If you know me and my make up collection you will know that eye shadow palettes are the one make up item I get super excited about buying.

I am one of the girls that follows the hype when a brand announces a new release of a product. I blame Instagram for that, the minute I see a beautifully photographed eye shadow palette I am immediately sold. I’m a self-claimed impulse buyer when it comes to make up, I somehow have it in my head that I need it rather than want it, when realistically who needs 12 eyeshadow palettes consisting of every shade of brown, orange, pink, gold, glitter, shimmer. You name it, I probably have it plus maybe 100 more…

Eyeshadow was never my forte, until I discovered YouTube tutorials. I now know the importance of gradation and blending. The success of a smokey eye relies on you to blend until your arm can’t psychically take no more, trust me anyone can make eyeshadow look incredible with the blending technique!

Although I have watched many, the thought of creating a video myself, showing how I achieve a perfected eye-look was somewhat daunting for me. However it was great fun and I hope it shows my love for make up.

My Movie from Caitlin Thomas on Vimeo.

I chose to use a mixture of browns, oranges, and pink in my crease which are my favourite colours to use on a daily basis, I added gold shimmer to the lid which can make your eyes pop, especially if you have blue eyes like me! The pink is very me, I just love the way pink can create a very pretty make up look, I am yet to pull off a make up look without using pinks, pink blush, pink lips, pink eyes, it may look daring in the palette but it can look amazing when applied! I hope you like the look I came up with and gave you some inspiration!

Caitlin x