchanting Otters – more specifically how I incorporate it without it looking too over the top. I love using bright colours in unexpected ways, and hopefully this will convince at least a few of you that you can do it too!

Photo from cessagoesbeauty.blogspot.com

Below is the colour description from the website:

“Lush shimmering emerald green, filled with a rainbow of sparkle, much like in Shenanigans and Scarlet Macaw. Otters are quite enchanting, are they not?”

Needless to say, this is not an everyday, work-safe neutral colour. It’s a flamboyant richly pigmented glitterbomb that would make even the most seasoned of makeup artists question themselves when applying.

But fear not! I have put together a few looks to show you all how you can incorporate a crazy colour like this into a look without making it look like you bathed in glitter.

Using Your Eyeshadow as Eyeliner

To do this, I got an angled liner brush and dampened it, then picked up some of the shadow and applied it the same as I would with any normal eyeliner, just slightly thicker. After applying the shadow, I used a black eyeliner to give some dimension and make my eyes look a little more defined, added mascara and was good to go! This look is super easy.

LPT: If you aren’t the best at creating a wing freehand, using tape is a great way to make it super sharp with very little effort.

Now, if eyeliner isn’t your jam you can always do one of these looks:

How to wear crazy colours on the eyelid – Day/Night Looks

Since these looks are a little more complicated, I’ll break them down into a few steps each.

Day look:

Apply Primer Sweep nude coloured shadow across entire lid Apply transition shade to crease (I used a medium grey) Blend your coloured shadow into the outer crease – make sure not to overblend Apply a glitter adhesive (I used Fyrinannae Pixie Epoxy) over where you want the colour to be most vibrant Wait about 10-15 seconds before gently patting some of the shadow onto the glitter adhesive Add liner, mascara and falsies if you so desire

Night look:

Follow the same steps from 1-6 from the daytime look, but apply the adhesive all over the lid Pat your shadow all over, add liner, mascara and falsies. Good to go!

I hope you enjoyed! Please leave some feedback, I would really appreciate it 😀