Smoky eyes
The smoky eye look is a good choice for night time make up.
- It creates an attractive and striking look.
- Black is the most common colour for this look, but you can choose any other colour as long as it has a lot of pigment, otherwise you won’t notice the smoky effect.
- It’s important to blend the shadow well so there are no uneven patches.
- A good trick is to prepare the eyelid with a primer so blending will be much easier.
- If you cannot achieve the colour intensity you’d like in the eye area, use an eye liner which is thicker and richer than usual.
- Avoid dark lips when you use this look on the eyes. A simple nude lipstick or clear gloss works better.
You'll need:
- Black eyeliner
- Eye primer
- A palette of eye shadow colours in shades you wish to use.
- Black mascara / false eyelashes.
Step-by-step:
- Start by applying a base of primer on the entire eyelid. Primer is a product that smoothes wrinkles and creases on the eye, making it much easier to blend eye shadow. It also has binding properties and intensifies the colours of the shadows.
- Take a black eyeliner and outline with a very thick line around the eye. If your pencil is too hard, heat it a little under the light on your dressing table. If this is not enough, you may need a thicker pencil.
- It’s important to work gently when applying eye make up to avoid injury.
- Once the eye is outlined, blur and extend the lines with a synthetic brush. If anywhere needs more colour, go over with the pencil as often as necessary.
- Next, choose a matte black shadow with strong pigment. With a round synthetic brush, apply the shadow over the blurred pencil outline, giving more strength to the contour of the eye. Use less intensity of colour as you approach the brow. You can also lessen the intensity of the black shadow by using a matte skin colour and a natural hair brush.
- Having gained the desired colour intensity, and when the shadow is well blended and smooth, comb the lashes with a brow brush.
- Make up the lashes with volumising effect mascara.
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