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Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:04 pm  |
Like what the question implied. I feel that I look wicked or weird with smoky eyes instead of sexy  Or I just look weird with any dark eye shadow. Did anyone experience that at all or is it just me? |
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:08 pm |
I do not look good with smokey eyes at all! My eyes are wayyy out there, no matter how light the smokey eyes are!! I look too gothic with them and my eyes would look like they're about to fall out. Not a pretty thing..  |
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:10 pm |
| I don't know about that but you can do the smoky eye with a taupe or other lighter colors. I think with that you focus on blending a charcoal or brown eyeliner really well with brown and beiges for eyeshadow. Every smoky I hve ever done well is based on how well I blended. HTH. |
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:16 pm |
I loooove a smoky eye but I also look terrible in dark eyeshadows. The trick for me is to use a very smudgeable eyeliner (cannot recommend sue devitt eye intensifier enough, thank you manslayerliz), concentrating on the outer 2/3 of my eyes -- if your eyes are close together, trying to line around the inner corner will make you look weird.
try using lighter colors suited to your skin -- I do it in bronze, plum, or olive green. You don't have to wear dark eyeshadow. Also, I find the real trick to a smoky eye like you see in magazines is to line the inner ledge of your lower lid. Look closely on magazine pics, you'll see that part is lined also. Otherwise that strip of skin interrupts the smoky look and you don't get the heavy contrast between eyeball and eyelids. Note that this is not for sensitive eyes at all, eyeliner WILL get in your eyes during the day.
follow up with a tonal eyeshadow or one that sort of helps the smudgy eyeliner blend into your skin. example, if I do an olive green smoky eye with sue devitt in bangalore, I use a rich warm taupe eyeshadow with a bit of gold to blend up into the crease.
hth -- let me know if you'd like me to clarify anything. |
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:33 pm |
I also thought smokey eyes weren't for me until I started learning tricks to the look. For some reason, I always thought bold dark colors equalled good smokey eyes. Now that I've been taught to tone or blend dark colors with more subtle colors, I find wearing other looks boring! Even my boyfriend who doesn't like obvious madeup look loves smokey eyes on me  |
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:00 pm |
| Also depends on your complexion and the way your eyelids are... Some people with smaller 'round' eyes don't suit the smokey look since it makes their eyes seem circular rather than elegantly slanted. |
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:46 pm |
I don't know whether I am suited for smoky eyes, because I never paint smoky eyes well!  |
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:48 pm |
| andaman_gypsy wrote: |
| I also thought smokey eyes weren't for me until I started learning tricks to the look. For some reason, I always thought bold dark colors equalled good smokey eyes. Now that I've been taught to tone or blend dark colors with more subtle colors, I find wearing other looks boring! Even my boyfriend who doesn't like obvious madeup look loves smokey eyes on me |
Can you share the tricks on how to create smokey eye looks? |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:06 am |
| I think it also depends on how smokey you want it to be? I can't take a very dark smokey look for for light & slight smokey it works fine for me. Smokey eyes are really tricky, it does take some practise to make it work... It took me like 4-5 attempts before I even dare to step out of the house with it. |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:16 am |
It just looks silly on me.  |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:12 am |
In my opinion, the smokey eye looks good on a select number of people, sometimes it can really dehance (not a real word, but you catch my drift), rather than enhance natural beauty. So many people cake on tons of eye makeup that don't need it.
I think this is a good example of how the wrong makeup really makes a difference. She looks attractive in both photos, but stunning and standout in the second, ordinary and run of the mill in the first, at least in my opinion.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/5388/Events/5388/BijouPhill_Grant_11350586_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Phillips,%20Bijou
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/4954/Events/4954/BijouPhill_Kambo_9137559_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Phillips,%20Bijou
and another...
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/4954/Events/4954/BijouPhill_Kambo_9137955_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Phillips,%20Bijou
On the other hand I think beyonce pulls off the smokey eye really well, as well as brigit bardot (even though she's a nutbag) |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:50 am |
| Coconut wrote: |
In my opinion, the smokey eye looks good on a select number of people, sometimes it can really dehance (not a real word, but you catch my drift), rather than enhance natural beauty. So many people cake on tons of eye makeup that don't need it.
I think this is a good example of how the wrong makeup really makes a difference. She looks attractive in both photos, but stunning and standout in the second, ordinary and run of the mill in the first, at least in my opinion.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/5388/Events/5388/BijouPhill_Grant_11350586_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Phillips,%20Bijou
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/4954/Events/4954/BijouPhill_Kambo_9137559_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Phillips,%20Bijou
and another...
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/4954/Events/4954/BijouPhill_Kambo_9137955_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Phillips,%20Bijou
On the other hand I think beyonce pulls off the smokey eye really well, as well as brigit bardot (even though she's a nutbag) |
wow, I think she looks great (especially her eyes)in the first pic, but needs some serious hair defrizz product in the second. |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:58 am |
don't sad, me too
i think single lid's me, can't be suit to smoky eye. that made my eye more swollen |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:13 am |
| I think it really depends on the individual if they are suited to smokey eyes. Not to mention there's many various degrees of smokiness? Like the whole eye lid area or just the double eye lid area (sorta like a border around the eyes). For me I can only take the double eye lid-smokey border look - full eye lid smokey I look like panda! Haha :P |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:52 am |
i dont really wear makeup (only to cover up my nasty spots and scars) but when i tried to do the smoky eyes, it seriously just looks like iv been beaten up by someone, not a good sight!
and iv got quite small eyes and too much black makes my eyes even smaller, but my friends got hte most gorgeous eyes and looks great with...well anything! |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:24 am |
It's not just you, stardustdy--- I've tried every version of the smokey eye known to man, and each and every one looked dreadful on me. I've seen pix in magazines where girls with blue eyes look pretty with a smokey eye, so my own personal theory is that it has to do with the shape of your eyes. My peepers are quite large, and they don't really sit back in my face, so I have a lot of eyelid space to cover. Here's a pic of said peepers for reference:
I went my whole life just wearing white or beige on my lids and eyeliner along my top lashes because I thought that's all I could do, but just in the last couple of years I've discovered that even though not every one can manage the smokey eye, everyone CAN look a little more glamourous with a little more color on the eyes. Here's my advice if you'd like to try it: sweep a sheer, neutral color across your lids and into your crease. I like using Alima's shimmer powder in Lumina, or Bourjois' cream shadow in Beige Electrisant, but any peach, beige, taupe, white, light pink, etc will do. Then, gently sweep a slightly darker neutral just along your crease, where your lid meets your face. I like Alima's tigerye (neutral brown), grace (bronzy plum, MUCH lighter than it looks on the website), and you might also consider toffee (neutral medium brown). If you want to try going one step sexier, when you get to the outer corners of your eyes, blend the shadow out a little bit--- a little higher and lower than the rest of your crease. And if you want to go even one more step sexier, after you've done this, add just the tiniest dab of slightly darker color to the outer corners of your eye and crease. I like Alima's Black Orchid and MAC's Beauty Burst. (Both are kind of burgundy browns). Don't forget to put a touch of highlighter on your brown bones (again, I like Lumina from Alima), blend everything together a little bit, and voila, you're ready to join your sexy, smokey-eyed sisters!^-^ HTH! |
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27, sensitive/reactive/acne prone skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, possibly the palest woman alive... |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:33 am |
Liz--
You look lovely as ever my dear!
For other pale sisters who want to do a smokey eyebut feel like dark colors look garish next to white skin, I suggest you try MAC's Satin taupe. Its such a perfect color to wear alone or with a darker color smudged on the upper lash line. Im going to do a smokey eye with it later and I'll post a pic.
Eye Shadow, Satin Taupe
Shade description: Taupe brown with silvery bronze shimmer (Frost)
Looks kinda greyish on my moniter but the color IRL is so beautiful, a perfect taupe for pale gals. |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:41 am |
This girl is so perfect it makes me sick! |
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27~Texas~Oily~ fair~ breakout prone~ easily congested~Cysts caused by emotional stress~ Using Ayurvedic skin care and philosophy~ Dry brushing body and face~ On strict less is more routine~ We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars~ Oscar Wilde |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:41 am |
| vonstella wrote: |
Im going to do a smokey eye with it later and I'll post a pic.
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SWEET! I can't wait! |
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27, sensitive/reactive/acne prone skin, dark brown hair, blue eyes, possibly the palest woman alive... |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:42 am |
| I just can't have those smokey eyes as the girls in the magazine. I don't really understand why. |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:47 am |
| vonstella wrote: |
This girl is so perfect it makes me sick! |
Hahah yes! So true! So has many stalkers (counts herself as one).
She takes amazing photos, has really cute friends (including the feline kind) and hm...she posted this gorgeous geisha tattoo she is in the progress of getting. |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:48 am |
| vikki_cooler wrote: |
| I just can't have those smokey eyes as the girls in the magazine. I don't really understand why. |
Which magazines are you looking at? Maybe I can direct tutorials to ones that suit more of your eye shape? |
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Mid-20s Asian female (since I am not mature enough to be called a woman ). Skin is combination with tendency to dryness around the cheeks and prone to blemishes. Naturally coarse black hair . Lastly but most importantly, you need something purchased in Australia I will be happy to CP :. |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:54 am |
| cuppre wrote: |
| vonstella wrote: |
This girl is so perfect it makes me sick! |
Hahah yes! So true! So has many stalkers (counts herself as one).
She takes amazing photos, has really cute friends (including the feline kind) and hm...she posted this gorgeous geisha tattoo she is in the progress of getting. |
I know, she's so beautiful! I saw that her name is Japanese, which leads to believe that she might be half-Japanese. I'm already daydreaming about my future half-chinese daughters looking like her, lol! |
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:01 am |
| manslayerliz wrote: |
| cuppre wrote: |
| vonstella wrote: |
This girl is so perfect it makes me sick! |
Hahah yes! So true! So has many stalkers (counts herself as one).
She takes amazing photos, has really cute friends (including the feline kind) and hm...she posted this gorgeous geisha tattoo she is in the progress of getting. |
I know, she's so beautiful! I saw that her name is Japanese, which leads to believe that she might be half-Japanese. I'm already daydreaming about my future half-chinese daughters looking like her, lol! |
Euroasians are generally really pretty looking. And she is half-Jap I think, though given how naturally blonde her younger sister is - I wonder whether it is more like a quarter. |
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Mid-20s Asian female (since I am not mature enough to be called a woman ). Skin is combination with tendency to dryness around the cheeks and prone to blemishes. Naturally coarse black hair . Lastly but most importantly, you need something purchased in Australia I will be happy to CP :. |
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