Help with make-up for tonight!!

[Stepharoonie!]

Okay, so how does one do a "smokey eye"??? I can not for the life of me figure it out.

My eye shadows mainly consist of browns, a few light purples, and a rose wine color. Two eyeliners...black and brown.

Help!

 

[FreshTressa]

Charcoal colored eyeshadow is an easy way to do it.

I think you would look gorgeous with smokey eyes...totally would fit you.

I don't know of a technique though. I just have some colors that wind up looking smokey on me.

Here is something I found on google..

Quick Tips to Sexy, Smokey Eyes

1. When doing a smokey eye, I like to start with the eye makeup first before applying foundation. It's easier to clean up any fallen shadow without messing up your entire makeup. This also avoids the dark raccoon look under the eye.

2. First start with a sheer nude color all over the eye. Go from lid to brow.

3. Next, apply a dark brown or plum eyeshadow from your lid to your crease. Since the look is smudged and smokey, I like to use creme shadows and apply them with either my fingers or a synthetic makeup brush.

4. Next, line the entire eye with a dark brown or plum eyeliner. For this look, pencil works the best. If you want a more glamorous eye, line the inner rim of your eye as well.

5. Follow with two-three coats of black mascara. I always recommend curling the lashes first to really open up the eye.

6. Make sure the brows are groomed and your ready to go!

 

[BamaTigger]

take your black eyeliner and draw a fine line on upper lash line, then kinda smudge it with a qtip or eyeshadow brush...then do same things under your bottom lashes. coat with 2 coats of mascara. to go extra smokey, do a repeat line and smudge on top lash line.

what color eyes do you have?

 

[FranP]

Hi Steph - if one of your eyeliners is a soft pencil, you could make a line (a little thick) on the top and another below your bottom lashes - then smudge it with your finger or a q-tip. Then you could cover the rest of your lid with a dark shadow (brown for brown pencil, grey or darker purple for the black, maybe?) and a lighter cream/while/sillver on your brow bown to highlight it. I guess it should be darker without any defined line. Good luck - where are you going tonight that your need a sexy eye??????? BTW, your wedding pictures are absolutely beautiful -best of lucki!!!!! Love, Fran

 

[Stepharoonie!]

take your black eyeliner and draw a fine line on upper lash line, then kinda smudge it with a qtip or eyeshadow brush...then do same things under your bottom lashes. coat with 2 coats of mascara. to go extra smokey, do a repeat line and smudge on top lash line.

what color eyes do you have?

Dark brown....see pic

 

[Stepharoonie!]

Hi Steph - if one of your eyeliners is a soft pencil, you could make a line (a little thick) on the top and another below your bottom lashes - then smudge it with your finger or a q-tip. Then you could cover the rest of your lid with a dark shadow (brown for brown pencil, grey or darker purple for the black, maybe?) and a lighter cream/while/sillver on your brow bown to highlight it. I guess it should be darker without any defined line. Good luck - where are you going tonight that your need a sexy eye??????? BTW, your wedding pictures are absolutely beautiful -best of lucki!!!!! Love, Fran

Thanks!! Going to a few Halloween parties with my girlfriend tonight downtown and someone's house...going as the "Boring Fairy"...aka nice jeans, top, and Madison's Tinkerbell wings

 

[BamaTigger]

AH-HA! My eyes are dark brown, and after I do the eyeliner thing, I use some litepurple shadow on eyelids, and a darker purple on the creases of my lids. Then I coat with mascara after curliing em.

Purple makes us brown eyed gals EYE POPPING!

 

[Stepharoonie!]

AH-HA! My eyes are dark brown, and after I do the eyeliner thing, I use some litepurple shadow on eyelids, and a darker purple on the creases of my lids. Then I coat with mascara after curliing em.

Purple makes us brown eyed gals EYE POPPING!

...and I actually have some light and dark purple colors...hmmm...

 

[BamaTigger]

BUT...i have learned that with dark brown eyes, if you just do the thick-smudgy eyeliner thing and mascara, it is SEXY SEXY SMOKEY with our eyes............

HAVE GREAT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Buckalew11]

Dark brown....see pic

Stephanie, I gotta tell you again...girl, you are beautiful! Smokey eyes or not!
Have fun at your party!

 

[KathyTX]

Here's a how-to video from Sephora.com: How to get the Smoky Eye

 

[Stepharoonie!]

Stephanie, I gotta tell you again...girl, you are beautiful! Smokey eyes or not!
Have fun at your party!

Thanks....I actually do not think I'm all that great looking....

Off to the party! Will post pics later (eyes came out okay looking...not 100%, but pretty good!)!

 

[FreshTressa]

Thanks....I actually do not think I'm all that great looking....

Off to the party! Will post pics later (eyes came out okay looking...not 100%, but pretty good!)!

Well you ARE! You are stunning.

Hope you have a great time and can't wait to see pics!