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I love smokey eyes, and to be honest, they are probably my favourite makeup look to do. I love them, especially for a special event. This is very dramatic and dark. This may not be for everyone, but I think this is great for a party. You can tone it down to how you like it, I just wanted to make mine quite dramatic. 

I used the Smashbox Shape Matters Palette for this entire look.

Step One: Apply a concealer or primer to the lid to prime the eye lid to make sure you have a flawless canvas to work on, and your eye makeup stays on a lot longer. 

Step Two: Apply a warm orange tone brown to the crease as your transition shade.

Step Three: Apply a darker brown, where you put the transition shade, both these shades are going to help blend out the black shade we are going to put on the lid.

Step Four: Using a flat brush, apply the matte black shadow all over your eyelid stopping at the crease.

Step Five: Take some of the black shadow on to your lower lash line, and blend well.

Step Six: Using a clean blending brush, blend the black into the browns in the crease. You want to continue to blend until you have a seamless, gradient blend.

Step Seven: I applied a creamy white into my inner corner and on to my brow bone to highlight my eyes.

Step Eight: Line the rims of the eyes with a black liner. Apply your favourite mascara, after curling your lashes.

I really love smokey eyes, I think they are perfect for so many occasions, and there is a smokey eye for everyone! I wanted to create a dramatic, purple smokey with a black gradient at the outer corner. I also wanted the lower lash line to be smoked out a lot. So I came up with this! Let me know in the comments below what you think! Also give me some ideas for other makeup looks you want to see!

Step One: Start of with a primed lid, I wanted my eyes to look very flawless, so I used a concealer and powder to prime my eyes. This will make sure the colours go on pigmented, smooth and last all day/night! 

Step Two: Using a fluffy brush, take a medium brown shade and use this as your transition shade through the crease. 

Step Three: Take a plum/purple shadow, and blend this all over your lid, right up to the crease. Just apply very little of this in the crease. You want to create a very diffused effect in the crease, so make sure this is light and well blended!

Step Four: Take a slightly darker plum shade, this is going into the crease with a fluffy brush. Again, make sure this is well blended to give that diffused look.

Step Five: Take a dark matte purple on a small liner brush. Apply this in the outer corner and very slightly into the outer part of the crease.

Step Six: Using a small pencil brush, apply a matte black shadow to the outer corner of your eyes, right on top of the dark purple that you applied. Don't bring this as high as the purple though, keep it focused on the outer corner of the lower lid. Use a thin angled brush to also smudge this along the upper lash line.

Step Seven: Using a black eyeliner, line the rims of your eyes (upper and lower) and set it using the matte black shadow. Smudge this/blend this using the matte purple shadow. Then followed by the transition shade you used. You can blend this as far down as you like.

Step Eight: Apply the cream/white shadow under the brow, to highlight and lift the brow.

Step Nine: Apply a purple glitter, lightly, on the inner corner of your upper eye lid and also the inner half of your lower lash line.

Step Ten: Apply mascara, and lashes if you want, and your done!

I have been loving pink tones for my makeup recently. I think they are very pretty, and for my blue eyes, they really enhance the blue. I love how this look turned out. I love the pink and purple together, and the products I used worked really well together.

For this look, I used the Smashbox Shape Matters Palette for this look!

|Step One: Start by applying the shade 'stripped' as a transition shade through the crease. Make sure this is well blended out.

|Step Two: Apply the shade 'totally nude' into your crease using a more precise crease brush. Apply it to the same position that you applied your transition shade, but make sure the colour is slightly more intense.

|Step Three: Use the shade 'posh' on a flat brush, and apply this to the inner half of your eye. Make sure this is nice and intense, and use a blending brush to blend out any harsh lines.

|Step Four: Using a small flat brush, apply the shade 'aubergine' to the outer corner and slightly into the crease. Use a blending brush with no additional product, and blend until there is no harsh lines and there is a soft fading effect.

|Step Five: Apply the shade 'posh' on your inner half of the lower lash and 'aubergine' on the outer half of your lower lash line. Lightly blend, bringing it as far down as you like!

|Step Six: Highlight your brow bone with the two shades 'champagne' and 'vanilla'. You can add these to the inner corner of your eye also if you would like!

|Step Seven: Curl your lashes and apply your favourite mascara, you can also add false lashes if you would like it!

|Step Eight (optional): Tight line your eyes with a brown eyeliner. Brown liner is a little more soft and subtle, but you could also use your favourite black liner.

I have come up with this pink makeup look, after watching Sam Schuerman's video. It is to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. I posted this look on my Instagram, and it got really good feedback. So I thought I would makes this post to explain toy you how I did it! Plus, it's so easy to do!!

• Benefit Roller Lash Mascara. I did a review on this a few months ago, so if you want to see why I love it so much, you can click here!

• BareMinerals All Over Face Colour in Warmth. This is the best bronzing product I have ever used! It is so natural and so easy to use. A little bit goes a long way and you just get the most pretty, natural, sun kissed look!

• Urban Decay Shattered Face Case. I have had this for quite a while, but kind of forgot about it. I have been using this everyday in the past month, the blush and highlighter in it are amazing too! Its perfect for your makeup bag because it has eyeshadows, blush, bronzer, highlighter and even an eyeliner! 

• BareMinerals Complexion Rescue. I just put up a blog post reviewing this so if you haven't already seen that click here!

• Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blonde. If you have light brown/fair hair you need this! I have very light coloured brows, and most pencils are way too dark for me. This is perfect for me, it's so natural and just adds a little bit of a darker shade! You can see my feathery brow routine by clicking here!

• MAC Pro Long-wear Concealer in NC15. I have very pale skin, and very dark under eyes, so this is the perfect highlight, and full coverage concealer for my skin. Plus it stays in place all day. It can also double as a primer, because it doesn't crease.

• Revlon Gel Envy Nail Polish in 100. I have been wearing this on my nails everyday. It's such a nice pastel, summer colour that really enhances a tan. It lasts really well with no chipping too!