Smoky Eye: Criticism please!

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Kailey L.

Aug 6, 2015

Kailey L.

Hello beautiful ladies! So today, I attempted a sort of non traditional smoky eye. I've made many attempts with black shadow and... it was never really BAD but wasn't quite right either. So today I thought I'd give it a try with a different color and a different brush and I feel like it made a world of difference! I still feel like it could use some improvement, but I'm not quite sure. I would lovelovelove some constructive criticism on this look!

Products used:
Lorac Behind The Scenes primer
Lorac pro palette - cream to set primer, lt pink and mauve in my crease, and slate all over the lid; after I had all the color packed on, I wet my brush with fix + and put more slate just in the center to try to give it some dimension; mauve and slate on my lower lashline
Revlon kajal (the new one) in black on both waterlines
Loreal telescopic mascara
"Metallica" from The Balm Jovi palette by theBalm in my inner corner

Any tips on how to improve this eye look? Anybody else struggle with smoky eyes?

Kailey L.

Aug 6, 2015

Kailey L.

Yikes that picture looks blurry. This one is terrible lol but I think it's a little clearer.

Alma M.

Aug 6, 2015

Alma M.

Looks wonderful Kailey :)

Micheal H.

Aug 6, 2015

Micheal H.

Beautiful!

Kailey L.

Aug 6, 2015

Kailey L.

Thank you all! I'm relieved, I couldn't shake the feeling like something was off.

Qwaserght T.

Aug 6, 2015

Qwaserght T.

It looks great

Nathalie C.

Aug 6, 2015

Nathalie C.

Wow, it's perfect. Wish I could do this also.

Breeze T.

Aug 7, 2015

Breeze T.

I love it! do you have a picture with your eyes open too?

Kailey L.

Aug 7, 2015

Kailey L.

Thank you so much ladies! I really appreciate it. I think I'm ready to tackle it with black haha.

I do have a picture with eyes open. I didn't post it before because I used a new concealer and have some crazy reverse raccoon going on lol definitely not my shade!

Amber K.

Aug 7, 2015

Amber K.

It looks great!! I love your lip color also do you mind me asking what it's called??

Kailey L.

Aug 7, 2015

Kailey L.

It's actually a hodgepodge of stuff! I used ofra lip liner in pink glacier, and nyx soft matte lip cream in istanbul and tokyo just in the center.

Monica R.

Aug 7, 2015

Monica R.

wow looks amazing!

Emily B.

Aug 7, 2015

Emily B.

I love it :) blended so well.

Kailey L.

Aug 7, 2015

Kailey L.

Thank you ladies so much! I can't take too much credit. I used two new brushes (glominerals base shadow brush and mac 217) and the struggle disappeared haha.

Erica K.

Aug 7, 2015

Erica K.

My god you are gorgeous! Great work, I am always afraid of shadow that dark! You are inspiring me to try it!

Gracelyn M.

Aug 7, 2015

Gracelyn M.

That looks so good!

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