far out: galaxy eyes.

Galaxy eyes. Tonight's look was inspired by the the beautiful colors of the starry night sky. If you are looking for something that will be sultry and pack a punch, this is for you. For those of you scared off by a dramatic eye and bold lip combo, this look would also look beautiful with a nude lip for a night out. I hope that you enjoy and try something new!

the eyes:

-Start as always, by priming the eyelids with your eye primer of choice. (Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer)

-Lay down a black cream shadow base over the lid with a flat shader brush or your finger. (Maybelline Color Tattoo #Stroke of Midnight)

-Apply a turquoise cream base along the outer 2/3's of the lower lash line and drag it outwards into a cat eye shape. (Rimmel Scandaleyes Shadow Stick #Tempting Turquoise)

-With an oval blending brush, apply a pink shadow through the inner tear duct and inner 1/3 of the lid and above the inner 1/3 of the crease. (KIKO Wet & Dry Use Shadow #219 mixed with Urban Decay #Coax)

-Now using a flat shader brush, press on a shimmer black shadow over the outer 2/3 of the lid. You may wet your brush with water, a mixing medium, or setting spray for a more vibrant effect. (Prestige Longterm Relationship Eyeshadow #Black Magic)

-With a flat definer brush again, pack on a shimmery blue-toned purple to the inner 1/3 of the lid and inner 1/3 of the lower lash line. (Urban Decay #Betrayal)

- On a fluffy blending brush, blend a matte black through the crease. Really concentrate this into the crease and lightly buff outwards for a blown out effect. (Sephora Pantone Palette Matte Black)

-With the same brush pick some of the pink shade back up and lightly blend out the outer edges of the matte black. (Urban Decay #Coax)

-Now highlight the brow bone with a shimmery pale pink shadow. (Urban Decay #Dope)

-On a pencil brush, apply a vibrant turquoise shadow to the turquoise shadow base along the lower lashline. (Sephora Pantone Palette Turquoise)

-With the same pencil brush, pick up a tiny amount of the matte black shadow and blend that on the middle of the lower lashline right below the iris of your eye. (Sephora Pantone Palette Matte Black)

-Now take a clean more precise blending brush, and spend a good  minute blending out the lower lashline and "tail" of the shadow to insure a beautiful gradient effect. 

-Apply a black waterproof kohl pencil to the waterline and the upper lashline. I chose to skip a winged liner and opt to line my natural eye shape, but either will work. (NARS Larger Than Life Eyeliner #Via Veneto)

-Prep your lashes for falsies with a solid coat of black mascara. (Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara)

-Apply a dramatic pair of lashes with a splash of color. (Katy Perry Color Pop Lashes #Blue)

the lips:

-Line the lips with a lilac or purple lip liner to keep the products from bleeding. (Jordana Easy Liner For Lips #Silver Lilac)

-Apply a highly pigmented purple lipstick. (Maybelline ColorSensational Lipstick #Violet Intrique)

-Top it all off with a purple gloss for some shine! (Milani Brilliant Shine Gloss #Berry Tempting)

other products used:

-Rimmel Stay Matte Primer

-Too Faced Amazing Face Foundation #Vanilla Creme

-Lancome Effacernes Concealer #Porcelaine

-L'oreal Truematch Concealer Crayon #N678

-MAC Prep + Prime Pen #Radiant Rose

-NARS Light Reflecting Setting Powder Pressed #Translucent Crystal

-NYX Auto Brow Pencil #Deep Brown

-Milani Brow Shaping Gel

-Sephora Los Cabos Bronzer

-Revlon Powder Blush #Oh Baby Pink

-Benefit Watts Up

As always thank you so much for your time! I hope you all learned something new and if not at least are inspired to try something new. Please leave any requests on any of my social media platforms listed below, and make sure to follow me for the latest updates if you're not already! 

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