How To Do Smokey Eyes!

"Yes, there is an easy method."

Smokey eyes and nude lips – It’s a hot combination! Learning how to do smokey eyes takes a little time, but it's worth the effort. Whether you are going for a day look, evening look, or doing goth makeup, there’s a smokey eye style that’s right for you.

Choose Your Favorite Style

Learning how to do smokey eyes first requires that you define the style you want to achieve:

1. Do you want to create a look that uses just eyeshadow or eyeliner, leaving the rest of the eye natural? Or...

2. Do you want a style that has a dark gray lid and dark crease? Or...

3. Would you rather have a look that is geared more towards evening, with some shimmer?

Start with the first look for daytime or evening. Once you get the hang of lining your eyes , then try darker eyeshadow looks. "Create a memorable smokey eye look!"

Eye Makeup Palettes

If you've never done this type of look before it will be a lot easier if you start with an eye makeup palette. Why? Because the colors in the makeup palettes are coordinated by pros. You can also use the colors in a combination makeup palette.

Sexy Eyes in Four Steps

    Step One: Prep the eyelid area first by using an eyeshadow base. If you prefer you can use your foundation. Then make sure you use your best concealer under your eyes.

  • Step Two: Line your eyes with black. You can do this with either an eye pencil or your dry eyeshadow. If you are using eyeshadow then dip a flat liner brush into distilled water and then into your eyeshadow. Run it all the way across your lash line. Next – smudge it! You can use a cotton tip swab or a special smudge brush.

  • Step Three: If you want a darker style you have two options. You can either line the eyelid again to get a thicker look or...you can use a deeply pigmented color OVER the outer area of your eyelid and into the crease.

  • Step Four: For an evening look use metallic eyeshadows and light pink or white highlighting under the brow.

Simple Tip
This eye look needs 3 coats of mascara in the deepest black you can find. For evening seriously consider adding false eyelashes.


After you learn how to do smokey eyes with gray eyeshadow , try using dark violets to get a look like the one above. This is also a good alternative if you have lighter eyes.

Oops...too dark a look for you? Then limit dark shadow to the outer areas of your eyes. Use light pink or white highlights on the inner areas of your eyes like the model above is wearing. Then soften the eyeliner.

If you are sporting a beautiful spray tan then consider doing a dark golden eye with deep eye liner. It’s a gorgeous look.

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