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Autumn 2009 Trend Alert: Smoky Eyes
This season, one of the most widespread makeup looks from the runway was a classical, black or charcoal smoky eye paired with a little bit of blusher for contouring and topped off with a pale lip. Take a peek of some of the sexiest smoky eyes from 2009 Autumn Winter London Fashion Week and tell me which is your favourite.
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Stila Talks You Through Smoky Eyes
Stila Cosmetics has just released a new limited edition Smoky Eye Palette, $40. What makes this one so different from all of the others out there is that it comes with a built in voice recorded instruction manual that makes creating the perfect smoky eye foolproof!
With just a simple press of a button, in under a minute (51 seconds to be exact), you are told exactly how each of the four colors should be applied.
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What A Pair: Cool Cobalt Blue Smoky Eye Sets
Cobalt blue is a hot color for Spring and the smoky eye is a classic sexy makeup look we've been seeing on the runways for Fall. Combine these two trends and you can't go wrong! Here are some sexy and cool new cobalt blue smoky eye sets.
How to Create a Smoky Eye
If you're going out for a night on the town and you want to look your sexiest, the surest way to achieve that look through makeup is with a smoky eye. The standard smoky eye look is created using heavy black or dark charcoal colors, but now cosmetics companies are also creating deep hues of blues and purples to play up your eye color and really make you look irresistible. (Tune in later today to read about the best smoky eye kits.) Here's how to get the look.
Smoky Eyes Have Never Been So Simple
With the help of these smoky eye shadow palettes, getting that sultry, come-and-get-me eye makeup look has never been easier. All you have to do is blend the lightest colour just under the brow bone, use the second lightest shade all over the lid (stop at the crease), add the medium dark shadow to the crease (remembering to blend well) and you can deepen the crease and line your eyes with the darkest shadow. See, it's a cinch!
Sultry, Smoky Eye Kits, Part II
I've already told you about some great smoky eye kits that let you create a very sexy effect with your eye makeup. Thankfully, cosmetics companies are coming out with even more smoky palettes that give you everything you need to add some fool-proof sensuality to your face. (For a refresher on how to create a smoky eye, click here.) Here are the latest and greatest do-it-yourself palettes.
Get Sexy, Saturday Night Smoky Eyes In Minutes!
If you're planning on a night out on the town this weekend, why not take inspiration from Sunday's Television BAFTAs for your make up look? Below is a video that t5m and MAC professional make up artist Neil Young have created from behind the scenes. In just a few simples steps and a couple of classical products, you too can have a sexy and red carpet ready smoky eye like all of your favourite TV stars.
Love It or Hate It? Severe Smoky Eyes
How's this for a bold makeup look? French actress Marion Cotillard, who plays Edith Piaf in the upcoming biopic La Vie en Rose, took smoky eyes to a new level at the movie's New York premiere. This certainly isn't everyday eye makeup, but there's something oh-so French about the severe shadow paired with pale lips.
Sultry, Smoky Eye Kits
Earlier this afternoon, I told you how to create a sexy, smoky eye. After all, a dark, sultry eye is one of the easiest ways to achieve a sexy nighttime look with makeup. Fortunately, a number of makeup companies are making no-brainer smoky eye kits, which give you everything you need to create the look in one easy palette.
Love It or Hate It? Kylie's Smoky Eyes
A sultry Kylie Minogue was sharing her style secrets at William Baker's B Boy Underwear launch in London last night. Kylie opted for a rocker-chick look of smoky eyes, silver earrings and a black leather jacket. I love her eye makeup which is dramatic without being too bold, and the shimmery grey shade really picks up the green colour of her eyes.
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Instyle
Jul 06 2009
Marion Cotillard
WHAT SHE WORE
A '50s-inspired silk faille dress from Dior, accessorized with diamond strands, platform pumps and a snakeskin clutch
WHERE
The Paris premiere of Public Enemies
WHY WE LOVE IT
Cotillard added edge to her delicate blush cocktail dress with daring burgundy velvet platforms. Pump up a prd_id=845524446216292&site_refer=AFF001&site_refer=AFF001&siteID=KSqIQ6SzPUQ-cc3x1r_xWWJXJ8WPIefk.A" target="NEW">pastel design with shoes in a darker shade of the same hue.
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