Face: Prep and Prime SPF 50 Laura Mercier Oil-Free Foundation Primer MUFE HD Foundation in 117 Studio Finish Concealer in NC20 Silicon Spheres MSFN in Light Medium Cubic Blush Emote Blush to contour Moonriver Blush duo

Eyes: TFSI Painterly PP Smoke and Diamonds e/s Knight Divine e/s Carbon e/s Saddle e/s Soft Brown e/s Blanc Type e/s White Frost e/s Blacktrack f/l Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara Coquette e/s on brows

Lips: Lollipop Lovin l/s

Bad hair day. Ugh.

Face:

Face:

Laura Mercier Oil-Free Foundation Primer MUFE HD Foundation in 117 Studio Finish Concealer in NC20 Silicon Spheres Emote Blush to contour Blooming Blush Petticoat MSF

Eyes:

TFSI Bare Study paint pot Photorealism Quad Carbon e/s Blanc Type e/s Cake Shop Shadestick on lower lash line Grey Range and Fresh Approach e/s on lower lashline Prestige Black Liquid Liner Buried Treasure Eye Kohl on waterline Zoomlash Black mascara Coquette e/s on brows

Lips:

Viva Glam VI l/g

This was inspired by a FOTD on Specktra using the MAC Graphic Gardens palette…. Which I unfortunately don’t have, but I substituted with similar colors from the MAC permanent collection!

Face:

Prep and Prime SPF 50 + Laura Mercier Primer MUFE HD Foundation in 117 Studio Finish Concealer in NC20 MSFN in Light Medium Strada Blush to contour Cubic Blush Moonriver Blush Duo

Eyes:

Painterly p/p Delft p/p Phloof! e/s Electric Eel e/s Freshwater e/s Tilt e/s Typographic e/s Saddle e/s Soft Brown e/s Blanc Type e/s Motif e/s Prestige Black liquid e/l Smolder eye kohl and Typographic e/s on lower lashline Zoom lash black mascara Coquette e/s on brows

Lips:

Myth l/s NYX Thalia l/s

Well let me clarify… Make that one eyeshadow. I did this look for a challenge on Specktra… I did use an eyeshadow primer, a liner, and mascara (which was acceptable per the rules). It was a lot of fun and had surprisingly beautiful results in my opinion! It really goes to show that most important aspect of a smokey eye is blending…. Blend, blend, blend your little heart out and then blend a little more!!! Since doing this challenge I have actually done a few smokey eyes with just one color (try shadows like Carbon, Knight Devine and Black Tied) and a highlight, and had similarly gorgeous results.

#1 Typographic, Fluidline in Blacktrack, and Benefit BadGal Lash Mascara

A little tip on technique… Using a 217 brush, apply the color heavily to the outer corner of your lid until you get the desired intensity, then spread it upwards toward the browbone, gradually lifting your brush and blending until you get a darker-to-lighter color gradient from your outer corner upwards (no harsh lines!). Repeat this process across your lid to create the smokey effect. Preferably, there should be little to no color in the innermost corner of your lid. A 224 will do a good job of smoothing over your blending job and further blending any harsh edges around the corners of your eyeshadow.

#2 Fig. 1, Fluidline in Blacktrack, and Benefit BadGal Lash Mascara

I tried a different technique with this look… I applied the eyeshadow to the outer corner, inner corner, and the crease with a pencil brush. I then used a 217 brush to lightly blend the corners toward the center of the lid, but kept the very center of the eyelid free of eyeshadow.