"Royals" Eyeshadow

I have been crazy obsessed with the song "Royals" by Lorde. Not only is the song catchy, but the makeup in the video is really fun. It's an easy look to copy, so I'll go over it in this post.

If you haven't seen the video, check it out!

We don't care. We're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.

 Products I Used:

• Urban Decay Naked 2 palette
• NYX Eyeshadow Base in 03 Skin Tone
• Eyeshadow brush
• Eyeliner brush
• Shading brush
• Rimmel Exaggerate Eye Definer in 261 Noir
• Eyelash curler
• Ulta Voluptuous Volume Mascara in Black

Note: For this tutorial, I have already applied my base and concealer.

1.  First, apply eyeshadow base to your eyelids.

2.  Use your eyeshadow brush to apply a light nude or pink color to your eyelids. I used the "Bootycall" color from the Naked 2 palette.

3.  Apply your eyeliner along the upper lash line, without extending past the outer corner or your eye.

4.  Next, using your eyeliner brush, make a "v" shape on the outer corner of your eye with your black eyeshadow. I used "Blackout" from the Naked 2 palette.

5.  Using your eyeliner brush, bring the shadow inward along your eyelid crease, and along your eyeliner.

6.  Use your shading brush to blend inward. You can use your eyeliner brush after to make sure the outer corner is still defined.

7.  Finish the look with some mascara, and you're done!

Note:  I curled my lashes before applying mascara to give it a more dramatic finish.

"We're better than we ever dreamed. And I'm in love with being queen."

Just another beautiful day, xoxo

Sinehan

Basic Eyeshadow

Sometimes, you want a more "done-up" look, but don't have much time beyond what it usually takes to slap on some eyeliner, mascara, and go.  In this post, I will go over a quick, two-color eyeshadow look.

Products I used:

• Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette
• NYX Eyeshadow Base in 03 Skin Tone
• Eyeshadow brush
• Crease shadow brush
• Prestige Liquid Eyeliner in Black
• Rimmel Exaggerate Eye Definer in 261 Noir
• Eyelash curler
• Clinique High Impact Mascara in Black

Note:  As always, feel free to use drugstore substitutes for the more expensive products that I use.  Maybelline makes an "ExpertWear" line of eyeshadow duos that are quite excellent.

1.  First, cover your entire eyelid with the eyeshadow base.  This will help the shadow stay longer and give the color more consistency.

2.  Use your highlighter on both the inner corners of your eyes, as well as right underneath your brows (highlighted on one eye in picture below).  I use the "Bootycall" color from the Naked 2 Palette as my highlighter.

Note: All right, so technically this is a three color shadow, but I don't count the highlighter as a color.  You don't have to use a highlighter, but it gives the shadow a more finished look.

For my two shadow colors, I picked YDK and Busted.

3.  Next, use the lighter of the two colors, YDK, to cover from the inner corner to just past mid-lid with the eyeshadow brush (highlighted on one eye below).

4.  Using the crease brush, use the darker color for the outer corner of the eye, and blend into the crease.

5.  Finish the look with some eyeliner and mascara.

Note: I did put some eyeliner on the bottom lid, using the Rimmel pencil.  When I do my bottom liner, I go along the lash line, from the outer corner to about mid-eye.

Just another beautiful day, xoxo

Sinehan