The 1 Minute Smoky Eye

The 1 Minute Smoky Eye - Take 2

So here's take two on the 1 Minute Smoky Eye series as promised chickas and this time, it's every simpler.

- Take a sticky black base and apply all over the lid area for a nice dark canvas

- Take an earthy eye shadow and apply it heavily above the crease blending it till the brow bone

- Take a black eye shadow and place it all over the lids blending it in the crease

- Blend any harsh edges with a beige/peach shadow

- Finish off by placing some of the black and the earthy brown shadow on the lower lash line

and you should have something like this...

You likey? I really love this look. It looks a bit full on but it has this element of simplicity that avoids it from being called 'drag' making it easily wearable. Plus, all you need is two eye shadows for this look and neatness is something it does not demand hence making it achievable in a minute.

This is something that would look awesome on hooded eyes too and would not look as dramatic as it looks on mine.

In case you're wondering, here's a list of products I used.

- MAC Blacktrack Fluidline as a black base

- Black Eyeshadow from the Sleek Palette

- MAC Texture and Tete-a-Tint Eye shadow's to blend

I really liked a recent look that Lisa Eldridge did for a magazine. She created this greasy looking black eye which I adore, so I tried to replicate it below on the same look.

I just added a bit of clear lip gloss on the lid area and DAMN, it looks so glamorous in my opinion. Would surely steal attention but I'd reserve it for evenings or night outs.