How to Do Amanda Palmer's Rainbow Makeup Look

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Pin your hair up into some sort of updo - as messy or as neat as you'd like.

   Not only will this add some of Amanda's style, it will get your hair mostly out of your eyes!
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   Step 2: like Amanda

   If you haven't shaved them, skip this step. , Use a primer (like Urban Decay's Primer Potion or a similar product, for example) if you like, because it helps the shadows last all day. , Amanda uses all kinds of colors and she probably applies them with her fingertips
   - an artist's best tools! If you want to recreate her rainbow look, choose bright shades of red, green, blue, and yellow. , Use your fingertips.
   
   Don't worry about making each eyelid match
   - this look is about being unique.
   
   Amanda will put yellow shadow on one eye, from lash-line to eyebrow, while the other eye sports red, green, AND yellow.
   
   So go crazy! , It is recommended to put pencil liner in your lower waterline, and use liquid liner on the top lash-line.
   
   You can just apply a simple line with a little flick at the end, or you can go completely crazy with swoops and flourishes! Be creative.
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   Step 3: you have shaved off your eyebrows

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   Step 4: now would be a good time to draw them on.

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   Step 5: Put a base on your eyelids.

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   Step 6: Get out your eye shadows.

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   Step 7: Time to apply!

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   Step 8: When your eyeshadow looks about right

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   Step 9: it's time for eyeliner.

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