How to Apply Retro Eyeshadow

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Next, I'm going to give you ladies some tips on creating a basic retro look. I won't get too elaborate because I know it's nice just to have some little touches. So what I'm going to start out first is how to kind of create a nice retro eye. One thing that I think just makes a great dynamic look to create a retro look is the false eyelashes. Now these you can find pretty affordable. I found these on Elf.com, E-L-F dot com and they're known to make one dollar makeup. Every thing's one dollar. So these were only one dollar. But you can also find them at any beauty, any beauty supply store, at Target, at your drugstore. But if you're looking for them on a budget, it's how I like to do things, you can find these on Elf.com for one dollar. I won't go through the process and put them on, but there's directions on them. But you just know so work on that and get those for your eyes. Now next, I'm going to show you how you can kind of create a nice basic eye. Now, I'm no cosmetologist, however, I think I can give you a few nice tips on how to create a nice look for your eye. Today I just started out with a basic foundation on my makeup. I just have on my foundation and some mascara and just a little bit on my brows. If I'm may suggest a white or a pearly light shade of eye shadow, start using that on your brow just to kind of create some definition. You can kind of bring it down. But I think it looks really nice when you just kind of blend it into your brow arch right here to kind of create some nice light and definition. I'm going to apply this next to the center part of my eye up into the brow there. Just kind of sweep it off to the side. You know, not too much, it's kind of nice, kind of subtle. It kind of creates a nice foundation and base. The next step, depending on how comfortable you are with wearing makeup whether you wear a lot or a little, you don't have to do this, it's not for everybody, but I like to create a little bit of a smoky old Hollywood kind of a film star look with a little bit of a charcoal eye shadow. This one here, I'm using some Urban Decay. This one is their Oil Slick. It's a little bit of a metallic smoky black. You don't need a lot. The black goes a long way. So what I'm going to do is brush it right through the crease and bring it out a little bit to kind of create a dramatic look. So we start here. The charcoal colors are very pigmented. So you have to kind of have a good makeup hand and kind of blend with it, kind of work with it. Then, create that smoky look with your brush and your finger. Just kind of play it out like that and you can see, I'm kind of bringing the crease out here to kind of, just a little, you don't need a lot, just a little and it creates some nice depth for your eyes, especially for some evening wear. It's great to have this and I'll apply it to the second eye here. Again, a little goes a long way. Don't be afraid to use your finger to kind of blend it in there. Bring it out to your eye. Kind of create some nice depth. Make your eyes look good. I'm doing this real fast so hopefully it looks alright.

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