Smokey Eye Makeup
If you ask me if there is an everlasting style for makeup, probably I would say smokey eye is the one. It has been popular for quite sometimes and it is still very popular even for celebrities. Why? It is because almost everyone looks so differently glamorous when they have their smokey eyes on. If you have not tried smokey eye before, this is a highly recommended must-try for you!
One of the well known key to beautiful smokey eye look is the skill for blending the different color eye shadow. This is definitely true. But to have a matte look or the original smokey eye look, you may wish to choose the matte eye shadow instead of the shimmer one.
Basically, you need three colors of eye shadow to have smokey eyes. The three colors can be named as highlight, mid-tone and contour. Highlight as it means is for highlight purpose therefore you can choose a shimmer one. The mid-tone should be matte one as this is the soul for your smokey eyes. Choose a color two darker than you skin tone. The final contour color is up to you to choose a matte one or shimmer one.
Before you actually applied the eye shadow, do all the pre-makeup things like cleaning your eyes, applying eye foundation and concealer. Then you can start with drawing the upper and lower eye line. Match the color of eye line with your whole color tone but with a softer one. Remember to smudge the eye line.
Apply the highlight color first for the whole upper lid from eyebrow bone to the duct of eye. Then apply the mid-tone shadow from lash line to crease. Blend and smudge at the line where the two colors meet. Finally apply the contour color from the lash line up to the crease, blend well with the mid-tone. Use the same contour color to smudge onto the lower lash line.
A final step not to miss is to apply mascara. It is a must in order to balance out the whole look. To match with the dark and grey eye shadows, you should choose black and volume enhancing mascara.
Whenever people talk about smokey eyes, the colors black and grey must come to your mind. In fact, you can use the same techniques for smokey eyes but using different darker colors like purple, dark green, dark blue, copper, etc. You can choose other colors that are suitable for you according to your skin tone, eye color and hair color. A simple rule is to match the same color tone with your eye color like blue eye ladies can try dark blue and green eye ladies can try dark green.
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