Rusted Smokey Eye for Valentine's Day

This second Valentine's inspired look uses only colors from the EDUN for Sephora Makeup Palette #1 (unfortunately I think it's been discontinued). All of these shadows have shimmer in them so please excuse the super shimmery pictures. If you don't have this palette - don't worry - all you need is a gold shadow with reflects in it, a shimmery pink, a rusty red and a chestnut brown shadow. Follow the steps below to create a romantic smoked out eye that's sure to catch someone's eye!

As always, prime your eye for staying power. Lay down the first color, a glittering gold, on the inner half of the upper lid. Make sure to tap as you don't want sparklies all over your face!

Next, with a fluffy brush, pick up the pink shade (right side, middle) and lightly pat this onto the lid. Start at the outer corner and work in so that it fades into the gold. Then blend the color up onto the brow bone.

Now, layer on small amounts of the rusty red shadow, applying it on the outer half of the lid. Imagine a diamond shape that's laying on its side following the lash line. Blend the colors lightly into one another using the fluffy brush. Use what's left on the pencil brush and apply it to the outer half of the lower lash line.

With the chestnut brown (lower right) and a pencil brush, pat the shadow along the lash line first. Then bring the color up into the outer most corner of the socket. Pull the color lightly across the lid from the outside toward the middle. Blend with the fluffy brush.

Next, with a black eye pencil, push the color in between the upper and lower lashes. This line should be undefined and smokey. Line your waterline with the black pencil. Curl lashes and apply a few coats of black mascara.

I used the blush (a baby pink with gold shimmer) from the palette. Lined my lips with a nude-brown liner, then applied a nude pink lip color topped with a golden gloss.

Pink Pin-Up Eyes for Valentine's Day

This is a very fresh, fun look for Valentine's Day that only uses two colors (three if you count the brow highlight) with a pretty winged liner. Use any two shades of pink that you like, just make sure you don't skip the liner. If you don't create a line between your eyes and the pink shadow your eyes will look irritated instead of irresistible.

Start with a primed eyes. Eye primer will make the color last until after dessert! Next apply a light pink to the inner corner with a blending brush and then sweep it up across the brow bone. Feel free to use a shadow with shimmer if you like. I used a mauvey pink blush.

With a flat shadow brush, pat a brighter/darker pink onto the lid starting in the center of the lid and then blending out and up slightly onto the brow bone. Lightly tap the darker pink onto the light pink to fade the two colors into one another.

Now, using a liner brush, apply a matte black shadow along the lash line. This should be thick and the edge ever so slightly softened.

Next apply a black liquid or gel liner that follows the black shadow. You should leave some of the black shadow peaking out from beneath the liner. This creates a softened but still defined line and makes your lashes look really full!

Finish with a bone colored brow highlight or just leave it au naturale and a thin line of black shadow along the lower lashes and mascara. I paired this with a nude-pink lip color topped with a pink shimmery gloss. But this look would do well with a more rosey pink or even berry pink lip too. On my cheeks I kept with the pink theme but used only a minimal dusting of color.