level three: smoky eye for photography


before you start:

make sure you have watched, understand, and have practiced all the eye shape videos in the previous apprentice level course, the eyes have it and the master class course, the eyes have it, again.

this video only focuses on the smoky eye for photography application. you may want to prep your skin (or your model’s skin), do the brow application, and apply all concealer, foundation, and powder before following along with this video.

what you’ll need:

  • mascara
  • matte beige creme shadow
  • shimmer champagne shadow
  • matte beige shadow
  • pink clay shadow
  • dark taupe shadow
  • deep burgundy purple shadow
  • black shadow
  • classic eyelash curler
  • false lashes and false lash adhesive
  • eyeliner #13
  • eyeshadow #14
  • flat liner #18
  • eyeshadow #22
  • blending #28
  • contour #30
  • fine eyeliner #41

about this video:

a smoky eye is a highly sought-after eye application for almost any special event. a majority of special events happen to occur in the evening, meaning the lighting is a little darker than during the day; also, many times there will be photographs taken at the event. it is important to take these things into consideration because lighting will play an important role both in how you (or your client) looks for the evening as well as how the photographs turn out.

in this video, robert will show you how to do a few special techniques to make your smoky eye application more subtle for an evening of darker lighting, as well as how to make those eyes photograph better.