Blue Smoke

       Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! Today's tutorial was inspired by a face chart I saw on Instagram. If you're not familiar with what a face chart is, it's something makeup artists use to plan out specific looks. There is a face drawn on canvas paper, and you can apply makeup to the chart the same way you'd apply it to your face. It's pretty cool. You can see it here, below. Awesome, right? Well, I tried to recreate this look, and I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out! Also, I'm using a ton of new products in this tutorial. Soooo excited to show you all new things! If you'd like to find out how to create this look, just keep reading :). As always, all tips will be listed in the caption below each picture. Enjoy!

Aghhh! My freckles are out of control!

To prime the face, I'm using the Benefit POREfessional, and the L'Oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur. Love these two together!

The first new product I want to show you all is the It Cosmetics Bye Bye Redness Correcting Cream. I have been wanting to try this product for sooooo long! And now it is finally mine! I have seen girls use this as their foundation, and others use it how I use it - underneath my foundation. It works SO WELL. It really corrects my redness, doesn't look cakey under the foundation, doesn't oxidize, and stays put. Amazing! You can purchase this off Ulta.com or itcosmetics.com. FYI, if you purchase it off the It Cosmetics website, sign up for their emails first. They'll send you a 20% off coupon code :)

You can see, I have the Bye Bye Redness on one half of my face, and the other half is bare. It's amazing! It's a very thick cream, so I use a very thin layer over the areas of my face I feel needs it the most.

The next new product I have to show you all is my new foundation - NARS Sheer Glow. If you can't tell, I am SOOOO excited about this foundation, hahaha. It is seriously the BEST foundation. It's called "Sheer Glow," but I would say it's medium coverage. I got a sample of this from Sephora a couple weeks ago, and I was instantly obsessed. It goes on so smooth, gives a flawless finish, doesn't oxidize, and stays put. And, as I am oily, it doesn't melt off my face after a couple hours, haha. It's just perfect. I'm wearing the color "Fiji."

I forgot to get the pump to go with this foundation, so I dotted it all over my face, like so, and blended it in that way.

Look how flawless. Freakin' amazing foundation!

Moving on, I primed the eyes with the Lorac Behind the Scenes Eye Primer.

I started out applying "Cream" from the LoracPRO palette all over the lid, from lash line to brow bone.

Next, I used "Taupe" in the crease as my transition shade.

Like so.

Then I used "Slate" on the lid from lash line to crease.

Like so.

Then I took a fluffy blending brush, and blended all of that out.

Another new product to show you all is the BH Cosmetics 120 Eye palette (1st edition). If you have not heard about BH Cosmetics, let me just tell you... They have sooooo many amazing palettes, for both the eyes and face. Best part - this palette was only $15!! I have been dying to create more colorful looks for you all, but buying individual drugstore quads is super expensive. So, I finally got on BHCosmetics.com and ordered this eye palette. I regret nothing. You'll see another BH Cosmetics product later on in this post. Even though this was just $15, the shadows are really pigmented and blend super easy. Great investment for all you ladies who love color as much as me :) Anyway, I took this shimmery blue color, and applied that onto the crease.

Like so.

This is what you should have so far.

Next, I took this lighter matte blue color, and blended that into the upper crease to get that intense blue look.

Like so.

And this is what you should have so far.

Then, to darken up the crease and give the eyes some depth, I took "Black" and added it to the crease.

Like so.

Now, moving back to the face, yet another new product to show you all - MAC Pro Longwear concealer. Like everything else I've mentioned, I've been lemming this concealer for foreeeeeeverrrr! And I finally got some :)))) This concealer is awesome. It's full coverage, and doesn't crease or wear off under the eyes. It's amazing. I am NC25.

I applied it in the upside down triangle, like so.

We are now concealed!

To set that concealer, I used the MAC Prep + Prime translucent setting powder.

For the rest of the face, I used the Rimmel London Stay Matte powder.

All set!

To contour, I used the Benefit Hoola bronzer.

For blush, I used this nude blush from the BH Cosmetics Glamorous 10 Blush palette. This baby was only $10!!

All blushed and contoured :)

For brows, I used the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in "Medium Ash."

Ahh, I love how brows really change the look and bring everything together!

Going back to the eyes, I went back into "Slate" and applied that on the lower lash line.

Like so.

To smoke out the lower lash line, I went back into the blue we used in the crease earlier.

I took this color down pretty far.

We're getting there!

Again, I took "Black" and added that to the outer portion of the lower lash line.

Like so.

Then I went into this light blue, and added that to the inner corners of the eyes.

Like so.

Next, I took the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in "Perversion," and applied that to the upper and lower waterlines.

We're all lined!

I then applied a thin coat of mascara to the upper and lower lashes.

For lips, I used the NYX Matte Lipstick in "Hippie Chic."

Then I topped it off with this Revlon Super Lustrous lip gloss in "Coral Reef."

Last up is lashes. These will take the look up a notch, for sure! I used the Ardell Demi Wispies.

And here's the final look!

       So, there you have it! A smokey blue look! I absolutely love this look. I know it's not super wearable for all the time, but I still love it. And I'm sooooo excited about finally being able to create more colorful looks for you all! Let me know how you liked this look in the comments below, or on my Facebook page, "Beautymark." Thank you all so much for reading, and have a great week!


                                      XOXO - Tabitha