The Summer Smoky Eye series continues this week, and this time I had the opportunity to make my sister Liza over for a wedding she was attending. She normally wears no makeup (she is poreless anyway!) and her idea of being put together is a little bit of mascara. And by little bit I mean I can’t even tell she’s wearing any.  She wanted to amp up the glamour with a soft smoky eye and this is what we came up with.

The colour placement on this one is super basic, so really I think anyone can do this.  If the other brown smoky eye was a bit too much for your taste, then you might like this one better.

Swatches (from left): NARS Cordura Duo Eyeshadow, MAC Soft Brown, MAC Arena

Get the Look

For the eyes, using a fluffy shader brush, take a shimmery light peach (MAC Arena) to highlight the brow bone and inner corners.  Then, apply a matte medium brown (MAC Soft Brown) all over the lid.  Using a fluffy blending brush like the MAC 217, take a deeper shimmery brown (lighter side of NARS Cordura Duo) and apply on the outer 1/3 of the lid and outer crease.  Smudge this same colour on the outer 2/3 of the lower lash line.  Take a deep brown (almost black like the darker side of NARS Cordura Duo) and apply to the outer V with a pointed crease brush like the MAC 226.  Smudge this same colour to the outer 1/3 of the lower lash line.  Smudge a black eyeliner on the outer half of the upper lash line (Annabelle Ohmygoth!) and go over the same line with the deep brown.  Add mascara (L’Oreal Voluminous waterproof) to the top lashes.

For the cheeks, start with a cream blush (MAKE UP FOR EVER #5 Nip Slip HD Blush) to make the colour last longer.  Then go over it with a no- or low-shimmer coral powder blush (MAC Hipness).  Contour the cheeks and temples with a matte dark brown blush (MAKE UP FOR EVER #17 Espresso).

For the lips, go with a gorgeous neutral lipstick (MAC Viva Glam V).

More Pictures!

It was the first time I mixed my FACE atelier foundations for her.
She is a few shades darker than me (probably NC45) and I was really pleased with the match.
I believe it was 2 parts 0+, 1 part Honey.

Oh and we really like this blush combo.

I also experimented with her hair using Pixiwoo’s tutorial below.

What’s Up?

Is there anything exciting you’re looking forward to, just happened, or is currently happening in your life? For myself, I just got a bike so I can now ride along the lake shore and it is pretty sweet! I am also looking forward to a 5-day vacation in California in the second week of August. I’ve never been, so I am really excited! We will probably be going to San Francisco. Do you have recommendations on what to see, eat, or shop?

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