enunavida asked:
Hi! Could you please show us your take on the brown smokey eye/bronze summer look? Thanks!
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Sultry Evening Bronze
As some folks look forward to spring and summer, it’s a good time to whip out all the warm golden-caramel tones, but then you don’t want to go too heavy for Spring while most people are still looking quite pale from the Winter.
I’d suggest going really bronze on the eyes if you like, but reining everything in with a softer lip, just to keep things light and Spring-esque. This is more of an evening look, as the bronze is packed with more intensity, and the shadow shape is large as well. If you want to wear this for day, just keep the color within your lid/socket area and don’t blend up and out as far as I did.
Bronze can look quite brassy and unflattering sometimes when worn just as a wash over the lids, so I layered a lot of different tones to give it some depth and more richness.
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Step 1: I used a limited edition MAC Cream Color Base (Take Root) from the MAC Me Over collection onto the lids and then spread it up, thinning all the way to the brow bones. If you don’t have it, just try the brown side of ELF Butter Pecan, which is just US$1.
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Step 2: Apply a rich brown-bronze all over the cream base, buffing briskly in small circles to bring out the sheen of the shadow. I used The Body Shop #08 Single Eye Shadow, but a more intense version would be Lime Crime Diva Magic Dust.
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Step 3: Apply a darker coffee brown along the socket line from outer corners along the entire socket, but not touching the innermost corners. Try ELF Saddle shadow or The Body Shop #32. Blend it into the bronze so it’s not an obvious line along the crease, then run the remainder along the lower lash line.
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Step 4: Apply black kajal or gel liner along the tide- and water-lines.
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Step 5: Coat the black liner along water line with a light layer of the bronze brown, and then run the darker brown along the upper lash line.
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Step 6: Apply a sparkling copper over the center of the lids for a spark of warmth. I used MAC pigment in Copper Sparkle.
The finished look should just look bronze overall, but still be very multi-dimensional rather than one flat shade.
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On the cheeks:
I applied a bit of bronzer (MAC MSF in Comfort) along my cheekbones for a little contouring and then topped my cheeks with a shimmery pink (MAC MSF in Blonde).
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For the lips:
Step 7: Apply concealer to even out any varied tones on your lips.
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Step 8: Apply a soft pearly pink like NYX Jupiter (round lipstick) to bring out the bronze (or your tan!) on your face. Go for something sheer and glossy unless you want to look like an 80’s throwback!
