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 A Step by Step Guide to Sexy Smokey
Eye Makeup
Author: Donna Kelly
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There is no eye makeup look sexier
than smoldering smokey eyes. The good news is smokey eyes is
an easy makeup look to perfect. Our step by step guide shows
you how you too can have sexy, smoldering smokey eye makeup in
just a few minutes.
Smokey Eye Makeup Guide Step
1: Choose your eye shadow colours.
The traditional smokey eye makeup
colours are, of course, black or grey. You are however not limited
to these colour choices, you can also use less intense colours
such as: violet, chocolate, coffee, dark pink, copper, dark green,
dark blue or purple.
Remember when choosing eye shadow shades that colours should
be chosen keeping in mind your eye colour, hair colour and skin
tone and not the colour of the clothes you wear.
For smokey eye makeup you will need to choose 2 colour coordinated
eye shadows. A darker feature colour and a lighter supporting
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For smokey eye makeup what feature
colour eye shadow best suits blue eyes ?
For Blue eyes, in addition to
black or grey, violet, purple or dark blue eye shadow will look
great. The dark blue eye shadow in particular, as it will be
darker than your eye colour, will accentuate your blue eyes.
For smokey eye makeup what feature
colour eye shadow best suits green or hazel eyes ?
For Green or Hazel eyes, in addition
to black or grey, try a deep khaki, dark green, brown, purple
or plum colour eye shadow.
For smokey eye makeup what feature
colour eye shadow best suits brown eyes ?
For Brown eyes, in addition to
black or grey, copper, coffee, and brown will give you a great
smokey eye effect.
Once you have chosen your feature
eye shadow colour you need to choose your supporting eye shadow
colour. If you prefer to use single eye shadows, rather than
a colour coordinated duo or triple eye shadow, choose a light
colour eye shadow that matches your feature eye shadow colour.
Possible colours to choose from, for a soft sophisticated look,
are: lilac, light peach, champagne, taupe, nude or a sand color.
For a more dramatic high contrast look you could use a whitish
colour eye shadow.
Smokey eye makeup tip: Use powdery
eye shadows. Do not use creamy texture eye shadows as they are
more difficult to smudge and blend.
Smokey Eye Makeup Guide Step
2: Choose your eyeliner pencil.
Choose a soft eyeliner pencil
of the same colour or a complementary shade to your feature eye
shadow.
Smokey eye makeup tip: If possible
choose a Powderliner eyeliner pencil. They are easier to blend
and are sometimes available with a sponge tip for easy blending.
Smokey eye makeup tip: Never
use liquid eyeliner. Liquid eyeliners are better for sharper
lines, not a soft and sultry finish.
Smokey Eye Makeup Guide Step
3: Apply your foundation base.
Normally you would apply your
full foundation before applying your eye makeup. This is not
the case when doing smokey eye makeup. You should apply your
eye makeup first, that way if you get some of your eye shadow
on the rest of your face you won't ruin your foundation. This
also helps avoid a raccoon eye look under your eye. For smoother
eye shadow application, that lasts longer, you do however want
to first apply a thin layer of foundation to your eyelids followed
by a thin layer of face powder to set the foundation. This will
give you a clean canvas for your eye shadow and will also help
to prevent the eye shadow from creasing. This will also give
you more even, accurate, eye shadow application.
Smokey Eye Makeup Guide Step
4: Apply your eyeliner.
Line both the top and bottom
rims of your eyes with your eyeliner pencil. Typically you would
use a black or charcoal eyeliner pencil but you can also use
a dark eyeliner pencil that matches your feature eye shadow colour.
Make sure to go into the eyelash line itself (near the root of
your eyelashes). Be sure to fill in any bare spaces between the
eyelashes. Start from the inner corner of your eyes with a fine
line. As you go outwards towards the corner of your eye make
the line heavier. If you have any hard lines from using a heavy
eyeliner pencil you will want to lightly smudge the line so it
is softer and less harsh looking. This step is made a lot easier
by using a Powderliner eyeliner pencil with a built in sponge
tip for smudging.
Smokey eye makeup tip: Dark colors
trend to make small eyes look even smaller. You can open your
eyes up by applying eyeliner starting from the middle of the
bottom eye eyelash line, rather than the inside corner, and going
to the outer corner of the eye. If your eyes are not smallish
feel free to apply the eyeliner from corner to corner.
Smokey Eye Makeup Guide Step
5: Apply your eye shadows
Using your larger eye shadow
brush apply your supporting eye shadow colour to your eyelids,
up to the base of your eyebrows.
Now, using your feature eye shadow colour, and your small eye
shadow brush, apply your dark feature eye shadow onto the eyeliner
and then blend it upward to the crease of your eyelid. When blending
your feature eye shadow keep as much of the colour intensity
as possible along the eyelash line and particularly in the outer
corners of your eyes.
Smokey eye makeup tip: Remember
smudge and blend so the eyeliner and eye shadows go together
seamlessly.
Smokey Eye Makeup Guide Step
6: Apply your mascara
Smokey eye makeup tip: Curl your
eyelashes before applying mascara, this opens your eyes up.
Apply 2 or 3 coats of black mascara
applying the mascara in thin coats to avoid clumping.
Smokey Eye Makeup Guide Step
7: Complete your smokey eye makeup look
Complete your foundation being
careful not to mess up your beautiful smokey eyes.
Keeping your lips neutral gives smokey eyes their real impact.
Use a flesh toned lip pencil and a pink or caramel shade of lipstick
or lip gloss to give your lips a subtle finish.
For your eyebrows you can use your normal eyebrow pencil. You
could also use a shade darker than normal to complement your
smokey eyes.
Apply a subtle finish of rose or tawny blusher just to the apples
of your cheeks blending away to the edges into your hairline.
This finishes the face without competing with your smoldering
smokey eyes.
Donna is a trained makeup artist with her own beauty business.
As both a business woman and a mom with 2 children Donna understands
the time pressures on women today and through this, and other
articles, has endeavored to take the complexity out of looking
great with some "busy women friendly" beauty tips and
advice. If you would like to read more of Donna's articles check
out her website: http://www.coloursandscents.co.nz or join her
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