Eyes and Lips

Today was all about the eyes and lips. And just like contouring and highlighting I found this a real struggle as I've never had to do it before. So the first thing that I had to do was to figure out what eye shape my model had and then choose what eye shadow style would work best. I found that my model had close set eyes so I had to place a light shade on the inner corners and then blend it so that it got darker towards the outside of the eye. 

What I used:

• MAC Eye Shadow Palette
• Kryolan Lip Rouge Mini Palette
• Maybelline Mascara
• Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer
• Charles Fox Eye Shadow Brush
• Charles Fox Blending Brush
• Charles Fox Angled Brush
• Mascara Wands

I started off with the usual stuff, cleansing and toning, washing of the hands, tying up of the models hair and covering them with a cape. I then also applied a light foundation base so that it just makes the look a little more professional. I then added the eye shadow primer so that the shadow would stay on longer and so that I would be able to blend to colours a little easier. I started off with putting a small amount of a light shade all over the eyes but added a little more to the inner corners of the eye. Then I used a light brown a placed it in the middle of the eye and blended it outwards just enough that it is still noticeable. I then got a darker shade and placed it on the outside corners of the eye. I blended it in to the lighter shade of brown so that it was a smooth transition from light to dark. I also blended it so that it went slightly under the eye. Then using a mascara wands I put the mascara on the outside eyelashes and then a very small amount on the inside ones. I think overall the eyes turned out alright but I definitely need to work on it.

The lips were slightly easier as at least I've had a little bit of practice before hand. We were able to pick any colour we liked from the mini palette so I went for a dark crimson colour. Then using the angled brush I started with small strokes to create the outline. I then filled in the middle so that all the lips were covered. One thing I do struggle when it comes to doing lips is creating the perfect outline. One side goes well and then the other just doesn't. So again this is something I am going to have to work on.