Autumn Winter Dark Berry Lip

I've been loving the dark berry lip for such a long time and I realised I've never done a look based on that lip so I created a look suited for a nice Autumny Winter vibe.... Bronzed eyes, Lashes and that all important Lip. I used a mix of high end brands mixed with high street to make it accessible for everyone.


 First I applied the foundation all over using my buffing brush by real techniques. I work the foundation into my skin to make sure I had maximum coverage.
I then applied the concealer under my eyes in a V shape directly from the brush thats at the end of the product. I used my finger to blend the product into the skin to give a natural finish. I applied this concealer along my brow bone and down the centre of my nose to give a slimming effect.
 Using the contour shade from the sleek palette, I applied it along my cheekbones, down the sides of my face and down the sides of my nose to contour my face. I then applied the highlight shade from the same palette, along the high points of my cheeks and down the centre of my nose to give a face a dewy glow.

I've given a 4 step breakdown of how I usually do my eyebrows.
With an angled brush, I apply a small amount of the dipbrow onto the brush and apply it just after the first section of the brow(see pic left)
I then fill in the remaining part of the brow, filling in and creating a thicker shape.
Using the remaining product on the brush, I start by feathering the product lightly to create a nice shape but lighter then the rest of the brow.
To finish, I clean up the shape of the brows with my concealer under the brow and my foundation above the brow. 



 Using a blending brush, I applied the liquid metal all over my eyelid and under my eyes, buffing it into my skin. You can use other products instead of this if you pefer, Maybelline do a brilliant product called Colour Tattoo that acts as a perfect base that wont budge and is easier on the pocket.


 Using the same brush, I blended the antiqued eyeshadow into my socketline, under my eyes and buffed it outwards. You can use any bronze eyeshadow you have, MUA & Sleek do amazing bronze shadows you could use that are cheaper.
 I applied the white eyepencil into my waterline to really open the eyes up. If you would prefer a darker look, you could always use a dark liner or a bronze, it all depends on your preference. I also applied the mascara onto both my top and bottom lashes.

 Using the lip pencil, I went well over my lip line to create a fuller shape as my lips are very thin. Dark colours can make lips appear smaller too so if you want your lips to look bigger, I would recommend going slightly over your lipline.
 I then applied the gloss over the lip pencil as my lips were very dry so a glossy lip looks much nicer. You can leave the lip matte if you prefer, especially if your quite messy as gloss can easily smudge all over your face.

 I applied a small amount of Duo lash glue to the band of the eyelashes and applied them to my eyes usinf tweezers as these lashes are a bit fiddley. I wanted to use spidery lashes to give an open eyed look but you can either completely miss out using the lashes or use ones to your taste. Ardell and Amazing shine do really brilliant affordable styles.
 Heres the finished look! I personally think this look is amazing for a wintery night out when you don't have time to do a full on smokey eye, you can apply a quick bit of bronze eyeshadow and a dark lip. I hope you all like it and find it easier after seeing my step by step. Let me know if you have any questions.