Easy Soft Smokey Eye for Hooded Eyes | Wearable Fall Makeup

Let's create a soft brown smokey eye for hooded eyes. I promise this is an easy 90s fall makeup tutorial you can recreate at home using only a few products. This is me before and this is the final look. Let's begin. First things first, skin prep. I'm applying a lightweight milky toner and skipping all the heavy layers of skincare. Less work, fewer products and much easier process. And friendly reminder, just don't forget about SPF. I'm using the hydrating milky toner. During fall our skin can start feeling more dehydrated because of the cold weather, wind and indoor heating. But that doesn't mean we need 5 heavy layers underneath our makeup. For foundation I'm using the Natasha Denona High Glam Foundation. And shake it first and then take a clean brush and pick up a small amount of product. But first, pump a few times on the back of your hand. And look at this pinkish glow, it's gorgeous. The formula contains light reflecting pigments that create this beautiful soft-focus almost photoshop-like effect on the skin. You only need a little bit. I'm holding my brush at approximately a 45 degree angle, pressing the foundation onto the apple of my cheek a couple of times and then moving forward the jawline. From there I blend upward using soft zigzag motion. And my favorite phrase, build coverage only where you actually need it. So this foundation is incredibly easy to work with. Even if you accidentally overload your brush like I did here, the formula still spreads smoothly instead of sitting heavily on top of the skin or leave streaks. I apply it to my forehead and cheeks and then gently dab and press everything into the skin. Okay, let's move on to the eyes. Take a waterproof eye pencil and apply it generously to the lower waterline. I'm using a deep chocolate brown shade. Apply it all the way along the waterline and soften the edges slightly with your fingertip. By the way, I skipped concealer here. Did you notice? This foundation gives me enough medium coverage today, so I simply don't need the extra step. And now I'm applying this same pencil to the upper waterline and defining the entire eye. Don't be afraid to apply it generously. You can even build two or three layers. This will be the deepest color in our soft brown smokey eye. But instead of using black, we are using bitter chocolate. Use a small brush. And the keyword here is small. We are not creating a wide messy grunge smudge or heavy rock-inspired smokey eye. I want this to look polished, feminine and softly defined. And now for the most beautiful part. I'm taking an eyeshadow stick in the brick red terracotta brown shade. At first glance, this color can seem just slightly intimidating and difficult to wear, I know, but look at how beautiful it becomes on the eyes. I often forget about shades like this, because I naturally gravitate toward cooler grays and taupes, but the red-orange pigment in this color creates contrast with the green eyes and makes the green in the iris just look much brighter. Instead of applying a thick layer, I build it gradually in thin translucent layer and almost like a watercolor. Also easier to add more than to remove everything and start again. And this is what gives us that soft sepia smoke effect. Next, I'm taking my YSL Beauty blush and apply it to my lips first. I know, it's strange, but this gives me a preview of the overall color story and helps me control the intensity of the eyes. Now I'm taking the same blush color onto the eyes. Just look at this beautiful warm terracotta shade. You don't need this exact product. You can use any blush with a soft orange-brown or warm rosy undertone. Blush completely changes how we perceive a dark eye makeup look. I'm adding contour so the face doesn't look flat. I want to bring back dimension and create softly sculpted cheekbones, temples, and a more defined jawline. I'm using a very neutral powder contour from Charlotte Tilbury to recreate the natural shadows of my face. Don't forget the sides of the nose. We need to restore a little dimension there as well after foundation layer. Then I sweep whatever is left on the brush across the eyes. I promised you that this would be one of the easiest smokey eye tutorial and I meant it. And we are not using a complicated eyeshadow palette, eyeshadow colors, or some special collection of brushes. So we are simply repeating the same colors across the eyes, cheeks, and lips just to tie the whole look together. And now I'm taking the highlighter from the same palette and applying it to the inner corners of the eyes. Using the same brush I used for blush, I also apply the highlighter just to the highest points of my cheekbones. To finish the eyes, I'm using brown mascara. As you already know, most mascaras labeled brown still look almost black once they are applied. Some are extremely deep espresso shades, while others lean very red, which can sometimes make the eyes look tired. I've already shown you this mascara. I finally found the kind of brown I was looking for from YSL Beauty and it doesn't turn black on the lashes, but it also isn't a dull reddish brown. It has this warm orange brown, almost terracotta quality. And that warmth complements green eyes beautifully because it creates contrast with the green in the iris and that's the most important thing in color theory. It also connects perfectly with the brick-toned eyeshadow and blush. Keeping our entire makeup look harmonious, I'm adding a brown lip liner to define the shape. Although we could absolutely leave the lips soft and blurry, blurred lips would also look very fresh and beautiful with this type of makeup. But if your natural lip line has become softer over the time, I recommend adding a little definition. And you can press a little more blush into the center for extra richness or add a tiny amount of concealer if you want to lighten the lips while keeping the same warm terracotta hue we already have on the eyes and cheeks. So it looks beautiful, I like how it looks now. And now we need powder. If you pay attention to fall movies from the 90s, the skin doesn't look wet or overly glossy. It isn't dolphin skin, it has a natural matte velvety finish, soft, refined and almost like suede. I'm setting underneath the eyes, through the center of the forehead and underneath the cheekbones just to make them appear a little bit sharper. So this controls excess shine and gives us that healthy velvet skin effect just without making the complexion look dry or flat. And once the makeup is set, the final step is cleaning and refining all our lines and directions. So the eyeshadow should follow the natural direction of the lower lash line. Check yourself. And the lips contour should look clean and intentional with the lifted precise corners. I'm using a small sharp brush with a tiny amount of foundation just to perfect the edges. And these little corrections are what makes a soft smokey eye look polished rather than messy. If your eyes feel smaller after adding dark pencil all the way around them, take a lip gloss with or without shimmer, doesn't matter, and apply it to the lips. So this particular gloss has such a nostalgic scent. It smelled like my grandmother just baked my favorite pie and I love these cozy warm fragrances during fall. So the reflection on the lips echoes the natural reflection on the eyes. And that touch of the light somehow visually opens up the entire face and prevents the dark eye makeup from feeling too heavy. It's a simple makeup illusion, but it works in our favor. And makeup should serve us, not the other way around, right? So, and this is the final look. Soft chocolate brown smokey eye for hooded eyes, glossy nude lips, and velvety 90s inspired skin. I'm obsessed. It looks soft, feminine, and slightly nostalgic. And the warm brown and turquoise tones make the green parts of my iris look incredibly bright and very vibrant. And this is proof that an easy smokey eye doesn't require 10 different eyeshadows or complicated techniques. A few products, strategic placement, and soft blending are more than enough. And the most interesting question. Would you wear this soft 90s smokey eye or do you prefer a darker, more dramatic version like we did, for example, in my previous video? So let me know in the comments. And if you found this tutorial helpful, please give the video a like, subscribe to my channel, and save it for the next time you want an easier fall makeup look. And if you recreate it, tag me. I would love to see your version. Thank you so much for watching. And I'll see you in my next video. Have a great weekend. See you soon. Bye.