Affordable & Colorful Makeup Pictorial!

Here is the look I created using this $3 e.l.f. palette! It's super easy to do! Let's get started shall we? ;)

I purchased this a while back at Target not really knowing how I wanted to use these shadows. Purple looks AWESOME with brown eyes, so don't be afraid to play around with color! It's not scary, as long as it is applied correctly. The key to any colorful smokey eye is blending!

Step 1: Make sure your eye is primed and ready for shadow! Today I used e.l.f.'s eyelid primer. It's very affordable and works great. I also put just a dab of concealer over my lids to correct any discoloration.

Step 2: Apply a shadow that's close to your skin tone just above the crease. This will help the other shadows blend seamlessly together.

Step 3: I took a really fluffy blending brush and applied the 2nd eye shadow in the palette kind of messily to the crease and part of the eye lid. Slowly build up the intensity of the color to your liking. I also brought each shadow that I used a little past the edge of my eye, creating a subtle cat-eye effect.

Step 4: Take a more precise crease brush and take the "crease" color of the palette and apply it directly to he crease. How many more times can I say crease? ;)

You also want to extend this shadow past the edge of the eye creating that wing.

Step 5: Now just repeat step 4, but using the darkest shade in the palette. This look is all about that smokey, gradient affect! Keep on blending in between colors and you'll be good to go!

Step 6: After working with all those dark shades, it's time to add some highlight. I applied the lightest shade in the palette to my lid, inner corner, and brow bone! Be sure to blend ;)

Step 7: I applied the darker purple to the lower lash line, added a gel winged liner, mascara, and lashes of course! 

Here's the finished look! 

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