Decked out in makeup from the MAC Make-Up Art Cosmetics collection James Kaliardos Spring/Summer 2017 (one of three sub-collections in a 50-piece launch)

Ever since I started doing different makeup looks for the #MBBInstachallenge, I dunno? Something cool happened. My mind has been opened to different ways to wear makeup, and not just in the traditional sense ? like whether I?m going to wear a smoky eye or light color on the lid/darker color in the crease. I feel like I?m thinking outside the box a little more than I used to.
I love looks that are ?traditionally pretty? (air quotes), and I have for years, but I feel like I?m more open to trying edgier looks now and wearing them in, like, everyday life.
I did a look today using products from the new MAC Make-Up Art Cosmetics Collection: James Kaliardos Spring/Summer 2017 (there?s some info about the launch, swatches and pics of some of the products down below if you?re interested), and, basically, this look is very much my current style. There are classical elements to it, but it also has an edgy twist. I feel like I?m entering a new phase in my makeup life where I still like classic makeup or ?traditionally pretty? (there are those air quotes again) makeup, but there?s also something unexpected or surprising about it.
Let me walk you through how I did the eyes because, really, that?s what this look is all about.
Start with your basic winged liner
I didn?t do anything fancy with the liner. It?s just a thin line along th...