The Perfect Smokey Eyes

If you haven't heard of the "smokey eye", you must be living under a rock! This timeless, sultry, dramatic look will turn heads and give you a boost of confidence when you rock it, especially on your wedding day. Despite the name, you do not have to use gray or black shadow and liner to achieve a smokey eye, though both colors do an outstanding job in achieving the look. You can use purples, browns, coppers, dark blues and greens, or even brighter colors. The sky's the limit, but be sure to maintain a certain level of taste so you don't end up looking tacky.

First, apply an eye shadow base from your lash line to your brow line. Use concealer under your eye to mask any dark circles. Use your chosen shade of liner as closely to the lash line as possible on both the top and bottom of your eyes and smudge. Next, use the darkest shade of your chosen eye shadow color and apply on entire upper lid and under lower lashes. Working upward from the darkest color on your lid, use a lighter shade of your chosen color and blend, blend, blend. In doing so, you'll achieve a gradient effect. Finish off with a few coats of mascara on your curled lashes. Voila! Instant glamour! Ask your professional make-up artist to try a couple variations of the smokey eye during your trial session to see if the look is right for your wedding day.