This is how...
I achieve my everyday smokey eye. Yes, these colors are all purples, but you can replace them with ANY colors you want -- Just pick equivalent light/medium/dark colors. This whole process takes me about 15-20 minutes depending on if it's a good blending/cat eye day or not haha
Here's what I used:
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| This is the palette I used! Gorgeous YSL so luxurious haha Don't believe you can purchase this exact palette anymore, but THIS Lancome Palette in "Amythyst Glam" is almost identical. I will refer to the numbers of the shadow colors - also the order I used them |
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| This is everything I used! (I will refer to these in the pictures below) |
Let's quickly discuss brushes:
these are all the brushes I used + links to purchase them
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| I always apply my base shadow with this brush, it's dense & firm so it picks up a lot of color! Coastal Scents Classic Shadow Dome Natural Used on steps 1-2 |
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| Used to blend out crease colors & soften any lines My favorite blender brush! Coastal Scents Blender Crease Natural |
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| Tiny tiny brush to add concentrated darker colors (sorry it's dirty) Used to apply color #4 to outer V Coastal Scents Classic Small Natural |
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| This one is actually a paint brush from Michael's Craft Store I bought years ago. Use this to apply shimmery white. Super precise, but still soft. This Coastal Scents brush is practically the same |
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| Elf Studio Small Angled Brush to get smudgy shadow on lower lash line |
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| Bobbi Brown Ultra Fine Eyeliner Brush BEST gel/cream eyeliner brush I've ever used. It's incredibly versitile |
First things first: PREP with Urban Decay Primer Potion "Orignal" - no picture :(
Here we go!
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| Apply color #1 to outside half of lid, extend a little into crease |
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| Apply color #2 to inner half of lid |
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| Blend out shadow past crease and up towards brow bone with fluffy blender -- keep strokes soft, let your brush do the work |
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| Apply Lorac Lorac Baked Matte Satin Eye Shadow in "Social" under brow (this one is almost the exact color of my skin so it's hard to see) |
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| Color #4 onto "outer V" & extend a tiny bit over outer 1/4 of crease (this is unblended to show positioning) |
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| Blend with crease brush! Fluff out just the edges of the shadow past crease to fade harsh lines. Take your time |
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| Q-tip + makeup remover to carve out cat eye! Start from under bottom lash line & sweep upwards removing shadow. This is my #1 secret for perfect cat eye liner |
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| Shimmery white shadow (Sephora shadow "Wedding Day") to tear duct area & just a tiny bit right under brow. This makes a HUGE difference in person gives a more striking gradient + brightens. (alternate: color #5 from palette) |
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| With ELF liner brush, smudge color #4 along outer 1/3 of bottom lash line & color #2 on remaining lash line. This balances out the smoked out look on top lid |
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| Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Liner in "Blank Ink 1" on entire top lash line + smudged a little along outer 1/3 of lower lashes for extra definition |
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| Using Kat Von D liquid liner pen, trace that carved out line of removed shadow. I start from the outer tip of wing and work down to lower lash line |
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| Connect wing from outer tip to liner on main part of upper lid & fill in |
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| 2 coats of YSL Baby Doll mascara after curling lashes |
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| Yves Saint Laurant Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils: Baby Doll Mascara. Will definitely talk about this later -- but this is worth every penny! Currently exlusive to Sephora! |
Here is the finished look one more time in different lighting:
ALL DONE!!! Hope this tutorial helped! Good luck with your fierce smokey eyes!
