I’m excited to try out my new palette and as it comes with a handy guide on how to do different smoky eyes, I thought I’d try out a couple of looks from it! The first look I thought I’d try is the Iconic UD Smoky Eye:
As you can see, there are quite a lot of steps to this, which seems a bit time-consuming to me! Also, what the hell does wrapping colour round the eyes mean??
- Instructions: Really thorough, but there are a lot of steps and some of them seem a bit too much!
- Time: >5 minutes.
- Look: It’s definitely a smoky eye look, it looks pretty and would look really good for an evening out!
- Would I wear it again?: I think I’m too lazy to spend that long on my eyeshadow to be honest, but I’ll definitely use the palette again 🙂
- Verdict: 2.5/5.
I also thought I’d try the Smoky Cat:
I much prefer this look, it definitely seems easier to do than the Iconic Eye.
- Instructions: Again, there are a lot of steps, some of which you can skip, like finishing the look with lipstick.
- Time: <5 minutes.
- Look: I love the smoky gold look and it brings out the brown of my eyes. It’s also a good to experiment with different eyeliner flicks as well.
- Would I wear it again?: I would definitely wear this again, although I might do a slightly quicker version next time.
- Verdict: 4/5.
Which look do you prefer, the Iconic or the Cat? Have you ever used the guides that come with palettes? Let me know in the comments below 🙂 x
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Yes the 2nd look is much better suited for you – that first one is reserved for Halloween LOL. You did a great job recreating them though – looks just like the illustrations.
Awww thank you very much 🙂 Yeah I prefer the second one x
I love this look. I’m a massive fan of smoky eyes – almost all of my makeup videos on my channel are smoky eye! Good job xo
Thanks! I love it, I’m just not very good at it yet lol x
Oooh, I’ve never heard of this palette, and the fact that there are instructions is wonderful. Loving both looks on you, but I’m defo more of a fan oft the first one!
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I always love an instruction leaflet in with my make-up 😁 Awww thank you x
Great looks! I actually love playing around with different eyeshadow colors every morning, hehe. I feel like I’m having so much fun when I blend out different colors. 🙂
I do, but maybe two or three! And definitely only at the weekends or if I’m going somewhere special! 😁 x
The multi-step thing gets me every single time. I’m such a minimalist/lazy creature. I’m proud of you because you at least attempted the looks once!
Ahaha, I’m the same, I’ll try any look once but probably won’t do them again, I’ll do the lazy version! 😁 x