Fast, Easy Eye Tutorial

This week, I’d like to demonstrate an eyeshadow look that is easy, fast, and inexpensive. This look, or a variation of it, has been my go-to routine lately and really helps me get ready and get out the door fast while still looking put together. 

This look uses four products: A cream or liquid shadow that’s close to your skin tone, a sparkly cream shadow, an eyeliner, and a dense “pencil” brush like the one pictured below. However, it’s highly adaptable and customizable. You can skip the eyeliner and just blend the eyeshadow out with your fingers, for example. 

Here's what I used today:

From left to right:

• Elf Eye Contour Brush
  
• Elf No-Budge Retractable Eyeliner in “Coffee”
• Ulta matte cream eyeshadow in “Game Over”
  
• ColourPop super shock shadow in “Ritz”

Below, I’m using the Ulta cream shadow in “Game Over,” described by Ulta's website as a “pale nude,  to act as a base to cover any eyelid discoloration and act as something for other products to stick to. I like to blend it with this Elf brush to get more even coverage with blended edges. Any other base product you already have will work, such as Mac Paint Pots, Urban Decay primer portion, Milani or Cover Girl eye primers, or even just a concealer. Another option is to use an eye pencil or crayon in a color you like.

After that, I simply placed the ColourPop “Ritz” super shock shadow all over my eyelid on top of the Ulta base. I used my fingertip to apply, and this method gives a more intense color payoff and opacity.

 

Ritz is a sheer, light tan, cream-to-powder formula with glitter particles suspended in it. The ColourPop website describes it as a “sheer nude with silver glitter.” It goes particularly well with the Ulta cream shadow in “Game Over” because they have similar light tan tones. However, Ritz does also go well over other colors, such as darker browns or even pinks, because its base is so sheer.

To finish off the look, I added the Elf eyeliner, which is a warm brown in color, and my favorite mascara of the moment. It takes me probably about five minutes to complete both eyes! Here is the finished look!

The only drawback is that the “Ritz” shadow contains a lot of glitter, some of which “falls out” onto your face and requires a little cleanup under your eyes. It doesn’t bother me as I put concealer under my eyes afterward, which covers up most of the glitter. If you hate glitter fallout, you might try a cream eyeshadow in a satin or metallic finish instead. 

There are so many possibilities with these four basic eye products that you can really make it your own and make it as glittery or as toned down as you like. I encourage you to look through your own makeup drawer and see what you can do!