How To: Blend Your Eyeshadow Like a Pro

[OttoGirl89]

This is a great video to demonstrate how to blend....as far as color choice and placement....but I can't quit staring at the line. It's so harsh. I feel like it should have blended better over all with the entire eye look.

[ClassySexyLady1]

very helpful video!!

[haunteedhallow]

you look like gauri khan..

[kimtamang1]

i like it....its easy tooo..

thank you

[cafeaulait343]

Great makeup tip, very professionally done.

[maroua2000]

I know how to blend but not how to make a REAL outter V ^^'

Thank you very much !

[BellaM141]

you'r eyelashes are amazing !!!!!!

[NythaArchika]

adorable :3

[HayItsSamXo]

"Like a Pro" LMAAO

[Nur7362]

like:)

[Violet1974]

Do you use any kind of lash serum or anything? You have such gorgeous lashes!

[lexxipaul]

You are such a sweetie Marlene!!!! Thanks for always showing us the basics.

[redskinsbasketball11]

i love how u always things in 3's(: "pat pat pat"(:

[Licona1219]

This is super useful! I would leave out the black because I don't like how harsh it looks, but that's just personal preference.

[djepje]

Thank you, that was sooooo helpful ! I've always wondered why no one ever went to great detail on how to do this! and now you have :) that's why I always watch your videos ! Good job :)

[healthywithwhitney]

Thank you! This helps me so much :)

[Orangish100]

This is soooo useful right now for me. Thank you!

[thePLAINESTjane]

I sooooo want that brush!! going to the website for it NOW! lol

Hey everyone!! I have a beauty channel that I'd love for you ALL to check out! Don't be too harsh! I just started it! I'm playing with the lighting to see how I can get it just right for tutorials.. :) XOXOX

-Kandi

[Alexandra10319]

i have trouble with a smokey eye black i wanna use white and black but idk how it always looks gray how do i get a true white and black smokey eye ???Help Plz

[davidsito987]

@Alexandra10319 have u ever tried using a black pencil and a base and then adding your black shadow that way you get a more "true" black in stead of that grey. hope that helps

[BeautyGirl675]

come to my page to find out how to win awesome jewelry!!

[MsValkyri]

wow freaky lady at the end totally scared me!!!

[jvgardengirl]

Cud u plz list the brushes used..& r they avail on ur makeup geek site???? Thanks :]

[mendezgurl4]

thx 4 this vid, so helpful :)

[Anuscic]

I love your smile,no homo xD Love the video,helped a lot! :)

[Rasheda71296]

thumbs up if there should be a giveaway (y)

[MrsPrettylashes]

great video! thank u!! :)

[Girlofpages]

Would you do a video on must-have makeup brushes?

[mimminnumm]

that earrings are HUGE!!

[DFM86xo]

This was probably the most incredibly helpful makeup video I have viewed on youtube. Thank you!!

[LiliSings12]

An EASY, FAST, SIMPLE way to do the Smokey Eye look? YES. There IS one. The way I do MY smokey eye is on my channel. ALL NEW tutorial and ALL BLACK makeup and TONS of nice compliments is what you'll be receiving girl ;) All you need is a black eye shadow, black eyeliner, black mascara and OF COURSE CONFIDENCE because yes, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL :D We ALL are. thank you for your time and please comment the video ladies! Thank you ALL and I do LOVE you ALL girls :D <3 -Lili

[Makeupzised]

Thank you Marlena, this was very useful.

[Dracanka]

They dont suit:)

I still think she's beautiful woman, this video is helpfull,

her advices are great,

still her eyebrows are too thin ;)

That's my opinion only. It's nothing wrong to say the truth , okay?

Oh, my eybrows are good, they match to my face & my green eyes.

Have a beautiful day everyone.

[sawa139]

@Dracanka You felt the need to share that because?

[lLena101]

@Dracanka I don't like thin eyebrowns because look like... well.. but it's all right for her, it's not too thin . I like it :)

[italianxangelx88]

Great video...Thanks again :) !

[JoyfulCorazon]

ur eyelashes are wonderful (:

[mariajem]

besides your great tutorials...you have fabulous teeth :)

[songbirdsongstress25]

very informative, thank you, saving this in my favorites

[Krysg1985]

Thank you your video was so easy to follow.

[MariposaEyes]

I love your videos !! you are amazing!!!



[Dracanka]

Your brows are too thin :(((((( Not hot :)

But's very nice video !

[troubleinlipstick]

@Dracanka They suit her face asshole.

[MsBeautyzilla]

@Dracanka How bout we see your eyebrows?

[ColourToYourWorld]

@Dracanka everybody keeps flippin out at u... geez

[sarathesavvv]

Your like the sweetest person ever. You make me want to give you flowers or somthing. c:

[747Virgo]

When you said "crease" it looked to me like it was above the natural crease of your eye. Is the area you pointed out the area we should be using when we are trying to define our crease?

[TanningMiami]

wow better then beauty school! :0 u are the best makeup geek!!!! :) 

[aaGirlification]

u rock !!!1

[LegendaryBeauty]

Great video. Now I know how to blend my makeup better. :)

[iwantalaptopnow]

Very! Nice

[karlaajg]

WORK IT GIRL!

[c2larz]

I have been trying to learn how to blend eyeshadow for YEARS! I finally have the technique, after watching your video one time! Thank you sooooooo much!!!!! You are a great teacher :)

[niekobluejess]

I have watched this video a hundred times to keep getting this beautiful look so THANK YOU MARLENA!! Oh! and I say promote your eyeshadows girl because they are awesome! I now have 30 of the 50 colors and the only reason I will ever purchase MAC again is if it is a specific color that I just have to have. Thank you so much for wonderful, helpful videos and for such awesome products at such awesome prices:o)!!

[ALadyJett]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you

[calvinklein44]

so pretty, and your eye lashes are beautiful!

[pikachu9418]

thank you, it was sooooo helpful :)

[T1marias]

Love the way you explain everything in Layman's terms. It has finally clicked how I should blend eyeshadows. I love the way you said to play with five principle eyeshadows and how you can play about with colours as long as you kept to dark, medium, light and highlighter. Thank you xx

[shalala07]

what nail color is that? its really pretty

[TARA19731973]

I live your video!

[nikkitheduchess]

I really needed to see this video.

[AndreaMrllo]

Very helpful!

[MissDeeBaby23]

She's so prettyyyy 

[rebekahisawsomeful]

@ladyfreshcuh91

are you kidding me? wow way to have a life. if you dont have anything nice to say about her or the video dont say anything at all

[ladyfreshcuh91]

YOU SHOULD WATCH A VIDEO CALLED "HOW TO FILL IN YOUR EYEBROWS LIKE A PRO"

BCUZ YOURS LOOK RIDICULOUS!!!

[TheLalalala1007]

@ladyfreshcuh91 You're just jealous !

[21huqs]

Damn it, why can't I have eyes like that.

[analizcutie123]

In love with your earrings! They are absolutely adorable!!

[thekayleeshow1]

I wish she could do my makeup.

[bellotakay]

Love it

[lindseykaye1]

This was super helpful. I have been trying lots of new looks and new what colors I wanted to use, but wasn't sure how to blend them in, so thank you!

[lindseykaye1]

*knew what colors I wanted to use, argh.

[ITZM3BYTCH09]

I love blending...



[Dillon197932]

Love it thanks

[jordanbrown19x]

i'm sorry... but this look is horrible

[vdub86]

I love the one brush that you use in this video. You call it the "Urban Decay Blending Brush." I have been looking all over the internet for this brush and I cannot find it anywhere!! Do you know the exact name of this brush or where I might be able to find it? It first appears in this video at the 1:29 mark. I've also seen other people on here and your blog with the same question about this brush. It seems to be very popular. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[ScarlettBeyouty]

@vdub86 (O_o) .....Are you sure you've been looking for it? I found it just by typing 'Urban Decay Blending Brush' on Google. It's online at Urban Decay, Sephora, Ulta, Macy's, Amazon, and even Ebay. You can't miss it.

[vdub86]

@ScarlettBeyouty I did see that brush but it didn't look the same as the one in this video. The one in the video seems to be much smaller. I don't know, maybe it's just me.

[x0TheLurker0x]

no black... blend inward a little more... then it'd be great.

[msrayson]

nice

[LlasmeriQ]

what its the name of the nail polish ur wearing???????

[contex17]

you are so beatiful! i've just found your videos and i'm loving them..

just wanted to ask.. if you put so much black in the outer corners of the eyes, don't you think that it makes them look too close to the nose.. as if it pushes them together or so..

it's just my opinion..

BEAUTIFUL MAKE UP THOUGH! =) i'm subscribing =)

[socalgal619]

What mascara and lipgloss do you have on in this video? Love it!

[scherolynlify]

Actually got in the mirror with my shadows and brushes and followed step by step...and it worked. After I was comfortable with the technique, the trick was finding colors that work for my skin tone. Thanks so much. This helped so much.

[pyang169]

I love how you make your videos - you seem calm with no attitude which makes us watch your video easier and understand you better. Thank you for uploading everything you do!

[mizzvondra]

Love the earrings!

[zaynmaliklover101]

(-'_ ' )-

[5308marion]

Super erklärt, Danke! ;D

[TheDorkina]

Really great blending, but the outer line (v) is so disconnected from the rest of the eye, its like a color was left out...i think it may need to come in a bit more?

[MzVira]

This tutorial helped me so much, thank you Marlena =) xx

[lovelys01]

great vid :) soooo helpful!

[WithUniquity]

I really like your hair like this :-)

[smohamed04]

I usually use the dark colour last, not first. Thanks for this

[pt4sal]

marlena i love you! <3 thank you for all your tips :)

[ViHiMaNoGi]

LOVE this ! Really needed xx

[koolbeanzklbnz]

I thought the crease WAS the socket of your eye........):

[mistynoodle7]

Love your videos and is there any way you can do a eyeliner like a pro video please and Thank you!

[ladybitch9416]

wow) thank you)) great video)

[Sevipants19]

So helpful!!!! Thank you.

[MsLaurjean]

is that backdrop from Photo Prop Floors and Backdrops? That looks so familiar....like a tin tile? lol I get my photo backdrops from Jen. Love this video especially with the backdrop!!!!

[kikkkaaa22]

you're beautiful

[de1dezire]

You're beautiful and talented

[xdepbbygirlx]

Hi Marlena! Great blending video!

[CrystalVPatino]

This really helped! I like. Your eyes are stunning btw.

[gpworx]

There's something weird about this... I don't think you're actually going into your crease for this... You cut your eye off and it make it look the opposite of elongated. It's like when you wear sandal with a strap around your ankle it cuts your leg off and makes it look shorter. It's like you're doing the opposite of a cat eye effect because your cutting it vertically so harshly. The crease should crun horizontally where your natural crease is. Very awkward

[camcore4]

You do your make up very well but I wish you would blend out your outer v more because it almost looks like a black like on the end corner of your eye and not a v(eye shape)

[kitebakorjer]

How to blend eyeshadows like a boss.

[mikers1242]

Marlena I loved these techniques. Can you conduct a tutorial on clients that have extra skin such as the hooded eyes or extra wrinkles. Thanks, Heart ya!

[FatimaT714]

Kewl.

[prettyinblack1989]

Helpful

[ayesha601]

nice technique... very helpful!! thank you so much!!!!!!!!

[thedeevious1]

Thanks for the tips!

[jasminesbeauty1]

can you do a video on what red lip is goodfor different people. I dtill dont know what works for me :/

[jiller777]

OMG thanks, I totally requested this vid from you, its amazing,

[Beautaholics]

I love your personality! annd i love your laugh! it makes me in a good mood...! just work it girl.. haha your so funny :)

[maimaimaired]

wow very nice eyeshadow look. love ur eyelashs bye the way.

[sillygirl1005]

Your awesome! that's all i have to say. Your makeup ALWAYS looks good.

[MakeUpMeFamous]

Does anyone know what nail polish she is wearing??

[MySharona04]

Hi Marlena! I love this background, it's gorgeous. What is it -- wallpaper, a screen, a sheet? Please let me know because I LOVE it and want to use this pattern in my bedroom. Thanks so much and keep up the good work!

[irishka180]

you're such a good girl

[flissxlove]

Can you please do eye makeup tips for every eye shape??

[jiller777]

@flissxlove she has them already 

[dca1962]

Love you, love your videos... but I honestly think the black you added on the outside corners is a tad too harsh-- especially for daytime. I thought it looked nice with the dark brown, before you added the black. You might even be able to go a shade lighter on the brown on the outside corners and still look amazing! But you DO have gorgeous, huge, eyes and you are able to go a bit more dramatic than I would be able to. JMHO. :) ♥

[estrellabella567]

you seem so nice!!

[heLuvsMyBooty]

I loooovvveeee your eyelashes!!

[DaRaccoonOfDaDoom]

lol there is no highlight for me unless I use a snow white. and even then it's not very noticeable xDD

[GiaFlexxx]

Like a boss!

[lovinguorme]

This video was very helpful. Gonna try it out tomorrow. Thanks Marlena! ♥

[babyluvbugs81]

I love your nails!

[slsowell33]

Thanks... this helped me alot

[rexlazard]

i've been watching makeup tutorials for years and this has definitely been the most helpful blending video! thanks marlena, you've done it again! :)

[lissyish]

I love that you clarified the exact question on my mind. I don't have a blending brush like that and tend to use the applicator brush you showed for packing, and perhaps tend to have issues because of that.

Great video.

[aceshighsays]

thank you

[FoxJuice116]

no more blanket background!!!! ;D

[loyalhawngrl1]

I love the way you do your eyes. It looks awesome!

[loyalhawngrl1]

I love the way you do your eyes. It looks awesome

[blissHeavenly]

Would you recommend this for hooded lids (non Asian , just genetics) xx

[stacyleigh4276]

If we do this technique with the purples you spoke of what color would we pack on the lid? And do you rim your eyes using this technique? Thanks!!

[crholyfamily]

Thanks Marlena for this video. I now know what I have been doing wrong. I'm going to try this look today!! You Rock!!!

[DailyDoseOfHam]

oooo i like the bare eye and smoked corners, nice! this is something i'd feel ok wearing to work

[princessbrianna05]

you remind me of Adele for some reason..idk you kinda look like her!

[mellymariefl]

I love your hair!!

[MoonlightOwlDreams]

You gotta do a steelers tutorial :D

[miat789]

Marlena can you please do an updated best of NYX products!! Thanks!! You look amazing as always by the way.. love the eye look

[surbhigupta84]

Marlena thanks so much for this video. Would you please list the brand and the color names you used here. I have the UD naked palette, could I do this look with the browns in there? I have problems finding good matt e/s which are close to my skin tone, is there any specif brand you suggest for matt e/s? thank you :D

[pudgeybutkute]

i love love this look! what are the name of the colors you used in this tutorial?

[bitcheslovestarbucks]

you should do tutorials for hooded eyes :c

[Natasha7Electra]

Awesome tutorial! THANK YOU!!!

[biancaflandes]

you are so so sweet and so beautiful, i love your videos all of them!!! :) xoxoxo

[AngelaSzekeres]

thanks for posting this, its very helpful. One question though, how much of a difference does having high quality makeup make? I dont have expensive makeup but when I blend everything together sometimes it just looks like one color....

[Robyn0587]

@AngelaSzekeres If it looks muddy, you're probably not adding enough colour. Go slowly and add a little more... remember you can wash it off. 'High quality' doesn't always mean 'high price,' remember :)

[watermelon2112]

is it better to use a stiff dome brush for blending rather than a fluffy brush like the mac 217/224? if so, why? i'm a curious makeup noob lol

thanks for this video marlena! :)

[BabeBee33]

I LOVE THIS BACKGROUND.!!!!

and you. ;) <3

[bellaplex]

Marlena, you look great! Thanks for being in youtube!

[MsPris77]

it looks so easy when you do it .....but my result is not so good ! i have to work on it ....

[makeupworksus]

great tutorial! really helped me blend better

[FarfetchedChristie]

Those earrings are huge.

[Harl3yyQuinn]

You are so stunning and very talented Marlena!! =D

Thank you so much for this video!! =) It was really useful!!

I love you loads sweetie <3 <3 <3

[butyizhrnm]

great vid! of all the makeup artists i follow you are one of my favs because of the teaching aspect of ur vids as opposed to just showing

[EEN63]

Loved the out take at the end with your friend making you laugh! Fabulous!!! Oh, and pretty blended eyes too!

[carocesp]

I really love all ur vids and style -- Could u please do a tutorial on Bella's wedding makeup from breaking dawn part 1

[ONENONLY91744]

Can you do a all "over lid" smokey eye?? Plz and this was awesome thnx it really helped me im challanged with es ;) xoxo

[thelondongirl100]

can you please do kyle richards makeup from real housewives of beverly hills??please!!!

[cyberhdc]

♥ Marlena, please do a tutorial on JLo's makeup on the Fiat video. I love that look so natural and wearable for everyday. I love your videos keep them coming ♥

[DianaET38]

Very helpful! Thank you! :)

[simran4147]

i love ur laugh!!!

[cyberhdc]

♥ Marlena please do a tutorial on JLo's Fiat video. I love that look so natural and wearable for everyday. I love your videos keep them coming ♥

[laxmaiditaa]

thanks marlena! this is REALLY helpful <3

[xangiex21]

what are you wearing on your nails?? its gorgeous!!

[laxmaiditaa]

@xangiex21 those are acrilic nails :) that's the color they come in

[newyork8462]

THANK YOU!!!! i have been waiting for this...and i thought u ignored me request lol but i was like " just beeee patient"...thank you marlena :)

[megangrainger98]

i love these 1 on 1 make up toturials xxx thanks x