Brown Smokey Eyes

Smokey eyes are amongst the most happening makeup ideas this season. It is becoming a commonly followed fashion trend due to the highly modish look it gives. What's more, this is an easy to work eye makeup. The trickiest part that you need to master is smudging, as you can wear that killer look easily. Brown smokey eyes are a great idea because these suit most of the complexions. You can experiment a lot in this style and get a unique look each time.

A Step-by-Step Guide

Things You Need
The primary technique is to darken the eye lids and highlight the brow bone. Keep this in mind and proceed. Also, check out the various shades of brown like chocolate, copper, metallic brown, coffee, etc. Basically you need two shades of eye shadow. A basic shade and a deeper shade. Also make sure you use a pencil eyeliner. Liquid liner is best for getting defined looks, not for smokey eyes. Have a primer, dark brown colored mascara and a small and large eye shadow brush.

Creating the Base
Start by applying an eyeshadow base or primer over your entire eyelid, before you start working on further things. This is essential to get the right effect. Now take the pencil eyeliner and line both the top and bottom lash lines of your eyes. Also, apply it to inner rim of your eyes, touching the eyelashes, so as to fill the space between the lashes. Slightly smudge the lines to soften the look with fingertips or cotton swab.

Smudging and Blending
Apply the lighter or base eye shadow using a larger eye shadow brush all over your eyes. From lash till the brow bone, cover the entire area. Now use the darker shade and work with the smaller eye shadow brush. You have to apply this over the lash lines, yes over the earlier applied eye liner. Now you have to blend it upwards to the crease. This means the color intensity needs to be maximum along the lash lines, especially the outer corner and decrease towards the crease. Remember, this is the main part of the entire exercise. Now apply a dark brown mascara thoroughly over your upper and lower lashes to give the makeup finishing touches.

Completing the Look

Well, this eye makeup needs to be paired with the right face makeup to make it look the best. Keeping rest of the makeup to minimal is the trick to highlight those eyes. A nude lipstick is an essential to be paired with this eye makeup, so as to keep your eyes the highlighting feature. Make sure you go for a light blush after finishing with foundation and concealer. Also, as I mentioned above, experiment with various shades of brown to get the look. You can also skip the eyeliner completely and use an eye shadow as a liner instead. Remember the shimmer or metallic shades are great to give a more dramatic effect to your eyes, try them.

So what are you waiting for? Get the required cosmetics and try this effortless makeup to draw instant attention to your eyes and wear a completely sexy look.