1.) Brighten your Skin

The smokey-eye look is all about darker-than-usual eyes, so it’s important to have quite a matte base. After applying your daily moisturizing products, start with a clear color makeup base to ensure your makeup lasts longer. Then choose a foundation with medium to high coverage. (Tip: the darker your eye shadow, the higher the coverage needed.)

2.) Shades of Three

Pick your shade. It doesn’t have to be the most common silver and black, like you often see; it can be golden brown, blue-grey or purple. The trick is to pick three complementary tones: a main color, a dark shade and a light shade. We suggest selecting from Urban Decay’s Naked Palette #1.

a.) Start by applying the Gunmetal color (main color) all over your eyelid as the base, starting from the middle outwards and then a little dab inside.

b.) Then apply the Creep color (dark shade) to the outer edge of your eyelid in a V-shape to create depth.

c.) Blend the two colors into a gradient before using a different eye brush to apply the Virgin color (light shade) at the inner corner of your eyes, then blend. Use the same color to line your lower eye-line if you want a brighter look.

3.) Contrast but Compliment

For optimum contrast, choose an eye shadow shade that’s similar to your skin color and apply it between your blended shadow and your lower brow line. You can also use your usual face powder.         

4.) Eye Sharpener

Use black eyeliner on your upper eyeline before finishing with black mascara. If you want a workplace-friendly day-look, you might need only a thin line close to your lash-line with just a small wing. Apply a thicker line with a more prominent wing to achieve a sultry night look. It’s all about balance, which applies to mascara, too: for a softer day-look, use a lighter volume.

5.) Complete your Look

To go with the smokey-eye look, a nude lipstick is your best bet. Make sure to pick a blush color similar to your lip color (For example, Lipstick Lustre-Freckletone is pastel pink, it goes best with Powder Blush Sheertone-Mocha). For cheeks, apply blush at a 45-degree angle following your cheekbones and don’t use too much product—you only need the blush to create dimension, not show a defined color on your cheek.

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