With the holidays fast approaching, so are the many invitations to many different types of events. Whether it be a classy party with your boo, chill family function, or a fun night out with your girlfriends, I wanted to create a look that would be versatile enough to rock at any of these. This look easily transitions from day to night, and can be paired with any lip color. Because this is a soft smokey look, using both warm and cool tones, you can wear a classic nude (like myself), or rock your favorite fall lippie!
Check out how you to can achieve this quick and easy smokey liner look with the pictorial below:
Start off by setting eyeshadow primer with Urban Decay's W.O.S
Using NARS' Surabaya, and a Real Techniques angled brush, map out the shape of the wing. This will act as a transition shade when we start to smoke out the liner/shadow.
Take Urban Decay's Faint, and the same angled brush to deepen the color, slightly blending upward creating a gradient effect.
With your favorite liner, I used NYC's liquid liner, draw a wing following the pattern of the eyeshadow.
With Urban Decay's Crave and alternating sides of Stila's #28 brush, blur edges of the liner, also blending product upward.
Lastly, use Stila's Linen and Lorac's Smokin', with a small blending brush to soften the entire look until desired smokey-ness is achieved; slightly blend color into the outer crease to add subtle depth and definition to the eye.
I also used Lorac's Smokin and Stila's Linen with a Morphe pointed blender brush (M4111), to lightly smoke out the lower lash line, balancing the entire look.
This look genuinely flatters any eye shape. You can tailor it your liking, whether it's in intensity of the colors, or the length and width of liner. Play around with it, you never know what you may come to love!
*additional products used:
eyes;
LORAC: Behind the Scenes, Eyeshadow Primer
URBAN DECAY: Venus (to highlight inner corner)
MAYBELLINE: Great Lash
ARDELL: Individual Lashes- Medium
SMASHBOX: Limitless Waterproof Brow- Dark Brown
face;
SMASHBOX: Hydrating Primer
REVLON: Colorstay
L.A. GIRL: HD Pro Concealer (to color correct under-eyes)
MAC: Prolongwear Concealer
NYX: HD Concealer- 01 (on high points of the face)
MUFE: HD Translucent Powder
BEN NYE: Cameo
BENEFIT: Hoola
ANASTASIA BH: Fawn
BENEFIT: Dandelion
ANASTASIA BH: Sand
lips;
NYX: Mauve
MAC: Fleshpot
NARS: Turkish Delight
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