The VIP: Smoke Eye Makeup & Bold Red Lipstick Tutorial

April 08, 2024

Transform your look with our ultimate smokey eye makeup tutorial. Discover how to achieve smokey eyeshadow step by step and pair it with bold red lipstick for a striking appearance. Our guide covers everything from selecting the right products to applying bold mascara for added drama. Follow these expert tips to create a bold makeup look that exudes confidence and glamour

 

Step-by-Step Bold Makeup look Tutorial

For a captivating makeup look, pair a soft smokey eye with bold red lips. Perfect for date night, office jobs, or parties, this easy smokey eye requires a few essential products, and the lip is guaranteed to turn heads. Let’s dive into the specific how-to's.

Step 1: Smokey Eye Look

The key to a blended smokey eye look relies on the application. To get our VIP look, you’ll need our Forever Babe Eyeshadow Palette, Power Line Lasting Eyeliner, and our BUXOM® Lash Volumizing Mascara. The rest is easy:

  • Taking your eyeshadow palette, sweep the shade Alluring all over your lid and lower lash line. Be sure to blend out any hard edges to make it look as natural as possible.
  • Next, take All In and diffuse the shade into the upper and lower lash line to create a soft, smokey effect.
  • Once you’ve blended out the two shades, take your Power Line™ Lasting Eyeliner in LBD to your upper water line.
  • Finish with a coat (or two!) of our volumizing mascara.

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    Forever Babe Eyeshadow Palette

    12 primer-infused shades for every skin tone.

    • USD $54.60
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    LBD

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    Power Line™ Lasting Eyeliner

    Long-wearing, waterproof, smudge-proof.

    • USD $27.30
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    BUXOM® Lash Volumizing Mascara

    Volumizing, defines and lengthens.

    • USD $33.80

Step 2: Bold Lip

As any office siren or daytime vixen knows, the pièce de résistance of any makeup look is the lips. And that’s why this we’re going bold with this pout. Here’s how to get the look:

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    Sweet Guava

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    Power-Full Lip Scrub

    Gently exfoliates, for smooth kissable lips.

    • USD $26.00
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    Real Red

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    Power Line™ Plumping Lip Liner

    Chisel-tip, defines lips, creamy, matte color.

    • USD $28.60
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    Full-On™ Satin Lipstick

    Creamy, satin lipstick, rich color.

    • USD $33.80

Step 3: Soft, Sculpted Blush

To complete this subtle smokey eye look, you need a little extra color on your cheeks. That’s where our two favorite blush products come into play: 

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    Wanderlust™ Primer-Infused Blush

    Blendable, Primer-infused powder blush.

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    Plump Shot™ Collagen Peptides Advanced Plumping Blush

    Clinically plumps cheeks, cream-to-powder blush, blurred, filter-like finish.

    • USD $36.40

 

When it comes to smokey eyes, there can be a lot of confusion. We’re hoping our smokey eye tutorial helps simplify it for you, but we know there’s always lingering questions. Check out our answers to some of the most frequently asked questions:

1. How to do a smokey eye look?

To do a smokey eye look, you need a neutral eyeshadow shade, a darker eyeshadow shade, eyeliner and mascara. From there, it’s all about blending and diffusing to achieve the perfect soft smokey eye look.

2. What products are needed for smokey eye look?

To do a smokey eye makeup look the Buxom way, you’ll need our Forever Babe Eyeshadow Palette. We suggest this one because it has 12 shades ranging from matte, satin, and shimmer finishes—perfect for creating dimension in your smokey eye look. Next, you’ll need a long lasting eyeliner like our Power Line Eyeliner which features a built-in brush, perfect for smoking out any harsh edges. And finally, you’ll need our Lash Volumizing Mascara to get fierce, fabulous, fanned-out lashes that every smokey eye needs.

3. How to do smokey eye eyeshadow?

Starting with a neutral shade, sweep the color across your entire lid and lower lash line. Next, diffuse a darker shade into the upper and lower lash line to create a soft smokey eye effect. Follow up with eyeliner and mascara, and your smokey eye is complete!

4. How to do a more natural smokey eye look?

If you want a more natural smokey eye look, simply opt for shades that are more subtle. You could choose shimmer shades instead of matte, light browns versus darker shades, and choose brown eyeliner and brown mascara for a softer effect.

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