Makeup of the Day: Dark Cocoa smokey eye

                    

1. With a big fluffy brush blend, in circular motions, Beaches & Cream all over your lids and crease, coming close to your brown bone. This will be our transition shade and will make all the other colors blend out easier.
2. Now take Creme Brulee on a more dense blending brush and buff that just into the crease, you will cover up some of the beaches and cream. You are now starting to create an gradient of the two colors.
3. Then take the color Caramelized with a pencil brush and once again place this into the crease(this may seem repetitive but its building a nice gradient from the crease to add depth and dimension to the finished eye).
4. Lastly, take Deep Cocoa on a stiff shader brush and pack on the deep brown color to the lid. And then take a clean blending brush and buff out the harsh line using circular motions. 

Achieving a smokey eye is simple once you understand that all it takes is blending and patience. One of my favorite YouTuber's, Jaclyn Hill, said " Blend until you hands and eyes hurt." Yes, I know that seems silly and slightly dramatic but she is so true. The more you blend the less harsh lines there will be and the more flawless your makeup will look. The great thing about smokey eyes is that anyone can rock one. So be courageous and be bold:)