Black and Red Smokey Eye tutorial

I was inspired by an old Avril Lagvine picture I found on the internet. She was wearing a very bright red shadow with black to smoke it out. I'm sure if there are any Avril fans out there, you know what I'm talking about. I didn't save the pic to show for comparison and believe me I tried to look for it. It was from some random site. It stuck with me for a while and I just decided to do it to get it out of my head. Beautiful for Blue or Green eyes. brings out the green in Hazel colored eyes.

How to:

1. Apply a primer all over eyelid up to under brow. Use under lower lash if desired. I don't usually put primer under my lower lash because I use a waterproof eyeliner as a base for my shadows. I used Urban Decay Primer Potion


2. Using Kat Von D 'Love and Fury' palette. Apply the red cream Bloodletting, to the eye lid. Blend well into crease. Any red eyeshadow cream will work although I havn't seen alot.


3. Using Alice in Wonderland palette by Urban Decay, pat the color Queen, all over eyelid and into crease. The color is also known as Last Call.


4. Using AIW palette again, apply color Jabberwocky (also known as Oil Slick), to outer 1/3 corner of eye and blend into crease. Leave some Queen color on the inner eye corner.


5. Using AIW palette, apply color White Rabbit (also known as Polyester Bride), lightly under brow as highlight. I find patting the color on with a crease brush prevents any glitter fallout. Reapply if you need more color until you reach desired effect.


6. Line upper eye lash with any black eyeliner. I used Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner in Zero.


7. With same black eyeliner line bottom lashes and inner water line. Blend with smudge brush.


8. Apply color Queen from AIW palette on top of smudged black liner.


9. Finish with lots of mascara.


10. Lashes are optional. I used Makeup Forever # 27 Laura

Tools Recommended:

1. Eyeshadow Brush


2. Smudge Brush


3. Crease Brush


4. Small Detail Eyeshadow Brush (for outer corners and crease)

Adora Palette Tutorial

For this look I used the Kat Von D Love and Fury palette. Using the black cream, Crucifix, as a base, the black shadow with blue glitter specks, Oddfellow, to set on the lid, and the dark gray color, Glock, in the crease. For under the brow I used a Bare Mineral eyeshadow in 2000 to give it more sparkle. The top eyelash was lined with Too Faced glitter liner in Smurfette. On the inner rim of lower lash I used Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero. Mascara was a combo of 2 coats of Sephora Lash Stretcher, and finished with Sephora Plump mascara.

This look was really fast to do and is meant to be more of a dramatic look. I wore this out to the bank and the teller was really mesmerized with it or she was just shocked. Either way, wear it if you dare.

How to:

1. Using your ring finger, lightly apply Crucifix all over top lid and into crease. Blending edges and does not have to be perfect. Not too thick or it will crease. Less is more and adding is better than taking off.
2. Take Oddfellow and pat color onto upper eye lid. Do not blend too much as the glitter will not be as bold.
3. Take Glock and press into the crease of eye. With a blending brush soften edges.
4. Lightly pat 2000 under brow and reapply Glock if needed.
5. Line upper lash line with Smurfette.
6. Line lower lash line and inner rim with Zero and smudge with smudge brush.
7. Apply Oddfellow on top of lower lash liner to set.
8. Finish with LOTS of mascara or even false lashes for more impact.

I'm not going to post brushes anymore as it takes forever to do and I pretty much use the same ones. I have the brushes on my other tutorials posted with links to see what they look like if you have any questions.

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