Everything you need to know to do smokey eye makeup | Smokey eye makeup is choice of many. Mastering it is a wish of many beauty amateur. Smokey eye makeup one of those eye makeup which look good in every event whether it is wedding, red carpet and party. If you think that only makeup experts can do smokey makeup perfectly then it is not true, you also can master smokey eye makeup look. So here we are sharing everything you need to know to do smokey eye makeup by Goldy Hunjan, professional makeup artist in Ludhiana Punjab.
Things you need to do a perfect smokey eye makeup:
- Concealer: A concealer is required to prime and conceal the eye area. Use a full coverage concealer for eyes.
- Eyeshadow brush to apply eyeshadow properly you will need a good eyeshadow brush. So make sure you have it with you before doing somkey eye makeup.
- Eye shadow palette: Go for a palette who has mix of shimmers and matte shades that can create a beautiful smokey eye look.
- A gel eyeliner: To get blendable color that can be smudges easily to get a dramatic smokey eye look use a gel eyeliner.
- Mascara: a good black mascara is must not just for a smokey eye look but mostly for all of the eye looks are incomplete without mascara.
How to do smokey eye makeup? – Everything you need to know to do smokey eye makeup
Prime your lid
The first step of eye makeup should be priming your eye area so as to avoid the smudging of eyeshadow after some time. You can prime your eyes using eyeshadow primer or you can use a concealer. Both of these will provide you with a perfect smooth base for eyeshadow. Thus with this you will get a flawless base.
Pick your eyeshadow shades
If you are doing a classic smokey eye look, for that you need three shades a shade for lid, a crease color and a highlight shade. Crease color shade must be the darker one, use lighter shade for highlight and a mid tone shade for eye lid. For classic smokey eye makeup matte shades in black, brown and grey are preferred. For small eyes don’t use too dark shades this makes your eyes look smaller.
Apply your all-over eyeshadow shade
Apply your eyeshadow all over your eye lid using an eyeshadow brush. Using brush blend it properly from lower part of lid to middle part of lid. Use an eyeshadow shade closer to your brow shade to create eye opening effect. This makes your lid space look bigger.
Apply crease color
Now it’s time to apply crease color. Use a coordinating dark shade. Use a blending brush to blend color into outer corners of your eyes. Blend in small circular motion and move towards center of eyelid. Add layers to intensify the pigment. When there is a smooth transition between crease color and your all over shade move towards next step.
Apply your highlight
Now use a color which is two shades lighter than your all over color from crease up to your brow bone. This step helps to smooth out the look. You can also dab some highlight on inner corners of your eyes to make them look bright.
Blend some more
The main part of creating smokey eyes is blending all the three colors in such a way that there is seamless transition between three shades. If you don’t blend it properly, your eye will start looking black instead of getting a smokey eye look.
Use eyeliner
Use a black eyeshadow first to line your eyes and then use a liquid eyeliner. This helps you to ensure shape you want. Apply it over upper and lower lash line. This gives you a bold look. If you want a light smokey eye look, you can use a pencil eye liner.
Finish it off with mascara
After applying liner you should move towards next step which is mascara. Use a black mascara while you are creating a smokey eye look. Apply mascara to your bottom lash first and then apply on your top lash. This way helps you to prevent getting mascara all over your lid when you are applying mascara over the bottom lid.
So in this way you can get a beautiful smokey eye look. We have shared everything you need to know to do smokey eye makeup. You must give a try and practice creating smokey eye look while following these steps and slowly you will master this look.