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· 20/5/12 · 172 · Reblog

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Duo-tone Eye: Basic Cut-Crease Tutorial

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If you were curious about the dual-color eye I did the other day, it isn’t actually all that different from the usual cut-crease eye that I’ve done in several other tutorials.

The main things you will need are a:

  • Soft black pencil (The Body Shop Black Kajal used)
  • Deep, matte brown/taupe shadow (MAC Concrete Shadow used)
  • 2 Metallic/Shimmery light- or mid-tone shadows that are equally matte/shimmery, and not noticeably lighter/darker than each other (L’oreal Infallible in 004 Forever Pink and 015 Flashback Silver)
The only tip: If you’re going to wear different colors on each eye, there’s no point being all subtle about it and choosing shades that are in the same color family. Go with shades that are contrasting (silvery-lavender and peach, like I chose) or complementary (blue and green).
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Step 1: I wanted to use a really dark and really matte taupe-brown to make the shimmery colors pop and stand out more on the lids, so I first used a black kohl pencil as a base. Just smudge it on thick along the inner and outer rims of the lashes and then smudge out a little above the lashes.

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Step 2: Using a flat angled brush, pick up a matte taupe brown shadow and set the black pencil with it. Smoke it out along the lower lashes. The thicker the color, the more dramatic the look. 

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Step 3: The crease. Just use a pencil brush or a slightly smaller and denser brush to sweep the same matte brown shadow along the hollow arc of your socket-line.

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Step 4: As I was using a loose shadow (L’oreal Infallible Iridescent shadows 004 Forever Pink shown here) the best way to get a metallic effect is to smooth it on with your finger.

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Step 5: Next is to use a soft blending brush to gently smoke out the brown crease line a bit, blending upwards above the socket line a little. If you unintentionally fade out the shimmery shade, touch up with your finger once again.

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Step 6: Curl lashes and apply black or dark brown mascara to finish! (I’m still using Maybelline Great Lash in Dark Brown.)

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