When I first saw this eye, I thought, "I love how smoky and smudgy it is!" But whenever I, personally, try to re-create this at home, it just looks dirty and like I didn't properly wash my face after a night out. Luckily, Lee has tricks on how to make it appear polished for the red carpet. She warned not to put on foundation first — especially if you're not confident. Rather, clean up any eye makeup smears later with foundation.
Her biggest trick, though, is to use two brushes: one for applying pigmented product and another clean one for blending. "You must always blend inwards not outwards," she added. "Because you will flick and turn it into cat eye instead of this smooth, round look."
The key to making the makeup look elegant and romantic is to skip eyeliner altogether. "To use liquid liner on a look like this would look harder and more intense," noted Lee. "Doing this smoky eye without a line is what make it look soft and beautiful." To define the eyes, she applied shadow with a wet brush along the lashes and blended it into the lashes with a clean brush (again, that savvy two-brush trick!). This also makes your flutter look thicker since there are no gaps between the liner and lash. Genius!
Products used: Chanel Quadra Eyeshadow in Prélude and Tissé Mademoiselle ($61 each)
