Video: How to Apply Bridal Eye Makeup for Olive Skin

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Christine Wheaton

Christine Wheaton, a certified makeup and skin care expert, owns Femme Akoi. She brings her love for art and a passion for style to her makeup creation and application. Wheaton has worked in the cosmetics industry for more than 10 years for many of the major makeup companies, such as MAC cosmetics and Stila. She holds certifications in beauty and runway makeup. She also does makeup for print, film, fashion, special events, and weddings.

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Hi, I'm Christine Wheaton, and I'm a makeup artist. I'm going to show you how to apply bridal eye makeup for olive skin. Bridal is all about making the eyes pop. So, the things that you'll need are some eye shadow brushes - a flat one for the lid, a rounded one for the crease, and an angled eyeliner brush. You'll need an eye shadow base, or cream eye shadows, as well as some powdered eye shadows that have a variety of lights and darks, and liquid or gel eyeliner. Let's get started. The first step is going to be to apply your primer or your eye shadow base. I'm going to use these creams. You can apply it with your finger all over the lid, from the lashes up to the brow. And, this is going to really grab your powders, keep it lasting for hours, and keep it from creasing as well. Once you have that all over, you're ready for the powders. I'm going to use a light color on the lid, and I'm going to pat it on with the flat brush. We're just going to pat this on, and that'll give you the most concentration of powder all over the lid up to the crease. Now, we're going to go into the crease. I'm going to use a nice, dark, navy color to really make the eyes pop. We're going to start in the outer corner, and just tap it in, and then bring it inwards, just slowly, with little brush strokes. And, this is going to be a nice contrast of light and dark. And, you can use any color in the crease, just as long as it's darker, a purple, or a nice brown. You can just go back and forth until you are satisfied with it being even. And now, we're going to take a lighter color up at the eyebrow bone. I'm going to use a combination of the lid color, and a frosty pink. We're going to apply it right on the bone, and a little bit on the inner corners. Now, we're ready for the eyeliner. You want to dip it in, and get each side of the brush nicely coated. And then, you're going to go in to line the lashes. And, you can just do little tappings at first, and then you kind of connect the dots. And, we can make a little wing out in the corners by going backwards and in. And then, you can line the bottom a little bit as well. Like to just put a little bit there, and then use your finger to bring it over. And, you can get as close to the inner corner as you can, that'll complete the look. And, you can do the other eye, same thing. And then, you're all set. That is how you do bridal eyes for olive skin. May favorite thing about doing the bridal eye is to make the eye pop with that liquid line, or the gel. It looks amazing in photos, especially if you have false lashes on as well. So, that would be my must have item. Thank you so much for watching. I'm Christine, bye!