The Black Glitter: Gold Summer Look

This look is perfect for a night out, or even a day to day look depending on your preference. I really love this look because the gold really makes my eyes pop. Gold is a great color to use on most every eye color. It brings out the different flecks of light in your eyes. Sometimes I don't even put the darker colors in the outer v or crease because the gold is SO vibrant by itself. The darker eyeshadows tone it down a bit to keep it more sultry.

First thing you want to do is prime the eyelid, of course. Then you want to apply the NYX Jumbo Pencil in French Fries all over your lid. This will act as a base for the rest of the look. It makes the gold eyeshadow really pop.

Then you want to add the eyeshadow Oraculum from the Alice in Wonderland palette all over your lid. You can use any gold eyeshadow, just make sure it is very pigmented. This just happens to be my favorite gold eyeshadow.

Now take a deep bronze eyeshadow and apply it the the outer half of your eyelid. In this tutorial I use mainly the Naked palette, so I used the color Smog for this step.

Then use a dark brown shimmery shade and apply that in your outer v and crease. I used Darkhorse for this step. You want to be very careful with this step because you can easily mess up the look if you put too much in the crease. Use a light hand, and apply as much as you want. It depends on your preference.

Now if you decide that this look isn't dark enough for you, you can take a shimmer black, Creep, eyeshadow and apply it the the outer v for some extra definition. I usually only do this step if I am going out.

Now take the gold eyeshadow (Oraculum) and apply it to the inner corner of your eyes to make them pop! Take the bronze shade (Smog) and apply it in the middle bottom lash line. And take the dark brown shimmery eyeshadow (Darkhorse) and apply it to the outer half of the bottom lash line. This creates a smokey sultry effect to the look.

Now I would take any eyeliner you are most comfortable using. I have been in love with my M.A.C. Black track for years now, so I will use that for this tutorial. If you want to invest in a good gel liner, I really recommend it. I have had absolutely no problems with it in the past few years I've been using it. Now you want to create a wing tip eyeliner shape. You can of course skip the wing if you don't like that, it is just a preference. To me the wing makes the eyes have some extra glamor to it and creates a cat eye effect.

Then apply your favorite black eyeliner to your tight line and water line. I used the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On eye pencil in Zero. It is a very good pigmented black eyeliner, but be careful because it tends to start melting off your waterline after a while. That can get very annoying, but just carry around a q-tip and wipe it right off.

Now take any mascara that makes you feel confident! I am in love with The Falsies Volum' Express mascara. It does wonders for my lashes even with one coat (which is how much I used for this look).

And finally if you want, you can apply a highlight color to your brow bone. To stick with my Naked Palette theme, I used Virgin on my brow bone.

This completes the look, I hope you enjoyed it!

The following contains some pictures and swatches of the products I used in this look if you want a more visual side of things! It is in no certain order.