One of the most commonly requested makeup tutorials involves a smoky eye and a glamorous, yet refined glow. This tutorial covers both and will show you how to achieve them step-by-step.
Instead of deep brown or black eye shadow, this look uses black gel liner as a base. Gel smudges easily and primes the lid for shadow. Since black can be used to deepen any color, it’s used here as a foundation for nude blush and fleshy brown tones. Metallic sienna brings light to the lower lash line, and multiple shades of highlighter give this look that extra glow.
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Materials
- Eyebrow pencil (MAC Eyebrow Styler)
- Liquid foundation in two different shades (MAC Studio Fix Foundation)
- Foundation brush
- Damp beauty sponge
- Pale yellow stick foundation (Anastasia Beverly Hills Stick Foundation, Banana)
- Angled contouring brush
- Loose finishing powder (Maybelline Fit Me! Loose Finishing Powder)
- Bronzer (MAC, Give Me Sun)
- Cheek brush
- Warm-toned blush (Wet N’ Wild Color Icon, Mellow Wine)
- Light gold highlighter (Wet N’ Wild Mega Glow Highlighting Powder, Precious Petals)
- Tapered brush
- Concealer (Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Concealer)
- Blending brush
- Nude blush matte eye shadow (Violet Voss Hashtag Palette, Sauce)
- Black gel eyeliner (Inglot Gel Liner)
- Pencil brush
- Fleshy brown matte eye shadow (Violet Voss Hashtag Palette, G.O.A.T)
- Metallic sienna eye shadow (Violet Voss Hashtag Palette, Lit)
- Black mascara (Tarte Tarteist Mascara)
- False lashes (not shown)
- Tweezers (not shown)
- Lash glue (not shown)
- Brick red lip liner (Morphe Lip Liner, Studded)
- Nude lip gloss (P. Louise Holla Gloss)
- Lip brush
- Soft gold highlighter (Colourpop Super Shock Highlighter, Lunch Money)
- Pale gold highlighter (MAC Hyper Real Get It Glowin’ Glow Palette)
- Eyebrow pencil (MAC Eyebrow Styler)
- Liquid foundation in two different shades (MAC Studio Fix Foundation)
- Foundation brush
- Damp beauty sponge
- Pale yellow stick foundation (Anastasia Beverly Hills Stick Foundation, Banana)
- Angled contouring brush
- Loose finishing powder (Maybelline Fit Me! Loose Finishing Powder)
- Bronzer (MAC, Give Me Sun)
- Cheek brush
- Warm-toned blush (Wet N’ Wild Color Icon, Mellow Wine)
- Light gold highlighter (Wet N’ Wild Mega Glow Highlighting Powder, Precious Petals)
- Tapered brush
- Concealer (Fenty Beauty Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Concealer)
- Blending brush
- Nude blush matte eye shadow (Violet Voss Hashtag Palette, Sauce)
- Black gel eyeliner (Inglot Gel Liner)
- Pencil brush
- Fleshy brown matte eye shadow (Violet Voss Hashtag Palette, G.O.A.T)
- Metallic sienna eye shadow (Violet Voss Hashtag Palette, Lit)
- Black mascara (Tarte Tarteist Mascara)
- False lashes (not shown)
- Tweezers (not shown)
- Lash glue (not shown)
- Brick red lip liner (Morphe Lip Liner, Studded)
- Nude lip gloss (P. Louise Holla Gloss)
- Lip brush
- Soft gold highlighter (Colourpop Super Shock Highlighter, Lunch Money)
- Pale gold highlighter (MAC Hyper Real Get It Glowin’ Glow Palette)
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Instructions
1. Define the shape of your brows, and fill them in with eyebrow pencil that matches your hair color.
1. Define the shape of your brows, and fill them in with eyebrow pencil that matches your hair color.
2. Apply liquid foundation to your entire face as well as the eye area with a foundation brush, and then press the foundation into your skin with a damp beauty sponge.
3. Layer pale yellow stick foundation over your base in targeted areas, like your forehead, nose, under-eye area, Cupid’s bow and chin, keeping in mind that your skin looks best when it has dimension. Press the product into your skin with a beauty sponge.
4. Contour your face by applying a darker shade of liquid foundation below your cheekbones and along your temples with an angled contouring brush. Gently press the product into your skin with a damp beauty sponge.
5. Apply loose finishing powder with a damp beauty sponge to prevent the stick foundation from creasing. Tip: Press, don’t rub, the powder into the foundation.
6. Dust bronzer onto your upper forehead, temples and cheekbones with a cheek brush to warm up your complexion.
7. Swirl warm-toned blush onto the apples of your cheeks with the cheek brush to give your cheeks a kiss of color.
8. Dust light gold highlighter onto the top of your cheekbones and along the temples with a tapered brush.
9. Prime your lids for eye shadow by applying concealer with the sponge applicator, then diffuse the product with a blending brush.
10. Use nude blush matte eye shadow to warm up the outer corner of your eye as well as the lower lash line. Use the blending brush to diffuse the product fully.
11. Smudge black gel eyeliner along your upper lash line with a pencil brush, then diffuse the product upward with the blending brush, so it covers part of the lid.
12. Apply fleshy brown matte eye shadow with the blending brush to darken the outer corner of your eye, lid and lower lash line.
13. Brush metallic sienna eye shadow under the lower lashes with a pencil brush.
14. Apply one or two coats of black mascara to both the upper and lower lashes.
15. Hold the false lashes with the tweezers, and apply a small amount of lash glue onto the lash band. Let the glue set for 10 seconds, then apply the lashes just above your upper lash line.
16. Outline your lips with brick red lip liner.
17. Fill in your lips with nude lip gloss, then use the lip brush to blur the liner and gloss together slightly.
18. Brushing soft gold highlighter onto your skin with the tapered brush to accentuate the top of your cheekbones and temple area.
19. Use the tapered brush to top your cheekbones with pale gold highlighter. for extra glow.
Stay pretty!
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