There are many ways to create a smokey eye, but the Classic Black Smokey Eye is one of the most dramatic and sultriest ways to wear it. This classic look is characterized by a black eye shadow that starts from your upper lash line and is blended upwards to just past your crease. Black eye pencil and eye shadow are also smudged/swept along the entire lower lash line to give an edgier look. When I wear this type of smokey eye, I like to use a shimmery black pigment or eye shadow on top of a black base, like MAC Greasepaint Stick in “Slick Black” (which I used here) or MAC Paint Pot in “Blackground”.
EYES
- MAC Paint Pot in “Soft Ochre” (entire lid)
- MAC Greasepaint Stick in “Slick Black” (lower lid)
- MAC Limited Edition E/S in “Femme Fi” (highlight)
- MAC Pigment in “Dark Soul” (apply dry on top of Slick Black on lower lid)
- Milani E/S in “Storm” (apply and blend on outer V and along entire crease; also smudge along entire lower lash line with a pencil brush like MAC 219)
- MAC Limited Edition Kohl Power Eye Pencil in “Feline” (lower waterline)
- Inglot AMC Eyeliner Gel in “77″ (upper lash line)
- Maybelline The Falsies Volum’Express Waterproof Mascara in “Very Black” (two coats on top and one coat on bottom lashes)
CHEEKS
- Benefit Bronzing Powder in “Hoola” (contour)
- MAC Powder Blush in “Cubic” (on apples)
LIPS
- MAC Slimshine L/S in “Bare”
If you’re looking for a more wearable, everyday smokey eye, then check out my Smokey Eye technique! 
I love this look!!! Is there anyway you can do a step by step tutorial, because I would definitely like to try this out
Oh WOW – SMOKIN! Always beautiful and perfectly blended. I’ve tried the smokey eye thing, doesn’t work for me, I just look like I got beat up.
P.S. I love that lippie colour
Thanks Mandy! I’ve been thinking about creating a tutorial for this type of smokey eye (in addition to my more wearable smokey eye tutorial) — I’m just not sure when yet! Technique posts take a lot of time to put together, but I’m sure I’ll cover this eventually.
Thanks Lily!
There was a time when I, too, thought that this type of smokey eye wouldn’t work for me and would just make me look like I got two black eyes LOL So maybe with some adjustments on the placement, you can totally rock it! 
Wycee:
You definitely deserve more credit than you receive for your posts. I did my make up and tried taking close ups to send you and it was just impossible to get a good shot where you could see the colors well. I gave up after like 5 tries so all power to you! You can’t find step by step tutorials like yours hardly anywhere and I have googled many times!
Wycee, you probably already know this…. but Sephora has a Hello Kitty Collection! I know you are a lover of Hello Kitty and thought I’d share that with you for the off chance you didn’t already know! They have a cute mirror with gems shaped like hello kitty, Must see!
Hi Jesi! That’s so nice of you to say.
Try taking pictures using macro mode on your camera with flash in a well-lit room or without flash in daylight. As for Sephora’s Hello Kitty Beauty Collection, the packaging is too cute but I wasn’t impressed with the quality of the makeup in the palette. : I would’ve liked to see the brush set, but they didn’t have it at two different locations I visited. Thanks for remembering my love for Hello Kitty though! 
I love black smokey eye makeup! thanks for sharing.
Thanks Aaria!