I would like to make the disclaimer that I am not the authority on smokey eyes. Being a wearer of glasses I only wear heavy eye looks when I feel up to walking around all day with absolutely no corrective lenses. I am hoping to get better at eye looks to encourage myself to get contacts, or vice versa. This is actually my first attempt at a smokey eye and I wanted to make it grungy and a little punk rock, because girl, my hair is nasty today!
This look is inspired by the name of the main eye shadow used, pomegranate punk. This by no means is red heads only as this is going to look phenomenal on anyone with green eyes, though blues and browns are welcome!
I'm starting with the eyes, because, as Youtube has taught me; dark colors fall down onto the cheeks and will ruin any beautiful foundation I put on my face. Did I mention this is the darkest look I've ever worn and my first time wearing black eyeliner/mascara? Also, only two high end products were used for this look!
EYES:
ELF Eye lid Primer
Maybelline Color Tattoo cream eyeshadow in Pomegranate Punk
Covergirl Eye Enhancers in Drama Eyes
Covergirl LiquilineBlast in Black
Estee Lauder Sumptuous Bold Volume Lifting Mascara in Black
I applied the eyelid primer to the lid and along my lower lash line. I made sure to blend up to the brow bone. I let it set a moment, then with a flat shader brush I took the Pomegranate Punk all over the lid and pushed it all the way slightly beyond the crease. In the Drama Eyes pallet, I took the cranberry shade with a blender brush and worked it over the cream shadow and went it small circles in the crease and faded into a haze. I took the flat shade brush again and went for the black in the Drama Eyes Pallet. I applied close to the upped lash line and in circles blended it into the lid, letting it fade toward the crease. I applied a little black eye liner to the top and bottom lash line in no precise fashion. I took the flat shader brush again and smudged the liner on the upper lash line until it faded into the black and cranberry shadows. Taking a little more Pomegranate punk on the shader brush, I smudged the liner on my lower lash line with the plum eye shadow. Next, I rimmed my water line and tightlined my upper lash line. I curled my lashes and applied two coats of mascara. On a bare crease brush, I took a pinch of the silver eye shadow from the Drama Eyes pallet and in circles hazed out the crease even further.
FACE:
L'Oreal True Match Lumi foundation in W1-2 (Porcelain/Light Ivory)
Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Radiant
Covergirl Invisible Concealer in Tawny (used as a contour)
NYC Smooth Skin Loose Face Powder in Translucent
ELF Studio Blush in Peachy Keen
I dotted one pump of the foundation around my face and used a buffing brush to work in deep into the skin. Next I dotted the high lighting concealer under my eyes, on top of my cheek bones, on my forehead, and on the cupids bow. Now, many of you are probably wondering why I have another concealer for my face products and why it's so damn dark. Well, bronzers make retarded contours for such a fair lady such as I, so I use a darker flesh toned product where I want to create shadows. That would be, in the hollows of cheek bones, along my jaw line, and a smidgen on my temples. Now that I have this dotted mess around my face, I take the buffing brush again and work that highlighting and contouring in.
Note, use liquid products and liquid products. If your high lighter and contouring products are liquid/cream, use them on a liquid/cream foundation BEFORE you powder and then use powder products AFTER powder.
So yes, I buffed in all that liquid mess and took a small amount of loose powder of a puff, rubbed most of it off on the back of my hand, and gently rolled the puff where I wanted to set my makeup, which is everywhere, duh.
Next, I took my peachy blush and an angled blush brush and sweeped in on the high points of my cheek.
BROWS:
Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil in Strawburn.
I wanted the eyebrows a little understated for this look, but that's really hard for me since I have massive eyebrows. So, I just brushed them up, filled in my gaps, and brushed them back down.
LIPS:
Rimmel Lasting Finish 1000 kisses lip pencil in Nude
ELF Mineral Lipstick in Natural Nymph
Eh, it's a lip pencil. Just don't go overboard. And, it's just a lip stick. I applied right from the tube this time since it's not a strong color.
Now, to go wash my hair!
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