Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Quick & Easy Smokey Eye

There are many different ways to achieve the "smokey" eye look...here is one that is very quick, and quite beautiful:

1. Line your eye with black eyeliner all around (a little goes a long way, so a thin line is perfect).

2. Using an eyeshadow brush, apply titanium (shimmery dark gray) shadow on your lid - up to and including the crease (use a lighter hand on the crease). Be sure to only sweep the shadow in one direction to avoid getting shadow in your eye.

Using a slanted brush, apply the shadow under the eye, as close as possible to the lash line.

3. Use a light pearl color in the inner corner of the eye (again, using a shadow brush).

4. On the outer corner of the lid and lash line, apply black eye shadow to add some drama.

5. Mascara - apply black only - use a "back-and-forth" motion at the root of the lashes, then sweep upwards. This will help frame the eye.

The biggest issue I see with doing a smokey eye is fear of dark colors...as long as you are using a brush (and not a sponge applicator) for the blending, it will look great. Blend, blend, blend...and if you feel it is too dark, soften it with a light pink on top of the dark color. You will look gorgeous!

6 comments:

  1. Great how-to. I wish someone would give info like this to teenage girls. So many of them have no clue how to properly apply makeup.

    ~ICLW

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  2. This is a fabulous idea for a website/blog and it's also very beautiful! I'll be looking out for tips I can use!

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  3. Thank you so much! My sister created it - she did such a great job (http://thefiegels.blogspot.com/). If there are particular questions you have, or tips you would like to see, please let me know.
    : )
    -Alison

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  4. I'm one of those folks afraid of really dark eye colors (which is ridiculous being African-American, not as much contrast) but I think this would look fabulous as a nighttime club look. I'll have to give it a try this weekend! Thanks. Your website is LOVELY!

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  5. Robin, thanks so much! A great video you can watch that shows how to do a smokey eye on [a gorgeous!] African-American woman is here:
    http://www.arbonne.com/ArbonneCosmetics/
    Click "Videos"
    Click "Eyes"

    You'll see how to use those dark colors with more confidence! : )

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