Black Smokey eye!

Here is a simple black smokey eye, that doesn't look overly powerful! Nothing worse then wearing too much black, you look like a zombie lol! I just used black on this colour, because in when I was training at my makeup collage, I always taught that a smokey eye is one colour all over.

What you need:

• Eye primer and Face primer
• Black matte and dark brown eyeshadow
• Mascara
• Black gel eyeliner
• Blush (preferably pink)
• Your foundation and powder
• Your lip liner and lipstick
• Brow pencil
• Black eye pencil (optionable)
• Concealer

Products:

•  Essence eye primer
• Australis face primer
• Mac eyeshadow - Carbon (Black)
• Mica Bella mascara
• Inglot gel liner - Black
• Natio blush - Pink
• Avon Mineral liquid foundation - Nude
• Innoxa Translucent powder - Fair
• Rimmel lipstick - In Vogue
• Rimmel brow pencil - Dark brown
• Mac eye pencil - Black
• Inglot and NYX concealer.

1. Apply eye primer to your eye, even up to the brow bone. Next using a medium fluffy brush, apply black eyeshadow to your eyelid. Use the same brush and apply dark brown, from where your black eyeshadow ends and about half a cm above your creaseline, just like on my pictures. Use a large fluffy clean brush, to blend your eyeshadow as you don't black going EVERYWHERE while you are blending.

2. Next I use a black pencil eyeliner, and I cover my top and inner rim and my bottom rim too, I then use small flat brush, and I blend it into the eyeshadow. Next use your mascara and apply 2 to 3 coats on both top and bottom a, if you would like too apply eyelashes, by all means do so!

3. Next using either your foundation brush or fingers apply your face primer, then wait about 2 minutes for it too set, and then apply your foundation in a downsward motion. Wait for the first layer to set, and then apply another layer. I find sometimes, a great foundation has enough coverage that you don't need concealer; if you do need concealer please do so, to areas you need.

4. Apply your powder too all areas of your face, right up too the hairline and down to under your jawline, I normally use white translucent powder as it won't affect your foundation colour and it will stay longer, without heavy application of powder. Always apply with your powder brush.

5. Next using a slanted blush brush or a blush brush, apply your blush or bronzer too your cheekbones, which start from about the middle of where your ear is until about an 4cm's under where your ear begins. If you find it too hard to find your cheekbones, suck them in!

6. Next apply your lip liner and lipstick, make sure your lips are clean and even to begin with, and follow your natural lip line, trace around and fill them in, using a lip brush apply 2-3 coats of your lipstick!

7. Don't forget too fill in your brows with a brow pencil and brow eyeshadows or just eyeshadows, follow your natural eyebrow line, with a brow pencil and then using a flat small brush or a slanted brush fill in your brows with eyeshadows. If you would like to use a clear mascara or brow gel it will keep your eyebrow hairs in place.

*Another reminder, if you do find that your foundation can't last as long because you sweat too much, try using a final seal spray. I use Ben Nye final seal spray on my clients and myself!