Looking for ways to embrace color in your beauty routine? America’s Next Top Model winner Ann Ward is too.Why not try a colorful smoky eye, an on-trend look that reinvents the favorite beauty standby for today’s red carpets and runways?
In the latest installment of our “Get the Look” video collaboration with COVERGIRL, makeup artist Aura Schwartz breaks down the colorful smoky eye for Ann into a few easy steps and shares her secrets on how to achieve a flawless look. Our favorite tip: make sure to blend your two shades of color until there are no more hard lines.
For the full skinny on how to welcome spring with an updated spin on the traditional smoky eye watch the video and let us know your thoughts in the comments. We love to hear from you!
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Featured products:
1. COVERGIRLSmokyShadowBlast in Tempest Blue
2. COVERGIRLLiquiline Blast Eyeliner in Black Fire
3. COVERGIRLLashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara in Very Black
4. COVERGIRLShineBlast Lipgloss in Aglow
**UPDATED to include step-by-step instructions**
1. COVERGIRLs SmokyShadow Blast comes in six expertly coordinatedcolor and has two specially contoured ends to make it easy for you touse.
2. Start with the rounded tipped one . Apply the shadow from lash line tillthe crease, making sure you get it all over the lid.
3. Then take the other side, and apply it all over the lid going up into thecrease. Put a second coat of this color onto the outer corners of the lidfor a little more emphasis there.
4. Take a brush and blend the crease and outer corner of the lids to makesure there are no hard lines anywhere around the eye lids.
5. Use Liquiline Blast eyeliner in Black Fire and apply it near your lashline on your top lid and underneath your bottom lashes.
6. Liquiline blast eyeliner in silver spark and go into your waterline for a more intense look.
7. Then take the same end as you used for the crease color and use itlike a pencil going right under your bottom lash line. This will give youreyes a smudged smokey finish.
8. Finish this look with Lash Blast Mascara.
I am totally obsessed with these videos! this whole series has been really informative and i love the fact that they use people with two totally different skin types. It would be great to see these more often – simple ways to look my best.
I LOVE the Covergirl Smoky Eye Blast. It’s so easy to do!
Sorry I was not impressed w/ this “tutorial”
(a) the lighting sucked as far as being able to really see what she was doing
(b) you can’t see the difference between the two colors she put on
(c) the after looked like a teenager had done her makeup and not a professional
The girl didn’t look ‘bad’ but she didn’t look like a pro just finished her face…
if you go over the lighter color with the darker color … what’s the point of the lighter color???
LOVE Love LOVE!!! I can’t wait to use this look for my sister’s wedding in June. I never knew CG had so many great products and can’t wait for the next video!
i will like
me gusta mucho los colores cafe para los ojos en verdad que buena idea de poner el video te felicito covergirl
Hi Everyone, Sorry it took so long to respond I have been traveling. But I am back and would love to answer any and all questions you have!
Terry: This look is wonderful for blondes with light skin, to tweak it for your age and skin color you might want to go a little lighter in the application. Also try using the brown eyeliner instead of the black. I truly believe less is more!
Tish: If you notices the cream eye shadows have a bit of sparkle to them. When I use the lighter color all over the lid first it adds some depth to the outcome of the look. The lighter shade pokes through the darker one and peeks out from the inner and outer corner of the eyes giving the look more than one dimension. Eye makeup also lasts longer when there is more than one layer.
I hope I have answered your questions. You can follow me on twitter @AuraSchwartz for constant beauty thoughts;)
ohhhhhhhhh ann i love you!
The “candid’ feel they are trying for in these videos is a little corny since the makeup artist are models sound so stiff and scripted. Covergirl needs to relax and not sound so much like an infomercial. Aside from that its nice that they have these instructional videos.
I love this tips, but I dont know why, not even having a primer on my eyes, the Smoky Shadow Blast lasts!! When I notice, I have lines on my lids, under the crease.. so I dont know what to do for it to look like when I put it on!!