Golden Eye Tutorial

Hello everyone!  Today, I'm going to be showing you how to do a golden eye.

Step 1:  Prime the eye.  ALWAYS prime the eye!  If you just so happen to not have prime (like in my case), you can just simply use a matte white eye shadow.  Granted, by using the white, you won't have long wear, but at least your colors will have a little bit more of a pop than using nothing.  Also, this would be a good time to pin back your hair to keep it out of the way.

Step 2:  Apply a bronze color to the center of your lid and spread to the rest of your lid.  You can choose what brush you like.  I used my large flat eye shadow brush.

Step 3:  Apply a copper color to the outside corner and a gold color to the inside corner.  You don't have to worry about blending just yet, but if you wish, then you can go on ahead and blend.  Once again, you can use any brush you prefer but I used my small flat eye shadow brush.

Step 4:  Apply a silver color (can be matte or shimmer) to the brow bone.  I repeat, you can use any brush you wish.

Step 5:  Apply a navy/dark blue color to the crease.  I suggest using a crease brush with your eye open to get a smooth, rounded crease.

Step 6:  If you haven't already, now's the time to blend using your blending brush.  Make sure to blend in small circle motions and not windshield wiper motions.  This is also the time to re-apply any colors that you wish to be stronger or have faded while blending.  When you do this, pat the color on.

Step 7:  Apply the same navy/dark blue color starting from the outside corner to the center of the lower lash line and from the inner corner, apply the same gold color to meet the navy/dark blue.  I suggest using an angled eyeliner brush to help make this step easier.  If you do use the brush, pat on the color, don't rub.

Step 8:  Apply navy or black eye liner to the top lash line  and water line and smudge if you would like.

Step 9:  Apply either navy or black mascara to the lashes.  As an extension to this step, you can fill in your eyebrows using a brow pencil or eye shadow matching your eyebrows.  Once you are done with this step, wipe off all fallout and apply concealer under the eye.

Voila!  Now you have yourself a golden eye that is good for everyday or even nightly wear!  I'm sorry for the bad lighting again.  Once I get back home, I'll redo this along with any others.  This will also give me a chance to show the difference between using primer and not.  While I am also redoing this, I will post pictures of what the look is instead of just letting you guess by looking at the final step picture.

Have a  great day!