Soft to full depending on how far the depth is taken.
Smokey Eye
A graduated eye with depth concentrated at the lash line, fading upward with no visible edge.
Written by Lamyaa Aissi, professional makeup artist, Casablanca.
Where it sits
Soft to full depending on how far the depth is taken.
Soft glam is not simply less full glam — the intent is different. It aims at polished; full glam aims at transformed and camera-ready. Deciding which is wanted before the first product goes on saves the whole session.
The technique it depends on
The transition shade. Everyone worries about the dark shade; what fails on a long night is the mid-tone blending it into the socket, leaving a hard stripe.
On Moroccan skin, in a Moroccan climate
The classic taupe-and-cool-brown smokey palette disappears on deeper skin. Bronze, copper and warm gold photograph as actual smoke.
Underneath all of it: most Moroccan skin runs olive or golden, so cool taupes and greyed tones read as dullness rather than depth. Warm bronze, copper and terracotta do the work instead.
When it is the wrong choice
Very close-range soft daylight portraits, where it can read heavy.
Questions
What defines smokey eye?
A graduated eye with depth concentrated at the lash line, fading upward with no visible edge.
What is the one technique smokey eye depends on?
The transition shade. Everyone worries about the dark shade; what fails on a long night is the mid-tone blending it into the socket, leaving a hard stripe.
Does smokey eye work on Moroccan skin tones?
The classic taupe-and-cool-brown smokey palette disappears on deeper skin. Bronze, copper and warm gold photograph as actual smoke.
When is smokey eye the wrong choice?
Very close-range soft daylight portraits, where it can read heavy.
The work
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