Neutral Daytime Smokey Eye...

Happy Tuesday fellow bloggers :) I hope everyone's week was off to a great start. I recently was given a gift (thank you mama!) and it was a new ELF Palette that is a dupe for a Nordstrom Palette they recently put out. Here is the comparison:

Pretty close, right? The advantage of the ELF Palette is that is also includes three mini brushes, one which somewhat mimics the new NARS Contour Brush:

So many think that a Smokey Eye should only be for nightitme, but you can tone down smoky eyes so that they're daytime appropriate; it just comes down to color technique. The beautiful pairing of gray and mauve shadows is possibly the prettiest look of the season. Substituting gray or brown for black instantly makes a smoky eye more subtle—just keep the shadow close to your lid. Here is a link to my tutorial. Let me know if you try it out! xo