I have been returning to the simple liquid black eyeliner look. Basically, zero to minimal eyeshadow and all emphasis on the eyeliner and/or just a black mascara. There has been a certain eyeshadow I have been wearing for this zero-minimal eyeshadow eye-look and it's
Benefit's Long-Weaer Shadow in the shade
It's Complicated. I have been eyeing this shade for such a long time, but because it is so neutral to my skin, I felt I didn't "need" it. But, for months I have been loving that sheen and gleam across the eyelid that is just one shade brighter than your skin tone. It catches the light in such a pretty way, and helps the eyeliner and/or the mascara pop out. It also keeps the eye-makeup fresh!
I never tried
Benefit's eyeshadows but they seemed quite nice. Now that I've used it for awhile, I can say that they are very creamy and nicely pigmented. The
Longwear Powder Shadow is long-wearing but it will crease if you have oily lids. With an eye-primer, something like the
Nars Pro Prime it can definitely last all day. I'm all for wearing eye primer no matter what!
The shade is lovely. It's a bit orange/yellow compared to say the all-famous
MAC All that Glitters eyeshadow. I know a lot of pink-toned gals like that for the "all-over-the-lid" shade. Unfortunately for me, that shade is a bit too pink and a bit too bright! This shade
"It's Complicated" is the perfect shade for the light/medium yellow skin-toned! It doesn't look like you have any eyeshadow on, but in the sun or in a certain light, it catches just the right amount of sparkle! I love it that it also brightens the eyelids a bit. I also like to apply it in the inner corners and a bit down on the waterline, near the inner-corners so that it gives that slight brightening effect!
Side note: When I first saw this shade it looked so much more orange than when I had swatched it. A
Sephora lady kindly explained that the testers are oxidized because they are left open and so the color looks different from say the new ones, but that on the lid, the colors will be what I expect them to be. Surely, it was so just in case you are worried about the shade in the package, don't worry! It will that lovely yellow-tan-gold-peach shade!
