Halo Eye Tutorial

Hello again, my lovely readers!

After reading my title, I am sure all of you are humming Beyonce's "Halo". If you were not a second ago, you are now. The halo eye is a new trend that a lot of beauty gurus are doing. The concept is creating a gradient of colors that draws more attention to the center of the eye, which brings out the colors in the iris.

Blank Canvas

Like any other makeup look, you want to start with a blank canvas. I usually start with my Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion(Original). Next I set that with a yellow tone shadow. The yellows help to cancel out veins and purple tones on my lid. For this look, I used the shade Foxy from my Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. This is one of my favorite eyeshadows to start with because it is totally matte but not chalky or dry.

Transition Shade

Next you will want to go in with a transition shade. Right now my favorite palette for warm, crease colors is the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette. For the halo eye, you want to use a variety of transition shades to create that glowing halo effect. I would suggest starting with a warm brown or burnt orange color. Because I wanted to use more pink colors, I went in to the crease with the color Raw Sienna. Start on the outside of the eye and blend in a windshield-wiper motion. Move the brush back and forth then up toward the brow bone. This makes a soft shadow.

Beginning the Halo

In the same way that you applied the transition shade you are going to begin to create the halo effect. I used the shade Love Letter from the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette. This pink is lighter than the color that I used on my lid, which makes it have more dimension.



Use the same windshield-wiper motion to apply this color. But instead of taking the color all the way into the inner corner, stop the color above the pupil. Focusing this bright pink on the outside will prevent clouding the inner corner. You want to focus light on the center of the face. If you cloud the center of the face, your makeup can look sloppy, dirty, and dull.

The Weird Part

For the halo eye, you are going to be breaking the rules a little bit. Instead of focusing the darker colors on the crease and cutters corner, you are going to be shading and contouring both corners of the eye. This will make the center of the lid appear more prominent and, simultaneously, the colors in the center of the eye. I used a dense-bristle eyeshadow brush. This really packs on the darker shadows. I took a small amount of Antique Bronze(Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette) and packed it onto the inner and outer corners of my lid. Stop the shadow where it meets at the transition shade. 

Bring on the Color

Here is where the fun begins. At this point you will start to really see how the halo effect is going to look. On the inner edges of the Antique Bronze, apply the color Venetian Red(Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette). This color is a little darker than the pink transition shade that I used in the crease. By having the dark brown on the outside but the yellow shade near the middle, you will create an ombre effect from the outside to the inside of the eyelid. Make sure not to blend this out just yet. You want that pigment to settle first. 

Let There Be Light

Your journey is almost through! Now you are going to bless your lids with some gorgeous highlighting shades. Start with a golden tone shade, Primavera(Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette). Pack that shadow on with your finger or a dense flat brush. This is going to give you that angelic glow that deemed this eye look the halo effect. 

...Let There Be MORE Light

Next go in with the shade Verve(Urban Decay Naked 2 palette). Pack this onto the center of the highlighted zone. This cool tone shadow is going to really going to illuminate the eye.

Last But Not Least

Highlight from the inner corner up to the brow bone with the color Vermeer(Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette). This keeps the darker colors on the lid from muddying the center of the face. This keeps the light in the corner to open up the eyes and keep the iris' coloring bright and vibrant.

Now Blend It Out!

Take a large synthetic-bristle brush and blend from the inside to the outside in windshield wiper motions. This will give you a seamless finish. After applying eyeliner and (several) coats of mascara, use a setting spray to hold on the glitter shadows. I then used a matching pink lippie from BareMinerals.