I’ve been working nights recently so wearing makeup has been a thing of non-existence. It’s also meant watching a whole three seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race in less than 72 hours and with RuPaul comes great creativity. I was craving putting on a shit ton of makeup and ‘beating that face’.

What better makeup look to go for than a full-on smokey eye! If you have a party, glamorous date night or you’re simply going to wear it as I did to take the dog for a walk.. then here’s how.

B A S E

Laura Mercier Silk Creme foundation (now Silk Creme Moisturizing Photo Edition) in Cream Ivory (£35, John Lewis)
Applied with the Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge (£5.99, Superdrug)
NYX Professional Makeup Concealer Wand in Light (£6, Boots)
Applied to under eyes, center of the nose, forehead and chin and then blended with the same sponge
Benefit Dew The Hoola (£24.50, Boots)
Applied to the perimeters of the face using the Real Techniques sponge.
Soap and Glory One Heck of a Blot Powder (£12, Boots)
Applied to set oily parts of the face and under eyes with big fluffy brush from the Morphe 12 piece sable set (£14, Beauty Bay)

E Y E S
MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre (£16, MAC Cosmetics)
Applied with fingers all over the eye
Stila Eyes are the Window Spirit eye shadow palette (£30, Beauty Bay)
Using the shade Chinois to set the MAC paint pot using the eyeshadow fluffy brush from the same Morphe 12 piece sable set linked in ‘BASE’
Kat Von D Shade and Light eye shadow palette (£37, Debenhams)
Taking the shade Samael in the crease and outer corner of the eye using the ZOEVA Soft Definer (£9, Beauty Bay)
To deepen this further then taking the shade Sytry on the ZOEVA Smoky Shader (£9, Beauty Bay) and blend it all together using the Soft Definer
For the drama, then taking Shax on the Smoky Shader to deepen the outer corner
Back to the Stila palette and taking Kitten on the sponge tip applicator from the Morphe set and placing this in the middle of the lid
NYX Doll Eye Waterproof Mascara (£8, Boots)

B R O W S 
Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in Medium Brown (£15, Beauty Bay)
Applied with the ZOEVA Brow Line brush (£8, Beauty Bay)

F A C E 
Benefit Hoola bronzer (£24.50, Boots)
Applied in contours of the face with the Real Techniques Sculpting brush (£9.99, Superdrug)
Nars blush in Deep Throat (£23, ASOS)
Applied  with the Real Techniques Contour brush from the Core Collection (£21.99, Boots)

L I P S
Rimmel 1000 Kisses Lip Liner in Wine (£2.99, Amazon)
Applied to define the outer edge of the lips and then blended with the fingers
Tanya Burr Cosmetics Lipstick in Sunday Walk (£6.99, Superdrug)

* All prices correct at the time of posting.

Love, always.

Becca-x

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