28 February, 2013

Try It Out Thursday: Speckled Liner

Hi, loves! I've finally had time to edit a post for the Try It Out Thursday series. I love doing these posts and I have a long queue of ideas for the series. However, they take a lot of time to put together because they usually include several looks in one post. Today I have a recreation of the popular Illamasqua Speckled Eyeliner look. This look is part of Illamasqua's new collection: I'mperfection. They're selling a Speckled Eyeliner bundle on their website that includes both a black and a white liquid liner. 
I adore Illamasqua for their creativity and makeup artistry. I'm not a makeup artist but I decided to recreate this look just for fun. It's quite easy to do since it's supposed to be messy. Two things I wish I had done differently though: Used a different liquid liner. I used the Bourjois Liner Pinceau which has a really fine tip that gave me jagged specks instead of round ones. Used a different lipstick. I wore this with MAC's Velvet Teddy. I think a bold lip color would have looked better since the eyes are very neutral. 

I actually found speckled eyeliner to be surprisingly wearable. Probably because I have hooded lids and most of the speckles remained hidden unless I looked downwards. I did get "looks like a spider" and "peacock makeup" comments (LOL). They were all in good fun though. Let me know if this is something you would try. Also, I reached 1000 GFC readers yesterday!! Thanks for taking the time to read or follow my blog!


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  1. omg that looks awesome! i was actually watching the video on their website and thought that was so cool look to try !! you look lovely as always!! <3

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  2. Wow, it looks great! I would have never thought to try this but it does look very wearable.

    Xx

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    1. It was definitely more wearable than I thought it would be xx

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  3. OMG! gorgeous! I'll try this out for sure :D
    hareem x

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    1. I hope you do, it was a lot of fun x

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  4. Gosh you're so talented, this looks so cool! xo

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  5. This looks so cool, I love it! xxx
    http://unstitchedd.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. My eyes are hooded as well. I think I will try this out. I hope it turns out as good as yours.

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    1. Would love to see pictures. You have a great technique so it will surely turn out amazing x

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  7. Would never have imagined this look to look so cool Love it, great job :) xxx

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  8. Love this! I literally just did a nail look from the same inspiration! My link is blushbug.blogspot.com if you'd like to take a look!

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    1. I had a look, it's very pretty x

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  9. Oh wow! This is GORGEOUS. You're a trendsetter :D xx

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  10. This looks amazing!! I'm going to try it too! You literally nailed it xxx

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  11. i love this! it looks amazing<3 definitely trying this!


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  12. congrats on 1000 gfc. this look is amazing xx

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  15. Oh wow, I've never seen anything like this Coco!! Looks really really nice... your eyes really twinkle! :)

    Cassie
    thriftthick.blogspot.com

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  16. This looks amazing Coco, you can pull it off so well!

    http://www.thumbelinalillie.com
    Megan xxx

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  17. I think it looks fantastic on you - so unusual too! xxx

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  18. This looks so amazing! Congrats on 1000 followers Coco! You really deserve it xxxx I love reading your blog :)

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    1. Thank means a lot, Christine. Thank you!

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  19. First of all... Congratulations once again Coco!!! You deserve so many more readers, I'm absolutely in love with you blog, and you, my darling are drop dead gorgeous and anything you post I'll always be excited to read. I don't know about the rest, but I feel you're part of a new generation of beauty bloggers that are so original and therefore so refreshing that it's quite hard to resit to the charm ^^
    Now about the look, OMG!!! This looks like something I'd do for one of my anime makeups, it's really amazing. I know what you mean about hooded eyes, though, most of the makeup I wear doesn't show up unless I look down, which is probably why I tend to go over board over the crease with my colours LOL
    Love the "Try it out Thursday" posts, keep'em coming! xx

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    1. Lau, you're so always so supportive! People like you make the blogging community a really inspiring one. Your comments always make me smile (de oreja a oreja). Your comment means a lot to me, especially since you're very knowledgeable on makeup techniques and beauty products so those are really high praises.
      I also go really overboard on the crease. Sometimes I think I bring the crease colors too high up in an effort to get them noticed. And the funny thing is that I always try to lift up my eyebrows when I take closeup shots for my blog so people can actually see what's on the lid. My eyes fold even more in person. At first it was really difficult to find makeup to suit my eye shape, but I think I've gotten much better now :)
      <3

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  20. I love this look! At first I thought you were wearing artistic falsies. The speckled eyeliner look actually enhances your eye color like a contrasting spotlight which was very flattering. I may have to try a VERY TONED DOWN version of this for the summer on weekends.

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  22. Okay, WOW. Seriously Coco, this looks amazing! I haven't heard of or tried speckled eye liner (I know, so out of the loop :D) but I think I NEED to! I'm sure it looks 800000x better on you than it would on me, but I'll still attempt! :)

    xo aly

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    1. I think it would look awesome on you, Aly! xx

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  23. Pretty cool! I would have never thought of doing anything like that.
    Btw- your eyelashes are so long! Beautiful!

    ❤❤❤❤❤

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  24. This is actually incredible, I kind of like the 'jagged' spots!

    January Girl ♥ Nails Inc + Eylure Giveaway ♥

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  25. this is such a GORGEOUS look!!!!! LOVE it!

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  26. That's a pretty cool effect. I wanna try this too!

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  28. Don't think I would ever have the guts to rock it, but it looks great on you!

    <3 Julie
    www.ohsokansas.blogspot.com

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  29. This looks so awesome! Very very creative :)

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  30. I wouldn't change a thing! I love how the main focus is the eyes and somehow I like the jagged specks more. Gives some awesome dimension! And I was also going to say that this looks pretty wearable and I have hooded lids as well so I may try it out! Would look pretty cool with a gold or silver! :D

    - Jess
    The Mod Mermaid

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    1. Thank you so much, Jess! Silver would be beautiful x

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  31. gorgeous!! love it when people do more interesting looks :)

    and congrats on 1000, you really deserve it :)

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  33. Wow you are so talented! It looks like you had this your eye makeup done by a pro! I'm not usually into dramatic makeup, but this is so stunning xx

    Louise
    A Little Beauty Luxury

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  34. Wow coco!! This look is super cool!
    claudia

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  35. Coco that looks so amazing!
    How long does it last for?

    xo

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  36. AGHHH 1000 GFC FOLLOWERS?!? you're a serious powerhouse blogger now. O.o ALL HAIL THE BEAUTY MILK!
    All joking aside, congrats! You seriously deserve it. I thought that your recreation was fantastic! I mean, speckled eyeliner? That's gotta be hard. Still, I'm going to have to try it at some point. Just waiting till I get back to the States so I can buy myself my first Illamasqua product <3 So much love for them and their promotional looks! Their artistry is just.. mindblowing!

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    1. Haha thank you, Amanda! You have to try Illamasqua!!

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  37. I think this looks awesome, very creative! I like the jagged "specks". Especially the silver with the black, such a nice look! I might have to try it. xx

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  38. Love your Try Out Thursdays and I like your take on speckled eyeliner look more than the actual Illamasqua one! ;) Congrats on 1000+ followers xo

    Jasmine Catches Butterflies ʚϊɞ

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  40. This look is gorgeous, well done for being able to do it, and pull it off! Xx

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  41. This is actually really goegeous! I love it!

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  42. This is so cool haha! Never would have thought of doing it but definitely going to give it a go. What white eyeliner did you use? X

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    1. I forgot to say. I used MAC's Chromaline in White. xx

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  44. This is an amazing recreation of the Illamasqua speckled liner!

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  45. Wow, you did a great job with this! I hadn't seen this look before, so thanks for linking the video as well. It was fun to watch! Like you said, this is surprisingly wearable and yet totally different. I'll have to test it out myself. And congrats on 1000 followers. So exciting :)

    -Jen

    www.vibrantbeautyblog.com

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  46. Wow, these look incredible and so professional! You've done such a good job!

    Http://hannahrebekahcampbell.blogspot.com xxx

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  47. You got some skills gurl! Damn!

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  48. I just stumbled across your blog and absolutely LOVE your content and photos. Your blog is somehow so different from other beauty blogs I follow.

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  50. This is so cool! When you have your eyes open, the white looks like diamonds :) For something that seems easy to do, it looks really complicated and artistic :) And congrats on reaching 1000 GFC followers!

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  51. this looks amazing ah I really want to try it now! xxx

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  52. I'm actually a fan of the neutral lip with this eye look, it makes it look more effortless. And I agree with sleepandwater, when I saw the first picture, I thought you had crystals on your eyes! Congratulations on having such a successful blog, I love that you post so often, and your content is always top notch :) xx

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  53. Love your version, its heavier speckled but so pretty <3

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  55. How did you do the graphics for each picture?

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    1. I create them on either PhotoShop or Pain Shop Pro. There are many free 1-month trials for different versions online
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