Thursday, September 4, 2008

Creating Basic and Smoky Eyes

By Alia Jae


Applying eyeshadow is more tricky than you think! There are so many technical things like creating smoky eyes is a tricky techniques. I will discuss the basics and then explain how to get the smoky eyes that you desire.

Most of this article will focus on getting the basics down. My next article will go deeper into how to get those gorgeous smoky eyes that you have always wanted. The tips I will give you will only take you about five minutes to incorporate.

The first step is to wipe your eyelids with a slightly damp brush and add touch of face powder. This will help to keep your eye shadow from melting. Then choose three shades of the same color.

To beign choose three colors dark color, light color and something in between. If you have never done anything like this then buy some inexpensive eye shadow to play around with. Eyeshadow from Target or Walmart will do the trick.

Start out by applying the lightest shade on the whole lid. Apply with a gentle touch, don't press down to hard on your eye lids. Start applying from the brow to the lash line. Next apply the medium color.

The medium shade of the color you have chosen will bring out the color in your eyes! Apply the medium color from the lash line to just above the crease. Lastly the darkest color is going to be applied close to your lashes.

So when applying, take your time and do not rush. Many of times I stabbed my eyes by doing this technique too fast. When you become a pro, then you can do it as fast as you please.

If you want to add some more brightness to your eyes add some gold shadow on the brow bone. This is also known as a highlighter. You can find an inexpensive one at Walmart or Target.

You are free to use powder as long as it matches your skin or a thick pencil. You might try a liquid highlighter and find great success with that. I have not tried it out myself, but don't let that stop you.

You might notice that your eye will get this creamy look from using liquid (this is what happens when I use liquid eye liner) . This really tends to make shadow application more difficult. So just beaware when trying different techniques and find what works best for you.For more information on that go tohttp://www.squidoo.com/beautytipsgalore

However,to counteract some these issues you can stay away from bright colors. Softness is what looks the best. The softer the colors and tones the younger you will look.

One last helpful tip is even when using subtle coloring do not layer on the eye shadow too. When you layer on the eyeshadow too much it looks tacky and thick. I would say in my own experience that one layer of each color works the best. Enjoy and experiment and find what works best for you!

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