How To Do A Classic Black Smokey Eye Look

Hi I thought I'd share with you how to create the classic smokey black eye look. The black smokey eye can be one of the most difficult looks to master but all you need to do is make sure you take your time whilst blending. Your lash line should be the darkest part and the colour should gradually fade out . Make sure you have a couple of blending brushes and that they are clean because brushes with too much product on them will give you panda eyes!!. Believe it or not but this look only uses two colours. Once you have mastered this look you can really experiment with different colours, i.e, you could do a dark purple to light.  I will do a pictured step by step for you to follow, so lets get ready to get smoked out !!!

Step 1: Prime your eyelids with whatever primer you use, this will help the colour to stay put . The reason we use primer is because the eyelid is one of the thinnest layer of skins on our body and therefore can get oily, the primer act as a barrier and allows the colour stick and gives it longer staying power.

Step 2: With a black cream or gel liner, apply it upto your crease, it doesn't have to be neat at tthis point as we will blend it out after .

Step 3: With a soft brush blend out the base you have just applied, if you find it has dried a little and the product wont move just keep working it with the brush as the heat from the brush will eventuallly help it move (be patient ). Add more cream/gel if you feel it has gone too patchy or has gone to dry.

 

Step 4: Line your bottom lashline with you gel liner and with a small brush sweep along the eye, upward just above your crease, this will create a nice line and shape for your eye.

Step 5 : With a matte black eyeshadow sweep over   your base and fill in the the gap created in step 4. Blend  the eyeshadow out into the crease .

Step 6 : With a brown/orange shade, I actually used my Mac Mineralize Skinfinish Natural powder Shade: Dark (which I normally use for contouring my face) but any colour you have similar will be fine. Blend this colour into the crease and into your black eyeshadow. Use separate brushes for each eyeshadow and keep working them into each other
a little at a time .

Mac Skinfinish Natural : Dark, which I normally use as contouring powder.

Step 7: Keep working the two colours and blending it until the colours have both soflty mixed together. Hightlight your brow bone with any light or highlighter shadow you . Line your waterlines, apply mascara to the top and bottom lashes and add
lashes to set the look off .

I hope this has helped you get started with the smokey eye look. This look will make a statement when entering any room or perfect on a night out in town. Give this sexy, sultry look ago and you'll definitely get noticed . I appreciate any comments and feedback. Remember to like my facebook page Cosmeticz Junkie and also you can keep up to date with my blog posts on twitter @cosmeticzjunkie.