First of all: it’s totally trendy. I would say even more: smokey eye is here to stay as opposed to being a seasonal thing. There is obviously public demand for it and makeup companies are loving it. It is becoming an “always great” classic such as red lips.

Secondly, it is universally flattering. And, before you stop me, let me say: yes it is. Following the shape of your eye, your age and colouring you can find so many ways to do smokey eyes! There is the full-lidded, bare-lidded, contour-only, misty, precise, smudgy, soft, hard, black, dark, purple, brown… So many smokey eye styles and techniques! Rest assured: in the smokey eye kingdom there is a look waiting just for YOU. I was once there: certain that my small lids and narrow eyes were not smokey eye material. Now I know better.

Thirdly, products available. I believe we are living in the golden age of makeup cosmetics. The textures are superb, the finish is natural-looking and wearable. The colours are finally as they should.   Really good makeup is increasingly affordable. Also tools, like brushes, which till recently were makeup artists’ domain are suddenly widely available. This is the perfect time to engage in some REAL makeup of which smokey eye is a prime example.

And finally: information. There was a time when the only way to learn smokey eyes properly was to enter a makeup school and wait till the last course: the difficult art of smokey eyes. But not anymore. Now everybody wants to advise you on how to do smokey eye makeup. Whether everybody doing that is good enough: that’s another issue. But still it is much more info than two or three years ago. I am obviously part of that smokey eyes revolution and so is my  “Love Smokey Eyes Ebook”  which I cordially invite you to order. That is, if you want a complete and detailed guide on how to get perfect smokey eyes every time.

So why not indeed? Have fun and look beautiful. Now. More on lovely spring smokey eyes in the next post!