Hi. I'm Melissa Matthews, beauty editor for Woman's Day Magazine. And today, I'm gonna show you how to create a sexy smokey eye in five simple steps. Step one: before you begin, dab your eyelids with moisturizer, then foundation. This will help prime the skin so that the eye shadow will stay in place. Step two: with an eye shadow brush, apply dark grey or black shadow from your upper lash line to just above the crease, so the color is visible when your eyes are open. On top of that grey shadow, apply a jewel-toned shadow, such as green or purple to brighten up and add dimension. Step three: using a blending brush, apply rose-colored eye shadow with side to side strokes along the top of the dark shadow line to blend and soften the color. Step four: beginning at the center of the top lash line and working inward, apply black liquid eyeliner staying as close to the lash line as possible. Then, continue the line from the center to the outer corner. Step five: apply a peach- or pink-toned concealer to the area just below your brow bone and to the inner corners of each eye to further soften and brighten the color. Avoid yellow-toned concealers because they can give the eyes a tired grey shield. Then, curl lashes and apply two coats of mascara. I'm Melissa, and that's how to create a sexy smokey eye.

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