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A soft pink look with Aromaleigh (Valentine's '09) and Smashbox

I wanted to play around with Aromaleigh's Valentine's 2009 Collection, which features a lot of soft, romantic colors. The end result wasn't as pink as I'd intended, but it's certainly a really good work-friendly pink look. And bonus: no lab mouse eyes from the pink shadow!

Eyes

Prep eye with primer of choice. (MAC Painterly Paint Pot)
Lay down a soft pink-nude color from lashline to brow. (Aromaleigh Pillowtalk)
Technique: Pat/press it on, rather than sweeping it on.
Brush: a flat eyeshadow brush is best.
Place a slightly deeper pink with a metallic tone up above the crease, as appropriate for your eye shape. (Aromaleigh First Kiss)
Technique: I swept back and forth in a windshield wiper motion.
Brush: the same brush as above.
Contour the eye as appropriate for your eye shape; use a chocolate brown . (Aromaleigh Intrigued)
Technique: I pressed the color on. Feel free to dampen the brush slightly to deepen the color if desired.
Brush: Same.
Apply a dark bronze shade as liner, top lashline only. (Aromaleigh Lovelorn)
Technique: I dampened a round, pointed liner brush and applied it while holding the brush at a 40 degree angle.
Brush: See above.
Use a soft golden color into the area around the tear duct and under the brow bone as highlight.
Technique: I pressed the shadow onto the skin.
Brush: Flat eyeshadow brush.
Line top and bottom waterlines for extra definition, if desired. (new product I'm testing)
Mascara (new product I'm testing)
Brows (new product I'm testing)