Dramatic Smokey Eye Make up Tutorial

Its that time of year again where we get those reds/burgundys/golds/browns colours, and most importantly GLITTER out to play! This is one thing that excites me about this season as I absolutely love putting on a signature dark burgundy lip or adding a little bit of sparkle on the eyes! Don't see winter as the 'pale and pasty' season, embrace this time to experiment with all sorts of glitters and gorgeous warm colours (all in time for your office xmas party!).
So this week I thought I'd give you a step by step tutorial with full product list of how I created this dramatic smokey look. I have used pinks, purples and blues as I felt these would compliment my eye colour but of course you can choose colours of your choice or whatever eyeshadows you have already, all you have to do is follow the same technique! Sellotape is such a life-saver for dramatic eye make up - gives a defined feline look, as well as making it so easy to peel off all the fall-out from the eyeshadows. But this is optional!

• Step 1

Firstly, I have applied a skin-coloured eye base (M.A.C. 'Painterly' paint pot) Apply it all the way up to your brow. . This helps neutralise any darkness/purpleness/redness around the eye so when you apply your eyeshadow, it will really pop!

• Step 2

Use a warm pink coloured eyeshadow (I used 226 Infinity high pigmented eyeshadow by Kiko Cosmetics) in your crease and then brush upwards lightly towards your brow bone. If you see any harsh lines, use a transparent powder and brush onto the lines until it is all blended and you can't see the lines anymore).

• Step 3

Pick a darker shade to what you put in the crease and apply this colour mostly on the outer edges of the eye, brushing it a little into the crease (I used 'Blackberry' by Smashbox Cosmetics) Don't worry if it goes onto the lid, it will be covered by glitter anyway. To make the outer crease really intense, pat the darker shadow in just that area. You can also use a bit of black shadow too to make it even more intense!

• Step 4

You can use any shade on the lid as long as its bright. I have used a violet colour ('Grifter' from the Ammo Palette by Urban Decay) as I am using a light pink glitter on top so I wanted the violet to come through the glitter.

• Step 5

Now time to apply the glitter! I have mixed two loose glitters ('Small Town Starlet' and 'Pacific Paradise' loose Glitter by Star Crushed Minerals) as I wanted there to be some contrast. This will really make the eye make up pop even more! With glitter, always remember to use glitter glue, it won't stick on its own.

• Step 6

Sellotape makes liquid liner so easy, its very hard to mess up this way! Can you see how clean and defined the liner and just generally the whole eye make up look is? Kiko Cosmetics Precision Eyeliner is super easy to create the perfect feline look.

Final Look:

​So there you have it- the final look! As you can see I decided to use some blue liner at the bottom to compliment the blue glitter on the lid. Easiest way to do bottom liner is use a pencil liner such as Double Glam Eyeliner in shade 109 by Kiko Cosmetics or Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay In Place Pencil in shade 'Bold Cobalt' really close to the lashes, and then simply use a eyeshadow lighter than the liner colour and brush along the liner until it looks lovely and blended. I used 'Grifter' again.
Nothing better than bold brows and a bold lip colour for the autumn/winter season! I used 'chocolate' brow pomade by Anastasia Beverly Hills, and for the lips I used a mixture of 'Cork' and 'Current' lip liners by M.A.C. Cosmetics.

Jewellery Provided by Nishel Jewellery www.nisheljewellery.co.uk

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