Summertime Smoky Eye with Gold, Bronze & Brown

First off, thank you to all of you who have been following me on this journey of exploring and evolving my passion into something more than a hobby! I cannot express enough how grateful I am to be able to make people feel beautiful and express myself while doing so. 

Having hazel eyes myself, I am fascinated with working on other eye colors, on discovering ways to make them all appear vibrant and as unique as they truly are. I love working with blue eyes. And I really wanted to do a bronzy gold and brown smoky eye that would be perfect for summer and would only brighten and enhance the cerulean hue. 

I did an almost ombre effect for this look. Later on I may try to do step-by-step tutorial photos for some of my work. But for now, I will give you a step-by-step run down on what I did for this one below: 

1. I first used a rich & warm mid-toned brown as a transition shade.
2. Then, I applied a deep bronze shimmery shadow on the outer third of her lids.
3. I used a bright gold shimmer shadow in the middle of her lids, making sure to blend it in well with the bronze shade I applied first.
4. Next, I put a shimmery champagne shade on the inner third/inner corner of her eye to brighten everything up. 
5. I used a mixture of the bronze shade and a lighter bronze on the bottom lash line. 
6. Then, I deepened up the outer corner with a dark burgundy and reinforced the brown crease shade to make sure all was blended nicely. 
7. Lastly, I used a stark matte white shade to highlight the brow bone. 

For the face, I went for a sleek finish with a bit of light contouring, a peach blush for a natural flush, a lot of highlighter for a soft and sun-kissed glow, and topped it off with a bright rosy-mauve lip to add some color to the face. 

Products Used: 

Face Primer: Mirabella Prime for the t-zone $29 & Skindinavia The Makeup Primer Spray all over the face $35-49

Eye Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion   $20

Foundation: Graftobian Hi-Def Glamour Creme Foundation shades "Sunlit Linen" & "Buttermilk"   $19.99 each 

Concealer: Coastal Scents Eclipse Concealer Palette  $14.95

Setting Powder: Coty Airspun Loose Face Powder in "Honey Beige"  $6.99

Bronzer: NYX Cosmetics Highlight & Contour Pro Palette  $24.99, currently on sale for $14.99

Blush: Jordana Powder Blush "Touch of Pink" $5.79

Highlighter: E.L.F. Studio Baked Blush in "Pinktastic"  $3

Eyeshadow: 

• UD Vice Ltd. in shades "Deeper" "Blitz" "Last Sin" & "Chase" (palette no longer available for purchase)
• Coastal Scents Hot Pots in shades "Snow Bunny" "Oatmeal Tan" "Midnight Rodeo" & "Burnt Umber"  $1.95 each

Eye Liner: Wet N' Wild Fergie Creme Liner in "Cocoa Riche"  $4.99

Mascara: Maybelline Volum' Express The Mega Plush Mascara "Blackest Black"  $7.49

Lashes: Andrea ModLash Strip Lash  33 Black  $3.99

Lip Liner: UD 24-Hour Glide On Lip Pencil in "Paranoid" (now discontinued)

Gloss: NYX Lip Butters "Tiramisu"  $4.99, currently $2.99

Setting Spray: UD All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray  $30

Thanks again, for all of you who have been supporting and following me on this journey. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below or message me via Facebook. 

I am doing another one of my volunteers tomorrow, so I'll have photos and details for her makeup up within a few days! 

xx