Whats the best technique and make up for the smokey eyed look?

Traditional Smokey Eye:


Line your top eyelid with brown or black eyeliner, depending on how dark your skin is. Then add gray eyeshadow and mascara. Line the inside rim of your bottom eyelid with eyeliner too.





Modern:


Use purple eyeshadow, like a deep plum, or maybe even dark blue. Just make sure not to put on too much-you don't want to cross the line from sophisticated to trashy!Whats the best technique and make up for the smokey eyed look?
The key to the perfect smoky eye is proper blending. You want to make sure colors are blended together flawlessly. Also, it's important to pair light base colors with rich dark colors. Nice mixes include: Soft gold base with deep purple on top, champagne base with bright blue and peach base with green hue.





What You Need:


Eye primer (you don't need it, but it's great for keeping shadow in place)


2 Shadows: One light, one darker


Eyeliner


Makeup brushes


Mascara





Prep the lid. The key to keeping eyeshadow from melting into your eyelid crease as the day goes on is to kept eyelids oil-free. To do this start with an eyeshadow base (also called ';primer';). I prefer to dab at bit of MAC's 'paint' on lids before shadow application. Or try Fresh Freshface Perfecting Eye Primer.








Apply eyeliner. If you're going for a typical black, brown or gray smoky eye, apply liner in one of those colors above the upper lash line, drawing line thicker in the middle of eye. If your opting for a jewel-toned eye (violet makes a gorgeous smoky eye), line eyes with a purple, blue or deep green liner.








Blend in color on bottom lashes For color on the bottom (a key smoky eye look) you'll want a lighter eyeliner. The key is to ';smudge it.'; You can also apply a bit of shadow to get full smudge effect.








Apply light base color Again, the key to a smoky eye is pairing a lighter base with the darker hue. I prefer a nice cream shade for my base. Sweep a light, shimmery shadow over the lids to your browbone. I love Stila's whipped eye shadows $20. The moist ';mousse'; consistency seems to stay on forever. My favorite colors are taupe and pearl.








Blend in darker color, but keep dark color below the crease. Now that you have the base and eyeliner on, it's time to get the smoky effect. You need a darker eyeshadow shade. Using an eyeshadow brush blend in color starting at your lash line, blending up. Make sure to blend color into the lash line so the eye liner disappears. Stop deep color at crease.








Doublecheck your work Make sure eyes match and blend color with a Q-tip if need be.








Finish with several coats of volumizing mascara. Tried and true mascaras (featured in ';Elle'; magazine's March 2006 issue) include DiorShow Mascara %26amp; L'Oreal Paris Volume Shocking Mascara. Elle's writer says they are the best volumizers she's tried.Whats the best technique and make up for the smokey eyed look?
Look up xteeener (3 e's) on youtube. She uses drugstore brands and she achieves alot of good looks and she teaches you the smokey eye technique. Plus youtube provides visuals that the messageboard cant (but someone will probably provide a link eventually haha...)


But basically, darker shade on out half of the eye, lighter shade on the inner corner of the eye, both to the crease, then a highlighting lighter color on the brow bone.. but then there's so many ways and it depends on the person because everyone has different eyes. Some people like using eyeliner and using a smudge brushes to smudge it, some people like to use similar shades (2 or 3) or mix in random colors (black and a dark red or something, etc), really depends.


*** BLENDING is the key... blend all the harsh borders
You should always apply a base to the lid first to help hold on the color. Then you should apply a light shade under the brow and in the inside corner of the eye. Next apply a medium shade to the lower lid. Next apply the dark shade to the outside corner starting from the lash and going up to the lash line. The key is to use a tight bristled brush to apply and then take a angled or blending brush and blend the color in towards the middle of your lid. Add some liner around the eye and topping it with the dark shadow to set it. Add a bunch of mascara and your done. Also make sure you use a good concealer and clean up any fallen shadow under your eye. The worst thing is to look like you haven't slept for days when doing this look.