Wearing a smoky eye while the sun is out without looking like a vampire or a crazy party girl who never went home the night before can be tricky. But Nina Dobrev nailed it...
Now, obviously the first thing to point out here is that the look is quite subtle, thanks to a very light application of gray liner and shadow. I suppose you could even call this look "smoky adjacent" and I have to agree.
The second thing is that there's very little to no shading in her creases, which makes her eyes look a bit less intense for day time.
And the third is she's Nina Dobrev and she's pretty no matter what, really. But let's just gloss over that and go to the last point which is...
The warm peach eyeshadow on her upper lids, which keeps her looking friendly and day-appropriate. You've got to have some warmth if you're doing smoky in the daytime, people. It's key.
But enough about Nina. What's your trick to pulling off a smoky eye in the daytime?