How to Highlight and Brighten Eyes.

A  fresh, well rested, just back from a day at the spa look can be achieved with a few tricks and the right products.  The key is highlighting and brightening.

So, just how do you get that fresh, bright eyed look? Read on to learn how and which products are the best to use.

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Smashbox In Bloom Eye Shadow Palette.

About a month ago, I shared my lust for this Smashbox In Bloom Eye Shadow Palette with you, and now I am a lucky lady because I have this beauty in my hands. I have not stopped using it since I received it either!


The shades in this palette are inspired by the new beauty of blossoming florals for spring, with its dewy petal soft shades. The shadows are both a collection of soft matte shades and soft shimmers. The prettiest combinations are endless.

Top row, from left: pink lily, lavender grey, golden rose, warm taupe, and bone.
Bottom row, from left: soft orchid, iris blue, shimmering copper, moss, and nude.

Shop for this beautiful eye shadow palette and the rest of the Smashbox In Bloom Spring Collection online at Smashbox.com, Sephora.com, or in store at Sephora.

Smashbox In Bloom Eye Palette.

I realize that I possibly have every shade of eye shadow - or close enough, made to man. If I look hard enough, I am sure I have similar colors to these in the beautiful spring wardrobe of eye shadows from Smashbox. But that is not the point. The point is that I am beauty obsessed, live by the motto that I can never have enough makeup, and the fact that these shades are gorgeous and I know will look great on me, makes me want it all the more.

This Smashbox In Bloom Eye Palette features ten beautiful eye shadow shades of both soft shimmers and soft mattes. They are even arranged vertically in duo's, but like me, you can mix them and match them, and create whatever eye look you wish with these beauties. Never mind the fact that having all of these in one palette will make my spring travelling much easier.

The palette comes with a nice fluffy shadow brush, which really is a bonus when it comes to shadow palettes. It is selling for $48 at Sephora, department stores and over on Smashbox.com.