The Smashbox Double Exposure palette features 14 shadows that can be used wet or dry. The idea is that you can create different looks with each shade depending on whether or not you add water. Typically, when you add water, it intensifies a shadow (be it a darker matte, more metallic, etc.), however, as a general rule, I find you don’t really need to add water to these shadows. They just work on their own! The pigment is incredible and really wowed me with how well they went on the lids and blended out. I did use a few shadows wet just to try it out, and I’ll point those out as we go. (Wet and dry swatches can be found here.)

Smashbox Double Exposure Makeup Looks

I gravitated towards the warm tones first (mostly on the right side of the palette) and I love how this one turned out – especially with the dark lips!

Eyes

1. Flushed through the crease.
2. Copper on the inner and outer thirds of the lid.
3. Quartz applied wet to the middle of the lid.
4. Veiled on the brow bone.

I coated my lashes with Smashbox Full Exposure mascara.

Face

• Bronzer: MAC Refined Golden
• Blush: Hourglass Mood Exposure
• Highlighter: Becca Champagne Pop
• Lips: Revlon Black Cherry

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No real inspiration with this one – I just wanted to play around with some of the shadows I wouldn’t necessarily gravitate towards the most in a palette.

Eyes

1. Peony on the lid.
2. Temper in the outer corner.
3. Mauve through the crease.
4. Veiled on the brow bone

I applied Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara to my lashes.

Face

• Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shade 51 Light Vanilla
• Bronzer: Revlon Bronzed & Chic
• And unfortunately I didn’t write down my blush or highlighter. Damn.
• Lips: Too Faced Melted Fig

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Now this is something I really love doing on my eyes. Adding in that warmer shade through the crease really adds some depth to an otherwise cool-toned look.

Eyes

1. Silver on the lid.
2. Espresso on the outer half of the lid.
3. Noir to deepen up the outer corner.
4. Blanc on the inner corner.
5. Peony through the crease.
6. Veiled to highlight the brow.

I created the wing with MAC‘s Dipdown fluidline and coated my lashes with Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara.

Face

• Foundation: Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum in shade 51 Light Vanilla
• Bronzer: NYC Fire Island Tan
• Blush: Clinique Cola Pop
• Highlighter: MAC Soft & Gentle
• Lips: Bite Beauty Kir Royale

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I wanted something more dramatic for this look to show off that you can really go to town with this palette because it has an awesome black shadow in it. I created that sharp outer corner with a shadow shield – works wayyyy better than tape AND it has a bit of a curve to it that you can’t really see, but it looks a lot more natural that normal tape does (thanks for the tip Julie!). Sidenote: If you think my face is lit up weirdly – it is! I had to use a flash. /shudder

Eyes

1. Mauve on the lid.
2. Noir for the outer corner and to line the lower lash line.
3. Flushed to blend out the crease.
4. Blanc on the inner corner.
5. Veiled on the brow bone.

I lined my lash line really thinly with Catrice‘s Dating Joe Black liquid liner, applied essence‘s get big! lashes waterproof mascara and then popped on a pair of Noir Fairy false lashes by House of Lashes. I tightlined both water lines with Marc Jacob‘s Highliner Gel Crayon in Blacquer.

Face

• Foundation: Revlon Colorstay in 200 Nude and 220 Natural Beige mixed together
• Bronzer: SST Cosmetics Sun Kissed
• Blush: Hourglass Diffused Heat
• Highlighter: Becca Champagne Pop
• Lips: Rimmel Make Your Move

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For my lash look, I *had* to use the incredibly dark blue shadow (Midnight) in the palette. This shadow may not look like much in the pan, but swatch it wet and you’ll be completely blown away.

Eyes

1. Mauve through the crease.
2. I first applied NYX‘s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in  Black Bean all over the lid, blended it in with my finger, then applied Midnight on top (dry). I then wet my brush, dipped back into Midnight and applied it wet on the center on the lid. I also used Midnight (dry) to line my lower lash line.
3. Blanc in the inner corner.
4. Veiled on the brow bone.

I applied Make Up For Ever‘s Smoky Stretch mascara to my lashes.

Face

• Bronzer: Joe Fresh Sand
• Blush: MAC Warm Soul
• Highlighter: Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo #1
• Lips: Rimmel Apocalips in  Celestial

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Have you used the Smashbox Double Exposure palette? Let me know what you think of it!

The product featured in this post was provided by PR for consideration.