Finish: Lustre / Tarnished olive
Known dupes: Fiction
Greensmoke is the perfect name for this shade. When first looking at it in the pan, it looks like a dirty dark green with a subtle amount of glitter. Applied to the lid, it translates into much of the same although you lose a little bit of the green, in my opinion. On me, it turns into a dark smoky gray almost with a hint of glitter. However, if you pair it with other greens, the green base will come out a little more. The application is smooth and it doesn’t take much for this color to show up. It is a great contrast to other colors and can very easily be paired with other green eye shadows. Don’t be afraid to ‘think outside the box’ with Greensmoke and pair it with pinks, yellows and oranges. You might be surprised at what you find!
For more combos you can use for Greensmoke, please also see the Fiction post here!
Look #1
MAC eyeshadows used:
- Greensmoke (on lid, below crease)
- Patina (crease)
- Vanilla (blend)
liliya
beautiful. thank you for ideas!!!
Mariella
I really love how Greensmoke looks in the pan but it’s like a lot of MAC’s lustres in that it’s hard to get that colour to show up on the lid. I find I really have to pack it on for it to show the beauty that you see in the pan. You seem to have done a great job of getting the beauty of Greensmoke to show up. I’m jealous!!!
macshadowcombos
Thanks, Mariella! 🙂 It’s that ghost white skin – has its pros and cons! LOL
boops
Hi-Z-placing a Mac order today (free shipping today only haha) I am ordering Folie, naked lunch, girlie and was contemplating Greensmoke-whats your take on these for my dark brown eyes. Feel free to suggest alternative ones and/or another one or two. Thanks
Susie Karvalics
I love all these looks
Mariella
Greensmoke, Sumptuous Olive AND Bows & Curtseys all in one look (#9) – be still my heart! I always wonder (since I can’t really see for myself) if Greensmoke looks more noticeable to others when I’m wearing it out and about than it does to me in my bathroom mirror. It never looks like “much” when applied, though it is so lovely in the pan.
Zabrena
YAY!! That’s a GORG look!! I know what you mean!
When I applied it in that look I was hoping it would show up on camera because sometimes the camera doesn’t translate well from real life into pictures, so I was pleasantly surprised when it did! It always looks more brown to me after it’s applied rather than “green”.
Melissa Chevalier
Gorgeous! I’ve been wanting to try a green for a while. I’ve narrowed down to Sumptuous Olive and Greensmoke. Which would you recommend if you were only going to buy one? My eyes are a blue-ish/greenish color depending on what I wear.
anna Christensen
Hi Z,
Great job, as always. I was wondering, what could I sub for pastorale pigment? Thanks for your input.
Anna
Peggy Boersma
Love look 7! Just curious, Is there a UD dupe for Retrospeck? Thanks!
Zabrena
Hmmm! Hard one to dupe! You could try Virgin or Bootycall in its place!
Tracey Hall
I adore # 2, what colours would you wear on your lips for this?
Zabrena
Hi Tracey!
You could go with a light peachy shade or a light pink shade, either would complement those colors beautifully. 🙂
Tracey Hall
Thank you so much
Peggy Boersma
Lately I’ve been living Greensmoke! I recently purchased Inglot #412 which is a greenish-gold (chartreuse) color, and added it on the lid in between Retrospeck and Greensmoke in look #7! Loved it! Planning a St. Patrick’s Day look this year, most likely with Greensmoke as one of my shades! 😀
Peggy Boersma
*loving Greensmoke, I meant! 😉
Amanda Jordan
Hello Z, I’m new to the site (loving it!) and I was wondering if you’d say Greensmoke is similar enough to Pistol from Naked2 to not need both. I really like all the looks you’ve done with it and want to make sure I don’t have anything similar before I buy it! 🙂