Makeup 101 with Sheroma, this week: Smokey Eyes
Apr 15th, 2008 | By Irie Diva | Category: Beauty, Featured Articles
At this point I think we’re at makeup 103! Sher really outdid herself with this one. This week she has recreated one of Mrs. Carter’s (Beyonce for you slow folk) famous pictures on one of her models, to show us how to do the smokey eye look. I love me a smokey eye, so if you’re like me, you’ll love this feature, and if you’re not, well you’ll love the transformation! (Click images to see larger)
Celebrity Makeup Recreation: Beyonce’s Smokey Eyes
Step 1: Apply foundation followed by concealer (if necessary). Apply what you have learnt from the previous two features. I hope you were paying attention!
Step 2: Line the top lid and bottom lid with black or charcoal matte eyeshadow. Draw a thicker, heavier line than the typical thin eye liner. Make sure to extend the lining on the top lid to the outer corners of the eyes for the cat eye effect.
Step 3: Gradually smudge the black/charcoal eyeshadow on the top lid upwards at an angle towards the direction of the ending of the eyebrows. You may need to add more eyeshadow as you smudge. The lid should be darker and the eye should gradually get lighter as you move upwards. Smudge the lower lid very lightly. Together this is what really gives the smokey eye effect.
Step 4: Apply a nude coloured shimmer eyeshadow from the tear ducts towards the eye and up towards the eyebrow. Blend well. Add black eyeliner (pencil or liquid, for more advanced users) to the upper and lower lid. Remember to go out to the corners of the eyes to keep the cat eye effect. Finish with mascara.
Step 5: Fill in eyebrows. You can use either pencil or black powder (brown for some others). This makes a drastic difference in the appearance of the eyes. The look becomes fuller and brighter.
Now that you’ve done the eyes, to complete Beyonce’s look, add plum blush on the cheekbones and a pink lipstick highlighted with shimmering gloss.
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Okay so let me get this straight? You wanted to do “Smokey Eyes” but you ended up with Skeletor?
whats that stuff on her cheeks? is the model from Maddens?
The eyes are similar in looks, I think above the liner (in the crease area) is too shimmery in comparison to Beyonce’s more matted look, the blush is a bit too much even though that really is not the focus of this article. Maybe because the models face is elongated that kind of blush application is not working for her. Personally I would have contoured her jawline to make it not look as long. The pic right above without the blush actually looks better, just a little lipliner subtly applied with some natural gloss. My criticism is only to help, I hope u do not feel any way by my comments. Keep doing yuh thing my girl!!
I think that the lipstick is too fair….but the eyes were the focus and they were perfect!!!
the eyes were very good but from there down is terrible…not terrible…awful….and she is very brave to put up those pics….does the model know that these are up here?