PoofyGypsy: Look of the Day: Cool Tone Smokey Eye

Color is one of those things I think a lot of people are intimidated by, but it can actually be very fun and very wearable. This look used cool tones, blue, purple, and teal to be exact, but it will look good on all eye colors and skin tones. You can also use this same technique with any 3 colors you want. You just need a deep shade, and mid shade, and a bright, and you can can recreate several versions of this look. I will list all the products I used below if you want to recreate this exact look, but definitely pick any three shades of your own, use the same technique, and have fun creating new combinations!

Technique:

1) Messily rub the NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Black Bean along the top and bottom lash line, and up along the inner and outer corner of top lid, then smudge a bit with your finger.
2) Using the Real Techniques Shading Brush, pat the deep shimmering blue shade from the Smashbox Double Exposure Palette over all of the black pencil and across the crease to connect the corners.
3) Use the same brush (cleaned, or a different one) and run the shimmering royal purple shade from the Too Faced The Chocolate Bar Eye Palette inside of the blue on the upper lid. Be sure to leave an open space in the middle of your lid. Also take this just below the blue on the lower lash line and connect it at the outer corner, using the Accent Brush from the Real Techniques Eye Starter Kit. You can mix some of the deep blue in with this if you want a stronger lower lash line.
4) Again with that same brush (clean or a different one), pat Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Peace on the center of the lid to fill in that space you just created. Buff it into the purple so the two fade into each other and there aren't any harsh lines between the shades.
5) Take the Deluxe Crease Brush from the Real Techniques Eye Starter Kit and the matte beige shade from the Smashbox Double Exposure Palette or from the Too Faced The Chocolate Bar Eye Palette and buff back and forth in the crease, at the top of the blue to buff out that shade and get rid of the harsh line. Take a little more beige and buff it under the purple on the lower lash line to again get rid of harsh lines and diffuse the color.
6) Take the Deluxe Crease Brush again and Stila Eyeshadow in Kitten, and put that right under the brow and blend it into the beige you just applied to highlight. Also pat some into the inner corner.
7) Apply mascara and you're done! You can use false lashes if you want a more dramatic look.