They say there is nothing sexier than a pair of sultry smoky eyes, smoky eyes done so right that they can cause a man to stop dead in his tracks.
But - do you know how to create such a perfect set of smoky eyes?

What you need to get started:

Eye Primer
Loose powder
Dark Eye shadow
Medium - grey eye shadow
Black Magic Mascara
Magic Lash

Now the idea is to be able have smoky eyes yet not look so much like you forgot to take your eye makeup off last night. Even though, that has been known as a turn on for a quite a lot of men because it makes them wonder what you have been up to.

To start creating the Look you must have a base for it. This helps to keep the colour in one place.
Smooth on an eye shadow primer, some foundation is good to use as long as its colour doesn't take away from what you are trying to achieve. Now pat on loose powder, setting the base.
The real secret to the smoky look is in the color eye shadow you use.

Tips: If your eyes are blue and you're blonde, then go for greens instead, the darker the better. If your eyes are green then go for blues again the darkest shades of blues you like. If your eyes are brown then you are just plain lucky with your choices of colors. Brown eyed ladies can try any colors you like. Now purple eye shadow is a color that everyone can try. Just try it in Plum, Berry and others like those.

Rim your eyes with a black or grey pencil drawing a line along both upper and lower lash line. Starting from the inner corner of your eyes, going outward, starting a fine line going into a heavier line as you draw outwards.
If black or grey seems too harsh for the Look you're going for, and then try dark brown, plum or taupe instead.

Apply a medium - grey eye shadow all over your lids, stopping at the crease.

Apply your dark eye shadow into the crease, then take a angled brush and apply the dark eye shadow onto the eyeliner and then smudge it well with a cotton swab keeping as much of the color at the outer corner of your eyes. The angled brush is great for getting eye shadow up under your lashes on the bottom which in turn helps keep your eyeliner in place.

It's the smudging that has got to be done carefully. The idea is to blend the eye shadow and eyeliner together. If you wanted a more "feline" aka cat eyes then using liquid eyeliner would be best.

Helping to contrast the darkness of your eye shadow, sweep a pearlized ivory eye shadow over your brow
bones for a wide-eyed look. By applying a little at a time, you are building up the effort gradually till you like what you see.

Finishing off the look with one coat of black magic mascara, one coat of Magic Lash if you want super long eyelashes to go along with this Look, then one more coat of black magic mascara.

Dark colors trend to make small eyes look even smaller, you can open them up by lining the rims from the
inner to the center with a light-colored pencil, rather than dark pencil, pat on pale eye shadow on the
center of each lid. That should cause the small eyes to seem bigger.

For the rest of this ideal Look. Finish off by using a tawny blusher or a bronzing powder. Its
natural color won't complete with the rest of your makeup. Sweep it over your cheekbone, blending away
to the edges into your hairline.

Keeping your lips neutral gives this Look its real impact. Go for a pinkish - beige shade of lip pencil
and smudge it over your entire mouth for a matte, I just been kissed yet very understated effect. Now your eyes

You are ready for whatever you might have planned. This look can be toned down for work but who would want to?

Copyright Kim Snyder, owner Overallbeauty.com. Great lover of all natural beauty care and products. Never happy without trying to make the world a little prettier for all.
Visit www.overallbeauty.com to see the latest in cosmetics and so much more.

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