Smoked out!

Nothing screams sexy more than a sultry smoky eye. Especially one that's been curated in the exact colours that make your eye colour pop! The rule is usually to go with the opposite colour to your eye colour, demonstrated by this colour wheel. Blue is opposite orange, red and brown therefore wearing those colours is really going to contrast and accentuate blue eyes.

However people with brown eyes are quite lucky as they can wear any colour and there eyes will look amazing, but if they want to give there eyes a sexy pop I would recommend going for a dark blue or grey smoky eye. Green can go with purple and burgundy hues to flatter most. I wear this look mainly for going out but you can always tone it down for a day time event. Here's how I create my smoked out eyes.

Face

I've stuck to my usual face routine as this look is all about the eyes! Just make sure to contour and highlight to give the skin that bronzed glow.

• Primer: Smashbox primer oil & Pore minimizing- both £28
• Foundation: Smashbox studio skin 2.2- £29
• Powder: Smashbox halo hydrating powder in Light- £31
• Concealer: Collection 2000 lasting perfection 01- £3.99
• Under eye highlight: Mac prep & prime light boost
• Contour: Smashbox contour kit- £35
• Highlighter: Smashbox Crush on blush palette 'Shimmer'- £35

Eyes

Go super super smoky for this look! Use a warm dark brown above the crease and even darker in the outer corner to create a diffused cat eye. Put gold into the inner corner to add dimensions for a sexy bronze effect. Use gel liner and smudge it along the lash line to smoke it out for an almost messy look. Also line the upper and lower lash line to tight line and blend darker eyeshadow underneath to really make your eyes pop! And of course add huge lashes to finish.

• Eye primer: Maybelline 24hr Tattoo cream shadow in Creme de nude- £3.99
• Gel liner: Smasbox photo pigment gel liner Black- £18
• Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown shadow stick in Tuxedo- £21
• Mascara: Maybelline push up drama- £7.99
• Lashes: Eyelure Kimberly lash- £5.49
• Glitter pigment: Makeup forever stardust in 14- £13

Eyeshadow's all Mac £10 for refill pan.

• Gold base- Bronze
• Transition shade- Rule
• Crease shade- Brown script & brown down
• Outer corner- Embark & Carbon
• Inner corner & Brow highlight- Phloof

Brows

I'm going for a spiky fluffy look with my brows to accentuate the smoky eye. Loosely define with a pencil and don't be scared to leave sparse fluffy areas, brush up all the hairs with a spooly then spike them up with a brow mascara.

• Brow Pencil: Smashbox brow tech matte pencil-£16,50
• Powder: Benefit browzings Dark- £24.50
• Brow mascara: Loreal artiste brow plumper- £5.99

Lips

Balance out the dark eyes with really neutral lips. Choose a nude lipstick depending on your skin tone will flatter your face more. I've gone with a coral toned nude to enhance my warm skin tone. Also outline your lips first with a liner and finish off with a gloss for an instant sexy plumping effect.

• Lipstick: Rimmel London Kate Moss in 43- £5.49
• Lip Liner: No7 precision lips pencil Nude- £6.75
• Lip gloss: No7 nude limited edition

Thanks for reading
Sadie
xoxo