So about that Rush Sale....
It was a damn good sale. Which is why what I showed you on Friday wasn't enough. Oh no. Not enough.
So I got these awesome kits!....
Left: Tutorials Foiled Eye Kit; Right: Tutorials Eye Lining Kit BOTH for $25!
Currently for sale together for $40.
That's right. I snagged both of these bad boys for only $25! 
What I love about the B.E. Tutorials is that each box opens up to a whole instructional deal, complete with pictures I live for these types of things. Not because I follow them, but because I grew up with magazines as my own self proclaimed lifestyle textbooks. I guess you don't grown out of a good pictorial tutorial.
The Foiled Eye Kit is all about getting that super shine, night on the town look. And it delivers! It also comes with a double sided brush. One full, flat side to deposit and blend color on your eye and the 'foiling' process, the other side a rounded small tip, perfect for soft lining.
"Foiling" is kind of exactly what it sounds like. It looks like high shine foil right on your eye lid! It's actually really cool and far more wearable than what I was expecting. You get this to happen by using a wet brush to apply some glittery shadow.
The Eye Lining Kit comes with 2 mineral liners and a Magnetic Multi-Liner Brush. Let me explain. This is a handle, that comes with 3 different brush heads that snap right on and stay in place with magnets. This. Is. Brilliant. So in one convenient pouch (that comes with this kit but is not pictured) this is a Full-Edged Liner Brush, a Pointed Liner Brush AND a Soft Edge Liner Brush. I mean really. It doesn't get better than this.
1. Night Owl Eye Color done in "foil". A slightly purple bronze that that looks intense, but manages to be just really flattering.
2. Night Owl Eye Color using a dry brush. Yes, this is the same color that arrived in my Bare Basics Eye Color Kit. And it's just as beautiful here!
3. Disco Eye Color using a dry brush.
4. Disco Eye Color done in "foil". This has a very fine rainbow iridescence to it, which is what makes it work so well with this foiling process. I don't think I would really do a full foil of Disco on myself only because it looks too white and frosty with my skin, but I do love it when it's used with a dry brush. Looks like my matte days are numbered.
5. Minx Liner done with a dry brush. You can't see it well in the photo but Minx has a lot of rainbowy glitter. I was scared to use it, fearing I would fall into the Trying Too Hard Category. But it's actually really nice on! I should have known. B.E. wouldn't have me out there looking a fool.
6. Minx applied with a wet brush. Once it's done with a wet brush, it seems that most of the glitter disappears. you get a few flecks, but nothing major and I'm pretty excited about that because this is a great deep black!
7. Sable Liner applied with a wet brush. I've been using this daily since it arrived. It's a soft warm grey color that is a nice change from my super black Mac Feline daily routine.
8. Sable applied with a dry brush. I went away for the weekend and used sable with the pointed end of my Foil Kit brush or the flat edge side of the double ended brush I got with my bare Basic + Beyond kit all weekend! I really only needed those two brushes and I was ready to be anywhere!
These liners are really great for anyone who finds it hard to master the smokey eye. They're super blendable but you can still build up the color to something intense and dark, or keep it soft and light for day!
I love how versatile they are! It's like 4 types of liners all in one!
PRO TIPS for B.E. Loose Liners:
- When I, or anyone, says 'use a wet brush', this does NOT mean to run it under a tap until it's soaking wet. That is never going to help anything. Instead, this usually/always mean damp.
- Do NOT put a drop of water in the cap and then add the liner powder and try to make a paste. All you're going to do is waste the liner, and gunk up your brush with way too much product. Never add water this way.
- My best way to dampen a brush is to put a few drops of water on the back of my hand. Then, touch just the tip of your brush to the tip of the water. DON'T submerge your brush in a puddle on the back of your hand. Drag the brush on the dry area of your hand to get the excess water out. You want the brush just damp enough that the powder sticks, but not wet enough to make anything watered down or runny.
- Always start out drier than you need. It's much easier to add water than to take it away or wait for it to dry.
- Be careful of fall out. The powder is very fine so you might night even realize it's there. But because the pigment is so intense in these, the tiniest fall out will result in super black smudges. For this reason, I suggest doing your eyes before any concealing or foundation under the eye. Why do it twice?
Honestly, I was expecting to not really love the liners. They come just like the shadows, as loose powder. You can use them as is or apply with a wet brush. So I thought, ok, it'll work for a while but there's no way these liners are going to stay the way I put them on. Not with just water. B.E. proved me wrong! These liners stay exactly where I put them from the beginning of the day right up to the end. I am so excited I love these, as do my contacts.
Have you ever gotten a waxy liner on your contact lens? It's not cute nor comfortable. But with B.E., if anything should get into my eye, I don't even notice! Everything is so soft that it just blinks away and I'm not forced to dig out my contact and put it back in just to ruin whatever makeup I just did.
And just like that, with a click of a mouse, my summer makeup wardrobe is complete! (for now)
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