What I Learned as a Makeup Artist From Other Lead Makeup Artists Backstage at NYFW

It can often seem like the only way to blend a smoky eye is with the brush you used your dark shadow with. But the truth is actually the opposite. Kendal relied on MAC's #221 brush brush without any product on it to go back in and diffuse the entire look.

"I used a clean brush to soften the edges and make it look more like a shadow," she explained. This is a great tip for diffusing a shadow color that you may have layered too much of and also an easy way to blend your eye shadow colors together.