Smokey eyes are easily achieved with the essence Smokey Eyes Sets ($3.99, exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart). An eyeshadow palette with all the colours you’ll ever need to create a sultry, smokey eyeshadow look isn’t a new or unique concept but with essence, it’s portable and affordable. Teenage Stephanie would have loved this.
essence says that their Smokey Eyes Sets feature 3 velvety shades with satin and shimmering finishes. What I like most about these particular shadows is that they lack the chunky glitter found in many, many drugstore shadows I’ve tried. Of both trios, the only shade that truly has glitter in it is the black with silver sparkle in the Smokey Night Set. For the most part, the shadows are not to the point of being finely milled but still fairly smooth, blendable and easy to work with. There’s some fallout but with a light hand and careful patting motions, this can easily be avoided.
Smokey Day
Smokey Night
Smokey Day is a cool-toned brown palette, while Smokey Night features silvers and blacks for the traditional night time party-at-the-club smokey eye. The lighter shades in both palettes can look a little chalky on the eyes but in terms of standout shades, the taupe-brown in the Smokey Day palette is the perfect all over the lid colour for day or night.
Do you have a favourite smokey eye palette?
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