you know, I always had the same problem with the smoky eye look. I found out a great way to do it. I put on a color of eyeshadow (or two) in the first 2/3 of my eye and then pat pat pat very little black or brown or whatever in the last 1/3 and crease. Then you can slowly work up to the darkness that works for you. I've found that if I do the swipy motion, it looks bad, and if you do a lot at a time, it looks bad. You can add more color, but it's very difficult to remove it without taking off alll your makeup. Hope I helped!