Dramatic Smokey Eye

I love a dramatic smokey eye once in a while when I'm going out. I usually go for a more subtle smokey eye when I go out and during the day I don't wear a lot of eye make up in general. Sometimes it's nice to try a different look and really go all out. This is emphasized by a dramatic smokey eye. It's very easy to do!

Cover the lash and lid with a very shiny or sparkly silver color. If you have troubles with keeping eye shadow on, I recommend coating your lids first with a liquid concealer. I don't know what it is about the concealer, but it keeps eye shadow on so much longer! Take a black eye shadow next and coat the outer eyelid. Use a brush to blend it in well. Add mascara next. If you are wanting a more dramatic look, add some fake eyelashes. 

Fantastic Color Guide to Eyes

I am always looking for fun, new ways to do my make up, especially my eyes. I feel like eye make up is a lot easier to change up and experiment with than make up for your face (such as foundation--you don't really want to do a bunch of different colors in that, it will look fake). I tend to do lighter colors for my eyes during the day and darker, more fun colors in the evenings when I go out.

I have big, green eyes and I love them. I want them to stand out as much as possible, as they are my best feature. I found this great visual aid in assisting people in selecting their eye make up color based on their eye color. It's a chart that's easy to use. Write down the colors that best match your eyes and take it in next time you go shopping.You can make tons of different combos out of the colors in the chart under your eye color! Let me know what you think of the end result, I'd love to hear!

Eyeshadow

I love make-up and everything about it. It's so fun to customize your look by adding a little "spark" via eyeshadow, a fun colored lipstick, etc.

My goal is to start wearing a bigger variety of eyeshadow. Right now, I have gotten into the habit of just wearing shades of creams and browns.

I found this extremely helpful picture shown above for a good illustration of technique for eyeshadow application.

Cover your entire lid with a lighter color. Instead of going to cream like I always do, I am going to start trying colors like light purple, light pink, etc. I've also been picking out MAC cosmetics for some great creative and unique colors. Go for a darker shade on your crease and an even darker shade for the corner. The lighter you go on the inner crease makes your eyes pop even more. Check out what colors look great and compliment your eyes!