Anti Liner : Three Step Smokey Eye

I haven't worn liquid eyeliner for quite some time now.

The faffing, the precision & effort it requires has just put me off it completely - which, coming from someone who has pretty much worn a cat-eye flick for years (possibly since my teens) on a regular basis - is quite the statement.

If you watched my recent video, you'll see how I apply something similar - but this is a combination I've been loving lately!

1. Apply a bronze, crease-proof base all over the lid and blend out at the edges. My favourite (as you can probably tell) is Maybelline On & On Bronze. Sometimes I add MAC Patina over the top for a heavier bronze effect, but for the everyday version - this will do.

2. Next, take a little bit of a warm brown shadow, I used MAC Brown Down, but anything similar will be just as nice! Apply it to the outer edge of the eye and in the socket line, then run whatever's left on the brush under your bottom lashes.

3. Finally, apply a waterproof brown eyeliner to your tightline and just above the lashes - I opted for Stila's Damsel eyeliner. I tend to go about halfway along the lash-line. It doesn't matter if it's not particularly a straight line as we're going to smudge it all in! Using a flat shader brush; blend, blend, blend - again, using whatever's left to the outer edge of the lower lashes.

Add lashings of mascara and you're good to go! (does that count as a fourth step? oops) - but either way, it's the easiest, fool proof look and I've been wearing it almost daily!

What do you use to create a simple, smokey-eye?

xo