Hey everyone, needed a little purple in my life. Below are the step by step instructions for how I achieved this colorful smokey eye. Follow this Link for the Video tutorial: HERE

Products used:

Coastal Scents 88 Color Eye Shadow Palette

Morphe Shadow Palettes (350M, Such a Gem & Boss Mood)

RCMA Concealor/Foundation

NYX Color Correctors

Ben Nye Loose Powder

Graftobian Setting Powder

Tarte Mascara Big Ego

Brushes Used:

Color Corrector/Concealor/Pressed Powder Application:

ELF Foundation Blurring Brush

Ben Nye DB-12 Concealor brush

Setting Powder:

Ben Nye Neutral Set Loose Powder

Eyebrows:

Morphe M165

Eyeshadow:

Kryolan Art. 3714

Morphe R39

Crown SS011

Crown 237 mini smudger

Kryolan Art. 3806

I chose purples of various levels of color but kept them all cool toned. Mixing undertones can cause your shadow to look chaotic instead of blended and flowing. Using contrasting (i.e. complimentary) colors that have different undertones is different than using the same color scheme and clashing your undertones.

1. Brow bone pale purple from the Coastal Scents 88 Color Palette. – Kryolan Art. 3714 brush (A pale purple shadow)
2. Using a flat shadow brush apply Laven-Dare from the Such a Gem Morphe Shadow Palette to inner half of lid. – Kryolan Art. 3714 brush (A light purple shimmer)
3. Using a flat shadow brush apply It’s Violit from the Such a Gem Morphe Shadow Palette onto outer half of the lid. – Kryolan Art. 3714 brush (a medium dark shimmer purple)
4. Using a round blending brush apply Grape Minds from Such a Gem Morphe Shadow Palette into the crease and softly up onto brow bone. – Morphe R39 brush (matte medium purple)
5. Place a darker color into crease, Make it Reign from the Such a Gem Morphe Shadow Palette and blend softly up into the medium color keeping most of it into the deepest part of the crease. – Morphe R39 brush (dark matte purple)
6. For added dimension and depth I used the Morphe Boss Mood Palette color Transformer. Using the Crown SS011 brush I blended it into the deepest part of the crease to contour my eye. – Crown SS011 brush (very dark purple)
7. To thicken my lash line I used Transformer (very dark purple) along the lash line and then my lower waterline in the outer half. – Kryolan Art. 3806 brush
8. Using an angle liner brush applied Laven-Dare to inner waterline, then a touch of it under the brow bone and to the inner tear duct using the Crown 237 mini smudger
9. For additional smoking out beneath the eye I smudged out Grape Minds beneath the lower waterline outer half of my eye. – Crown 237 mini smudger

And there you have it!

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