Samiya's Stage Makeup Tutorial

Shape brows with brow cake or pencil extending out at outer ends. Draw a thin line through center of brows with black liner extending out at outer ends of brow and avoiding a downward slope.

Set lid with oil-free face powder or eyeshadow sealer to create a longer last

Highlight eyes with a shiny silver eyeshadow from lash line to brow

Define and shape eyes with a medium toned Grey matte shadow, starting at outer eye corner above eye crease, blending into inner eye corner

Enhance inner eye corner at lower lash line with white shimmer powder

Line eyes with black liquid or cake liner across entire lid sweeping up and out beyond eye crease at outer corner. For exotic drama extend line from inner eye corner onto side of nose. Line along lower lashes leaving inner eye corner line free. Extend liner at outer corner leaving space between the upper and lower lines

Prep skin with oil-free moisturizer to stay fresh and clean up any fallen eyeshadow under eyes

Even out skin tone with oil-free foundation and concealer to even out skin tone and translucent face powder to set

Add radiance highlighting cheekbones up to temples, down center of forehead and along bridge of nose with sheer shimmer powder

Line lips with deep burgundy lip liner and fill in lips using lip brush with deep burgundy lipstick

Contour deeply cheeks with pinky/brown cheek color. Flush up onto cheek rounds and above cheek contour with burgundy red cheek shade

Apply thick black false lashes, cut in half and applied to outer half of eye to create an exotic sweeping up effect. (Optional but makes eyes look huge)

Catch lights onto lid with light pink or white pearl eyeshadow. Create Bindi dots effect on eye bone, between brows, and above brow line with silver non toxic fabric paint, small rhinestones or black liquid liner

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