Soft Glam Eye Shadow Tutorial

Time needed: 20 minutes.

Now, when we have all of the products lined up, let’s start our tutorial!

1. Primer

   Start with applying a primer that serves the needs of your skin: go either for pore filling, hydrating or oil-control one.
   

2. Foundation

   In my experience, a good foundation is the most important part of a good makeup look. The foundation I’m currently using it’s the best for when you are taking photos or videos. It makes your skin look so smooth, it almost looks unreal!
   
   

3. Brows

   Fill in the brows using a brow powder and a flat angled brush. Start by brushing your brows. Then, fill them in on the bottom. With upward strikes, move from the inner to the outer corner of your brows.
   
   

4. Eyeshadow Printer

   Before starting your eyeshadow application, make sure to apply a primer designed to prolong the life of your eye makeup. My current favorite is Kryolan Eyeshadow Primer which is less condensed than Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion.
   
   

5. Light Eye Shadow + Crease

   Start the eye makeup look with applying a light vanilla shade all over your lid, underneath the eyebrow, and in the corners of the eye. When you are done blending the vanilla shade, apply a light brown shade onto the crease, and blend until it’s almost translucent.
   
   

6. Metallic Eye Shadow

   When we are done with our eyeshadow base, it’s time to switch for metallic shades. Using a small flat concealer brush spritzed with a setting spray, apply a burgundy shade all over the lid. Then, put brown metallic shade on top of it.
   
   Please keep in mind that I didn’t start blending the shades together until both eye shadows were applied all over the lid. That way, we ensure that the metallic pigmentation is safe, while the crease area still looks blended and smooth.
   
   
   Left: both shades applied. Right: only burgundy shade is applied.

7. Concealer

   Apply concealer under the eyes and under the brow and blend them with a beauty sponge (under the eyes) and a flat concealer brush (under the brow).
   
   

8. Winged Eyeliner

   It’s time for a dramatic winged eyeliner and falsies! I usually apply eyeliner with a flat angled brush. Put on falsies and then go over lashes with a bit more eyeliner to make sure that the line is very sharp and straight.
   
   

9. Contouring

   Bronzer and blush – apply strategically and blend thoroughly.
   
   

10. Highlighter

    To make this metallic look even more festive and fun, I decided to apply even more glitter onto my eyes and cheeks. I used Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eye Shadow in #1 Silver Moon that works great both as a loose pigment and a highlighter.
    
    

11. Liquid Lipstick

    The next and most important step of this tutorial is a liquid lipstick. For this look, I used a new Milani Amore Matte Metallic Lip Creme in #06 Mattely In Love. It’s a beautiful red shade lipstick that has a subtle glow to it.
    
    

12. Setting Spray

    Finally, spritz your face with a setting spray. That way, you’ll ensure that your makeup will last all night long.