Terracotta - A Gothic Fall Look

This beauty from the Nomad collection by Make Up Store is simply irresistible. Since I didn't have an eyeshadow in this color I just had to buy it. The shimmery terracotta  shade is perfect for bringing out blue eyes and combining it with a light shimmery gold creates a colorful look for us who are longing for autumn's arrival. :)

The swatch to the left is on bare skin and the one to the right on top of NYX Milk. You can see it is extremely pigmented.

Always when I find eyeshadows with bright colors, like this one, I try to come up with ways of using them in looks that are still suitable for us who loves darker shades. Here's a tip how to use this one!

Step 1. Begin with priming your eyes with your favorite primer. Then, apply a white base all over your lid, but don't take it too far above the crease.

Step 2. With a stiff, flat brush pick up some yellow-based golden eyeshadow and pat it gently onto the inner corners of your eyes. I couldn't find my Goldilux so I used a mixture of Buttercupcake (Sugarpill) and Honeypot (Too Faced)  to achieve the right shade.

Step 3. Time for this post's special guest star! Apply Terracotta on the middle of your upper and lower lid and blend it into the gold. It is not that important to blend the outer part right now so leave it be until next step.

Step 4. In the outer corner, apply Burlesque by Makeup Geek (or similar color). Smoke it out with a clean blending brush and finish by blending a little more of Terracotta into the upper, outer part. This will add a little more warmth to the look and contribute to the autumn-ish glow.

Step 5. Now on with the darkness! Apply a black eyeshadow lightly in the outer corner and drag it along the crease to the inner corner of your eye. Blend, blend and blend a little more! Repeat until you've gotten the desired darkness.

Step 6. Line your eyes with a black eyeliner pencil and then trace the upper lash line with black liner or eyeshadow.

Step 7. Finish off the eye makeup with two coats of black mascara and a pair of corner lashes. :)

This look is best gothed up with a dark, wine-red lip. Here, I've used a dark plum lip liner and on top of that Glamour 101 by Lime Crime. :) The lipliner I used here was Jazz by Make Up Store which is unfortunately discontinued. I will make a post with possible dupes later.

Thanks for reading! Have a lovely day! :)