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Originally posted by btb87
Got a question for you, and I hope it's not a stupid-sounding question: Is the smokey look still in?
When I wore makeup (1 day of the month, tops!) I could do my eyeshadows with the smokey look, but now I notice that it's the light on the lid and dark in the crease and lighter still just below the brow. I had to ask my cousin how to apply the stuff (she's 12 years younger than I am!) and she showed me. Then I went and spent about $5.00 on some shadows, experimented and still wasn't pleased. To my surprise, I lined my top lid (which I never did before) and was amazed at what a difference it makes! So now I line my lids then do the eyeshadows and it does look pretty good. But can I still do the smokey-look thing still?
(Sorry I wrote a novel - I've never known how to keep it short. . .) 
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Sorry I haven't been keeping up with this thread. You don't always have to do the "light on the lid, dark in the crease" thing. In fact some of the best smokey looks I've done are just the opposite. Try this:
Prescriptives in fringe on the lids.
Then take prescriptives shadow in blush and blen this in the crease paying more attention to the inner corner right above the dark. Make sure it's blended well.
Then take a white or off white color (I like these with a little sparkle as well) and hightlight the browbone. I also like to use a eyebrow pencil...but not too dark--you don't want to look like Maleficent from Sleeping beauty.
Then line the lids lightly with an eyeliner... if you have a liner brush use the shadow color fringe to line the bottom lid then go over it with your finger or a Q-tip to make it smokey.
It may take you a few times playing with it to get it how you like. Let me know if you have anymore Q's.