I have red hair, fair skin and blue eyes. I want to try the whole "smokey eyes with nude lips" makeup.

Question

I need suggestions on colours and techniques please.
Btw, My eyes are kind of small so I don;t want to make them look any smaller.
Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks.

Answer 1

Before you begin, you may want to prep your eyes with an eye primer if you want your makeup to last longer. Then, start by lining the entire eyes with black pencil eyeliner. Next, using black liquid eyeliner, create a line across the upper lash line and widen it at the outer corners. Then, create a line beginning midway along the lower lash line and bring it out to meet the upper line. If you’d like, you can go one step further by applying the same black eye pencil to the inside contour of the eyes.

Sweep a soft gray eye shadow into the crease of the eye in the shape of a half-moon and blend carefully. Using a shimmering white eye shadow, apply it at the center crease of the eye where the iris meets. Or you may want to highlight the brow bone using the same shade of eye shadow instead.

Finally, apply one or two coats of black mascara to the upper and lower lashes and you are finished. For an even more dramatic look, you can apply a strip of false lashes before applying your mascara.

To complete this look, prep your lips with a moisturizing lip balm and wait a few minutes. Finally, apply a very pale lip-gloss.

Some Tips to Remember:

Always focus on the eyes and never anywhere else. Keep your lips and blush color to a pale look to make eyes more dramatic and avoid looking clownish.

The key to perfecting the smoky eye look is to blend, blend and blend.

For an even more dramatic finish and to balance out your look, don’t forget to enhance your eyebrows as well. You can do this by, first using a pair of tweezers to shape your brows and then fill them in with a brow pencil that is a color similar to your brows.

Don’t limit yourself to the eye shadow colors suggested above. Try using browns, plums or even blues to create an even more unique smoky effect.

If you have small eyes, don’t apply the eyeliner too close to the inner part of your eye that is next to your nose.

To avoid the under eye raccoon look, apply your foundation after you have applied your eye makeup. Once you are finished with your eyes you can easily sweep away any fallen shadow without the mess.

Finally, remember that practice makes perfect. After all, you don’t want to end up with a look that says, “ I have two black eyes!”

Answer 2

First...good luck! I'm a fair skinned redhead with brown eyes. I've yet to get a good smokey eye/nude lip look (I also have smallish eyes). I do suggest asking at some cosmetics counters, though that can be hit or miss depending on how well trained the staff is.

Second (this is for the first replier) green doesn't always look good on redheads. Including myself, I know several redheads who cannot wear green.

Third, purples/greys are a great suggestion. Those are my go to eye colors (along with browns/neutrals) pretty much all the time.

Answer 3

wow smokey are are tricky but i know u can handle it. In my opinion you should do the greyswith black or the purples. but since you have small eyes i would use the purples. start by getting a black eyeliner on the top lid then smudge in the dark purple in the entire eyelid in the brown bown start using lighter shades of purples and for the way top use a pearl lilac color, remember to combine all colors together well. that makes a good smokey eye. use black eyeliner on the bottom too.smudge the lower lid wit a thin layer of purple. when ur all ready use 2 coats of mascara that should wrap it up. it should look gorgeous!! and go with the nude lips! Good luck hope i helped.

Answer 4

I would suggest the best thing that you could do would be by going to a beauty counter and ask them for colours and suggestions.

Green always looks good on red heads though.

Answer 5

so a procedures as foundations flow, cremes are the suitable selection. From what you're describing, our epidermis is lots alike. I basically offered the Maybelline mousse beginning place and it rather works phenomenally for blemishes here and there, additionally for dark circles under your eyes. I additionally substitute into given an Avon creme beginning place as a recent, yet whilst i needed to reserve yet another one, the label substitute into too scratched out so i could not get the main appropriate shade! ...Too lazy to guess :) If mild eye shadows look to dark, you're able to easily attempt utilising a small eyeliner brush (or eyeshadow brush, basically think of small!) And do basically a mild define around your eyes. on your epidermis tone and eye coloration i elect to recommend super mild pastel colorings, matte colorings are the suitable in my opinion. colorings like mild crimson, a medium brown (in basic terms slightly on the outer factors of your eye), violets or mild grays. in case you needed some greater sheer colorings i might in basic terms say crimson or varieties of tan/beige colorings. actually, in case you have an Ulta the place you reside, they have a quite first rate line of eye shadows, alongside with NYX, I even have some diverse colorings of their jumbo eye pencils and that they artwork super. wish this enables!

Answer 6

Here's a link to a video demo: http://www.sephora.com/browse/tt/index.jhtml?categoryId=C14721&tt=school

The makeup artist uses 2 models & I think the "rocker chick" look & her color palette would work for you.

Answer 7

Use earth tone colours

Answer 8

Yummy, lucky you!