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Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
Salute the Colts with a blue smoky eye, a horseshoe, and star-shaped confetti.
Elizabeth Lippman
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
"We're doing a smoky eye in color, in blue for the fantastic Colts," said Keri Blair, the M.A.C senior makeup artist who created this look, who's a Colts fan herself (so really, she was just practicing for her own Superbowl plans).
You can take this look as far as you'd like -- creating a smoky blue "Colts" eye on both sides, or paint your entire face, however you feel most comfortable.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
For the smoky eye, Blair used eye pencil and pigment shadow because "it's easy and fast." "You get more bang for you buck that way," she said. Blair also suggested doing your eyes before the rest of your face, so spilled or flaky shadow won't ruin the rest of your makeup.
Cover the balls of the upper eyelids with blue eyeliner. Blair used M.A.C Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Prussian.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
Pat blue pigment or powder eye shadow on top of the eyeliner. Blair used M.A.C Pigments in Bell Bottom Blue. "When you're patting a loose pigment on the eye, make sure to use something creamy underneath to help it stick, like eye liner, or even Vaseline," she suggests.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
Sweep the blue shadow beneath the eye, from inner to outer corner.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
Add shimmery white pigment to the inner corners of the eyes, then use a small liner brush to blend it together with the blue shadow. Blair used M.A.C Pigment in Frozen White.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
Apply a a shimmer shadow, like M.A.C Eye Shadow in Velum, underneath the eye brows and from the cheekbones up to the temples.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
For extra flare, hit the party store for some blue and silver confetti. Blair chose stars, but any shape will do. She suggests using either Vaseline or eye lash glue as adhesive. Use your tweezers to grasp the stars, dip them in your chosen adhesive, and apply them in a line near the side of the eye.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
Next, top the eyes off with Glitter for extra shine. Blair used M.A.C Glitter in TK.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
Download a Colts logo from their website, and cut it out to use the shape as a stencil.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
Place the horseshoe on your cheek and use a makeup sponge to paint blue face paint over the cutout.
Fan Face Painting: Indianapolis Colts
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