Smokey Eyes Shadow

Smokey Eyes Shadow

Smoky eyes give an attractive look to the eyes. Smoking out your eyes has become a popular eye makeup procedure because it is simple to create and benefits all types of faces. Smokey eye look set a dramatic tone and draws attention to your eyes. If you’re doing a smokey eye look, remember to keep your lips nude.

Smoky eye makeup is essentially a makeup application that darkens the lids and highlights the brow bone. This effortless eye makeup trick will draw instant attention to your eyes and provide an overall sultry, sexy look. People always think of dark, dramatic colors when they hear smokey. Although the look can definitely be dramatic, it is not necessarily dark. The real secret to the smoky look is in the color eyeshadow you use. Smoky eye makeup should be done with care and style. This type of eye makeup suits any face type and helps show up the brow bone.

What you need before started:

1. Medium – grey eyeshadow

2. Loose powder

3. Black Mascara

4. Eye Primer

5. Dark Eyeshadow

6. Magic Lash

Steps to Create Best Smoky Eyes

Follow these easy steps and get the best results for a smoky eye makeup:

Step 1. Apply eyeliner perectly. Apply your base eyeshadow all over the upper eyelid. Blend well with a base brush.

Step 2. First start with a sheer nude color all over the eye. Go from lid to brow.

Step 3. Next, apply a dark brown or plum eyeshadow from your lid to your crease.

Step 4. Finish with two coats of black mascara.

Step 5. Don’t forget to enhance your eyebrows to balance strong “smoky eyes” makeup.

Eye Makeup Tips

1. Use eye shadows to reflect your every mood. With a bit of practice you can easily master how to apply your eye shadow. When applying eye shadow, remember that dark colors recede features and light colors highlight.

2. Apply the lightest shade over the entire eyelid.

3. Apply the medium shade on the lower eyelid.

4. Apply the darkest shade in the outer corner of the eye to create depth.

5. Apply eyeliner with short strokes, starting form the center of the eye and working towards the corners.

6. Mascara finishes your makeup. If you have dark eyes use black, navy, dark brown or clear mascara.

7. Dark eye shadow can be used as eyeliner as well. Use a very flat brush, wet is and dip it in dark eye shadow. Wriggle the brush into your lash line paying special attention to the space between the lashes and then use the color just above your lash line.

Face Structures

FACE SHAPE: HEART

Traits: Wider forehead and narrow chin 

Your ideal makeup look: To draw focus away from your prominent chin and cheekbones. Its better wear feminine, sheer and soft tones" and add a "pop of color on your mouth and cheeks to downplay the strong, razor sharp cheekbones.

1)     Play up cheeks with a light matte texture blush. It’s best to avoid highlighting, or adding any sheen or glow on top of the cheekbones as it'll pronounce the already defined cheeks in your face shape.

2)     Avoid harsh liners like liquid as it can look severe. Instead select for gel or pencil liner.

3)     Wear soft feminine tones like sheer pinks or reds on lips and cheeks help soften the shape of the face.

FACE SHAPE: ROUND

Traits: Forehead and lower face are the same width and prominent cheeks 
Your ideal makeup look: To help add definition to your face. Try an overall bronzy look with smoky eyes.

1)     Blend bronzer underneath your cheekbones. This will add cut and definition then sweep highlighter on top of your cheekbones to pronounce your cheeks and add shape.

2)     Since the face is round sharp brows are a must. For angular shaped brows to downplay the round shape of your face. That doesn't mean they should look severe though!

3)     For the eyes create a Smoky eyes with strong liquid liners add definition to the face.

FACE SHAPE: SQUARE

Traits: Angular jawbone and hairline 
Your ideal makeup look: To help soften your angular features. Go with a makeup look that's soft, feminine, and delicate with shimmery texture.

1)     Blend a rosy-toned cream blush on the apples of your cheeks. 

2)     Try a soft sheer gloss or lip stain in pretty shades like sheer pinks or coral.

3)     Finish off your look by playing up your lashes with two coats of mascara to add a flirty, girly finish to your face!

FACE SHAPE: OVAL

Traits: Same-width forehead and lower face, with longer sides 
Your ideal makeup look: To help cut down the length of your face, try a rosy or bronzy blush that goes horizontal across the cheeks and define your eyes and lips. 

1)                 Blend bronzy-colored blush or bronzer in an upsweep motion from the apples of your cheeks toward temples.

2)                 Line lips before applying gloss or lipstick to define the chin area more.

3)                 To add more overall definition to your face, after applying a sheer eye shadow shade, blend a medium (or darker) shade in your creases. 

Senior Project Proposal

Today’s woman spends a large amount of time in front of a mirror applying makeup to her face.  Personally, I find the techniques and artistry of makeup application fascinating.  The intricate details of brush selection and step-by-step application processes are an art for in themselves.  Makeup is an avenue of artistic expression used by many women, and I find it breathtaking and intriguing; however, as a graphic designer, makeup is not my only outlet for artistic expression.  Digital artwork is a major piece of who I am as an artist, so much so that when I sit down in front of my work at my computer, I find my own reflection staring back at me from the screen.

Taking this notion of my computer as my mirror, I propose that my senior project be a digitalization of the processes of makeup application.

To accomplish this goal, I will begin by researching makeup application techniques thoroughly (i.e. brush selection and stroke techniques, color selection, skin tone, highlight colors, primer application, facial structure, etc.)

Next, I will photograph models (myself included) without makeup.

Then, I will use CS5 to digitally apply the makeup using the same techniques and brushes that I noted in my earlier research.

My finished products will include the following:

•    Finalized pictures of all the women with different artistic makeup applied to their faces (i.e. mismatched eyes, featuring different eye shadow techniques on each model’s face)
• · Zoomed in pictures of each application process (i.e. eye, hair, eyelashes, lip) with explanation of the virtual brushes, colors, and techniques used
• ·         Original photos of each model before the digital makeup was applied.