Below we have the 'loved by everyone' smokey eye and nude lip combo. The smokey eye is far easier to do than everyone seems to think. All you need is a good eye primer, some black eye shadow, a black kohl eyeliner and enough mascara to sink a ship. You can add in there a blue, brown or grey shadow but I find for your straight up smokey eye it isnt that important.
Start off with the eye primer. A good one to use is the M.A.C Prep and PrimeM.A.C Prep and Prime. Use a foundation brush to coat your eyelids and this will not only help eyeshadow stay in place, it will also help when it comes to blending and creating lighter and darker contours over the lid.
Next is eyeliner. I do my eyeliner before my eyeshadow as you can better judge the balance...you don't wanna go too heavy! M.A.C's Eye Kohl Liner in Smoulder is a great one to use as it is easy to smudge but also very easy to rub off should you make a mistake. Use this liner along the wet-line of your eye and create a thick line from one end to the other end of your eye-lid. With a smudging brush, do just that! Smudge to create a thicker line. This will also reduce the darkness of the liner.
Now once you've established how dark you want to go, use a black shadow to match on your upper eyelid. Sticking with the M.A.C theme, go with Eye Shadow in Carbon. Slowly apply the shadow with an eyebrush, keeping it darker around the outter lid and lighter on the inner lid. Once you have done this, use a clean brush to smudge the shadow in an upwards motion as far as you're comfortable wearing. Don't go to high, you'll wind up looking like Morticia Adams.
Once you have completed all this, slather on layer upon layer of mascara. A great mascara that DOESN'T break the piggy bank is the Napoleon Set Pasarella Mascara in black.
As an extra little cautionary suggestion, try M.A.C's Fix+ Spritzer. It will set your hard work in place and keep it from fading or running or smudging or creasing.
Good Luck!
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