Holiday Smokey Eye Tutorial- Naked 2 Palette

Hi all! So it's getting closer and closer to Christmas and although I had hopes of posting holiday tutorials much earlier in December, today is my first. I decided to begin with a smokey eye look since the holidays is a time filled with lots of night events like Christmas dinners and parties. With the exception of one, all eye shadows used are from the Naked 2 Palette. This look can be worn with both a nude lip or a more bold red lip colour (although I'm not that daring). Hope you enjoy this tutorial!

PRODUCT

Colours Used: Blackout, Busted and YDK

STEPS

1. Prep eyes by concealing them and applying a neutral base colour. This tutorial shows how to.

2. Apply a very deep matte brown shadow to the crease and blend very well, carrying the colour upward.

3. Apply a matte black shadow to the entire lid and blend into the crease colour. 

4. Apply a dark shimmery brown colour on top of the black.

5. Highlight the inner corners of your eye with a light glittery shadow, also applying it along 1/4 of the bottom lash line and to the very center of the lid.

6. Finish the look with some black eyeliner and mascara.

ALL DONE!

I think this look is so gorgeous and I hope you try it out. Feel free to leave a comment below and share your thoughts. Remember to blend blend blend and you'll be good to go! Thank you!

From Day To Night: A Makeup Look + Easy Winged Liner

Hello everyone! Today I was in the mood to do a full face of makeup and decided to blog about it. I have a lot of fun sharing with you the looks I come up with, so, this one is gonna be a tutorial/ makeup look/ day to night makeup...er... you'll understand. I did use a mixture of high end and drugstore makeup.

Quick side note: I usually buy my makeup at Superpharm or Total Care in Trinidad and all the high end makeup shown was purchased at both Ulta and Sephora when I was abroad. If you are looking for higher end makeup to buy in Trinidad, Total Care Pharmacy sells a decent amount and I'm always surprised when they have the latest makeup products. If you know other places in Trinidad that sells high end products (besides mac) let me know!

Onto the makeup looks!

PRODUCTS

Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder, Smashbox Blush Rush in Heartbreak, Benefit The Pore fessional, Make Up For Ever Pro HD Foundation, Maybelline NY Dream Bouncy Blush in #20 Peach Satin,  Revlon ColorStay Pressed Powder & L'Oreal True Match Super- Blendable Crayon Concealer

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, Bare Minerals Flawless Definition Mascara, Mac Lipstick in Amorous, Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette, Mac Powder Blush in Blunt, Revlon ColorStay Gel Eyeliner in Black, Rimmel London Lipgloss in Razzle Dazzle and Revlon Color Burst Lip Butter in #090 Sweet Tart

DAY LOOK

The steps are pretty straightforward so I won't go into detail. I basically created a simple winged liner with a reddish brown colour blended in the crease (I used mac's blunt which is a blush but I love using it as an eye shadow). I finished off with some mascara and thats it!

For face makeup, I used my beauty blender to apply my foundation since it gives a flawless finish without it looking cakey or heavy. I applied a very light amount of bronzer and a creamy pink blush to keep the look fresh and natural. I finished off with a light pink lip colour and gloss. I also kept my hair natural and loose. 

TRANSITION INTO NIGHT

To take this look into night, add some black eye shadow to the lids and blend well. Also, blend some of the same black shadow on the lower lash line. Using a black pencil liner, line your water line as well as tight line. Finally highlight your brow bone and tear duct area with a shimmery white shadow. 

For your face, apply a deeper blush colour to your cheeks as well as a darker lip colour. Super easy right?

Night time look with updo

I had a lot of fun with this and I encourage you to try it out. Let me know if you enjoyed this post. Hopefully I inspired you to create your own fun day to night looks. If you have any questions or feedback feel free to leave it in the comments (you don't need an account to comment, you can select "Name/URL" when commenting and simply type in your name!)

Before you leave, check out my previous blog post, a review of Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes Mascara!