new gang gang dance tomorrow!
anyway, I was reading a faaaaamous fashion blog (har?) where one of the editors claimed that she perfected her own “smoky eye” make up. um, from what i saw, she didn’t and her advice on the subject was ehhhhh dubious. so, from years of drug abuse and knowing a whole boatload of models, trannies, and grannies, here is how to do a “smokey eye”:
the great part about the smokey eye is that you really don’t need expensive cosmetics, but you do need black pigment that will adhere to your skin. you need three basic colors for this:
a deep black
a matte nude shade
an ice white with a touch of shimmer. if your natural skin color is reddish, get white with a wee hint of green in it.
a thick black kohl pencil (benefit bad gal)
cheap-o black liquid liner (from the dollar store)
mascara (i use too-faced lash injection)
using your fingers is actually a vital part of the process, but use your ring fingers as they’re the weakest fingers on your hands. i avoid using expensive brushes for this look and stick to foam applicators because the process requires a lot of blending.
here we go: dust nude shadow from your lashline to your brow bone. at a 45 degree angle, push the kohl pencil to the exact base of your lash line and draw a straight line from the inside to about two millimeters beyond the outer edge of your lash line. use the edge of a foam brush and push the black pigment over the line, under the first fold of your eyelid. use your finger to smudge the two lines together. push another soft line of black pigment underneath your brow bone. on a fingertip, dot the white between your tear duct and nose on each side. if you think your eyes look too small, dot the white directly under the arches of your brows and at the corners of each eye. line your eyes with liquid liner, adding a little extra over sparse lashes. line the water lines of each eye and then add tons and tons of mascara. trust…that’s a smokey eye.
