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How to do smokey eyes perfectly.
Start by combing your eyebrows and filling in any gaps using an eye shadow that is as close to your hair color as possible. Using a highlighter brush, apply either white, gold or beige eye shadow directly under your eyebrows.
Next, using a grey eye shadow, apply to your entire eyelid or just where your eye creases. Using the same applicator brush after wiping off grey eye shadow with tissue, apply black eyeshadow to the outer corners of your eyes, creating a "v" shape. With your eye shadow blending brush, blend away any sharp edges or lines you may have created with the black shadow.
Now you will want to use a black eyeliner pencil and draw a line just above your eyelashes, trying to keep as close to the lash line as possible. Using your eye liner brush, dip into your black eye shadow and lightly go over your eyeliner to soften the look. Apply one to two coats of black mascara to finish.
Buff away any eye shadow that may have fallen on your cheeks with your powder brush and your ready to go.
If you want to know how to do smokey eyes without using blacks and greys, you can do so by simply choosing the colors you want to use, such as plums or browns to come up with the perfect smokey eyes for you. As long as you stay in the same color chart, you can use any colors that you want. Just keep in mind the darkest color goes on the outer corners of your eyes and blend for softening.
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