How to: Two tone eyeshadow

I love creating two toned eyeshadow looks. You can have a lot of fun experimenting with different colours, from nude tones to bright and bold tones. Here is my 'how to' on how to create a two tone eyeshadow look. I hope you enjoy :)


To begin, I selected the colours I wanted to use. I love nude shades of pinks and browns so from my MAC palette I chose: 'Naked Lunch' which is a beautiful nude tone, 'Sweet Lust' which is pretty pink shimmery shadow and 'Satin Taupe' which is a shimmery dark brown. And instead of using an eyeliner on the upper lid, I have used MAC's 'Carbon' eyeshadow which is a smokey, matte black.

 I used three brushes for this look. A small eyeshadow brush, an angled eyeliner brush - both by Crownbrush, and a MAC 286 (duo blending brush) I love the 286 because as it is duo fibre, it doesn't pick up a lot of product when you are blending shadows on the eyes so is great for blending colours together, I love using it to create really subtle looks and also glamorous smokey eyes.I love Crownbrush as well because they are such good value for money and they're brushes are excellent quality.

Crownbrush small eyeshadow brush (left) and MAC 286 (right)

Crownbrush angled eyeliner brush

So, first of all I covered the lid with the two pink tones mixed together. Use the eyeshadow brush to get an even coverage and take it up to the crease and the outer corner of the eye.

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Then, using the eyeshadow brush again, apply the brown halfway across the lid and take it out to the outer corner of the eye. Make its as strong or as heavy as you prefer. You can wing it out slightly as well like I have done here. Don't take it past the crease at this point.

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Once you are happy with the brown, take the blending brush and blend the brown into the crease of the eye and out towards the outer corner of the eye as well. Be sure the blend the brown and pink to get rid of the line separating them but not so much that you completely blend the two colours together- you still want to be able to see both colours. I find using circular motions with the blending brush to be a good technique to blend and to avoid patchy-ness. 

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Then bring the brown down underneath the eye using the eyeshadow brush and blend along the lower lashline. This helps to define the eye shape more.

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With the angled eyeliner brush, apply the black eyeshadow along the upper lashline. This creates more definition and using eyeshadow as a liner is great for daytime looks. If you like heavier liner, use a gel/liquid eyeliner and apply it along the upper lashline and wing it out past the outer corner of the eye. This will also be perfect if you want to make this look more glam for a night out.

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For more definition, use a black kohl eyeliner along the waterline. I have used Maybelline's 'Master Drama' in 'Ultra black'. I am in love with this eye pencil because it is so versatile in its uses and I love an intense black.

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To finish off, generously apply some mascara to the upper and lower lashes to really make your eyes pop. I've used MAC's 'zoom lash' in black. I really like this mascara, it works really well for me as my lashes are short as well as straight (worst combo!) and it adds volume as well as length. 

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The finished look!

Thank you so much for reading and hope you enjoyed it! 

~Beth x

Review: Swap your MAC for Maybelline!

I've been using Maybelline's Master Drama kohl eyeliner recently and I have got to say it is the best pencil eyeliner I have ever used. I like my eyeliners to be intensely black and this one is in the colour 'Ultra black' and the name definitely doesn't lie. It also claims to stay on for 16 hours, I wore it for about 12 (16 hours is a long day!) and it didn't need topping up at all. It is really soft so glides on effortlessly and is great to smudge to get a smokey look, however it is quite easy to get your hands in a bit of a mess when handling it! The best thing though is the price, £4.49!

Maybelline Master Drama in Ultra Black

Now MAC's eye kohl is fine... but that's all it is. Fine. It doesn't wow me. It doesn't have an intense colour and I've found that when I wear in the waterline, it smudges off really easily which isn't good if you have particularly watery eyes or in the winter where the cold air and winds make your eyes stream. I have nothing against MAC products, I use them daily at college but I think you can get products that work just as well for a lot less money. This eyeliner costs £14.00 which in my eyes is ridiculous! I have also found that it is quite dry and hard and so is great for getting a sharp line, I often use it more than gel to get a sharp finish, but is very hard to smudge if you want more of a smokey look. 

MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder
(yellow dot is so I know its mine when I use it at college)

Thanks for reading!
Beth

All opinions are my own. All photos taken by myself.