Prepare for your close-up with red carpet makeup

Have you ever imagined walking the red carpet at a prestigious awards show? The glitz and glamour have their allure, and even if you won’t be receiving any accolades in the near future, that doesn’t mean you can’t look red-carpet ready. Holiday parties, weddings and family celebrations are good places to go all-out glam.

Creating a camera-worthy look requires precision and balance. The smoky eye in this tutorial is brightened with metallic copper shadow, so it doesn’t look too dark. Layering contouring products like dark-colored concealer and bronzer gives the face dimension and the makeup night-long staying power. And since no red carpet look would be complete without a classic red lip, grab your favorite liquid lipstick for a pout with pucker power.

Materials
- Yellow-beige cream eye shadow (MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in "Soft Ochre")
- Concealer brush
- Camel eye shadow (Morphe 35OM Nature Glow Matte Eyeshadow Palette in "Boxie")
- Blending brush
- Reddish brown eye shadow (Morphe 35OM Nature Glow Matte Eyeshadow Palette in "Casual")
- Dark brown eye shadow (Morphe 35OM Nature Glow Matte Eyeshadow Palette in "Rocks")
- Small crease brush
- Black eye shadow (Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette in "Noir")
- Small eye shadow brush
- Metallic copper eye shadow (L’Oréal Infallible 24 HR Eye Shadow in "Amber Rush")
- Black pencil eyeliner (IT Cosmetics No-Tug Waterproof Gel Eyeliner)
- Black mascara (Too Faced Damn Girl Mascara)
- False lashes (not shown)
- Tweezers (not shown)
- Lash glue (not shown)
- Foundation (Maybelline Super Stay Full Coverage Foundation)
- Foundation brush
- Damp beauty sponge
- Light- and dark-colored concealer (Tarte Double Duty Shape Tape Contour Concealer in "Light Sand" and "Deep")
- Loose setting powder (Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder)
- Bronzer (Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk’r Instant Warmth Bronzer in "Private Island")
- Cheek brush
- Eyebrow pencil (not shown)
- Powder brush
- Pencil brush
- Very small eye shadow brush
- Peachy pink blush (Charlotte Tilbury Cheek to Chic Blush in "Ecstasy")
- Setting spray (Morphe Jeffree Star Set & Refresh Mist
- Highlighting powder (BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter in "Champagne Pop")
- Tapered brush
- Dark rose lip liner (L.A. Girl Lip Liner in "Rose")
- Red liquid lipstick (Tarte Tarteist Lip Paint in "Bae")

Instructions
1. Prime your eye area by patting yellow-beige cream eye shadow onto the area with a concealer brush. Allow the product to dry thoroughly before proceeding, or it will be difficult to blend your eye shadow.

2. Sweep camel eye shadow into the crease with a blending brush in windshield wiper motions.

3. Darken the outer corner of your lid and the lower portion of the crease by applying reddish-brown eye shadow with the blending brush.

4. Smoke out the outer third of the upper lash line with dark brown eye shadow. Use a small crease brush for precision.

5. Layer black eye shadow over the dark brown color on the lash line to amplify the intensity. Use a small eye shadow brush to avoid getting fallout below your eye.

6. Pat metallic copper eye shadow on the inner third of the lid with your finger. Use a small brush to blend the edges near the tear duct.

7. Hold the skin near the eye taut while lining the upper lash line with black pencil eyeliner.

8. Apply black mascara to your lashes.

9. 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 lashes.

10. Apply foundation with a foundation brush to even out your skin. Press the foundation into the skin with a damp beauty sponge to eliminate brush marks and excess product.

11. Apply light-colored concealer to the center of your forehead as well as below your eyes, above your Cupid’s bow, down the center of your nose and on the tip of your chin. Press the product into the foundation with a damp beauty sponge.

12. Accentuate your cheekbones, temples and upper forehead with dark-colored concealer. Apply the product to each area with the applicator wand, then press the product into your skin with a damp beauty sponge.

13. Press loose setting powder onto each area where you applied light-colored concealer. Using a damp beauty sponge will help the powder bond with the cream product underneath.

14. Sweep more loose setting powder beneath the dark-colored concealer. Leave the powder on your face for now. You’ll sweep it off later.

15. Swirl bronzer onto your upper forehead and along your cheekbones with a cheek brush.

16. Fill in your brows with eyebrow pencil.

17. Sweep the excess powder off your face with a powder brush.

18. Apply camel eye shadow below your lower lashes with a pencil brush.

19. Brush dark brown eye shadow against the lower lash line with a very small eye shadow brush.

20. Apply mascara on your lower lashes.

21. Pat peachy pink blush onto the apples of your cheeks with a cheek brush to give them a pop of color.

22. Spritz your face with setting spray to protect your makeup and help it last longer by

23. Tap highlighting powder onto the tops of your cheekbones to bring light to your features, then brush it above your eyebrows, down the center of your nose and above your Cupid’s bow with a tapered brush.

24. Line your lips with rose lip liner.

25. Fill in your lips with red liquid lipstick.

Stay pretty!