Longtime Kardashian makeup artist Stephen Moleski – the guy who perfected Kim’s famous “smoky eye” look – will be at the Lenox Square Bloomingdale’s from 1 to 5 p.m. today sharing his trademark tips.

The appearance, covering skin prep, highlighting, contouring, corrective makeup and lash application, is free.

“I’m not there to sell, I’m there to demonstrate,” he said.

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He will help non-Kardashians achieve their best looks by emphasizing great technique, products and skin care. Not that everyone should try to attempt to mock the famous faces feature-for-feature.

“Kim has big eyes” and can therefore pull off a big look, Moleski said. It’s usually best for people to focus on one feature and play that up, rather than going big with everything.

Stephen Moleski's client Kim Kardashian christened him "King of the Smoky Eye."

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Moleski, founder of the Smoke and Mirrors custom eyelash line, said the Kardashian ladies are actually quite pale and achieve their toasty look with lots of bronzing and tanning products.

They all have great skin and take excellent care of it, making them a makeup artist’s dream.

Moleski worked with the Kardashians for more than five years, having met Kim through a word-of-mouth recommendation. He now lives and works in Atlanta.

While he was ready for a career change and wanted to be closer to family, he loved his time with the famous family and keeps in touch.

Stephen Moleski with Khloe and Kourtney. All of the K sisters have great skin and take good care of it, he said.

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“Working with Kris Jenner and Kim made me the business person I am today,” he said. “They were good mentors.”

Moleski also worked with the family patriarch then known as Bruce Jenner during his time with the K crowd. The Olympic champ and father of six was always pleasant but Moleski sensed something was amiss.

“The first day I met Bruce I didn’t feel like he was comfortable with himself,” said Moleski, a Florida native now living and working in Atlanta. “Maybe it’s my intuition. I’m an Aries. He was always against the grain.”

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Moleski didn’t recognize his former client when he first saw the photo of Caitlyn Jenner of Vanity Fair.

“I thought it was Angelina Jolie,” he said. “I hadn’t figured it was Bruce. I was like, oh my God! It’s amazing. Bravo to her.”

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