With plans to attend an art opening, Kristin hoped to hold her date's attention by wowing him with a sleek and bold makeup look. The solution - smoldering, smoky eyes that are a masterpiece in their own right. Let's see a still life compete with those!
Name: Kristin
Special Occasion: Art opening at a Soho gallery
Kristin is hoping for a sleek and sophisticated look. Tonight she and her boyfriend are going to an art opening in Soho. Nadine felt this was the perfect opportunity for Kristin to experiment with a more dramatic eye.
Makeover created by: Nadine Luke, the Director of Makeup Artistry for MAC Makeup
Apply moisturizer first to prime skin. Next, Nadine mixed sheer foundation with a shimmering bronzing liquid for a radiant coppery look. Apply foundation using a brush or sponge, smoothing with your fingers. Mix a small amount of foundation with concealer for easier blending. Using a concealer brush, apply a small amount under your eyes, on eyelids and to any blemishes. Set your makeup using a pressed powder.
Using a rich orange/brown powder blush, Nadine applied color to the apples of Kristin's cheeks blending it back toward the hairline. Use small circular motions. Next Nadine went over the original blush color with a light peach powder to create glowing highlights.
Line your lips with pencil in a soft nude color. Using a lip brush apply warm shimmering beige lip color. Top with a light coat of a pinky beige gloss. Nadine likes to use these bronze/pink colors to extend the look of a summer tan
First, apply a pale silver/beige shadow all over the entire lid as a base coat. (It can also be used to highlight the top of the cheekbone, just under the eye.) Then, working with a warm bronze shadow, use a blending brush to sweep the color across the eyelid and up into the crease. Start the color lightly and build the intensity slowly. "Don't do too much at one time, but don't be afraid of what you do," says Nadine.
Using a black eye gloss, Nadine used a brush to gently push this color into the lid. Keep the color more concentrated and wet looking toward the lash line and a bit more subtle and sheer toward the crease.
To set the gloss and add a little sizzle to the look, Nadine pressed a shimmering metallic green shadow over the gloss and used a liner brush to also press this color into the lower lash line. It's important to press the color and not sweep it. If you sweep you'll end up with a lot of shadow fallout.
With a green/black eyeliner pencil line the inside of both the top and bottom lashes. Go back over the bottom lashes running the pencil along the outer edge. Make sure to blend and slightly smudge this color. According to Nadine, "The key to a smoky look is all in the blending. There should be no hard lines, thus the name 'smoky'!"
