Smoky eye pencils must be super-soft and densely pigmented: this is both, and is brilliant value, too.
Seven wonderful shades that give great smoke. Smashbox Fade To Black Fade In palette, £32, .uk įabulously dense, carbon-black mascara that helps lashes hold their own against shadow. Spectacular, sludgy, autumnal grey-greens.īobbi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara, £22, .uk. I've accepted evening invites just to take this for another spin. These are a cinch to use and work brilliantly.Ĭhanel Quadra Eyeshadow in Mystere, £38, Über make-up artist famed for her smoky eyes. Ideal smoky colours, soft, smudgy formulas, all at a great price.Ĭharlotte Tilbury Colour Chameleon Crayons, £19,
Rimmel Glameyes HD Eye Shadow Quads, £6.99 (out 2 October), Watch my tutorial to see how to use them. Here are the six smoke-makers I swear by. I always partner this look with a muted lipstick or gloss and blusher, usually a dusky rose or brownie nude. This is what you need: an ivory/bone base shadow a dark, dramatic shadow (anything from bottle green to charcoal grey, navy blue or aubergine) a dark crayon a soft kohl pencil (the softness is essential for all-important smudging with a finger or cotton bud) and the blackest, sootiest mascara. Mildly emetic, certainly, but I took her point.) (A supermodel once told me that she applied her smoky eyes before bed for the next day.
Uniquely, it looks better as the evening progresses and things get a little more blurred and grimy. It's also fabulous on deep-set eyes and glasses wearers. The joy of smoky eye makeup is that it suits every age, face and eye shape, and is one of the few shadow techniques that works just as well on hooded lids, because it doesn't rely on the crease line. This must be overcome, because it is one of the more versatile and egalitarian looks. The colors you choose, and how you choose to wear them, conveys a lot about your personality.
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