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Create Classic Smoky Eye Makeup

We'll show you how to get this crave-worthy shadow look

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Jeanne, San Diego Hair & Makeup Stylist:

I'll be showing you how to create the blackout eyes technique.

First, prime the eyelid with a dark cream eyeshadow base using a flat brush. Apply all over the lid nice and even. Apply the black eyeshadow to the lid and the crease area. You want to pat it down with your makeup brush so that the eyeshadow doesn't get all over the place.

Then, you apply the eyeliner on the top and the bottom of the eyes. You can use a pencil or you can use cream eyeliner. In this case, I will be using cream eyeliner. Line the inner rim carefully to give it a more dramatic effect.

Take your angled makeup brush and put more eyeshadow on the bottom. Then you curl the eyelashes using an eyelash curler. You finish the look by applying mascara; apply mascara on the bottom of the lashes also.

And that's how you do the smoky eye makeup look.

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Horrible job! Doesnt continue liner under eye, so no continuation. Also, for blending purposes and to make the shadow appear seamless, a second shadow is used in crease and blended up. It appears here that she used a brown matte, but didnt show in video.

by tami_tullisdarling Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 06:23AM Report as inappropriate

this looks horrible! i would never!

by cjw1122 Friday, October 7, 2011 at 06:17PM Report as inappropriate

Um...that's just a bunch of greasy black makeup?

by LittleBunny Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 10:16AM Report as inappropriate

I dont really like this "smokey eye" its just black eyeshadow no tricks or tips that i didnt already know. Its not bad but i wouldnt call it a smokey eye.

by amanda_guajardo Monday, August 29, 2011 at 07:32AM Report as inappropriate

I wouldn't call this a "classic smokey eye". This is a very specific rendition of the classic. And I don't find this very attractive. Not a super helpful video for real-life situations...

by mlenaei Friday, July 22, 2011 at 09:43AM Report as inappropriate

This is not bad by any means but this is just black,nothing subtle about it,nothing special

by selma Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 01:46PM Report as inappropriate

@ MissPurple: LOL! wish I could achieve a smoky eye (just not like this video!), my issue is I have deep set eyes & I'm not so great with eyeshadows :( I look like a kid trying to look older or something!

by martha85 Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 12:58PM Report as inappropriate

I looked like i got punched in the eye! I tried it again (with natural colors) and it looked great!

by MissPurple Monday, June 13, 2011 at 01:17PM Report as inappropriate

What a helpful video

by LittleBunny Monday, June 13, 2011 at 09:58AM Report as inappropriate

That might look a little better on a runway than it would in real life. Maybe don't put the shadow so far toward the nose, and so far up, and it'll be more wearable.

by LipglossandSpandex Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 09:16PM Report as inappropriate

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