gloMinerals Ballerina Eyeshadow Trio Tutorial

I love this trio!  When you need a fresh, clean look, this is the trio to go to.

  First, always start with eye primer.  Today I used Urban Decay's.

I also love gloMinerals Under Eye Primer ($24).  If I forget to use it, I can immediately tell!  It brightens your undereye area and reduces wrinkles.

Start with the lightest pink color and use the base brush and apply it to your entire eyelid.

Next use the angled eye brush and apply the gray color to your accent area.  It's so important to use the angled eye brush and blend, blend, blend!

Use your texture brush and apply the darkest pink to the base of your eyelid, just above your lashes. 

I love using my gloMicro Precision Eye Pencil in brown.  Apply it thicker at the outer corners and taper it in to about 1/2 across your eye.

Curl your eyelashes.  This is for real.  Curled eyelashes make you appear awake and your eyes appear larger.  Don't just curl them once.  Do it several times until you have your desired result!  Click here for my mascara tutorial.

Apply your mascara and voila!  Super beautiful eyes.

Soft Subtle Smokey Eye

I love gloMinerals Smokey Eye Kit!  It has everything for the perfect smokey eye! 

 For eyeshadow that doesn't crease, always use eye primer.  Mary Kay's eye primer is the best.

Next apply gloMinerals Under Eye Primer.  This is an anti-aging undereye primer that minimizes the appearance of imperfections by filling in fine lines while using light-reflective pigments to soften the appearance of wrinkles and dark circles.

Now we're ready to apply our shadow.  Start with an eye base brush and apply the lightest color over the entire eye lid.

 

Get your angled eye brush and use the tip in the next to darkest shadow and apply in the crease of your eye.  Angled eye brushes are da bomb dot com.  In a pinch, you can use just that one brush to apply all of your shadow!  Don't forget to blend.  Blend, blend, blend.

 

Another of my favorite brushes is the texture brush.  I use this in the second to lightest color and apply directly above my lash line.

 

It's time for eyeliner.  I'm using the gloMicro Precision Eye Liner in black.  I like to have my eyeliner go about halfway across my lashline from the outer corner in. 

 

I feel like every brush is my favorite, but I love, love, love the smudge brush!  Use it to smudge eye shadow over your liner.  This softens your liner and and helps tie it in with your eye shadow.

 

Lastly, apply your mascara and you're done!   Click here for my eyelash tutorial.

 

Enjoy your Smokey Eye!  Contact me for information about gloMinerals or to order.