Dark Eyes And Dark Lips

In this week's lesson we were looking at and creating dark eyes and lips. We did this so that we could practise and learn the techniques as well as giving us ideas for our Claudia and Mrs Laderman looks. We first had a demonstration of how to create a dark eye and lip look. We then went away and tried to create it ourselves on our model.

When creating a dark eye look it can be better if you use different shades of dark colours to give it more definition and depth.

Make sure you blend your edges well to get rid of any harsh lines.

Apply your lighter colours to the inner areas and darker colours onto the outer edges focussing on the outer v and crease.

When applying eyeliner ask your model if she has any preferences or apply the eyeliner of your choice making sure to cover any areas of skin that show through to make it more seamless.

Apply a good coat of mascara, but curl the eyelashes before if you need to.

When creating a dark lip outline the lips first to create a line to follow and stop the lipstick from bleeding over the edges. You could also fill in the lips with a liner to help the lipstick last longer. Apply the lip colour with a flat edge brush so that you can create a clean and neat line.

I liked creating this dark eyes and lips look. I think that it is a classic look and is a style that is a necessity to know when learning to become a make up artist. I wasn't happy with the make up that I created as I know that I can create better make up. I had an image that I was getting inspiration from and think that I tried to copy that too much rather than doing a look that would suit my model. I also wasn't happy with the lips that I created as they were messy, and I know that I could create a neater look.