How To: Smoky Eyes — by Guest Mom Allison Czarnecki

I adore smokey eyes more than words. There's something so gorgeously alluring about them, and they look really complicated and intricate so you can trick people into thinking you spend a lot of time on your makeup. Because stuff like that matters.

I've long coveted the eye makeup of someone whose name rhymes with Jim Bardashian. I can't bring myself to say her real name, but her make-up is ridiculous. And by ridiculous I mean awesome. So, I *might* have spent some time on her website and some more time looking at magazine shots of her face. *Sigh*, I know.

We're back to square one. Remember the blank canvas? Pretend the pictures are right here because that's where you want to start.






That wasn't even hard at all, right? And I need to point out that a smokey eye doesn't have to be done with black, it can be done with any color. Smokey is just a style. Purple is really hot this fall and I'm dying to do a smokey eye in plum.



Never ever, ever leave the house with smokey eyes and red lipstick. It's too much. Nude lips are what you're after. And by that I mean almost opaque beige. Or you can go with Saavex, which I do on a regular basis.

Wasn't that fun? I honestly can't help myself when it comes to cosmetics. Thanks so much for having me on Design Mom this week, I had a ball. And my crazy talented dear friend wanted me to point out that I never mentioned where my husband was from when I told you he's an immigrant, like it must have been a bad place. For the record, he's Polish.

You can find more of Allison at Petit Elephant.