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How To Apply Smokey Eye Make Up

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Eyes are the windows of the soul. They reveal your confidence and lend individuality to your face. The right eye make up can help in creating magic and getting attention to your eyes. Whether it is the right shade of eye shadow or skillfully applied mascara, the application of eye makeup is critical to your overall makeup routine. Use skillful techniques to hide flaws and play up the best part of your eyes. Eye make up should be applied after washing the eyes so that the makeup does not clump. Always remember the vital role played by eye make up remover in keeping your eyes healthy.

You must choose a good concealer. Always choose one shade lighter than your skin tone and completely cover any dark circles. Since the smokey eye is very dark, you want to be certain you have good coverage here.

With a black eye pencil, draw a line along the upper lashes. Start thin at the inner corner of the eye gradually getting thicker as you work your way out.

As close to the lower lash line as possible, draw a thin line. You can stop either one third of the way in or take it all of the way in to the inner corner. It all depends on how dramatic of a look you want. Play around with both and see what looks best on you.

Select your color. Violets and blues are good for brown eyes and grays, browns or blues are good for blue eyes. You'll need three colors of the same shade, a highlight that is a shimmer and flesh toned, a mid-tone that is a matte and a shade darker than your skin tone and a contour color in a matte or shimmer that is the darkest color you'll use.

Apply the highlight, or the lightest color, directly on your brow bone down to the crease of your eye. Dab a bit of the highlight color in the duct of each eye.

Put the mid-tone on your eyelid. Start at your eyelashes and work your way up to the crease of your eye, blending with the highlight color.

With black liquid eye liner, draw a line on top of the black eye pencil. This gives it staying power.

Coat top and bottom lashes with two coats of black mascara.

The Smokey Eye Effect

Smokey eyes always look beautiful and stylish, and if you know the right beauty tips applying eye make up for a smokey eye effect can be very simple. The best place to start in your smokey eye makeup application is with an eye shadow base that will prevent eye shadow from clumping up in the crease of your eye. After you prepare your eye with the base, then it is time to apply the eyeliner in either black, gray, or brown. One of the most important smokey eye makeup tips to remember is to apply a slightly lighter color of eyeliner along the bottom of your eyes, and then smudge for the desired smokey effect.
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