how do u do the "smokey eye" look?

Question

please...and dont just give me the name of a cosmetic website. thanks!
-Char

Answer 1

Here's How:

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. I prefer to dab at bit of MAC's 'paint' on lids before shadow application. Or try Fresh Freshface Perfecting Eye Primer.

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. If your opting for a jewel-toned eye (violet makes a gorgeous smoky eye), line eyes with a purple, blue or deep green liner.

Blend in color on bottom lashes For color on the bottom (a key smokey 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. I prefer a nice cream shade for my base. Sweep a light, shimmery shadow over the lids to your browbone. I love Stila's whipped eye shadows $20. The moist 'mousse' consistency seems to stay on forever. My favorite colors are taupe & pearl.

Blend in darker color, but keep dark color below the crease. Now that you have the base & 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 & blend color with a Q-tip if need be.

Finish with several coats of volumizing mascara. Tried & true mascaras (featured in 'Elle' magazine's March 2006 issue) include DiorShow Mascara & L'Oreal Paris Volume Shocking Mascara. 'Elle's writer says they are the best volumnizers she's tried.

Tips:

Remember to keep lips nude. When applying strong makeup (like smoky eyes or red lips) put the focus on either eyes or lips, never both. (Think Angelina Jolie: She either plays up her huge eyes or her huge lips, never both. If she did, she'd look like a clown).
For a bit of fun, try a blue or purple mascara. It will make blue eyes 'pop.'
Liner doesn't have to come in pencil form. Makeup experts know eyeshadows make some of the best eyeliners. To do this take an eyeliner brush (available at Sephora, MAC or any dept store), wet it, then dab wet brush into the dark shadow. This allows for a deep, precise line. You can also use the dark shadows without wetting brush first. Either way, eyeliner is necessary for smoky eye.
This season go jewel-toned (blue is great for you blue-eyed girls) & keep your eyes smoky but stay away from dark browns & black & go for a deep purple, a gold-brown or any of the many vibrant colors in for 2006.
What You Need:

Eye primer (you don't need it, but it's great for keeping shadow in place)
2 Shadows: One light, one darker
Eyeliner
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Mascara

Answer 2

You can do it a number of ways, but theres a basic smokey eye.

Use a dark eyeshadow as your liner, usually black

Take an angled brush and get it damp, then get some of your liner color and trace your whole eye or just the top, however you like.

Then do a lighter color like a subtle gold or perhaps a beige and cover your whole lid using an eyeshadow brush (not the little things they give you).

Then, take another dark color like brown and use the eyeshadow brush again, but do a line in your crease and blend it down.

The lighter color should soften the darkness of the brown just at your lid, but you still have a great smokey eye.

Follow with some super length mascara..and ta-da!

There are diffrent eays to a smokey eye, but this is the way I do it with what colors I have, and I always get compliments.

BUt if you need visual instrustions, the best thing to do is get your makeup done the first time and find out what they're doing, or watch how-to videos online.

Thats how I learned.

Just practice, have fun, and be creative.

Answer 3

Charlotte dear,I am so sorry first of all as I do not have any sites for you to visit.But,smokey eyes work with non glittery light balck/grey to black eyeshadow.Wear the lotion type as powder ones will look fake.Then make it look bold by lining you eyelid with the eyeliner.Then use plum or champagne lipstick with a dab of glittery gloss(not sparkly).Dun forget to match it with your clothes!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

hmm for me i will draw eyeliner on both upper and lower side of my eye (have to use those really thin eyeliner though, if too thick it would just look messy). then i apply mascara, also on both the upper lashes and the lower ones. lastly, i apply black/brown/dark purple eye shadows on the upper lid of my eyes. =)

Answer 5

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