COLORED EYELINER
STYLE GUIDE
- FASHION HOW TO:
- Swim for Every Body Type
- Look 5 Years Younger
- Dresses for Every Event
- How Not to Look Fat in a Skirt
- Wear a Wrap
- Spring Cleaning for Your Closet
- Shape Your Style Blog with Bradley Bayou and Emily Neill
- Shave Off Pounds with a Jacket
- HAIR & BEAUTY HOW TO:
- Avoid Self-Tanning Mistakes
- Beauty for Dummies
- Wear Colored Eyeliner
- Hair Myths and Truths
- Celeb Hair Secrets
- Spring Cleaning for Your Makeup Bag
- The Easiest Hair Style Ever!
- Christo's Guide for Going Curly
- Christo's Tips for Chopping Your Locks
- 10 Beauty Secrets You Can't Live Without
- Laurent D on Party Hair
- A Curly Girl's Guide to Hair
- Bravo's "Shear Genius"
- Summer Updos
- Mani and Pedi Trends
- Low Maintenance Hair for Spring
- LOOK FOR LESS
- Celeb Jeans
- STYLE BASICS VIDEOS
- Organizing Your Closet
- Handbags
- Office Chic
- Pack the Perfect Makeup Bag
- Spring Clean Your Closet
- Dressing for Your Body Type
- Shoes and Boots
- Must-Have Accesories
- Find the Perfect Jeans
- Add a Splash of Color
Colored Eyeliner
Michael Kors Spring 2008
Kors' models glided down the runway with sunset inspired eye makeup centered around purple liner. Off the runway however, Alexander suggest ditching the shadow when wearing colored liner, "Let it stand alone, it has something to say!"
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According to Alexander, "aubergines look beautiful with blue eyes. When colors have the same pantone they always work well together."
M.A.C Dual Edge Eye Pencil in Fab Orchid and Dash Lily, $17, www.maccosmetics.com, N.Y.C. Eyeliner Duet in Through the Storm, $2, www.newyorkcolor.com
Not quite ready to fully line your eyes in lavender? Try a purple mascara instead. Swiped over lashes this formula looks practically black, but in the bright light of spring it's purple undertones will give your eyes a rich glow.
Givenchy Captiv' Eyes in Purple Black, $25, www.sephora.com
From Lagerfeld to de La Prada to New Upc, the lime liners on the spring runway had us green with envy.
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According to Alexander, if you have green or hazel eyes you shouldn't be afraid to go for a bright liner. Using an emerald shade will help bring out the jewel tones in your natural color. For dark eyed beauties, stick with earth tone shades of green like olive and ivy.
Wet n Wild Kohl Eyeliner in Cool Green, $1, www.walgreens.com, Rimmel Spark It Up! In Peridot,
For a more subtle way to bring the green shades of spring into your makeup palette try a shadow instead of a liner. A loose powder version like this one by Max Factor is a great choice because it can easily be mixed with another shadow allowing you to customize your color.
Max Factor Vivid Impact Eyeshadow Duo in Sultry Sage, $8, www.drugstore.com
Ben Di Lisi Spring 2008
Red and hot pink liners are by far the most challenging beauty trend for spring. To pull it off Alexander says "the key is making sure that the pink or red shade is super bold. You don't want it to look like eye irritation!"
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Ladies with hazel or brown eyes will have the most luck with this ruby pencil. If you are brave enough to go for a fiery eye "your lip should be natural. The modern technique is to use lip balm blended with a bit of concealer to tone down your lip color" says Alexander.
Manic Panic Eyeliner in Vampire Red, $7, www.manicpanic.biz
Red hot peepers are definitely not for everyone! To work this trend into your look try an extra bright blush or lip color instead.
M.A.C Fafi Lipstick in Fun n' Sexy, $14, www.maccosmetics.com, M.A.C Powder Blush in Sweetness, $18, www.maccosmetics.com
Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2008
From the soft, subtle lines of DVF to the electric shades on the Blugirl runway in Milan, blue was the most common eyeliner in the Spring shows. As luck would have it, it's also the most versatile! From navy to baby blue, there is a shade that works for every eye color.
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Recent Comments
Catsulot 10:52:05 PM May 15 2008
wat about blue-eyed and green-eyed ppl.? it only talks about brown eyed ppl. thats not fair...
Catsulot 10:51:06 PM May 15 2008
wat about for blue-eyed and green-eyed ppl.? it only talks about brown-eyed ppl. thats not fair.
Zandernat 05:43:31 AM May 02 2008
Does anyone else see the North American Union image in the front page photo of the model's eye? Maybe just a coindicence, but, submilinal advertizing does exist and is used all the time.
TalonGirl2007 01:03:12 AM May 02 2008
Good tips, these women are beautiful.
Gah- I hate when people say "people of colour". Everyone is "of colour". But, I get your point, Antoinette. There's plenty of makeup lines dedicated to darker skinned women. Try this site. http://beautytips.ygoy.com/makeup-tips/dark-skin.php <---I particularly find copper tones gorgeous on darker skinned women.