Comments on: 10 Tips to Help You Do a Better Smokey Eye http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/makeup-tipshow-to/10-tips-to-help-you-do-a-better-smokey-eye/ Beauty product reviews, makeup tips and news from your friendly neighborhood beauty addict. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:27:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Emma http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/makeup-tipshow-to/10-tips-to-help-you-do-a-better-smokey-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-137592 Emma Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:44:36 +0000 http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/?p=37295#comment-137592 Thanks again! Could you give me a walkthrough of how I am going to put the eyeshadow on though? I mean for example: You put the primer on, then start with dark black in the crease of your eye............................. don't forget mascara as the last thing............ etc ? Because I am only 13 years old so I haven't had enough practise to be able to just wing it :P I would really like to look proffesionally made up for my graduation which is the event I am attending. :) Thanks -Emma x. Thanks again! Could you give me a walkthrough of how I am going to put the eyeshadow on though? I mean for example: You put the primer on, then start with dark black in the crease of your eye……………………….. don’t forget mascara as the last thing………… etc ? Because I am only 13 years old so I haven’t had enough practise to be able to just wing it :P I would really like to look proffesionally made up for my graduation which is the event I am attending. :) Thanks

-Emma x.

]]> By: Allie http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/makeup-tipshow-to/10-tips-to-help-you-do-a-better-smokey-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-137579 Allie Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:07:37 +0000 http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/?p=37295#comment-137579 Hi Emma, Glad you liked the article! Let me try to get to all of your questions. 1) Color shades are different colors in the same color family. So if you want to do a brown smokey eye, you'll need a dark brown, a medium brown, a light brown. etc. You want the colors to blend into each other so you can't tell where one ends and another one starts. 2) I wouldn't use Vaseline because it is way too greasy. If you can't get a hold of an eye primer, try a cream based eyeshadow or even gel eyeliner in either the same color as your skin or in the same color family as the shadows you use. 3) The color choice is really up to you! I think a gray and black or gray and silver smokey eye would look great. You could try something with purples, but that might be a little tricky. Please feel free to email me at allisonbarbera@yahoo.com with any other questions. Have fun at the wedding! -Allison Hi Emma,

Glad you liked the article! Let me try to get to all of your questions.

1) Color shades are different colors in the same color family. So if you want to do a brown smokey eye, you’ll need a dark brown, a medium brown, a light brown. etc. You want the colors to blend into each other so you can’t tell where one ends and another one starts.

2) I wouldn’t use Vaseline because it is way too greasy. If you can’t get a hold of an eye primer, try a cream based eyeshadow or even gel eyeliner in either the same color as your skin or in the same color family as the shadows you use.

3) The color choice is really up to you! I think a gray and black or gray and silver smokey eye would look great. You could try something with purples, but that might be a little tricky.

Please feel free to email me at allisonbarbera@yahoo.com with any other questions. Have fun at the wedding!

-Allison

]]> By: Emma http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/makeup-tipshow-to/10-tips-to-help-you-do-a-better-smokey-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-137278 Emma Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:33:44 +0000 http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/?p=37295#comment-137278 Thanks SO much for the tips! But I am going to do this eye makeup on the 9th of June (soon) and so I was wondering if you could give me a simpler explanation. :) I live in Sweden so it won't be as easy to find all of this, so if you could also tell me what you mean by the color shades and by for example primer (can I use vaseline?) then I would be extatic! Uum also, I am wearing a black dress with white polka dots and black shoes, I have blond/brown hair and green/grey eyes. Do you think this eyeshadow would look good on me and if not do you have any other eyeshadow suggestions? Thanks SO much, Emma x. Thanks SO much for the tips! But I am going to do this eye makeup on the 9th of June (soon) and so I was wondering if you could give me a simpler explanation. :) I live in Sweden so it won’t be as easy to find all of this, so if you could also tell me what you mean by the color shades and by for example primer (can I use vaseline?) then I would be extatic! Uum also, I am wearing a black dress with white polka dots and black shoes, I have blond/brown hair and green/grey eyes. Do you think this eyeshadow would look good on me and if not do you have any other eyeshadow suggestions? Thanks SO much,

Emma x.

]]> By: Cassandra Rae Ferguson http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/makeup-tipshow-to/10-tips-to-help-you-do-a-better-smokey-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-115356 Cassandra Rae Ferguson Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:44:10 +0000 http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/?p=37295#comment-115356 I have found that the biggest obstacle in people achieving a great smokey eye is assumption! Firstly, they assume a smokey eye needs to be black. This is simply not true, as the term 'smoke' refers more to the method of using colour depth & soft blending (i.e. real smoke has no harsh edges) rather than the colour/s used. Secondly, they assume that a smokey eye needs to be really dark and/or harsh. Again, this is not true. It need be only as dark/deep as you feel comfortable. If you can get past these myths, try the tips in this article along with quality brushes and lots of practice, you will reign over the smokey eye eventually! .-= Cassandra Rae Ferguson's last blog post... <a href="http://cassandraraeferguson.blogspot.com/2010/01/cassandra-rae-ferguson-professional.html" rel="nofollow">Cassandra Rae Ferguson - Professional Makeup Artist Sydney</a> =-. I have found that the biggest obstacle in people achieving a great smokey eye is assumption! Firstly, they assume a smokey eye needs to be black. This is simply not true, as the term ‘smoke’ refers more to the method of using colour depth & soft blending (i.e. real smoke has no harsh edges) rather than the colour/s used.

Secondly, they assume that a smokey eye needs to be really dark and/or harsh. Again, this is not true. It need be only as dark/deep as you feel comfortable.

If you can get past these myths, try the tips in this article along with quality brushes and lots of practice, you will reign over the smokey eye eventually!
.-= Cassandra Rae Ferguson’s last blog post… Cassandra Rae Ferguson – Professional Makeup Artist Sydney =-.

]]> By: Allie http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/makeup-tipshow-to/10-tips-to-help-you-do-a-better-smokey-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-104017 Allie Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:39:40 +0000 http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/?p=37295#comment-104017 Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share! Thanks for giving me the opportunity to share!

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