5 tips to help you master a smokey eye

We can thank Sophia Loren and many other Hollywood actresses for bringing that sultry, smokey look to the big screen. It's timeless and trendy all at once, but it can be intimidating at first go.
A good smokey look is sexy and polished. Choose your shadows ahead of time to make sure everything will blend together (yes, you still need to blend). You can even make it work appropriate by opting for a light to medium shade on the lid instead of going full-on glam. Grab your tools and get smokin'.
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1. Prime for perfection
Have you ever done a smokey look only to discover your eye shadow has traveled below your eyes and beyond? Keep those colors in place with a quality primer.
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2. Hashtag to get done now
Morning get away from you? You can still rock a smokey eye in minutes with this great hashtag trick. Simply use a creamy eye pencil to draw a slightly slanted hashtag at the outer edge of your eye.
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Blend with your finger or a smudging tip to achieve a gradient effect.
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3. Concentrate on your lash line and outer corner
One way to create a wearable smokey eye is to focus the color in just two areas: your lash line and the outer corner. This brings more attention to your eyes without making them look heavy and too dark. Get the step-by-step tutorial here for the look below.
4. Play with color
A smokey eye doesn't necessarily need to be in the deep brown or charcoal zone. If you love color, try this smokey look with deep teal for a sultry, romantic slant.
5. Clean up any fallout
Smokey definitely doesn't mean messy, but a lot of pigmented shadows have the unflattering habit of settling below your eye. Cleansing water (also known as micellar water) works great at removing unwanted shadow. For more, check out these 3 ways to prevent eyeshadow fallout.
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