How to Get the Sexiest Smoky Eye of Your Life With Just 3 Shadows

Prep lids with a layer of Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion ($20) or concealer. The product erases redness and visible blue veins.

Use a fluffy eye shadow brush (like the one that comes in the Naked Smoky palette) to spread Combust from lash line to brow bone. The looser brush picks up less pigment, creating a sheer matte foundation for the smoky look.

Press the gunmetal glitter shade, Armor, on the inner corners of the eye with the tapered, flat eye shadow brush.

Press Armor on the outer corner of the eyes, too. Hold the brush flat to the lid at an angle to place shadow precisely from crease to lash line.

This should leave a blank space in the center of the lids.

Blend Armor down to the lower lash line. Use just the tip of the brush to press product under the lower lash line. In this case it's a bad idea to use a sweeping motion because that will cause fallout later on.

Blend Password into the outer corners and lower lash line using a fluffy shadow brush. Instead of using a windshield-wiper motion to soften shadow, sweep the brush in a circular pattern. The typical side-to-side move can leave harsh lines on the lids, but circles give a softer effect.

Apply Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Perversion ($20) on the top lash line. Then add the color to the tightline and waterline, too.

Use the smudger brush in the Naked Smoky palette to diffuse the black liner. To get even better blending, dip your brush in powder before you smudge.

As a final touch, add a few coats of Subversion Lash Primer ($20) and Perversion Mascara ($22).

For even more vamp, add a bold lip. This wine look was a combination of Liar Lip Pencil ($20), Sheer Revolution Lipstick in Liar ($22), and Apocalypse Lip Gloss ($22).