Brown Eyes

Brown eyes can be some of the easiest and the hardest to find good colors for. The way to find really complementary colors for eyes is to find the color opposite of it on the color wheel....But where does brown fit? The answer is a big fat NOWHERE. Brown, like white, black, grey, and beige, is a neutral color. So 9 times out of 10 they wont be anywhere on a color wheel.

Here try to find it...

The best advice I can give you brownies is to go and look at your eyes in a mirror and try to find "your brown". Ask yourself the following questions: Are my eyes dark or light brown? Do they have more of a red, blue, purple, or green undertone? Are there any special qualities to my eyes(iris freckles or specs of other colors)?

Once you have done this the next few steps will be much easier.

If you found an undertone or specs of other colors in your eyes look back at the color wheel and find the opposite color. Test out eye shadows, liners, and even mascaras that have a hint of this color.

If you did not find anything or don't know what an undertone is(its ok!! haha) don't worry! There are still many ways to make your peepers pop!

The most flattering colors for browns are purples, greens, navys, coppers, and cobalts.

There really aren't many colors to avoid other that bright yellows and oranges. Some people also say pink doesn't go well with brown but I have seen many people pull this off. Don't be afraid to try new colors! The only way to really know if something will look good on you or not is to try it!

If you are still struggling to find a good color palette or really want your eyes to look good 24/7, take a walk down the cosmetics section of your drug or grocery store. A simple solution is Physicians Formula. They sell color palettes, liners and mascaras specifically for whatever eye color you have. I have seen much success with these and recommend them. 

I hope I could help someone with some beautiful brown eyes find something to make their eyes look super sexy!

Here are a few examples of colors.

Doll Makeup

I'd like to apologize for not posting anything for a couple of days. I tried to do a tutorial for a porcelain doll with white face paint and turns out...I'm allergic to white face paint...so I waited until my face wasn't quite as irritated. Sorry!!! Hahaha
But this just a normal doll look If you want to do white face paint go for it! Just remember to spot test!

So here is the innocent, doughy eyed doll look...and what I would look like without freckles!

1. Start with a really good cover up. You want everything covered!! This includes any redness, dark circles, freckles, and acne.
2. Then to give the perfect skin thing some more perfection. Layer on a heavy correcting foundation and powder.
3. Now take a shimmery light eye shadow and apply all over your eyelid All the way up to the eyebrow.
4. Now take a shadow a shade or two darker than your skin  tone and apply to the hollows of your eyes.
5. Should be looking like this.
6. Now with a fine tipped black eyeliner, tight line your upper eyelid. (Tight lining only lining the lash line) This will give the effect of thicker lashes
7. With a white eyeliner, line your lower lash line. Do this a little bit thicker than you would normally line the lower lid.
8. Now tap a white eye shadow on top of the white eyeliner.
9. With a sharpened eyeliner line underneath the white eyeliner. This makes eyes look a lot bigger.
10. Apply red or pink blush to the apples of your cheeks (Smile really big to find this)
11. Try to keep the blush centrally in one spot on your face. You can do this by taping or "bouncing" the brush on your cheeks instead of a sweeping motion.
12. Apply false lashes, curl them to lift eyelashes away from the eyes so they look bigger and apply mascara.
13. Apply a bright pink or red lipstick
There you have it! Now you are a doll!
<3

Smokey Eyes

So this is probably my go to look for just about any occasion. I love the smokey eye look because there are a thousand ways you can customize it and make it your own. I have been doing this look since 9th grade. I had to do it in choir for 3 years. Wearing it basically every day in December because of performances. I made that black eye shadow my bitch! Not really...but still. I have had people over the years ask me to show them or tell them my secret *boast boast* But in all reality...I don't have one...So I figured I'd just post it and hopefully someone could learn something from it...

Now some people are going to get a little freaked out by the order of things but just stay with me on this!

We are going to start with the eye makeup. Not foundation! Keep it together, change is good sometimes! Here is why we do this. If you have ever experienced fallout, the eye shadow that falls everywhere you don't want it (Cheeks, nose, under eye area), when you use dark eye shadow this is going to change your life!!! If you don't have concealer and foundation on you don't have to worry about messing up what you have already done by wiping off the fall out!!! Bam! Take that physics!

1. Prime your eyes!!! I can't stress this enough!!! I don't care if you use primer, creme eye shadow, concealer balm, or white eyeliner(Thanks Pinterest!) Just do it!!!! This makes blending all this dark stuff SOOOO much easier!

2. Take a black (or your darkest shade if you are doing a different color scheme) and apply it to the outer corner of your eye lid. Think of dividing your eyelid into 4 even sections. This is your #4 color. Remember that for later.

3. Take a gunmetal grey (or second darkest color) and apply next to the black. don't worry about blending just yet. This is your #3 color.

4. Now take a light grey (Second lightest color) and add next to the dark grey. This is #2.

5. And last take a white or a color that is a step lighter than your skin tone with some shimmer (lightest shade) and add this to the rest of the eyelid and inner corner by the tear ducts. This is #1.

6. This is what it should be looking like. Not blended.

7. Now here is where you can get in touch with your inner blender(get it??? Blending...oh shut up I'm hilarious) You are going to take a fluffy brush and blend colors 4 and 3 together. (just go back and forth. Not hard.)

8. Wipe off the brush and blend 3 and 2.

9. Now blend 2,3, and 4.

10. Wipe off the brush really well. And take the lightest shade and swipe it in one long motion all the way to #4. Do this a few times if you want a lighter look.

11. This is what you should get...If you want a darker, more dramatic look. You can add more black and blend it so it looks nice. Otherwise there you go!

12. Now with a sponge, tissue or your luck crooked pinky get rid of the fall out!

13. Apply foundation and whatnot. Add highlight by taking a small amount of shimmery white and applying to the brow bone. Make sure this gets blended so you don't look like a circus clown ;D

14. Now eyeliner, mascara, brows, and lipstick. Keep the face "low drama" if you want your peepers to have all the attention. But if you are like me and you love drama (on your face. not in your life) go on and get some of that gradient lipstick on your face!

15. Now put on something cute and knock em dead!!!

P.s. Sorry for not being 100% on the pictures. I was in a time crunch and my hands weren't very stable. If you have questions, ask!

P.s.s. I am now going to start Halloween makeup tutorials if you have any requests let me know and I will be sure to get those up!!

Thanks guys, good luck!!! <3