The Beauty Editor | Amway

It seems like it's just about impossible to avoid the "smokey eye" these days.  It's the perfect evening eye look for just about every occasion and, if done correctly, looks stunning ANY time of day!

FIRST, I'm going to give you 3 big "no no's" of this look.

Things to avoid with Smokey Eyes:
1) Not blending.  Always, always blend so that the deep color blends with the lighter color which THEN blends with your skin.  This gives it an air of romance and not of harshness (you know what I'm talking about!)
2) Using all one dark eye color shade.  Make sure to use a a lighter shade and blend the deeper shade over time.  Plain black eyelids can make you look tired and even a little scary!
3) Taking the deep color all the way to your brow line.  Blend the color into your crease and no higher!  This keeps the dimension and sophistication

How to pull it off flawlessly!:

Luba swept Charm eye colour from lash line to brow bone.  She then blended Steel from lash line into the crease and also along the lower lash line.  She repeated step 2 and applied Eclipse over Steel for a moden effect.  She added some more drama by lining her upper lash line with Steel as well.  Her brow bone and inner eye were highlighted with Starry Night.  Her lashes were coated in Total Mascara.  To complete the look, her cheeks were swept with Pink Passion cheek colour and her lips got a sweep of Subdued Lip Color and glossed with Fall Trend's Soft Pink Lip Gloss.

Sanaz definitely has a Smokey Eye done right!  It accentuates her already gorgeous eyes without being TOO much.

Which of our beautiful new shades are you excited to try the smokey eye with?

Creating the ultimate evening smokey eye is not an easy task.  In all honesty, it takes (A LOT of) practice.  This isn’t your everyday 1-2 step eye look, but totally worth it if you want an eye with some serious WOW effect. Step by step, this is how you can create your own look.

- You have to start with a smooth base.  I wrote about a great mixture for an eye base in a past blog – Mix a little bit of your foundation, a little concealer, and a bit of moisturizer for sensitive skin (your eyelids are delicate!)  This will create even tone, a sturdy base and a smooth application for shadow when used on the lids.

- Next – apply a light base shadow to the whole lid, and just under the brow bone.

- Use a fluffy, soft eye shadow brush to apply a deep shade of either gray or blue.  You are going to run this over your lid, through the crease and blend into the corners.  Sometimes it helps to take a clean eyeshadow brush and blend over the edges of the shadow to make it less harsh.

- Take a shimmery white/champagne eye colour to the inner corners of your eye.

- Next – take your liner brush and blend a black eye color into the lash line.  Make sure to go over it a few times to deepen the color and soften the line.  This will intensify the look of your lashes and give you some faux length!

- Take a larger eye shadow brush and add some of the black eye color to the outer corners of your lid.  This adds serious dimension.

- Run a black liner along the upper and lower lash line.  Smudge the lower lash line well.

- Take some of the base color you used (gray or dark blue) and run it lightly along the lower lashline. Blend.

- Finally… mascara!  Black, of course. Coat those lashes to sultry perfection.

And please remember, with a smokey eye, less of the rest of your makeup is best.  Light blush, neutral lips.

To spice up this look, you may even want to try a green or a purple in place of the gray or blue!

Post your looks, ladies!!