I started by moisturizing my face and lips. My moisturizer of choice is the Olaz/Olay Essentials Beauty Fluid Sensitive. It's completely safe for sensitive skin and contains no perfume. To prepare my lips I used my usual Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour Cream. After having let my moisturizer sink in I mixed a pump of MAC Prep+Prime Skin Base with a pump of Essence My Base Illuminating Make-Up Base. This provides both longevity and a nice glow to my skin.
I then applied a 50/50 mix of Max Factor Facefinity All-Day Flawless 3 in 1 Foundation in the colours Light Ivory 40 and Nude 47 with a damp Beauty Blender sponge. To conceal under my eyes I used Maybelline Super Stay Concealer in the colour Light 2 and layered ontop of that I used the Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in 01 Ivory. For the (more than a) few blemishes on my face I used MAC Studio Sculpt Concealer in NW15, I also used this under my brows. I used my Beauty Blender for the concealing as well.
For my eyebrows I used a Catrice Eyebrow Stylist but the colour has rubbed off. It's a dark, warm brown. To set the pencil I used Faint from the Urban Decay Naked Palette to define the ends of my brow and Naked 2 in the front bit of my brows. I set it with Hema Eye Brow Gel in Brown
To start off the eyeshadow I primed my lid with Too Faced Shadow Insurance, as always. I then took a large, fluffy paddleshaped brush and applied Foxy to my browbone and crease. I then used the same brush to apply Walk of Shame all over the moving eyelid.
Next I applied Naked 2 all over my crease with a fluffy, tapered blending brush and underneath my eye with a pencil brush.
I then applied Faint to the crease with a pencil brush for some more definition and in the outer corner of my eye, both to the lower and upper lid.
Then I took a fairly large angled liner brush and applied Crave to 3/4's of my upper lash line. No wing, no fancy tricks. With my hooded lids I often prefer not to put a wing on my liner as it tends to just get lost and/or crooked anyway. I then applied the shade Venus to my inner corner and also lightly on the very arch of my brow.
Curl them lashes and apply a generous coat of your mascara of choice. I used a Tweezerman Lash Curler and Catrice Lashes to Kill Waterproof Volume Mascara.
Moving on to the cheeks! To fake having cheekbones I applied a medium taupe (eyeshadow) powder by Inglot with a domed blush brush to the "hollows" of my cheeks. Excuse the "" but let's be honest, my cheeks are everything but hollow! To warm up my face a bit I topped it off with The Body Shop Honey Bronze Bronzing Powder in the shade 02. I also applied a little of the bronzer along my jawline and at my hairline at the temples.
For a healthy glow to my cheeks I used a Hema Limited Edition Blusher. They are no longer sold and it only says 06 on the back of the packaging. It's a true coral with a gold shimmer. On my cheekbones I applied the Catrice Prime and fine Highlighting Powder. Both of these products contain a very subtle shimmer that pretty much only shows in strong (flash) light or direct daylight, but they do provide a very healthy looking glow that I like.
On my lips I applied Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in the shade 03. It's a brown-y pink nude, that wears very well but can easily look a little brown, so I always blend it in a little with my finger. With this look you can pretty much throw on any colour lip, as long as it doesn't clash too much with your blush. (Which you can always just adapt anyway.)
As I wanted to make it a point in this tutorial to show what this palette is good for, I decided to do a very subtle "day-time" look first. For example one you would wear to work or school. But what if you decide to go out for dinner/drinks/concert/anything your long day? Well! Follow me, if you please.
To jazz the look up a little you will need only a few extra things. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eye Pencil in the colour Demolition, an eyeshadow paddle brush, a fluffy, tapered blending brush, a stiff dome brush and the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette. These are all things that would be easy to bring along to either school or work in a small make-up bag.
First I applied Naked 2 to my entire eyelid and into the crease using the paddle brush. I then picked up a generous amount of Faint with my stiff dome brush and applied this to 2/3's of my eyelid and blended it into the crease. I then lined my upper and lower waterline with the Demolition Eye Pencil and also blended it along 2/3's of my lower lash line, making sure it was nice and dark.
And this is the finished result. A soft, smokey look, which is still able to carry a bright or dark lip. You can of course, if you feel comfortable doing so, make it a lot darker. I personally prefer a softer look usually as I just find it more flattering on my. And things tend to look very dark on my pale skin.
What do you think of this day/evening look? Did you find the tutorial useful? Any other thoughts? Let me know in the comments below!
Next post will most likely be my review of the UD Eye Pencil.
Thank you for reading and untill next time!
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