I am by no means an expert at applying makeup. I would consider myself to be a beginner. The smokey-eye look is a classic look that, in my opinion, will never go out of style. For years, I have been trying to achieve the smokey-eye look but the end result is always me looking like a raccoon. The shades included in this kit made is very easy to achieve my desired look. I will admit that when I first began to apply the eyeshadow, I wasn't confident that these colors had enough contrast to give me the look I was going for. I used the angled brush to blend the shades and my opinion had completely changed.
The Hazelnut shade is a beautiful gray shade. I used this shade to apply to my entire lid and to line my lower lash line. I think gray compliments most eyes and this shade would also look great when worn alone. When blended, the gray transforms into a darker gray-brown. Kettle is a rich brown shade and I applied this in my crease. The last shade Ecstasy is a dark shimmery black shade. I used this in the corner of my eye and also has a liner on my top tip. The angled brush that I received was very soft and made it easy to apply and blend the eyeshadow. I used to opposite end of the brush to apply the shadow as a liner. I did wet the bristles of the liner side and noticed the bristles stuck together. As you can see, this had no impact on the brush's performance. I was able to easily glide the brush/shadow across my upper and lower lash line with extreme precision. This brush is amazing! Normally, I have problems with smudging, and I didn't have that problem with this brush. This kit is great for beginners!
