Beauty Video: Sparkling “Gold Leaf” Eyeliner Tutorial
We recently did a post on the dimensional makeup trend we’ve seen in magazine editorials and on runways. This trend centers around avant-garde makeup effects like glitter, feathers, and my favorite, gold leaf.
Now, as your residential makeup junkie, I had to find a way to recreate the gold leaf eye makeup we saw on the runways, but make it wearable for the real world. Gold leaf is beautiful and looks amazing, but is hard to pull off in an everyday setting. Since gold is one of those colors that comes back around every summer, I decided to make it my focus this week.
The Look:
How to Get the Look:
Products Used:
- MAC Studiofinish Concealer in NC45
- Wet N Wild ColorIcon Palette in Vanity - Discontinued, but check your local drugstore for remaining stock!
- MAC Super Slick Liquid Liner in Pure Show
- MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder
- Covergirl LashBlast Mascara in Black
- Wet N Wild ColorIcon Blush in Heather Silk
- Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart
- Victoria’s Secret Colorshine Gloss in Big Apple
More Tips for Dimensional Makeup:
- For a hint of the feathered look, just create a few extra flicks of liner on the outside corners of your eyes.
- For an extra glittery look, try Make Up For Ever Diamond Powder – use eyelash glue as adhesive so the glitter lasts all day.
- Have fun and don’t be afraid to try something new!
Thoughts?
Are you loving bold eyeliner like this for summer? Would you guys like to see more runway looks re-created for the real world? What are some of your favorite summer beauty trends? Let me know down below!
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Posted on on June 19, 2012 / Filed Under: Beauty & Hair / Tags: Cosmetics, eyeliner, gold, Summer, Videos
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Phidias
I like the eye look and I like the lips separately, but I think that together they are a bit overwhelming. I would wear a more neutral/natural lip colour with that eye look. Separately though, I think these look beautiful!
SarahLily
Very beautiful. This tutorial opened me to new ideas that would’ve never occurred to me. Thanks! :)
Nichole
Beautiful!
Jenny
Your makeup tutorials are great, but would you mind doing some on other people? You have one-in-a-million eyes, and pretty much anything looks great on them. I would like to see you challenge yourself and do some eye makeup on smaller eyes, eyes that droop downward at the end or more upward at the end, etc. Just on more average eyes like the rest of us have. I have followed your tutorials to the letter but most of them only work on your beautiful GIANT eyes :)