Since I have not posted a tutorial in awhile, I thought I would share this extremely easy and quick look. It is probably the most fool-proof way of achieving a smokey eye, in my opinion. You really only need three makeup products to achieve this look.
You will need a cream eyeshadow or cream/gel eyeliner product (I used Stila's Smudge Pot in Brown), a neutral eyeshadow for blending (I used the shade "Tease" from my Urban Decay Naked 2 palette, which is a mauvey-taupe color), and a regular eyeliner pencil in either black or brown (on this day, I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil in Zero). You will also need two makeup brushes; a flat, synthetic eye shadow brush (a concealer brush will work perfectly if you do not have a synthetic eyeshadow brush) and a small blending brush.
***This is a side note, but I bought a Wayne Goss flat eyeshadow brush at the Makeup Show last weekend and it is seriously amazing- so soft, and applies product beautifully! If you are in the market for new makeup brushes, these are pretty nice and are sold in handy kits (eyes, face, etc).***
Anyway, back to to business!
1. Apply foundation, concealer, complexion products of your choice. If you are new to the smokey eye technique, you can always start with your eye makeup instead, which allows you to clean up any shadow fall out. Since we are starting with a cream based product, there really shouldn't be much mess though:)
2. Dip your flat eyeshadow brush into your cream eyeshadow/eyeliner product. Using a tiny bit of product, start pressing the eyeshadow color all over your eyelid. Repeat over entire eyelid and then on the other eye. Take the skinny side of the brush and the cream shadow and draw a line under your lower eyelids, starting at the inner corner and drawing toward the outer corner. This does not need to be perfect, since you will be smudging in the next step!
3. Take your blending brush and start blending all over the eyelid in circular motions. Blend upward toward the crease of your eyelid, so the color starts looking diffused. Gently swipe the blending brush back and forth along your lower lash line as well.
4. Dip your blending brush into a neutral eyeshadow and using a windshield wiper motion, blend the eyeshadow into the crease of your eyelid. Once again, gently swipe the brush over the lower lash line carefully.
5. Using your pencil liner, if you wish, line the waterlines of the eyes. This helps enhance the smoldering effect of the smokey eye look.
6. Curl lashes and apply your favorite mascara- and groom brows, of course!
There you have it! Please let me know if you have any questions about any of the products or instructions in this post. If you try this look, please let me know what you think:)
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