Smokey eyes don't have to be hard. The best forms of beauty

Smokey eyes don't have to be hard.  

There are a certain set of looks every girl needs to have down pat by the time she’s 20-years-old or so. The red lip, the perfect “no makeup” makeup look, and the smokey eye are three of the key techniques we all need to know. While the red lip just takes finding the proper shade for you, and the “no makeup” makeup look can be nailed in under 10 minutes, the smokey eye requires some real time — and some real practice.
Just about once a weekend (if not more) we break out the smokey eye makeup look, and after enough smudges, smears, and straight up disasters, we’ve gotten the smokey eye down to a few easy techniques. Because we know you’ll benefit from an easy smokey eye, too, we’re breaking it down for you with three simple tutorials, below!

Cross-Hatched Technique
All you need for this smokey eye is brown eyeliner and a Q-tip, or anything else that can do some serious smudging. Begin by applying the liner along your top lash line the way you would any other day. Then, draw one line from the corner of your lash line diagonally up to your crease. Just below that, draw another line perpendicular to the first, then draw a third in the same way. Next, draw three lines criss-crossing the first lines. When you’re done, you should have liner covering the outer half of your lid, from the lash line to the crease, in a winged out shape. Draw one final line from the outer corner midway through the bottom lash line. Finally, take your Q-tip (or another blending tool!) and blend the liner on the lid until it’s one smudged out look, blending the bottom line as well, and you’re set!

 

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Easy smokey eye makeup you can do in 2 steps!
by Augusta Falletta
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