Thursday, July 1, 2010

Dark & Dramatic Black, brown, bronzey, gold tutorial





List of products used :
Urban Decay Primer Potion - original
NYX jumbo pencil - black bean
NYX single shadow - black
Coastal Scents 88 palette - chocolate brown shadow
NYX single shadow - Golden
MAC shadow - Rice Paper
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil - Zero
Revlon colorstay liquid eye pen - blackest black (optional)
Revlon Grow Luscious mascara


Face & Lips:
The Balm bronzer - Bahama Mama (contouring)
The Balm blush - Down boy
Annabelle lipliner - Demure
Revlon matte lipstick - nearly nude
Annabelle gloss - clear
Step by step tutorial:
EYES
1) Always prime your eyelid
2) apply black bean jumbo pencil on the bottom half of you lid and 3/4 of the way in. Using your ring finger blend the black base to the crease and inner corner of your eyelid.
3) apply NYX black shadow with a shader brush all over the black, then blend with a fluffy brush at the edge, & in the crease area, so there's a nice fade effect.
4) Take another shader brush with the chocolate brown shadow and apply all over the lid up to the crease.
5) Take a crease/fluffy brush and apply NYX godlen shadow in soft sweeping motions in the crease. Blend well with the lid color.
4) Apply your fave highlight color ( I used MAC ricepaper shadow), right underneath your brow.
5) Take Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero and line your waterline and lower lashline, blend with ring finger.
6) Apply NYX black and golden with a small shader brush or pencil brush, which ever you choose.
7) OPTIONAL - Line your upper lid with Revlon colorstay liquid eye pen in Blackest Black. You can also use whatever black liner you have or even dark dark brown liner.
8) Next curl your lahes and apply mascara, I used Revlon Grow Luscious mascara.
FACE & LIPS
1) contour your cheek bones, temples, and jaw line using your favorinte bronzer, I used The Balm, Bahama Mama.
2) Apply your blush. For this type of dark dramatic look you want to go subtle on the rest of the face. For blush, try to use something very sublte, or just use a light bronzer, or even nothing at all. I used a pale pink blush by The Balm, Down Boy.
3) Line your lips with Annabelle Demune lipliner and blot any excess off with a tissue. This will create a great base for your lip color.
4) Now apply one coat of Revlon Nearly Nude lipstick and blot. Apply a second coat and blot again. This will ensure maximum coverage for the longest possible time.
5) Now apply Annabelle clear gloss, or your favourite nude gloss and you're done!