Smoky Gold Valentine's Day Tutorial 2

Last week I posted my first Valentine's Day tutorial of 2014 and I promised you something a bit more subtle and soft for those that don't want to wear super bright colors. As promised, here's my second tutorial!

Smoky Gold Valentine's Day Tutorial

This tutorial is full of soft, smoky browns, gold, some duos and glitter! It's soft and classic, but the duo and glitter give it a little something extra. 

What you need to recreate this look: 

• Nars Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base
• MAC water-based Mixing Medium (MAC pro store only)
• Make Up For Ever shadow #172
• MAC Old Gold pigment
• Inglot shadow #342'
• MAC Club eyeshadow
• Inglot shadow #351
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes liner 0L
• Stila Smudgestick in Koi (gold)
• MAC Naked pigment
• Fyrinnae Otherworld loose shadow
• Lit Cosmetics glitter in Champagne Wishes
• Lit Cosmetics Clear Glitter Base
• Red Cherry lashes #15 (and duo glue)

Face

• Whip Hand Cosmetics Set the Stage Primer
• Graftobian HD Creme Palette Cool #2
• Make Up For Ever Blush #8
• Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette 
• MAC Contouring Powder in Sculpt

Lips

• Urban Decay 24/7 lip liner in Ozone
• OCC stained gloss lip tar in New Wave

And now for the tutorial...

Step 1 - map out crease using Make Up For Ever shadow #172

Step 2 - blending Inglot #342 into crease

Step 3 - deepen crease with Make Up For Ever #172 and lightly sweep under outer portion of lower lashline

Step 4 - foil MAC Old Gold pigment onto upper lid using MAC water-based mixing medium

Step 5 - Blend MAC Club eyeshadow from outer corner of eye towards center, sweep under lower lashline

Step 6 - blend MAC Naked pigment into inner corner of eye, pat Fyrinnae Otherworld loose shadow over innermost corner

Step 7 - tightline upper lashline; line lower waterline with Stila smudgestick in Koi then pat on MAC Old Gold pigment

Step 8 - fill brows with inglot #565; blend inglot #351 under brow and into edges of MUFE #172, apply Lit Cosmetics clear glitter base and Champagne Wishes glitter to upper lid concentrated on center; apply Red Cherry #15 lashes

Here's the finished look! Artificial "daylight" bulb

Natural (wintry) lighting

Natural (wintry) lighting

Smoky Gold Valentine's Day Full Face Look

As I've mentioned before, I think any good eye look needs to look great both up close as well as from further away. I chose to create a nice pink cheek and glossy medium pink lip to complement (but not overpower) the gold, smoky eyes!

Quick instructions for face/ lip application: 

I applied Whip Hand Cosmetics Set the Stage primer to my face and spot corrected a few areas on my face with my Graftobian palette. I contoured my face using MAC Sculpt, applied Make Up For Ever Blush #8 to my cheeks and highlighted with Hourglass Ambient Lighting palette. For my lips I lined and filled with Urban Decay 24/7 lip liner in Ozone then applied OCC lip tar in New Wave--one of my favorite glossy lip tars.

Here's the full face look I created to complement the eye look above.

Natural (wintry) light

Natural (wintry) light

Natural (wintry) light

What do you think? Would you wear this slightly glitzy, smoky gold look for Valentine's Day?