How To Apply Smokey Eye Makeup

Hi, I'm going to show you how to get smoky eyes using a few products. I've got a couple of L'Oreal Color Infallable Eye Shadows, got a nice shadow base, a concealer, bottom lash mascara, Eye Intensifier by Sue Devit a black pencil. The thing with smoky eyes is you don't have to use black.

You can use deep plums, chocolate browns, greens, so I'm going to use some plums and browns as a bit of a change. So, first of all, use some concealer around the eye; this is Origins. Just dot that around the eye area underneath and blend.

The great thing about the eye shadow that I'm going to use is that you don't have to worry about eye shadow dropping down onto the face, so it's nice, quick, and really effective. Next, I'm going to use an eye shadow base. This will help the eye shadow to stay on, and give a smooth, perfect finish on the eyelid.

Just use that and blend it across the eyelid; get a smooth base. Next I'm going to use one of the darker shadows. I think I'm going to start with the 'Burning Black'.

It's a beautiful kind of molten, plum, black color with some fine shimmer. I'm going to apply it with brush, and I'm going to choose this little mini brush. Just a blend on the lid.

You can choose your shape, so I'm going to choose a moon shape. Also, with this product, you can build up the layers as well, so you can apply a little bit more and build up. It's also long lasting, so it's great for nights out; it won't fade.

Don't take the color too far up. Now, I'm going to apply an eye intensifier pencil by Sue Devit and I'm just going to trace on the upper eyelid. This is a really long lasting pencil, and it's really soft and easy to blend.

Literally, just apply there, and with the other end, just blend through. Also, you can then choose one of the colors, again. I think I'm going to use the chocolate and trace that under the lower lash as well, just really smoke it up.

I'm going all the way along this time. Join up with the corner from the upper lid and blend them through. I'm also going to apply some eye liner pencil in the water line, and then mascara.

You can always add on extra for the upper lid with the black. I've got Estee Lauder Lash Curling Mascara - plumps the upper lashes. It's a nice curl to the lashes with mascara, for that really smoky, sooty look.

Then I've got this really dinky mascara by Clinique, and it's for bottom lashes. It's a tiny, tiny, little brush, which is great for this kind of thing. Just brush that along there.

Then, check if your eyes are equal. I'm going to adjust lightly, one of the eyes, then we're nearly there. Make sure the shapes are the same.

There you have it, how to do smoky eyes. .