Print these details
How To Create A Smoky Eye Effect
How To Create A Smoky Eye Effect: Make smouldering eyes your best feature. This classic smoky eye effect suits everyone and will transform your look for night time, so learn how to create it with VideoJug's help.
-
Step 1:
-
You will need
-
Step 2:
-
Choose a colour
-
Classic smoky eyes are created with one colour, and can be achieved by using dark brown, grey or any dark colour.
If you have small eyes, you should avoid using black
You will need three eye shadow shades of that colour – dark, medium and light and an eyeliner of that main colour.
We be using will be using shades of grey.
-
Step 3:
-
Choose a brush
-
The key to smoky eyes is successful blending. This is best done with an eye shadow brush.
-
Step 4:
-
Prepare the skin
-
Smoky eyes can quickly become panda eyes if the eye shadow does not stay nicely blended.
-
Step 5:
-
Line the eyes
-
Starting from the inner corner of the eye, draw a dark line of eyeliner along the lash line.
Try to keep this on the lashes filling in the spaces between them with colour. The line should get thicker as it moves towards the outer corner of the eye.
-
Step 6:
-
Keep it symmetrical
-
Once you have finished one stage on one eye, do the same on the other eye.
It is the easiest way to keep both eyes exactly the same.
-
Step 7:
-
Apply the highlight shade
-
Firstly apply the highlight shade along the brow bone and up to the eyebrow.
You can also put a little of the highlight powder in the corner of your eye,
between the tear duct and nose.
This will brighten up the eyes and avoid the dark shades to make the eye look dull.
-
Step 8:
-
Apply the medium shade
-
Secondly build up the medium shade on the eye lid, starting at the lash line working up to just beyond the crease of the eye.
Blend the colours well so there are no clear lines
-
Step 9:
-
Apply the darkest colour
-
Be very careful with the final and darkest colour, it can easily become too much and the eye will look dull. Start from the outer corner and slowly and with the narrowest part of the brush taper the colour to about half way across the lid. Blend this in to the medium shade.
Now with a large powder brush, sweep the powder eye guard away in an upward motion.
-
Step 10:
-
Assess the eye
-
At this point step back a little. It is easy to become focused on the eyes and apply too much. Before continuing, look at your face as a whole to see what's needed.
-
Step 11:
-
Adjust to your own eyes
-
If you have deep set eyes, you can build up the darkest colour to half way up the lid. If you have small eyes, it's best to leave this as a very thin line. Most people will be somewhere in between.
-
Step 12:
-
Finishing touches
-
If the make up isn't too smoky already, you can add a little eyeliner, here, along the lower lash line,
And, here, inside the lower lash line
To finish off the smoky eyes, apply lots and lots of mascara.
Print these details
