Summer Smokey Eyes NOW

Looking at some of the Spring/Summer 2011 shows, I realized a lot of these looks can work even now!  I really hate being segregated in a box - how is that interesting or exciting? For clothes, accessories, and makeup - don't be afraid to try something that was in the men's department or is widely a "spring color."   As long as you are not wearing a mini skirt with sandals, but with a coat then you should be cool. 

Some of the makeup trends for the S/S collections we saw during the past few weeks include a strong porto-colored lip, a very bare face, a bright coral lip, and a summery glow.

And of course what I am covering today, a dramatic smokey eye.  The thing that makes this look interesting to me is that it looks like only one color is used and it is smoked all the way up to the eyebrow.

Blacks, greys, or browns are usually used for a typical smokey eye.  Chanel used a dark, matte gunmetal shadow.  I would guess it is Ombres Contraste Duo in "Gris - Subtil", $42.

Purple highlighted the eyes in Etro.  A really intense, bright, and true purple I came across online was Sugarpill's Hysteric, $12.

My favorite smokey eye ever was in the Versace Fall/Winter 2006 show.

Ages ago I bought Cargo's Babylon eyeshadow to recreate the look.

Unfortunately, the shadow is no longer available.  But it looks pretty similar to the blue in their "Tahiti" palette, $28:

Check out what xteeener uses in her blue smokey eye look:




Here are some tips from a MAC artist on a blue smokey eye: 



The best instructions for an easy smokey eye is below: 




From there, you can use more color around the eye, but BLEND the edges VERY WELL with a sheer,  light-hued, shimmery color.

pictures lifted from: chanel.com, style.com, sugarpill.com, and cargocosmetics.com