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How to Do a Brown Smoky Eye

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How to Do a Brown Smoky Eye

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This look utilizes browns and neutrals to create a sultry smoky look that looks fantastic and dramatic :)

Step 2 of 10
Prime your eyes first. This helps the shadow stick and also amplifies color.

Prime your eyes first. This helps the shadow stick and also amplifies color.

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Use your cream colored shadow on the inner half of your lids and along the top

Use your cream colored shadow on the inner half of your lids and along the top

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Blend your light brown into the cream, and outwards. Add your medium brown, blending it with the light brown and outwards.

Blend your light brown into the cream, and outwards. Add your medium brown, blending it with the light brown and outwards.

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Add your dark brown on the outsides of your lid, blending with the medium brown and creating a square-like edge on the outside of your eye.

Add your dark brown on the outsides of your lid, blending with the medium brown and creating a square-like edge on the outside of your eye.

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Line the bottom of your eye. Because my eyes are small I only do mine about half way, that way they look bigger :)

Line the bottom of your eye. Because my eyes are small I only do mine about half way, that way they look bigger :)

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Blend your medium or dark shadow into your bottom liner. This gives you a bit more of a dramatic smoky look rather than a clean one.

Blend your medium or dark shadow into your bottom liner. This gives you a bit more of a dramatic smoky look rather than a clean one.

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Add mascara...

Add mascara...

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Voila! You may want to touch up the cream and blend things a little more, depending on what you like.

Voila! You may want to touch up the cream and blend things a little more, depending on what you like.

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I also like to add the lightest color (in this case the cream) into the inner corners of my eye and along the bottom. It brightens you up :) feel free to post any questions or comments :D

I also like to add the lightest color (in this case the cream) into the inner corners of my eye and along the bottom. It brightens you up :) feel free to post any questions or comments :D

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Light cream colored eye shadow

Light, medium, and dark brown eyeshadow

Mascara

Black or dark brown eyeshadow

Terri Dahlgren

Very nice guide, well done, easy to follow. Just me t

Terri Dahlgren 10 months ago

Holly .

Gorgeous, I love this

Holly . 10 months ago

Seara Lamarche

I like it. I've used a few of the mascaras, and I really like their baked shadows, they work well for me. Also their primer was nice. So far no complaints :)

(author) 10 months ago

Johnney King

i've never used hard candy, i've wanted to try it though. is the brand good?

Johnney King 10 months ago

Seara Lamarche

Rad! Thanks for the idea dear :)

(author) 10 months ago

Seara Lamarche

I usually do a triple coat, I start by crimping my eyelashes for ten seconds then doing ten quick pulses, then I use lashaholic by hard candy, then a coat of double extend by Loriel and a coat of bad gal by benefit. Also when you put it on move the mascara wand left and right as you blink. Maybe I'll do a guide on mascara application :P

(author) 10 months ago

Seara Lamarche

Haha thanks :)

(author) 10 months ago

Melissa Malik

You're eyelashes <3 and the smokey eye is great! Ahah

Melissa Malik 10 months ago

Seara Lamarche

Thanks.

(author) 10 months ago

Claire Frederick

Lovely ❤

Claire Frederick 10 months ago

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