xHow can i acheive the smokey eye look?
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You need to where mascara. Then put eyeliner on your upper n lower lids, n in between eyelashes if you can with a thick layer of eyeliner on the outer side of your upper eyelid. then smudge this like eyeshadow. Not too far up the eyelid, n try not to do it underneath the eye unless its just lining the rim, as this just makes you look tired or drug-fcked. Clean/neaten extra smudges with a cotton bud or cue tip.
this might help:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xkl3YiswJ鈥?/a>
there r other clips to if the visual guides help :)
here is my smokey eye...step by step and simple as can be... (feel free to substitute lighter shades for the ones i mention)
start with a clean canvas...concealer, foundation, and/or powder in place. apply a thin layer of shadow base or eye primer to the entire lid (urban decay primer potion, mary kay eye primer, merle norman automatic shadow base, or mac eye primer)
black or dark grey shadow in the shape of a sideways V on the corner of the eye, working into the crease (i use merle norman shadow in ebony and a palladio flat shadow brush)
lighter grey shimmer shadow over the lid, blending into the first darker shade (i use mac shadow in idol eyes and a mark contour brush)
silvery/champagne shimmer shadow under the brow bone and dotted on inner corners of eyes with full shadow brush (i use merle norman luminous shadow in sun beam and an essence of beauty shader brush)
black liner all the way across top lid, slightly thicker on outer edges, and 3/4 way across bottom (avon glimmersticks liner in blackest black)
sweep thin line of medium shimmer grey under lower lash line, below and slightly over black liner
curl lashes and add 2 coats of volumizing black mascara (maybelline volum' express turbo boost 7Xs mascara in black)
-you can also do a smokey eye with shades of brown, purple, green... any color.
here are the shades i recommend from a few different brands for the basic black/grey....
-from mac: black tied, charred OR idol eyes, and shroom
-from lancome: the new black, style section OR volcano, and off the rack
-from merle norman: ebony, zinc OR stay steel, sun beam
-from avon: night sky, steel OR slate, iced silver
stila (at sephora) has a smokey eye kit that has 4 shadows in a palette...push a tiny button and a voice speaks instructions to you. there is also a holographic image of an eye that shows where the different shades go when you turn it. $40
also available at sephora are hard candy and smashbox. hard candy makes a shadow quad called ';techno'; that sells for $28, and smashbox makes a shadow trio called ';twilight'; that sells for $30. both are good for grey smokey eyes.
for drugstore palettes, try revlon, loreal, covergirl and maybelline. i know all of those lines carry them, but not sure of the names.
always keep lips light... glossy nudes are great with sexy smokey eyes.
She does a really good tutorial!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCnJ8B0Ay鈥?/a>
Yup, its really hard to do, my advice is go to a MAC make up counter or another make up counter, and they'll help and show you how to do it, since if its not done right, you will look like you got punched in the face.
PLus there are little details you have to watch for when doing the look, and many different shades so it doesnt look all black :)
I found the way to get this look is to use a dark eye shadow and make a little bit go a long way. Put a little bit on a brush applicator and apply all over the top lid. Then use a little shadow applicator and go under the eye back and forth. I use a dark grey shadow. The key is to not go too heavy.
this is a great tutorial
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=I0NkeFxTX8鈥?/a>
Prep the lid. The key to keeping eyeshadow from melting into your eyelid crease as the day goes on is to kept eyelids oil-free. To do this start with an eyeshadow base.
Apply eyeliner. If you're going for a typical black, brown or gray smoky eye, apply liner in one of those colors above the upper lash line, drawing line thicker in the middle of eye
Blend in color on bottom lashes For color on the bottom (a key smoky eye look) you'll want a lighter eyeliner. The key is to ';smudge it.'; You can also apply a bit of shadow to get full smudge effect.
Apply light base color Again, the key to a smoky eye is pairing a lighter base with the darker hue. a nice cream shade for my base. Sweep a light, shimmery shadow over the lids to your browbone. favorite colors are taupe and pearl. Blend in darker color, but keep dark color below the crease. Now that you have the base and eyeliner on, it's time to get the smoky effect. You need a darker eyeshadow shade. Using an eyeshadow brush blend in color starting at your lash line, blending up. Make sure to blend color into the lash line so the eye liner disappears. Stop deep color at crease
Doublecheck your work Make sure eyes match and blend color with a Q-tip if need be.
Finish with several coats of volumizing mascara. Good Luck :)
-Dust on a black or a DARK gray eye shadow, from the lashlines to the crease.
-Put on some eyeliner. Liquid eyeliner gives it a cleaner look. Pencil eyeliner gives it a more grungy look.
-Curl your eyelashes.
-Apply a thickening, volumizing mascara. Swipe on an extra coat if desired.
Take a light shadow (cream/off white/white gold) for under your eyebrows, preferably something subtle and not to brash, then just try with a darker charcoal colour over your eyelids. Use the tip of your finger in circular motions to blend it out and make a nice 'smokey' meeting point for the dark and light shades. Think of it like when you'd do a chalk drawing as a kid and rub the different coloured chalks in together.
Finish it off with some black eyeliner, curl your eyelashes and whack on a bit of black mascara. Voila. Eventually you can use more colours and become more creative, but that's a bog standard way to get you started. I use the same colour as just below my eyebrows for across the lowest part of the lid and in the corner of my eye. Using it in the corner brightens and widens your eyes, and just using the dark shadow around the socket of your eye allows you to tone it down for more sophisticated occasions.
Have fun!
Set your eyelids on fire the smoke will go into yor eyes
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