Ask yourself, what is the one thing you always steer clear from when doing your makeup...?
The one thing that you never ever do and sometimes wish you had the confidence to do...?
Is it a delicate winged liner...bright lips...wearing foundation...a smokey eye...?
Well I think personally the one that most people are scared of is a smokey eye...but not anymore ladies!
I am going to tell you how to do one and I don't mean a full on scary black goth smokey eye, which can look great but is best kept for makeup artists doing on shoots and catwalks...
The first thing to get your head around is that a smokey eye does not mean lots and lots of dark colours on the eye that are going to make your eyes look heavy, a smokey eye can be done in anything from soft pink up to dark brown and blues for a more dramatic look...
What you will need is at the very least TWO eye colours, preferably they are different shades or strengths of the same colour, for example a beige and a middle brown... see images for some ideas
The colours don't have to be within the same colour range they just need to be different strengths of colours so you need to have a mixture of lights and dark's...NARS eyeshadow DUO'S are brilliant...they have a glittery pigment to them therefore they are great for nights out as they will add a bit of glamour and help to highlight the eye...however if you are trying to work a smokey eye for a very natural day time look then it may be better for you to go with more matte and neutral colours....
So now you have chosen your colours which you like...which you think suit you etc...and don't forget that you must have at LEAST TWO colours to start but you can have up to four....any more than four and it is unnecessary and can get a bit confusing!
The next thing to think about is LAYERING...creating a smokey eye is not a quick two second flick of colour...it is going to take a couple of minutes because you are going to need to layer the shadows for the right effect...you will always start layering using the LIGHTEST colour out of your chosen colours...building up to the darkest...
The lightest colour is always your BASE...this goes all over the lid from lash line up to and just a bit past your natural crease...some like to take it right up to the brown bone but be careful that the colour is neutral enough for your skin tone as you don't want to look too much like a drag queen!
So those were all little tips and tricks to think about when doing a smokey eye...and this is how to create one step by step...
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These are the tools you will need:
Your colour palette
three brushes, a flat tapered brush, a fluffy blending brush and a smaller stiffer shadow brush
plus mascara to finish
you will also need a cream liner or a khol to put along the waterline of the eye to create a more intense look
Step ONE: apply your lightest 'base' colour as a wash all over the lid just past your natural crease using your flat slightly fluffy brush, first on the left of the three brushes shown
Step TWO: Using the second deepest shade in your palette use your fluffy blending brush to apply the colour into the crease which is your natural socket line, this creates a shadow in the eye, creating depth and making the eye look bigger
Step THREE: Now using your flat tapered brush and your lightest colour again take the colour beneath the eye, tracing your lower lash line ...
Step FOUR: Using your darkest colour and your smallest brush apply colour to the outer corners of the eye which will define the eye and pull it outwards making it look bigger ...
To finish: Using a cream pencil or khol, I would advise using a dark brown to avoid a harsh look, line the inner rim of the eye which is the waterline plus trace the upper lash line to create the look of thicker lashes, but do not flick the pencil out into a line...
These are the colour which I used and they are by colour powerhouse INGLOT, I used some very bold aqua blues because that is what's on trend right now but using these exact principles and techniques you can create the look using any colours at all, stick to neutral browns/pinks/greens etc for the day time and then play around a bit more for the evening...
Hope this helps for any of you that struggle with a smokey eye!
They really suit all eye shapes and sizes and you can be as simple or a creative as you like with one!
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