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Hi Loves! Happy New Year! Today, we're doing a dazzling black smoky eye using what has
quickly become one of my favorite Christmas presents gifts -- shout out to my big brother
for this one -- this is the CHANEL Illusion D'Ombre long wear eye shadow in "Mirifique".
And, as you can see, it's a soft shimmering solid, it also works wonderfully as a liner
and it comes with a cute little narrow brush, but I'm swatching with my finger to show you
the thick, creamy texture of the product. It's full of glitter, it's full of pigment,
and it sticks VERY well. You don't even need a primer, but I do use one in this tutorial
anyway, just to give the look a hint of gold. Now, before we get started, I have to know
what your new year's resolution is. I always try to stick to mine, I even write them down.
And, this year, I plan on filming them, so I'd love a little inspiration, so please make
sure to leave yours in the comments below. I'm starting out with a yellow-gold primer
all over my eyelids, around my tear ducts, around the creases and also a hint along my
lower lash line. Now, I'm grabbing one of my favorite favorite palettes and dusting
a glittery peach color along the outer edges of my creases. We'll be loading up with a
lot more of this one a little later. Using the baby CHANEL brush that came with the product,
I'm going to apply a thick coat of the black eye shadow all over my eyelids. And then,
I'm flipping the brush over, using the narrow side, to carefully trace around my tear ducts
and to round out my eyelids, so that I can avoid raccoon-eyed craziness. I'm drawing
a little bit of a wing to wake up the look by leading the edges upward, and this is also
going to add some depth to the upcoming contour action. Going back to that sparkly peach color,
I'm going to go over that wing we just created. Now, this is a really stubborn long wear shadow
and I used primer, so I'm gonna use a firmer brush and even my fingers to blend the colors
together and to also soften the edges of the shadow. I'm now brushing a gold metallic shadow
mostly to the inner, but also all around the outer creases to open up the look and add
even more shimmer and shine. Next, I'm brushing gold into an ivory and baby pink for a metallic
highlight inside the corners, underneath the brow bone and along the outer edges of my
lower lash line. I LOVE a dramatic eye, I Iove my liner, so I'm going back over my lash
line with the black shadow for a little more definition. And then, I'm softly blending
it upwards. Then, I'm taking a narrow angle brush to smoke up the lower lash line. And,
of course, I have to take advantage of that fine, flat edge of the brush to clean up the
shape and do any necessary extra blending in the outer creases. Quick curl to the lashes,
and I'm ready for falsies! After applying a good amount of glue, I like to rock my lashes
in the shape of a smiley face, so that the glue will harden in a curved shape similar
to my eyelid, making the falsies easier to apply. Watch how easy it is to apply the lash
with only one hand because of it. I press on the inner and outer edges until I'm sure
that that baby is not going ANYWHERE. And then I'll comb and wiggle the lash tips lightly
with my finger, so that the fake strip angles in the direction of my actual lashes. I'll
let those dry for a bit, and I'm going ahead and applying black pencil liner on my waterline.
Then -- last step -- I'm applying volumizing mascara to my lower lashes and working my
way up. The falsies already give me extra length and volume, so I'm really only apply
mascara to the tips of my lashes. But I still prefer to use volumizing mascara because it's
usually a thicker formula, which helps the fake and the real lashes to adhere together,
so then ultimately you can't tell which are which! And there you are: dazzling black smoky
eyes! I hope you enjoyed this video. Please follow me @GiselleUgarte. And if you want
to see more videos, make sure you "Like" this video, give me some requests in the comment
box and, of course, don't forget to subscribe! I'll see you next time! These glasses make
me feel like I'm wasted -- Yikes!