Tutorial: Party makeup with Pixy Cosmetics

It's three days 'till Christmas and the barrage of parties, reunions, and weddings are far from over! If you're still planning your look for the next special occasion, here's a step by step tutorial for you. I used my favorite products from Pixy Cosmetics since the shades are lovely, the formula is long-wearing, and most importantly, everything is crazy affordable. Pixy products aren't priced over P400, did you know?

I've had these products for a while and my favorite is the Pixy Perfect Matte Two-Way Cake since it has great coverage and fairly good staying power. The Perfect Eyeliner (P325) and the Waterproof Mascara (P260) are revelations too - they barely budge even when worn all day! The mascara in particular made my lashes really stand out, and to think, it's only 260 bucks! I'm not kidding. You MUST try it out.

So! Let's get started! I did a gold-and-charcoal smoky eyeshadow look with big lashes, a thickly-lined eye for a retro feel, and luscious lips. This would be totally photogenic and will work with any outfit you can think of. Here's how I achieved the makeup.

Step 1: Apply your primer of choice and conceal dark spots and eye bags as needed. Make sure to pat the concealer on instead of swiping it around!

Step 2: With a fluffy powder brush, apply the Pixy Perfect Matte Cake all over your face, focusing on uneven areas. Layer only as needed! You want a fresh face, not a heavy one.

Pro tip: Apply more foundation where you have blemishes and uneven areas, and less where you have good skin. 

Step 3: Apply your favorite eyebrow makeup. I love using pens since I get more precision without my brows looking overdone. I just draw hair where there are gaps!

Step 4: Apply a few dots of your eyeshadow primer and pat it on all over your lids. This will hold down your eyeshadow and prevent it from creasing. 

Step 5: With a flat-ish eyeshadow brush, pick up the gold eyeshadow from the Pixy Eyeshadow Palette in Sparkling Gold (P315). Pat it on the lower half of your lids.

It should look like this! Layer more if you need to, just make sure that the color looks solid.

Step 6: Pick up the charcoal black from the palette and map out the shape of your smoky eye. I like mine dark on the crease with a slight winged v on the outer corner of my eye.

Use a small flat or pointed brush for this technique, so that you can draw the shape you want with more ease.

Step 7: Now you've got your smoky eye shape, you need to blend that out with a matte, brown contour shade. You want the edges to soften up!

The best brush for this is a fluffy, animal hair one with a domed tip. Apply the blending shade right on the outer edges of the smoky shadow and just blend away!

Step 8: Retouch the gold shadow on your lids and add a bit right under your brows. You want the gold to show up in the right places.

Step 9: Line your eyes with the Pixy Perfect Eyeliner in Black (P325). I recommend a thick line with a slightly winged edge.

Love how black this liner is! It also stays on until you take it off. 

Step 10: Pump up your lashes with the Pixy Waterproof Mascara in Black (P260). This is a really, really good mascara. Seriously. I only used two layers to get falsies-level lashes.

Do you see what I'm talking about?

Step 11: Contour the sides of your face and your jaw with a matte light brown powder. I'm using an angled brush here to get a more sculpted finish.

Your contouring should be barely visible, but should show up. The key is to blend out any harsh edges with a clean brush when you're done.

Step 12: Layer on the Pixy Passion Roses Brush (P285) on the apples of your cheeks. This gives a natural flush with just a hint of shimmer. It's very pretty and understated!

Step 13: Choose which lipstick to wear! This is the hardest part haha. I adore the Pixy Lasting Matte Lipstick (P325) - I have almost all the shades, but these two are my current favorites.

Here's Earthy Beige on my lips. It gives a demure and elegant vibe to the look, which makes it perfect for day time events.

If you want to go all out for an evening soiree, go for the Rouge Tango! It's a vibrant red that's sure to steal the spotlight.

So there you go! I hope you enjoyed the look. ^_^ Tell me, are you an Earthy Beige or a Rouge Tango? Let me know in the comments!

This post is brought to you by Pixy Cosmetics. Pixy is available in select Watsons branches.