Tutorial - Sunset Eyes
Posted On: 03/13/07
Posted in: Eyes
This is a tutorial for a look that makes it look like you have a sunset on your eyes using golds, corals, and reds.
Skill Level: Beginner-Moderate
You will need the following products: water-based mixing medium, a peachy melon colored base (Melon pigment), a soft yellow eyeshadow (NYX Golden Poppy eyeshadow), a warm yellow-orange eyeshadow (Juiced eyeshadow), a warm coral eyeshadow (Coral eyeshadow or NYX Tropical), a warm gold eyeshadow (Goldmine eyeshadow), black liner of choice, and black mascara of choice. To finish the look, I used Sunbasque blush with Enriched Refined Bronze to contour cheeks and had Rockocco lipstick with Strawberry Blonde lipstick and Tartlette lipglass on my lips.
You will need the following tools: a good blending brush (Philosophy Shadow brush), small crease brush (219), and a flat, short bristled brush to apply wet pigment.
Using a semi-firm, flat bristled brush, put just a touch of water-based mixing medium on it, swipe it against the back of your hand to ensure it isn’t too wet, and then pick up some Melon pigment. Place all over lid area, making sure to only cover enough area so that your lid and just over the crease line is covered.
Like so.
Using you blending brush, pick up NYX Golden Poppy eyeshadow and place on the inner one-third to one-half of your eyelid.
This is what you should have.
Again, using your blending brush, pick up Juiced eyeshadow and apply it to the middle of your eyelid, starting from around the crease area and pulling the color downwards to the upper lash line.
Like so.
Using you blending brush, pick up Coral eyeshadow (or NYX Tropical eyeshadow) and place the color on the outer one-third of your brush beginning at the crease line and moving downwards toward the upper lower lash line.
This is what you should get.
Picking up more of our coral color, place your blending brush horizontally against your crease to pull the coral color into the crease area.
Like so.
Using your blending brush, pick up more of Juiced eyeshadow and place your brush above the crease and move from the outside of the lid towards the inside of the lid to start creating a fading gradient as we move towards the browbone.
With the same brush that we have been using, pick up the soft yellow color and apply to the same area, only just a smidge higher.
Picking up more of the soft yellow color, apply all over browbone as a highlight.
Take your blending brush and gently swish the brush sideways to help blend and fade the brighter coral color.
You should have something that looks like this.
This is the step where you fix any visible imperfections that you can see. I want to darken the coral crease color so I will repeat an earlier step by placing more coral eyeshadow into the crease area.
This is what we have now.
Using our 219 or small, fine pointed crease brush, pick up Goldmine eyeshadow and apply along the lower lash line to help make the eyes “pop.”
Add your choice of black liner (or colored liner) and favorite mascara to finish the look.
The final product:
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Hey Christine,
This look is absolutely stunning, quite light but it compliments so well your complexion! I just love the shape of your eyebrows, did you do them yourself? I’m a desperate “eyebrow monster”, so if you have any tips…
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Hi, Esperanza!
If you have a photo of your brows, I can try to show you a good shape through the wonders of Photoshop :)
But yes, I did mine myself. It’s taken years to get them to this point, but I’m pretty happy with their shape now!
Friday, March 16, 2007
Ohhh, how nice of you!! Here’s some pics of my “things” which called eyebrows: http://www.specktra.net/showthread.php?t=62299
Yours are simply perfect. With your help and the God of Photoshop, maybe I’ll manage to do something!
Thank you very much ;)
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Hey there :) I PMd you on Specktra with the pics!
Sunday, April 1, 2007
temptalia
I love the look!!U look gorgeous!!!thanks for the tut =D
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Thank you, love! I’m happy to make the tut :)
Monday, June 4, 2007
this is just lovely, however, the preview picture is of your naked eye!
oh noes!
xo
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Thanks for pointing that out, Brittany!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
so pretty!! now i gotta go look at them ALL! hahah. got any advice for a girl who cant see well (especially small things) on blending and getting the brush in the right place?
Saturday, July 14, 2007
haha ;) You might want to try a magnifying mirror? I know those are super helpful when I’m trying to tweeze my ‘brows, lol.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Hey, I noticed you used NYX products and I heard there were kind of like MAC products so where can you purchase them?
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Hey Lynn! You can find them at nyxcosmetics.com and look for a store near you!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Wow. This look is breath taking. You eyes look so stunning and you have naturally beautiful eyes anwyay :)
Monday, July 23, 2007
Aww, thank you Anna! You’re a sweetheart :)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Looks kinda matte-ish. Is it just me? Looks amazing though!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Yeah, it’s semi-matte :) Thanks!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Such a pretty eye, and perfect for spring and summer, too.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Thanks, Suzann :D
Friday, August 15, 2008
Oh wow, this is stunning.. The pictures you make are so detailed.. I tried one of your tutorials (the black smokey eye), I did it a bit different though, and I was planning to make a picture to send it to you, but I couldn’t get a good one..
Friday, August 15, 2008
Thanks so much, Alma!
The best part about makeup is that you can make it your own, so I’m glad you did it a bit different :)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Anyone have an update on alternative products. It looks as though NYX products and Coral by Mac may no longer be available.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
I like this look so much! do you think this look would work with goldmine and paradisco?
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thanks, Abby!
Oh yes, definitely!