Thursday, February 23, 2012

Easy Smoky Eyes

A smoldering smoky eye can be flirty and sexy, perfect for girls night out. I decided to try an easy technique for the sexy look.
What you'll need:
-Eyeliner in pencil
-Eyeliner in liquid (Glitter is optional. I didn't use the liquid liner but I recommend it.
-Light grey-blue eyeshadow
-white eyeshadow
-black eyeshadow
-grey eyeshadow
-mascara
-clear gloss
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-eyelash curler
-mascara primer
-white eyeshadow
-fluffy eyeshadow brush
-sponge tipped eyeshadow brush
-nude lipstick

Apply your pencil liner as usual, and then using a sponge tipped brush dipped in grey eyeshadow, apply it directly over the pencil liner. (This will darken your eyeliner and assist in the next step.) Get your fluffy brush (without any eyeshadow on it) smudge the eyeliner upwards. This will create a sexy smoky look. Your eyeliner should have completely smudged away. Get a black eyeshadow on your sponge tipped brush and apply it like a liner over your eye and under. Using a black eyeshadow instead of liner makes the look more sultry and smoky. Then put the gray blue eyeshadow over the black underneath your eye. The two colors look gorgeous together. Then apply white eyeshadow in the corners with your eyeshadow brush and smudge it in. (Optional: Apply liquid eyeliner) Next curl your lashes, apply primer and mascara as usual. Finish with a nude lipstick and clear gloss.

You may find while applying your smoky eye, some of the techniques I used here do not work for you. That's fine, everyone's eye shapes and what works for those gorgeous eyes are different. Good luck.

XOXO

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