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Thursday, 7 October 2010

One Year Giveaway!

Hey Dolls :)

In celebration of my blogging a year I decided to have a little giveaway! I have tried to choose some prizes that are quite personal to my blog...

First Prize




Illamasqua Bronzing Duo in Burnish/Glint.
Cath Kidston Emery Boards
Crown Jewelry Set


Second Prize




Cath Kidston Hand & Nail Set
Arrow Through the Heart Necklace



I use the illamasqua bronzing duo in every FOTD I do and still continue to get questions via email and comments about the product so thought it would be a good way for someone to try it! (A quick note I can use the duo at my palest and when I have a tan!). The Cath Kidston products are because I use a Cath Kidston background and if you've followed my blog for a while you will know Accessorize jewelry is my favorite!

I have also bought some lovely surprises to include shhhh!

The Rules
Write in the comments below what products make your favorite smokey eye! Easy! (You can tell me exact products or even just colours!)
Open Internationally
You must be a follower of my blog
Closing Date for Entries will be Thursday 21st of October 2010!
Winners chosen by random.org

Can't wait to read about your favorite eye shadow combinations!
Good Luck!

Love Nic
xoxo
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53 comments:

  1. Abbie7 October 2010 at 10:53

    Oh yay a giveaway! Lovely prizes :D
    I don't do black smokey eyes as I think it makes my eyes look even more small so I normally use browns.
    First off I put a little bourjois white e/s in the inner corners. (All other e/s are from UB book of shadows II)
    Then put a bit of UD sellout over it
    Then probs something like UD's YKD/Nylon
    Then pop Twice Baked in the crease & a touch of a matt black eyeshadow right in the crease
    I hope that sort of made sense xx

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  2. Anonymous7 October 2010 at 11:00

    I haven't really been into experimenting with my make-up for very long. My old faithful was just eyeliner, and lots of it! However since watching Youtube videos and reading other blogs it's made me more experimental!
    I really like MUA's pearl shades - they're very affordable and offer great payoff. However, even though I've only had it a couple of weeks I definately have to say my Urban Decay Naked Palette! It's a little box of perfect :)
    xxx

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  3. Claire7 October 2010 at 11:25

    I love using blue flame eyeshadow by Mac for a blue smokey eye, they are my favs.

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  4. Becka7 October 2010 at 11:39

    Aww happy 1 year :)
    Erm...right now, my favourite way to create a smokey eye is from my UD Naked palette! Be that a bronzed (Half Baked with Toasted and Hustle) or grey/black (Sin with Gunmetal). I'm in love with that palette :) xx

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  5. noheroinhersky7 October 2010 at 11:45

    wow! a whole year, well done!
    i've been loving the sleek storm palette recently. seems to be my go-to product recently. I love using the shimmery shades with the matt black to create a smokey eye! x

    noheroinherskyx.blogspot.com

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  6. Tash7 October 2010 at 12:07

    Happy Blog Birthday ^_^

    My favourite for a smokey eye at the moment is MAC's Expensive Pink with Antiqued as a crease and outer V colour. Such a subtle/cute smokey eye. I did a blog post about it a while back! I also bought one of Revlon's quads the day before yesterday in Blushed Wines, and that also makes a nice smokey eye ^_^ I think I'm a bit too noobish at the moment to use black in a smokey eye-- it always looks so messy and nasty for me :|

    [http://teapotforone.blogspot.com/]

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  7. Liss7 October 2010 at 12:40

    What a fab giveaway, thank you!

    My favourite way to do a smokey eye is to use purples, or blues or browns, I just cannot make black work on myself. I'm also loving Sleek's Storm palette, and otherwise I have a few MAC eyeshadows I adore using for a smokey eye, such as Deep Truth for a blue version, or Satin Taupe which I blend alone for a really subtle one sometimes.

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  8. Jen7 October 2010 at 13:17

    Happy Blog Birthday!

    My favourite smokey eye product has to be Sleek Graphite you can't beat it and you can create loads of different smokey eyes! x

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  9. natalielinsay7 October 2010 at 14:13

    i love doing a smudgey-smokey eyeliner look, i think a full on smokey doesn't always look right on me...

    i use urban decay's zero to line my upper lash line then blend it out with a brush or my finger, then take a matte black shadow and do the same over the top. then line the water line and tonnes and tonnes of mascara!!

    xoxo

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  10. Anonymous7 October 2010 at 14:24


    congratulations doll, your blog is always a great read. your posts are awesome and you seem so down to earth, I hope you keep on blogging :)

    Personally, I've always loved a bronze smokey eye, I think they complement any eye colour. Lately, I've taken a shining to adding cranberry or wine colours. I like to use a cream eyeshadow or MAC's Indianwood paintpot, add a shimmery bronze colour all over (I use a GOSH loose powder, I forgot what it's called :/), blend a matte brown colour in the crease then add a bit of MAC's Twinx on the bottom eyelid. Plus liquid eyeliner and lashings of mascara!

    Thanks for holding the giveaway, the prizes look gorgeous! Good luck to all :D

    xoxoxox

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  11. Caz7 October 2010 at 14:27

    Happy Blog Birthday!
    My favourite smokey eye is using the Sleek Original and Sleek Storm Palette and then lots of Urban Decay Eyeliner in Zero
    xxx

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  12. Louise - Freckled Elle7 October 2010 at 14:55

    For smokey eyes I don't use blacks, but either browns or blues, and I use the Sleek palettes for these looks :)
    Lashings of mascara is a must too!
    x

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  13. Cat7 October 2010 at 14:57

    ah you sexy little beast!! my favourite smokey eye is:
    mac smoke and diamonds on two thirds of the lid, mac club on the outer corner and a bit of carbon through the crease, then rimmel liquid liner and urban decay 24/7 liner in zero, then mac studio fix lash :) yumyumyumyumyum!!

    thank you for such a lovely giveaway! xoxoxox

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  14. Hannah7 October 2010 at 15:45

    happy blog birthday!
    lovely giveaway!

    to create a smokey eye i just use the "Sleek Storm Pallette" and a good black creamy eyelines and of course mascara!
    maybe even some false eyelashes !

    xxx

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  15. Irene Blushing Loves7 October 2010 at 15:51

    I love to create brown smokey eyes!Which is more light then the black one or a purple smokey!Love to use matte colours mixed with shimmery ones!!!
    Lovely giveway and enter me hun!!!
    irenego@hotmail.gr

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  17. Nadia7 October 2010 at 16:52

    enter me please :)

    my fav product for creating a smokey eye is the Graphite palette by Sleek

    xoxo

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  18. Emma7 October 2010 at 17:32

    I love MAC Patina, Tempting and Typographic for a smokey eye! Enter me please xx

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  19. Unknown7 October 2010 at 17:38

    Ooooh now this is hard, depends on what type of Smokey.. Browns/greys... Ok im gonna go with Browns.
    For me: Highlight- Mac Phloof.
    Lids: Mac Copper Sparkle and Old Gold
    Outer crease- Elf Socialite
    Lashing of mascara and Liner to add to the glam! ;)

    Enter me Please sweetie.
    emmalampkin@hotmail.co.uk

    x

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  20. Chloe7 October 2010 at 17:40

    i just smudge a black eyeliner on my upper lash line, then blend up to my crease, quick and lasts all day.. or night ;)

    chlo.sarge.14@hotmail.co.uk

    xxx

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  21. Lizzy7 October 2010 at 17:42

    such great prizes!
    my fave products for a smokey eye are a black matte eyeshadow (i use one from a Sleek palette), and then smoke it out with something like smog by urban decay as i dont like it being too dark. I finish off the look with a barry m eyeliner and Lash Blast mascara! x

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  22. Sarah@Blusherobsession7 October 2010 at 18:19

    i'm not too great at doing smokey eyes but if i do it i use bad gal as a base then nyx smokey look kit over the top and BLEND!

    satan_51@hotmail.com

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  23. Louisa7 October 2010 at 20:40

    Oooh! Happy birthday!
    My favourites are some browns from the Avon 8 in 1 neutral pallet.
    All the colours make great smokey eyes but in brown colours which I think are more flattering on me.
    lulu91@hotmail.co.uk
    xx

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  24. Sheefa F7 October 2010 at 21:30

    As opposed to traditional black's, I like using shimmery browns, minks and taupes to achieve that smoked out look. I am not really brand specific in achieving that but I usually end up using these colors from the Sleek palettes. Cheap and Effective :)

    Congrats on the blog birthday btw!

    getgawjus@hotmail.com
    Shifa

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  25. xladx8 October 2010 at 00:21

    Happy Blog birthday!!!

    For smokey eyes I use what ever eyeliner I have on me - I swap so often to line how far out I want it then I use the sleek palette to create the effect. I love smokey eyes :D

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  26. unleash_the_bats8 October 2010 at 01:41

    For smokey eyes, I usually use a dark base, whether it be a normal black eyeliner pencil or NYX Black Bean jumpo pencil. I make sure I blend it out really well! Then, depending on my mood, where I'm going and what I'm wearing, I'll place matte black eyeshadow on, then a sparkly coloured eyeshadow over the top. Creates a gorgeous look! For example, either of the mineralize eyeshadows from Venomous Villains would be perfect! Or I have used 'Later' pigment from MAC's Alice and Olivia collection. So pretty!

    Happy blog birthday!

    my _ chemical _ princess at hotmail . com

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  27. jennie8 October 2010 at 18:20

    If I attempt any kind of proper smokey eye I end up looking like a panda or someone who's been punched very hard in the face. Darn my crappy little eyes! Instead I opt for some kind of shimmery copper colour over the lid with lots of smudged black eyeliner & a big flick. :)

    Lovely giveaway sweets ♥

    sailorjennie@googlemail.com

    xoxo

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  28. tennille9 October 2010 at 05:22

    a smokey eye is my favorite kind of eye! when i do it i tend to use NYX white jumbo pencil all over the lid, plus around my inner corner, then go over it with NYX white pigment, in the middle i blend a silvery smokey grey from MaxFactor and in the outer crease & a little above i use the MaxFactor black from my starstudded eyeshadow pallete!

    gorgeous giveawy, congratulations on 1 year!

    tennille_xx@hotmail.com

    xo

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  29. Unknown9 October 2010 at 23:38

    Happy Blog Birthday Nic :D

    Ahhh smokey eyes!! I love using browns to make a smokey eye and I adore using my About Face mineral shadows in Twinkle Dazzle Delight (inner corner), Minimal Damage (middle of the lid), and Because I Said So on the outer corner and blended up into the crease). I always top it off with e.l.f. Studio Cream Eye Liner and a couple of coats of 17 Wild Curls mascara :D Voila.

    dottiekblog@gmail.com xx

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  30. Hannah10 October 2010 at 11:20

    Happy Blog Birthday!!
    I have two favourite smokey eye combos.
    The first I feel is slightly cheating, but I love smokin' eyes by benefit, so simple to do and so so pretty! I also like benefit big beautiful eye kit for a more toned done smokey eye!

    I love wearing all that glitters all over the lid, woodwinked on the outer v and carbon in the crease. Black track gel liner and lashings of mascara make the perfect smokey eye!!

    <3

    hannaelouise.blogspot.com
    hannabowenyoung@hotmail.co.uk

    <3

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  31. Sherrie 10 October 2010 at 14:32

    WOW! Great Giveaway :)
    For a smokey eye I love using Benefits Bad Gal, this is a must its so soft and easy to use. First off I use Boots No7 Eyeshadow Truffle! If you haven't checked this colour out then next time your at the counter have a look its so pretty and can be worn over the lid on its own. Then I apply a small ammount of Black shadow from Sleeks Sunset palette and blend this very carefully into the crease a quarter of the way and a little underneath the lower lashes. I then apply Bad Gal along the top lash line and VERY softly along the lower lash line and then use a Mac 212 to go over the liner whilst blending and buffing slightly to create that smokey eye effect and then to finish off my fav mascara Cliniques High Impact Curling Mascara :) There sorry for long post lol, got carried away really like this look.

    Sherrie x
    sherriesueandrews@hotmail.com

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  32. Sylvie Helen10 October 2010 at 15:07

    Great giveaway :)And well done on a whole year!
    My favourite smokey eye is with pale pinks and dark greys, as it's a little easier to wear than blacks. I love using Sleek storm for the pinks and that dark, slatey grey. I finish it off with black liner smudged into the lashes and smoked out. And a hella lotta mascara! A brown smokey can never go far wrong either...
    Sylvie xx
    sylviesmusings@gmail.com

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  33. Stacey11 October 2010 at 11:08

    ♥ Happy Birthday to youuu Happy Birthday to youuu Happy Birthday Magics in the Make-upppp Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuu :) ♥

    For my smokey eye i love using browns & creams instead of blacks as i think its a much easier color to wear and doesnt look as harsh on my skin tone! If i want to make it have abit more umph i use lashing of mascara and a good set of falsies!

    ♥ ♥

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  34. Harpreet11 October 2010 at 22:17

    For my smokey eye i would use brown or black and use the sleek storm pallet, with lots o5f black eye liner and false lashes!

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  35. LillianZahra12 October 2010 at 19:24

    Happy Blog Birthday!
    Those prizes look so lovely :) Enter me please!
    My favourite smokey eye look is to use my NYX Smokey Eye palette which has 9 eyeshadow shades along with my L'Oreal Superliner in Carbon Gloss and lots and lots and LOTS of black mascara (Rimmel Lash Accelerator is my current favourite).
    x

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  36. Yours Truly12 October 2010 at 21:41

    Nice idea for comments!
    What makes a great smokey eye for myself is NARS Lili Marlene creme eyeshadow. It is the perfect base because it is slightly sticky--so I can use loose pigments over top, and the color is a cool dark gray--so using more colors than just blacks, silvers, and grays still works, without making the whole look so dark and flat.

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  37. Joy13 October 2010 at 21:47

    I use Gun Metal all over the lid, Creep in the outer corner/crease and Virgin as an underbrow highlight (from the UD Naked Palette) with lots of black liquid eyeliner and mascara :)

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  38. Karleigh14 October 2010 at 16:28

    For smokey eyes I like to use bronzes and dark browns rather then blacks as I think the bronze sets off my blue eyes better and doesn't look as harsh! I seem to use my Urban Decay Get Baked palette alot when creating smokey eyes, I've had it for years and I LOVE IT. Teamed with my kajal liner and lots of mascara xxxxxxxxxx

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  39. Kat15 October 2010 at 00:54

    Heya!

    I think im pretty boring cuase my standard smokey eye is just some reds and browns. I did try some blues but I get scared i look like someone punched me or something LOL

    katch05 at gmail dot com

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  40. Beth.15 October 2010 at 13:49

    Happy blog birthdayyy :D
    I love a good neautraly brown smokey eye. At the moment I have been constantly using the naked palette. Virgin as highlight and inner third, buck outer two thirds and hustle in the crease :)
    - beth x
    beautymarked24@gmail.com

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  41. Monika Lintang Retnani15 October 2010 at 19:55

    I realy love NYX Winter in Moscow Silver Gray Smokey Look! Great.

    monikalintang@hotmail.com

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  42. Tabitha15 October 2010 at 21:57

    I love urban decays pencil liner in zero on top of something like macs retrospeck, smoked out with a 219 brush! :) x

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  43. Laura15 October 2010 at 23:03

    Happy blog birthday sweetie! I follow you via Bloglovin' :)
    I love using MAC's Sable all over the lid with Urban Decay's Oilslick in the crease & slicking some black liquid liner on, as well as brown pencil liner to the waterline!
    xo

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  44. Unknown17 October 2010 at 17:50

    Great giveaway hun :) My signature smokey eye is soft ochre paintpot then with shroom all over the lid then sable on outer half of eye followed up with antiqued on the outer corner and in the crease :) All products are from mac!I love this smokey eye and it really suits brown & blue eyes really makes them pop!

    Eloise xoxo

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  45. Lisa17 October 2010 at 19:08

    I love both Black and brown smokey eyes.

    For brown smokey eyes I use MAC All that Glitters on the lid and MAC Sable in the crease.

    For Black/Grey smokey eyes I tend to use the Sleek Graphite pallette which has everything you need in there :)

    xxx

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  46. charlotte 17 October 2010 at 19:18

    i think browns :)
    enter me :) xx

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  47. binia17 October 2010 at 19:59

    I love a good ol' brown/gold smokey eye!

    - To start with, I use MAC's Patina all over the lid (occasionally the nudey colour from Sleek's storm pallette),
    - Then either the gold from the Sleek storm pallette or MAC's Amber Lights in the outer bit of my eye, fanning out in a V sorta shape.
    -I then use MAC's Tempting (all time favourite) in the crease and blend blend blend.
    - Using Bobbi Brown gel eye liner in Brown, I do cat flicks.
    - I finish with Rimmel's soft kohl pencil in brown smudged on the outer third of my bottom lashes and two coats of Este Lauder's Projectionist mascara.

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  48. Nikki18 October 2010 at 15:04

    Great Giveaway!! I dont normally do a smokey eye, but when I do:
    - I use browns because it brings out my eye colour a bit more
    - I use a peachy colour all over the lid like Estee Lauder Honey Lust
    - I then put MAC Fluidline in Dipdown on my upper and lower lash line and smudge quickly because it dries so quickly.
    - I then line the upper lash line again to make it a bit deeper in colour, maybe add in a bit of colour like navy for something interesting.
    - Line my upper and lower waterline with a brown eyeliner
    - add loads of mascara and DONE! :)

    Sexy eyes fast :)
    xx

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  49. Anonymous18 October 2010 at 20:44

    ooooh i LOVE a good smokey brown eye! I do it daily with out fail, just winged liner looks too blah on me.. the dark to light shadows really give my eyes more depth and more interest :D

    I love love loooove using three shades from the Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland palette..

    *Drink me, eat me ~ nude champagne colour
    * Mad Hatter ~ gorgeous mid tone brown
    * Jabberwocky ~ black with glitter

    OMG by far my favourite combo without a shadow of a doubt ;)

    THEN either a gel liner (any will do) or squiggle of bourjois black pen liner (♥) and gel liner smudged under my waterline/urban decay ZERO black liner smudge in, then a little shadow toset it and smoke it oooout and lashings of fiber mascara and voila! Big round smokey eyes :D xxxxx

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  50. KIM STAM19 October 2010 at 15:18

    My classic smokey eye is with Mac Copperplate, Carbon & Smolder.

    Would love to win!!!

    K. x

    kim.stamiris@gmail.com

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  51. Thifa19 October 2010 at 21:29

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  52. Sophie20 October 2010 at 13:47

    My fave smokey eye combo is to use a black base on my lid, then a black matte shadow over it, with lots of shimmery brown blended above and it the crease. Some full lashes and I am good to go!

    Sophsterlicious (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  53. Ashlie Nicole21 October 2010 at 20:17

    I look awful with a black smokey eye so tend to use browns or greens. :)

    ashliemarie6@hotmail.com

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