Stila Smokey Eyes

The Stila 'in the light' eye shadow palette has to be my favourite palette, I use it most days for a light shimmery eye shadow look. All the colours are super pigmented, the powder holds it shape and it so silky and easy to apply.

I have to be honest, I am not the best at smokey eyes, I just can't get the hand of blending the dark colours to get the right look but with the help of this palette I think I have mastered an easy look. Here are the step I used to achieve it.

I used light face makeup, I didn't want it to be too heavy as the focus should be the eyes. I used Rimmel Match Perfection foundation, Nars Laguna bronzer, Mac Pink Buttercream blush and my HD brows kit in the colour Bombshell. On my lips I wore a frosty colour to match the blush, Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting.

I started the smokey eye by apply some Nars Pro-Prime eyeshadow primer (as always), I then applied bare all over the lid. I then used the Bobbi Brown smokey eye kajal liner to line the outer corner of the eye, creating a flick and then drew the line up through the crease. I used the 'smudger' to soften the line.

I then swept the shadow kitten across the whole lid, and patted a good amount on the inner corner just to lighten that area. Leaving the inner corner I applied night sky across the lid staying within the eye liner. I blended night sky into the inner corner slightly making sure it was still lighter than the rest of the eye. Ebony is a great matte black eye shadow, which I applied over the liner and lightly blended into the middle of the eye, making sure the line was still defined.

I took kitten along the lower lash line, just to lighten the underneath of the eye. I used the Smashbox Full Exposure mascara in jet black and applied a light coating. Finally I used YSL Touche Eclat on the brow bone to highlight.

I really really like this smokey eye, it almost has a 60's feel about it with the flick.

believe in the beauty of the future. - Sarah Lucero