How do you put on smoky looking eye shadow??

Question

i need eye shadow advice how do you apply smoky eye shadow so that is dosnt look like ur 5 year old little sis did it 4 u.

hlp me plz. i try to experiment with it and stuff butr i look really weird with it on the way i do it(lol)

Answer 1

What i use when i do a smokey eye is i use a lighter shade of brown and a little darker one or you can do the same with colors. i put the light color on my eyelid below the bone and then accent it using the darker on the far outside on the bone. Hope this helps!

~A~

Answer 2

The important thing to remember is 'less is more'

Generally, the darker and bigger your eyes, the more eye make-up you can pull off. If you have blue or green eyes (like me) then black usually looks too harsh.

When i do a smoky eye, i don't use eyeliner at all on the inside (as it makes your eyes look smaller) and i rarely use it on my lids as it pulls your eyes and its hard to smudge evenly. Use a eyeshadow/liner BRUSH (not a sponge) and try and keep the eyeshadow close to your lashline. I never use black, especially not a matte black as it rarely looks flattering. Instead i use either a dark grey or dull brown as its much more subtle and classy. I have a great metallic grey one by benefit called 'skinny jean'. It's the perfect texture for smudging and it stays on all night! I think it was about £15 so its not horrendous considering its such a good product!

Also, a good tip is to not put any/much under your eyes as this looks weird unless you get it perfect. Instead, just sweep a *tiny* bit underneath from the outer corner and leave it at that!

Don't forget tonnes of mascara!

x*x

Answer 3

hun.

YOUTUBE

has a million videos explaining :]]

actually they have million of videos of diff things to do with makeup!

just type in "smokey eye" and ull get alott of results :)

Answer 4

This is kind of hard to explain instead of physically showing you, but I'm going to try.....ok...what I do is I use liquid (pearl-colored) eyeshadow on my lid and the part right below the eyebrows, (after I put on my eyeliner of course), then I use a half-inch eyeshadow brush and then use smokey black or charcoal and lightly brush it into the outside corner of your eyelid (over the other eyeshadow). I usually like the outcome when I do this for myself.  Hope it works for you!

Answer 5

i think it's the eye shadow that makes that smoky look its not so much how you put it on thats what i think. buy a smoky looking eye shadow.

Answer 6

Well first you put all dark color for eye shadow. then you put for in the same spot then a bit of white color on the edge of you eye and mix it with your dark color eye shadow. put some dark eye liner and BAM you're good. :D  

Answer 7

This girl does her "smokey eye" beautifully.

Watch the video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1BbhCwOC...