don’t underestimate non-desi makeup artists, man… if they’re a good mua, then you can do any look. you might not wear it a lot, but that doesn’t mean you won’t know how to put it together. give it a shot! at least ask- what do you have to lose?
one of the weddings i went to, the mua was a gori but she did the nicest dark turqoise smokey eyes on me that i’ve ever had done- they were hot!
and here’s tons of video tutorials for smokey eyes:
smokey eyes tutorial - Google Videos
you could also go to Sephora and pick this up- http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P222602&categoryId=S10501&shouldPaginate=true