Makeup Tutorial: Autumn

 Since Autumn is almost over, I decided to mash together an Autumnal look inspired by the colours of the season. Luckily, my makeup bag is crammed full of gold and earthy tones so I had plenty to choose from and enjoyed creating it. You can improvise wherever you want but I've included the exact products I used in case you liked the look of them.

Step 1

Apply foundation (Illamasqua - LF 120).

Step 2

Contour with a deep gold bronzer and highlight cheekbones with highlighter (17 - Instant Glow Shimmer Brick).

Step 3

Apply blush (Coral Reef by Revlon) starting on the apples of your cheek and blending along your cheek bone.

Step 4

Prime eyelids all the way up to the brow bone (Urban Decay - Primer Potion) and apply a copper-brown colour. I used Chopper by Urban Decay.

Step 5

Use a light colour, such as Bootycall by Urban Decay, to highlight the brow bone, blending downwards, and to the inner corner of each eye. This makes the eyes appear bigger, wider and more awake.

Step 6

Apply a bronze to the outer corner and crease (Urban Decay - YDK).

Step 7

Blend a moss colour onto the very outer edge and crease. Cobra by Urban Decay is perfect for this.

Step 8

Apply the bronze colour under the eyes (YDK - Urban Decay) making sure you tap off any excess so that it doesn't get in your eye!

Step 9

Liner your top and bottom lash line with a dark brown eyeliner pencil (Makeover Essentials - 24/7 Makeup Portfolio), careful not to stray onto the water line. Use a white eyeliner pencil on your bottom waterline (Rimmel - 071 Pure White), this really makes your eyes look bigger.

Step 10

Use a glittery gold liquid eyeliner (Barry M - Glitter Liquid Eyeliner) over the top of the brown on your brown eyeliner pencil.

Step 11

Line the top lash line with black (Colorsport - 24 Hour Eyeliner), making sure you don't go over the gold and winging it out slightly at the end. Then use a black pencil (Urban Decay - 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero) on the top waterline. 

Step 12

Depending on the colour of your eyebrows, apply a darker shade on the inner corner and a lighter on the outer corner. I used Busted on the inner and YDK on the outer (both Urban Decay). Make sure to use a brow brush afterwards to make it look even and natural.

Step 13

Apply black or dark brown mascara on your top and bottom lashes (Makeover Essentials - 24/7 Makeup Portfolio).

Step 14

Put on false eyelashes. My favourite ones are Eylure Naturalites (Evening Wear). Remember to wait for the glue to go tacky before you apply them.

Step 15

Use a warm brown (Barry M - Lip Liner in 5) around the edges of your tip and blend towards to centre.

Step 16

Apply a champagne-gold lipgloss on your lips (Makeover Essentials - Lipgloss 12-Piece Set), starting in the middle and blending outwards into the lip pencil (go back over the lip liner if you need to).

And there you go.