Would I advise those dark set eyes??

So I am asked pretty regularly how a smokey eye is done, and if it needs to be as dark as some of the current stars like to wear it. The answer to that question is simple.

 <===== No!

No not everyone needs to wear a a raccoon dark eye a la Taylor Momsen. It's overdone and almost nobody looks good using an extra thick sharpie as their eyeliner. There are so many ways to rock a liner and smokey eye without getting into that territory!

1. Use a liquid pen.
    When using a liquid liner or a pencil, it is easy to go a little overboard. We all have a hard time keeping a steady hand, myself included, so we end up over-lining and then you end up with three times the line than you actually need. My favorite that I have spoken about before is Kat Von D tattoo eyeliner. It has a nice long pen handle and a dainty tip, making it easy to approach the area with a steady hand. Sweep quickly across the top of your lid, slightly pulling out and upward, and you have yourself an easy cat eye!

2. Choose a color instead of black
   Girls have a tendency to think a smokey eye has to be done with dark blacks but that couldn't be farther from the truth. The definition of a smokey eye is a crease smudged lid that accentuates your eye, while also pulling in a lighter color in the corner to add drama to your look. This can be done with browns, purples, greens, blues, and everything in between! Use the darkest color in your crease in a sideways V shape, then your light color swept across the lid pulled to the corner and there you have it. I would recommend browns staying with greens and purples, and blues staying with more grey's and peaches to avoid a multicolored lid.

3. Tight filling
  A lot of the time the clients that I have, will ask me for a natural look. They don't wear eyeliner, they don't want a smokey eye, but they want the accentuated eye look still. Tight filling is the best way to achieve this look! It may seem a little tricky but once you get the hang of it, it will be easy! Lift your lash line upward and apply the liner UNDER the lid closest to the lashes. It will give the appearance of darker lashes, without having to have an actual thick line! This is perfect for a daily look as well.

So ladies, whenever you have that urge to try something different with your eyes, but your scared that you are going to look overdone, or don't know how to achieve that perfect smoke you've been looking for, just remember these 3 easy tips and you will be on your way to look you always wanted! :)


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