TDoll
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Hey guys! This tutorial is based on the "new shape for me" FOTD I did a few days ago. It focuses mainly on the eyes, as the shape technique is the main, um, focus...lol. This look is actually very easy and isn't too time consuming. Hope you enjoy, and if you have any questions, LET ME KNOW!
This is the eye look:
The stuff you need is pretty basic. It's ok if you don't have the particular MAC shadows/bases I used, as they are basic colors and can be easily duped. I'm not going to list everything, but I'll show you everything as I go.
Start with a "ready" face. (You know your routine
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I like to do my face makeup before I do my eyes. Then, I do my cheeks and lipcolor. I've always thought that the color/intensity of your eye makeup determines what blush color/intensity and lip color/intensity you should use.
Go ahead and do whatever you do with your eyebrows.
Start by applying UDPP all over your eyelid and to the brow. Then, apply Bare Study paint pot over just the eyelid.
Next, apply Gesso e/s over the Bare Study (eyelid only) with a 239 brush. Don't swipe it over your eyelid, but pat it on so the color really pops.
Next, using Mystery e/s, draw a smooth line into your crease with an angled brush that isn't very sharp (makes a fatter line). I use a Sonia Kashuk one. Swoop it up slightly at the outer corner when you reach the outer corner of your eye. Mimic the shape of a swoop you would make with eyeliner. Keep the color darker toward the outer part and lighter toward the inner part of the line. Don't worry about making it perfect at this point.
Now, using Bisque (or any color close to your skin tone) take a brush similar to the 227 (a thick, fat, flat shader...mine is by Miss Makeup) and sweep it over the brow bone, just to make the color more even.
Then, using Mystery again, take a small, dense brush (like a 231...mine is by Sonia Kashuk) and go over your crease shape you made. Define the shape a little and make it look a lil' bit better. It will look HARSH, but don't worry, we're gonna fix it.
Go ahead and touch up the white again using your 239 or flat brush.
Now, blend! Using a 224-like brush (mine is a Studio Gear #34), take a matte brownish-gray color like French Grey and use it to blend right over the crease shape you made. Blend back and forth like a windshield wiper. Try to blend the upper line of the shape and not so much into the white.
Now it looks a little softer
Now, it's time to highlight. Use Benefit's High Brow pencil (or any pale pink/cream pencil) to trace right below your eyebrow. Blend with your finger. Take your fat shader brush again and apply Vanilla e/s over the area where you blended the pencil.
Now apply a brown cream liner with a sharp angled brush. I used Loreal HiP's brown cream liner. When you apply it to the outer edge and begin to make the wing, keep it parallel to the swoop you made on the crease shape. Just mimic the shape of the crease shape.
Next, take the tip of the bristles of the 239 and dip it into the Gesso e/s. Use the tip to touch the area between the crease wing and the eye liner wing. This defines the white color between the two browns.
Now, apply your mascara. I used CG Lashblast.
damn you, rebel lash
I also like to use my 208 small angled brush to trace over the outer edges of the liner with Mystery, just to clean it up and make the shape look perfect and a little softer.
AND VOILA! You did it! aaaand we're done!
**If you think the shape is a little weird on you, you can take your 239 and just connect your crease tail to the liner tail and fill in an outer v.
This is the eye look:
The stuff you need is pretty basic. It's ok if you don't have the particular MAC shadows/bases I used, as they are basic colors and can be easily duped. I'm not going to list everything, but I'll show you everything as I go.
Start with a "ready" face. (You know your routine
I like to do my face makeup before I do my eyes. Then, I do my cheeks and lipcolor. I've always thought that the color/intensity of your eye makeup determines what blush color/intensity and lip color/intensity you should use.
Go ahead and do whatever you do with your eyebrows.
Start by applying UDPP all over your eyelid and to the brow. Then, apply Bare Study paint pot over just the eyelid.
Next, apply Gesso e/s over the Bare Study (eyelid only) with a 239 brush. Don't swipe it over your eyelid, but pat it on so the color really pops.
Next, using Mystery e/s, draw a smooth line into your crease with an angled brush that isn't very sharp (makes a fatter line). I use a Sonia Kashuk one. Swoop it up slightly at the outer corner when you reach the outer corner of your eye. Mimic the shape of a swoop you would make with eyeliner. Keep the color darker toward the outer part and lighter toward the inner part of the line. Don't worry about making it perfect at this point.
Now, using Bisque (or any color close to your skin tone) take a brush similar to the 227 (a thick, fat, flat shader...mine is by Miss Makeup) and sweep it over the brow bone, just to make the color more even.
Then, using Mystery again, take a small, dense brush (like a 231...mine is by Sonia Kashuk) and go over your crease shape you made. Define the shape a little and make it look a lil' bit better. It will look HARSH, but don't worry, we're gonna fix it.
Go ahead and touch up the white again using your 239 or flat brush.
Now, blend! Using a 224-like brush (mine is a Studio Gear #34), take a matte brownish-gray color like French Grey and use it to blend right over the crease shape you made. Blend back and forth like a windshield wiper. Try to blend the upper line of the shape and not so much into the white.
Now it looks a little softer
Now, it's time to highlight. Use Benefit's High Brow pencil (or any pale pink/cream pencil) to trace right below your eyebrow. Blend with your finger. Take your fat shader brush again and apply Vanilla e/s over the area where you blended the pencil.
Now apply a brown cream liner with a sharp angled brush. I used Loreal HiP's brown cream liner. When you apply it to the outer edge and begin to make the wing, keep it parallel to the swoop you made on the crease shape. Just mimic the shape of the crease shape.
Next, take the tip of the bristles of the 239 and dip it into the Gesso e/s. Use the tip to touch the area between the crease wing and the eye liner wing. This defines the white color between the two browns.
Now, apply your mascara. I used CG Lashblast.
I also like to use my 208 small angled brush to trace over the outer edges of the liner with Mystery, just to clean it up and make the shape look perfect and a little softer.
AND VOILA! You did it! aaaand we're done!
**If you think the shape is a little weird on you, you can take your 239 and just connect your crease tail to the liner tail and fill in an outer v.
Thanks for looking!
