Just as a primer here, I've got single eyelids or monolids which is primarily an East Asian feature. Unfortunately, most makeup tutorials are geared towards double eyelids & most instructionals revolve around accentuating a "crease" which I don't have! When I was younger, I was a bit self-conscious about my eyes because of this but I've learned to embrace my features. yay! So this tutorial is for what I like to call a "panda-eye" cause it's a lot of black all around your lids.
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Here's the look we're going for. It's basically my everyday eye, which most people think is actually really dramatic, but it's what I've found works for me & accentuates my eye shape the best.
Whenever I'm teaching my friends the first things about makeup, there's one thing I like to point out-- Makeup is supposed to accentuate your features. By using dark colours, you are creating DEPTH in your face & by using light colours you are bringing features FORWARD. soooo:
dark colours = pushes features back
light colours = brings features forward.
That's why some people use bronzy colours in the hollows of their cheeks to create a high cheekbone look. Get it? But you can't just slap stuff on your face, you've gotta blend it. So that's why we're putting a ton of black around our eyes now-- it'll create depth & ~mystery~~~.
OKAY, let's move forward with the tutorial.
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WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Makeup Brushes (eyeshadow brush, packing brush, angled brush & smudger brush)
- 3 or 4 eyeshadow colours (details in next photo)
- Dior Diorshow Waterproof Mascara
- MAC fluidline eyeliner in blacktrack
- Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler
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WHY DO YOU NEED FOUR EYESHADOWS?!
I mean, you could go & just use black, but I find that blending something solid black into your skin is difficult! You don't necessarily need to use the same colours that I used, so I'll break down what each is for:
Yellow (Mac Eyeshadow in Going Bananas) - Highlighter for the browbone. You can use any eyeshadow that is lighter than your skintone. Soft whites, nudes & creams are awesome for this.
Purple (Urban Decay matte Eyeshadow in Purple Haze) - The colour that helps blend between the browbone & smokeyness. I love deep rich hues for this. Dark greys & rich jewel tones are usually what I use cause they blend well with black.
Black (Urban Decay Loose Pigment in Rockstar) - the smokeyness baby!
Silver (Urban Decay Eyeshadow in S&M) - another highlighter for the corner of the eye. Bright whites & silvers work well.
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Start off with a clean, moisturized face.
Yes, I do sometimes get asked if I'm 16.
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Fill in your brows using an angled brush & brow powder about a shade lighter than your brow hairs. With my bare face, my brows do seem a bit dark and angry, but they're necessary to balance out heavy eye makeup.
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Take your Urban Decay Primer Potion & put a small dab on each eyelid & just blend on the entire lid with your finger. Don't forget to put some under your eye as well! This primer acts to increase the colour payoff of your shadows & increase the lasting power. It'll make your eyeshadow last all day & night & prevent that gross creasing. I swear by it!
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Take whatever colour you are using as your brow highlight & apply from the eyebrow down. You want to use a colour just a touch lighter than your skintone because you want to bring your browbone forward.
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Next, put on the blending colour all over the lid. It's a bit messy. oh well.
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Then use your darkest colour & follow the lower lash line out in a sort of "cat-eye". This defines the lower & outside corner of where you want the black shadow to go.
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Then pack on the black shadow on the upper lid. The shape really depends on your own eye shape. & don't worry too much about the blunt lines right now, just pack the shadow on first.
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Then taking a smudger brush, just smudge the black shadow into the purple (or whatever colour you're using). My smudging job was terrible, but you get the point.
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Then taking your highlight colour, just highlight the inner corner of your eyes. This helps to open & brighten up your eyes.
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You'll notice that even though you're done putting on all the eyeshadows, your eye still looks incomplete! That's because you really need to fill in your lash line with eyeliner. I line the waterline on the top & bottom with MAC fluidline eyeliner in blacktrack. It's super easy to use-- an angled brush gives you a lot of control & you can just dab it along. It's way less messy than liquid liner brushes & lasts long too!
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& last but not least, finish with an eyelash curler (walk it up along your lashes to get a nice curl) & some mascara!
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& there you go! That's it. That's all my secrets revealed.
Basically everytime I do makeup on myself or Samantha, it's a variation of this in different colours. haha enjoy. Let me know if you have any questions & I'll try to answer them in the comments!
xoxo
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I really love this tutorial- you do a great job with making a bold look totally wearable.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the tutorial--you make it look so easy! Love <3
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to make this tutorial! It is so hard to find tutorials for great monolid looks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the tutorial--you make it look so easy! Love <3
ReplyDeleteI swear by Diorshow, she Shu Uemura eyelash curler, and Fluidline eyeliner. Awesome look. I'm totally going to have to try this one of these days.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
i loveee how u lined ur upper waterline i hate to see the upper water line showing soo its always a good idea to tight line or line the waterline! s2...and i lovee how you post all the pictures with every single step showing the after result ^^ thank you soo much, it's very helpful!
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Awesome tutorial! I'm also asian (my eyes look a lot like yours, actually) and I love makeup, but it's really hard for me to find looks that can be adapted to the shape of my eyes. I just tried this one and it looks amazing! So thank you very much!
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