No, the two shades are slightly different,

The best way to do a simple smokey eye is to start by curling your lashes and applying two coats of a volumizing mascara. Then line the upper lashes with a brown or charcoal-grey eyeliner, which is less harsh than black liner. You don't have to be fancy, just smudge it close to the lashes from tear-duct to the outer corner, and then take your finger (or smudging tool) and smudge the line upwards towards the crease. Try to smudge evenly so there's no weird line where the color stops near the crease. Take a medium-to-dark colored shadow (either brown, grey, or eggplant/purple--Pushup, Erotica, Honey Pot, or Cocoa Puff are good) and pat it on with your fingertip or a shadow brush up to the crease (tip: fold a square of tissue in half and hold it under your bottom lashes to catch shadow that drops down).

I personally don't apply the dark shadow in the creases bc it tends to look too dark, but rather use a little bit of Nars Orgasm blush in the creases using the same brush that I applied the dark shadow with. The peachy color blends with some of the darker color that I used on the lid, and gives a warm shimmery glow rather than a harsh dark eye. Next I line the inner rim of the bottom lashes with black eyeliner for drama, brown or grey for a little less. I also use eggplant/purple eyeliner sometimes to punch up my green eyes. For more oomph, you can take a darker shadow (Sexpresso) and apply a thin line on the upper and lower lash lines, in addition to mascara. I also like to use a really shimmery medium brown shadow (like Silk Teddy in this box), and line my bottom lashes. The last step is to apply a bit of highlight to the brow bone and to the inside corner of the eye next to the tear duct--Silk Teddy or Heaven are great.

You can vary the eye shadow shades from lighter to darker for work or a night out, but a smokey eye works all the time.

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I'm not sure about Arden but the Sephora at the nearby Roseville Galleria has them in stock, or at least they did when I bought mine last week.

That I know of, the kit was comprised of the Line's most requested. So I think these are available as singles, but not entirely sure.

Yes, these colors will work with your skin tone. They are all very neutral colors. The lightest color is almost white, and the darkest colors are very pigmented, but not outrageously dark.

They sell silk teddy and erotica in an eyeshadow duo for $17 (I think) I just bought one. I'm not sure about the third shade though. Those are the 3 shades that I liked from the kit as well.

I'm not totally sure if they're the same ones or not, but I would go to the stores and test the colours out, then you can see them in person. They are fabulous on all skin tones though, so I would just suggest the set anyways!! :)

I've noticed that the newer "Too Faced" palattes are more sleek and don't come with the double-ended brush. If you come across an older one you should be able to acquire it. I've had my Natural Eye Palette for 2 years now and it came with mine.

I use the sephora #13 rounded crease brush for this. it works great and applies the color soft or more harsh if you need it to.