For the longest time, I stayed away from Black Eyeshadow. After all I am a brown eyeshadow gal. I love neutrals and have a huge collection of eyeshadows. Black smokey eyes is out of my comfort zone. That's why I decided to do this black brown smokey eye with nude lipstick look. Let's see how it went.
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Cream Eyeshadows For My Black Brown Smokey Eye Look
As my base I used the Nudestix Magnetic Eye Color in the shade Night. It is really pigmented and I was scared to use it at first as my darkest looks have been with browns, not blacks. But it was easy to use. I just used it on my movable lid and blended the harsh lines. Also, I did one eye at a time, because I did not want the color to set while I was working on the other eye.
I am in love with the Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Shadows. During the Holidays she comes out with sets which I always buy the sets and have a mini collection of these wonderful cream eyeshadow sticks. For this look I used the shades Rose Gold and Amethyst. I used Rose Gold in my inner corner and use just a little bit of Amethyst in my crease.
![Black Brown Smokey Eye With Nude Lipstick](https://blushnbasil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/DSC00067-1024x1024.png)
Powder Eyeshadows For My Black Brown Smokey Eye Look
I used Urban Decay's Single Eyeshadow in Blackout on top of the Nudestix Magnetic Eye Color and used Urban Deacy's Beware on top of Laura Mercier Amethyst, in my crease. Since I have oily eyelieds I always use an eyeshadow primer. And using some powder eyeshadow on top of cream ensured that my eyeshadows stayed put for a really long time.
![Black Brown Smokey Eye With Nude Lipstick](https://blushnbasil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Laura-Mercier-Caviar-Sticks-and-Nudestix-Magnetic-Eye-Color-1024x1024.png)
Eyeliner For My Black Brown Smokey Eye Look
I used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Whiskey on my lower lash line. Any good old brown eyeline will do. I also smudged a bit of Urban Decay Beware eyeshadow on my lower lash line. Apply your favorite mascara and you are all set with this eye look.
![MAC Velvet Teddy Matte Lipstick](https://blushnbasil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/MAC-Velvet-Teddy-Lipstick-1024x1024.png)
Nude Lipstick For My Black Brown Smokey Eye Look
My lipstick for this look is MAC Velvet Teddy. It washes me out if I don't have darker eyeshadow shades on my lids. So I got this lipstick when I first got into makeup, years ago. But since I never wore eyeshadows then, this color always washed me out and I never liked the end result. So I depotted it and threw that container away after a few years. Then I got into eyeshadows and realized this lipstick would look good with deeper eyeshadows. And so I purchased a brand new tube of Velvet Teddy.
![Smokey Eye and Nude Lipstick](https://blushnbasil.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/The-Final-Look-768x1024.png)
Where To Buy
Nudestix Magnetic Eye Color – $26. Sephora Nordstrom Ulta |
Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Shadows – $29. Mini sizes available for $14 Sephora Nordstrom Ulta Neiman Marcus |
Urban Decay's Single Eyeshadow has since been discontinued but any black and brown eyeshadow will be just fine |
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil – $22 Sephora Nordstrom Ulta |
MAC Matte Lipstick retails – $19. Nordstrom Ulta |
Do like dark colors on your eyes? I am going out of my comfort zone and trying darker shades on my eyes. And I'm loving it! What do you think of this look? Follow me @blushnbasil on Instagram for more makeup related content. And thank you for stopping by.
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