Smoky shadows add mystery to the look, but one wrong move and your makeup works against you like Sarah Michelle Gellar. Shaded shadows too high create the effect of a fixed eyelid and deep-set eyes. The wide strip of shadows under the lower eyelid does not look advantageous either. Rumer Willis has a similar problem. The haze is almost invisible, and all due to the fact that it is not made symmetrically and is applied to the movable eyelid of deep-set eyes. Eyebrows, which differ in color from the hair, also spoil the impression. The lips are not visible at all due to insufficiently expressive makeup.
The purpose of sequins to decorate and transform, Michelle Monaghan with shadows turned out the opposite. A large number of coral-reddish shades in the makeup did not play into the hands of the girl. An overly shiny orange shadow around the eyes is very different in shade from the rest of the face. So the right color plays an important role in this make-up.
In the case of Melanie B, the eyebrows are the first to catch the eye. They are discordant with the length and shape of the eyes: they are very short and too curved. The tone also raises questions. Smoky eyes requires a flawless skin tone, but here you get the feeling that Melanie is not a living person, but a bronze statue. Perhaps all of the above would not be so noticeable if it were not for the insanely long eyelashes, behind which the eyelids are simply not visible.
Another victim of smoky make-up is Natalie Bassingthwaite, who has poorly matched her eyeshadow color. The olive-bronze tone accentuated the redness on the face, while the unkempt eyebrows and heavy lash line created a feeling of chaos on the face, and the shadows under the lower lashes look redundant.
The classic smoky eyes are clearly not for everyone. And Claire Danes’ makeup confirms this. Shadows of a gray-charcoal color scheme are poorly shaded on the face of a peach shade and form ugly spots. So if you, like Claire, are a happy owner of fair skin, then charcoal shadows are not your option.