Make Me Up Like Kim Kardashian

Raise your hand if you love celebrity culture. (My hand is waving around wildly!) I adore reading about celebrities, and I love it when a celeb comes along who really perfects their own hair, makeup, or clothing style. Love her or hate her, Kim Kardashian has her own signature style that is pure glamour. Kim is all about voluptuous hair, sky high heels, and a fully made up face, even on latte trips with Kanye. I'm not sure how to post a photo of Kim on here, but unless you've been living under a rock for a few years, you probably know what she looks like. Kim's signature make up look includes flawless foundation, a bronze glow with pink cheeks, a smoky eye, nude lips, and LOADS of lashes on top and bottom. I was inspired today to try and see if I could replicate Kim K's ultra glam look using some of my very own perfect, pretty, and, most importantly, cheap, products. WARNING: I am currently using an iPad as a camera and the picture quality is truly horrendous. My bronzer and eyeshadow was MUCH darker in real life than it appears in these ghastly pictures. Also, the iPad seems determined to put as much shine on my face as humanly possible. So keep in mind it's hard to see what the makeup really looks like in these crappy photos. (My god, will you LOOK at that shine?! Actually, please don't.) So how can you create a makeup look like Kim's? Read on

1. Apply concealer under your eyes. I always have wretched dark circles. I used Hard Candy Glamoflage concealer which is amazeballs! It's very heavy duty. Use the concealer to cover up any scars or blemishes after you apply your foundation.
2. Apply a liquid foundation all over your face and make sure to blend well. I always use my fingers to apply liquids. I recommend liquid because it gives the heaviest coverage and Kim wears heavy foundation. I used Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse foundation.
3. Set your makeup with a light dusting of loose powder. I used Maybelline Shine Free loose powder.
4. Next use a dark gray or silver eyeshadow and apply it all over your eyelid. I used a smoky eye kit from Claire's. I usually apply eyeshadow with my fingers. 
5. Use another gray or silver color that is darker than the one you used on your eyelid in the crease of your eyelid. Blend well!
6. Next apply a shimmery gold or bronze eyeshadow on your brow bone, in the inner corner of your eye, and, most importantly, sweep some along your lower lash line. Kim usually rocks this.
7. Now, eyeliner. I usually use gel liner. I used Ulta's gel eyeliner in Smoke, but you may use black or brown. Line the top and bottom of your eyes. 
8. We've arrived at the most important step! Mascara is essential to the Kardashian glamour. False eyelashes would be fabulous too, I just hate struggling with them. Apply about a zillion coats of a volumizing mascara in a very black shade. I used Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara (which is freaking fantabulous!). It's VERY important that you apply mascara to the bottom lashes as well! Just keep applying more coats! This is the Kardashian look, not the natural look, honey.
9. Use either an eyebrow pencil or some brown eyeshadow to fill in your eyebrows. Kim's are very well defined. 
10. Bronzer time! Using a big, fluffy brush sweep some bronzer across your cheeks, hairline, and nose. I used Milani Baked Bronzer in Glow, which is a Gold Standard Product all the way.
11. Use a light pink blush on cheeks. I used Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in soft pink.
12. For Kim's lips, use a nude or peach lipstick, topped off with ipgloss. I used Revlon Color Burst Lipstick in soft nude, which is the best nude of all time. 
13. Put on a hot outfit and find a hot Kanye look alike as a date. 
14. Keep up with your fellow Kardashians. 

Coming soon: Kate Middleton makeup!