New Trend: A Little Pop of Color on the Eyes

A new trend in eye makeup that seems to be popping up everywhere is doing a little pop of color on the eyes but only on either the lower eyelid or upper eyelid - not both - and contrasting that pop of color with a very neutral shade on the other eyelid. Especially for ladies who are afraid of color, just using a little color can go a long way. Here are a few examples:

For the Prescriptives Fall 2008 Daring Collection, the model wears a dark brown shadow on her top lids and a dark violet liner on her lower lids. This is a great look for night. For her look, apply a dark brown shadow such as MAC Shadow in Mulch all over upper lids and line upper lashline with a dark brown liner such as MAC Powerpoint Pencil in Stubborn Brown. Line bottom lids (close to the lashline but not in the waterline) with a dark violet liner such as MAC Eye Kohl in Prunella. Finish the look by lining the lower water line with a black eye pencil.

The Sephora website showcases this beautiful teal and gold eye makeup look. To get the look, apply a bright teal or sea green shadow such as MAC Shadow in Newly Minted all over upper eye lids up to the crease. Line upper lashline with a black eye pencil. Next, dust a gold shadow such as MAC Shadow Goldmine on lower eyelids, trying to stick close of the lashline.

At a recent event, actress Shriya Saran wore a pop of blue on her lower eyelids. To get Shriya's eyes, dust a sandy tan shadow such as MAC Shadow in Soba all over upper lids. Line upper lash line with a dark brown liner such as MAC Powerpoint Pencil in Stubborn Brown. On the bottom, Shriya dusted an ocean blue shadow such MAC Shadow in Freshwater close to lash line. If you want to go even more light on the color on the lower lids, lightly apply a colored blue pencil such as MAC Eye Kohl in Hyacinth very close to the lashline.