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She never complained about anything; it was a pleasure meeting her and her friends and making sure that the French Open was ticked off their bucket list. It’s meeting guests like Evelyn that makes organizing these trips so rewarding – you’re never too old to enjoy great tennis!

It’s the iconic party look, says Vicci Bentley. But an editor once told me, she’d taken a straw poll round the office on whether anyone over-50 should do a smoky eye. Her 20-something assistants gave the thumbs down – they couldn’t cope with the idea of their mums rocking a sultry look.

Well, how very ageist and really rather jejune. But there is a danger zone here. On older eyes, smeary shadow looks louche at best, derelict at worst and oddly weary in between.

And let’s face it, perfect liner’s a terrifying challenge even if you lids aren’t wrinkly. On the other hand, senior eyes do need definition – something I’ve found especially since my hair’s been grey. The good news is, that a smoky eye doesn’t have to be perfect to make your eyes ‘pop’ in a good way. Relax – the beauty’s in the blur, t Louise Heywood reassures us.

Here’s the way to go. Layer the liner 1: Prime lids with flesh-toned cream shadow or concealer from lashline to browbone.

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This blocks out any redness and gives colour products a smooth, blendable base. 2: To avoid a smoky-eye looking heavy, it’s important to concentrate all colour on the outer lids and keep keeping the inner third ‘nude’. So, for basic defining, work a soft, inky black pencil liner between the lashes all along the upper lashline (no need to be precise). Then smudge outwards and upwards a quarter of the way towards the lid crease.

3: Now layer matt plum over the black, smudge-blending upwards into the crease with a brush. Whatever your eye colour, plummy tones will magically intensify it, while making whites look brighter. Autocad for mac student version. We used creamy. 4: Top with a sheeny bronze for an elegant, low-key sparkle, working right into the creaseline. We used 5: Here’s the really clever bit. Starting where your lashes start, trace your black pencil liner inside the upper waterline (to do this, gently pull your lid up to expose the pink under-rim).