Blue Smokey Look and Tutorial Using Bare Escentuals and Aromaleigh Mineral Shadows

Top Right: Bare Escentuals Hallucinate
Bottom Right: Bare Escentuals Suspense

Here is another reason why I love mineral eyeshadows. They are vibrant, many times cheaper than the pressed version, and they practically do not have an expiry date unless you introduce moisture into the container. There is the downside of fall-out, but that is not an issue if you dampen your brush just a little bit the first time. You only dampen the brush once and the product will stick to the brush even when you re-use it to pick up darker colors. I only used one shader brush for this look and one blender brush to blend the harsh edges, and just one other brush to apply highlight, but most of the application was done with just one stiff shader brush (like MAC's 239 brush).

In this look, I used Aromaleigh's Looking Glass from the Wonderstruck collection (inspired by Alice in Wonderland). The outer lid and crease colors are from Bare Escentuals' gorgeous Pure Luxuries Volume 2 Kit. I'd thought that I can not blend the two brands together but their formulas just worked seamlessly. This is one of my favorite looks.


I used just a tiny bit of MAC Grand Entrance on the crease to create depth, and Sweet Joy on the browbone to highlight.

Here is a step by step. All products Bare Escentuals unless otherwise stated.


Apply Urban Decay in Sin primer potion all over lid and lower lashline. Using a fluffy shader brush, apply Benefit's Creaseless Cream Shadow in Skinny Jeans on lid.


Using the Charm Pro shader brush or a MAC 239 brush, apply Aromaleigh shadow in Looking Glass foiled on the lid using MAC Fix+.




Using the same slightly damp brush, apply Hallucinate on the outer lid.


Like so.



Blend harsh edges with the MAC 224 brush.


Using the same shader brush, apply Suspense dry on the outer lid and crease using patting motions.


Like so. Apply a tiny bit of MAC Grand Entrance to create depth to the crease.


Blend harsh edges with the 224. Using the Stila No. 5 brush, apply MAC Sweet Joy to the browbone to highlight.


Apply L'Oreal Lineur Intense liquid liner on upper lashline. Using a slightly dampened Coastal Scents' lip brush, apply Aromaleigh Looking Glass on inner lower lashline and Suspense on outer lower lashline. Tightline using Urban Decay 24/7 glide-on liner in Zero. Apply MAC Chromagraphic pencil in NW25/NC30 on waterline. Apply mascara. Apply Red Cherry falsies.