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TUTORIAL: DARK & INTENSE "SLEPT IN' EYES

1. Apply an eyeshadow primer. Urban Decay Primer Potion is my favourite! 

2. Using a warm, medium brown shadow and a fluffy blending brush, apply the shadow all over the lid, brow bone and under the eye. 

3. Apply a deeper brown, adding more definition to the crease and to create a 'graduation' of colour. 

TIP: WHEN BLENDING, USE A LIGHT WINDSCREEN WIPER MOTION FOR A SEAMLESS LOOK

4. Pack on a deep maroon toned shadow. Blend this out and upwards. 

5. Keep building this colour up, moving on to a dark cranberry/burgundy shade and making sure to blend this on the outer 'V' of the lid and edge of the eye/underneath only. 

6. Add a tiny bit of black shadow on the outer 'V' of the eye to add definition and intensity. Also make sure you have a nice diffused effect all round the contours of the eye using one of the lighter shades and using the fluffy brush to disperse the colour. 

7. Using a gel liner, create a small cat eye flick. This doesn't have to be too neat as you're going to smudge it with your finger! Blend and smudge the wet liner with your finger to give it that "slept-in" look. 

8. Line the waterline and the tightline (under the top lashes) with an intense black khol pencil liner. Apply mascara liberally and add falsies if you wish! 

This look is all about the blending, and making sure the eyeshadow doesn't look 'cakey'. Achieve a velvety look by applying lightly, using small amounts of products and building up. Pair with dewy, glowing skin and a muted lip. I used my favourite eye brushes by Real Techniques (ALL time favourite brushes by my ALL time favourite Youtube guru's Pixiwoo!) and Crown Brushes.