Spring is a funny season in Montreal. The weather is unpredictable and it can snow on any given day. It is still quite cold here, but I felt like creating a summer-inspired makeup look. I recently got a super cute Avon eyeshadow palette from a friend and was so drawn to the gorgeous blue shades in it. I felt inspired and created a tropical, blue makeup look with it. Also, how cute is the palette’s name, “Mojitos by the sea”?!

How to recreate this blue makeup look

Beaches and turquoise blue water inspired me to create this look. Can you tell that summer is on my mind? I went for a soft cut crease and in order to keep the focus on the poppin’ eyeshadows, I didn’t use eyeliner of false lashes. To recreate this look, you will need mainly 2 blue eyeshadows of slightly different hues.

I paired the blue eye makeup with a peachy lip and blush to make the eyes pop even more (peach and blue are complementary colours!). Because my skin is so pale in winter, I cheated with a little bronzer 😉

If you are looking for another colourful, summery makeup look, make sure to check out my easy yellow makeup look! Overall, this look makes me long for summer and I just want to be on a beach, drinking a pina colada or a mojito and be working on my tan… Ugh!

Products used

On the eyes:

• Eyebrows are Laura Mercier eyebrow pencil in “Brunette”.
• Eyeshadow base is Lise Watier Ombre Velours Suprême in “Pêche Velours”
• Eyeshadow palette is Avon Mark Eye Contact Hook Up Eyeshadow in “Mojitos by the sea”. The shadows don’t have individual names, so I gave them numbers, starting at the top left corner. In the crease is shade #2 and 3, the inner corner is #9, the outer corner is #8, the middle is #6, and the browbone highlight is #1.
• In the waterline is MAC Modern Twist Kajal Liner in “Polar Ice” (pure white).

****Tip: for any eyeshadow to pop (especially pastels and neons), wear a base that is lighter than your skin tone.****

On the face:

• Foundation is Make Up For Ever HD foundation (a mix of 2 shades).
• Concealer is Nars soft matte complete concealer in “Crème Brulée”.
• Setting powder is MAC Mineralize skinfinish in “Medium”.
• Highlight is MAC Strobe cream in “peach”.
• Blush is The Face Shop Lovely Me Pastel Cushion Blusher in “Coral Cushion”.
• Contour is Sephora contour palette.
• Bronzer is Lise Watier bronzing powder in “Havana”.

On the lips:

• Lipstick is Arbonne Smoothed over lipstick in “Dream” (discontinued). I blotted the lipstick to make it look more like a tint.
• Lipgloss is MAC lipglass in “Lots of Laughs”.

Avon Eyeshadow palette in Mojitos by the sea mini review

I am happily surprised by the quality of this palette! The eyeshadows blend easily and the pigmentation is decent. My only disappointment is that when I tried to press more eyeshadow on the lid, instead of adding pigment, it somehow faded instead… Nonetheless, this is a super cute eyeshadow palette and I will definitely rock my blue/turquoise look all summer long!! Now can it be summer already, please??

-xox- Marika