Keep It Natural Dark & Smoky

4 5

Look & feel great in 5 minutes 9 or less with these insider tricks. 7 eye 8 style eye, ensuring you blend well so the look Keep it natural is not too defined.” Golden and brown Dark & smoky As the old saying goes, eyes are a shades, like Prestige Cosmetics Duo Perfect for a cocktail party or evening window on the soul and choosing Eye Shadow in Cinnamon Stick, event, the classic smoky eye can be a the look that best suits your face $15.95, suit all hair and eye colours. dazzling finish to your look. Hair and and occasion doesn’t have to be Next, “Bring the brown shadow makeup expert, Gavin Morris, offers difficult. With a little clever makeup 3 underneath the eye, applying to the his best advice on how to master it. and the right products, your eyes outer half only.” Do this with a quality Prime the skin from the lash line will look whiter, brighter and totally brush such as Cosmetica Double 1 to the eyebrow with a primer for natural while dark circles or shadows Ended Eyeshadow Brush, $17.95 (1). the best and longest lasting results. will instantly disappear. Keen to “Lastly, apply gold shimmer to Try BeneFit Stay Don’t Stray, $45. embrace the natural look? Makeup 4 the inside half of the lid, blending “Apply a nude or skin tone eye artist Amanda La Monica, voted best well so the colours merge.” Using a 2 shadow over your entire lid up to makeup artist in New South Wales lighter colour on the inside of the your brow, then heavily line the upper by the Australian Bridal Industry eye instantly brightens and opens up and lower lash line with black eye Academy in 2009, has these easy tips. small eyes. Try these great golds: Bare pencil.” Try Almay Bright Eyes Cream “Always apply concealer to the eye Escentuals Glimmers True Gold, $44 to Powder Eye Shadow in Nude, 1 first. This creates a base for the (6), L’Oréal Paris Color Appeal Mono $19.95 (7), or the affordable Australis eye shadow powder to stick to.” Try Eye Shadow in Golden Shimmer, Eye Pencil in Black, $8.95 (5). Rimmel Recover Concealer, $10.50. $18.45 (3) & Revlon Luxurious Color Next, press some smoky grey or “Use a soft brush to apply brown Eyeshadow, $19.95 (2). Finish with a 3 black shadow over the lid and 2 shadow to the outer corners of the coat of brown or clear mascara. blend into the socket to avoid sharp Rintoul John Photos: Bono De Claudia Words:

54 www.weightwatchers.co.nz 10

12 beauty

eye tip No matter what look you’re going for, always finish off with mascara. Apply two coats top & bottom 17 to both lids. 16 15

lines. Then, lightly line your entire the outer half of the lid, bringing the rim with a soft black eye pencil. Try colour up and above the lid crease.” All about drama Maybelline New York EyeStudio “Next apply some pink shimmer Spark some attention with a powerful Mono in Smoky Black, $12.95 (9) 2 by dabbing it through the inner and dramatic eye, a divine look for a or Make Up Store Microshadow in section of the lid. We’re going for party, special occasion or a hot date. Shimmery Bell, $34 (8). colour and sparkle with this look.” Try Press a shimmer dust, such as To make eyes stand out, use BYS Shimmer Powder in Pink Rose, 1 Bourjois Shimmering Loose 4 an illuminator along the brow $4.95 (10), and Face of Australia Eye Powder Eyeshadow in Gris Pixel 26, bone, such as All About Glo Liquid Shadow in Lolite, $8.95 (11). $22 (17), onto the lid and blend. Illuminator in Luminous Glow, $19.95 Applying liner closely under the Still using shimmer powder, dust (4), focusing on your high arch area. 3 lashes defines the eyes and opens 2 along the brow bone, focusing them up. Small eyes? Don’t line all the on the highest part of your arch. way across as it will make them look Using black eyeliner, line the The new brights smaller. For large eyes, eyeliner looks 3 upper lash line extending past the If you’ve been wearing the same better on the inside rim of the eye. outer corner of your eye. Try Revlon shadow for years, embracing brights To finish, La Monica recommends ColorStay Liquid Eyeliner in Black, is a fast way out of the rut. La Monica 4 a dab of gold highlighter, such $25.95 (13), Napoleon Perdis Ultra uses charcoal, pink and gold to create as La Glam Glitterbug Highlighter, Pearl, $25 (14), or Almay Bright Eyes a vibrant but totally wearable eye. $35 (12), on the brow bone. “Start Liner/Highlighter Duo, $19.95 (16). Here’s how to do it yourself at home. underneath the arch and work down Finish with a few fake lashes “Start by using a soft eye shadow to the end. This catches the light and 4 applied to top lids. Try Eylure Words: Claudia De Bono Photos: John Rintoul John Photos: Bono De Claudia Words: 1 brush to apply a charcoal shade to helps instantly brighten the eye.” Miss Eylure Lashlets, $9.99 (15).