Step by step smokey eye tutorial

I thought I would create this step by step picture tutorial to show how I create my black smokey eye.

To start I primed my eyes using macs ‘painterly’ pro long wear paint pot.

Then using a fluffy brush I took MAC ‘peaches’ blush through my crease as a transition colour, I then blended that using a blending brush.

Next, I took NYX’s blush in ‘peach’ on a smaller fluffy brush through the crease also, I then blended both colours together using the same brush, these colours blend beautifully together. 

I then took the shade ‘penny’ from the MUA ever after matte palette which is a medium brown colour through my crease also, with the same small fluffy brush.

Next I took the shade ‘truffle’ which is a deeper brown from the same palette and applied that into the outer part of my crease. Then blended that together.

 

With a flat brush I then applied MAC fluid line in ‘blacktrack’ all over my lid, then went back in with the ‘truffle’ shade to blend out the black.

Next I applied the maybelline 24 gel liner in black and create a fine line close to my lash line using the sigma e10 small liner brush.

I then applied the red cherry lashes in the style ‘118’ with a pair of slanted tweezers. 

To highlight my brow bone I used the shade ‘bootycall’ from the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette.

And that’s the eyes complete.

 

To prime my face I used the ‘loreal magique blur cream’, for foundation I mixed the bourjois healthy mix in ’52' and the MAC studio fix in ‘NW20’.

I then highlighted under my eyes, cupid bow, chin and forehead using the ‘collection, lasting perfection concealer’ in the shade ’01 fair’.

To contour and bronze up my face I applied Benefit’s 'hoola' bronzer.

For blusher I applied MAC’s blush in ‘well dressed’ onto the apples of my cheeks and slightly blended that into my contour.

For the lips I applied MAC’s ‘snob’ lipstick and dabbed that into my lips with my finger to work the product in.

Make-up I recently did on my best friend :)  

Products I used on her:

BASE -

MAC Fix+ to hydrate the skin

Simple Kind To Skin hydrating Light Moisturiser to moisturise the skin

L'oreal Paris NUDE MAGIQUE Blur Cream in the shade Light to Medium to prime the skin

Maybelline FIT ME Foundation in the shade '210'

Collection  Lasting Perfection Concealer in the shade 1 Fair to highlight under the eyes, down the bridge of the nose, forehead, chin and cupids bow

Collection Sheer Loose Powder in the shade '2 TRANSLUCENT' to set concealer 

NARS Bronzer in the shade 'LAGUNA'  to contour the cheek bones, temples, sides of the nose, under the lip and also on the jaw line

SEVENTEEN WOW! 3 Way Highlighter to highlight the tops of the cheek bones, bridge of the nose and cupids bow 

MAC MINERALIZE Skinfinish in 'Soft and Gentle' to set previous highlight

MAC Powder Blush in 'Well Dressed' to add a natural pink sheen to the cheeks 

Natural Collection Blush in 'Pink Cloud' to add a slightly flushed pink to the cheeks

URBAN DECAY all nighter Makeup Setting Spray to finally set the make-up

EYES - 

URBAN DECAY Eyeshadow Primer Potion in 'Original' to prime the eyelids

NYX JUMBO EYE PENCIL in the shade 'milk' to help colours pop more 

MAYBELLINE Color Tattoo 24 HR in the shade '05-Eternal Gold' applied all over the lid for the base of gold shadow being applied on top

NAKED 2 Palette shade 'HALF BAKED' applied over the lid then 'BOOTYCALL' applied to the inner corner and brow bone to highlight

MUA Ever After Matte Palette 'PENNY' applied to crease, 'TRUFFLE' applied to outer v and through the crease then finally 'SMOKE' applied to outer v 

Eyelashes were curled with ordinary eyelash curlers 

Maybelline EYESTUDIO LASTING DRAMA GEL EYELINER 24HR in the shade ' 01 BLACK' applied with Sigma Small Eyeliner brush - E10

Benefit They're Real Mascara to prep the eyelashes for falsies 

Red Cherry eyelashes in the style '117'

Duo eyelash adhesive in 'clear'  

BROWS - 

Eyebrows were firstly brushed through with a clean spooly brush

MAC Espresso through the brows applied with MAC 266 brush

MUA Ever After - Matte Palette shade 'Truffle' applied to the tail of the brow to darken it

Finally set with MISS SPORTY Just Clear Mascara 

BENEFIT boi-ing concealer in the shade '01' applied underneath to sculpt out the brows 

LIPS - 

MAC lipstick in the shade 'Snob' 

MAC lipstick in the shade 'Myth' applied to the centre of the lips

MAC Lipglass in the shade 'Boy Bait' on top