green smokey eye ❤

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you will know I'm a big nerd and I love video games, last week Alien: Isolation was released.  To show my love towards the game I decided to create a green and black smokey eye with a hint of glitter.  As usual I will list all the products I used to create this look below and if you have any questions or comments please leave them below or sent me a tweet. 

Products used;

Illamasqua Matte Veil primer

Illamasqua Rich Liquid foundation in 115

Brow bar to go

Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in light 

Illamasqua eyeshadow in Heroine for contour 

Bourjois delice de poudre bronzer

Illamasqua eyeshadow in Pivot 

Illamasqua eyeshadow in Obsidian

ELF HD setting powder 

NARS Deep Throat blush

Essence XXXL longlasting lipgloss in 06

Green glitter from ebay (I used eyelash glue to stick the glitter to my lid)

Haute Couture eyelashes in Flirt 

Purple glitter smokey eye ❤

The last tutorial I did I got amazing feedback so I thought I would do another one this time more gothic and with glitter.  I hope you enjoy reading and find it helpful.

• Before any smokey eye I always do my eyebrows first just so I have a better idea on how my make-up with look complete
• Apply tape from the end of your eyelid to the end of your eyebrow and apply a eye shadow base or colour correcting concealer 
• Apply your usual crease colour lightly, this step may seem pointless but it makes everything look better later
• With a black eye liner pencil roughly liner line your lid and add black to the outer lid, it is hard to explain but you can see it in the picture.

• Blend the eye liner with a brush and it should blend to a light black/grey colour, don't be tempted to rush and add more black straight away just keep on blending until you have a nice transition 
• Once you have fully blended the eye liner slowly add black to the crease and blend, build up colour slowly until you have a solid black and blended crease
• Pack a deep purple eye shadow on your lid, don't worry about fallout that can be cleaned up later
• Blend the deep purple and black together to make it look seamless
• You may thing this all looks a mess right now, trust me it will look fine soon!

• Peel off the tape and clean up all the fall out with make up remover and apply your foundation.  Try and pick a foundation what gives you a flawless finish so all the attention is on your eyes and not any imperfections
• Add a line of glitter glue then purple glitter to your lashline, any fallout can be brushed away
• then the rest is up to you! contour, blush and lipstick is all up to your personal taste but I decided to go with light contour, peach blush and deep purple lipstick with a black lipgloss on top.

If you would like to see more tutorials comment bellow or send me a tweet!

beginners guide to a smokey eye & winged eyeliner ❤

I always get asked how to do a easy smokey eye so I thought I would do my first ever in depth tutorial on how to do it! I hope you enjoy it, please leave a comment if you would like to see more of these.

• Start off with a clean, moisturised and primed face, today I used Nivea day cream and Revlon Photo Ready Primer.
• Apply a small strip of tape from the end of your eyelashes to the base of your eyebrows, any tape can be used but I suggest a microporous tape or something similar. 
• Prime your eyelids to prevent creasing and to increase the longevity of your make-up, I primed my eyelids with Benefits lemon Aid. Setting your primer with a loose powder or nude eye shadow makes blending shadows easier. 
• This step is hardly noticeable but makes a big difference! Use your contour power in the crease of your eye and slowly blend up towards the brow bone, this will make your smokey eye look more blended and more easy to create.

• Start off with a light brown colour and in small circular motions apply eye shadow in the crease, at first it may feel pointless but trust me it will all come together. 
• Apply a slightly darker brown and do the same again, keep on blending and adding more brown if needed.
• Slowly start to add more and more darker browns and intensify to your liking.

• Apply a nude eyeshadow to the lid of your eye to open and brighten your eyes.
• The final eyeshadow is black, black eyeshadow should always be last as it is a pain to blend, but remember the tiniest bit goes a long way.
• Now my favourite part, eyeliner. I love winged eyeliner and I think I'm pretty good at it but this makes it so much easier and precise.
• Keep the tape on and apply your eyeliner as usual and when you remove the tape you have a sharp, clean line.

• Apply lots of mascara and/or false lashes.
• Now theses steps are all up to you, I personally fill my eyebrows in before foundation and concealer.
• Recently my acne has settled down so I don't need much coverage, I just need highlighting and some acne scars covering. 
• Don't forget to set your face with powder, it makes your makeup last longer and can reduce shine. 
• The rest is all you to your own personal taste, I personal love to contour the hell out of my checkbones, nose and forehead. Add blush and a highlighter on the tops of your checkbones and on your brow bone.  Don't forget to add some lipstick and you are complete. 

Products I used (in order);

Nivea day cream

Revlon photoready primer

Benefit Lemon Aid

AVON supershock eyeliner in black (upper lashline)

Illamasqua eyeshadow in Heroine

REVOLUTION eyeshadow palette in Iconic 3

Illamasqua gel eyeliner

NYC eyebrow pencil in Brown

REVOLUTION concealer in 01 fairest 

Collection lasting perfection concealer light 2

Lancome Hypnose Star in brown (top lashes)

Clinique even better mascara (bottom lashes)

Sleek blush in Flamingo 

MUA lipstick in shade 3