Alannah Harrigan : step by step

I wore this look one night over Christmas (which seems like forever ago) . I liked the way it turned out so decided to recreate it again . If you have brown eyes you will love this look because purple complaimets brown eyes .

Step By Step

Step 1 : Prime your eyelids so your eyeshadow doesn't crease and stays put .
Step 2 : To set the primer apply some cream eyeshadow over the primer with a fluffy blending brush .
Step 3: I used a light brown eyeshadow as my transition colour in the socket . Make sure its blended out well by using a fluffy blending brush in circular and windscreen whippier motions .
Step 4: With a dense eyeshadow brush apply some dark brown eyeshadow to the outer corner of my eyelid .
Step 5 : Blend , blend blend .
Step 6 : Go back with the dense eyeshadow brush and apply some black eyeshadow in the same place you applied the dark brown .
Step 7 : Blend out the black .
Step 8 : Apply some glitter to the inner corner of your eyelid . I used a glitter liner to achieve this but if you have fine glitter that can be used on your face you could apply it with some eyelash or glitter glue . Glitter eyeliner is a lot handier though and doesn't leave fall out .
Step 9 : With an eyeliner brush apply some black gel eyeliner to the waterline & tightline of your eye.
Step 10 : Next is winged eyeliner . I used a small eyeliner brush with black gel eyeliner . If you struggle with winged eyeliner I have a full blog post here :
Step 11 : Apply some purple eyeshadow to your bottom lash line .
Step 12 : Apply mascara , I find the best way to apply it is in zig zag motions from the root of the lash to the tip .
Step 13 : I then applied fake eyelashes , this step is optional . I applied some lash glue to the band of the strip eyelashes , leave it 10 seconds then apply straight above my eyelashes .

Product List

Eyes & Eyebrows

Eyelid Primer : Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer

Cream Eyeshadow : Pippa Palette By Blank Canvas in Lily

Transition Colour : Pippa Palette Blank Canvas In Susu

Dark Brown In The Crease : Pippa Palette Blank Canvas In Dodo

Black Eyeshadow : Pippa Palette By Blank Canvas In K.D

Mascara : Maybelline Great Lash Mascara

Eyeliner : Maybelline Gel Liner in Black

Purple Eyeshadow : Dealz Eyeshadow

Glitter : Collection Glitter Eyeliner Glitz 1

Eyelash Glue : DUO Striplash Adhesive In Clear

Eyelashes : IEnvy By Kiss In 'Diva 01'

Eyebrows : Inglot Matte Eyeshadow in 342

Skin

Mositruiser : Kiko Glowing Serum

Foundation : Make up Forever HD foundation in 118

Concealer : Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer

Cream Contour : Penneys Cream Contour Stick

Powder Contour : Smashbox Contour Kit

Setting Powder : Ben Nye Neutral Set

Highlighter : Pippa Palette By Blank Canvas

Setting Spray : All Nighter Setting Spray

Lips

Lipliner : Mac Subculture Lip Pencil

Lipgloss : Mac Lipglass in Underage

Thanks for Reading ,

Alannah x

Everyone seems obsessed with the Kardashians/Jenners theses days , but I'm just obsessed with there make up artist Mario Devindovic . I think we can all agree that Kim Kardashians everyday make up is still more then some of us would wear on a night out but were not all followed around by paparazzi. Cream contouring is time consuming but I love this look for a night out . I have the face of a five year old so its nice to contour the heck out of my face and give my face some structure .

Everyone has this idea that cream contouring its very fake looking and sometimes it can be but if you use lightweight products and blend properly it can look really skin like and more natural then contouring with powder products .

Mario is Kim's make up artist most of the time they have also became great friends over the years , two other make up artists that also do her make up quite frequently are Joyce Bonelli and Rob Scheppy both very talent beauty make up artists as while .

I have watched and read loads of interviews with Mario and his thing really seems to be layering . He doesn't just apply concealer he applies cream , liquid and powder . When he's doing lips he uses a lip pencil a lipstick , lip glosses and even mixes some lipstick together to make the perfect colour . He believes that layering is great for the make ups longevity .

I looked at close up pictures of Kim K and created this look. Its not really based off one of her make up looks but just a mixture of a few .

Eyebrows & Eyes

Step 1 : I started off with the eye brows first . I tinted my eyebrows yesterday so I didn't have much filling in to do . Kim's eyebrows are usually really soft looking nothing to harsh. I filled them in with an eye shadow to create that soft effect.

Step 2 : I then primed my eyes with some concealer . This conceals any pigmentation on my eyelids while making the eye shadow applied on top more vibrant .

Step 3 : I applied a lovely shimmery cream eye shadow with a dome shaped eye shadow brush to my inner tear duct and inner corner of my eyelid. I love the way this looks really brightens up your eyes and makes you look more awake.

Step 4 : I then applied a pale brown matte eye shadow colour as my transition colour with a fluffy blending brush .

Step 5 : I took the same eye shadow again and blending it out under my bottom lash line .

Step 6 : I then applied a dark matte brown to the outer corner of my eyelids , then blending it out .

Step 7: With a black eye pencil I lined the top lash line and created a small flick. I then smoothed it out with an angled brush . (full winged eyeliner tutorial here)

Step 8 : I lined my tight line with the black eye pencil .

Step 9 : I lined my waterline with a white eyeliner pencil . Kim goes between black and white pencils on her waterline but usually wears black when she's going to an evening event.

Step 10 : I applied some mascara to my top and bottom lashes.

Step 11 : I applied Penneys fake lashes in Sultry . Actually my first time wearing these and I really like them . Kim usually wears individual lashes but she's has quite long eyelashes to start off with .

Face

Step 1 : I Made sure there was no make up on my face by using micellar water on a cotton pad . A clean base is essential for an even foundation finish .

Step 2 : I highlighted under my eyes , centre of my nose , centre of my forehead , centre of my chin and under my cheekbone contour .

Step 3 : I contoured the sides of my nose , top of my forehead , sides of my forehead , under my cheekbone, the centre of my cupids bow and under my bottom lip .

Step 4 : With a damp beauty blender I blended the contoured and highlight by damping so I don't move the product .

Step 5 : On top of that I then applied some light liquid foundation on the places I previously highlighted and some darker liquid foundation on top of the contoured previously applied .

Step 6 : I blending this out my dabbing it with the beauty blender and using my fingers .

Step 7 : I powdered my face with translucent powder and a powder puff , dabbing again so none of the make up previously applied moves .

Step 8 : I warmed up the cheeks with a little bronzer .

Step 9 : I applied some blush to my cheeks just to give a natural flush .

Lips

Step 1 : I Lip lined my lips .

Step 2 : I then applied graftobian cream blush as a lipstick .

Step 3 : Last put not least I applied a natural lip gloss .

Exact Products used:

Eyes

Eyebrows : Inglot cosmetics 329 freedom system eye shadow

Eyelid Primer : Graftobian corrector neutralizer wheel