Alright, so we have all seen the pictures of the girls who have their eyes painted all black, and you may have thought to yourself... Hmm, how do I do that?? I'm here to help you out. If this is the look your trying to achieve with your eye makeup, then read on my friends... 
(Bottom Picture = Me
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This is a really easy look to achieve if you're not so bad with makeup. But if you're new to doing something like this, do NOT get discouraged if it turns out wrong the first few times. This takes trial and error for everyone. =)
Some things you'll need to get this look are:
A good, smooth eyeliner pencil.
Good black eyeshadow.
Mascara.
Faux eyelashes. (optional)
01. Products
Any BLACK eyeliner pencil will work. Liquid eyeliner is NOT recommended for this look.
For the eyeshadow, I recommend a good brand such as MAC. MAC Carbon is a solid black, high-pigment matte shadow that will work the best with this look. I DON'T recommend store brand shadow such as Maybelline. Most of the time it comes up too light and multiple layers of shadow are needed. But, use whatever you can get.
Mascara isn't all that important here. But it's recommended that you use it. You can just use whatever you have lying around.
02. Application
First, apply your mascara to both the top AND bottom lashes. Apply this first so that if you get any on your skin around the eye, you can wipe it off before continuing. Wait for the mascara to dry before you continue.
Next, take your pencil liner and put a thin line across your top eye lid, just along the eyelash. Try to get as close as you can. Neatness is not too necessary here as you will be putting eyeshadow on top of it. The reason for this line is to fill in any of the creases along the eyelash that the shadow may not be able to get.
Then, without poking yourself in the eye, take your pencil liner and along the inside of your bottom eye lid, apply the liner. (yes, the inside, right above your bottom lashes). This can be a very difficult step to people who are new to it. Your eyes may water obscenely, lol. That's ok, it's normal. It just takes some time to get use to.
After you have applied the liner to the inside of you bottom lid, take the liner and just along the bottom, make a thick line under your eye and lashes. This is your desired thickness... It can be as thick or as thin as you want it to be.
Don't forget to make the liner from the top eye lid and the bottom eye lid meet at the ends of your eye. You're not trying to make it pointy or anything, you just want to make sure they meet up.
Next is the shadow (we come back to the liner later...). This is the easy part. Take your black eyeshadow and whatever you're using to apply it with (Q-tip or applicator brush), and just start to cover your top eye lid with it. Go a little higher then your eye lid towards your eyebrow also. This is where YOUR experimenting comes in. You can play around with the style of the eyeshadow... Like how high up you want it and how far out you want it to flare, or if you even want it to flare at all. There are a lot of options. It all depends on your personal taste. Just make sure your shadow is dark enought to cover the liner on your top lid.
The next thing you going to do (this is optional, but it tends to make the style closer to what you're looking for...) is take a small amount of eyeshadow and apply it over top of the eyeliner underneath of your eye. You don't want to over do it, and a little should be just enough. This step should flare it out and make it look closer to the liner in the picture. Use desired amount.
And the final step is to apply your eyeliner along the inside corners of your eye. After you do this, you can also flare it out a little by using the eyeshadow technique mentioned in the last step. Be careful not to poke yourself in the eye!
03. Optional Step: Faux Eyelashes
You may use what ever eyelashes you perfer. Always apply after you finish your makeup. Follow the instructions that come along with the eyelashes and adhesive for application.
04. Your Result
Your finished result should look somewhat like whats in the picture. It probably won't look exactly the same, but you get the general idea now.
You will probably not get this right on your first try, but don't be discouraged if it looks like shit. It takes time and practice to achieve this look. Keep trying and don't give up till your happy with the ending result!
Good luck and have fun! I hope I helped.
If you have any questions about this look, feel free to ask them and I'll answer the best I can
(please vote on the poll... also posted in the fashion forums.)
(Bottom Picture = Me
)
This is a really easy look to achieve if you're not so bad with makeup. But if you're new to doing something like this, do NOT get discouraged if it turns out wrong the first few times. This takes trial and error for everyone. =)
Some things you'll need to get this look are:
A good, smooth eyeliner pencil.
Good black eyeshadow.
Mascara.
Faux eyelashes. (optional)
01. Products
Any BLACK eyeliner pencil will work. Liquid eyeliner is NOT recommended for this look.
For the eyeshadow, I recommend a good brand such as MAC. MAC Carbon is a solid black, high-pigment matte shadow that will work the best with this look. I DON'T recommend store brand shadow such as Maybelline. Most of the time it comes up too light and multiple layers of shadow are needed. But, use whatever you can get.
Mascara isn't all that important here. But it's recommended that you use it. You can just use whatever you have lying around.
02. Application
First, apply your mascara to both the top AND bottom lashes. Apply this first so that if you get any on your skin around the eye, you can wipe it off before continuing. Wait for the mascara to dry before you continue.
Next, take your pencil liner and put a thin line across your top eye lid, just along the eyelash. Try to get as close as you can. Neatness is not too necessary here as you will be putting eyeshadow on top of it. The reason for this line is to fill in any of the creases along the eyelash that the shadow may not be able to get.
Then, without poking yourself in the eye, take your pencil liner and along the inside of your bottom eye lid, apply the liner. (yes, the inside, right above your bottom lashes). This can be a very difficult step to people who are new to it. Your eyes may water obscenely, lol. That's ok, it's normal. It just takes some time to get use to.
After you have applied the liner to the inside of you bottom lid, take the liner and just along the bottom, make a thick line under your eye and lashes. This is your desired thickness... It can be as thick or as thin as you want it to be.
Don't forget to make the liner from the top eye lid and the bottom eye lid meet at the ends of your eye. You're not trying to make it pointy or anything, you just want to make sure they meet up.
Next is the shadow (we come back to the liner later...). This is the easy part. Take your black eyeshadow and whatever you're using to apply it with (Q-tip or applicator brush), and just start to cover your top eye lid with it. Go a little higher then your eye lid towards your eyebrow also. This is where YOUR experimenting comes in. You can play around with the style of the eyeshadow... Like how high up you want it and how far out you want it to flare, or if you even want it to flare at all. There are a lot of options. It all depends on your personal taste. Just make sure your shadow is dark enought to cover the liner on your top lid.
The next thing you going to do (this is optional, but it tends to make the style closer to what you're looking for...) is take a small amount of eyeshadow and apply it over top of the eyeliner underneath of your eye. You don't want to over do it, and a little should be just enough. This step should flare it out and make it look closer to the liner in the picture. Use desired amount.
And the final step is to apply your eyeliner along the inside corners of your eye. After you do this, you can also flare it out a little by using the eyeshadow technique mentioned in the last step. Be careful not to poke yourself in the eye!
03. Optional Step: Faux Eyelashes
You may use what ever eyelashes you perfer. Always apply after you finish your makeup. Follow the instructions that come along with the eyelashes and adhesive for application.
04. Your Result
Your finished result should look somewhat like whats in the picture. It probably won't look exactly the same, but you get the general idea now.
You will probably not get this right on your first try, but don't be discouraged if it looks like shit. It takes time and practice to achieve this look. Keep trying and don't give up till your happy with the ending result!
Good luck and have fun! I hope I helped.
If you have any questions about this look, feel free to ask them and I'll answer the best I can
(please vote on the poll... also posted in the fashion forums.)
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