Hi kittens!
Today I bring to you a makeup tutorial! I've always been fond of big, girly eye looks, so this tutorial is going to show you how to make your eyes look bigger, more prominent, and make you look like the epitome of innocence (even when you're not! ;3)
This look is also perfect for glasses, because it plays up your eyes big time~!
(silly camera faces optional.)
So, I am a very big advocate of certain brands, but I am also a very big advocate of being able to translate looks with whatever makeup you have. For example, if I use a Buxxom Lash from Bare Esscentuals, which is a volumizing lash, you'll know you need a volumizing mascara. I highly reccomend the products I use, but I make a point on the tutorials being universal! Pharmacy or Sephora, you can still look your very best. :)
Doe-Eyed Innocence
What you'll need (What I use):
- Good, covering foundation. (Gosh X-ceptional Wear in Porcelain)
-Concealer (L'Oreal True Match Touche Magique in Rose Porcelain)
- Volumizing Black Mascara (Buxxom by Bare Escentuals)
-Black Liquid Eyeliner (Hard Candy's Walk The Line Liquid Eyeliner)
-White & Black eyeliner (Gosh's Eyeliner)
-Beige & Shimmery Blue Eyeshadow (Annabelle & L'Oreal eyeshadow)
What to do:
1. Apply your foundation. I usually apply a dab or two on my problem areas, or areas that need the most coverage. This way, I can blend out and the makeup won't look too heavy or caked on.
I really like Gosh X-ceptional Wear because it's very easy to wear, lasts all day long, and I've never had any bad experiences with it. I especially like that the pale tones are really very pale and match my skin tone well. Also, my brush, drugstore brand. I am in need of a new one soon, haha. The handle broke off this one!
2. Apply white eyeliner to the inside corner of your eye. This is really eye opening, and you can vary the wide-eyed look depending on how thick you draw your line. You can also fill in your waterline with white too, for an even brighter look. I chose to just do the outside, but I drew the white out to about halfway over my eyelid. It's okay if you make mistakes here, you'll be going over it soon. Experiment with different types of white eyeliner application!
3. Eyeshadow time. I'm using the beige as indicated in the picture, but you could also use a lighter color OR a darker color, depending on your mood/eye color. I wouldn't recommend varying too far from the color I'm using, but a play on beige, maybe a pinkish beige wouldn't be too far a stretch to use. Apply the eyeshadow liberally all over your lid.
Now, you're going to take your blue shimmer eyeshadow or pencil and you're going to fill in just the outer crease of your eye. So when you close your eye, you should be able to see the blue well, but when your eyes are open, a very subtle hint of tone will liven up your eye color. It's not the focus of the look, it's just a nice shimmer facet. Make it as shimmery as you want. I don't suggest glitter, though.
4. Now take your liquid eyeliner and apply a thick winged line. A Very good tutorial for winged liner is located right
here by the very lovely Keiko Lynn. Make the line as thick as you want. Personally, I think the thicker lines suit this look, so I drew it out like this:
(You also get a good view of the blue here.)
When this is done, now comes the fun and exciting part. We are going to draw on bottom lashes with our liquid eyeliner. This is going to give us a very innocent, Twiggy-esque look. This is where the doe-like wide eyed and girlyness comes in. You're going to be very careful with the application of the liner, and it should turn out something like so (or nicer):
Now, my application looks a bit messy, but you just clean it up with a Q-Tip and you're good to go! Less is more when it comes to this, space them out and put about five or six lines on your lower lashes. You don't want too many or it'll look crowded and ruin the look! :'<
5. Take your volumizing mascara and apply two coats to the top and bottom lashes. You can use an eyelash curler is you need one, the key to perfecting this is to open your eyes as much as possible. Longer and thick lashes are key. When everything is done and applied, you're done!
The final product should now look like this:
And there you have it!
Fill in your eyebrows (if needed), apply your favorite lip gloss and voila! You can bat your eyes and get anything you want with those gorgeous lashes!
Here are some pictures with only one eye done so you can compare:
See the difference?
And here's me, full face & hair done, ready to go.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any questions, reccomendations, or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comments.
xx,
