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2018-07-02 Tutorial 4 Comments

Simple grey-turquoise smokey eye

grey turquoise eye makeup

A story behind this eye look:

I was wearing this one day, when I felt like I wanted to do something different. Nowadays I mostly wear warmer shades and altogether my makeup style is lighter, than what it has been before. So when I did a smokey eye like this, using green and turquoise colors, I felt a bit weird. I loved the makeup and I absolutely adore that turquoise shade, but I guess I just felt out-of-place with such a ‘dark’ eyeshadow. And I don’t know, I had one of those days, when I didn’t feel that beautiful or confident. I had errands to run, so I left the house anyway, wearing that makeup. I left feeling a bit sad.

But then this one lovely girl complimented my makeup. Not just once, but twice. I saw her admiring the colors and she even asked me, what colors I was wearing and what color I used on the center. Needless to say, I immediately felt so much better. I knew it was all up in my head, and I looked just fine. The girl also complimented my outfit. Maybe she knew it was one of those days, where I needed a little encouragement? I don’t know, but the Charlotta that came back home was a bit taller, a bit more confident, smiling and genuinely just happy.

She even asked, if I was making a tutorial on the look. Well, thanks to her, I am. <3

Grey & turquoise smokey eye makeup – simple tutorial

turquoise makeup tutorial

It’s always simple with my looks, isn’t it? But honestly though – this look is simple.

  1. Whenever using blue shades, it’s important to prep the eye properly. Besides a primer, I used some concealer to get an even base to my skin. That is because when you’re blending blue, it can turn green, especially on yellow skintones (mine is slightly yellow). That concealer helps, so that the blue stays blue and doesn’t look messy.
  2. After that, I used a matte greyish turquoise. I applied it all over the lid and on my lower lashline as well. I blended the edges well.
  3. Then I just applied my main turquoise color on top of that grey color. It has shimmer on it, so in this look it’s shimmery all over. Yes, even in the ‘crease’. I like to live dangerously. Having that grey color underneath it makes the color more intense.
  4. To get that gorgeous center color, I patted some highlighter in the center. I also highlighted my inner corners. I used MAC’s Soft & Gentle highlight, which I love to use in my eye makeup. It has that slight golden vibe to it, and it just looks beautiful on top of that turquoise.
  5. Finally, I lined my eyes.

makeup mac kiko

Zuii Organic Duo Eyeshadow, Bombshell (depotted)
Zuii Organic Solo Eyeshadow (depotted), Moss
KIKO Milano Colour Sphere Eye Shadow, 35
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish, Soft & Gentle*

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2018-06-25 Tutorial 4 Comments

Glowy & natural skin makeup tutorial

glowy skin tutorial

Glowy, dewy, radiant and natural. 

That sums up my go-to look for this summer, when it comes to makeup. Who knew, that after all the suffering with acne and oily skin, I would now infatuate with glowy and natural makeup? Suddenly I’m craving for all the products, that promise me a radiant skin. Be it skincare or makeup. Well, I’m not complaining. And now my skin does look radiant, so I think I’m doing something right.

In this post I will show you how to achieve a natural and glowy skin with makeup. Besides the right products, it’s important to choose the right tools, so that your makeup looks dewy and natural – and not too made up.

where to apply contour bronzer blush and highlight

Before we get started, here is a map for color placement. Here you can see where I applied contour, bronzer, blush and highlight.

Dark brown – contour
Orange – bronzer
Pink – blush
White – highlight

Glowy & natural skin – makeup tutorial

glowy face primer

1.Primer

To get a nice, glowy base to your makeup, use a primer, that does not leave you matte. I used Armani’s Maestro UV primer, which is perfect for summer, since it has SPF 50 protection in it. This leaves my skin smooth and glowy.

glowy skin foundation

2. Foundation

Since we’re doing a light makeup, choose a lightweight foundation with light to medium coverage. I used Armani’s Luminous Silk Foundation, which is perfect for this. It’s very lightweight and leaves a luminous finish (but it still stays on the skin really well and isn’t too glowy for my combination skin!). Another important thing is to use a damp makeup sponge! It’s the perfect tool to get that sheer finish, whatever the foundation is.

Read my blog post about the best makeup sponges

glowy skin concealer

3. Concealer

Since you want your face to look radiant, it’s important to hide those dark circles.

Read my post and see my tutorial on hiding dark circles 

glowy face under eye powder

4. Setting the concealer

Even if you were doing a glowy look, you can use powder. And you kinda have to, if you don’t want creasing. The key is to choose the right powder. Here I used Maybelline’s brightening powder, which is perfect for dry areas or dry skin. It’s perfect for setting the concealer under your eyes.

glowy face powder

5. Powder

More powder? Yup, and all over the face, might I add. Especially if you have a tendency to oiliness. But don’t worry – this won’t make you matte! The secret to powdering your face without making it cakey, is to use a big fluffy brush – like the one in the photos. This spreads out the powder evenly and lightly all over the face. And yeah – the other thing is to choose a powder, that’s not too matte. The one I mentioned above is perfect for normal to dry skin. But even if you used a more mattifying powder, when you apply it lightly with a big brush, it can work just fine.

If your face is dry, you can get away with zero powder (but you probably knew that).

glowy skin bronzer

6. Bronzer

This look calls for some bronzing! I don’t necessarily use a bronzer in my everyday makeup, but in Summer and with glowy looks like this, it’s a must. You can use a big brush for this and once you’ve applied the bronzer on your cheeks and temples, and there’s not much product left on the brush, you can lazily go through your whole face with it. Just remember to blend well, so you don’t end up with a bronzer helmet.

A good thing to remember is to apply bronzer, where the sun naturally hits your face.

glowy skin blush

7. Blush

I sound like a broken record, but blush is one of the most important things, when doing your makeup. When you want your makeup to look dewy and radiant, blush is the way to go. It gives you that healthy look, and when you choose a blush with some shimmer in it, it brings some extra glow to your skin. Recently I’ve been wearing my blush a bit differently. I don’t necessarily apply it right in the middle of my cheeks, but more like on the sides of my face and I hit my temples with it as well. Check the first color placement picture, if you’re lost!

glowy skin highlight

8. Highlight

It wouldn’t be a glowy look without some highlighter, right? Recently I’ve been using this highlighting brush by KICKS, which is awesome. It’s small enough, so that you don’t end up with too much product, and it spreads out the product evenly.

Read my post and check out the tutorial on highlighting your face

glowy skin makeup

And that’s it for the natural glowy makeup tutorial! Besides these steps, I did my brows and applied a clear gloss on my lips. What do you think of this look?

glowy skin products

Here are the products I used
*Giorgio Armani Maestro UV Primer & *Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation, shade 4
Maybelline master fix illuminating powder
*Benefit Hoola Bronzer
Depotted DIY Bronzer (I’ve mixed two products into this bronzer)
Kiko Milano Desert Dunes Blush, Gypsy Pink (it was limited edition)
*MAC Mineralize Skinfinish, Soft & Gentle
*Rose Gold Brush Set

– here are some of my current favorites, which give me that radiant skin to begin with.

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