Smoky Eyes
The style of having a smoky eyes has become a more popular trend in the world of fashion these days because it can be created easily. You can get an attractive look for your eyes by smoking out your eyes irrespective of the type of face you have.
Sexy and smoky eyes can not be best for while office, but you can wear this look while going in for smoking things up at a bar or club at night. So wear this look and become a cynosure of all eyes by following step-by-step instructions.
What you need is to ensure proper blending. You have to ensure proper blending of colors. It is also very important for you to form a pair of light base colors and rich dark.
Your smoky eye attracts attention by setting a dramatic tone. If you applying make up for smoky eyes, you will need to keep your lips nude.
Soft gold base with deep purple on the top is the perfect combination while champagne base can be mixed with bright blue and peach base with green hue.
The eyelids look darker and brow bone get highlighted with application of smoky eye makeup.
The real secret to the smoky look is in the color eye shadow you use.
What will you need?
1. Medium - gray eye shadow
2. Loose powder
3. Black Mascara
4. Eye Primer
5. Dark Eye shadow
6. Magic Lash
How to create smoky eyes?
You can get the best results for a smoky eye makeup by following simple steps given below:
Step 1. Apply eyeliner perfectly and precisely. Cover your upper eyelid with base eye shadow. Use base brush for proper blending.
Step 2 . Initially apply a sheer nude color all over your eyes starting from lid to brow.
Step 3. Now, pick a dark brown or plum eye shadow and put it in the area from your eyelid to crease.
Step 4. If you want to get a typical black, brown or gray smoky eye, you will need application of eyeliner on one of those colors above the upper lash line while drawing a thicker line in the middle of eye. If you are desirous of a jewel-toned eye you will have to draw line on your eyes using a purple, blue or deep green liner.
Step 5 . Give a proper finish by applying two coats of black mascara.
Step 6. Always remember to enhance your eyebrows so that you can balance strong "smoky eyes" makeup.
Eye Makeup Tips
1. Always begin with a clean canvas. Wash your face and eyes before applying moisturizer and eye cream or eye gel and then wait for a few minutes to apply the eye makeup .
2. The eye shadow is the reflection of your mood and therefore you should not forget to apply it. You can easily learn application of eye shadow after a little practice. When you apply eye shadow, keep one thing in mind that dark colors recede features while light colors highlight them.
3 . Use lightest shade for application over the entire eyelid.
4. Use the medium shade on the lower eyelid.
5. Create a depth by applying the darkest shade in the outer corner of the eye.
6. Apply eyeliner with light and gentle strokes. Start it at the corner of the eye and then work towards the corners.
7. Your makeup gets finishing touch with mascara application. In case your eyes are dark, you would need to use mascara of black, navy or dark brown colors.
8. Dark eye shadow can also be used in the form of eyeliner. Pick a very flat brush and dip it in the dark eye shadow for application. Use this brush in a twisting motion onto your lash line while focusing the space between the lashes before using the color just above your lash line.
9. See whether there are any hard lines between the shadows. If so, you would need to smooth out with the use of brushes. These are one of the effective eye makeup tips.
Get rid of puffiness on your eyes
Howsoever perfect your eye makeup may be, it will not look attractive if your eyes are puffy. You can reduce puffiness by following some simple steps mentioned below:
Use a bowl and drop some ice cubes and water in it.
Splash this cold water on your face and eyes. Keep splashing at least ten times on your face and another ten times on your eyes.
Make sure to do this at lease twice or thrice a week. This will dramatically reduce puffiness on your eyes besides giving a shining look to your face. Avoid doing this in case you are sensitive to broken capillaries.
Use moisturizer and under-eye cream as follow-ups.
