Smoky eyes come in many different colors these days from grays and black, to purple, blues and browns. . It has been said you must use
dark and neutral colors, like dark grays or blacks. But not so true in
today’s modern world. When you really think about it, smoky eyes
are the bedroom eyes of the sirens of yesteryear. The sirens of the
past all had a signature look that even you yourself can create.
Your basic smoky eyes take only a few items to create with.
Two eye shadow colors that are in the same family of color. Grays work
well with black or another shade of gray. Dark colors are the norm,
not forgetting you need one color to contrast the other.
You must have eyeliner! Either liquid eyeliner, pencil or just use
the dark color eye shadow as eyeliner but eyeliner is a must
have. Along with a black mascara and if you want your lashes to be
way out there, don’t forget Hollywood’s secret weapon Magic Lash!
Works better than false lashes and just easier to work with.
Also don’t forget your basic tools of smoky eye creating, two makeup
brushes, one to apply your eye shadows and one to blend/smudge
with. A smaller tip makeup brush works great adding depth to your
crease as well as applying eye shadow to be used as eyeliner. Q-tips
are great to have on hand as well. As well as a eyelash curler
to really open your eyes with.
Other items you could use if you really wanted, a makeup primer to keep
your eye shadows in place, concealer under your eyes to lighten up
the area and even a matte white eye shadow to put in the corner of
your eyes just above and around the tear duct. We are going for
intense here but this look is yours to have fun with.
In your 20’s using liquid eyeliner is truly fun to go bold with. Paint a black
line above your lashes that widens and extends upward at the outer
corner of your eyes, letting it dry for at least 5 minutes before
touching it. While in your 20’s smoky eyes can be easily pulled off
using this dramatic effect without looking like a clown.
In your 30’s black liquid eyeliner maybe too harsh for you. Not counting
Angelina Jolie eyes that is. Her look is not a smoky look per say, but
she has the most asked for look in today’s Hollywood elite! The
choice of color eye shadows that are used. But still she has the
sexiest eyes on the planet!
To really enjoy the truly sexy look of Angelina Jolie, check out her
signature bat wing black liquid eyeliner, her expertly arched
eyebrows, she often reminds you how truly elegant she is with yet a
touch of a rebellious edge.
The major reason why her eyes are such the focus is how she wears a
pale, translucent hue that provides an amazing contact to her rich
is applied to the upper lashes only, winging out at the edge. Then a
matte black eyeliner is dotted between her lashes for extra eye
Even while pregnant her eyes are to die for!
The rest of us in our 30’s and beyond try using smudge-able pencils as it can be a better
answer than liquid eyeliner. Use the color that most matching the dark eye shadow you are
using for your smoky eyes. To use pencils in smoky eyes layer your eye shadow over your
pencil. The color of choice needs to applied at the base along your lashes. Applying eye
shadow over the pencil deepens the color and helps pull the whole look together.
Also with eyeliner don’t use it on the bottom lashes from inner corner on out, start in middle
and then wing it out. That doesn’t close off the eyes making them smaller, your want your
eyes to look as big as they can and still be smoking!
Just remember that no matter how dark your eyes are, you need to match them with nude lips.
Nothing better to steal the spotlight off your eyes then a pair of bright red lips. It also ages you
as well and not one wants to look older than they really are!
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