Close-up, six-panel step-by-step guide for applying smoky eye makeup with brown and dark grey eyeshadow.

mini Smoky Eye — Visual Step-by-Step 1. Prep Skin: Clean, moisturized, and primed. Imagine a smooth, even canvas. Eyes: Apply a thin layer of eye primer across lid to prevent creasing. 2. Transition color Where: Soft wash in the crease. Shade: Medium matte brown or taupe. How it looks: A soft, diffused shadow about the width of a pencil eraser above the eyelid crease, blended so there’s no hard edge when you look straight on. 3. Deepen the crease Where: Directly in the crease and slightly above toward the outer corner. Shade: Darker matte brown or muted plum. How it looks: A subtle, curved shadow sculpting the eye socket—think of adding depth behind the transition color, blended outward in a small “V” at the outer edge. 4. Lid color (smoky focal) Where: Mobile lid from lash line up to the crease. Shade: Matte or satin charcoal, deep gray, or black. How it looks: Intense at the lash line, gradually softer toward the crease. Visualize a gradient from darkest at the lashes to lighter near the crease. 5. Outer corner intensity Where: Outer third of the lid in a small “V.” Shade: Deep black or very dark brown. How it looks: Concentrated dot of darkness at the outermost corner that anchors the eye; blend inward so it fades into the lid color. 6. Lower lash line Where: Smudge along the lower lashes from outer corner to mid-eye. Shade: Same as crease or lid color. How it looks: Soft, smoky line mirrored beneath the eye—connects to the outer corner to create continuity. 7. Highlight See more