Two-tone eyeliner. Something I’d never have thought of, to be honest. I think I picked up this tip from the recent issue of Glamour (though I could be making that up!). However, it makes for a very festive, feisty, and surprisingly subtle look…great for adding a splash of color in to Spring and Summer, and it’d be equally yummy in the Autumn with dark plums or greens…
To do: Use black eyeliner to line your top lid. Line your bottom lid in a vibrant, contrasting color. I’m using Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners in Zero (black) and Electric (bright aquamarine).
It’s a surprisingly fast way to change up your look and insert a bit more color. I also love it as a way of wearing turquoise eyeliner a bit more seriously and subtly. (Also, I claim no expertise in my eyeliner application– it’s the worst!)
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i love the contrast! i’ve always been a fan of ultramarine / blue eyeliner, and this is a fun way to make it work without being too over the top (though that has it’s place too, of course!) – but this i could do just about anytime. nice!
We both have a love of ultramarine/blue! But it can DEFINITELY be hard to wear in a way that is totally serious– but this, this really just…works.
Oooh, I like that a lot! It looks really good, now I have to buy a coloured eyeliner pencil!
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It’s a cheap way to experiment, that’s for sure!
How fun, it looks great! And I love how you kept the rest of the make-up very simple.
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I like!
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I am a BIG fan of two- or three-toned eyeliner, sometimes with a gradient effect. Way fun, and oddly easy to get away with. Check it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/exoskeletoncabaret/4374576381/ That’s actually three shades: a turquoise, a grass green, and a chartreuse, all blended into each other, gradually.
Hi, Ashe! I miss you.
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Hi Libby! I miss you too.
And damn– my eyeliner applying skills /= so hot.
it looks so pretty with your eyes!
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Thanks, bebe! It’s something I should really do more often….
I never wear eyeliner…unfortunately my eyes are so super-freaking-sensitive it’s always a battle, if I do wear it it definitely doesn’t get to go on my lower….line? …lid? whatever.
Anyways, it looks great on you, and may I say, you have lovely eyes!
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Thanks, kitten! They\’ve always been one of my favorite features… (I say without ANY modesty ;)
So pretty. It really makes your eyes pop!
XO Piper
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Thanks, honey!
very cool blog, love the pictures
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