Yesterday I went to my very first Sephora In-Store Beauty Class. These classes are offered at select Sephora locations and are free for Beauty Insiders– If you’re not already a member, it’s free to sign up. I thought it would be fun to offer a Sephora Beauty Class review for those who were interested, but not quite sure what to expect.
The classes are designed to help beauty lovers brush up their makeup and skincare skills. Sephora’s head makeup artists demonstrate and guide students on topics like getting the perfect smokey eye, learning the no makeup look, and nailing the basics of highlighting and contouring.
Since I am absolutely terrible at doing a smokey eye– I end up looking like a panda– The first class I signed up for was the “Night Time Smokey Eye” class. The class is touted to help you ace the smolder and drastically define your eyes. I showed up at the Sephora Soho location and signed in. At the beginning of the class, each participant received an outline to help us take notes during the demonstration and two free product samples.
The class was thorough and informative. Most importantly, it definitely stepped up my smokey eye game. The class started with a demonstration of two variations of the night time smokey eye– The classic smokey eye and the dramatic smokey eye. One Sephora makeup artist was applying the smokey eye on a model while the other makeup artist talked us through each of the steps.
After the demonstration was over, we were each given an eyeshadow palette, concealer and makeup brushes to practice the smokey eye on ourselves.
The makeup artists stopped by and gave each participant feedback and help. It was a great experience and I want to share what I learned with you guys!
Sephora Beauty Class Review // How To Master The Smokey Eye:
1. Prep
First, start with a clean face and prep the under eye area with an eye cream to decrease puffiness and keep the area moisturized. Apply a pea sized amount to the orbital bone with your ring finger. They used Origins Ginseng Eye Cream.
2. Prime
Next, apply eyeshadow primer to the lid to ensure that there is no creasing and correct any discoloration or oiliness on the eyelid. They stressed the importance of only applying a pea sized amount of primer so that it isn’t too clumpy.
3. Apply Base Color
Now it’s time for the fun part! They used the Tartelette palette for this classic smokey eye look. Start with the base color which should be 1 to two shades lighter than your skin. During the demonstration, the makeup artist used the shade “Flower Child” on the model. Apply the base shade with a tapping motion at the center of the lid and blend up to the crease with a Sephora #19 brush.
4. Define The Crease
Move on to the second color, which is used to define the crease. Choose a color that is 1 to 2 shades darker than your skin tone. Apply to the outer V area with a Sephora #14 brush. Switch back to the #19 brush to blend out the color up to your crease in a unidirectional manner. Meaning, don’t swipe the brush back and forth like a windshield wiper. Only blend from the outer corner, in.
5. Define The Lower Lashline
Take a dark color and pack it into the lower lash line. Place and blend at the same time with a #19 brush.
6. Smudge It Out
Use Marc Jacobs gel liner to tap into the lashline. Work quickly, so the liner won’t dry and use the #14 brush to smudge the gel liner out into a PacMan shape in the outer V.
7. Tightline
Take the Marc Jacobs gel liner and tightline the waterline of your eyes.
8. Apply Mascara
Apply Sephora Collection Mascara, on any mascara of your choice. When applying mascara, place the wand at the base of your lashes and slowly wiggle the wand side to side to prevent clumps. For really dramatic lashes, feel free to put on a few coats of mascara. Just remember to allow the mascara to dry before applying the next coat. If you really want to go all out, apply some falsies too!
9. Conceal
Lastly, apply NARS Creamy Concealer under the eye to conceal any dark circles and clean up any product fall out. Then you’re all done!
Here’s how my smokey eye turned out. I still need a ton of practice, but this class helped me learn some great techniques for getting a lovely smokey eye without looking like a child who got into her mom’s makeup stash.
The next Sephora Beauty Class that I’m going to is called “No Makeup Makeup.” I’ll be back to let you guys know how it goes and what I learn.
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