Dramatically Dark Smokey Eye Makeup

My prom season has officially begun! Prom makeup is one of my favorite types of makeup to do. Here goes my first prom makeup client break down....

She requested a dark, dramatic smokey eye with a nude lip. I took it to a heavier contour so we wouldn't lose any of her facial features with the heavier eye look. It turned out stunning!! Pictures truly don't do it justice. And can I just mention how flawless her skin is?! Seriously...This girl has skin to die for!

The break down....

1. I started working on her skin first. I primed her face with MAC Moisture Infusion, followed by Korres Greek Yogurt primer. I let these sink into the skin while I started the eye makeup.

2. For an eye primer I used Tarte's Creaseless primer. All the shadows I used on this entire eye look are from the LORAC Pro palette (a necessity!). 

3. Using a fluffy brush I put down "Taupe" as a transition color from the lid to the brow bone. To build more intensity in the crease I mixed "Sable" and "Expresso". This built the depth. Using a MAC 217 I started defining the outer V with a matte gray shade from the MAC RiRi Smokey Eyes quad. I gradually built this color up. After the shadows were blended out enough I went in with "Black" on another MAC 217 and put this just on the outer edge, slightly into the crease. As for the lid, I applied "Slate" with a flat shader brush. There is a slight inner corner and brow bone highlight, using "Cream" from the LORAC Pro palette. Seriously...So simple!

4. To give the eye look a serious smokey look I used Tarte's Skinny Smolder eyes in black. I smudged this along her lash line and blended it out with a smudger brush with just a tad bit of "Black" on it from the LORAC Pro palette. As for lashes, I applied Red Cherry "#43". 

5. Once the primers set into her skin I applied YSL Illuminating foundation in #50 to the entire face. She didn't need much coverage, but it helped even everything out. I used a Sigma F80 brush.

6. As for highlighting and contouring, I used MAC Pro Longwear concealer in NW20 under her eyes, bridge of the nose, forehead, chin, cupid's bow, and jawline. For the contour I used Too Faced Chocolate Soileil on her forehead, temples, hollows of her cheeks, and jawline. This all blended out very nicely. To set the concealer in place I used MAC Prep & Prime CC in "Illuminating". 

7. As for blush, I wanted to put a little bit of color back into the face, but nothing that would take away from the contour/highlight and eyes. I used Clinque's "Peach pop" on the apples of her cheeks in a backwards motion. To give the blush a little more emphasis I touched the tops of the cheekbones with MAC mineralize skin finish in "Soft & Gentle".

8. Once the eye makeup was set I smoked out her lower lash line using "Expresso" and "Black" from the LORAC Pro palette to give it a darker look. I finished the lashes off with Makeup Forever mascara in black. 

9. As for the lips, I used MAC "Hue" lipstick and MAC "The Wee Coquette" lip glass (this was discontinued). 

10. To set the makeup and ensure the face to last all night long I used Urban Decay "Chill". 

This look came together so beautifully, and pictures truly don't do it justice!! Absolutely stunning! Not to mention she was an amazing client to work with. XO