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Evening Eyes in 4 Easy Steps

Achieving after-dark eyes—the black liner, the smoky shadow—made simple by makeup artist Sandy Linter. (Get more tips from O's Guide to Gorgeous Eyes)
Evening Eye
Illustration by Jillian Tamaki
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STEP 2:
With a black eyeliner pencil, draw a line as close as possible to your upper lashes.

The Expert Says:
Hold your eyelid slightly taut and use the eyeliner pencil to draw dashes (instead of one long line) along your upper lashes. Then, with a small eyeliner brush, smudge the dashes together. At the outer corner of the eyes, extend the line up a bit toward your temples.
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From the February 2011 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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