Lighter Smoky Eye Meets Natural Beauty

I had another gorgeous client this afternoon for prom makeup. She wanted a smoky eye look, but nothing too heavy or dark. I opted to work with more browns and taupes versus grays and blacks. I emphasized her natural features as well. I love how this look came out!

Here's the break down...

1. I primed her face with MAC Moisture Infusion, followed by Korres Greek Yogurt primer. I let this settle into the skin as I worked on the eyes.

2. For an eye primer I used Tarte's 24 hour Creaseless primer. Once this settled into the eye area we got to work! I mainly used the LORAC Pro palette to create this look with the help of some MAC shadows. To lay down a transition color I used a MAC 217 with MAC "Soft Brown". This was a bit darker than the skin, but still worked as a transition shade all over.

3. In the crease I used "Taupe", "Sable", and "Expresso" from the Lorac Pro palette mixed and blended together to create this less dramatic smoky look. On the lid I used "Cream" and "Pewter" from the LORAC Pro palette mixed together to give it some dimension. 

4. To keep the smokiness of the look going I used Tarte's Skinny Smolder eyes in black and blended it out with "Expresso". As for lashes I applied Ardell "demi 120". These created a more cat eye look. To blend out the look underneath the eye I used a mixture of "Sable" and "Expresso" on a pencil brush.

5. Before I applied foundation I sprayed her entire face with MAC Fix Plus. She was looking a little dry, and I didn't want dryness to be a problem with this look. As for foundation I used Revlon Colorstay For Normal/Dry skin in "Buff". I lightly applied this with Sigma F80. To conceal her eyes I applied MAC Pro Longwear concealer in "NW15". This brightened her face. To set the concealer in place I used MAC Prep and Prime CC in "Illuminating", but only on the concealer because her skin was dried out a bit.

6. To add a bit of dimension I used Benefit's Hoola bronzer on her forehead, hollows of her cheeks, and jawline. This wasn't too dark because I applied it with a MAC 188 to give it an airbrushed look. 

7. As for cheek color, I used MAC blush in "Melba" with MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in "Stereo Rose" on top. It gave a really nice sheen to the cheeks. 

8. I lightly filled in her brows, to give them more attention, with MAC "Soft Brown". 

9. As for a lip color I applied MAC "Pure Zen" with Urban Decay lipgloss in "Midnight Cowboy". These two complimented the look very well.

10. To set the entire look in place I used Urban Decay "Chill" setting spray.

This makeup look was natural, but it emphasized certain features. 

She was naturally beautiful, and I just emphasized certain features with makeup! She was another great client to work with...I'm surprised we got the makeup done in a timely matter beings she had me laughing the entire time. Beautiful makeup on a beautiful girl! XO!