Your Personal Makeup Artist Make Up Tips, Tricks, and Techniques from Professional Make Up Artists

Even though you may not have the help of a professional celebrity makeup artist, you can still easily get the same results with these insider tips! Here are some easy techniques to use to get Kim Kardashian's sultry smoky eyes for your everyday wear.

The best way to achieve this look is to start out with simple and flawless face makeup. Apply a powder or liquid foundation, and make sure that it matches your skin tone well for an even coverage. When you are doing a smoky eye look, it is always best to downplay the rest of your features so that you can focus on your beautiful eye makeup. Apply a peach or pink blush to the apples of your cheeks in a swirling motion, and you can optionally dust a bronzer as well over your skin to complete your look.

For your lips, use a very nude and subtle color that matches your skin tone. Apply a lip liner in the same color, and top with a clear gloss to give a shiny finish. Now that you have the lips down, you can focus on the rest of your eye makeup application!

Kim Kardashian obviously wears very large false eyelashes, and if you do want to make your eyes stand out, you may want to consider doing the same. However, for everyday wear, it is much better to use a half lash strip or lash buds because they look more subtle. Apply the false eyelashes first, and allow them to dry completely. Next, use a dark charcoal color, and apply it as eyeliner with your contour brush. This is a very precise application, and it is best to use an eyeshadow pigment applied with a contour brush because you want the eyeliner to look slightly smudgy. You can smudge the eyeliner with a clean makeup brush or a Q-tip to complete this smoky look.

Apply a deep gray or charcoal eyeshadow to your entire eyelid, and smudge that eyeshadow application as well. Finish up your eye makeup by using a neutral color that matches your skin tone to blend into your brow bone. Blending is absolutely the best thing that you can do for any eye makeup application, and it helps to complete this smoky eye look. Finally, go back over your makeup, and again, use your contour brush and charcoal eye pigment to reline your top lash line to create a smoky effect. Finish by applying a black lengthening mascara, which you can apply over your false and natural eyelashes, if you are using them.

Remember, the whole fun of the smoky eye is that it is messy and beautiful! You can go much messier than Kim Kardashian's smoky eye if you want to, depending on your style. When you are applying smoky eye makeup, it is also preferable to lightly color in your eyebrows to polish the look. Use an eyeshadow pigment that is the same color as your hair to naturally sweep into your eyebrows with your makeup brush for light and even coverage.