Tools for the Basic Intense Smokey Eye Look

Smoky eyes can be done in so many different colors these days from grays and
black, to purple, blues and browns, even pinks, and greens. . It has been said you must use
dark and neutral colors, like dark grays or blacks. But not so true in
today's day and time!

You only need a few items to create a great sexy looking smokey eye!
Two eye shadow colors that are in the same family of color. Grays work
well with black or another shade of gray. Dark colors are the norm, but
do not forget that you need one color to contrast the other.

You must have eyeliner! This is a big must, in order to make this look work!

Either liquid eyeliner, pencil or just use
the dark color eye shadow as eyeliner but eyeliner is a must
have. Along with a black mascara and if you want your lashes to look amazing!
Works better than false lashes and just easier to work with, if you are good at applying mascara. This could even be done with black brown mascara for fair skinned people!

Also don't forget your basic tools of smoky eye creating, two makeup
brushes, one to apply your eye shadows and one to blend/smudge
the two colors.

A smaller tip makeup brush works great adding depth to your
crease as well as applying eye shadow to be used as eyeliner, if you do not have a black eyeliner handy.
Q-tips are great to have on hand as well, to clean up the little messes and mishaps.

As well as a eyelash curler, because curled lashes really open up your eyes, so people can see them better. You'll be amazed at how many compliments you'll get just from curling your eyelashes!

Other items you could use if you really wanted, an eyeshadow primer to keep
your eye shadows in place, concealer under your eyes to lighten up
the area and even a matte white eye shadow to put in the corner of
your eyes just above and around the tear duct.
We are going for intense here but this look is yours to have fun with, so play with it.

Makeup is art to those who don't have the patients to paint a portrait!