When it comes it eyes a smokey look is one that I favour. I've never been one for dramatic cat liner and red lips, and recently I've been re embracing my Urban Decay Naked Palettes. Here I used the Naked Palette 2, which is their most recent release. In terms of preference I will admit that the Naked is my one of choice, purely for the range of matt and frosty eyeshadows whereas the Naked 2 contains more frosty shades. There were three shades I wanted to make use of, all of which were in the purpley plum tones, the colours weren't a million miles away from the shades I usually go for but out came the blending brushes to create a smokey eye!
I always start my smokey eyes with applying a primer, Mac Painterly Paint Pot being the usual one of choice for its colour correcting abilities as well as helping eyeshadow colours become more vibrant.
1. Packing on the shade YDK all over my lid staying below the crease
2. Taking a fluffy blending brush, Mac 217, with the shade Tease and applying that through my crease for some definition
3 & 4. With a clean blending brush I make sure there were no harsh lines by blending where the eyeshadow met my skin, using winds wiper motions
5. Using a Maxfactor brush dipped in Busted eyeshadow I applied that along the outer half of my eye, again making sure to stay below my crease
6. Followed by blending with a Mac 217 to make all the colours fade into each other
7. With the shade Bootycall on the Urban Decay brush that came with the palette I applied the colour along my brow bone to act as a highlighter
8. Then continued to do the same in my tear duct and inner corner
9. Using a pointed brush dipped in the shade Busted I ran the brush along my lower lash line for some definition
10. Using Avon SuperShock Gel Eyeliner in Blackberry I messily lined my eyes making sure to stay close to the lash line
11. Followed by blending the line with the same pointed brush and the shade Busted
Other products used:
Skin
- Estee Lauder Matte Perfecting Primer which has been my primer of choice recently, more to come soon!
- For foundation I've been reaching for YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation for it's illuminating properties and gel like texture
- I didn't want to add any blush, just a light sweep of Bare Minerals Bronzer in The Deep End
Which Naked palette do you prefer?
- For foundation I've been reaching for YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation for it's illuminating properties and gel like texture
- I didn't want to add any blush, just a light sweep of Bare Minerals Bronzer in The Deep End
Which Naked palette do you prefer?
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