Pastels in Bloom Tutorial

Hello all of you electrifying readers! How are you on this marvelous day? Today's post will be an eyeshadow tutorial, that I am finally able to post. I had to retake some of the pictures, as I use natural lighting and it became cloudy outside. Keep reading to find out how I put this look together!

The weather outside is warm, but not the blazing type of heat in the summertime. Pastels are very versatile,as they can still be worn,even in this type of weather. This look is fun and refreshing, and or course, easy to recreate! I call it... " Pastels in Bloom" (dramatic emphasis). All joking( or lack thereof) aside, here's the tutorial!

Step 1: Start with freshly moisturized skin, and prep the eye area with concealer, primer, etc. Here, I am using my favourite NARS Concealer in Ginger ($25.00 CAD). Prime the whole eye area, including any dark circles and the lower lashline. This step prevents any creasing of the bright colours that are going on your eyes.

Step 2: After the eye area has been prepped, apply a soft rosy cream blush to your eyelids, using a blender brush. gently dab the brush into the cream blush. Pat the colour onto the eyelids, a little bit past the crease, gently blend out any harsh edges. Gently build up the colour until you reach the desired opacity. Try to aim for a gradient effect, with more of the colour being concentrated on the outer corners. Here, I am using the Clinique Blushwear Cream Stick in Rosy Blush ($24.00 CAD)

Step 3:  Bring a little bit of the colour down towards your inner corners, pat with a clean finger to fade out the colour.

Step 4: Apply a bright, deep purple shadow to the outer corners of your eyes. Gently blend it inwards, blending it into the pink blush. Blend it in about a third of the way in, and then fade the colour out. Add more pink, if the colours become too murky.Here I am using the Clinique Colour Surge Quad in Purple (packaged in a gift set, with a $50 CAD purchase), the deep purple colour. This colour can also be found in the Clinique Colour Surge Beach Plum Duo ($25.00 CAD).

 Step 5: Add a punch bright liner or powder eyeshadow to your lower lashline. Softly smudge in a jewel coloured liner, two thirds of the way into your lashline, and pat it gently with your finger to blend. Here, I am using the bright blue from my Lancome Colour Design Eye Brightening All-In-One -5 Shadow & Liner Palette, in Teal Fury ($54.00 CAD)

Step 6: This step is optional, but it does make a difference. Gently tightline your lower waterline with a white or peach eyeliner. This will open up the eyes, as well as make them appear brighter and whiter.

Step 7: Gently tightline your upper lashline with a black eyeliner. When you are finished with tightlining, gently pat the liner on your upper lashline, and smudge it out. This gives your eyelashes a bit of definition, without stealing the spotlight away from your bright eyeshadow. Here I am using the Clinique Quickliner for Eyes, in Really Black ($19.50 CAD).

Step 8: The last step, is to curl your lashes, and coat them with a thin coat of volumizing mascara. Apply a coat to both upper and lower lashes. The mascara I am using is the Sephora Collection Lash Plumper Mascara in Black ($ 16.00 CAD)

There you have it! A fun and cute eyeshadow look, that was very easy to do! I will be posting the photos soon, so stay tuned. Thank you for reading, and have a wonderful day!

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