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Best Smoky Eye Tutorial with Dulce Candy A smoky eye is one of those eye makeup techniques that doesn't seem very hard until you try to execute it. If a smoky eye is your personal struggle, this tutorial from beauty blogger Dulce Candy will up your game in no time.

Dulce shows us how to create the dramatic eye look by starting with a white bristled brush (they pick up less product) and holding it at the very end to ensure a light touch, gradually building the smoky eye from lightest to darkest colors. She shows us how to add black shadow by using a flat brush -- "packing" the color onto the lid then using a fluffier brush to blend and smudge outward. She accentuates the eye shadow with a lighter brown shade, lines the eye and uses a lash curler before applying mascara -- all to really make the eye pop. The woman knows her brushes, and it shows. The end result is a gorgeous, black smoky eye.

Dulce's Tools: LORAC Pro Matte Eyeshadow Palette, $28, M.A.C. Paint Pot, $22, Kevyn Aucoin Basic Black Eyeliner, $26, Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Mascara, $26

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