Pinks and Purples Eyeshadow Tutorial

Today I'm going to try my hand at a eyeshadow tutorial.  There will be pictures and I will try my best to explain so you can recreate the results.  There are three things to remember when trying out a new look with make up;

1.  Practise - don't wait until the day when you need it to attempt a new look.  Practise makes perfect.
2.  Tools - make sure you have the right tools, I don't mean expensive but having a variety of brushes will help (don't worry I will go through what you will need)
3.  Have fun.  Makeup is supposed to be fun, it is not at all serious, it's there to be enjoyed.

This is the look I will be showing you today...

 It is super easy and a lot of fun.

Brushes
For this look you will need two types of brushes the first is a fluffy crease brush like this one from Real Techniques they call it their 'Base Shadow Brush'. I bought it as part of a eye set from Superdrug for £20.99, there are five brushes in the set and I use all of them so it is quite economical.  Makeup Revolution also have one of these that retails for £1.99 that will work just as well.

This type of brush is great for blending and laying down a base colour.  

You will also need a small flat shadow brush like this one from Makeup Revolution, it's their E101 brush. These retail for £1.99 and are my favourite, I will always stock up on these when I'm shopping on www.tambeauty.com and I need the £30 for free shipping.  Having multiples is a great idea for the colour mad amongst us.  For this look I used three of these, you don't need to have three but I find it easier when using multiple colours to have a brush per colour, just in case you want to go back into a colour later.

The eyeshadows I am using are all from the NYX Ultimate Brights palette.

I have written about this previously where I compare it to a budget version from Makeup Revolution and a high end version from Urban Decay, you can read that review HERE.

To start with I prime my eyes.  Now there are a plethora of different eye primers on the market but I use Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Creme De Rose and a neutral eyeshadow.

I smooth the Color Tattoo over my eye with my finger and then dust with the neutral shadow. This does two things, the Color Tattoo stops creasing and the neutral powder makes blending colours a lot easier.

Once I have have primed my eyes I use the flat eyeshadow brush and load it up with the bright pink colour.

I then pack it onto the inner corner of the eye and towards the centre.  About one third of the lid.  When I say pack on I mean don't just brush it over the lid with long swipes but press the shadow on with short swipes. This will give you a stronger colour.

Once you have the desired deepness of colour go into your second shade.  I have chosen a lilac shade that is somewhere in between the original pink and the third colour.

I used another flat brush and did the same as before but this time on the middle of the lid.

This colour is about the width of the coloured part of your eye if you look straight on into the mirror.  Again, once you have the desired colour go in with your final shade.  This one is a purple.

This colour I put on the outer third of the lid.

When I am using three colours like this I tend to use a lighter shade in the middle and the two brighter shades on the outside.  Once it's blended I find that it looks more dramatic than going from the lightest shade to the darkest...but that's just me, you do what you like.

Once all three colours are on the lid you need to blend.  Now, don't just go in with your fluffy brush and blend all over the lid.  What I will do is use the flat brushes to blend the colours into each other so there is no harsh lines on the lid.  Then I will go into the neutral shade we used at the beginning and very, very, very, very (you get the point) lightly start to blend out the crease. 

Doing it this way means that you don't end up with a line in your crease and it also means that because you have blended the colour out onto the upper part of the eye you won't notice transfer as much. 

When I have blended I will then go in with a face wipe and tidy up the edges. 

I always do may eyes first for this reason. If you have any fallout from the shadow or you have blended it to far out on the corner of the eye it means you can go in and smooth everything out. I will then do my foundation, liner, mascara etc. 

I think that it create a really fun look. Don't forget what I said at the beginning, practise is key and don't forget to enjoy yourself.  When I first started out doing this I would put on the telly or some music and just take my time with it.  I would mostly mess around with makeup after dinner and before I was going to bed, this way it didn't matter if I screwed up because nobody was going to see it.  

I hope my descriptions here are helpful and not too confusing.  As always I hope you enjoyed this and if you have any hints or tips you want to share then comment below.

XOXO