I posted this eye look a while ago on my Instagram a while back. I loved how it came out so I just decided to write up a very short tutorial for those who wanted to achieve a similar result!
FACE
- I start off with a moisturized face. Keeping your skin hydrated will keep your foundation from accentuating dry spots or looking cakey throughout the day.
- Using a matte foundation, like the Covergirl 3 in 1 Outlast Foundation, I apply it all over my face in a thin layer. My skin was behaving itself at the time so I didn't need any extra concealer.
- Next comes the cheeks. I contoured my face very lightly with the Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess. For blush, I used Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush in Dazzled, a berry mauve color with gold and orange shimmers. This blush doesn't come off disco ball shiny on my face but gives a nice sheen. I do use a berry light hand with this though--these blushes are very pigmented!
- I decided that I didn't like the matte look as much as I thought so I powdered all over my face with the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder Palette in Dim Light, a neutral peachy beige powder. It adds just the nicest, believeable glow to the face. Love this stuff!
EYES
- Eye primer is a step I cannot skip. At the moment, I'm using the Tarte Clean Slate 360º Creaseless 12-Hr Smoothing Eye Primer. It's a good one but I will talk about this one more in an upcoming post!
- After giving the primer sufficient time to dry, I went in with Mauve from the Lorac Pro Palette all over the mobile lid, staying under the crease. For the outer half, I used Plum from the Lorac Pro Palette 2 to give my eye some depth. For the crease, I used Taupe. To darken the look, I applied Deep Purple to my outer corners in a V-shape. Since I the eye look was very matte, I decided to add Champagne over where I applied Mauve to contrast with the matte shades. For the lower lash line, I went with Deep Purple on the outer half and Champagne on the inner half.
- As with most of my "smokey" eyes, I like to add a nude liner to my waterline to open up my eyes. I'm pretty sure I used Rimmel London's Waterproof Kajal Liner in 005 Nude. I pretty much skipped out liner on the top lid for a softer look.
- Since I had such a dark look going on, I made sure to cover up my dark circles. The Skinfood Salmon Dark Circle Concealer in shade 02 adds just the right amount of cover and brightness to remediate those bad boys!
- To finish up the eyes, I added Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara to my top lashes. I don't like this mascara but I just want to finish it up. If you don't have watery eyes, this one is fine. It adds some volume but not much length, which is what I want in a mascara.
LIPS
- To keep things short and sweet, I used Tarte's Lipsurgence Lip Gloss in Exposed all over the lips. I'm not one for layering a ton of lip products as I hate the gloopy mess I usually end up with xD
And that's the final look! I hope you enjoyed this short tutorial. I love smokey eyes for fall and the pink and plum tones of this look fits right into my everyday look. This might be a bit too much for some so I don't add Deep Purple if I'm going to wear this for daytime :D
If you recreate this look, don't forget to tag me @MakeupWithAHart on twitter
and @makeupwithaheart on Instagram!
XOXO,
MWAH ♥
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