Neutralize It, Two Jaw-Dropping Smoky Eyes You Can Do at Home

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Apply a base color over your eyelid, like MAC Pro Longwear Paint Pot in Quite Natural.

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Next, blogger Angela Grigoryan uses the Saucebox Creme De La Creme Palette and a flat brush to apply eyeshadow in Black Widow to the lid. "Pat, don't swipe, or you will have a metric ton of fallout. Keep it focused on the lid and avoid the cream."

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Blend the black eyeshadow gently into the crease, but avoid going too high up across the brow bone. (You want to stay away from that dreaded raccoon look.)

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Use your paint pot in Quite Natural along the lower lashline, sweeping from the outer corner of the eye halfway across.

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Repeat the previous step using Black Widow, then add black eyeliner (pictured is Anastasia Beverly Hills Covet Waterproof Eyeliner in Noir) to your waterline.

Smoky eye makeup is a standard look for a night out, a special occasion, or hey, just because you're feeling sexy. However there's a fine line between a masterfully smudged and blurred smoky eye and an eye makeup look that's simply a mess.

Angela Grigoryan and Samantha Ravndahl, the beauty bloggers and freelance makeup artists behind Bat a Lash Beauty, break down two smoky eye looks step-by-step so you can get it just right. After you've mastered the basic smoky eye, move on the a whole other level -- the rocker smoky eye. You'll be a pro in no time.

Two Jaw-Dropping Smoky Eyes You Can Do at Home

Intimidated by eye makeup? Try this foolproof tutorial for sexy, smoky eyes

Neutralize It

Darken It

Blend & Buff

Line Your Lashes

A Little More Color

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