If you are going to try out a makeup look darker than you normally wear, there are a few products you will want to make sure you have: An eye pencil in a dark shade (consider black, deep chocolate, navy, purple, or another deep shade that complements your eye color) Black or dark purple/blue mascara Black liquid eye liner Eye makeup brushes in a variety of sizes Both light and dark colored eye shadows After you have all of these tools, you can begin to experiment and play around with different looks.
Eric has training spanning over 20 years from the Makeup Academy School of Beauty in San Francisco, MAC Pro Cosmetics, Makeup Forever, Smashbox, Bobbi Brown, Senna Cosmetics, Prescriptives, Black Opal, Devezin Cosmetics Los Angeles, etc. For many years he worked as an assistant for the Allen Edwards and Aveda Kriza salons in LA. He now freelances in a LA salon where makeup and skin care are offered and also provides freelance makeup artist services to local modeling agencies.