NYX Tutorial 1: Purple Smoky Eye
Wanting to mix up your traditional smoky eye look? Here’s a quick and easy way to turn those purples into a dramatic look for a night on the town!
- MAC Studio Fix Foundation
- Bare Escentuals Mineral Veil
- MAC Emote blush
- Nars Orgasm blush
- Bobbi Brown Shimmerbrick in gold
Eyes:
- NYX Jumbo Eye Crayon in purple
- NYX Charcoal e/s
- NYX Black e/s
- NYX Purple e/s
- NYX Highlight e/s
- NYX White e/s
- MAC Frozen White pigment
- Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in “zero”
- Clinique High Definition mascara
Lips:
- NYX Thalia lipstick
- MAC Starlet Kiss lipgloss
Amazing tutorial!
You’ve convinced me to try NYX eyeshadows
I have watched all of your demos. I am also a true make up geek & I am impressed with the way you deliver your ideas. I learned something new today. Thanks lady!!!
I’m convinced as well. I love it!
You look great! The products you used aren’t really expensive yet the end product is very dramatic!
Smokey eye looks really do suit you =) Too bad my asian eyes can really quite carry off this look
This one is my fav!!!! Loves it! Makes me want to play with my makeup…except for the fact that it’s 5am and I’ve been up for 24 hours. I can’t wait til you get here with the trunk on wheels o makeup…now its your turn to take me shopping. I want to check out some of those NYX shadows. It’s on the agenda now. Good thing I have a 3/4 ton rig to haul around all of the stuff we’re gonna buy…its gonna be off the hook!
Haha- I know! Is there any Ulta stores near S.F. or Sac? I can remember…. if so, hang on baby cause we’ll be broke!!
There’s a few Ulta stores in Sac… I’m not sure bout SF tho. But, I don’t think they have any NYX makeup at Ulta. I don’t really see there brand at any stores except lil beauty supply stores. My sister works at a beauty supply store and she says those are they only stores that carries NYX. But, I could’ve sworn I’ve seen it at Citiwear. Good luck.
Thanks Gian! Where is a good place near Vacaville to get NYX eyeshadows? I’ll be out there in June and want to take my friends to get some
I’m actually in Sac. I don’t go to Vacaville often so I don’t know where they would have them. I’m sorry =(
I usually order mine online at CherryCulture.com cuz the beauty stores here don’t have all the colors. That’s where I got all my eyeshadows for this look. =)
Hi Marlena,
Love this tutorial and you look amazing!!!
I can not find the NYX Jumbo Eye Crayon in purple. Can you recommend another product that would work the same?
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Ooh… I can’t think of anything- at least not a base… try using a black base of some sort with the purple e/s on top- that should make it “pop” some.
Have you checked NYX’s website or cherryculture.com? That’s where I got mine- they have free shipping offers every now and then
Just curious.. what colors would you use to get this look with mac eyeshawdows instead of nyx?
Hi Sophia
I would use Carbon or Black Tied on the lid, Satellite Dreams in the crease, Beautiful Iris above the crease, and Provence pigment to highlight…
ok.. thanks so much marlena!!
i love you, my friend has a photo shoot comin up and im doing the makeup so i was nervous till i discovered u..so yayy
I am so in love with this look! I will be recreating this in the a.m.
Thank you!
First of all this look is so HOT. I tried it today and it turned out just great, I feel Sexy
Thank you so much, you’re really talented. Love from Norway 
u so pretty
i wish my daughter will look like u…when she all grown up…
btw she is only 13 months now…
omgsh thank u makeup for homecomin
hOLA Marlena!!!
Fell in love with this look…I love the smoky eye look and purple is my new fave color!
I have one question, do your tutorials have an expiration date? How long do they stay on this site?
I am just starting to build my make-up collection and I was hoping the videos I like are still around to try on as soon as I round up the make up I need.
Please advise, thank you!
Veronica Parga
Excellent, oh my god that look is fab! I love it, love the tutorials. BTW why is the convention only in the US
very sad, come to Ireland!!!
I love, love, love your works, Marlena! Putting on make up is as easy as 1-2-3 with all your tutorials. More Power and I hope you won’t get tired of teaching us!
Hi Marlena: I love all of your tutorials, I watch all of them & find very helpful & easy to understand, please keep up with the good work. Tnanks Love you/
Great look! My favorite.
Just to let u know: I discovered your website a week ago so I decided to use the weekend to watch all of your tutorials. Well, besides having learned alot I am also almost broke now lol
I orderd almost every MAC Pigment and NYX Product I could find haha
Now Germany is wearing Marlenas looks too
Hello…
very impressed by your make-ups!
Please tell me, which brushes do you use for this make-up “purple smokey eyes”??? (Where to buy??)
Thx
Greetings from Germany
Anne
You have beautiful eyes…! I have always tried to get the cat eye look but it always comes out looking funny or not right. But the tape idea is great, I will def try that.
Amazing i luv it cant wait to see you on may9th in ft.lauderdale =)
hi marlena..i like the way u do makeup..love it.i want to know few things..like eye primer is that u have to do be4 starting make up n why???
i love this look..thanks for the tips…where could i buy a good brush set?
u r fantastic!! i swer 2 god u r soooo gud….keep it up girl!!!
xxxx
omg i loooooove what u do, and i would really love it if u would do more arabic makeup
Thanks.
mind blowing! i wish you would have come a lil’ closer to the camera. anyway! it’s really great.
Hey Marlena,
Hello! Here from Holland a reply for you. I saw a couple of your video’s on youtube and I’m truly amazed by how well and simple you can explain things. You’re so human and you have a great sense of humor. I’m going to study international make-up artist and while I was watching you I got more and more exited. Great personality!!! Thanks for the tips and the purple smokey eye is my favourite (so far haha). Have a great evening for now, although I think it’s a different time of day over there
Big hug!!
Hi from Spain! I love your tutorials!
Yur really beautiful(:
i would love it if my eyes could turn out as beautiful as yurs, i have an issue, i hav smaller eyes than most ppl.
i am half asian and caucasion, so my eye lids are not as big as most ppls, but i do hav the space, my crease is just lower, and i have noticed that when i follow your directions, i tend to hav more of the lighter color rather than wat is actually on my lid, so the base color isnt really noticed, if that made anysense at all, i was just hoping you could giv me some advice on how i could do a change up that would make it look just as gorgeous but with different spacing. i hope that makes sense, like how would i change the way i do my eyeshadows to make it appear as beautiful as yours?
hey hun, i am so happy that i discovered this site and wanna say many thanks to you for all the great training you giving people here. I have just recently got a napoleon make up artist job, and really needed some fresh ideas as i am not a make up artist but a beauty therapist. thanks again for all the videos i’ll keep watching them all the time.
have a great day
from new zealand
Fabulous!! I love purple, I will attempt to do this look over the weekend, hubby and I are going to a concert, I think this look is perfect for the occation.
Thanks!
btw- I have been watching your tutorials for few months now and they are great!
Cali.