Tutorial! Kat Von D True Romance Eyeshadow Palette in "Saint" - Natural and Soft Pink Smoky Eye

I recently picked up Kat Von D's True Romance Eyeshadow Palette in "Saint".  You can see the review here.  I did a very natural and soft pink smoky eye with it today.

1 - I used two brushes for this look, a "bareMinerals Double-Ended Smoky Eye Brush"
(the brush on top) and a "bareMinerals Double-Ended Smoky 'V' Brush"(bottom).  The top one is a "Deerfoot Stippler", and is a fairly common brush for painters.  When this brush gives out, which will probably be soon, I will certainly replace it.  However, I am planning to upgrade.  Even though this brush lasted several years, and hundreds of washings, I use this brush all the time, and I want a higher-quality brush.  On the other end of this brush is a tiny version of the big side you can see.

The bottom brush has that nice, incredibly soft blending brush on the end you can see, and on the end you can't see, there is a completely useless V-shaped brush.

Anyway, these are the brushes I used.  In between colors, I cleaned the brushes with a baby wipe so that the colors would not muddy up.

2 - Here I am with all of my makeup on except for my eyeshadow and mascara.

3 - Here is a bare lid.

4 - First, apply primer to the area shown.

5 - Next, apply <3 to the area shown.  I pat the color on with the large deerfoot stippler.  This, combined with the primer, helps the glitter stick.  There isn't a lot of glitter in this shade, but what is there gives a nice little twinkle every now and again.

6 - Now, apply Pray For Me in the area shown.

7 - Now add Pray For Me at the lower lash line.  This color is subtle unless you build it up, so don't be afraid to cover a lot of the lower lid.  When I do my lower lid, I take the eyeshadow down to where the tips of my lower lashes end.

8 - Blend, blend blend!

9 - Add more Pray For Me in the outer corner.  To figure out where you should put this, face your mirror, then tilt your head down, chin towards chest, and look up at the mirror with your eyes only.  You should see where your brow bone casts a shadow over this area.  That general area is where you want to darken.  For a daytime look, only tilt your head down far enough to cast the shadow to about even with the end of your eyebrow.

10 - Add some black eyeliner.

11 - Go over the liner with Caravaggio.  Gently blend away from the lashline just a bit, as shown.

12 - Next, highlight with Heavens.

13 - Finally, add mascara!

Done!

Here is full face, with my hair still pulled back from applying my makeup.

And here I've put them down, and I'm done!

Tutorial! Kat Von D True Romance Eyeshadow Palette in "Saint" - Brown Smoky Eye

I recently picked up Kat Von D's True Romance Eyeshadow Palette in "Saint".  You can see the review here.  I did a very basic, daytime, brown smokey eye.

To start off, here is just my bare lid. 

Next, put an eyeshadow primer all over the lid, from lashline to eyebrows.  You can put some below your lower lashline too, if you like.  My primer has a very white cast to it.  I outlined the area I applied primer in red, below:

3 - Using a brush, apply Heavens as shown:

4 -  Now some Pray For Me:

5 - Then Sunny:

6 - Blend!  Blend some more! 

7 - Add Caravaggio to the upper and lower lash line.  Push it into the base of your lashes.  Make sure you get the outer corner of your eyes really well.

8 - Now, take the Caravaggio up a little higher on your upper lid, starting where your lashes start.  Gradually increase the height, and if you want to continue upwards once you reach the outer corner, you can (that is what I did).

9 - Now add Puro Amor Eye Pencil all around the base of the lashes, and on the top and bottom waterline.  Avoid the lid area at the inner corner where there aren't any eyelashes (we want that area to stay light), and try to make the line smaller the closer you get to the inner corner.

 10 - Add mascara.

11 - Add more Heavens from the brow bone, to the inner corner, and sweeping down to the under-eye area.  Keep adding until it is bright enough for you.  I am quite pale, and my primer is white, so you can't really see the color here.  In person, all you can see is the pearl finish.  That is what a highlighter is supposed to do, though, just highlight and not spotlight.  This goes in the large swath on the right side of the photo.  Add some Pray For Me to the lower lash line, from the far outer corner to just where the bottom lashes stop.  Blend the Pray For Me with the Caravaggio already there, try to make a subtle transition from the dark on the lashline to the lighter brown on the bottom.  A few swipes from side to side should do it.  This goes in the small area on the left, under the eye.

12 - Apply concealer under the eye.  I cover a larger area than I was able to capture here, but just use it where, and if, you need it.  If you don't need it, then skip this step.

13 - Done!  Well, almost.  I realized after I took this picture that I wasn't quite even on both sides.  I added a bit more Caravaggio to the left side crease, and blended the left side some more.

 Ok, NOW it's done!

Full Face!  I took these pics in natural light.  My eyes are very sensitive to sunlight, so it's taking all my concentration to not squint.  Hence, no smiling and the kind of angry expression: