6 Perfect Smoky Eye Looks for Your Eye Shape

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Smoky eyes often look easily brushed on, but they aren't always the simplest looks to execute. How high are you supposed to blend the shadow? How many shades should you use to get notice-me dimension? What colors will perfectly accentuate your eyes?Thanks to these tricks from makeup pro Colleen O'Neill, you'll not only apply your smoky eye in seconds, you'll find a look that's perfect for your eye shape. Here are the looks O'Neill created for six different eye shapes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Close-Set Eyes: The key to this eye shape is making your eyes appear wider apart than they are. Start by applying a light iridescent shade from the inner corners only, which will help separate your eyes. Try Benefit Cosmetics Watt's Up!
Then, swipe on a medium-colored shadow from the center of your lids to the outer corners of your eyes, and use a deeper shade (keeping everything in the same color family) in the crease for depth. O'Neill used L'Orèal Paris Color Riche La Palette in "Nude 1" here.
Finally, beginning where your lashes start, line the inner rims of your eyes with a waterproof eye pencil.
Monolids: Create depth by using a dark shadow applied in line with the curve of your eyeball. First, apply a base shade (a soft gray or a bone-colored shadow). Then, using a domed brush, apply a darker shadow (like gunmetal) from the outer corner of your eye, tapering it in as you reach the start of your lashes. Next, diffuse the lighter and darker shadows with a medium shade, like silver. For all three shades, try Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill Eye Shadow Palette in "1 Maestro." "Make sure to use three shades to achieve perfect dimension," O'Neill says.
Then, thickly line your upper lash line, so when you open your eyes, the liner is visible, and finish by running a waterproof black liner, like Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Pencil in "Zero," along your lower lash line.
Wide Eyes: Wide eyes offer a lot of surface space to work with and can handle a lot of look, so don't be afraid to make a statement with your shadow. Using a domed brush, apply a gunmetal shadow like Chanel Illusion D'Ombre Long Wear Luminous Eye Shadow in "Mirifique" from lash line to the crease, then diffuse any hard lines with a fluffier eye shadow brush.
Next, using the same fluffy brush, swirl it around a matte bronzer, like DiorSkin Nude Air Tan Powder in "Amber" to contour the crease, blending everything. The bronzer not only adds warmth to the eye, it offsets the natural shadow of the brow bone, which can be harsh.
Small Eyes: To widen small eyes, keep the shades you use on the lighter side. Start by applying a lighter shade on your eyelid from lash line to crease, then a medium shade in the same color family along the crease, extending it past the outer corner to create depth and elongate the eye. O'Neill used "Unpredictable," a gold shade, and "Unwind," a chestnut brown hue, in the Lorac's Unzipped Gold Shimmer and Matte Eye Shadow Palette here.
Avoid lining the inner rim of your lower lash line and instead, opt for a nude waterproof eyeliner to make the eyes appear larger. Try Rimmel London ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Pencil in "Nude."
Almond Eyes: To accentuate your almond eyes, use a shimmery shade from lash line to crease (apply it with its applicator and blend with your finger). Using a blending brush, apply bronzer in the crease of your eye to intensify and give a smoky effect to your look. O'Neill used Revlon PhotoReady Eye Art Lid+Line+Lash in "Desert Dazzle," an olive cream shadow, and then Too Faced Endless Summer Bronzer in the crease.
Next, using an angled brush, apply the shimmery shadow along your lower lash line for added drama. Finally, line the upper inner rim with a black waterproof pencil, and use a waterproof pencil (in the same color family as the shimmery shadow you used earlier) to draw even more attention to your eyes.

STORY OF THE humble paisley

In folk paintings of Bangladesh, the 'kalka' is identified with the raw, green mango. When placed on the four corners of the 'kantha', it has a different significance - it is identified with a tree. Needless to say, from one artisan to another, from one embroider to another, the 'kalka' presents numerous variations and remains one of our most loved, decorative motifs.

Photo: Shahrear Kabir Heemel

Compiled by LS Desk

Art historians believe that the humble 'kalka' - a twisted teardrop or the kidney-shaped form - is of Persian origin. In the West, the motif was termed 'paisley', derived from the town of Paisley, in West Scotland. This township was a centre for production of fine textiles and here the 'kalka' was extensively used as a motif. In Iran, where the paisley has its roots, it is known as 'Boteh Jegheh', and has been used since the Sassanid Dynasty (AD 224 to AD 651).
Majority of scholars hold that the paisley is in fact a convergence of a stylised floral spray and a cypress tree – which is a symbol of life and eternity, a reminiscent of Iran's Zoroastrian past. The paisley is still popular in Iran, as it is in South and Central Asian countries.
In the 16th century, travellers from Persia came to the subcontinent and along with them came the paisley motif depicted in classical paintings, and textile. While it was woven using gold or silver threads on silk or other high quality textiles for gifts for weddings and special occasions, in Bengal it had gained common parlance, while still being used to produce textile of exquisite quality.
India stood at the confluence of three mighty rivers - Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra. Here, a culture developed, absorbing the traditions of the nearby countries. The civilisation diversified and transformed with age. Soaked in the richness of the indigenous culture, foreign flavours received an alteration in the vernacular of local art.

By the 18th century the Bengali artisans had not only integrated the paisley into their art work, but had put an indelible stamp of indigenous culture to the motif. Its use was noticeable amidst the Jamdani weavers and also among embroiders of ‘nakshi kantha.’ The 'kalka' became a familiar representation that could be interpreted in numerous ways - an opened bud, a petal, an enlarged seed, a bending tree, and a raw mango.

Bulbous at the base and tapering at the curved top, the 'kalka' became a part of people's art, reflecting an ornamental and dimensional range in the artistry of painted, woven, carved and embroidered craft media.

The corners of the 'kantha' hold special meaning in the thematic layout of the design. The stylistic tree of life image composed of the structural branch and leaf patterns are replaced by the attractive paisley shape is some 'kanthas'.
The paisley assumes graceful contours and makes a brilliant symbol in kantha art. Infused with other folk elements the 'kalka' has been given a 'local touch' with numerous forms of fusion taking place.

In some designs, the kalka's rich decorative essence with grandeous curves ad branching offshoots, carrying sun motifs, contains elemental aspects of archaic tree images from an inherited memory. Sometimes the 'kalka' branches out to hold lotus blossoms in the elegant layout, while in many the paisley appears as a corner tree in symbolising gestation and birth.

Centuries after the paisley was introduced to the Bengali culture, the use of the 'kalka' is now common, so much so that it can be attributed as an indigenous design. Despite its foreign roots, the paisley has undergone much change in the years. It has been experimented with and now remains as one of the major motifs found in the local fashion scene.

Model: Srabosti and Arpita
Wardrobe: Kumudini
Make-up: Farzana Shakil
Styling: Tabassum Anila Hridi

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