Perez vogue diaries

Smokey eyes  never go out of trend. Want to go out with the girls or a dinner date night, smokey eye will get you through it. It's easy to achieve and you don't need tons of products.

I'll be showing you how to smoke your eyes in this post. 

Before we start, you should know the different parts of the eye. I don't want anyone to get lost while i'm explaining.

There are different a parts of the eye.

* The Eyelid

* The Crease

*  The Brow bone

Now that you know the difference between your lid, crease and brow bone, you'll understand the rest of this pictorial and subsequent ones.

What You'll  Need

• Eyeshadow primer 

• Black base (Black gel liner)

• Eyeshadows in black, orange or pink,       matte brown

• Eyeliner

• False lashes (optional)

Let's Begin

I already filled in my brows because I don't want this post to be lengthy.  

Start by priming your lid. I used the NYX eyeshadow primer. Priming will make your eyeshadow last longer and the shadows won't crease. 

Apply a base. Since we are going for a smokey eye, instead of using a white base we will use a black base. I used my Zaron gel liner as my base to make the colour intense. 

Apply a transition color on the crease. Use an orange or pink shadow. Blend it! Go over the orange or pink shadow with a matte brown shadow( matte means no shimmer). This will give the gradient color we all love.

Using an eyeshadow brush to apply a matte black eyeshadow over the black base applied in the beginning and blend it using a matte brown eyeshadow. 

•Complete the rest of the face (foundation, concealing if necessary and setting it)

•Apply your preferred lipstick shade. Your lips should be light, you don't want too much colors on your face. 

The Finished look

That's it for this look. If you found this helpful please don't forget to share. Take me global! 

You can also suggest any look you would want me to create and I'd gladly show you guys how to achieve it. Leave me a comment below.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Pere.

Source: makeupforever

Liquid Foundations are light weight and mostly used by people that have no discoloration on their skin. This is because it doesn't cover scars. 

3. Concealers 

You need a concealer to clean up your brow area and to highlight.

 To highlight your face and your lower brow area you need a concealer that is 2 shades lighter that your skin.

3. Powder

MAC Cosmetics studio fix face powder

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You also need a powder to set your foundation. Find the right shade that matches your skin.

4. Color Correctors

Color correctors are ideal for people with discolorations, under eye circles and skin issues generally. Read my color correction guide Here

5. Setting powder 

Sacha Buttercup setting powder 

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After you highlight with a concealer, you will need to set it with a setting powder.

6.  Mascara

A Mascara will make you natural eyelash stand out. 

  

7. Eyeliner

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You need eyeliner to line your lash line and a pencil eyeliner to line your lower lash line. 

If you're struggling will applying eyeliner, the read my eyeliner guide Here

5. Makeup Brushes

   BH cosmetics 14 piece brush set

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When it comes to makeup, your brushes are your tools. Invest in a good brush set.  You would need foundation brush, powder brush, blush brush, eyebrow wand, lip brush, concealer brush, eyebrow brush,eyeshadow brush,blending brush, e.t.c 

Read my brush guide Here

6. Blush 

lA Femme blush pallete

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As a beginner, you should get a blush pallete, it's preferable to single blushes. Remember that not all shades of blush will work on you. Buy according to your skin color.

For dark skin women, orange, purple, burgundy and other dark colored blushes are your friends and for women on the lighter skin side, pink, purple, orange and other light colors will work for you.

7. Lip pencils & Lipsticks

Anastasia Bervely Hills liquid lipsticks 

Source: Makeupforblackwomen

Lipsticks are your girlfriend but so are lip 

pencils. Lip pencils help you outline your lip properly before you apply lipstick. I sometimes wear lip pencils as a lipstick.

Not all colors of lipsticks will look good on you. You need to find out the shades that will compliment your skin. 

8. Contour and Highlight Kit

Anastasia Bervely Hills contour kit

Source: Instyle

Contouring and highlighting is make up trend that has come to stay. The sleep Contour kit is always a good buy. 

I hope you guys found this helpful. Thanks for stopping by

This week's beauty post will be showing you how to apply false lashes. We will be using the strip lashes. 

I love how leight and easy to use they are but when you're doing it for the first time it can be a little tricky. Constantly  practice it and before you know it you'll be doing it in the blink of an eye. 

What you need:

1. Strip eyelash

I love this one from red cherry. It's number 415. 

2. Eyelash glue

You can use anyone. but I love using the Lock-on lash glue because I don't have to wait for it to be tacky.

3. Tweezer

  How To Guide:

~Apply glue on the edge of the lashes and wait for it to get tacky.

~Use your tweezer to place the lash as close to the edge of your own lashes. Press gently. Make sure the outer end and inner part are resting. You can use the tweezer to press down the sides gently. 

Let's Be friends:

Hello dear, 

      This week's beauty post is about the famous eyeliner struggle. 

When I started applying makeup, eyeliner was a hit or miss for me. Some days I'll be lucky and line it perfectly and other days I get frustrated that I just want to toss my eyeliner into the trash can. If you're going through this, you're not alone my dear.

Hello beauties, welcome back to my blog. I hope you're all well. I posted a photo of this foundation on my Instagram and facebook page. I also mentioned that I'll be doing a review. Before I purchased this product, I had heard so much about it and so I thought I'll give it a try. I'm a makeup artist so if I discover any product that will make my work easier, I go for it.