How to do a brown smoky eye

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 :)

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.

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

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.

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.

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 :)

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.

Add mascara...

Add mascara...

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.

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

  • Light cream colored eye shadow
  • Light, medium, and dark brown eyeshadow
  • Mascara
  • Black or dark brown eyeshadow