Though your K’s daily recipe for face — for years — has been porcelain skin, a quick brush of blush, a smudge of pink gloss, and piles of black eyeshadow and pounds of midnight mascara for a smoky eye, I’m up for upgrading my look.

I.e., I’m considering buying so mignon makeup artist Carmindy’s The 5-Minute Face to figure out how to smoke out my eyes in a record five minutes instead of my usual 10.

Less the stale beauty gospel of “though shalt love thy flaws, ladies” — though I’m sure there’s a few choruses throughout — the beautilicious bible vibes a more grounded, gracious how-to, after checking beauty blog  Delush’s snippets: 

Smoky Eyes Color Tip, page 138:

“You don’t have to wear black, charcoal, or brown eye shadow to achieve a smoky look; all kinds of hues, from plums to greens to blues, will work. The key is to keep the liners and the shadows in the same color family.”

Gotcha, gorgeous.  It’s just like when you’re styling right for p.m. play — your too-tall heels ought to complement your frock, which ought to rock right with your arm candy.

‘Tis terrible when your boy rocks navy against all your best black.