Dark Eyes and Lips.

In Fenella's lesson, we looked at creating a dark eye and lip look. 'Smokey eyes' are used throughout TV, Film and Fashion, as well as daily life. The look can be lighter and more natural for an everyday look, or darker and more extreme. There are many different ways to create a dark eye look, in this lesson I looked at a simple smokey eye, as I can them master this to adapt the shapes and include liners. 

Consultation Notes:

Anna-Maria 

Tanned Complexion, Olive/Yellow Undertones. 

Combination Skin.

No known allergies.

Health and Safety:

Complete a full consultation beforehand. 

Wash hands, and keep all equipment sanitised. 

Cover the model beforehand. 

No double dipping. 

Products:

Cleanser, Toner and Moisturiser.

Eye Primer 

Illamasqua's Translucent Powder

Cream Shadow

Illamasqua Reflections Palette

Eyeliner. 

Optional - Lashes.

Method:

1. Prep the skin with cleanser, toner and moisturiser.

2. Prime the lid, with an eye primer. (Smash box Cosmetics eye primer). Heavily Powder under the eye with Illamasqua's Translucent Powder, so this can catch any excess eyeshadow.

3. Begin with a light, neutral cream shadow, all over and around the lid. This will give the powder shadow something to hold onto.

4. Choose a colour scheme. (I chose to use Illamasqua Reflections Palette). With the mid colour, shadow the eye socket, focusing on the centre of the eyelid, outwards. Concentrate on keeping within the eye shape. Once confident, you can then begin to create shapes etc.

5. Blend the mid colour out, with a small, fluffy kabuki brush.

6. Keep building the colour. Add some black, or darker brown and blend.

7. Apply the lightest shape to the inner corner of the eyelid. 

8. You can begin to shadow lightly under the eye, with the mid tone. 

9. Line the eye with eye liner, this can be blended out to create shape and depth. 

10. Finish with lashes or mascara. 

After the lesson, I went home and practised on myself. I feel a lot more confident after the lesson, so created a darker look with liner, and lashes. I used my Smashbox Cosmetics Double Exposure Palette, and Lashes from Eyelure. 

Dark Lips. 

Products:

Lip Palette

Liner -TIP- Always sharpen the liner between clients.

Powder

Tissue.

Method:

1. Exfoliate the lips - Sugar and water paste is quick and easy.

2. Line the lips. Liner can also be used as a base of colour, to make the lipstick last longer.

3. Apply the lip colour, with a lip brush.

4. Place a tissue on the lips, and then press powder through the tissue. Apply another layer of lip colour, which will now be longer lasting.

As well as practising the eyes, I created a few lip looks, including ombre looks. 

This look is a black liner, alongside MAC's Diva blended out.

Here I used MAC's Nightingale Lip Liner alongside Barry M's Pink to create a soft ombre look. 

This look is MAC Nightingale Lip Liner, with MAC Diva on the lips.