Hi guys! One of my favorite subbies, Karen aka Blueeyez21389, requested I repost my tutorial on the smoky eye look. Smoky eyes are beautiful, especially the way Kim Kardashian rocks it out. But my version is a little more silver, a little less black. I just don't feel that black is very wearable as an eye color, most of the time. It is very beautiful and dramatic but my version is super sexy, too....just a little less dark. With lots of silver and shimmer, this is a major sultry look. So, let's get to it!

What You Need: I prefer to give colors, then include the brand and color I actually used. This way you can duplicate the look even if you don't have the same products and tools that I used. The actual products & tool are listed in Italics but remember; always use what you have! Find similar colors, regardless of brand, and follow my steps and viola! a beautiful, daytime smoky eye! Some eyeshadow colors may be less pigments than other but just keep patting on the color until the desired shade is reached. 

Here's a pic of the actual Smoky Eye Edition eyeshadows. I also added links to the products and tools. :-)

• any eye primer- Skin Vitamins, silver sparkle cream eyeshadow (concealer or cream eyeshadow can substitute regular eye primer- the silver cream shadow made the silver eyeshadow really pop)
• light silver shimmer eyeshadow with heavy pigment: e.l.f. BeautyBook: Smoky Eye Edition- last row, color 1
• medium silver shimmer eyeshadow with heavy pigment: e.l.f. BeautyBook: Smoky Eye Edition- last row, color 2
• traditional black eyeshadow: e.l.f. BeautyBook: Smoky Eye Edition- last row, color 4
• highlight eyeshadow- color of your choice: Cleo jumbo eyeshadow pencil- Sand Castle
• black eyeliner pencil: e.l.f. Brightening Eye Liner- black
• mascara: Covergirl Eyelights- Black Sapphire
• Brushes: MAC 249- Large Shader brush, MAC 224 Tapered Blending brush, e.l.f. Defining Eye brush, 2 Q-tips

How You Do It: Remember, use what you have!

1. Apply eye primer from your upper lash line to your brow bone and a small amount under the bottom lashes. Because I used a shimmery silver cream eyeshadow for my primer, I applied it with a Q-tip to avoid getting my brushes stiff and covered in cream eyeshadow.
2. With the MAC 249 (or any eyeshadow brush of your choice), apply a good amount of the light silver shimmer shadow from your upper lash line to your crease. If you make small, patting motions, there will be less eyeshadow cast off around your eye and it will really help the powder shadow adhere to the primer for a more vibrant color.
3. Using the other side of the same brush, apply the medium silver color to your outer corner and about 1/3 of the way onto your lid. Then bring this color down from the corner and line the bottom lash line. Your bottom lash line should meet the eyelid corner evenly. This brings the eye together. Using the side of the brush the light silver shade was applied with, make very small back and forth motions at the point on the eyelid where silver meets black. This softens any harsh lines and allows the lids to look as if the colors flow evenly from light to dark. Do not over blend or your colors will be muddy.
4. With the Defining eye brush, add the black color from the outer corner to your crease. Do not go below the crease onto the lightest silver and do not cover the medium silver in the outer corner. Instead, start at the outside corner and move up then across the crease area. Move back and forth along the crease until the desired color is reached. I went deep black to really create a smoky eye. Because we are only adding the black to the crease area, it will really contrast with the silver shades for serious depth and vibrancy.
5. With the MAC 224 (or any crease/ blending brush), add the highlight color under the eyebrow, down to the black. Then work this color around the inner corner of your eye. Adding the lightest color to your inner corner will really open up your eyes.
6. Blend, blend, blend and when you think you are down blend some more. Use the same blending brush and begin by making small windshield wiper motions where the highlight meets the black. This softens the line where the colors meet. Then, blend the outer corner by making small circles where you applied the black only. This will lift the black slightly so it touches the lower part of your brow bone. Finally, run the blending brush back and forth across the lid to soften the color, hide any harsh lines and create a smooth transition from light to dark color. The black should be darkest at the outer eye corner and gradually softening across the crease toward the inner corner. Keep blending until the result is satisfying for you.
7. Use a Q-tip (or a pencil makeup brush) to smoke out the eyeshadow at the lower last line. Run the Q-tip back and forth across the darkest silver color we applied to the lower lash line until it is blurred. No straight, harsh lines in a smoky eye!
8. Line the upper lash line and lower water line with the black eyeliner. Apply several coats of mascara.

The Smoky Eye is all done! Remember, makeup tutorials provide the 'how to' behind specific looks. The results are whatever you make them. You are the one wearing the makeup so use colors that work for your skin tone, hair and eye color, and preference. Blend more for a lighter smoky eye, blend less for a darker smoky eye. The best thing about smoky eye look is that it can be done with any colors and the results will always be fabulous!

Til next time.....<3 Missie <3