How to Create a Mesmerising Matte Eyeshadow Look

Learn how to create a magical matte eyeshadow look using Charlotte's matte eyeshadow palettes The Super Nudes Easy Eye Palette and The Sophisticate Luxury Palette.

For a flawless-looking matte eyeshadow look, discover Charlotte’s NEW! Luxury Palette of Mattes in Desert Haze. Whether you’re creating a subtle, peachy sunrise day look or dialing up the smoke for contoured, sunset eyes, these velvet-matte eyeshadows blend and layer seamlessly for eyes that look bigger and brighter.

Create a seductive beauty mirage effect with my magical makeup tutorial below.

How to Apply NEW! Luxury Palette of Mattes in Desert Haze for a Velvety, Matte Eyeshadow Look

4x3 DESERT HAZE LUXURY PALETTE OF MATTES PACKSHOT

These universally-flattering, color-curated shades have been decoded in an easy to use application ritual to suit all skin tones and make every eye color pop!

HOW TO CREATE A MESMERISING MATTE EYESHADOW LOOK USING CREAM-MATTE EYESHADOW

  1. Five, glass pots with lids removed containing five cream eyeshadows with a matte finish in soft cashmere, light grey-brown, chocolate brown, smokey taupe, and jet black.

    MAGIC STEP 1: CHOOSE YOUR SHADE, DARLING

    Charlotte’s NEW! Matte Eyes to Mesmerise are available in 5 MAGIC MATTE neutral shades! Choose your shade from Nude Cashmere, Flawless Beige, Smokey Taupe, Chocolate Veil or Diffused Black!

    Discover more about these magic cream-matte eyeshadows

  2. An open frosted glass pot with a cream eyeshadow in a dark beige shade.

    MAGIC STEP 2: SWIPE OR SMOKE

    Swipe on the NEW! Matte Eyes to Mesmerise formula with your fingers, before blending out the edges with my Eye Blender Brush seamless finish.

    Tilbury Tips:

    Before applying, make sure you warm up the formula with your fingertips to make it easier to apply and blend!

    Apply to one eye at a time - this formula sets in seconds, so work quickly and remember to blend, blend, blend!

    Don’t forget to secure the lid after use, darling!

    Shop NEW! Matte Eyes to Mesmerise

  3. An open, jet-black kohl eyeliner pencil with its lid next to it.

    MAGIC STEP 3: LINE

    Apply Rock ‘n’ Kohl eyeliner along the lash line to define the look of your eyes. This kohl eyeliner pencil has a long-lasting, easy-to-apply formula for effortless, sexy, smoked-up eyes!

    Or you can use a different shade of Matte Eyes to Mesmerise as your eyeliner! This cream-matte formula is super versatile and can be used as both an eyeshadow and eyeliner! To use to line, apply using Charlotte’s Eye Liner Brush, sweeping the glide-on formula along your upper lash line!

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  4. Mascara in a pink-coloured tube with its gold-coloured lid with a black applicator next to it.

    MAGIC STEP 4: APPLY LASHINGS + LASHINGS OF MASCARA

    Finish with Charlotte’s award-winning Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes! mascara for the lashes of your dreams and a 24HR vertical lift effect.

    [Shop Pillow Talk Push Up Lashes! mascara

    Discover how to apply mascara with this magic tutorial

MAGICAL LOOKS CREATED WITH CHARLOTTE'S MATTE EYESHADOW PALETTES

THE SOPHISTICATE

Adorn your eyes with matte makeup MAGIC by layering your Matte Eyes to Mesmerise with one of Charlotte’s magic matte eyeshadow palettes! Discover Luxury Palette in The Sophisticate, a dreamy 4-shade palette of cream, tan, taupe, and chocolate brown shades that work perfectly for a soft, daytime look or sultry smokey eye!

Tilbury Tip: NEW! Charlotte’s Smokey Eye Duo is a dreamy duo which allows you to choose a Matte Eyes to Mesmerise, and a Luxury Palette in shades of your choice! Perfect for pairing a Matte Eyes to Mesmerise with The Sophisticate Luxury Palette with a magical 5% saving* or choose a different Luxury Palette for mix and match makeup MAGIC!

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Charlotte Tilbury

Founder, President, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

With over 30 years experience, Charlotte Tilbury MBE is the world's number 1 makeup artist and British beauty entrepreneur. Charlotte established Charlotte Tilbury Beauty in 2013, which is now a record-breaking beauty brand that has won over 400 awards.