The New Smokey Eye

Every year I commit myself to trying a new makeup and/or fashion trend. In the past, it's been the bright red lip, blunt bangs, dark nail polishes, etc etc. Now, suffice to say that I don't sport this trend every day for 365 days, it's just something different I try when I'm feeling lack luster and in need for a change from my daily routine (which I think we ALL tend to fall back on unless we force ourselves).

This year, I'm rocking the smokey eye, only with a twist. InStyle recently unveiled three new smokey eye looks, each of which I'm anxious to try and adapt into my own cosmetics wardrobe.







1. The Teal Smokey Eye
I've never been a big teal fan, but I can see why it'd flatter many eye colors (I'd presume brown eyes and hazel eyes would be most transformed).

2. The Metallic Smokey Eye
Definitely my favorite of the three. I dig metallics because I've fully incorporated them into my fashion wardrobe and makeup regime. They are such awesome neutrals, without ever being dull, and they automatically bring light to your face. Plus, my "fall back" purse is a metallic, so these subtle hints draw the eye upward. When worn properly, I feel like metallics accentuate blue eyes (if sporting a more gray-metallic), which is one of my favorite makeup secrets since I have enormous blue eyes (like those infamous Bratz dolls that I've been compared to more times than I'd like to account for).




3. The Brown Smokey Eye
Brown eyeshadow is what I wear probably 5 days a week. Nothing looks better on a blue eye than different shades of brown- no one will ever convince me otherwise (okay, maybe with a fight I could be convinced, but for now that's my story and I'm sticking with it). However, I can honestly say I've never considered doing a brown smokey eye, regardless how logical it seems. I wear a smokey eye, I wear brown eyeshadow, but I never create a smokey eye with the brown eyeshadow. Probably because, in my mind, you'd have to call this something different, like the chocolate eye (get it? it's brown...ha). I like this look because it can be adapted to different skintones, which is something I need to take into account before I try anything. Darker skintones could wear darker shades of brown, whereas the ghostly-white transparent people like myself can sport more subdued and lighter shades of brown.

For more information on these looks, and to see what else InStyle has to say, check out their story at: http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/falltrends/photos/0,,20296769_20294982_20651991,00.html.