- So step number one for creating the perfect eye look
is chooting the, (laughs) chooting?
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Choosing the right eye. (blowing raspberry)
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Number one for choosing (coughs) sorry.
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For choosing, oh my god, why do I keep saying choosing?
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Hi guys, my name is Megan,
and I am part of the social and content team
here at Adore Beauty.
I'm also a freelance makeup artist
and have been for about five years.
So today I'm going to take everything right back to basics
and I'm going to show you how to create this eye look,
including eyeshadow application
as well as how to apply false lashes, at home, by yourself.
So you may notice that I don't have any face makeup on,
and that is deliberate.
So, when I usually have foundation on
and then go in with my eye shadow,
I've found that I get fallout, and it kind of sits all here.
And it just makes your foundation
look really gunky and dirty.
If you're using really light shadows,
then you can probably get away
with just doing your foundation first,
but if you're using dark browns or blacks,
I would definitely recommend doing your eyes first.
So step number one for creating the perfect eye
is first choosing the perfect base.
So today I'm going to be using TV Paint Stick by Kryolan.
You can also use this as a foundation,
which, if you look at the other videos you will see.
So I'm just gonna take a really, really light layer of this.
I'm not gonna really pack it on
'cause it is quite a full coverage product.
So I'm just going to place this onto my lid area,
and you may notice that this shade
is a lot different to my skin tone.
It's because my neck and my chest
are the same shade as this, so I'm tryna create unison here.
My face literally never sees sunlight,
so that's why there's such a color difference there.
And I always make sure that I go in
and cover the dark area in here.
So now that I'm looking real, real crazy,
I'm going to set the TV Stick that I just used as a base
so that it doesn't crease or create any yucky lines.
So I'm just going in
with the Make Up For Ever Pro Finish Powder,
and I'm just going to set that with a fluffy brush.
So today we're gonna be using
the Meet Matt(e) Trimony palette from theBalm.
So cute.
These are completely matte shadows.
We're gonna be creating a matte look today
because I feel that this is probably something
that you can wear both day and night,
so it's a bit more transferrable for everyone.
So, I'm gonna go into Matt Lopez and Matt Evans,
and I'm just gonna take this on a fluffy brush
and I'm gonna start in my crease.
So, if you're not sure where your crease is,
basically everyone has a bone here within their socket,
and you just wanna push the brush
into that little crevice underneath the bone.
And you're just gonna do little windshield wiper motions.
As you can see, that's already created heaps of definition.
Never, ever start with your darkest shade in your crease
because it's gonna look crazy
and it's gonna be really hard to blend out.
Another option is you can use your bronzer.
Today, for my cheeks, I'm gonna be using Hoola by Benefit,
but I'm also going to blend some of that into my eye crease.
This is really great
'cause it kinda just brings the whole look together,
eyes, cheeks, everything.
And just pressing really softly and really gently
on the eye area as well, I find always helps.
And now we'll bring it down slightly
just into the outer corner of my eye.
I would also recommend when doing eye makeup,
always do each eye at the same stage.
So, don't completely finish the right eye
and then have to go recreate it on the left eye,
because it'll probably be hard.
Okay, so now I'm going to take Matt Lin,
which is just a nice, pale shade.
Now I take this on my finger because I just find
that it allows the shadow to be a lot more pigmented,
and I just want to highlight my inner lid with that shade.
And I don't swipe it on, I just dab it on.
So as you can see, that's already created
a nice highlighting effect for my inner corner.
And for the other eye, I go in with my left hand.
My left finger I should say, you could use this one
but I just feel like this just kind of contours better.
So you actually could just leave it here,
chuck your mascara on and you're pretty much good to go,
but for anyone that wants to take it that extra step,
I'm going to show you how to do that.
Taking a Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush,
I'm gonna use Matt Reed.
So it's this lovely, chocolatey brown,
and I'm just going to add some drama in my outer corner.
When adding darker shades, tread carefully.
You wanna ensure that the darker shade
doesn't end up being placed here,
'cause that will cut your eye off.
You wanna ensure that the darkest shade
is placed just in this little V here, kinda like a triangle.
And I'm just going to pack on the product to begin with.
As you can see, it will transfer slightly up into this area,
so there's really no need
to be swiping it up past your socket line,
because as soon as you place the shadow onto there,
it will naturally transfer slightly
so to just give you a nice gradient without being like,
oh god, what do I do with all this shadow?
I don't know how to blend it out.
So now I'm just going to slowly blend that out
in little circular motions,
but always staying on the mobile lid
and never blending up through here.
- [Crew Member] I make that mistake a lot.
- Oh do you?
- [Crew Member] Yeah. (laughs)
- So that was helpful? (laughs)
- [Crew Member] Yeah!
- And this technique is actually called a classic eye,
so when the eye goes light to dark.
A smokey eye, like technically,
is actually when there's the same gradient
or the same shadow across the whole eye,
and it gets darker to lighter.
When you're going from your medium shadows
to your light shadow to your dark shadow,
if you can, and if your kit allows,
try and use a different brush
for each shadow that you're using.
That way you can get really, really detailed application
of each shade, and then you're not gonna try and go in
with your light shadow but it's throwing off tones
of dark brown 'cause you're using the same brush.
Okay, so I'm pretty much finished with my three shadows.
If you wanted to take it further or you just love shimmer,
you could 100% go in with a shimmery shade on the inner,
or on the outer, it's completely up to you,
but today I'm just keeping it matte.
But I will be adding a little brow highlight,
'cause I love a little (bubble popping) pop of the brow.
I'm just gonna take a little detail brush
and I'm gonna spray Fix Plus.
Fix Plus basically just makes any pigment pop.
So, going to the Eye of Horus
Eclipse Goddess Traveller, Luxor Light.
This shade is amazing.
Get ready.
Brace yourself for this.
And I'm just gonna pop it into that little area there,
where my brow arches.
Ooh, honey!
And now I'm just going to soften the edges with my finger.
So, as you can see, it's really just transformed the look,
and you can go as heavy or as light as you want
with the brow highlight.
You could sweep your brow highlight
all the way across your brow line,
but personally I just like to add it
to the arch of your brow so that it accentuates that area,
because let's just say that you were in the sun,
if the sun was on your face,
you would naturally get a high peak there,
and you would naturally get a shadow here
just because of the way that your forehead is contoured.
Okay so now I'm going to move on to mascara.
So, I'm gonna be using
the Maybelline Falsies Lash Lift Mascara.
So what I like to do when I'm applying my mascara
is I like to zigzag through the lashes,
'cause I feel that each lash has a greater exposure then
to the mascara.
I hate it when you sneeze when your mascara's still wet.
- [Crew Member] Don't sneeze then.
- Achoo! Nah, I'm joking. (laughs)
I'm just gonna let my mascara dry for a little bit,
but whilst it is drying, I am going to start carving out
the perimeter of my shadow.
So, I'm just gonna take a wipe.
Basically what we wanna do is create a soft line
from our bottom lash line to the end of our eyebrow.
Another guide is the end of your nose
to the end of your eyebrow.
So I'm just gonna start around here
where my bottom lash ends,
and I'm just going to create a soft line upwards,
just above the temple.
It's just a bit cleaner.
And then I usually just pat out the edges
just so that they're not so harsh.
So, hot tip, if you've ever gotten mascara
up here, down here, over here,
there's two ways you can get rid of it.
The best way, I would say, is just let it dry.
Just keep going on with your makeup,
let it dry for about two to three minutes,
grab a spoolie, so basically just like a clean mascara wand,
and then once the mascara has actually dried on your skin,
if you just press really gently, it'll flake off
and it won't smudge and go everywhere.
But another way that you can do that
if you don't have a spoolie on hand, just grab a cotton tip,
but also wait for the mascara to completely dry,
and then just go in and you can just kind of tack it off.
If you take one thing from that whole tip,
it is wait 'til the mascara is dry.
It is now time for lashes.
I know that this can be the bane of some people's existence.
Yes they can be annoying,
but practice really, really does make perfect.
You need to decide what you want out of your lash.
If you want your eye to look more elongated,
then I would go for a lash type that is like this.
They start shorter on the inside,
and then they flare out longer
as you get further down the lash band.
When you have a lash like that,
it's basically going shorter to longer,
and it'll lift and elongate the eye.
If you wanted your eye to appear more round or rounder,
then I would opt for a lash that is either the same length
all the way across, or it goes short,
it's longest peak is in the middle of the lash,
and then it goes back to short.
I don't know if you've ever found,
so you've popped your fake lash on, it looks great,
you've headed out, you look in the mirror,
the inside of your lash has come unstuck
so you've got this straight line that just sticks out.
Doesn't look cute, and it's really annoying to fix
then and there because you're out.
I very, very rarely place fake lashes
right into the inner of my eye.
I have quite watery eyes, so as soon as water hits adhesive,
if that wasn't stuck down properly,
it's gonna pop off straight away.
So what I like to do is I always like to tailor my lash
and trim it.
I always cut it from the outer corner,
just because I feel like
then they blend a lot more seamlessly with my lashes.
I've just chopped my lash.
So, that was originally sitting there.
And what I do to make sure that they're symmetrical
on both sides is I always just count the little knots.
So I cut one, two, three, four, five.
I cut five little knots off from the outer half,
and then I'll do that on the other side as well.
'Kay, so taking my MODELROCK adhesive,
this is my favorite lash glue.
What I like to do is just pop some on the back of my hand
and I'm just gonna let it air dry for a little bit.
If you let it air dry for a little bit, it becomes tacky,
so then when you pop the lash onto your lid,
it'll stick a lot easier.
So I usually just grab some lash glue
on the end of my tweezer, and then I just coat the strip,
being sure not to touch the inner edge or the outer edge.
You don't want glue on top of the actual lash,
you just want it on the little strip.
And that's probably enough glue.
I probably wouldn't go more than that,
'cause then it just starts to look a bit clunky
and it takes ages to dry.
For some reason, I find it easier
to pop my left eye fake lash on with my fingers,
but if you have false nails, like acrylics
and they're really long, that can be really hard.
So, if that's the case,
then just grab them with your tweezers
and I'll show you how to apply them with tweezers.
So, get a mirror.
What you wanna try and do is pop the lash in the little area
where your natural lashes meet your eyelid.
So there's that little spot,
and the fake lash will sit perfectly into it,
you just need to move slowly
and don't let the lash sense your fear.
I'm tilting my head back and I'm coming vertically,
kinda like a bird's eye view onto the lash,
and I'm just going to place that into the crevice,
and I'm gonna let go.
Now you can see it's pretty much in the right place,
we're just gonna have to do a little bit of tweaking
to make sure that it sits perfectly into that little spot.
So with my fingers, or acrylic nail people,
just use your tweezers, I'm not just going to grab the lash
and I'm just going to pull it downwards
into that little crevice.
And then I'm going to slowly push the lash
into, kind of like towards my eyelid,
so that it can kind of sit in.
Now as you can see, the inside of my lash
is already starting to pop off,
so I'm gonna go and place that to make sure
that when the adhesive starts to dry,
it's going to dry in the exact right spot.
So I'm going in with my tweezer
and I'm just going to push that down into the correct place,
and I'm going to go back in with my finger.
While these are drying, I want to make sure
that my natural lashes and the fake lash
are going to look seamless with each other.
So what I like to do is grab my tweezers
and I'm going to clamp my natural lash
and the false lash together.
And as you can see,
they're already molded quite nicely together.
And I will just continue that process
along the whole lash line.
With this lash glue, it can appear white.
That's fine, it's just drying.
So once it dries, it is clear.
Begin with the right lash.
Hm, got glue a little bit everywhere, that's okay.
I'm actually quite happy with where that's sitting.
That was a fluke guys, it's not always that easy.
So I'm just gonna let that dry now
so that I don't muck it up. (laughs)
Whilst the top is drying, I'm gonna go in
and show you how to smoke up your bottom.
That sounds so bad. (Crew Member laughing)
How to go into the bottom lash line
and smoke that up a little bit,
just so that your eyes aren't too top-heavy
and they're balanced.
So, taking a little bit of Kryolan once again,
I'm just going to swipe that on my lower lash line,
just so that the shadow has something to stick to.
The thing is, you can't use just any foundation.
You do have to be careful
with what you're using as an eyeshadow base,
because if your foundation is really, really dewy,
then you can have issues with longevity
because the eyelid already produces so many oils naturally
that throughout the day you can find
that your eyeshadow can slip and slide
if it's not properly prepped.
So, you can also use a really,
a nice matte concealer as your eyeshadow base,
I've found that that works really, really well.
Matte foundations are okay as well,
but if you're ever worried about it slipping and sliding,
just make sure that you set it with powder first,
'cause that's always a really great safeguard
against naturally-produced oils on the eyelid.
We'll just set it with some powder, this powder,
the same Make Up For Ever powder as before.
So we'll just dust that under my eye.
- [Crew Member] I don't use makeup brushes.
I just use my fingers.
- Shut up!
Even for your eyes?
- [Crew Member] Because I got a brush once
and I used it and it wasn't pigmented enough,
and I was like, cool, I give up. (laughs)
- You're wild! - So, I wanna learn
and get good at brushes. - Oh my god, you're so funny.
- I just don't have any. - Yeah, get some good brushes.
I'm going to take the Real Techniques Shading Brush,
and I'm going to dip into Matt Lopez.
Ooh, what's going on with my voice? (clears throat)
Matt Lopez and Matt Evans.
You could also use Hoola bronzer
as we did in our transition shade, and I'm just going to
run that gently along the lower lash line.
Now, if it was a daytime look,
I would actually just leave that there
with the transition shades
and just pop some bottom mascara on.
I think that that is actually enough
to create dimension of the eye
without it being too top-heavy,
but, since I feel like being extra.
So, Matt Reed is the shade
that we popped into our outer crease,
so we're basically going to mimic
exactly what we did on the top,
but we're gonna do it on the bottom.
So I'm just going to run Matt Reed
on the outer part of my lower lash line,
and I'm not gonna be too heavy-handed with it
because I don't wanna create a massive dark shadow
under my eye, I just want there to be some dimension
and some definition.
So as you can see, that's already created the illusion
that my eye is a bit more lifted,
and it just kind of mimics what we've done on the top so,
it's a bit matchy matchy but it's a vibe.
So as you can see,
daytime appropriate, nighttime appropriate.
But really you can wear them both anytime.
If you wanted to take it that step further,
you could add a brown liner to the inner waterline
if you wanted to take it a step forward with the drama.
If you wanted to open up your eyes that little bit more,
you could add a nude liner to your waterline,
completely up to you.
Today I'm just gonna leave mine just natural
and I'm just gonna pop some mascara on my bottom lashes.
I'm quite light with the bottom mascara
because I don't want it to transfer
onto the shadowing that I just applied.
But if it does, 'cause to be honest,
mine pretty much always transfers,
I don't know how I got that so seamless this time,
I would just take a cotton tip, let it dry,
and then just smudge it out as I said earlier.
It's amazing how much more careful you are
when you're doing your makeup on camera.
Okay, so that is pretty much my eye look completed.
I'm gonna go and put on some foundation now,
so that I don't look crazy and so that my look is complete,
but stay tuned, 'cause I'm going to be taking you through
how to create a flawless foundation base.
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