Natural Smokey Eye Competition Dance Makeup Tutorial

This Texas Aces Dance tutorial walks you through a soft, stage-ready smokey eye with golden accents and a polished soft lip. The look photographs beautifully, reads clearly from the audience, and holds up under bright lights. Follow the steps below and press play on the video to learn the exact technique.

What You’ll Need

• Custom Texas Aces eyeshadow palette (light base, medium brown, black, gold shimmer)
• Fluffy eyeshadow brush
• Dome-shaped eyeshadow brush
• Black eyeliner pencil
• Q-tips/cotton swabs
• Mascara
• Contour, blush, and highlighter
• Matte liquid lipstick (soft neutral)
• Magnetic eyeliner and magnetic lashes
• Gold liquid glitter for eyes

Step-by-Step: Eyes

1. Base: With a fluffy brush, sweep the lightest shade across the entire lid to create a smooth base.
2. Crease Definition: Dip the fluffy brush into the medium brown shade and blend through the crease using back-and-forth motions for a soft shadow effect.
3. Lower Lash Line: With the dome brush, sweep the same brown along the lower lash line about three-quarters of the way across.
4. Outer Corner Depth: Using the dome brush, press a small amount of black shadow into the outer corner in a soft triangle shape. Buff with the fluffy brush for a smoky finish. Add a touch more if you want deeper intensity.
5. Clean-Up Tip: If the outer corner looks too dark, lightly glide a Q-tip over the area to soften, then dust a little brown shadow on top to smooth the blend.
6. Gold Pop: Pat the gold shimmer onto the center of the lid and toward the inner corner with your fingertip. Gently blend into the smoky outer corner for a seamless gradient.
7. Eyeliner: Line the entire upper lash line with a black pencil. Smudge with a dome brush or Q-tip for a soft frame. Add a small amount along the outer third of the lower lash line. Optional: extend into a short wing.
8. Inner Corner Highlight: Swirl a Q-tip into the gold shimmer and dab near the tear duct, blending upward.
9. Mascara: Apply a couple of coats to define lashes (you’ll add magnetic lashes next).

Complexion: Contour, Blush, Highlight

1. Contour: Sweep upward along the cheekbones toward the hairline for soft sculpting.
2. Blush: Smile and swirl blush above the contour to hit the apples of the cheeks and blend back.
3. Highlight: Tap highlighter onto the highest points of the cheekbones with your fingertip for a clean glow.

Magnetic Lashes

1. Apply two thin coats of magnetic eyeliner directly over your black liner from earlier, from outer to inner corner.
2. Place the magnetic lashes onto the liner, then press gently with a clean eyeshadow brush to set the hold.

Gold Liquid Glitter Accent

1. Lightly spread gold liquid glitter from the inner lower lid toward the center.
2. Blend a touch into the smoky shadow for a soft gradient.
3. Keep eyes closed or nearly closed while it dries. Use a small fan if you need to speed dry time.

Lips

1. Prep by removing any oils or balm with a makeup wipe; blot dry.
2. Apply a thin coat of matte liquid lipstick (soft neutral tone).
3. Let set for ~30 seconds, then press lips into a tissue for a powdery finish. Avoid balm or gloss on top to maintain staying power.

Performance-Day Tips

• Pack a Q-tip and a small compact mirror for quick touch-ups.
• Keep glitter minimal and focused so it reads clean on stage and in photos.
• Apply lashes last so the blend stays crisp and the liner remains fresh.

Share Your Look

Try this Texas Aces Dance smokey eye with golden accents and share your photos. Tag @glamgamebeauty on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, or YouTube so we can cheer you on.

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Easy Competition Dance Makeup Tutorial: Natural Smokey Eye