Creating a Smoky Eye with ecoTOOLS

Two New Products from ecoTOOLS

New ecoTOOLS Bamboo 6 Piece Eye Brush Set ($7.99): Featuring a Large Eye Shadow Brush, Angled Crease Brush, Petite Eye Shading Brush, Domed Highlighting Brush, Smudge Brush and compact travel Cosmetic Case with Mirror, the 6 Piece Eye Brush Set makes it easy to take on any daring look!  Each brush is printed with its name to ensure proper usage with every application.

New ecoTOOLS Bamboo Bronzer Brush ($14.95): The perfect tool for attaining an even and natural golden glow! Brush the incredibly full head of super soft bristles across skin where the sun naturally hits, resulting in a warm, sun-kissed glow. The beautiful, solid bamboo handle is professionally designed for ease of use and proper application of bronzer onto the face and neck.

Both new products are made with bamboo handles, which has a low impact on the earth’s resources as it is a highly sustainable plant. Going further to protect the environment, the synthetic taklon bristles are 100% cruelty free and the ferrule is made from recycled aluminum.

Creating a Smoky Eye with ecoTOOLS new Instructional Videos

While I’ll never claim to be a beauty expert, I do love to dress up for special occasions and highlight facial features to the best of my ability. Thanks to Meredith Baraf, celebrity make up artist and ecoTOOLS, I was able to follow simplistic instructions on how to create some “out on the town” looks as well as some for every day wear.

BEFORE

THE TOOLS

What I particularly liked about this eye brush set is that each brush is individually labeled. Unlike most women, I could never pick the correct brush out of the line up without this handy feature. Not only that, the bristles are very soft to the skin!

THE PROCESS

STEP #1: Line with a pencil

The key to this look, says Meredith, is continuous blending and smudging.  Start with an eye liner pencil, and apply along the upper lash line – don’t worry about getting a perfect line, because you’ll be blending it out soon!

STEP #2: Smudge

Go back with the EcoTools Smudge Brush, and sumdge the pencil line up and outward –this will help smooth out any hard lines.

STEP #3: Intesify with shadow

Take a shadow (the same color as your liner) and go back over the pencil to set and intensify the line with the same EcoTools Smudge Brush.  The eye should really be taking on that smoky look at this point!

Step #4: Blend

Using the EcoTools Blending Brush, blend the line upward in order to gradiate the color.  You want the shadow to vary in intensity so that the look is subtle and sexy, not harsh.

Step #5: Highlight

Run the EcoTools Highlighting Brush through a light, shimmery shadow and apply under the brow and also in the inner corner of the eye for a pop of brightness amongst all the dark smokiness.

AFTER

Aside from realizing I’ve gotten behind on grooming my eye brows, the smokey eye process was amazingly easy. Meredith Baraf, celebrity makeup artist, made learning how to do this myself so easy to follow with her step by step photos and the help of the the 6 piece brush set from ecoTOOLS.

I quickly realized that there is so much I can do at home with my make up routine that doesn’t take a lot of effort. In fact, I was able to recreate this look in less than 10 minutes.

You can also find more instructional videos below to recreate the same look or try a few new ones.

• How to create a cunning cat-eye
• How to create a flawless face
• How to create a sultry smoky eye
• How to create a touched-up face for day to night

The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.