{"id":259,"date":"2023-04-25T15:46:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groominghealthplan.com\/?p=259"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:47:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:47:53","slug":"how-to-make-your-own-eyeshadow-palette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groominghealthplan.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/25\/how-to-make-your-own-eyeshadow-palette\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Your Own Eyeshadow Palette"},"content":{"rendered":"

Understanding your preferences is the key to building your own eyeshadow pallet.<\/span>\u00a0You should have a mix of mattes and shimmers if you prefer mattes.<\/span>\u00a0You want to have less dark shades if you like a less smoky look.<\/span>\u00a0If you don’t often wear color at the crease of your eye, choose neutral transition and crease colors.<\/span><\/p>\n

I highly recommend using our\u00a0Color Stories\u00a0tool to create and rearrange your own palettes, assuming you’re working from products I’ve photographed\/swatched!<\/span>\u00a0You can start by comparing selected shades in the\u00a0Swatch Gallery. Then, you can “save” these compared shades to a Color Story for rearrangement, removal, and refinement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here is a link to a blog post I wrote about how I made my own ColourPop 24-pan palette .<\/span><\/p>\n

When I create a Color Story, I consider the following.<\/span><\/p>\n

THEME<\/span><\/h4>\n

It is easier to create a colour story if I have a specific theme.<\/span>\u00a0You could choose a theme like “space”, and then select colors and finishes to remind you of that.<\/span>\u00a0You could base it on a specific color, such as greens, or a function, such as “work-friendly.”<\/span><\/p>\n

NUMBER SHADES<\/span><\/h4>\n

You can build your own eyeshadow palette with anywhere from just a few to as many as a dozen shades, depending on how big the palette is when you start!<\/span>\u00a0If you are new to creating your own palettes, 12-15 shades should be enough to get started.<\/span><\/p>\n

COHESIVE OR COMPLEMENTARY?<\/span><\/h4>\n

You can create a palette that is cohesive by starting with a small “core” of colors. These are the theme colors. Then, you will need to add your transition shades and brow-bone shades according to your skin tone.<\/span>\u00a0Complementary palettes can be used with other products, such as singles and standalone palettes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Create your own individual looks<\/span><\/h4>\n

If you’re using the theme “work-friendly,” you may want to look for a brightening color for the entire lid, as well as a darker shade (for the crease\/transition) and a highlighter for the brow bone.<\/span>\u00a0You can group colors into quads or trios based on how you would use them in an outfit.<\/span>\u00a0Then you can eliminate colors that overlap too much or you may prefer one shade over another.<\/span><\/p>\n

STEP BY STEP: 12-SHADE GREENS PALETTE<\/span><\/h4>\n

Check out the steps!<\/span>\u00a0I began by creating “quads” based on past color stories that I created with Sydney Grace single eyeshadows.<\/span>\u00a0I’m a big fan of green so I chose a palette with mainly green shades.<\/span>\u00a0I wanted to have 12 shades in the palette so I started with seven “quads” that I thought I would enjoy wearing. This gave me 28 eyeshadows to choose from.<\/span><\/p>\n

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STEP 1 – KITCHEN SINK<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

I started by removing shades that did not work well with the majority of shades I was interested in.<\/span>\u00a0I decided not to include shades like\u00a0Lemon Sorbet<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Deep Desire<\/em>\u00a0because they were pulling more yellow and orange.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, I compared all the matte shades and looked for any that were too similar or overlapped to the point of being redundant.<\/span>\u00a0Haystack, Back Woods, and Bravo are similar, with Back Woods being slightly more olive-green and Haystack being a bit warmer. I thought the warmth of Haystack was more versatile for me as a crease shade.<\/span><\/p>\n

The quality of Island Paradise was better.<\/span>\u00a0Hot Chocolate<\/em>,\u00a0Caramel<\/em>, and Hot Chocolate were similar. I chose Hot Chocolate because of the added richness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then I went through all the shades of shimmer to eliminate any shades that overlapped.<\/span>\u00a0Levy was a darker, cooler shade of green, as were<\/em>\u00a0to Earth<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0timber<\/em>. However, I loved the gold shimmer and finish on\u00a0Levy<\/em>\u00a0and didn’t feel it was similar to the others.<\/span>\u00a0To Earth<\/em>\u00a0was darker and less metallic. I thought it contrasted better with Levy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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STEP 2: Initial Refinements<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

The “quads”, which I had created, were out of sync. So, I recreated the quads and saw how they came together. This made them appear more cohesive, so that I could get a better idea of the color story.<\/span><\/p>\n

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STEP 3: RESET<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

After resetting the remaining shades to “quads,” the taupe-like colors like\u00a0Somber<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0Enjoy the Ride<\/em>\u00a0were more prominent. I decided I didn’t want to continue in this direction, so I removed those two shades.<\/span>\u00a0San Diego<\/em>\u00a0seemed to complement my cool\/warm vibes better than\u00a0peanut butter<\/em>\u00a0which was warmer. So I removed that shade.<\/span>\u00a0Take The Time<\/em>, and\u00a0Meadow<\/em>\u00a0seemed to be out of place as they were grassy, bright greens. I already had a lot more warm, muted browns and olives.<\/span>\u00a0I now had 16 shades.<\/span><\/p>\n

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STEP 4: FURTHER Refinements<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

In order to get to the 12 final shades, I thought about what I would use the palette for and what products I already own or other palettes that I could pair it with.<\/span>\u00a0Midnight<\/em>\u00a0is a nice shade, but I already have so many black eyeshadows, and I don’t use them enough to fill up an entire spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Midnight Gold<\/em>, and\u00a0Rustic<\/em>\u00a0were likely to serve as similar purchases for me. I chose Rustic because it had a more olive undertone.<\/span>\u00a0Evergreen is a beautiful color but I would use it to create a crease in shades such as To Earth, Herky bird, and Levy.<\/span><\/p>\n

My palette was now more shimmery, so I looked at shades that were similar, but not identical: Herky Bird , Commission , and Cadet .<\/span>\u00a0Cadet<\/em>\u00a0is more of a lighter version than\u00a0Herky Bird<\/em>.\u00a0Commission<\/em>\u00a0has a yellower tone (more versatile) so I said goodbye to Cadet!<\/span><\/p>\n

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STEP 5: REASSESS<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

After I had done this, I re-arranged the quads and re-revised them to get the look that I wanted.<\/span>\u00a0After I had done this, I realized that\u00a0Hot Chocolate<\/em>\u00a0looked too red with the other colors in my palette.<\/span>\u00a0For the last 12 I wanted to keep a brownish color but I also wanted something warmer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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