Smoky Eyes Are Trendy
The smoky eye has been more popular in the past few years. It is a very eighties look that originated in black and white movies from the beginning of the last century. It darkens the eye socket area and brightens up the brow bone. This type of make up makes your eyes look very intense. It is also very glamorous. It is an effortless make up trick that greatly enhances the look of any type of face and gives an overall all sexy and sultry look.
It is easy to create a basic smokey eye. You only need two colors of eye shadow. One should be a deep contouring shade and the other should be a highlighter. The highlighter is usually applied over the entire upper eye socket up to the brow. The contour shade should be used to highlight the socket of the eye. You then take this shadow and use it to highlight the outside of the eye and fade it as you move it in towards the nose.
Keep in mind that you should do a lot of blending or the effect will be quite harsh. However you might want more of a stark effect for evening. The contour shade does not have to be a dark color nor do you have to stay with a monochromatic color scheme. The most modern looks feature two strong stark colors.
There are also lots of other things you can do to enhance the effect. You can line your eyes with dark liquid eyeliner and then use a smudging tool to make it look sexy. Many women layer their liquid liner with yet another coating of smudgy pencil eyeliner.
Some women just don’t use eyeliner and instead prefer to use a darker version of an eye shadow as a liner for a smokier look. If you are going to use this type of eye shadow use a brush with very stiff short bristles. The shorter the hair fibers, the higher the concentration of application. Yet another tip would be to wet the brush before you dip into the application for a strong effect.
To make sure you don’t go too far make sure you apply the eye shadow in layers. If you experience flakes of shadow falling beneath your eyes when you put it on it might be a good idea to apply some powder and concealer so that you don’t end up with unattractive raccoon eyes.