Eye Makeup Techniques depend a lot on the skin tone of the wearer and on their eye color. The eye shape is secondary: how you apply can greatly enhance the shape or size of your eyes or even diminish them if incorrectly done. Here is some advice for showing off your best beauty feature.

Brown eyes can go with any color combination. For the office or daytime, neutral shades of beige, medium brown and pale golden shades flatter the most. Blue eyes stand out with the darkest browns, navy blue and cream colors. Gray eyes go with any type of blue, gray and even the darkest black. Green and hazel eyes can wear browns, neutral greens and beige.

The eye shape is a factor in how to apply the eyeliner. Wide eyes can be rimmed all around to make them look even bigger while narrow eyes should not be rimmed completely since it will make them look smaller. Instead put the eyeliner and shadow on the outer half of the eyes and this will make them look bigger and rounder.

You need a steady hand to apply eyeliner. Pull the upper lid flat and put down dots if drawing a straight line is difficult. Then put eyeliner between the dots. Go from the inside lid towards the outer corner. Repeat the steps with the lower lid.

You should have at least a trio of similar shades of the same color from the palest to the darkest for eye shadow application. Put the lightest color over the entire brown bone area. Then put on your eyeliner before you put on your darker colors. Next, the medium shade covers the entire crease of the eyelid. The darkest color will go on the lower eyelid to the outside corner of the eye.

Applying mascara is very easy. Look in the mirror as you apply. Put the mascara on the lash tips. Put it on from the inside top corner of your eyelid and then the outer corner, moving the wand horizontally. For the bottom lashes, hold the mascara brush vertically and very lightly touch the lower lashes.

Much like eyeliner and eye shadow, deciding on the right color of mascara depends a lot on your complexion and eye color. Black may be too unflattering for the daytime if you are a blonde or a redhead. Wear medium brown mascara instead. If you have medium skin tones, then you wear either a dark brown or a warm black mascara. If you have very dark brown or black eyes, then you can go with the darkest black.

Learning how to apply makeup correctly can help you look beautiful. The colors for your eyes help define how beautiful you will look. There are a number of eye makeup techniques which every woman should know in order to create the perfect look. Discover the latest makeup techniques and how to apply makeup like a pro by visiting Easy Eye Makeup today.

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Black smokey eyes should be intense and make a statement. But too strong and too black can sometimes be just... too much. The question I often get asked is: how to get the drama, the sultry look but without it looking too harsh? Here is how you can apply black smokey eyes without looking over-made up.

Include these six secrets in your skills and you will gain complete control over how black and how strong your smokey eyes should be.

A black eye pencil is a great tool for creating black smokey eyes. But if you are opting for a slightly softer look try substituting it with another hue. A chocolate brown eyepencil will still give plenty of definition and effect. And it will ensure that your eye makeup looks more natural.

Another way? Skip black eye shadow! Yes, it is possible to achieve "black-looking" smokey eyes without any black at all! Celebrity makeup artist Molly R. Stern recommends very dark (but not black) eye shadows for your smokey eyes: "These shades give you sexy shadow without being too overbearing or dark." (source: Emily Hebert, "Makeup Tip: Black Eye Shadow", elle.com). Such colors might be more flattering. And they will definitely be lower-maintenance to apply and wear. Ashley Olsen wore this sort of look with an eggplant eyeshadow combined with a black eyepencil. It really brought the eyes out without the harshness.

A widely used technique is to apply a lighter eyeshadow as well as your main dark color. An ideal shade for that purpose is something that matches your skin tone. Beige-pink would be perfect if you are fair, peachy-beige if your skin tone is warm.

A less publicized but very effective way of taking the edge off your black smokey eyes is to mix some bronze or brown eye shadow in. These warmer hues will help the eye design blend in better with your skin tone resulting in a more natural look. I see it quite often on celebrities. I especially liked a black and bronze smokey eye that Kate Moss wore last year in New York. It had attitude but was pretty and flattering too.

I will always be repeating this one: blending is key. And even more so when you are on a mission to soften your black smokey eyes. Making the edges less pronounced is the thing to do. To learn all about this essential skill read my detailed ebook on smokey eyes which has a chapter dedicated to blending.

If, after having applied and blended your eye makeup, you decide that it's still too strong, try powdering it. Use something soft like a cotton ball. Or, as Bobbi Brown recommends, a powder puff. Just make sure to use it sparingly, and avoid the powder getting in the under-eye area: it might accentuate fine lines.

Follow the techniques above to make your black smokey eyes just strong enough without the harshness that might bother you. And then work the magic with those eyes!

If you desire that perfect smokey eye read Ewa Linsey's illustrated ebook on smoky eyes : it's complete with smokey eyes know-how that works time and time again. Also grab more tips about black smokey eyes : the key look when you want to be noticed!