Of course you want to wear green makeup for St. Patrick’s Day! It’s an especially good year to do so — after all, according to Pantone, emerald is the colour of 2013. Go all out with statement eye makeup, or try a sweep of green liner and mascara. A green mani is mandatory, and go ahead — shamrock one cheek. I’m thinking green faux lashes, myself…
And just for St. Paddy’s, it’s okay to pretend emerald and green are interchangeable terms, whatever the hue.
slideshow: St. Patrick’s Day makeup
Staff helpfully assembled this slideshow (she wanted this emerald nail-tip ring to accessorize her St. Paddy’s Day ensemble), deliberately skipping a nail-polish slide. Instead we thought we’d ask you: what your fave green-day polish or press-on nail colour?
Model photos: George Pimentel.
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Could I also use this Clairsonic at Xmas? Heart the slide show. Might need that tech for one of my stories!!
Yes, just at Christmas and on St. Patrick’s Day. *grin*
And I do see slideshows in your future, Cranky, I surely do.
I’m diggin’ that green eyeliner that’s in the first picture – which one is that? I thought I had an Urban Decay 24/7 emerald green but I don’t… so sad.
For my St. Paddy’s digits, I usually use a blend of polishes to get the right green: Nicole – Make Mine Lime over O.P.I. – Don’t Mess With O.P.I. This year, I think I’ll just do green dots on white nails. And I might attempt to paint a shamrock or a pint of Guinness on one nail. Maybe.
That’s the Sephora + Pantone Universe Graphic Lift Liquid Eyeliner, You :-)
Thanks for your polish recommendations!
I want that MUFE mascara! I would totally rock that ANY time :)
I’ll be wearing a franken polish for St. Paddy’s this year. It’s one I mixed up a while back to my husband’s specs (imagine that lol) and I ended up naming it Irish Gold. It’s a very bright, slightly lime-ish, grass green with gold flakies in it. It makes me think of leprechauns and shamrocks when I wear it.
It comes in navy and plum too, Nicole!
You mixed up a St. Paddy’s Day polish blend to your husband’s specs? Amazing! Why was he so invested? Not that that’s a bad thing; I love it. Sounds like a totally fun shade; I want to see a photo!
This year, I’ll be wearing a combination of two coats of China Glaze “Running in Circles” and, because I wanted it to be even glitterier, I’m putting a coat of Nfu-Oh #065, which is a beautiful green flakie, over top. I’m not much of an artist, otherwise I might have attempted YouLookHotToday’s pint of Guinness idea…. it sounds so cute!!
Green flakie! That’s what’s missing from my emerald St. Paddy’s Day nail-art post! I have to put one in. And I want to see your mani, Desiree — will you post a link to a photo when it’s done??