When night falls, the cat-eye and bold lip drops, giving way to a classic, favorite—the smoldering smokey eye. With just a few make-up tricks and tips, you’ll be able to craft the perfect sultry smokey eye to compliment your evening look. Let the art of the alluring smokey evening eye be at your fingertips.
1. Accentuate Your Natural Beauty with Sultry Smokey Eyes
Add Drama to any Look
A smokey eye is a must-have look for any season. Dramatic and intense, it accents your features and creates an incredibly captivating gaze. Help your eyes stand out with sultry shades of smudgey grays, dark browns, and black.
The Smokey Trick
To make the most of this sultry look, start with a light base. Starting with a lighter shade on the inner corners of your eyes will ensure your darker shades don’t merge together. Don’t forget to blend, blend, blend! Use a darker eyeshadow to shade the outer corners of your eyes and apply to your crease. This will add depth to your look.
Highlight and Define Your Look
To give your smokey eyes a finishing touch, make sure to add some light tones. Highlighting the inner corners of your eyes will open them up and create a mesmerizing effect. Finish off the look with eyeliner and mascara, gently defining and accentuating the lines.
Tools of the Trade
To get the most out of your smokey eye look, consider the following products:
- Eyeshadow palettes for every color combination
- Eyebrow and eye definers for perfect shaping
- Highlighting palettes to bring light to the eye
- Long wearing mascaras for lush lash definition
- Eyeliners for graphic lines of color
Once you’ve got all of these items, you’re ready to create a fierce, dazzling smokey eye that will turn heads.
2. Secrets to Executing Alluring Evening Makeup Looks
1. Primer: The key to a flawless evening look is to start with a good base. A primer can be used to help make makeup last longer. For a truly stunning evening makeup look, try a primer that contains light-reflecting particles to help create a beautiful, dewy finish.
2. Highlighters: To add a subtle bit of glow to your makeup look, use a highlighter. You can apply highlighter to the high points of your face, like your forehead, cheekbones, and chin to create a more defined look.
3. Eyes: Adding a pop of color to your evening makeup look will make it look extra glamorous. Try pairing a light shimmer eye shadow, with a darker accent shadow in a bright color. Finish off the look with a few coats of voluminous mascara and some false eyelashes for a dramatic look.
4. Finishing Touches: To complete your look, you can add a few other touches, like some shimmery blush and glossy lipstick. To keep your look in place, use a setting spray.
For a truly alluring evening makeup look, use these tips:
- Applying primer as a base.
- Using a highlighter to achieve a subtle glow.
- Adding a bright color to the eyes.
- Adding finishing touches, like blush and lipstick.
- Setting your look using a setting spray.
3. Unlock the Power of Smudging for a Sexy, Glam Look
Smudging is a great way to create an enviable smokey or sultry eye look. Not only is it easy to do, but it lends your makeup look a glamourous, sexy finish. Here are the steps to get you smudging like a pro:
- Apply your eye makeup base – Start by applying eyeshadow primer and your chosen eyeshadow base color. Make sure to blend the edges well.
- Blend in your darker color – Pick a darker eyeshadow shade and blend it into the outer corner of the eye in an upward motion with a blending brush. Don’t be afraid to go beyond the crease of the eye for a more dramatic effect.
- Smudge it out – Taking a pencil or smudging brush, smudge the dark shadow along the lower and upper lash lines. This will soften the edges of the eyeshadow and give you a smudged look.
- Highlight – Finish off the look by applying a shimmery highlight color in the inner corner of the eye. This will open up the eye area and give you a bright wake-up look after all the smudging.
Smudged eye looks are definitely on trend, but they can also be tricky to master. Once you’ve got the technique down, you’ll be able to create all kinds of gorgeous, glam looks. And don’t worry if you go a bit overboard with the smudging – it happens to the best of us!
If you’re looking for a sexy, glam look, smudged shadows are a great option. All it takes is a bit of practice, and you’ll be able to create a drool-worthy smoky eye in no time. With the right look, you’ll be turning heads all night!
4. Nailing the Perfect Smokey Eye Every Time
1. Choosing the Right Eye Shadow Colors
Creating the perfect smokey eye starts with the right colors. the classic smokey eye relies on two main colors: a black or dark brown for the lid, and a light brown or a color that closely matches your skin-tone for the brow bone. To make a bolder statement, consider mixing in a deeper color like a plum or a navy blue.
2. Taking it to the Next Level with Glitter
Adding glitter to the classic smokey eye will instantly take it up a notch. To perfectly get a glittery smokey eye, you will want to apply an eye primer and let it dry. Then, using an angled eye shadow brush, press either a silver or gold glitter onto your eye lid. Use your finger to blend the glitter out in a circular motion.
3. Applying Eye Liner
Your smokey eye won’t truly be complete until you have applied eye liner. For a classic smokey eye, you will want to use a black colored eye liner. Trace the shape of your eye, using the black liner, then start smudging it using a Q-tip or an eye shadow brush. Make sure to blend the liner in a circular motion, until you get the desired look.
4. Adding Finishing Touches
To complete your smokey eye, you will want to add a few finishing touches. A quick trick to make your smokey eye look even more sultry is to add a light shimmer eye shadow across the brow bone. Also, curl your lashes and apply a few coats of mascara on both your upper and bottom lashes. Lastly, add a light pink lip color to the look to make it pop even more.
Smokey eyes have been a longtime staple in the beauty world. The playful art of accentuating and emphasizing the eyes can make even the most mundane events feel special. Unlock your inner sultry goddess with the techniques above and start experimenting with evening makeup looks. Try out different techniques and find your own unique style to show the world!
