Makeup Tutorials

Makeup Tutorial from my New Years Eve look

Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: Medium

Party factor: 10

After I posted my New Years Eve outfit I got lots of requests for a makeup tutorial for the makeup look and here it is! Better late than never, right? :D

Products you’ll need:

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1. Start by slapping on some eyeshadow primer. Often you can skip certain steps in makeup tutorials and use what you have, and that includes this tutorial, but this particular step can’t be skipped and you’ll know why if you have an eyeshadow primer in your kit. It helps the shadow stay in place all night and you avoid getting the racoon on heroin look.

2. Wash a skin toned eyeshadow all over your eyelid using a big fluffy brush, this will be your base and will make it easier to blend the other shadows in the next steps.

3. Slap on some eyeliner along the lash line. You really don’t have to be very particular about it as we’ll smudge it out in the next step. I’m using a brown eyeliner, you can find it by clicking the image of the product above.

4. Smudge the eyeliner using a short bristled brush creating a smooth smokey finish to the lash line. It will bring some more attention to the eyes without becoming too dark and overpowering.

5. Using a medium sized fluffy brush, blend in a dark brown shadow to the outer corner of the eye and into the socket like in the picture above. Blend well in the outer corner. You can also add some more of the nude shadow, or one with a bit of shimmer just to the middle of the eyelid blending inwards.

6. Line the lash line with a black liquid liner making sure you get the liner in between the lashes as well, also known as tight lining. Add false lashes if you want, my favourites are 113, wispies and demi wispies from Ardell. Today I used the latter. (I buy them in Boots and Ebay)

7. Using a liquid gold liner line the outer part of your lash line, just above the black liner. Let it dry and go over again until the line is opaque enough. I think i did about 3-4 layers.

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8. Do the same under the eye in the inner corner stopping about half way of the eye. As for the face I followed the exact same steps as in this tutorial ;)

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9. Et voilá, you’re ready :)

Please share, pin and “like” if you liked this tutorial, it would mean the world to me :D

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Makeup Tutorials For New Years Eve

The big evening is fast approaching, and I thought maybe some of you needed a little inspiration for makeup looks for New Years so I’ve gathered some of my makeup tutorials in one post for you :)

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Classic smokey eye – find it here

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Purple accents – find it here

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A softer smokey eye ala Bridgette Bardot – find it here

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Sculpting and contouring – find it here

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Peach and gold (great for blue eyes!) – find it here

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A smokey eye with pink shimmer – find it here

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Smokey eye with green and silver – find it here

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A brown look with a twist of purple and blue – find it here

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Silver smokey eye using Urban Decay Naked palette – find it here

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Golden eye using Urban Decay Naked palette – find it here

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Brown smokey eye – find it here

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Silver and black using Urban Decay Naked palette – find it here

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Soft pink – find it here

Other useful posts:

As with all my makeup tutorials you should alter it slightly depending on what kind of eye shape you have, you can read more about that here.
There are no other day of the year where fake eyelashes are worn more than New Years Eve, you can read a beginners guide here.
As for lips you can read about how to get them full and pouty here, or perfectly coloured here.
Get your acne covered up for the evening, check out this video on how to.
Eyebrows makes such a difference to the face, find an eyebrow tutorial here.

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I have still not decided myself on what makeup look I will go for, but I’m guessing it will be some form of a smokey eye with fake eyelashes :D Weeeee, I love New Years!!

I hope you’ve found some inspiration and that you have a magical New Years Eve!! I will post about my outfit for the evening later ;) xx

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Makeup Tutorial: Get the look

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I found this photo on Instagram a long time ago and I just loved how flattering and pretty it was, and saved it into a folder called “makeup looks I need to try”. Finally I decided to try it only I skipped the false eyelashes this time to make it a little more wearable. I think it’s a look that would be great for Christmas seeing as it’s golden and sparkly :)

I used Urban Decay Naked eyeshadow palette for this look, you can find it here.

1. Start by filling in your eyebrows and wash over a powder of the same colour as of your skin on the brow bone, it doesn’t matter if it’s an eyeshadow or face powder, the point is just to make it easier to blend out the eyeshadow we’ll be applying in the crease later.

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2. Apply a golden cream base on the lid, both the Mac paintpots and the Nyx jumbo pencils work great for this purpose. Blend out the cream base into the crease using a light brown eyeshadow, and blend it slightly outwards towards the end of the brow.

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3. Apply a gold eyeshadow to 2/3 of the inner part of your eye lid. If your gold eyeshadow is very thick, you will get a better result by patting it on rather than swiping it on. Use a lighter gold by the tear duct to open up your eyes more.

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4. Apply the same light brown eyeshadow under the middle of the eye, and use a slightly darker brown on the outer corner. Bring the same darker brown to the outer corner of the upper lid as well, connecting the lids in the outer corner of your eye.

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Apply eyeliner and mascara, and you’re done! :)

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I used Mac Hue on my lips and Guerlain 4 Seasons bronzer in the hollows of my cheeks.

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I hope you liked it and that you found some inspiration to your Christmas look! :D

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Makeup tutorial: Smokey eyes

Knowing I would probably only have time to do one makeup tutorial before Christmas I knew it had to be smokey eyes as it’s my favourite look for late winter nights. I find smokey eye inspiration in the red carpet looks of Angelina Jolie, Keira Knightly, Kristen Stewart and Heidi Klum as I think all these beautiful women always nail the smokey eye look in a way that makes them look both graceful and sexy, as opposed to the much dreaded post bedroom look many people seem to think smokey eyes is.

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Smokey eyes step by step:

1. Start with applying an eyeshadow primer to make sure the shadow will stay put all night. Follow up with applying a base shadow in the same shade as your skin all over the lid and under, avoiding the area just above your upper lash line. If you don’t have a matte shadow in the same shade as your skin you can also use a face powder.

2. Apply a black cream base on the lower part of the eye lid concentrating on the lower part and slightly smudging it upwards. No need to be neat, we’ll go over it later. If you don’t have a black cream base an eyeliner will do just fine.

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3. Grab a black, dark grey or dark brown shadow and blend the smudged part of the cream eye shadow upwards. Don’t use too much shadow, it’s better to apply little by little to avoid using too much.

4. Use the lightest shade of brown you have and blend it into the black using a window wiping motion, when well blended into the black you can blend it upwards just above the socket line. If you feel the need for more shadow on the lid, this is when you should apply it. The light shade of brown will create a beautiful transition as it mixes with the black and then fades out in its own light shade.

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5. Use the same light brown shade underneath the eye to give the eye more of a somewhat rounder shape as this will make your eyes look bigger and more smokey.

6. Line your upper lash line with a liquid or gel liner, and wing it out and up towards the end of your brow. Apply some black shadow on top of the liner to make it matte, this will also make it stay put longer. To give an illusion of bigger and brighter eyes you can apply a small dot of a light shimmer eyeshadow by the tear duct. Apply lashes if you want, and finish off with mascara.

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I kept my skin matte using a matte bronzer and a matte blush, I also paired the look with a nude lip as I think that looks best with the smokey eye.

Products I recommend for the smokey eye look:

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High quality brushes are a must for blending, these brushes are great and the price is not too bad either – get the kit here // A good shade for sculpting is a necessity for beautiful cheekbones and I LOVE this product – get it here (Taupe) // Save money and get one bronzer for all four seasons (it’s even matte!) – get it here // My favourite dusky rose blush - get it here (Dolce Vita)

A good makeup palette has a range of colour and finishes, the naked palettes are some of the best on the market – get them here and here // My favourite foundation – get it here // Eyeshadow primer is a must when using eyeshadows and eye liners, it makes the makeup stay until you take it off – get it here // A nude lipstick is the only way to go with a smokey eye and once you’ve tried the YSL lipsticks you’ll never want any other – get it here (01 nude beige)

Ps for Norwegians: Bestiller du fra FeelUnique får du refundert toll-/momsutgifter :) Alt du trenger å gjøre er å ta et bilde/kopi av kvitteringen fra postkontoret og sende til FeelUnique (her), så vil de refundere beløpet til kontoen du betalte varene i nettbutikken fra. Veldig enkelt og masse å spare. Det blir som å ta en sminke shoppingtur til London akkurat når du vil det ;)

What do you think of the look?

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MAKEUP TUTORIAL: HOW TO GET PHOTOSHOOT READY

Firstly, thank you for your sweet comments on my pictures in this post and on Instagram (search for bycelina if you wish to follow me too). A makeup tutorial of the look was highly requested so I will share how I did my makeup in this post, as well as a few contouring tricks that might come in handy if you’re off to a photoshoot.

1. Start by prepping your skin with a moisturiser and let it sink in for about 10 minutes. I’ve just started to use the Beauté Pacific, and so far I like it – will do a review once I know for sure. If your skin is very dry or you suffer with skin conditions like rosacea or acne with inflamed patches, it might be of help to also use a primer like the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast (which actually isn’t a primer at all, but I discovered it for this purpose through the talented makeup artist Lisa Eldridge).

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2. If your skin is very dry you can use a foundation, but I recommend using a powder as the finish will look better on camera. Cover any spots with a concealer, and cover your under eye area if you suffer from baggy eyes. I used Glo Minerals gloPressed base followed by a few touch ups of Glo Minerals gloCamouflage concealer on my spots. A great way of applying a concealer is to use the tip of a brush, and then dab it lightly with a finger until it’s melted into your skin. Try to fight the urge to rub and smudge ;)

Nota bene: Don’t use moisturiser, primer or foundation with SPF in as it will make your skin appear shiny.

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3. Onto the eyes. I washed a matte eyeshadow (Mac Brule) over my entire eyelid using a fluffy brush. I then blended in some of the contouring blush (which I will be talking more about a few rows further down) in the crease and carelessly lined my lashline with a brown pencil from Lancôme. Using a small flat brush and a brown eyeshadow (Mac Cork), I smudged the eyeliner to make it softer, you can read more about that technique here. I also repeated this technique on the outer part of my lower lashline, making it fade in towards the tear ducts. To finish off I applied my favourite fake eye lashes. The lashes are far too long in real life, but they always look amazing on camera. I used no. 113, but no. 120 is also gorgeous! You can find them here and here. Lastly I applied a bit of mascara, using YSl Faux Cils.

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4. After having applied powder, the natural shadows of the face gets washed out so we need to contour the face again. This is when I will let you in on my secret love affair with contouring products. I have been a massive contouring geek and I have probably over 30 different contouring products in my drawer. My favourite contour product over all is… drumroll.. NYX blush in the colour Taupe ($5), which is the perfect matte shadowy colour for contouring, and I applied it like this:

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I skipped the highlighting process as I was only playing around with the camera at home :)

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Contouring

♥ Use a matte greyish brown product (contouring product) where you want to create shadows, and to make something appear smaller. It’s just as important as to find the right shade as to find a matte product. Bronzers are often too orange, so use either a darker face powder or a blush.
♥ Use a light toned matte or shimmery product (highlighter) where you want to accentuate and highlight, and make something appear bigger. A shimmery product looks great on the cheeks, but for the nose a matte highlighter will look better.

Slimmer nose: Use a highlighter along the bridge of your nose, and create shadows using a contouring product along the sides.
Shorter nose: Use a contouring product just underneath the tip of your nose.
Hide double chin: Apply the countouring product along your jaw line and in a triangular area with the tip of your chin being the tip of the triangle.
Accentuate cheekbones: Apply a highlighter on top of your cheekbones (where you can feel the bone) and blend upwards. Use a contouring product just underneath you cheekbones. This line should go from the top of your ear towards the corner of your mouth, and the line should be at its strongest in the midle, fading out at both ends.
Make your face more narrow: Apply a contouring product along the sides of your face, and use the technique for accentuating cheekbones.
Make your jaw appear more narrow (great for wide square and triangle face types): Apply a contouring product on the side of your jaw just inbetween your cheekbone and your lower jawline. It can also be wise to apply a highlighter to the sides of your forehead as this will even out your face shape.
Make your face shorter (great for oblong face types): Apply a contouring product on the top of your forehead and in a triangular area with the tip of your chin being the tip of the triangle, and blend upwards. Apply a highlighter on top of your cheekbones, making your face appear wider.
Fuller lips: Line your lips with a lipliner making the line strongest in the midle, and fading out towards the corners of your mouth. Use a highlighter (like a liquid highlighter or a nude coloured lipstick) in the midle of your lips, and lightly dab a lipstick a smidgen darker than of the colour of your lips on the rest of your lips. For extra pouty lips you can dab a bit of lipgloss just in the midle on top of the nude/highlighted area. You can read even more about contouring lips in this post.

What do you think of the tutorial? Will you try it? :)

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Makeup tutorial: How to cover acne spots and scars!

I’ve been suffering from acne since I was 18, and even though my skin is much better than it once was and I do have periods of nice skin from time to time, my skin really reacts to being over exposed to the sun, to alcohol and to stress. This time it’s not stress…. ;) Everyone that suffers from acne knows how self concious one can get and how frustrating it is to not being able to cover it up properly. I have found a new miracle combo to cover up my acne, and because I feel so bad for not having updated the blog for such a long time I will share my secret with you, including awful before pictures. That’s how much I love you ;D

Products you’ll need for the magic to happen:

Nars Sheer Glow (I use Fiji during summer, and Deauville during winter) – get it here // The Original Beauty Blender – get it here // Glo Minerals Concealer (I use Golden Honey during summer, and Natural during winter) – get it here, read review here.

Awful before picture, which I’m uploading while singing the few phrases I know of “You are beautiful” by Christina Aguilera in a desperate attempt to convince myself that it’s a GREAT idea to share a photo of my face covered in spots with thousands of people …

How to use the products:

♥ Soak the Beauty Blender in water and squeeze out all excess water so that you’re left with a damp beauty blender in your hand.
♥ Pour some foundation onto the top of your hand, we’re talking a tiny amount, and lightly dip the beauty blender in the foundation.
♥ Dab the beauty blender onto your skin using a light hand. Continue dabbing until the foundation is blended nicely with your skin.
♥ If you feel the need to cover any areas some more, simply dab the beauty blender into the concealer and use the tip to cover spots. Genious little thing! :)
♥ If you have an oily skin type you can lightly dust a thin layer of loose powder to set the makeup, but be careful not using too much as this can result in a less natural finish.

Nota bene! Remember to always clean your beauty blender after every application to avoid getting bacteria infection. You can find the beauty blender cleaner here.

Half way through:

Result:

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No more hiding away because of bad skin!! Yay :D

Soaking the beauty blender in water before applying the foundation gives a natural result and prevents the foundation from going cakey which is not a nice look for summer, it also prolongs the life of your foundation as you only need to apply a very tiny amount. I must also add that after having spent years as a makeup lunatic I have tried a foundation or two, and this foundation has remained my favourite for the past 5 years. It’s really that great! And you already know my love for the Glo Minerals concealer.. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

15% Discount code for the Beauty Blender and the Beauty Blender Cleanser: BEAUTYBLENDER – lasts until next Sunday, the 19th. And right now all products from Glo Minerals are 25% off :) Go to makestyle.no

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Eyebrow Tutorial – how to get beach friendly brows

I’ve been asked to do an eyebrow tutorial for the longest time, but because I’ve been struggeling to find brow products which stay put during the summer season I have been postponing it a bit. I have finally found some products I really like and because some of these products are waterproof they work well for the beach as well. Yay!

The importance of eyebrows are often underestimated. You can’t really understand the importance of great eyebrows and how much they frame your face until you take them away. Just check out how some of the worlds most beautiful women would look without any eyebrows:

Pretty scary, huh? ;)

How I do my brows:

1. I start by plucking underneath the brow, little by little. Don’t go too fast on this step, more is less. If your brows are sparse like mine, you need to be extra careful to not remove too much hair. Invest in a great tweezer as it’s terribly annoying to work with tweezers that can’t manage to pluck the smallest stubs.

The tweezer I use is by Fred Hamelten, and this little baby plucks even the smallest hairs. It has won prizes for being the best tweezer in the world, and I can agree on that. Doesn’t hurt that it’s shiny and pretty either ;) I got mine here.

2. I like to start by carefully filling in the sparse areas with a waterproof eye brow pencil (really great for the summer and beach time!). I apply it using small delicate strokes followed by carefully brushing through the brow with the brush that comes with the pencil. I then set the brows with an eye brow powder which gives an illusion of fuller brows. I apply slightly less on the beginning of the brow as I think it looks more natural that way. I still like the brow to have that nice square-ish shape though, so I have a little trick up my sleeve for that issue which I will tell you about in the next step.

Both products are by Billion Dollar Brows. The brow powder is in the colour Taupe, which I apply with an angled brush from the same brand.

3. The secret trick I’m talking about is to apply a concealer along the edges of the brow. I just dot on some concealer and gently dab it in along the edges of the brow creating a square-ish shape on the inner part of the brow. This also makes the rest of the brow look cleaner and more groomed. Lastly I brush through with an eye brow gel to make sure they stay in place all day. The brow gel I use is also by Billion Dollar Brows.

I got my products from Coverbrands.no, and they were so kind to give me a discount code for the products I use exclusively for you guys!!!! You get -25% on the Universal brow pencil, Brow powder, Angle tip spooley brush and brow gel, as well as the package of Brow Powder and Angle Tip spooley brush. Weeee :D The code is u64uu.

Go to coverbrands.no

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A nifty lipstick technique for full and pouty lips

I often get asked what lipstick I use, and truth is, I rarely use just one single item. Don’t stop reading just yet as this isn’t one of those posts where you’re told to layer 5-6 different lipsticks, balms and lipglosses – I promise I’m about to reveal a really nifty little trick with no need of a lot of products.

As you’ve probably read somewhere, adding a bit of a shimmer or light colour on your Cupid’s bow (which is the center part of the area above your upper lip) will make your top lip look fuller and more pouty which means no need of striking the duck face pose. Avoid using a matte concealer in a lighter shade than your skin tone though, as this can easily end up looking like a milk moustash instead. The way to go with this is to dab either a light shimmery lipstick or a liquid highlighter on the Cupid’s bow, and then dab a slightly darker but more colourful lipstick on the rest of the lips which will make the lips appear sensual and pouty (yet still with no need of the duck face). That’s all. If done correctly, it can make a massive difference to your whole face.

Playing with light and dark contrasts allows you to harmonise any difference between upper and lower lip volume as well. Apply the lighter and more shimmery product to the lip that you want to appear fuller and bigger. Word of advice, avoid using a lipstick of the same colour as your skin as that can easily result in the corpse look. It’s just disconcerting. If your lips are very thin and lack volume, then dab the lighter shade in the center of the lower and upper lip while carefully lining up the lips with a lipliner in similar colour to your natural lip colour. The light colour in the midle will give the lips volume, while the lip liner while enhances your lips.

In the highly unlikely event that you feel your lips are too full, you can use a darker matte shade to slim them down.

In the picture below I’ve used Benefit High Beam on the Cupid’s bow, and dabbed a bit of Estee Lauder Barcelona kiss on the rest of the lips.

Favourite lipstick brands: Chanel, YSL, Mac and Nars. Nars does both high quality lipstick and lip pencils in lots of beautiful shades.
Favourite lip liner: Subculture lip liner by Mac, it’s the perfect nude lip liner. And despite the large range of lip liner shades, a nude lipliner will work with any lipstick shade as it’s the same colour you have naturally anyway.
Favourite all round highlighter: High Beam by Benefit (which I used on my Cupids bow in the picture above). A liquid highlighter can be used on the cheekbones to make them appear higher, eye brow bones to make the brows appear higher, Cupid’s bow to make your lips more pouty, along the bridge of the nose to slim down the nose, by the tear duct for brighter eyes and on collar bone to appear skinnier.. the list goes on. Every girl should have a good liqud highlighter because they don’t cost much and they last almost forever.

Where to get it?

♥ Chanel and YSL can be found in Sephora or other beauty stores.
♥ Nars lip products can also be found in Sephora, and here (worldwide shipping).
♥ Benefit high beam can also be found in Sephora, and here or here (worldwide shipping).
♥ Mac products can be found online, or in Mac stores.

What are your favourite lip products?

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Makeup Tutorial: Smokey eye using the Naked Palette 2

About time with a new makeup tutorial, don’t you think? I wore this look some time back and I got lots of compliments for it, and since all the eyeshadows were from the “Naked Palette 2″ I thought I’d share it with you as I know many of you have this eyeshadow palette. If you don’t have it you should check it out as it’s a really verstile palette with great quality eyeshadows. I found mine here.

I have used FOXY, BOOTYCALL, PISTOL, VERVE and BLACKOUT :) If you don’t have the palette, you can of course use other similar eyeshadows to create the look. Just make sure the black eyeshadow is pigmented enough. For makeup brushes, turn to these brushes for inexpensive and good quality makeup brushes.

1. Start with a good base. I like to use this primer, it’s the best for holding the eyeshadow in place all night. Lines of sweaty eyeshadow is never a chic look ;)

2. Gently pat on PISTOL all over the lid except for the outer corner and the very inner corner. Don’t bring it higher than your natural socket line, where the bone is.

3. With a different brush, gently pat on BLACKOUT to the outer corner. You can bring this slightly higher than your natural socket line as it will make your eye appear bigger.

4. Bring the eyeshadow underneath your eye as well, but only to the outer corner of the under eye lash line. You want the lashline to be in line with the end of your eyebrow, same rule applies to eyeliner ;)

5. Use the same eyeshadow as before, PISTOL, underneath the eye as well and blend it out downwards. Apply FOXY with a fluffy brush on your brow bone and around the eyeshadow to get rid of any hard lines, we want the transition from eyeshadow to skin to be smooth. Apply a little bit of Boothycall just underneath the brow to make your eyebrows appear higher up and cleaner.

6. Apply the silvery colour, VERVE, to the inner corner of the eye as this makes you look more awake which is important when you do a smokey eye with black. Lastly, apply eyeliner and mascara – and you’re ready for an eye gazing night :)

I hope you liked it!! :D

Makeup Tutorial: Urban Decay Naked 2

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I’ve had so many requests for makeup tutorials using this amazing palette, but I wanted to wait a little bit to make sure everyone had a chance to get it first to avoid pissing someone off. Yet again makeup addicts around the world wipes out the shelves at Urban Decay and the palette is gone for months. If you haven’t already, make sure you score one here as I’m sure it won’t be in for long.

1. Start by applying a primer to your eye lid, this will prevent your eyeshadow from creasing. I like to use Urban Decay Primer Potion. Once the primer is set I washed on a layer of Foxy which will make it easier to blend the colours later on.

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2. I then used a blending brush to blend Tease into the crease (wow, that rhymed, I wonder if they did that on purpose). When blending, it’s better to add shadow little by little and wipe the brush back and forth until your arm hurts. If you make a mistake and bring it up too high the best solution is to go over with Foxy again to dilute the colour. What ever you do, don’t use makeup remover as this will make a horrible line which is impossible to correct later on.

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3. Using a flat brush I added Snakebite to the outer half of the eye lid. Because the shadow is farely shimmery I find I get the best result with pressing the eyeshaow on rather than using wiping motion. This prevents fall outs as well.

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4. Using the other side of the same brush I added Half Baked to the inner half of the lid. I used the same pressing method here as well. To get a nice transition between the two shadows, you can wipe the brush carefully back and forth just there.

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5. To open up the eyes I like to use a light colour in the inner corner. For this look I chose to mix Verve with Bootycall as I think the two together makes a pretty neutral highlight colour. I used a small rounded tapered brush for this.

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6. On the inner half of the lower lid I continued with the same colour as I used in the inner half of the upper lid, Half Baked. I applied it using the same pressing method as mentioned above with the same brush as before.

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7. Using Snakebite I connected the colour in the outer corner dragging if slightly further to elongate the eye. I also cleaned up fall outs and blended out the edges once more with Foxy using a big fluffy brush, this makes the over all look softer.

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