When I was Pinteresting recently, I cam across an eye makeup tutorial
using brown eye shadow and eyeliner.
Medium brown eye shadow - You can
use any brown eye shadow which is 1 tone darker than your skin color.
I've been
using brown eye shadows for a quite a while now, but that inspired me to change up my makeup routine a bit.
Not exact matches
I mix up several colors of
eye shadow using cocoa powder (
brown shades) Spirulina (green shades) and arrowroot (light shades).
To create the muted but sultry look, she blended a dusty
brown shadow all over the models» lids, up to their eyebrows, and
used the same shade to line the entire
eye.
«I
used M.A.C
eye shadow in Omega, a matte
brown.
Au Naturel is an array of matte and shimmery
eye shadows providing a subtle yet contoured effect for day, that can be built up for a gorgeous evening smoky effect
using the velvety
browns and shimmering fawns.
And my weapon of choice, the
brown eye shadow (on the left), that I rarely
use.
Using a blending brush, like a Make Up For Ever 216 or an E.l.f. Crease Brush, pick up a darker
brown shadow (only a few shades deeper than the last
shadow) and smudge it lightly it into the outer corner of your
eye near the lash line, then blend it beneath the
eye, sweeping it along the first third of your lashes.
Hair and makeup wise we wanted to keep it clean and sophisticated; with the hair we created a deep side part and a low bun, and for the makeup we
used a
brown / bronze cream
eye shadow and matched the lips with a natural nude tan.
With the hair we created loose curls and for the makeup we
used a golden shimmery
eye shadow and defined the socket with a matte
brown.
Just incase you do not have face paint to recreate this Carrie 2013 halloween makeup tutorial then I do advise you
use red lipstick or lip liner and red,
brown and black matte
eye shadows.
Apply the black
eye shadow on the crease and blend it by
using a medium
brown eye shadow.
i am currently
using an ysl
eye pencil in matte turquoise blue as an
eye shadow and i apply some beige eyeshadow on top of it to lighten it, or a shimmery beige /
brown eyeshadow, depends on the colour and intensity i want to give.
Blend a matte taupe
shadow (
use brown on darker skin) into the crease of your lid: The flat, dark color creates a
shadow that will give your
eyes the illusion of a lift.
While my skin was soaking up the products I had just
used, I filled in my eyebrows
using a L'Oreal brow pencil, and a dark
brown eye shadow on top to set my brows.
I have
used this pallet for the first time on a client and she loved the warm tones of the
brown and gold that I
used on it and we were both surprised at the shimmer
shadows in the 24k pallet that worked as a highlighter for the brow bone and inner corner of the
eye!
EYES... From the new Smashbox Shape Matters Palette, I applied the taupe shade to my lids,
used the soft
brown shadow for a transition, the dark
brown for my crease, and the black in the outer corner.
The
brown eye shadow I
used is from Zoeva Palette.
Now blend the
brown eye shadow into the black near the crease area,
use a blending brush.
The Deep
Brown is very cool and dark, so I do warm it up a little with a reddish - brown eye shadow as well, depending on the color palette I'm using for the
Brown is very cool and dark, so I do warm it up a little with a reddish -
brown eye shadow as well, depending on the color palette I'm using for the
brown eye shadow as well, depending on the color palette I'm
using for the day.
Step 1:
Using a
brown shadow, fill in the eyebrows to frame the
eyes.
You can add smokiness to your gaze with deeper tones of
brown eye shadow or eyeliner, add a dimension of natural shimmer to skin by
using nude toned metallics, or play up the rosiness in your cheeks and lips by
using nude pink tones.
Use eye a soft
brown eye shadow with the help of a pencil to draw a soft lower lash line for a natural finish.
Using a pencil brush, apply your favorite dark
brown shadow in a V motion to the outer corner of your
eye.
I would love love love to see you do an intense smokey
eye using black
shadow & liner with some
browns mixed in.
For bridal
eye makeup always
use less amount of moisturizer on
eyes,
use light coloured concealear around
eyes on face.
Use brown and white or other light coloured
shadows first to give softness.
If you want to define your lower eyelid,
use a light pencil or, for an even more subtle look, a light
brown or taupe
eye shadow.
MAC
eye primer MAC nude
eye shadow all over the lid Sephora brand bronze (redish
brown) for the outer corner of the eye Bobbi Brown gel eye liner Lancome Doll Lashes mascara Urban Decay pencil concealer to be used to line your eye water
brown) for the outer corner of the
eye Bobbi
Brown gel eye liner Lancome Doll Lashes mascara Urban Decay pencil concealer to be used to line your eye water
Brown gel
eye liner Lancome Doll Lashes mascara Urban Decay pencil concealer to be
used to line your
eye water line!
One of my all time favorite
eye shadow duo's is Clinique's Strawberry Fudge (a stunning pink &
brown duo) I
used my VIB $ 20 off to score this gem for $ 16.00.
For a day appropriate fall
eye, I apply Urban Decay's eyeshadow in «Tease», or a similar matte light mauve -
brown, over my entire lid
using a flat
shadow brush.
And my weapon of choice, the
brown eye shadow (on the left), that I rarely
use.