Spring Fling: Pop of Blue

Spring Fling: Pop of Blue

Blue & aqua eyes are a huge trend this Spring. They've been seen on tons of high fashion runways and posted all over ads for both drugstore and high-end makeup brands. Many people are afraid of the blue-eyed fling (especially blondes who fear looking like Mimi from The Drew Carey Show). Though colorful eyeshadow can be intimidating it can also be extremely wearable and fun! This is a quick, affordable and simple way to spice up your everyday neutral makeup look while still being on trend for Spring. 
Enjoy! 

1. Neutral Lid

Because we want out lower lash line to be the focus of this eye look, be sure to keep your lid extremely neutral. I took MAC 'Wedge' on a Sigma E40 fluffy brush and blended it back and forth in my crease from inner corner to outer corner. Next, I applied NYX 'Blame it on Midnight' with an E.L.F. Shadow Brush and pressed it all over my lid. Any neutral colors will work for this step, just something to add a slight color to your eyes. 

2. Winged Eyeliner

I took the Maybelline Gel Liner in 'Blackest Black' and and an E.L.F. Small Angled Brush and created a basic winged liner. You want to make sure when doing your eyeliner that you're not making the line too thick or too thin- you want your eyeliner to compliment the color in the lower lash line. Eyeliner that is too thick will take away from the lower line and eyeliner that is too thin will make your undereyes look pulled down and sunken.

3. Blow Out Blue

Here comes the color! I took the NYX retractable eyeliner in 'Deep Blue' and lined my bottom waterline as well as pushed the eyeliner into my lower lash line. Make sure you have a nice solid line of color on your lower lash line but don't bring it down too far or you'll have too much color to work with and nowhere for it to go. Next, take a pencil brush and work the color back and forth on the lower lash line to smoke it out. This step may take a little bit of time to blend out, but keep going and it will end up looking blown out and beautiful!

 

4. The Final Touch
The last thing you'll need to do is add a few coats of your favorite mascara and this look is complete! I recommend a light coat of mascara on the bottom lashes to make them stand out slightly against the blue liner, but not so much as to override the color itself. You could definitely add false lashes to this look to make it even more dramatic, but I find that this is an extremely simple way to stay trendy.

  

This look is both day and nighttime appropriate. It works for just about everything from going to work to going out with your girlfriends. Dress it up, dress it down. Experiment, have fun & rock the runway look every day :)