The cut crease eye makeup look is on par with a killer smoky eye, the perfect red lip or those loose, beachy waves everyone (but me) seems to be able to perfect. In other words, you see it everywhere, but it's more difficult than it looks to do by your own hand. If you're thinking, 'Uh, what's a cut crease?', it's a technique that contrasts eye shadow color in the crease of your eye for a sharp, defined look.

Bat a Lash beauty blogger Samantha Ravndahl is a pro at breaking down the most intricate makeup looks step by step. Here, the beauty blogger and freelance makeup artist shows us every precise detail of the cut crease eye makeup look step by step so you can nail it the first time around (or, okay, maybe the second or third).