Blue/Purple Glitter Wing Smokey Eye

Swap traditional black liner for GLITTER!

 (Glitter = always a good decision)

Let's break it down:

1. Prime with Urban Decay Primer Potion
2. Urban Decay "Toasted" all over lid
3. Lorac Baked Matte Satin Eyeshadow in "Insider" & Kat Von D shadow "Thrasher" in crease
4. Darken outside corner with NYX "Black"
5. Blend under brow bone with Lorac Baked Matte Satin Eyeshadow in "Social"
6. Dab Kat Von D shadow "First Class" (white shimmer) around tear ducts & sweep just under eyebrow
7. Line inner top half of lid with Urban Decay Heavy Metal Glitter Liner in "Spandex"
8. Line outer half of top lid with Sephora Collection Glitter Liner in "04 Purple" (retro) & wing out past lash line
9. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil in "LSD" along outer half of lower lash line
10. Top lower lash liner with UD glitter liner "Spandex"
11. Two coats of YSL Baby Doll Mascara

Everything I used:Eyeshadows: top row L to R: Lorac Baked Matte Satin"Social",
Lorac Baked Matte Satin "Insider", UD "Toasted",  NYX black.
Depotted shadows below are from Kat Von D
"Metal Orchestra" palette: "First Class" & "Thrasher"

Mermaid Eyes



No brightness/contrast adjustments, just super smoked
out shadow :)

I always love to play with colored eyeshadow, but for summer I am feeling the mermaid inspired makeup. Think metallics and bold ocean tones.

Gold and teal work fabulously together on the lid, they mix to create such a pretty gradient.


For this look I used Sephora + PANTONE UNIVERSE Shades of Nature Palette (limited edition), Lorac Baked Matte Satin Eye Shadow in "Posh" & NYX "Black"




                              

"What are you wearing?"

 At work, clients ask me all the time what I am wearing (usually at the start of my shift when my makeup is not on it's last limb). Talk about a loaded question!! I doubt you actually want to hear me list off all 50-ish products I used on my face today haha


I'm guessing most men (and some women) would have a heart attack if they saw how many things go into prettying myself up in a full face of makeup for work/going out. But I have spent the last half year finding the products that work best on my skin (whether it be the colors, coverage, textures...). Plus my makeup has to be looking presentable 10-12 hours after application -- this is TOUGH! After constant experimentation and sampling I have found the perfect recepe to make my makeup last without touching up! This is different for every skin and skin type so what works for me may not work for you -- point is, keep looking for the perfect combo & if you have problematic skin like me, don't expect one miracle product to do it all. I use 4-6 products (primers, fillers, foundations, & powders) on JUST my nose to conceal my pores -- cray! But it's the only thing that gives me the results I want.


THIS! I am wearing ALL of this on my face.
Would you like to ask a more specific question? haha

*embarassing but I'll admit it still: some days I use way more than this haha