Drugstore make up tutorial - Arabian Nights...bronzed & glowing

This look I think is perfect for a night out on a hot Summer's day or as an evening holiday look.

The bronzed sunkissed look can be a staple, and then you can experiement depending on how dramatic you want the look to be.

I have gone for a gold , black & brown smokey eye, however, you can easily tone this down if you want a flawless, bronzed, everyday look.

Firstly, I moisturised and added a primer to ensure the make up lasts all day & also the primer acts as a barrier between my skin & the make up to help prevent any break outs occuring.

I then went ahead and started with my eyes.  I added a touch of concealer to the lids as a base for the shadow to stick too. Alternatively, you could use a cream shadow base such as a MAC Paintpot. If you have oily lids you may want use a primer to ensure it stays in place.

I used an Astor palette for the eyes which I brought from 'Fragrance Direct' in 'Smokey'.  I took the gold shadow and applied this all over the lid in a patting motion to pack the colour on.  I also put this under the lower lash line along the nearest half to the inner eye.  I then applied the dark brown, slightly less shimmery, shadow in a 'V' shape on the outer section of the lid and whatever was left over I applied in the crease to add dimension.

I used a clean fluffy blending brush to blend out the colours so there were no obvious lines as to where the colours started & finished & to create a seamless smokey eye.  I took the darker shadow again on the outer half of the lower lash line.  Using Maybelline's gel liner in 'Black Gold' i created a fine line along the upper lash line with a flick to emphasise the eye & to make it more 'feline' looking.  This is optional & you can still achieve an amazing look if you prefer not to use liner.  I also applied this to the top & bottom water line for a more dramatic look.  Again, this is optional.

I next moved onto my base.  Using L'oreal True Match foundation in 'W3 Golden Beige', I buffed this into the skin using circular motions with the Real Techniques 'Buffing Brush' which I love for a flawless finish.  I then applied Collection's 'Lasting Perfection' concealer in 'Light' to cover any redness or blemishes and blended out with my finger tip.  Due to my oily skin I have to set my foundation with a powder.  For extra coverage I used Maybelline's 'Fit Me' powder in 'Sandy beige'.


I filled in my brows using the Real Techniques Eyebrow Brush and my MUA 'Brow Kit' palette and mixed the dark & the medium browns for the perfect shade.
This palette is amazing and at under £5 it includes 2 brow shades, a brow highlight shade and a setting gel.  It also includes a travel pair of tweezers & a double ended broush one for brow filling & the other to set.

Using the Real Techniques Blush Brush, I contoured my cheek bones using Maybelline's Terra Sun in 'Tiger'. This is a lovely, almost matte bronzer, so ideal for contouring.  I sweeped this up my temples, down the sides of my nose, on my forehead & my jaw line.  Basically, everywhere where the sun would naturally hit & therefore to ensure a natural look.

I curled my eyelashes & added a few coats of Maybelline 'The Falsies Flare' mascara in black which is my favourite lengthening masacra & also adds a suble flare & helps the lashes keep a natural curl.

For an inner tear duct highlight, I used the white shade from the eueshadow palette I used on the lids.  This is very comparable to MAC's 'Nylon'.  I applied this to my brow bone, down the bridge of my nose, on the cupids bow & above the cheek bone.

For the lips I used 2 products.  I firstly applied Bourjois Rouge Edition lipstick in 'Beige Trench' then to add a sultry look and topped with Revlon's 'Sunset Peach' lipgloss.

The look is then complete!

All these steps can obviously be modified to suit your taste and products can be altered depending on what you have in your make up collection.

Hope you love the look :-)

Hannah xxx